Mini Enduro is the exciting new way to race Enduro on a mountain bike — three professionally timed stages, live results, and all the fun of racing without the pressure of the National Enduro series.
Mini Enduro is aimed at riders new to Enduro racing, with a Pro-Am category for more established racers who fancy a bit of fun. Every event has a minimum of 4 special stages, each with professional timing, and untimed transfers in between that don't count towards the overall standings. Special stages close at a specified time to keep the event on schedule, and time controls check riders in ready for their stage start — you'll be briefed on all of this at registration on the morning of the event.
All three stage times are added together, and the fastest cumulative total takes the win. Timing is live throughout the event, so you get instant results — exactly like our Mini Downhill races.
On the stages, if a faster rider is behind you, be polite and let them through; if you're the faster rider, give clear warning of which side you're passing on. Once you've overtaken, you can start ahead of that rider on the next stage too.
Forget dibbers and passive chips — we use Active Pro Transponders for cutting-edge accuracy. They give stage times to 1/100th of a second at speeds up to 150km/h and upload automatically, so live results are visible to anyone, anywhere, as the race happens.
Bikes: An all-mountain bike is ideal, but any mountain bike is welcome — hardtail, short travel, long travel, fat bike, 29", or e-bike/pedelec. Downhill bikes are allowed but not recommended given the riding between stages. Only one bike may be used per event, including transition stages, and you must start and finish on the same frame, forks and wheels. You may only practice on an e-MTB if you're racing on it.
E-bikes: Bikes competing in the e-bike class must comply with the current EU directive, including an assisted speed limit of 15.5mph (25km/h). Full details of the Pedelec rules are available at pedelecs.co.uk.
Equipment: A helmet conforming to technical regulation 8.6.1 must be worn during all race and transfer stages. Knee and elbow protectors are advisable. All riders must be self-sufficient, prepared for changeable weather, and able to make basic repairs on course.
Course markings: Stages are marked with signs, with tape where a specific line must be followed. If you leave the trail, you must re-enter at the same point and restore any tape you disturb. Cutting a stage will result in disqualification.
Timing: The race is timed using Active Pro Transponders — one is zip-tied to your fork leg and must not be removed or swapped with another competitor. Each rider gets a start time for every stage, with a minimum 20-second interval between riders (more on tighter tracks). There's a safety cut-off time for each stage, which will be advised with your start times.
Helping an injured rider: If you stop to assist, you may repeat the stage — but you must check out of the stage first, then ride back up under your own power. Mechanical failures don't qualify for a re-run. Retiring riders should return to the registration tent as soon as possible and follow marshals' instructions.
Ties: Your overall ranking is the sum of your stage times plus any penalties. In the unlikely event of a tie, the rider with the fastest final stage wins; if it's still tied, we'll use the count-back rule.
Refunds & transfers: Cancel with 29+ days' notice and you'll be refunded the entry fee minus a £10 admin charge per race, credited back to your original card within 28 days of written notice to chris@minienduro.tv. Cancel with 28 days' notice or less and there's no refund. Transfers to another event that year follow the same 29-day window and are not available inside 28 days; entries cannot be swapped to another rider. The race weekend is deemed to start at 15:00 on the Friday before, so all requests must reach us in writing by that deadline — we don't accept cancellations by phone, text or Facebook. These policies are final regardless of circumstances. Please include your full name, category and race in any request.
Force majeure: If Mini Enduro is prevented from delivering the event by anything outside our control — extreme weather, strikes, government action, acts of war or terrorism, transport disruption, or similar — we may cancel the event and are not liable for any resulting costs, including travel or accommodation, nor for refunding or transferring entry fees. It's your responsibility to confirm the race is going ahead before travelling; we'll do our best to keep you informed via Facebook, but can't guarantee we'll reach everyone.
Mini Enduro follows the UCI Rules for Mountain Bike Enduro.
Please note: rules may be changed depending on light and weather conditions on the day.