Final instructions and riders briefing for Thorncombe Saturday 18th April 2026

We will taking entries on the day we will have all the paperwork ready for you please bring £46 cash we can sort everything else out for you.

Freeride Final instructions:
Thorncombe  Track n Trail Freeride  
Adult Session Time 10am-3pm 
Arrival From 8.15am (Nb if you aim to arrive before 9am you will find it much easier to sign in without a long wait).

Directions:

On the A35, between Charmouth and Axminster turn into B3165. After about 5 miles, at Birdsmoorgate, turn left towards Thorncombe and follow Track n Trail arrows to the venue. Closest postcode is TA20 4PN  but  please do not follow Sat Nav directions as these will take you on unsuitable roads and will cause traffic problems.

  what3words What3words///onto.rave.guests will take you to the entrance. 

 Signing on will be from the control tent. We will be asking for you to print your name and signature on a form provided. Please come to sign on as soon as you are parked.

There will not be a riders briefing on the day so it is your responsibility to read the one at the end of this email.

Please do not ask for refunds or rollovers if you can’t or don’t turn up at this stage this is not possible. 

Spectators and Parking
Spectators are welcome the whole weekend and parking is free, please stay behind the safety ropes.

No excessively loud motorbikes please, you will be asked not to ride. Noise limit: 94db 

Please check our website before leaving.                          
Camping
There is Camping available at this venue, in large grass field in a beautiful setting. Cost £ 10 per pitch.

Refreshments

Will have Georgie serving you from “Ahh Roma Coffee and cake”, serving homemade sausage rolls, homemade cakes and much more, all through the weekend.

Plus we have a new Vendor barbecuing local burgers hot dogs and much more.

For both vendors please bring cash because the signal is not great at Thorncombe.

Litter 
Please take your litter home
Please check the Website before leaving 
We look forward to see you on Saturday.
Mike
This Weekends Riders briefing for Thorncombe 

Parking 
Please be ready to be directed to a parking space. 

Refuelling must be done in the pits area. We recommend you have a suitable  fire extinguisher in your vehicle.

Toilets
There are toilets at the venue, please continue to follow good hygiene protocol. 

Event control
We will continue to use the signing on tent as event control.

Medical conditions
Anybody with any medical conditions that our first aid crew need to know about please go and speak to Dorset medical and bring him up to speed before riding.

Things to watch out for when riding at Thorncombe, this is an excellent Enduro track, but it does have a lot of stones in certain places and they are not small! We have walked round and cleared the track but with long grass and weeds you can never be 100% sure that all the stones have been cleared from the track and of course as the track gets used more get dug up. Please keep your goggles on at all times there are lots of thorns and debris that could damage your eyes.  

Sighting lap 
Mike and Ben will lead the sighting lap ,Please stay behind them.

No riding outside the Track
Riders can come on and off the track at any time of the session but there is absolutely no riding outside the track.  Once you are off the track you need to push your bike, please return to your vans when not riding. 

Hard and Easy routes 
There are plenty of hard and easy routes on the track. The hard routes are marked by a red sign and the easy route will be on a green sign so watch out for those in various places.

Flags and arrows 
Track markings
Crossed arrows that is a warning sign  look out for an obstacle or danger.
An orange arrow on either side of the track you need to ride between the two arrows.
Yellow tape marks the side of the track, sometimes there will be tape on both sides.  Ride between both sides of the tape.
Some sections may have orange arrows on one side and track tape on the other side, so you ride between them.

Injured riders
If anybody comes across an injured rider please make sure you keep a good distance away from them and park your bike across the track diagonally so no one else can run them over.  We would ask you verbally check they are okay and if they need first aid assistance send a rider on to the control desk to inform us a rider needs help. There will be plenty of riding marshals out on the track and they can look after the injured rider. If the rider has neck or spinal injuries, please do not move them. 

Look forward to seeing you all on Saturday, Mike. 

Warning Motorsport can be dangerous and may involve death or injury! Despite organisers taking all reasonable precautions accidents can happen.

please comply with all instructions from marshals and notices and remain in permitted areas only. they are only concerned with your safety.