We've extended the nomination process for the XCracer awards...so please use the forum topic to get your nominations in by the 15th.

We'll be running a photo award too and our top 3 snappers Joolze Dymond, Rob Crayton and Luke Webber have submitted 3 of their favourite bits of work which will be unveiled very soon. Also news on an exclusive very limited 2009 XC wall calendar to fill your Christmas stockings.

This weekend it's the Gorrick Seniors Champs...more news at http://www.gorrick.com

It looks like plans for the 2009 British Mountain Bike Series are now pretty well sorted...details next week...hopefully.

D2D report is now in from Nadine Spearing and Joolze has provided the front page pic from the event...lots of nervous looking riders.

A big thanks to Jack Peterson at Numplumz who has developed a new Race Diary with some improvements (harder to hijack for spam for one!) and crucially an organisers upload option so a chance for all you race/enduro organisers out there to promote your event to our 50,000 monthly visitors.

As you can see the Midlands Champs was busy. The pic is supplied by Rob Crayton who has a gallery at http://www.robcrayton.co.uk. We'll have a report and overall series standings soon, round results are up at http://www.timelaps.co.uk.

Twentyfour12 was sunny, dry and dusty. Official photos are at http://www.robcrayton.co.uk who took 3500 pics. Joolze also has a gallery at http://www.joolzedymond.com. Results are are now live, Exposure Lights King and Queen of the Night are Martyn Brookes and Mel Spath..congratulations. First VFTP now live. There is a mini movie now at the Twentyfour12 site.

The sun also shone on National Champs. Congratulations to Liam Killeen and Jenny Copnall your 2008 Senior National Champions and David Fletcher and Amy Hunt your under 23 champs. Wins also for Nina Davies, Sam Gardner, Kenta Gallagher, Ruby Miller, Debbie Burton, Ian Wright, Hugo Robinson, Bethany Crumpton, Annie Last, Hamish Creber, Mark Chadbourne and Victor Barnett....National Champions, all of them. Luke Webber's Champs report is now live.

Midlands Round 3 this weekend and we have a preview of the race...entries are available on the day.