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Web Site www.pegasustrials.tripod.com has a map link. Good venue and they normally have 3 routes with good rideable sections

Does yours have the full width front hub or a single sided one? Full width is earlier Montesa (81-83) single side is HRC/Montesa (84-) Early models had an aluminium tank covered by the fibreglass tank/set unit, later ones had a one piece f/glass tank and seat. Thats all I can tell you from the two bikes and spare engine I have kicking around.............

If the event on 17/2 is half as good as the event held a couple of years ago by Katy Sunter at this venue it will be a brilliant. Last time around it was a really good opportunity for everyone from new riders to the girls and ladies doing the British Championship to learn from some experts, and have a fun day as well. Get there, you will have a good time...........

Earl Shilton Trials Club in Leicestershire have the option for club members to practice at the clubs own venue. See www.estc.co.uk for details.

If you go on the Mansfield Maun website www.mansfieldmauntrials.co.uk look under events, entry forms, training day 17/2/07 you will get the entry form which needs to be sent to Linda before the day so that she can ensure they have the right level of coaches available. If it's half as good as last time it will still be brilliant, not only do the girls/ladies develop but it is great to see everyone getting so much encouragement and enjoyment. Get there,

Anyone changed a Montesa 200 Cota from Amal to something else? if so what and what jets etc? many thanks, Gary,

I am rebuilding a 84 Cota 200 and am having some carburation woes. Talking to a friend he pointed out that I am using a modern synthetic oil at 50:1 which means the fuel is less viscous than the standard jetting was set for back in the 80's at 25:1. Has anyone esle experience of changing to modern oils at a higher ratio and what jetting changes did you need to make to compensate? many thanks, Gary,

Earl Shilton Trials Club have a ground which members can practice at just of the M6/M69 www.estc.co.uk

Do any of you know if there is a good trials dealer in Bologna (Italy), I am here for a few day's and would be interested to take a look, thanks,

Take a look at www.estc.co.uk they have a ground at Earl Shilton open to members for practice

Alan, the Earl Shilton Trials Club recently went through the traumers of purchasing a piece of land. If you want some advice on what not to do we will be happy to help. Good luck with your bid.......

Would it be possible to separate a new forum into topics? (In the same way as the current message board gets lodged under a heading when it is filed away). That way John could start the forum with the topics he and the committee feel are the most pressing (so for instance if the feeling from the guys doing the work is that there is a need to solicit input on "minders at trials" then this would be the topic heading). Anything that was not directly related to a topic could be binned in "anything else" which would be the area for John and the team to look for new topics they wish to consider when the established ones are closed out. If we don't have some discipline the forum will just grow and grow to a point where John and the team cannot handle the plethora of issues and then everyone will start the "nothing gets fixed" discussion all over again. The guy's at the ACU have an impossible task, on this sort of "open question site" there are 40 or 50 people posting items about what they are or are not doing at headquarters but we could not get 10-15 people to the forum to make it work. If the idea is to use Trials Central to provide that opportunity to help shape the future of the sport then the contributors have got to work with John and his team, not against them.

Using the Steve C. logic why would Emma Bristow not be given a ride in the ladies? Maria is very rarely seen on a trials bike and obviously has her sporting heart elsewhere. Emma is up and coming and if she had ridden Ladies National rather than A class this year would have been third to Becky and Donna on a number of occasions. What a chance for her to learn..........

Sounds good, thought of everything..........what about the weather!

AS, given the ACU ruleing last year that minders are not allowed on bikes at Youth and ladies rounds, and the recommendation from the T+C Committee for the courses for these event to be "sensible" is a 3 mile lap a good idea?

www.estc.co.uk for the Earl Shilton club in Leicestershire, 12 trials a year plus practice ground for members.

Sorry AS, there was no intent to say that you were in anyway not sure what you are doing, just pointing out that the gap between the top girls and ladies and the bottom end of the score sheet in the championship classes was very difficult for organisers to cater for. I guess for me it is all about getting the message across that with the two championship routes and your third route it is intended to give every female who can get hold of and ride a trials bike a chance to have a great day out.

My daughters and I (both are entered for the IOW) have been reading this with interest. A couple of points as nothing more than thought starters really, 1) Having an all girls/ladies event is "special" and I think most of the females enjoy being at an event where the riding is the focal point, not the fact that they are "different" 2) There is a much larger pool of boys/men to draw from when a club runs a youth/British championship and so it is a lot easier to get 75-100 riders of a similar standard, and what the heck if someone comes along and finds it to tough and dosen't come back, it won't make any real difference. 3) In each championship class of the ladies rounds there are 2/3 riders at the top of the game who as Katy say's above want it to be a real challenge, but at the other end the trial needs to not frighten off the other girls/ladies as there are not enough to take their place, a very difficult situation for the course plotters. Could the solution be in the third class as put on by the IOW and planned for the second round at Lincoln. It has certanly worked in the last couple of years for Surrey who have managed to get nearly as many female riders on this route as they have on the main routes, and some have gone on the following year to have a go at the main event. The IOW have got this third route but I think it needs to be pushed as a real part of the event not just in the footnotes, it is a bit late now for the IOW and we just hope this years experience will not put them off but make them more determined in the future to make a success of the ladies event, however Lincoln still has a chance to focus on the "support class" and sell the idea of being part of a special day for the ladies to all the girls/ladies who have not entered the IOW event because they feel the championship routes would be a stretch to far. As Katy said this is the grass routes and this is where we need to encourage next years championship riders from, at her training event last year she managed to attract nearly 50 riders so there are plenty available... Just some thoughts!!!!!!!!

See the Earl Shilton report on this site from Sunday, Hans was back on a GT and riding in the cold in the UK.

Do any of you Rev3 experts change the spring in your carb? I have a 02 200 which is about 3 times as heavy as the spring in my daughters 125 GG pro. Is it likely that someone has changed the spring or are they all like this? If you change them where do I get one and what do I need? Thanks guy's,

Bennetts have seen me right on Gas Gas 125cc bikes (as in the British Superbike sponsors)

John, looking at the file that was posted I counted 7 Ladies rounds (inc Cheadle) but at the bottom it only shows 6 (not inc Cheadle). Is Cheadle a Ladies round or a stand alone Ladies trial? Thanks,