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Where you come unstuck with the authorities is if you change the land. If you own somewhere that has natural trials terrain, then you can ride on it as much as you like. Change it, or charge people to ride on it, then it's just a matter of time before the bowler hats come knocking. I took down six old polythene tunnels (plastic green houses) that were no longer profitable, I leveled the ground and grassed it over. Nice, tidy and neat. Within a few months an official letter arrived, I had to make a retrospective planning application for 'change of use' from agricultural to grass land. The local planning dept can be extremely petty and pedantic over things a lot more acceptable than dirty great noisey motorcycles roaring around the countryside at high speed.

Makes perfect sense. To be honest, if by some chance I do find a bit of woodland that's interesting enough, it'll only be me and a few trusted friends who will play. I like woods to walk around and chill out in as well. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you are sure your trusted friends would never make a claim against you and no passing members of the public could ever be injured, then yes you would get away with it. Chances are that you would also get away without applying for change of use too. I actually own a number of pieces of agricultural land which doesn't earn me any (much) money, my problem is making it suitable for trials practice. As soon as I do this, I can guarantee someone will notify the local council. I would love to make it inot a trials practice park and charge riders a nominal fee to ride. But it really is a mine field if I do this fully above board. Let us know how you get on. I still haven't completely given up on the idea myself.

I had new '97, '98 & '99 Technos and they never let me down..... unlike the '04 Rev3. (Two stators in five trials.) I'll take a guess that it would be worth

Sorry to play devils advocate here, but another thing you need to consider is public liability insurance cover. If anyone else is going to ride on your land with your permission, even if they do not pay you, they may have a case to claim for any injuries which occur.

I agree. This is true for all motor sports.

Getting change of use planning permission is the hardest thing.

According to the ACU Sport Moto magazine, on page 19 Albert Cabestany is riding a HRD. Sorry if I'm missing the blindingly obvious, but what is a HRD? Also: Antoni Bou on Sherco. Graham Jarvis on Scorpa. Sam Connor on Scorpa. Is this correct, have the ACU got a scoop?

Look on the next page and see Martin Lampkin wearing a bobble hat! Now isn't that just the spitting image of Dougie?

In addition to the man made obstacles, there are traditional banks and trees and turns in the practice area. The Startford Club will be holding a club trial on the farm in June. And finally for now... a seesaw.

Three logs in a line

Oil drums

A fibreglass box of some kind

One of the big logs

Here's some photos taken this morning (29/05/06)at Top Farm near Broadway on the Cotswold Hills. Thanks to Alan and John for riding the obstacles.

Ohh my goodness, the ground was wet up there today, not suprising with all the rain we've had. I couldn't even get to the logs never mind ride over them. Hopefully I'll find someone with more skill than me to ride over them soon, then I will post some pictures.

That's the disadvantage of traveling to the IOM when the MGP road races are on. I raced for many years in the MGP and at the TT and cost for getting the team over the Island was always astronomical. And their response is: "If you don't like it, don't come!" Plain and simple... it's a rip off.

http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/index....pe=post&id=3431 I'll get more when I can.

Perhaps we should be doing more to encourage young riders into the sport, rather than thinking of the Top ones?

http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/index....pe=post&id=3435 This picture was taken at Top Farm. I will get some more of the BIG logs at the weekend and post them..... IF I can find anyone brave enough to ride overthem whilst I take the picture that is

The practice area is available any time by calling the owner Nick 01386 858191 Refreshments are available at weekends.

There are a few of us going to Top Farm near Broadway on Sunday for a practice session, it will cost

The Observers decision IS final and no-one can overturn that decision unless it concerns the mis-interpretation of the rules (ie if a stop merits a five or a one) If an observer says they saw two dabs then two is the score regardless of any official protests.

I suspect we've all questioned the decision of an Observer; and to some extent this is acceptable. I've had a 'five' for going the wrong way and only realised after I'd questioned the score. But once the observer explains the decision, then that is it. I'm sorry to say that it's often the top riders who show a bad example which 'us' mere mortals follow. If every WTC rider stopped at the end of their last lap and shook the observers hand and said thank you, you would soon see riders at club level doing the very same thing. Our observers are very precious and we should do everything we can to encourage them to continue.

I bet they are. Sorry for being a bit slow here, but why isn't he?

If you've bid, then you will be able to access the bidding history and find out why the liting has ended early.