The excitement of the Australian Four-Day Enduro came to Millfield Public School on Friday, when the school received the news that it will host a control point for the event.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
or signup to continue reading
The enduro returns to its hometown of Cessnock in April for its 40th anniversary event.
Racing will take place around the Millfield area on two of the four days, and many students wrote letters to the A4DE committee to try to persuade them to hold a pit stop at their school.
Their enthusiasm rubbed off, and the committee made the special announcement at the school on Friday afternoon.
Event director Glenn Toner and enduro riders Josh Green, Jessica Gardiner and Jeremy Carpentier were in attendance, fielding questions from the excited students.
How many riders will take part, the speed of the bikes, and where they have competed were among their queries.
This year’s event is set to be the biggest A4DE in 25 years, with 350 riders taking part.
Their bikes will travel at more than 100 kilometres an hour, with racing taking place on tracks around the Cessnock local government area.
Green, of Port Stephens, and Gardiner, of Sydney, have competed all over Australia and both spent many years in Europe, while French rider Carpentier has recently arrived in Australia and is looking forward to the experience.
The enduro will kick off with test events at Cessnock Showground on Tuesday, April 3.
The public can also check out the action at the showground from 1pm to 5pm on the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoon, and at the final moto at Cessnock Racecourse on the Saturday.
Tickets for the final moto are $15 at the gate (kids under 12 enter free).
FInd out more at a4de.com.au or follow ‘Australian 4-Day Enduro - A4DE’ on Facebook.
