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Not sure where it's being held but I have a feeling it's Warwick or Leamington. If you go, can I be your pit crew. I like being on the winning team

Excellent turn out, three routes, eleven sections all observed and beautiful weather. Makes all the effort worth while. A big thanks to all those who turned out to ride and the all the peopel who volunteered to observe.... we turned three observers away, I could have run three laps if 14 which would have been nice. Maybe next year. The final championship positions have still to be worked out but I will post them as soon as they are available. For the full results click HERE Check out the karting evening that Mick Chapman is organising. You as good on a tea tray with wheels as you are on the Mont Addict?

But one day, even Doug will be on the way home from a far away event where he's finished 4th or 5th and think to himself. "I've had enough of this, sooner or later I'm going to get hurt and I don't bounce like I used to. Enough is enough." Go on Doug, give it another year, I'd love to see you get the 100th win, but do it because you want to.

Thanks for that Just. Not exactly sure what the issue is with the cattle, but Top Farm will be providing their usual breakfast sdervice at Saintbury, so we should find out in the morning.

The Stratford-Upon-Avon Club have been forced to move the venue for our trial on Sunday 19th October due to problems with the cattle at Top Farm. The new location will be Saintbury Quarry. The trial will still follow exactly the same format as originally planned, with three routes and ten sections, it will be signposted from the A44 at the top of Fish Hill near Broadway Worcs. Sorry for the last minute change. Pete Clerk of the Course.

You will get lots of people telling you which bike is best and often it just depends on what they ride at the moment. All modern trials bikes are pretty reliable, all have some minor points that let them down. My best suggestion is to see if you can get a ride on one or two different types of machine, then once you have an idea of what you like, then come back on to the forum and ask about specific models. You will probably get much better advice this way. As for Scorpa's, they certainly make nice clubmen machines, the build quality is good to excellent, but they are a little heavier then the oposition. The carb is a pain to get off and clean and they have a tendancy to split the centre silencer which then needs to be welded up. 4t or 2t, only you can decide that one by having a go on both. Sorry that I've been a bit vague, but I hope this helps. Pete

Got it (after about an hour of searching). Try HERE :-)

Yep I remember the discussion, talk about stretching the imaginary straight line!. The section went something like this.

If we as observers strictly gave a one for stopping and a five for bouncing sideways whilst stationary, the rules we have would be fine. Riders would simply pivot around a good long dab to make a turn and take the one. The problem is (and I'm guilty of this) many of us tend to overlook a bit of bouncing and the odd short pause. Then once riders realise that they can get away with a little manouvering, it soon becomes the norm. As Addict said, it simply wasn't working, so we may aswell allow it and just have two choices of rules. I'd be happy with full non stop for all, but as that isn't going to happen (unless the FIM chose non stop) then having the choice is the next best thing.

"A 5 for only 4 hops to the side" in fact you should get a five for just one stationary hop to the side, so the person you mention could be a lot tougher than they are being! And that sums up the problem that we all face almost every trial. The current rules are rarely used correctly, even by peopel who do/think they do know them. (Which is just what Mick was saying.)

At least this means that there will only now be two sets of rules instead of three! And afterall lets be honest, how often do you see an observer give a 'one' for stopping, or a 'two' for a stationary dab, never mind a 'five' for a stationary bounce?

Not quite sure what you a mean, just what has the ACU done to ruin all trials?

I use the light weight stuff, but it wouldn't last too long left out in the open over night on a windy moor. For one day trials in a sheltered wood (as ours always seem to be) try HERE

Which were available late 2000 - Silver tank with blue stripe.

Only if the person's 17th birthday is the 1st of January (or after). See TSR 1, B

Correct. John Collins confirmed this in a post last year (I'll see if I can find it when I have time) a 17 year old can ride as a Youth on a 125 until the last day of the year in which he is 17. However, a 16 year old can ride as an adult from his 16th birthday and therefore use any size machine. But remember, everyone who is under 18 will need a completed parent or guardian form, irrespective of what class they ride in.

We run a round of the Sammy Miller championship and would welcome a Long Ride in the trail bike class. Remember, the trail bike championship was dropped (for some reason) a few years back, so the trail bikes are merely a 'ride for fun' class anyway. Some events don't encourage trail bikes at all, but we are perfectly happy to take their entry fee if they wish to come along and ride in a traditional road trial. You will need to give the specific organiser a call to confirm. Incidentally, for our recent round of the Trail Bike championship (a different series to the Miller one) the ACU told us not to allow Long Rides (and TLR Honda's) in as Trail bikes. Again, we were happy to allow them in the trial on a 'no award' basis.

Congratulations to Julian Page who won the OK Supreme LDT wiht no marks lost and the fastest special test time. Best Over 350 was won by Neil Ludlow on his XR400 who only dropped two. Full results HERE

There were a couple of T Rides going well in the OK Supreme LDT on Sunday.

After years of owning Beta's I had two stators go in five trials. To Lampkins credit, they changed both FOC, but it did put me off buying another REV3. Have you tried to claim for a replacement as the bike is only eight months old?

Whilst I wish this was the case, this would mean that the SSDT, the Manx and all classic trials would have to be run under FIM rules. The only way we are ever going to see one set of rules is if the FIM go full non stop, the ACU have little say in what the FIM decide and, they have been proven in the past to change their minds at the drop of a hat anyway.

Pump the tyre up and brush on a watery solution of washing up liquid. You will soon see if it is leaking from the spokes, the rim, the valve or if it has a puncture.

I don't think being able to stop or not is the problem here. It's the issue of one sport having three different sets of rules. The FIM have a free reign to cop and change as it suits them, the ACU are left to pick up the pieces and try to do what is best for the UK. So we end up with three sets of rules, no wonder observing decisions are being questioned. How many trials enthusiasts can honestly observe or ride (or even spectate) when it's so complicated?

I wonder if people who are currently 'all for' adopting FIM rules to help our youth riders progress, would be so keen if the FIM were to adopt full non stop rules all of a sudden?

As long as you're not behind a long queue of riders all taking forever to hop through a section which makes you late I suppose?