Tuesday July 23, 2019 at 11:00am
It is with regret that after 38 years of running events in Thetford Forest, Diss MCC have made the decision not to run Muntjac Enduro on the 24th November 2019 in Ride 24 Grimes Graves area. One of the primary reasons, in addition to Forestry operations, is the level of illegal riding in the Muntjac Ride 24 section of Forest and also the Santon Ride enduro 22 area. It is without doubt the worst the club has seen in all the time it has had the privilege to have licenced events in the Forest. At the moment, the Santon Enduro, due to take place in February 2020, will only go ahead if the level of illegal riding significantly reduces. If you know anyone who is doing this, please get the message to them to stay away and go to licenced tracks before the Diss Club decides to terminate all Forestry events in Thetford. The Powys Enduro in Mid Wales this year was also lost for the same reasons. Diss MCC will continue to assist the Police and Forestry England to conduct checks of the area. The Police have stated that they will take a robust approach to any illegal riding and will make full use of all powers available to them, this includes the possibility of vehicles being seized and riders prosecuted for any offences. The ACU has also made it clear that any member caught will, under the ACU National Sporting Code, have their licence suspended.