OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL
KTM expands its successful Adventure Rally series with a British event, at the Sweet Lamb complex in Wales
CRESTING THE LAST hill on the way up to the Sweet Lamb Motorsport Complex reveals some seriously satisfying sights shimmering in the summer sun. The paddock looks impressive, crammed full with everything needed for a great off-road biking weekend. It’s KTM UK’S first three-day Adventure Rally event for its adventure bike customers. There are loads of the orange dual-purpose machines and their riders sampling various challenges and plenty of staff in attendance, keeping it all under control. Together with several
trucks, awnings, 70 tents and all the associated sounds and smells, it’s a small community with a very big atmosphere. I’m really excited to be joining the party.
There’s lots to take in. Just under 70 guests have arrived to be part of it all, having made the trip on their own KTM adventure bikes of varying sizes. Most are from the UK but a few have travelled from Belgium, Germany and Finland. There’s even some who’ve come from Sardinia where they enjoyed the European Adventure Rally just a couple of weeks earlier. It’s been a near-2000-mile ride for them but they’ve got the bug and want to sample another one of KTM’S increasingly popular specialist events.
It looks like it’s going to be well worth the trip. Everyone has the chance to get some expert off-road riding tuition from an experienced team including exceptionally talented extreme enduro champions Chris Birch and Paul Bolton. Spending time with them helps the visitors learn new skills. They can then immediately put those to