Brad king

2009 GG enduro team. from L to R ; Brad King, Steve Plain, John Shirt, Gareth Hopkins, Ashley Wood.

Name = Bradley king

DOB 13,6,89

HOBBIES; Trials, motox, cycling, training.

Bike; K4 GASGAS UK EC 250 2 STROKE.         

Personal history = I live in Dorchester, Dorset and am 17 years old. I started ridding on a pw50 at the age of 4 and competed in my first competition at the age of 9 on a ty80 at a trial. I turned to Motox in 2003 on a kx85 and moved to a 125 in 2005.

My first enduro's were at the end of 2005 and I quickly moved from clubman to expert and then championship class at local races. So for 2006 I decided to go for the British enduro championship in the clubman class. After a good year on my Kawasaki kx125 I moved to the expert class in 2007 on a gasgas ec125. That year was ruined by a foot injury but I came back strong and was close to achieving my goal of the British expert championship in 2008. In 2008 I also competed in the world enduro championship in Wales and the last round of the European championship in Holland. 

For 2009 I joined the new gasgasuk enduro team and made the big move up to the championship/pro class. I was also part of the British under 23 team for the European championship (uem). The aim was to score as much points as possible in the British and European championship in my first year at the top level of enduro's.

 

Achievements;

 

2009;       

• Picked as part of the under 23 British enduro training squad with assistance towards the European championship.
• Picked as reserve for the British team at the international six days enduro (ISDE)  in Portugal also chosen to ride for the southern counties team at the same event.
• 10^th in the E2 British enduro championship class (BEC)
• 11^th in the Great Britain cross country championship pro class. (GBXC)
• 13^th Hungarian round of the European enduro championship class.
• Year cut short by back injury sustained at rd3 of European champs.

 

2008;

• 3^rd place British expert E2 class championship.
• 4^th place British expert enduro class championship.
• 2^nd place in 3 rounds of the British expert enduro championship.
• 1^st place E2 in two rounds of the BEC series.
• 2^nd at rd1 of the GBXC expert series.
• 1^st at rounds 2&3 of the xmoor series. 2^nd at rd1.
• 2^nd at the first two rounds of the southern counties series (scec)

 

2007;

• 44^th out of 1200 riders at Weston beach race.
• A broken foot in June ruled me out for most of my first year in the British experts.

 

2006;

• 1^st  place at Rhayader round of the BEC clubman class.
• 2^nd clubman e1 class in British enduro championship.
• 3^rd clubman class in British enduro championship inc missing a round due to being to young to ride  on the road
• 1^st place at many local races in the clubman and then expert class. In 2006 alone I progressed from clubman to championship class at local events.

 

Pre 2006; many local motocross and trial wins at local level in preparation for my transition to enduro in 2006 at the age of 16.

Achievements;

 

2009;       

• Picked as part of the under 23 British enduro training squad with assistance towards the European championship.
• Picked as reserve for the British team at the international six days enduro (ISDE)  in Portugal also chosen to ride for the southern counties team at the same event.
• 10^th in the E2 British enduro championship class (BEC)
• 11^th in the Great Britain cross country championship pro class. (GBXC)
• 13^th Hungarian round of the European enduro championship class.
• Year cut short by back injury sustained at rd3 of European champs.

 

2008;

• 3^rd place British expert E2 class championship.
• 4^th place British expert enduro class championship.
• 2^nd place in 3 rounds of the British expert enduro championship.
• 1^st place E2 in two rounds of the BEC series.
• 2^nd at rd1 of the GBXC expert series.
• 1^st at rounds 2&3 of the xmoor series. 2^nd at rd1.
• 2^nd at the first two rounds of the southern counties series (scec)

 

2007;

• 44^th out of 1200 riders at Weston beach race.
• A broken foot in June ruled me out for most of my first year in the British experts.

 

2006;

• 1^st  place at Rhayader round of the BEC clubman class.
• 2^nd clubman e1 class in British enduro championship.
• 3^rd clubman class in British enduro championship inc missing a round due to being to young to ride  on the road
• 1^st place at many local races in the clubman and then expert class. In 2006 alone I progressed from clubman to championship class at local events.

 

Pre 2006; many local motocross and trial wins at local level in preparation for my transition to enduro in 2006 at the age of 16.