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Round one of the ACU British Enduro Championship, kicked off with the Muntjac Enduro held by Diss MCC, in Thetford Forest. With the return of BMW’s David Knight, 2009 looked set to be a interesting year. The Muntjac is a unpredictable event and you never know who the winner is until the last test is finished, this year was to be no different. Tom set out on the Midwest Racing Husaberg FE450 to defend his Enduro Champion

Edward Jones on a ET James KTM was first into the test and set the fastest test time which took him straight to a comfortable lead. Close behind were Si Wakely on MPS Husqvarna, David Knight, Daryl Bolter on KTM, Lee Edmondson on Honda and Tom. Tom knew what he had to do on the next test as the first test had been slippy. Test two saw Tom beating David Knight, and closing the gap on Si Wakely who was now leading the event.

Three tight checks, would sort some of the results out, as only 10 Championship class riders cleaned the checks.

It was all down to the last test, Tom was currently lying in 4th position overall, but was desperate to gave a place to be on the podium. Daryl was first out of the test, he had set a very good time, next came Si with again a good time, then Tom came through with a quick time despite visiting the trees. All eyes were on David Knight depending on the time he set would decide the podium positions. David set his fastest time on the day on the last test, which resulted in David taking the lead, Si a close second and Tom a hard fought Third. Tom commented “Muntjac is a strange event, all riders are so close throughout the day, the last two years of this event its been down to the last test. At one point in the top five there were five different manufactures. The three tight checks really took there toll, the course by the last laps was really biting back. Overall I’m pleased with the day, the bike ran fault free, it’s a good starting block for the rest of the season”.

 

Final results
1. David Knight (BMW) 874.86
2. Si Wakley (Husqvarna) 878.06
3. Tom Sagar (Husaberg) 885.79
4. Daryl Bolter (KTM) 885.97
5. Paul Edmondson (Suzuki) 887.39

Photos courtesy of Lee Leightwood