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Never tried it myself but imagine the trouble getting observers to do it right. Also trials like the Scott the ssdt and the multi day events manage fine with the marking they have so are we to have 3 systems? Wouldn't gate trials put people off rather than encourage to try the sport?

Martin will tell you what its like!

I don't mind either way as it happens, but think if in this country everyone has one set of rules some large minority will be unhappy enough to give up and thats the worry. we need everyone to stay in the sport and add to it. Without a doubt there are some trials that need no stop, but to think that this change would suddenly be the panacea to all our woes is misguided.

325 with a pursang barrel who would be man enough for that beast (?)!!!

Remember what happened when the Sherco 4t was launched my guess is that the gasser ain't ready and without r & d

Great idea, take this years engine which is reliable and powerful yet light, soften it a bit use the new frame for an economy sherco/scorpa for 2010. Knock em out for 2999 and they are onto a winner.?

And maybe some of the trick sections will be replaced and the series will focus on the riders it is aimed at. The one round I rode in 09 was spoilt a little by hoppers. Is this an argument again for one for a stop?

No it was time limits in the section not applied.

I think you have hit the nail on the head, and is why the margin just hasn't been there for Scorpa as the sales have always been less than the other makes. Try to think what the conversation would be like to get Yamaha to tool up to produce a non-current motor, and what numbers they would want to be ordered for a big corporation to make it worth there while to set up? This is why the Sherco has been successful as all parts are made in small batches and put together in house.

Try to use tyre soap as fairy liquid will stay there and help the tyre off should it deflate. tyre soap (you can always get a bit from your local tyre place) seems to disappear(?).

Is the first section that close to the start? An old tyre or a run in one is always softer, but I wouldn't take the edge off a new one to do it. If you had a beader then you could turn the tyre on saturday evening if you were keen!

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Definately but the price isn't right.

are you in the uk?

He lives near you posts on here as subira.

Speak to Jamie he lives just down the road from you.

Well done to katy for wearing Sherco lycra on the X factor show and getting through the first stage!!!!!!!!!!!

So its the severity thats wrong then?

Perhaps we are both jumping the gun and maybe the fim are too. Its only a few years since the youth junior pro steps have been set up and maybe a few more would come through in the next few years?

I don't know who you are or what your standard is, but if you could ride the junior class as a guest would you?

The factories are not "throwing money at it" at the moment. Gas Gas have Adam, montesa through Honda/repsol tony laia and Fuji, beta Doug and jeroni sherco cabby. I am guessing all the others have importer funding. The trucks are all old, the gas gas one is ten years old the beta one i'm not sure about mont one is from the road racing team I think, sherco is again a few years old and not massive. Minders and mechanics well I doubt its too much. In fact the only casualty on the wtc front has been Scorpa, which wasn't massive in any case. So from going on what happened this year, it is sustainable at this level or more would have disappeared from events. Much more important is the credibility of the championships which needs more entrants. Is no stop the answer? Is section severity the answer? Why have 4 or 5 french hopefuls quit? Why has Shaun morris gone? how long can Oliveras cary on? What happened to Gibert from spain? Are these riders going to come back/would have carried on if it goes no stop?

It was to do with a planning appeal for a decking and hot tub area

one flew over mk at 13.00 hours today, really low maybe 500 feet.