Danny McCanney storms to win British Enduro Championship opener
By Team TMX on 14th Feb 18
Enduro Danny McCanney British Enduro Championship
Marking the start of the six-round series, the ACU British Enduro Championship returned to action in Hampshire over the weekend. The Witley Enduro proved to be an enjoyable but challenging event, with the club setting out a long lap weaving its way through the local sandy based forest at Warren Heath using two physical special tests per lap.
With a mix of weather conditions throughout the weekend and with check times spot on, the enduro proved to be a very well organised event by the hard working and experienced Witley Motorcycle Club.
With the previous days rain clearing up and temperatures close to freezing, it was set up to be another great day of action in all classes. After completing 5 laps and 10 special tests Manxman Danny McCanney proved too hot to handle in the series opener.
Recovering from a recently broken wrist, he put in a commanding display winning seven tests with Billy Bolt, Tom Sagar and Joe Wootton all taking wins in the other three remaining tests. By the end of play McCanney had just over a minute in hand over runner-up Tom Sagar, with Joe Wootton back to his best in third trailing Sagar by 26 seconds. Sagar made a comeback to the series after missing most of last season and looked super smooth.
Gas Gas UK boss John Shirt Jnr was very happy. The race was four weeks since Danny broke his hand at the Fast Eddy Extreme Race at Tong on Jan 14 and he only rode for the first time last week for one hour to see if he felt strong enough to race.
He has had great rehab on his hand which has worked. No riding for four weeks before a big event is not ideal but he had no choice so Danny and certainly myself didnt know what to expect on Sunday. It was important to hopefully finish this first one-day BEC event and get some valuable championship points.
Danny rode the event perfectly. He rode the first lap very sensibly and rode the first two tests at a tight check speed until he felt happy to push. He was actually 16-seconds down
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