+1 now,a mate called Jason on an XR 400

Yeah Craig and Dan it'll be good to meet up again,i'm praying for good weather and a firm track should be awesome.

Will there be a burger van for tea's and grub or do you take your own ?

Last years event,if tomorrow is like this it will be brill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFBG-s-f4TU

cool stuff...larfed about Sabre...
you should try Wheeldon farm, we did it last year...brilliant fun...top stafff who run it too...

I debated for a couple of minutes about riding over and cheering you all on after Dannos bike left on the back of the truck but my stomach sent me in a different direction for a hearty breakfast instead.

Might have to come along to another one though.

You should have come m8. Could have thrown on some body armour and gone out for some action.There was crashing to be done and you may as well have got your share in

Anyhoo I have a bit more time now, although still feeling knackered after a hard day at work (booooo) and the effects of yesterday.

Day didn't start that well. I didn't sleep that well, just like before a track day. I keep waking up thinking/hoping its time to get up and go have some fun. Anyway I give up on sleep at 7am. I've arranged to pick up Dave and Leon (couple of m8s who bought dirt bikes with me) at 8am at Dave's. I get there, we load Dave's bike in and wait for Lee. 8.20 comes and it looks like the douche bag has overslept. WTH!

Anyway he arrives 50 mins late and we finally get away at 8.55 and its foot to the floor in my trusty Transit. Traffic is light, TomTom doesn't let me down and we arrive at 10.10. As we pull into the field, who do I see but Ginge wandering by right in front of me. There's is the first van where you can park and pretty much closest to the burger van. Good man

Park up, say hi to Ginge and meet his m8 Jason. Sign on and proceed to get the bikes out, then get kitted up. The ground is still a bit wet and it looks like it could be muddy.

We head off for the first lap. Ginge takes the lead and approching the first obstacle, that is a bed of stones he gets caught up behind someone, stalls and down he goes. I see Jason waiting on the other side laughing his head off A friend of Dan's (Motoronin) called Lydia who has some MX experience but on lighter bikes also bins it there on Dan'd 450 exc and we get her up and going.

1st lap wasn't much fun. All felt alien again and was slippy as hell. Binned it twice myself, once loosing the front and the other spinning the rear so much it decided it wanted to be out in front We all head back to the pits sweating and wondering if it was such a great idea.

We give it a few mins and head out again. Jason is obviously feeling at home in the mud as he is off like a whippet. I pootle round, cursing myself slightly and telling myself to man-up! James, another friend of Dan's takes Dan's bike out and I follow. Up until that point I'd taken the route that said Normal as opposed to Hard that you come across halfway round. James heads off down the Hard section and like a fool I man-up and follow him. What a mistake

Next time out I come across Dave and Lee. They are brothers, that how can I say... They like their food and are slightly adversed to exercise

Dave is struggling over this plastic bridge over a stream. Its slippy as hell and he has stalled. We did tell him not to buy a kick start bike but he didn't listen and bougth a XR400. Fine if you are fit but not if kicking it over 15 times leaves you heading for A&E. Anyway there he is kicking it over and another bike comes up behind, clips his back wheel and over the side into the stream he goes, followed by his bike

They closed the track for lunch while they swap quads on to our track and us on to the track the quads had been on. Have to say not sharing with quads is great and hope they stick with this idea.

Track reopens and we head out to try the new course. The weather is warmed up and not as muddy out there. This track has a few jumps. I completely fook it up land on the front wheel but stay on the bike somehow. Not got the hang of this jump thing. Then on to a small wood section and another couple of jumps. Then I see Motoronin stopped at a hedge that people are disappearing down. I arrive to see a steep drop down into a gully through some trees. First thought is "is there a ride around?" I think the same thought is going through Ronin's head. There isn't, so fook it I head down happy that at least this one doesn't have a load of mud and water at the bottom. Somehow make it down and we head on. Another 2 up and downs and I arrive at the top to see Jason looking back and pissing himself laughing again. I look back and there is Ginge so far embedded in this massive bush that he looks like he's setting up home in there I'm laughing but there is no way he is getting out of ther on his own. I lean my bike up against Jason's and somehow we get him out. Whatever else this off road stuff is its a fooking good laugh, where crashing 9/10 hurts at the worst just your ego. Most times you are just laughing at yourself.

After a few runs thing start getting a bit competitive Most of the time it was almost the opposite but I started to get the hang over the jumps after a few pointers from Ginge and Jason. Was really happy with a few and on one of them I get so much air I almost shit myself but landed it and a big grin was on my face.

Great to see Ginge again and meet his m8 Jason. That man can ride off road! And it seems can wheelie his Gixer 1000 from 1st gear to 5th dropping it normally at around 130mph I think we need to get him to Cadders for the July meet. Black flag ahoy!

Didn't take any pics other than this one. Ginge and Jason on their XRs. Hopefully a few will appear on the Endurland site soon.

Some pics are up. James, Dan and Ginge I spotted what I could but could easily have missed more of you guys. Nowhere near as many as you would get at a track day Oh well vanity will have to make do with this for now.

First 2 aren't of any of us but as a pair sum up exaclty how I felt after my adventure into the Hard Section. Just imagine the mud/water up to my swingarm and top of boots





Jason showing us how its done



Ginge



Motoronin



Myself



and again



Hoping he hasn't finished uploading. 256 pics from the whole day is lame if he has. Some trackdays you can get 50+ just on your own

Nice ,its not good you lot are haveing far to much fun ,Ineed to get my self sorted out Quick as ,some nice picks there to .

Klink here it is iff you havent seen one yet

RXV'450.

Nice! Bring it on, KTMs just love a bit of Italian for breakfast

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Just found this one

Unfortunatly its not taking me to the same place the links he sent me did. Best I could do m8. 1st is better quality. 2nd I increased size but quality is poorer.

lol back on board with KTM again Good man this is going to be awesome!! So many hours of fun to be had. Get that scooter in Ebay dude and let off road!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbPERR2aybc