Canada Trials Reviews & Previews

Just to give everyone a heads up. The Canadian Pacific Trails Association (CPTA) will be having their next trial in Squamish B.C. at one of the riding areas of the Howe Sound Trials Riders Association. The ride will be on Aug 24th, 2008 with the sign-in at 9:00 am on the pegs at 10:00 am. Their will be two loops through the Crumpit Woods riding area, one for junior and intermediate the other for the advanced and experts, both featuring dirt, the occasional log and copious amounts of the famous Squamish granite. This is a points event so the normal trophys are on offer, but we also have a very generous group of supporters so we have a draw at the awards ceremony to give aw…

A little Canadian content from (event #2 we put on in Aug of this year) here in Nova Scotia... Enjoy 🙂

For the first time since maybe 1982, Trials competition returns to the middle of the Niagara Peninsula. Two days of trials on August 29 and August 30. Flyer at http://www.canmocycle.ca/flyers/pelham.pdf Map at http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&source=...038409&z=15

The Joe Brown Trial, the first round of the Outlaw Series, was held at the Shawnigan Lake venue, on Vancouver Island April 12/13th. The Vintage Trial on Saturday had 11 riders on a variety of twin-shock machines, with Steve Fracy winning the "A" line on his 300 Fantic. - Kevin Couves was the surprise winner of the "B" line on an Ossa MAR - this was Kevin's first time out after a 12 year lay-off. The Sunday event for modern bikes saw Will Duggan take the Expert Class win. Pictures can be seen by clicking onto www.outlawtrials.com -gallery.

It's now only two weeks until rounds one and two of the Canadian Championship Trial on Vancouver Island in Beautiful British Columbia. - The weather in BC is quite mild, and most riders have already got in lots of practice, except for the Eastern riders, and this includes current Champ Steve Foord who emigrated from the UK last year. Steve lives in Calgary. Alberta, and at the moment they are suffering with a spring snow storm. - The Shawnigan Lake area, where the Trial will be held, is a Trials rider's paradise , with tight trails, and lots of big moss covered rocks. The Clerk of the course for the event, is multi- time Canadian Champ, Steve Fracy, whose son Matt …

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…

We will be holding this Trial on Easter Saturday April 3rd near Vernon BC Canada to remember our old friend Adrian who passed away on January 2nd in London England after a long battle with cancer. Ady lived in Canada for a number of years, and was very well liked as a man with a big sense of humour.

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.

Recap - Round 1 Ohsweken in June - Expert Class - Jordan Szoke ON 1st, Jonathan English ON 2nd, Andrew Young ON 3rd Round 2 - Tweed - Excellent event, 48 riders, sections excellent for all classes, riders from BC, Quebec, Ontario. Big thanks to Dave Cordy and family. Expert Class - Will Duggan BC 1st, Jonathan English ON 2nd, Jordan Szoke ON 3rd. Round 3 - Arden - Another great event, 41 riders, sections were challenging, especially at the lower lines, rain held off for most of the day luckily, three loops of 10 sections. Thanks to Dave Southam and family. Will Duggan and Jordan Szoke were very close heading into the third loop. Will carded an excellent third loop for …

The final event of the Series took place in Stony Plain Alberta on the June 13.14 weekend Ex Graham Jarvis minder - Stephen Foord ( Sherco) continued his winning form, and took the Expert Class ahead of another new UK Import Jake Cook, who has only been in Canada for a few weeks. - Third went to local ace Chris Tronnes. - Craig (Taff) Parfitt - took the Advanced class on his Evo, - Jim Corkle won the Senior, while David Tronnes took the Inter class, and Robert Lutastik the Novice.

Just a note to those needing a riding fix this weekend; we at the CPTA are hosting our first competition of the year this weekend (Feb 21st) at the Ioco club property. The weather is promising to be perfect with three loops laid out for beginners, junior/intermediate, and advanced/experts. All riders are welcome, with sign-up at 9:30 am, riders meeting at 10:00 am, riding shortly after. Thanks to Paul Brodie and Ted McDowell for the hard work getting the event ready. Spencer Fitschen

Had a great time at the Windsor Motorcycle trials event this past weekend and was able to take a few video shots during a break and after I finished. The event was fantastic except for the Saharan Desert heat! Exclusive look at the Xisispa coming soon (spelling?????)

Alright folks, "let's get ready to rumbllllllllle"! Round 1 of the three round CMA Canadian National Championship series is less than two weeks away on Sunday June 13 in Ohsweken. All details in the www.trialsontario.ca schedule 2010 tab. Jordan Szoke will be defending his #1 plate and all indications are we could see a record number of riders... don't miss this one, Steel City throws a great event! cheers (don't forget, the 2010 CMA Canadian Champion is automatically seeded to the 2011 TDN team)

May 2 - Port Colborne Quarry - Ontario CMA Provincial Championship - Round 1 May 29/30 - Lions Head - Ontario CMA Provincial Championship - Round 2&3 June 13 - Oshweken - CMA Canadian National Championship - Round 1 Modern and Vintage cheers

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.

This weekend June 12/13 will see the second round of the Outlaw Series take place at Stony Plain Alberta. - This venue has some of the best terrain for Trials, including creek and mud sections. Vintage goes Saturday at 11am, Modern on Sunday at 10am There is camping available at the site, further details can be seen on the ATRA website.

There was a good turn out of riders from both Alberta and BC for the Trial on April 3rd, to remember Adrian Brown, who died in England last January. The full results can be seen on www.trialscanada.com and pictures on the gallery at www.outlawtrials.com

Ontario Provincial CMA round - Hills of Pelham is a go, this is a replacement for Parry Sound. check out trialsontario.ca for all the details. hope to see ya there... cheers

Rounds three and four of the WEC Canadian National Series go this weekend in Quebec. Wilson Craig from Vancouver won the first two events, but the battle in other classes is pretty tight - it really remains to be seen who makes the cross Canada trip to compete, Will Duggan and Devon Dargis from Vancouver Island are both up for the titles in the Champ and Expert classes, and will be in Quebec to battle it out with the Eastern riders.

It's that time, get ready for the CMA National Championships rounds 2&3 hosted by the ATA at Tweed and Arden Aug 21 & 22. 2010 #1 plate holder Jordan Szoke leads with Jonathan English 2nd and Andrew Young 3rd after the first round in Ohsweken. Overall Expert winner secures a spot on the 2011 Canadian TDN team. Other classes being decided are Advanced, Intermediate, Junior, +35. +45, +55, Classic and Vintage. Special thanks to Dave Cordy and Dave Southam for organizing. all information with flyers @ www.trialsontario.ca in the Schedule tab. see ya there cheers