Enduro and Motocross
Welcome to the New RAF Enduro Team Website
Welcome to our website. Please update your favourites. This page is our new "Info centre" for the RAF Enduro Team.
News:
Please find linked a copy of the RAFMSA Off Road Newsletter and supporting Annexes. PLEASE READ ALL THE DOCUMENTS. ALL personnel are to read and understand both the newsletter and supporting annexes which detail the rules and regulations they are expected to comply with.
Competition Secretary's Newsletter
Annex A to Newsletter - Organisation
Annex B to Newsletter - RAF Champs Rules
Annex C to Newsletter - RAFMSA Off Road Event Policy
Annex D to Newsletter - RAFMSA Off Road Racing Policy
The Enduro Team has an Unofficial facebook page. All RAF enduro team members are invited to join. please email Dave blackburn, The webmaster here or Paul Owens to get you added to the member list.
1 - Fri 24 and Sat 25 Feb. We are hiring out an MX track near doncaster, you can find it on the web as uncle edddies, it has a track and some enduro and extreme enduro. Fri we have the place to ourselves, sat open as normal. Fri we will have a competition as well as Trg, so you all qualify for duty status and travel.
Cost - Associates £15 per day, sorry, not allowed to subsidise you guys, its pretty good value anyway though. Full members the same less whatever subsidy I get from Paul O, I am aiming for it to be pretty much free!
2 - 20-22 Mar. Trail riding in mid/north wales. 2 days of trail riding with a guide, day 3 at Geraint Jones farm riding on their land, with one of their instructors as a guide. We will also be holding an EGM on the second evening. Again, duty status and travel will be provided.
Cost - Associates £190 inc dinner and B'fast. Full members the same less whatever subsidy I get from Paul O, I am aiming for it to be around £100 a person.
Plan is arrive the evening of the 19th, dep after riding on the 22nd. Accom is basic, we may have to squeeze in a bit. I would like to run 2 groups each trail riding day, based on experience so everyone gets the most from it. We have 2 guides available.
Please commit early, it really helps me with the booking.
2012 RAFMSA Enduro Team Proposed Events Calendar
1. 27-29 Jan - RAF Champs Rd 1 and Ardua Enduro - Bagshot
2. 24-25 Feb - Mx Event 1 - Doncaster
3. 10-11 Mar - British Sprint Enduro Champs - Monmouth
4. 20-22 Mar - Trail riding – Wales
5. 14-15 Apr - BEC Rd 2 - Helmsley - N Yorks
6. 22 Apr - RAF Champs Rd 2 - MX - Bevercotes
7. 27 May - RAF Champs Rd 3 - MX - Spirt Hill
8. 20-22 Jun - Welsh 2-Day Enduro - Llandridnod Wells
9. 7-8 Jul – Ironman Challenge - Venue TBC
10. 21-22 Jul - Manx 2 Day Enduro - Isle of Man
11. TBN (Aug/Sep) – Overseas Trg Camp - Andorra
12. 5 Aug - RAF Champs Rd 4 - Enduro - Slab Common
13. 1-2 Sep - BEC Rd 5 - Natterjack – Longmoor
14.16 Sep - RAF Champs Rd 5 - H&H - Long Valley
15. TBN (Oct) – MX Event 2 - Venue TBC
16.28 Oct - RAF Champs Rd 6 - H&H Hungry Hill/Broxhead
17.TBN - Skegness Beach Race
18. TBN (Dec) - Trail riding – Wales
For further details on any of the above please contact the 2012 RAF Championships Co-ordinator: Flt Lt Dave Blackburn at daveburners@hotmail.com
Please find below a spreadsheet where Paul has allocated ACU renewal licence codes against his latest membership list. Online payment is the easiest way to renew existing memberships!
Members are only to use the ACU code adjacent to their name. If new or recent members need to renew their licence and your details do not appear on the list you are to contact Paul Owens on the email link below, and He will provide you with a unique code.
News from Dave Blackburn, the training rep for the team:
A bit of training news for everyone. I have applied to Paul O for funding for trg events next year. What we get will depend on what enduro as a disipline get, and how the finances are looking, but i plan to run the events anyway, as long as i get enough interest, and any money off will be a bonus.
The plan is:
Main event - overseas trg camp - andorra - approx 2 weeks long, if you want to know more ask me or one of the others who went last year.
Date - late Aug into early sep (provisionally)
Cost - work on £500 a head, - thats pretty worst case.
Other bits -
Two trail riding trips to wales, prob mid week and 3 days riding.
Good accom with awesome food.
Dates TBC, but one near the start of the season, and one July ish.
cost - worst case £350 ish.
Two MX practice days hiring out a track.
Dates to be fitted around the race calendar once it is all out.
Prob on a wed or sat, and hopefully the first in late feb, early march.
Cost - depends on numbers but about £20 a head if I get 20 people.
We will hopefully be able to get duty status for these, maybe with travel auth'd as well (except andorra where we wont be able to get travel, but will be on duty), so that will keep costs down, also any funding we get from the enduro/ ardua money will bring it down. My numbers are best guess at the worst case - hopefully it will be a good bit less.
Could people let me know what if any you are interested in, and if anyone has any strong feelings about the 'best' mx tracks to book (or worst), or if you know anyone who can get us a good deal at a track let me know.
TRADE ACCOUNTS - As per the EGM I am now running the trade accounts. Current accounts are CI sport, ORO, Dunlop and Talon.
Discounts are available to RAF MSA Team members only.
ORDER PROCESS - Send me an email to daveburners@hotmail.com, include all the obvious details, + part numbers if using CI sport online catalogue. You can check prices using the CI catalogue, call ORO sport for prices, and if it is talon you will prob have spoken to them anyway. Dunlop details please phone me.
I will place orders by phone and text the amount to you, please then transfer that amount to my account ( Phone for details) Please text or email when the money is moved so I can check it arrives.
I have to say this bit -
If you order you are obliged to pay,
If you pay excessively late and I get charged interest, you are obliged to pay
If the wrong parts arrive, or they arrive slowly, you are obliged to pay
In fact, on just about every occasion you can think of - you are obliged to pay........
Any questions just ask.......
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Comp Sec's Newsletter (December 2010)
Annex A - RAF Champs Rules
Annex B - RAF National Event Policy
Annex C - RAF Off road Motorcycle Racing policy
Comp Sec's Newsletter (April 2010)
Comp Sec's Newsletter (December 2009)
Results for the 2008, 2009 and details of 2010 Ardua Enduro's can be found on the Ardua Enduro page.
The RAF Enduro team is sponsored by:
Talon Engineering Ltd
Off Road Only
Ci Sport
Dunlop tyres
Interested in racing with the RAF Enduro team?
Contact Wg Cdr Paul Owens, E-mail: paulowens42@gmail.com
Ardua Enduro series
Info for civilian Riders including regs & entry forms for our Ardua Enduro and Hare & Hound races....
Stories and info
Racers Stories of the events they attend, plus lots of useful info on Enduro and Motocross
