ABOUT THE EVENT

THE EVENT
2025 DATE TBC

 

 

 

Valleys Xtreme 2024 has been confirmed to be ROUND 2 of the ACU British Extreme Championship

One of Europe’s toughest Enduro challenges awaits you. Come and test your riding, your determination and your machine against top world class riders

We accepts participants from the age of 14 years and over.

Classes  will be as follows:-

Valleys AM Race:
- Vets 40+
- Vets 50+
- Sportsman
- Ladies
- Youth

Valleys PM Race:-
- Championship
- Expert
- Clubman
- Elite Vets 40+

Saturdays Valleys Lite:
- Expert
- Clubman
- Vets 40+
- Sportsman
- Ladies

- Youth
- Big Bike Single (575cc and above)
- Big Bike Twin (575cc and above)

 

Saturday:

Xtreme AM & PM Qualifying

8:30am - AM Riders (Subject to change)

10:30am - PM Riders (Subject to change)

Qualifying will begin at the scoring section (near the pits). Riders need to be there ready 10 minutes before start time.

Qualifying will kick off with a fast speed course on approx a 5-mile loop which will end in the arena doing an approx 1-mile hard extreme loop. The 1st lap will be a practice starting in number order (you will only ride the speed section in practice as you will be able to walk the Extreme section before the qualifying). approx 5 second intervals between each rider. The 2nd lap will be a timed run starting again in number order and the 3rd lap will again be timed but will again be timed but will be in time order from the 2nd lap.  The 2nd & 3rd lap will be calculated, giving you your position for the start line on Sunday.

-          There will be a top 10 shoot out after the qualifying has finished (PM ONLY).

-          Those riders who are not competing in the qualifying will be positioned at the back of the start line on race day.

 

The above format applies for both AM & PM riders. (Anyone taking more than 20 minutes to complete the course will automatically get a time penalty of 20 minutes, this is to help us keep the flow of the event. 

Valleys Lite

2:00pm - This 2hr race will start Saturday afternoon, the course is big bike friendly. Do as many laps as you can on our approx 6-8 mile course.

Sunday:

Main races kick off on Sunday Morning at 9am and Sunday Afternoon at 12 noon with riders leaving in rows of 15 on the gruelling 10-mile lap.

Choose between the AM 2hr race and the PM 3hr race. The Am race is an easier version which consists of 2 laps or 2hrs "whatever one you achieve first" or chose the PM race which is 3 laps or 3hrs, again "whatever one you achieve first". The 3rd lap on the PM race has NO HELP ZONES.

Start line positions:

-          The top 10 riders from the shootout will be positioned on the first row and will be put in position order from the shootout results.

-          There will be approx 25 on a row so the next 15 riders out of the top 25 will be positioned next to the top 10 riders on a first come first serve.

-          The next few rows of 25 will be positioned on a first come first serve basis, you will be told what row to position yourself on.  (You will be able to view your position on the live timing, we will post this via our Facebook page).

The track has been designed to provide a challenging and demanding course for a competent level of riders, while spectators will be able to get up close and personal with the riders while helping them find the best lines.

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This event is run in accordance with IOPD Standing Regulations for Hare & Hound Endurance type events.

OFFICIALS
• Clerk of the Course - NICK PLUMB
• Chief Marshal - NICK PLUMB
• Safety Officer - BECKY PREECE
• Secretary - ELLIE PLUMB-DARRELL

THE COURSE

• Venue: Sign-posted off the A4109 coming from Glyn-Neath A465, South Wales. SA11 5TU *Follow Arrows/Signs from here
• Race Type: Saturday - Qualifying,    Sunday - Morning and Afternoon race 2 or 3 lap race
• Track Length: Saturday Qualifying Speed test between 5 to 8 miles approx. Xtreme test 1 mile approx., Sunday 2 races (am & pm) approx. 10 miles

COURSE SPEC

The event is once again held at the world-class facilities of Walters Arena. Here you’ll experience a world of terrains that an average riding experience cannot deliver. The event will start with Saturday Qualifying then followed by the main races on Sunday this is an Extreme event expect it to be very hard.

SPECTATORS

SITE TIMES
The main site will be open from 3:00pm and close at 7:00pm. And will re-open at 6:00am till 7:00pm on both Saturday and Sunday. All riders and spectators wishing to enter MUST show their wristband at all times (you will recieve your wristband on entry when you arrive at the venue). Failure to do so will result in non-entry.

SPECTATORS
Are welcome, Sunday is the main race day but spectators are welcome on Saturday as well. The ticket will gain you access for the whole weekend. On Sunday we will provide a minibus taking people to key spectator areas of the course. Please be prepared to get dirty and potentially help riders. Spectators can view the track by following many of the interlinking forestry roads, or by our minibus service (free for paid spectators)  which will take you to the most challenging and demanding parts of the track & the no help zones

CATERING
Food and drink will be available on site all weekend and marked clearly.

TOILETS
Provision of toilets will also be available on site all weekend and clearly marked.

CAMPING
Those wishing to camp may do so in the designated areas clearly marked, a fee of £40 for the weekend. Please check with a steward or marshal first to ensure you have adequate space provided for you and your vehicles. Arriving before gates open on either Saturday or Sunday we would kindly ask you to park away from the gates to allow official vehicles to enter and exit and as soon as the gates open at 6 am we will happily escort you into the designated areas.

MINIBUS
There will be a minibus pickup / drop off point to take spectators to check point 3 the mini bus will start and drop off just after check point 1 (You can get to the minibus by following the minibus/spectator signs). While spectators are walking to the pick-up points they will be able to watch plenty of action around them on the surrounding tracks.
The pick-up point for the minibus is from checkpoint #1 (10 minutes from the start)

From these checkpoints, you will be able to see plenty of action and the infamous 3rd lap no help zones
Please Note: the minibus will run dependant on weather and demand.

SPECTATOR TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED HERE>>
**COMING SOON**

MARSHALS
Please respect and listen to the instructions given by the marshals, failure do to so may lead to exclusion from the event. Any issues must be reported to the information point, checkpoint or chief marshal.
We have two grades of marshals

(Yellow/Purple) Chief/Senior Marshals
(Blue) Track marshals

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