I won the 10hour Dawn to Dusk 2011 Big Bike Race on a KTM690

August 27th and 28th

Over the August Bank Holiday weekend famous (or should that be infamous?) Dawn to Dusk Enduro once again descended on the hallowed ground of Walters Arena in South Wales , for the tenth year running. Over 1000 riders pitted themselves and their machines against the notoriously slippery and sometimes very tricky going the venue throws up each year.

Saturday was punctuated by the occasional heavy shower, which kept the dust down. For the first time this year, the Saturday afternoon saw dozens of riders try their hand at the Funduro Rodeo. A straight shoot out-out between two riders around a tight and tricky lap - very similar to the head to head races seen at stadium events like the X games. It proved to be a real crowd pleaser as well as a great warm up event, and Winner Carl Jones proved it would also be a great guide to this years racing form in the later "headline" events.

Another first for this event was in inclusion of a round of the Big Bike Rally Challenge. Run through the night, alongside the initial part of the 24hour race. More than two dozen hardy souls lined up on a wide variety of 575cc + bikes - ranging from rally ready KTM singles to a mighty boxer twin. Thundering off into the gathering evening gloom, the first MX style mini Jump saw some heavy metal flying through the Welsh mountain air! Eventual winner was Glenn Morgan (me) I had to battled hard throughout 10 very long hours with the my Desert Rose Racing team member Pasty Quick to claim top spot, with a clear lap advantage.