ACU News
The May 2001 ACU Magazine
In the latest issue of the ACU Magazine Geoff Wilson (ACU Chief Executive) tries to explains why the 2003 ISDE was cancelled. He blames everyone but the ACU and criticises various web sites for telling their versions.
Well I was on the ACU Financial Committee for the 2003 ISDE (Geoff wasn't), and I was at the meeting (Geoff wasn't) at which Mr Brian Bonny, the ACU Financial Director, answered a direct question (by me) - Will the ACU Finance the event if all else fails. His answer was that whilst he didn't want the ACU to lose money on the event - "the 2003 ISDE is such a major event that I am not only prepared to catch a cold but am prepared to catch a dose of the flu" - which he translated as the ACU would fully finance the event if all else failed. Absolutely no limit was mentioned, and that was the case until a meeting in September 2000 when Mr Bonny, without any prior warning, issued a £100k maximum.
I'm now finished with the ACU and organising any ACU sanction events, it's not worth the effort.
ACU - F&M ban relaxed
A meeting of the ACU Executive, representatives of ACU Local Centres and AMCA, BSMA and YMSA, agreed on 25 April to a strictly managed relaxation of the ban which has been applied to off-road motorcycle sport over the last two months. The ban in Infected Areas (IAs) will remain. In At Risk Areas (ARAs) and Provisionally Free Area (PFAs) off-road motorcycle sport will be able to be run in accordance with strict controls which will be applied by the Local Centres and other organisations in ways which will meet local and regional requirements. The relaxations will apply to events commencing 5 May 2001 (to include setting-up activities in advance of that date).
For further information contact Geoff Wilson or David Kersey at the Auto-Cycle Union, ACU House, Wood Street, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 2YX Tel: 01788 566407 and 01788 566412 or by e-mail on geoff.wilson@acu.org.uk or lara@acu.org.uk.
The ACU Enduro Committee have simplified the numbering system for riders in the 2001 British Championship rounds. The top ten Championship riders only will be allocated their numbers based on their final position in the 2000 series.
Only 3 clubs have confirmed they will be running Championship rounds in 2001: Diss MC (Breckland), WTRA (Beacons) & Army MC (Natterjack).
FIM News
2002 FIM Enduro Worrld Rounds
The FIM have announced the provisional dates of the 2002 World Rounds
- March 16th/17th Valverde del Camino, Spain
- March 23rd/24th Oliveiro do Hospital, Portugal
- April 20th/21st Kalavita, Greece
- May 11th/12th France
- May 18th/19th Bergamo, Italy
- June 8th/9th Mikkeli, Finland
- June 15th/16th Norkoping, Sweden
The FIM Junior Cup for riders under 23 years old has been cancelled & from 2003 the capacity classes will be aligned with MX.
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European Ladies Championship
Top British Lady rider & WTRA member - Katrina Price - has won the European Ladies Enduro Championship at the final round in Tomar, Portugal on 6th - 8th October. Katrina had won each of the three previous rounds in Portugal, Hungary & Poland. Patsy Quick was the runner up.