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I'll be there with a friend and a bottle of Something.

Just caught the end of the highlights program on BBC and the bike made a brief apearance, which is the first time a trials bike has got on to the BBC since Kick Start. What next Wiggy and Danby at the Olimpics in London?

Like I said in the begining, my comments were meant to be constuctive and if L&M take notice of all the comments that come in they can use them to put on an even better show next year. On the subject of Observers this is my final comment. I have done the job for years and know how difficult it is, the riders don't help as they never seem to own up when the od dab takes place but throw a wobbly when they get a tough decision go against them. But for the top guys where a point really does mean prizes, surly a top observer recognised as such by all concerned who follows the circus around the world would improve the standards. The problems occur not when an observer misses somthing everyone knows you can't see eveything but the crowd will, it occurs when they misinterpret the rules and with due respect to them the riders and minders probably know those just as well if not better than they do. Anyway great couple of days, My ride of the day has to be Antonio Bou on lap1 section 5, REALY SHOWED COMMITMENT.

Felt sorry for Laia Sanz when complaining about getting a 2 when she clearly only dabbed once she was dismised with the usual brit abroad thing of shrug of the shoulders and a look of ****y foreigner and a girly to shouldn't even be allowed. It's a dificult job I know and consistancy is the key, Cricketers acept that umpires make a mistake every now and again. Some go for you some against, it ballances out in the end.

Section 12 was cancelled on lap 2 because it was to hard. every world rider fived it on lap 1 and I guess it was dificult to ease it.

I agree with everyone it was a great trial and these thoughts are meant as constructive critisism so that next years can be even better.

I can't belive it. I spent hours folding wire around a piece of scafold tube to make up our clubs markers. Now I find for

Without the exact date of berth for your boys it can only be asumed that the youngest will be a D class rider andd the 13 year old would ride as a B class. If you are a member of an ACU club up in the Cumbria area they should be able to provide you with a 2005 calender. Other motorcycling organisations are available however for AMCA I don't know.

You forget the most important wash of them all, ride gently through the biggest puddle you can find, better still a stream, then you leave most of the crudd at the trials venue. Then I agree with Dabster Washing powder at a concentration of 25% gives you that show room look. It also takes the skin off your hands!

First time writer but thought you should know I got my CD and book last week, but what I want to know is how many of you read whats in the thing. Every time I sign on at a trial the man behind the desk is always being bombarded with questions from riders who if they took the time would find the answers in the holy ACU bible