2011/12 Winter Motocross Training Days, Dates And Venues

November 27th Carmarthen Bancyfelin 10am – 3 pm Flat corners and high speed turns

December 3rd  Arncott Moto Parc 10am – 3 pm Jumps basics, over taking 

December 11th Carmarthen Bancyfelin 10am - 3pm Starts and braking jump basics

December 17th  Arncott Moto Parc 10am - 3pm Jumps and starts and braking

Christmas Break Mid Week Venues and dates TBA

January 8th  Bancyfelin 10am - 3pm Corners and Berms And banked corners

January14th Arncott Moto Parc 10am - 3pm Braking in turns ruts and flat turns

January 22nd Bancyfelin 10am – 3pm Race conditioning, reading the track ahead, lines

January 28th Arncott Moto Parc 11am - 3pm Flat corners and high speed turns

February 5th Bancyfelin 10am - 3pm Corners and starts

February 11th Arncott Moto Parc 10am - 3pm Jumps basics, over taking

 February 19th Bancyfelin 11am - 3pm Jumps and starts and braking

February 25th Arncott Moto Parc 10am – 3pm Race conditioning feed back and evaluation 

March 4th  Bancyfelin 11am - 4pm Berms and banked corners, Race conditioning feed back and evaluation 

Wales Off-Road Motors Steering Group (WORMSG)

Emerging from a conference hosted by the Forestry Commission Wales and CCW in 2004, the Wales Off-Road Motorcycling Steering Group (WORSMG) was formed to try and develop a consensus to addressing three main issues:

• Effective enforcement of existing laws
• Provision/management of appropriate opportunities, and
• Responsible use & education.

The WORMS Group, which meets a number of times a year, is a partnership of user groups and other interested organisations, including CCW. The name of the group was modified in 2010 in recognition of their wider remit to consider all off-roading activity, including both motorcycling and 4x4 vehicle use. The Group’s work is guided by an Action Plan.
Two reports have been published (in 2006 and 2010) and these are available for download. The Reports include further information about the work of WORMSG partners across Wales as well as the Action Plan for the Group’s work going forward:

Wales Off-road Motorcycling Report 2006

Wales Off-road Motors Steering Group Report 2010

New Motocross Club Moves Forward

On 20th January Foreshore MXC met and discussed future aims and objectives of the club who operate at the Cardiff motocross centre. The club and CMX centre are linked with Cardiff city council who have so far been able to reduce the problems of anti social behaviour linked to off road bikes in the city by up to 64% with the various volunteer training programmes and activities that take place at the Cardiff motocross site.

With the recent appointment of the volunteer coordinator for the project Mark Thomas who is funded by the country side council of Wales .The coordinators role is to help and support the volunteer club structure who are now looking to expand their activities in the areas of motocross training and competition. At the meeting there was expressed support from some of Wales premier motocross athletes to support the club from the likes of Mark Jones, Jamie Lewis, Ashley Greedy, Andrew Gillet, Glen Phillips, Brett Hillman and Carl Jones to just name a few.

One of the clubs aim is to now formulate an all new motocross training Academy affiliated to the ACU with the aim of supporting national and club level competitors who then in turn can help develop grass root level / local volunteers and young people,to even help further Cardiff city council and their aims and objectives linked to the Cardiff motocross centre.

Ideas discussed at the meeting to try and engage with volunteers and local enthusiasts is to develop an all new mid week race series designed around existing and new race formats, such as head to head races and team events and look at and develop other new racing formats of motocross competitions to make the whole package attractive to volunteers and various local welsh media companies.

Peter Owens from Cardiff city council also announced the securing of £8000 of funding from the Welsh sports council to help develop and support the Club Forshore MXC ,and Mark Thomas will also be looking in to other funding streams to help the volunteer club structure. The club will be holding regular monthly evening meetings on the second Tuesday of every month. In the mean time the club will be holding their first Annual General Meeting and, all are welcome on Wednesday 4th February 7pm

Llynfi Arms, Maesteg Road, Tondu, Bridgend.For Further info Contact Mark Thomas 07814 544244

All New Motocross Club In Wales

Cardiff City Council has recently appointed a volunteer coordinator funded by the CCW country side council of Wales. The role will be to support a vibrant, club-based structure, which will help promote responsible riding practice and social awareness in and around motocross. The club will be a totally separate identity to CMX Centre Ltd who also operates on the same piece of land namely the CMX Centre although the club will be aiming to support CMX Ltd with volunteer opportunities.

The volunteer coordinators role will be to help encourage and stimulate volunteer opportunities at the off road bike site, sustaining and supporting a vibrant club structure, namely Foreshore MXC (Friends of the Foreshore Motocross Club.)

We aim to obtain ACU project status for Foreshore MXC to provide training opportunities within the sport of motocross for volunteers, set up and support motocross club competitions affiliated to the ACU at the CMX Centre site, and develop The Welsh Motocross Academy for riders demonstrating exceptional ability in Wales.


The club will be holding its first Club evening meeting at 7pm on Tuesday 20th January, at the LLynfi Arms Tondu nr Bridgend, to discuss the future of Welsh motocross. Welsh motocross superstar Mark Jones has kindly lent the club the use of his Function room, and will be supplying light refreshments (cheers Jonesy) and will also be in attendance along with other Welsh motocross superstars, to help shape the way of Welsh Motocross. All are welcome and for any further information please contact Please contact Mark Thomas on 07814 544244

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