David Knight KTM Results Service
Rhayader MCC organised Rhayader Enduro,
Round 4: ’06 British Enduro Championship
David Knight - ’06 British Enduro Champion
Newly crowned ’06 FIM Enduro 3 World Champion David Knight claimed victory on both days of the fourth round of the ’06 British Enduro Championship, the Rhayader Enduro held in Mid Wales, and in doing so claimed the ’06 overall British Enduro Championship title with one round of the series still remaining. Competing aboard his D3-Racing prepared KTM Knighter finished day one 35 seconds ahead of Scott Euan McConnell before going on to finish close to one minute ahead of Australian Jake Stapleton on day two.
Winning the opening test on day one by 13 seconds Knighter remained unbeaten during the first days competition going onto top the second test by five seconds, when he got caught up in track marking rope, before finishing 12 seconds ahead on the third and final test. At the end of the day David placed 35 seconds ahead of Euan McConnell with Jake Stapleton a further three seconds behind. With the first day having started overcast the weather improved as the day went on. With the Rhayader Enduro including two tight checks David, like the majority of the Championship class, remained on time with the day’s results being decided on the spectacular hill side motocross special test.
With the weather bright and sunny from the start of the day two Knighter recorded an opening special test time 20 second quicker than his nearest competitor Si Wakely, which set himself up well for the day. Despite check times having been tightened for day two the majority of the Championship class riders again remained on time with the increasingly rough and rutted test again deciding the results. 15 seconds quicker than anyone on the second test of the day Knighter than ensured that he made no mistakes on the final test on day two and by finishing 11 seconds ahead finished 52 seconds in front of overall day two runner-up Jake Stapleton to claim his seventh day win of the ’06 BEC series..
In winning the Rhayader Enduro Knighter continued his unbeaten run in the ’06 British Enduro Championship having topped the Brandon Park Enduro, the Lossiemouth Enduro and the Tywi Enduro.
David’s next event will be the final round of the ’06 FIM World Enduro Championship held in France on September 23/24.
David Knight: “It’s been a great weekend for me, and it’s great that the Rhayader Enduro is back in the British championship. Winning the Enduro 3 world championship last weekend and the British Enduro Championship this weekend is great. The event itself was good – having only one test was a bit disappointing but at least it was long, so it didn’t make that much difference. Having two tight checks made up for it though, although it would have been nice if they were a minute or two tighter. I guess if it had rained then things would have been a lot different.
“Day one went well. The tests were really slippery, which made it difficult to push hard. I got stuck in the test marking ropes on the second test, but that was the only drama I had really. I used a different front tyre for day two and I felt a lot more confident all day. I was pleased with the way I rode. The two back-to- back tight checks on the final lap on Sunday were great fun - it was about 40 minutes of forest riding pretty much flat out. I just have the final round of the WEC now and then I can relax a little but it’s great to have won the British championship title again.”
Results Day 1 – Championship class (Overall)
1. David Knight (KTM Enduro Factory Team Farioli / D3-Racing) 1638.79
2. Euan McConnell (TM) 1673.87
3. Jake Stapleton (TM) 1676.00
4. Paul Edmondson (Honda) 1678.69
5. Si Wakely (Honda) 1687.59
6. Tom Sagar (Honda) 1729.37
7. Rowan Jones (Yamaha) 1735.50
8. Ed Jones (KTM) 1743.49
9. Dylan Jones (Yamaha) 1748.04
10. Daryl Bolter (Husqvarna) 1751.56
Results Day 2 – Championship class (overall)
1. David Knight (KTM Enduro Factory Team Farioli / D3-Racing) 1614.48
2. Jake Stapleton (TM) 1667.52
3. Paul Edmondson (Honda) 1668.95
4. Si Wakely (Honda) 1671.38
5. Euan McConnell (TM) 1674.72
6. Darryl Bolter (Husqvarna) 1704.67
7. Tom Sagar (Honda) 1719.89
8. Rob Jones (Yamaha) 1748.12
9. Ed Jones (KTM) 1749.47
10. Darren Wheeler (Yamaha) 1764.41
