The 2026 British Extreme Enduro Championship kicks off this weekend with the Ballbreaker, round one at Hapton – Mario Roman set for debut with new bike and MR74 Racing Team along with the best of UK riders.

Set on an expansive open moor on the hills between Burnley and Blackburn, Lancashire, round one of the 2026 ACU British Extreme Enduro Championship arrives under new management for the whole series with Wayne Braybrooke and RAW Enduro.

Headline act at this round will be Mario Roman and his new MR74 Racing Team debuting on the independent bike (Husqvarna TE300) after almost a decade with factory Sherco.

More on that here: First look: Mario Roman launches MR74 Racing Team for 2026 Hard Enduro World Championship

Hard Enduro World Championship riders like Billy Bolt and Mani Lettenbichler have routinely raced the UK extreme races in past years, but it will be a first for Mario as he debuts his new set-up along with Francesc Moret (Rieju), who is also trading Spanish weather for Northern England in the winter...

Plews Tyres are a main sponsor to the British Extreme Enduro series and also the MR74 Racing Team – we hope they have packed their best tyres for mud.

Joining them on the start line will be last year’s winner Jack Price with the newly formed GASGAS UK-backed JSM Motorsport Team.

A heap of riders will be riding new Rieju machines this weekend including Moret, but also Radford Chugg who’s recently been super-subbing in the X-Grip Racing team in SuperEnduro.
Watch out also for recent Valleys Xtreme winner Henry Moorhouse, Jack Spencer who has form at this venue, British Extreme champ Dan Peace, dont mix-up Bert and Burts, plus the flying four-stroke of Dan Mundell.

Championship class entry list includes:

Bert Boam
Burts Crayston
Charlie Frost
Dan Peace
Elliot Milburn
Francesc Moret
Jack Spencer
Jack Price
Jason Balmer
Mario Roman
Matt Stuttard
Radford Chugg
Reece Gazzard
Richard Moorhouse
Dan Mundell

The Ballbreaker venue is a vast, open moorland with the focus point being a ravine, which runs through the centre. RAW Enduro have built a new spectator zone up the top of the hill with SuperEnduro-style obstacles.

Schedule: Saturday 24, gates open 10am for competitors only. Sunday 25, gates open 8am with the AM race from 9:30 and the main race from 1pm.

The event venue is signposted off the A679 next to the Indian restaurant (BB11 5QJ). Entry for spectators is £10 for adults and £5 for kids and OAPs (cash only).

More details: British Extreme Enduro Facebook Page 

Photo Credit: CIMA + JSM Motorsport