Outerwears Funnel Pre-Filters have been recalled in the USA, this information has been listed on this site due to the number of people in the UK who purchase products from the USA and may have purchased these products.

The Funnel Pre-Filters can create a flash when they are removed from the fuel tank posing a fire hazard.

These filters are used to fuel-up off-road and racing vehicles. The recall involves Outerwears Funnel Pre-Filters, or fuel funnel pre-filters, with the model numbers 20-2465-03, 20-2466-03, 20-2467-03, and 20-2474-03. The red fabric mesh filters were available in two sizes, small and large, and in two different shapes to accommodate various sizes of fueling funnels. The name of the manufacturer, Outerwears, is the only marking on the product.

Sold at: Various off-road and racing retailers nationwide from June 2008 through February 2009.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the funnel pre-filters and contact Outerwears, Inc. to arrange for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Outerwears Inc. at 00 1 800 967 3450 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, from Monday to Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.outerwears.com

The first round at Wroxton was a great success ‘thank you’ with 171 riders entered, if we can keep up a good entry of 130+ at each meeting we should be in for a good championship. Detailed results from race day & the current championship standings can be found on www.mylaps.com.

We were also very pleased with the way you all conducted yourselves except litter left on site took a couple of hours on Monday to clear, please take your waste home. For those of you who helped at the event please accept this as a personal thank you from Chris & Joe, our mission is to build you a great fun club for all of us.

Rounds 2 & 3 will now take place Culham Park on Easter Saturday 11th April & Easter Sunday 12th April 2009. Please find attached the entry forms & supp regs. Please can you help us & ensure you return your entry form & fee asap by the closing date of 7th April after which the entry fee will increases by £10. Club Members only will be guaranteed an entry up to the closing date where after non members & late entries will be accepted on a first come first serve basis if space allows. We will also be holding a ‘Easter Egg Hunt’ on the Saturday Evening.

Culham Park is a prestigious venue normally only used for major events, we are extremely lucky to be able to hold our championship event there. The venue will be open at 11am Good Friday 10th through to 1pm Monday 13th April, however the gates will be locked by security between 10pm – 7am each night. Event Link (the Landowner) will have security on the gate & will be charging all competitors & spectators £10 per vehicle for a vehicle pass at the gate, please display the pass in your windscreen.

 This years beach race at Le Touquet took place on 21st February 2009.

Thirty years ago, a young Frenchman working for the small beach resort city of Le Touquet in northern France had a great idea. A passionate motorcycle rider, he wanted to race his friends on the city's sandy beaches. He gathered 286 like-minded bikers and started a race that would become one of the legendary motorcycle races, the Beach Enduro of Le Touquet.

The young man's name was Thierry Sabine, and he later went on to found the famous Paris-Dakar rally. Unfortunately, Sabine died on January 14, 1986, in a helicopter crash while organizing that year's Dakar rally.

Over time, the Le Touquet enduro grew to immense proportions. One thousand motorcycles and quad bikes take part in this mad event, with some 500,000 spectators from all over Europe coming to see the free show.

This years results are in and show an impressive 5th place for Britains Paul Winrow and an 8th Place for Britains John Mitchell

An all new ACU Quad Enduro Championship has been launched by the Trials and Enduro Committee to provide an outlet for quad riders who are keen to compete in enduro events with timecards and controls, rather than cross country or hare and hound type events. As yet there has been no discussion or decision on classes for the championship.

For convenience, the new championship will run over four rounds spread over just two weekends. The first two rounds will be held on the 5th and 6th of September at the Cwm Ceireg Dyfi Enduro which is organised by MWTRA. This event will also include a round of the Quad Forestry Championship, although how the entries and classes will be broken down between the two events isn't quite clear as yet.

The QRA Margate Big Sky Beach Cross weekend takes place on March 7th and 8th and will be the fourth time the QRA has run the event at the north Kent seaside town.

This time, Paul Winrow, like his rival John Mitchell did last year will be riding in the Quad and Solo class, it will certainly be very interesting to see how he gets on with the solo boys.

For more information or for an entry form for the event, visit the events web site at www.margatebeachcross.com or by texting your name, address and class to Tony Nash on 07774 434468.

Good luck everyone!