The Wallace Cup will start, as usual, at the Horse & Harrow public house,  West Hagbourne, Oxon, signposted off the A417. The first rider will be flagged away at a bright and breezy 9.31am with a full house of 135 riders, including some of the top british riders including three top ladies, factory Ossa mounted Emma Bristow, ace Clubman rider Katy Sunter and local lass and al-rounder Maria Conway. 
 
The top S3 riders include Chris Pearson on MRS Sherco, Guy Kendrew on Ossa UK, John Battensby on EAM Sherco, David Pye on his  Gas Gas 300, James Fry and Richard Sadler with MRS Sherco, Phil Disney and Dan Clark on Appleyard Betas, Ben Wibberley and his INTA Gas Gas and thats only a few. 
 
Top Expert riders, not eligible for S3 Clubman points are Alexz Wigg, Dan Thorpe, Ricky Wiggins, Craig Robinson, Ross Danby and Sam Haslam - all riding out of the JST Gas Gas squad, Ben Morphett on MRS Sherco and seven times Wallace Cup winner Sam Connor on his Beta UK.com. 
 
Stu Robinson and the North Berks boys and girls have been busy as usual ensuring a sporting single lap course for all entrants and as ever there’s excellent spectating at Seymours Arena where there’s plenty of parking and refreshments available to keep you going. 
 
There’s also good spectating places at Chilton Hollow in the old railway cutting and then back at the pub where there’s three sections just 100 yards down the road. 
 
British importer Steve Saunders will be appearing with the new Spanish-built Jotagas to put on show at the pub and at Seymours Arena.
 
Spectators are asked just to park sensibly with respect to all the land owners as without the kindness of them and the locals the event simply would not happen.
 
TMX will of course feature a full report, with pics, in next week’s paper.