Mike Beausire, left, and Simon Cohu are competing in the Southern Supermoto UK Championship at the weekend. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 0604269)

TWO very different local bike riders are off to Wales this weekend to compete in the Southern Supermoto UK Championship.

Motocross rider Mike Beausire and Simon Cohu, who you are more likely to find careering around Vazon beach on his Jawa 500 slider as a sand racer, are joining forces to race in round six and seven of the series in Dale, Haverfordwest.

The discipline takes in on-road and off-road racing that has some jumps. ‘I’m really looking forward to it,’ said Beausire, 23. ‘It’s bit more of a challenge as you come off the dirt section onto tarmac and your tyres are dirty.’

Cohu, 25, came ninth in last month’s Sand Ace Championship. He competes in the UK regularly on the grass track circuit. He will race his Honda CRS this weekend. ‘It’s completely different and it should be good fun,’ he said about the championship.