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[Lewis_GasGas]

I know it was a few weeks or more back but theres a vid on the site now and its pretty good and shows how tough it actually is..Hells Gate

Vids on the right hand side of page.

[MarkBriggs1]

Agreed. Made me sore just watching it. Cool " Lord of the Rings" soundtrack too!

[S.E.Lucas]

I'd love to have a go at that. Looks like it'd be a heap of fun

[daggs888]

Ultimate respect to the boys who can finish this event..... makes the scott look like a mess about on the rocks (in fitness terms) ..... I see jarvis done ok !! ... got a trials but still fancy the o'l enduro to up the pulse a bit

[KSV]

Surely you could win that on a trials bike?

[neonsurge]

From what I understand, a couple of Italian guys DID enter on trials bikes but didn't get through the 3-hour qualifying race. A trials iron would be great on the ultra-gnarly bits but they'd get totally blown away on the more open sections.

The 2-stroke factory KTM that Knighter rides is specially prepared for events such as Hell's Gate (softened suspension, power valve regulator etc.) to make the performance more like that of a trials bike and don't forget that in addition to being the current world enduro champ, he's also an ex-British expert class trials champion! That's got to be pretty much the perfect combination of machine setup and rider experience for these "extreme" events.

Having said that, trials ability obviously counts for a lot - Mr G. Jarvis, 4th in his first(?) international enduro? That's amazing. It'd be sad to see him disappear from world-class trials competition but trials' loss would undoubtedly be enduro's gain. Go Graham!

[goffracing]

are selling video of Hell Gate ? thats one i would really like to watch that and the romaniacs enduro if i could find that video i would get them for sure.

[overthehill]

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awesome vid, gotta be meaner than pushing a trials bike!!!