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TORC BACK ON SONG at MT. LEINSTER

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COC Liam Kelly and crew following two cancelled events finally opened the time card enduro season at Bunclody for the traditional MT Leinster event. It was well attended with some 90 + riders taking the start at 11.00 including many newcomers to a time card event. The crew had laid out a two-check event one […]

Irish Enduro Championship RD 1 By Tor...

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Rocks and roots take their toll but the sun was out ! As previewed, the Pat MC-Erlane Ballinderry enduro is never going to be easy. The nature of the terrain ensures it can never be a walk in the park except for those few who can ride the hills and roots with their feet on […]

Torc Ireland 2017 Race Dates and Venu...

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2017 Dates Date Location Type of event Irish Championship Vets Championship TORC Championship 26.02.2017 Tinahely Hare & Hound N/A N/A N/A 02.04.2017 Pat McErlane Memorial Enduro Yes Yes Yes 23.04.2017 White Mt. Enduro Yes Yes Yes 14.05.2017 Glendalough Enduro Yes Yes Yes 03&04.06.2017 Killavullen 2 Day Enduro 2 days combined 2 separate days 2 separate […]

Enduro Championship Standings 2016 &#...

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Hi Folks, Here are the standing after the first four rounds of the Championships. For the Irish Championship this weekend points are awarded for the combined result of the two days. For the TORC Championship each day is a separate round and not combined. Regards Derek TORC Championship 2016 (Round 4) Irish Championship 2016 (Round […]

Entry & Regs for Killavullen End...

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Irish championship round 5 (combination of both days) TORC championship round 5 & 6 (sat & sun resp.) Regulations and Entry form below : Killavullen Regs 2016 Entry Kilavullen 2016 Enduro.ie

Return of the “Branch dodgers “at Kil...

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It was the late 80’s when the Kilworth forest was first used as an Irish championship event. Then it was considered challenging and was aptly named the branch dodgers for good reason. The forest had not been thinned out and every path had to be traversed with caution dodging the branches. When they were wet […]

Kilworth Enduro 2016 Entry and Regs

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ACCESS. Start Area will sign posted from junction 13 off the M8. Event start is sign posted form the middle of Kilworth Village Co. Cork. The start is close to where the Gorse Lodge used to be. The Cobally Court Bar & Lounge is the nearest for accommodation and Food – See www.tour-ireland.ie for B&B’s […]

Kilworth in making

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  George Buckley and the local boys down (up) in Cork are well advanced in setting out the route for the forthcoming IC Enduro on the 26th  June . Situated alongside the Army camp but starting in the eastern end of the forest Kilworth provides and has provided a great backdrop for this event . In […]

GLENDALOUGH IRISH ENDURO

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The beautiful vale of Aughavanna forms the backdrop for the GLENDALOUGH Irish Enduro championship held last Sunday . Over the years with ever tightening environmental restrictions the event has moved first from its spiritual home in GLENDALOUGH ( now Ireland’s 3rd  most popular tourist attraction) to GLENMALURE ( now a popular walking halt) to its […]

WHITEMOUNTAIN CLEAR AND RUNNING

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It takes more than good weather to make a good event , it helps a lot but the course needs to be well thought out , well marked , a good test and generally challenging enough but rideable . Following the storms in 2014 the lap in Whitemountain was completely unrideable but thanks to the […]