As the spiritual home of Yeadon Guiseley District Motorcycle Club, Dob Park proved to be the most successful venue yet in the third round of the Oset Cup.
Twelve riders competed across five taped-out sections which were designed to test rider ability, with minimal parental involvement. Each section offered an easy and hard route to ensure all levels of competency were catered for. It meant even 6 year old, George Dunn from Harrogate, who has only been riding a month, was able to manage the sections unassisted.
A series of firsts for the Yeadon Guiseley Oset Cup saw Round 3 welcome its first female rider, 6 year old Taylor Crossland, three sets of siblings and five new riders.
Mike Hinch, president of Yeadon Guiseley DMC, said: “The E-Class championship is going from strength to strength. We are delighted to be the first club in the country to encourage the youngest riders to take up the sport by working with Oset Bikes to put on a series of trials designed specifically to challenge the youngsters without pushing them too far, too fast.
“This championship is helping the boys and girls develop their riding skills whilst being safe and fun. And, by running the events at noon, it means they won’t be intimidated by potentially 100+ adults on full size trials bike whizzing past them as they’re all finished by the time the adult trial starts.
For anybody looking on, it’s clear to see a strong family-ethos running through the event as mums with babies, dads and grandparents all cheered each of the riders on and offered lots of encouragement.
The trial was observed by Andy Kelley from Kelley Carbon, who presented the Rider of the Day award to Dominic Horne, 5 for showing the most improvement since the previous round. Clearly the upgrade to the 36v superbike paid off with this award and second overall.
All of the new entrants received competitors medals provided by Oset bikes. A close contest saw first place go to Joshua McParland, 6 from Silsden on 11 marks, followed by Dominic Horne, 5 from Baildon on 13 and third went to Callum Fowler, 4 from Leyburn with 14.
Barry Huskinson from Oset Bikes, commented: “It’s great to see rider confidence developing at such a fantastic rate. The youngsters are upgrading their machines through 12.5” to 24v 16” machine and then the 36v version as their ability and control come together to make them more capable riders.”
The next round of the Yeadon Guiseley Oset Cup is due to take place at Emmotts Farm, Howden Road, Silsden, BD20 0LT on Saturday 11 June with a 12 o’clock start.
Anyone interested in more information or taking part should contact David Horne on 07717 705791 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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