As the UK hurtled towards yet another summer solstice, brollies and wellies to hand it could only mean one thing…yep it was Mayhem time. Nicknamed the ‘Dirty Dozen’ the 12th edition of this popular 24hr event once more moved in amass, stock, lock, barrel and a few bikes to the Malverns to what has become the off-road equivalent to Glastonbury, complete in recent years with ankle deep mud.

2009 looked like it could be the dry year, however the weather gods kept sending a sprinkling of rain every so often just to keep riders on their toes! A few days of down pouring previously had rendered some sections boggy; this coupled with a quick downpour Friday night meant the bike wash run by MucOff were kept busy throughout the weekend.

Nick Craig – Scott UK

“Yeah we won again and we all had a great time. We’ve won this 3 times consecutively now. We’re not counting though are we! It’s all good. It didn’t rain, much and yeah we all enjoyed it. The course was nice and we’ve done it without sleeping, that’s what it’s all about, 24 hours right through...”

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