DDBC & AMCC organised Tywi Enduro,
Round 3: ’06 British Enduro ChampionshipKnighter wins BEC Rnd 3
Reigning FIM Enduro 3 World Champion David Knight placed his D3-Racing KTM at the top of the results at the third round of the ’06 British Enduro Championship, the jointly organised DDBC and AMCC Tywi Enduro, winning the Championship class on both days. With three months having passed since the second round of the BEC series Knight comfortably placed at the top of the results on both days winning on day one by 25 seconds and day two by 53 seconds.
One of the first riders onto the enduro and motocross tests during day one, faced with slippery conditions Knight was unable to open up a commanding day one lead as he has at previous BEC events. Going on to win all but one of Saturday’s special tests Knight was one of just seven Championship class riders not to lose time on the going as tight time controls and bad weather resulted in a challenging opening day. Finishing ahead of Euan McConnell and Paul Edmondson Knighter claimed his fourth day win of the ’06 BEC series.
With conditions drier and the day shorter on Sunday Knighter was the only rider to go under five minutes on the opening enduro test and having set the time to beat continued his winning ways during the second day’s competition. With the check times eased from day one all but two Championship class riders went clean on time with Knighter unbeaten on any of the day’s five timed special tests. Eventually winning by close to just under one-minute David remains unbeaten in the ’06 BEC series.
David’s next event will be the penultimate round of the ’06 FIM World Enduro Championship held in Slovakia on September 2-3 where he hopes to claim his second consecutive Enduro 3 world championship title
David Knight: “It’s been another good weekend really. After the two races in Canada and the US I was bit tired but I didn’t have any problems during the event. The tests on the first day were really slippery, especially on the first lap. I couldn’t push as hard as I wanted to, which was frustrating. It was hard to pull ahead and open up a good gap like I normally try and do. It did get a little more grippy at the end of the day.
“The opening day was a bit too long really, especially as there were no tests to break it up. But there was some great new going and the tight check back to the motocross test was probably the best part of the event.
“I enjoyed day two much more. Having a test right after the start was good and because it was a lot more cut up than it was on day one I was able to attack it more. They tests did get slippery when it rained hard at the end of the lap but they were perfect for the two runs at the end of the day. All in all it was a good event and the club clearly put a lot of effort into it.”Results Day 1 – Championship class (Overall)
1. David Knight (D3-Racing KTM) 1530.48;
2. Euan McConnell 1555.65;
3. Paul Edmondson 1557.42;
4. Jake Stapleton 1585.41;
5. Juan Knight 1634.44;
6. Tom Sagar 1643.91;
7. Si Wakely 1680.81;
8. Daryl Bolter 1689.63;
9. Richard Hay 1695.89;
10. Rowan Jones 1729.61Results Day 2 – Championship class (overall)
1. David Knight (D3-Racing KTM) 1291.54;
2. Paul Edmondson 1344.62;
3. Jake Stapleton 1373.95;
4. Si Wakely 1401.23;
5. Tom Sagar 1402.71;
6. Daryl Bolter 1406.05;
7. Greg Evans 1413.52;
8. Rob Jones 1424.48;
9. Darren Wheeler 1431.53;
10. Juan Knight 1434.56
