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www.acu.org.uk / ISSUE 39 / Winter 2016 / £3 Golden Britain 15 PAIRS OF SHOW TICKETS TO WIN! THE DIRTBIKE SHOW MOTORCYCLE LIVE SHEFFIELD 2017 INDOOR TRIALS See inside for details ÖHLINS TTX - ULTIMATE ROAD RACING PERFORMANCE TTX GP - SHOCK ABSORBER ENGINEERED TO PERFECTION BY ÖHLINS TESTED TO THE LIMITS BY JOSH BROOKES AVAILABLE THROUGH OFFICIAL ÖHLINS UK AGENTS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE VISIT WWW.OHLINS.EU OHLINS.EU OHLINSRACING OHLINSRACING OHLINSRACING ÖHLINS DTC • Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 25, 53520 Meuspath • Tel +49 (0)2691-93 77 80 CONTENTS ÖHLINS TTX - ULTIMATE www.acu.org.uk / ISSUE 39 / Winter 2016 / £3 Welcome to Sportmoto ROAD RACING PERFORMANCE Welcome to the Winter issue of our many sporting disciplines, the ACU Sportmoto magazine. including paying tribute to As the season now draws to a number of outstanding an end, we have plenty of achievements by riders on news about the highlights from both the World and European the season gone by and the stage en route to becoming forthcoming shows at which champions. Golden Britain the ACU will be in attendance. Also make sure you 15 PAIRS OF SHOW TICKETS TO WIN! THE DIRTBIKE SHOW MOTORCYCLE LIVE As always key members of don’t miss out on the ticket SHEFFIELD 2017 INDOOR TRIALS See inside for details Staff and Sport Committees competition for the International will be available at both the International Dirt Bike Show, Motorcycle Live and the Dirt Bike Show at Stoneleigh (October 27th fantastic and exciting Sheffield Indoor Trial – 30th) and the Motorcycle Live Show at the on Saturday 7th January 2017, to be in with a NEC in Birmingham (November 19th – 27th) chance of winning a great day out. to offer advice to existing and potential new So enjoy the read and I really hope we Issue 39 Winter 2016 licence holders and organising Clubs. see some of you at the Shows during the SportMoto is published by the Once again this year we will also been coming months, it’s always good to meet Auto Cycle Union Ltd attending the Weston Beach Race where we our members and answer any questions or ACU House // Wood St will be available to answer queries and help comments you may have. Rugby // Warwickshire CV21 2YX to encourage new people into Motorcycle Have a great winter break. T: 01788 566400 Sport. Ride Safe F: 01788 573585 This edition also features a roundup of Richard Blyth Advertising and design Mick Tonks CONTENTS The Ark Design & Print 3 Welcome to Sportmoto 32 Excellent Training and Pudsey Business Park Support Facilities for 47 Kent Road Message from the Chairman Leeds LS28 9BB 4 Budding Young British T: 0113 256 8712 M: 07710 287255 6 News Speedway Riders F: 0113 256 8724 www.thearkdesign.co.uk 15 Why is it important 34 Barry Sheene Festival Editorial to make a Will? Richard Blyth [email protected] 36 It Was Only a 17 After the National Matter Of Time Cover picture TTX GP - SHOCK ABSORBER Lewis Hall Road Rally 2016 38 Michelin MX Nationals Independence 18 “What is the Scott Trial?” SportMoto is published by flies in to 2017. the ACU for its members. All Ladies in Sidecar Trials rights reserved. No part of this 21 40 Lewis Hall Takes Top publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any 5 in European 85cc ENGINEERED TO PERFECTION BY ÖHLINS 22 2016 Enduro – means, electronic or mechanical, The Story so far MX Championship TESTED TO THE LIMITS BY JOSH BROOKES including photocopying, recording or any storage or retrieval system without the consent 24 The 2016 ACU British 42 With the New faces of Nora of the publisher. While every Extreme Enduro now a year into the role AVAILABLE THROUGH OFFICIAL ÖHLINS UK AGENTS. effort is made in compiling FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE VISIT WWW.OHLINS.EU SportMoto, the publishers cannot Championship be held responsible for errors or 44 Sheffield 2017 omissions. All opinions expressed 28 British Masters Grass Track by the contributors do not Championships 2016 International Dirt necessarily reflect the opinion of 46 the publisher. Bike Show 2016 31 Champion Shanes Wins On Home Soil Motorcycle Live 2016 OHLINS.EU OHLINSRACING OHLINSRACING OHLINSRACING 48 ÖHLINS DTC • Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 25, 53520 Meuspath • Tel +49 (0)2691-93 77 80 www.acu.org.uk SPORT3MOTO MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN Message from the Chairman As we now enter that have left the Board in the last few Board and Committees set policy and the autumn of years. I don’t think anyone can have put in place rules and regulations for the season, I am any idea of the contribution and many our Sports to run, we are guided by reflecting on the hours involved in being a Director of our members of staff as they have a last six years as the ACU until one has been elected/ huge amount of experience. Whereas this will be the appointed to the Board. Each person the makeup of a Committee or the last piece I write who joins the Board has something to Board could change on an annual for Sportmoto offer and lots of experience to bring basis – what does appear to remain magazine as to the table and over the last six years, static are our members of Staff – some Chairman of the since I have been Chairman I have been who have been with the ACU for 25 ACU. I have gone indebted on many occasions to those years or more, so either they love the on record many times and said that involved when we have had some sport or the ACU is a good employer, so far as I am concerned two terms as rather delicate and complex issues to but either way, during my time as a Chairman of the ACU is long enough address. Committee Chairman and Chairman for one individual. The appointment Although I am stepping down as of the Company I have been extremely is challenging and also rewarding, Chairman at the end of this year, I impressed by their dedication and however after six years, I believe it is won’t be gone altogether. I have said professionalism and I thank them all. time for someone else to take the reins above that six years as Chairman is long Well that’s it. I want to thank who may bring new ideas and have a enough, but if I am re-elected to the everyone for their help and support different outlook to steer the good ship Board as a Non-Exec Director at the during my tenure as Chairman and ACU into the next era. National Council elections in November like me I hope you will support John I think during my tenure we have then I shall do what I can to support the Collins, the current Deputy Chairman had a challenging time. When I first new Chairman of the Company and give of ACU Ltd and Chairman of the Trials & took over as Chairman, the ACU along all the support to the Board that I can. Enduro Committee as he takes over the with the rest of the country was amidst All the above means that there will mantle of Chairman of the Company a recession. Times were not easy for be a new Chairman of the Motocross with effect 1st January for a period of many and the first thing for many Committee, as my mandate to the two years. families that fell by the wayside was the Board came through my Chairmanship Brian Higgins hobbies/interests/weekend activities, of the Motocross Committee. Steve Chairman consequently Motorcycle Sport for McCauley, by agreement of the other many took a backseat. As a whole, Motocross Committee members will be and by this I mean the ACU family appointed Chairman of the Committee (ACU Head Office, the Centres, Local with effect 1st January 2017 and as Clubs and Promoters) we weathered such will automatically then become the storm and now I am pleased to say a Director of the Company. I wish that over the last couple of years our Steve well for the future, he has a lot licencing numbers are on the increase, of experience in Motocross, he is the there are more events, we have more current Race Director of the Maxxis Clubs and Promoters wishing to affiliate ACU British Motocross Championships and overall the ACU picture is far rosier and I am sure he will serve British than when I was first appointed. Motocross well in the future, with Of course, this is not all down to special attention to the grass root one man, I can only steer the ship in events. the direction I think we need to go but Finally, I would like to express my I would not be able to do that without thanks and gratitude to the ACU staff. the support of my fellow Directors, the We have 21 members of staff who ACU staff and of course the volunteers work at ACU Head Office – many of who unselfishly give up their own them I am sure you all know. Whereas time to provide the contribution, the likes of myself and other members organisation and time which without, of the Board/Committees are elected, our Sport in all its various guises would these individuals are paid employees not happen. so each year they see a change of I would like to thank my fellow personnel on the various Committees Directors, those present and those and the Board of Directors. 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