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MPS RACING - MAG SPORT RACING 2007 - British Enduro Championships
Bolter & Wakely Start ’07 BEC in Style - British Enduro Championship – Round 1
Hafren Enduro - Llanidloes - Wales
Husky Sport Husqvarna rider Daryl Bolter and MPS Racing Husqvarna’s Si Wakely got their ’07 British Enduro Championship campaigns under way in style finishing in third and sixth place overall at the Hafren Dirt Bike Club organised Hafren Enduro on the 14th -15th July 2007.
With the two riders continuing their current run of good form Bolter finished in third place in the Enduro 1 class on day one before going one better on day two and placing as runner-up to six-time world champion Juha Salminen.
Competing in the Enduro 2 class Wakely placed a solid third overall on day one and in second in class before repeating his E2 class result on day two.
After a disastrous injury hit BEC season in ’06 Daryl Bolter proved as he did at the Welsh Two Day that he is returning to his best form by finishing in third overall at the Hafren Enduro and as best two-stroke mounted Enduro 1 class rider aboard his WR125.
With conditions drier on day one than they were on day two Daryl failed to perform at his very best and placed in third in the E1 class and in sixth overall.
On day two Bolter found his form and placed as runner-up to Finn Juha Salminen in the E1 class and in a creditable third overall. Despite being ‘down on power’ on the fast enduro test Daryl attacked each of the second day’s five special tests to place comfortably ahead of the overall fourth place finisher Euan McConnell and just 21 seconds behind runner-up Tom Sagar.
With Bolter performing best on day two MPS Racing Husqvarna’s Si Wakely did the exact opposite and claimed his best result on day one finishing third overall and as runner-up in the Enduro 2 class, just 18 seconds behind E2 class winner Tom Sagar.
Despite not being quite as quick as he hoped he would be on the enduro test Si saved his best ‘till last on day one and posted the second quickest time on the third and final motocross test to move ahead of Paul Edmondson and Greg Evans and into third. Recording a time of 4.57 Si was one of just two riders to break the five minute barrier all day and posted a time just one second slower than Juha Salminen.
On day two a crash on the first timed run through the enduro test meant that Si had a lot of work to do if he was to repeat his day one result and following a further fall on the penultimate motocross test he placed in sixth overall and as runner-up in the E2 class as he did on day one.
In the Expert class MPS Racing Husqvarna rider Gavin Houson claimed the overall runner-up spot on day one and then finished in sixth overall on day to finish third in the combined overall Expert class results.
Daryl Bolter: “I’ve had a great weekend and I’m really pleased with the way I rode. I tried a little too hard on the first test on day one but didn’t make any big mistakes. I was losing out on the enduro test. I was riding as hard as I could but I just couldn’t quite match the times of some of the other riders on bigger bikes.
“I gave the second day everything. I rode as hard as I could on the first test, put in a good time, and set myself up for the day. I felt like I was riding better than on the first day, I felt like I did at the Welsh Two Day and in Hungary at the EEC round. I really enjoyed the event and it was good to me on the same minute as Juha Salminen. It’s always good to learn a few things from other riders so it’s been a good weekend all round really.”
Si Wakely: “Saturday went really well for me. The first test of the day seemed to be getting more and more slippery so I was a little slower than maybe I could have been but it set me up nicely for the day. I felt good on the enduro tests but I wasn’t quite as fast as I hoped I’d be. But I put in two really good tests on the final motocross tests, which pulled me right up the results to third overall.”
“I crashed on the first enduro test on day two, which cost me some time. It’s so easy to make mistakes when you’re pushing hard. I found the conditions really slippery but just tried to attack the tests as much as I could. Things went pretty well for the rest of the day so I’m pleased with the way the weekend went.”
2007 British Enduro Championship - Hafren Enduro – Day 1
1. Juha Salminen 1627.18; 2. Tom Sagar 1660.08; 3. Si Wakely (MPS Racing Husqvarna) 1678.35; 4. Greg Evans 1678.5; 5. Paul Edmondson 1682.94; 6. Daryl Bolter (Husky Sport Husqvarna) 1682.94; 7. Euan McConnell 1700.37; 8. Ed Jones 1708.12; 9. Tim Lewis 1711.59; 10. Jason Thomas 1715.07…22. Chris Hockey (Husky Sport Husqvarna) 1787.93;
2007 British Enduro Championship - Hafren Enduro – Day 2
1. Juha Salminen (1692.48; 2. Tom Sagar 1726.68; 3. Daryl Bolter (Husky Sport Husqvarna) 1747.11; 4. Euan McConnell 1773.48; 5. Greg Evans 1789.73; 6. Si Wakely (MPS Racing Husqvarna) 1798.41; 7. Ed Jones 1798.92; 8. Jason Thomas 1810.12; 9. Tim Lewis 1816.62; 10. Paul Bolton 1816.62…17. Chris Hockey (Husky Sport Husqvarna) 1901.75
NB: All enquiries to be directed to either gmc@attglobal.net or mike.carter@huskysport.co.uk
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