Canada Trials Reviews & Previews

The dates have now been confirmed for the WTC National Trials Championships. The Eastern Rounds will be held in Quebec on June 7/8, while the Western Rounds will go on June 28/29 in Revelstoke, British Columbia. - For more information, contact Outlaw Dave.

Happy New Year everyone. The Victoria Motorcycle Club will be hosting the Les Blow Trial (aka: the Hangover Trial) on February 9th at the club property on Happy Valley Road in Metchosin. There will be a poster on the VMC website soon. Riders in all classes are welcome. Mr. Tubesteak will likely be there to provide the usual culinary delights. I hope to see you there. Hugh Williams

Hi all. I realize that this is short notice, but...the Victoria Motorcycle Club is hosting an event on December 1st, 2013. The Rick Wells Trial will be taking place at the Happy Valley Road property. The poster should be up on the Victoria Motorcycle Club website. Riders in all classes are welcome. I hope to see you there. Hugh Williams

The Ady trial will be held this year at Scotch Creek BC ( Shuswap area) - email Outlaw Dave at - daverhodes@shaw.ca for details. - All proceeds go to the Cancer fund.

The WTC Canadian Trials Championship resumes this coming weekend in Vancouver BC, at the Ioco venue, on Saturday and Sunday July 20/21. To see the poster for the event and get more info:: click onto www.trialscanada.com

The Windsor Motorcycle club is hosting their annual M.O.T.A. Championship Trials Event in Wardsville, Ontario south of London July 13 & 14. This international two-day event will pay points for 2013 M.O.T.A championship. Come out and compete with riders from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Ontario. 3020 River Drive Wardsville, Ontario, CANADA July 13-14, 2013 No AMA or CMA required International Competition ALL M.O.T.A. CLASSES (visit motatrials.com) SIGN-UP 10:00 a.m. – sections open Youth trials 1 hr prior to event kdlkfjskljfskldjfkl Riders mtg Sat 11:45 a.m. Sun 10:45 a.m. Sections open Sat 12 noon Sun 11:00 a.m. ENTRY FEES Riders $10.00 Youth $5.0…

The Canadian Trials season has already started in Western Canada, with events on the West Coast, although most of the Country is still snow-bound. - This weekend will see the Reg Shanks Trial in Victoria on Vancouver Island, while the CPTA will hold their March Trial at Ioco.

The 3rd annual Ady Brown Memorial Trial will take place at Summerland BC next weekend November 10/11th - Although the date is late in the year because of other calendar changes due to Forest Fire Hazards, The long term foecast looks good, with no big snow storms predicted. - Adrian Brown, was a transplanted Cockney - who made friends with everybody he met in Western Canada, he was always full of fun, and enjoyed his Trials riding in the Okanagan Valley, Sadly he was diagnosed with cancer while on a visit to England back in 2001, and although he survived another nine years, living in the UK, and riding Trials with his buddies for some time, he finally passed away at the …

This weekend, july 14-15th, Rounds 1 & 2 of the 2012 WTC Canadian National Championship, in Morin Heights, Québec. Also on Friday a free trials school will be given at the same location, under the instructions of Paul Yvan Bélanger. If you need more info, check out the ataq website or let me know here. Hugo

The 25th running of the popular Outlaw Trial, will take place in Summerland,BC, on May 19/20 As usual, the vintage twin-shock bikes will go on Saturday, with the Modern on Sunday. The long distance (For Canada) event, will also feature a special Yamaha class on the Sunday, which will cater to all air-cooled TY models, plus a Saturday night kids Trial at the Campsite, with a class for the little electric machines.

Press Release September 8th 2011 We are pleased to announce that we will be running the Adrian Brown Memorial Trial, on Sunday October 9th (Thanksgiving) at Summerland BC The event will start from the usual location at 10am, and will feature a brand new loop, with interesting sections for all classes.

The first two rounds of the 2011 WTC Canadian Trials Championship, were held in Summerland BC this past weekend with 58 riders on Saturday and 48 on Sunday. - The long ( for Canada) loop and natural sections took points from all classes with Will Duggan winning the Champ Class on Day one ahead of John English and Thomas Cordner - Ex UK rider Steve Foord grabbed 4th after fixing a puncture and getting caught out by a late shower of rain that made the rocky sections very slippery. Sunday was another close battle at the top, with Thomas Cordner winning and Jon English another fine 2nd place, third on the day went to Kelowna rider Brandon Wince. - The next two rounds of the …

Wilson Craig is the new Canadian National Trials Champion and secures 1st seed on the 2012 Tdn Team. click here for results

The first two rounds of the WTC National Trials Series are now only two weeks away, in Summerland BC. Work has been going on for sometime preparing the course for the event, and pictures of some of the sections can be seen on the www.outlawtrials.com gallery - further details can be obtained by emailing - daverhodes@shaw.ca

Hi guys, Just a note that the 2011 season kicking off at Dave's place at Sparrow lake. Saturday April 23. Note this is Saturday, so you can still be back in time for the Easter bunny... flyer here: http://www.canmocycle.ca/flyers/sparrowlake.pdf Dave had hoped to lay out sections at a new spot near Huntsville but weather hasn't cooperated for him to be able to get in and cut trails and sections. The Huntsville spot is planned for the fall. ...Bob

Just a quick note to let all those interested know that there is a classic trial at IOCO on Sunday April 3rd. There will be 2 lines. A line for the more experienced riders and b line for the less experienced. So bring out your classic iron and enjoy a great day of trialing and trail riding. Hope to see you there. Please note modern bikes are welcome to ride the event also Steve Coates

The Vancouver Motorcycle Show started today January 20th, at the Tradex Center near Abbotsford BC. Trials fans can see all the latest bikes, and also a Trials demo on Saturday & Sunday. Mountain Motorcycle will have a big display as usual, showing all the latest Trials and Enduro bikes from Beta and Sherco. - Outlaw Dave will also be on hand on Saturday to help out, plus answer any questions on the upcoming May long weekend, WEC National Trial.

The Canada Pacific Trials Association (CPTA) is in the process of applying for a western Canadian Motorcycle Association (CMA) National trials championship two round weekend event. The planned dates are May 14 and 15th, with the planned location being Squamish, British Columbia. The CPTA has a working policy to support trials development in Canada, and the CMA, through its affiliation with the FIM, provides the link for riders whose goal is international competition. The CMA expert champion is automatically seeded to the Canadian Trials of Nations team, an event that brings together the best riders from all around the planet, to compete for their country. If succe…

The WEC Canadian Trials Championship locations have been finalized for 2011, with Rounds One & Two being held in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia in May, and Rounds Three & Four at a Ski Resort near Montreal(Quebec)in July. Further details will be posted in the New Year.

The 23rd running of the Famous Outlaw Trial will go next weekend Oct 9th and 10th. - The vintage Trial is on Saturday and the modern on Sunday The location is Summerland in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, and the Trial is sanctioned by the WEC. - an approx loop of 30km and 20 sections for the Experts ridden twice, gives the riders a great day out, and challenges for all, BUT the secret to the success of this event has always been sensible sections for all classes. We have sections named Avalanche Alley and Devil's Staircase, (the link to UK Trials is obvious,) but the main reason people keep coming back is because they enjoy the camp out, and the family type atmosphere,…