Jonty's Box

In-depth analysis of the world of enduros from top rider turned journo Jonty Edmunds

Welsh Rabbit! Published: 08th May 2008 With two months to go before the world’s best enduro riders arrive in the UK for round five of the ’08 WEC series, here are a few good reasons to be heading for mid Wales in mid July…

Snow-go! Published: 10th April 2008 For the last three seasons the WEC’s kicked off in Sweden but for ’09 the world’s best enduro riders will head for sunnier climes in Portugal and that, reckons Jonty, is an opportunity lost…

Role Models Published: 12th March 2008 They’re both off-road gods and the very best at what they do but David Knight and Travis Pastrana share more than just supreme two-wheeled skills…

Who’s the daddy? Published: 13th February 2008 Ljunggren, Salminen, Ahola and Cervantes all switch classes for ’08 which means no rider will run #1 in this year’s WEC

Terror threat! Published: 21st January 2008 Osama and his mates may have forced the cancellation of the ’08 Dakar Rally but Jonty reckons it’s just another hurdle for the hardcore competitors to overcome…

Crossroads! Published: 20th December 2007 With BMW on-board, the WEC refusing to cross the Atlantic and KTM signing Taddy Blazusiak on an indoor-only basis, 2008 could herald the start of major changes in the sport of enduro

Manx Ripper! Published: 14th November 2007 Now that David Knight has won the US GNCC championship he can well and truly class himself as one of the world’s off-road elite

Staying Power! Published: 18th October 2007 Perseverance is the name of the game if you want to be a world champion as Mika Ahola proved this season after 10 years of trying

Six Appeal! Published: 14th September 2007 With many of the world’s best racers staying away from this year’s ISDE is it time the FIM looked at introducing an Enduro des Nations?

Blue Skies! Published: 17th August 2007 The future looks bright for Husqvarna following its take-over by BMW

Turning Point! Published: 17th July 2007 From a less than ideal start to his first US GNCC series Knighter has well and truly put himself back in the championship driving seat.

Beemer Schemers! Published: 14th May 2007 With a five-time world MX champ on the team, Europe's largest motorcycle manufacturer have arrived in the World Enduro Championship

Enduro GOAT! Published: 12th April 2007 Back in the WEC - and competing in the BEC - Juha Salminen looks set to continue his eight-year domination of off-road sport.

Aussie Rules! Published: 13th March 2007 Shane Watts pulls off a shock win at the opening round of the US GNCC series proving that talent and motivation carry as much clout as factory finery...

En Vogue Published: 17th February 2007 It was riders from Finland that every WEC team had to have just a few seasons ago...now it's former motocross racers everyone's after

Team Tactics! Published: 20th January 2007 It might be a new season but chances are things won't be that much different at the top of the WEC in '07

Head-to-head! Published: 13th December 2006 Once it stood head and shoulders above all other enduros but now the ISDE has some serious competition

Leave It! Published: 09th November 2006 The FIM may have recently confirmed the arrival of a new Indoor Enduro FIM Cup for '07 but does the sport really need an officially recognised indoor series?

Moving Up! Published: 17th October 2006 Only just recently more a collection of events than a true national series, the British Enduro Championship is now on the up and up. So which way now for the BEC?

Number One! Again! Published: 19th September 2006 It's said to be harder to defend a world championship than it is to win one in the first place but it seems no-one told David Knight that...