British Enduro Championship 2010: Round 5, Dyfi Enduro 14&15/08/2010 

With torrential rain leading up to the event the fifth round of the Metzeler ACU British Enduro Championship organiser by MWTRA in the Dyfi forest looked set to be one of the toughest rounds of the year. Within a couple of laps the special test had cut up considerably and Gas Gas’s Ashley Wood was revelling in the slippery conditions as he powered his Steve Plain prepared machine to second in class and sixth overall. Winning the Under 23’s class on the first day gave Wood plenty of confidence going into the second day’s competition where he again finished second in class and placed eighth overall. Team mate Daniel McCanney once again stamped his dominance in the Expert class with another double victory over the weekend. Making light work of the heavily rutted special test McCanney pulled a sizeable advantage over the rest of his class and placed times which would have seen his at the sharp end of the championship class.

Ashley Wood: “The Dyfi is always good but this year it was even better than usual; the slightly shorter course and extra test was perfect. Topping the under 23’s class was a great way to start the weekend and I’m happy with second on Sunday. I had a good battle with Ed Jones over both days with each of us swapping positions over the two days. The course got pretty rough towards the end of the event but my suspension was perfect. Thanks to Shirty, Steve Plain, Rob Sartin and the King family for their help!”

Daniel McCanney: “I really enjoyed the whole weekend; my bike was perfect and performed really well in the rutted areas where other riders struggled. The whole course was good fun to ride and the test was especially good, I actually preferred it when I had got a bit rougher. I’m now looking forward to the final round of the BEC where hopefully I can take the Expert title. Thanks to Steve Plain, Shirty, Rob and the King family for their help.”

Results: Championship Class Day 1: 1: David Knight (KTM); 2: Tom Sagar (Suzuki); 3: Paul Edmondson (Suzuki); 4: Daryl Bolter (KTM); 5: Euan McConnell (KTM); 6: Ashley Wood (Gas Gas)

Day 2: 1: David Knight (KTM); 2: Tom Sagar (Suzuki); 3: Daryl Bolter (KTM); 4: Paul Edmondson (Suzuki); 5; Alex Rockwell (Husqvarna); 8: Ashley Wood (Gas Gas)

Expert Class Day 1: Daniel McCanney (Gas Gas); 2: Joe Deakin (Husqvarna); 3: Chris Dustow (KTM); 4: Frazer Norrie (KTM); 5: Richard Ely (Honda)

Day 2: 1: Daniel McCanney (Gas Gas); 2: Chris Dustow (KTM); 3: Joe Deakin (Husqvarna); 4: Arran Poolman (Husaberg); 5: Frazer Norrie (KTM)