Dave Barkshire 2 Man Championship –  Round 3 Stonebury 10.7.22

The morning was started with a riders briefing by Jamie Roper and a Minutes Silence to remember Sudbury Member Peter Balrtrop age 56 who sadly passed away following a riding accident while competing in Wales during a 2 day Enduro event last month. A respected member and friend to all, everyone rode with a tribute to Peter in the form of his riding number on a sticker distributed before the start.

With thanks to Warrren Scott for our new venue in the beautiful rolling Buntingford countryside. The course offered 3 miles of fast open farmland with connecting ditches and twisty woodland offering some shade in the scorching 28 degrees sunshine. The 112 entries in 56 teams who represented over 20 local clubs in the 4 hour event tested everyone in the heat luckily riders had a slight respite after doing each ½ hour stint before passing their time card to their riding partner for their ½ hour. Each session of 2 hours riding morning and afternoon. A well-earned break for lunch while the course was reversed for the afternoon session saw just 6 teams fail to finish in the extreme conditions