i have to admit the ACU site is better than it was
the idea of the clubs getting their own page doesn't entirely appeal to me - i mean i don't keep my club's one up to date - it just say go to http://www.sidcupmotorcycleclub.co.uk/
IMHO the clubs that are interested enough to have made the effort to edit their page have got a simple website somewhere.
for club level (ie centre and below) your normally scraping the barrel for volunteers and it would be very hard to get them to be trained or anything
I'm mean I've picked up observing as I've gone along and some of the above is enlightening reading !
while ishy's idea is nice, the practicalities are unrealistic for the sport at this stage
while from a riders point of view observer differences are frustrating it seams very hard to change when we are struggling for volunteers.
also the constant changing of rule (or even if the rule change took place some time ago) confuses people (and so does observing a pre-67 one month then modern the next )
a lot of info on the south western scene can be found on the "chat and help forum" here - its mainly an enduro site but has sub forums for all sorts inc trials - people down that way should be able to put you on track
TMX is also a good bet but the very beginner events may not be advertised - your probable best off phoning one of the centre contacts to find out about trials in that centre if you get no joy with the above website
Suzuki and doing any more joint projects with Kawasaki after the 250f, they didn't get on too well and the 450f is being developed seperatley..........
as some one from the world of organising big MX's its intresting......
IMHO the "professionals"have pushing the sport to fast - while well never be back to the days of everyone going round in transits, driving themselves and doing the work themselves a certain realism need to come to the sport - we don't need to bring the sport to a "world class" (or whatever base) but we need to bring the sport to the best terrain, and then work around taking the facilities there. to do this the organisers need to be making money to re-invest to create these facilities.
weather there are trials clubs in the UK that can ever do anything that big is another question but hopefully such moves will bring it nearer
thanks very much everyone (i've been MIA on holiday for the last week), go to pick it up this weekend for the ACU awards dinner (very posh ). Haven't seen TMX yet but im told they used my avatar.
IIRC he is a tax exile in the isle of man ...... don't bother me where a rider rides, in mx riders either do GP or AMA series - dosen't effect their nationality or who they ride for in the MXDN
i say bodgeing as if you wanted to medievaced back stateside you'ld have to pay.......
being some one involved (in a minor way) with mxtrax.co.uk let me put it like this
i seriously doubt any of you are doing this properly .....
is there a legal document that would stand up in court that absolves the owners of all responsibility upon injury in their property
yes and no - you need insurance (3rd part IIRC) to ride off road (as its still a public place under the road traffic act) AND the land owner (or promoter) needs public liability insurance. ie there is no such thing as a waiver saying "i won't sue". the real issue is the 3rd party cover against any one (walkers, etc) else rather than the riders as such.
ie you need to be paying *a* number per day that doesn't just go to the landowners back pocket
if you wanted to do it *properly* then perhaps
a) we (my club) just got a letter from ACU for official ACU practise event rates - there is a number for trials (haven't got it to hand) - anyway you could set up a club / use a club and run practise events - legally you'ld be covered...... etc, etc - you get the idea
you go to an insurance company such as Marsh and ask for their trials rates - similar to the above
- however realistically trials riders anoy few people, hurt even less so it impractical to go after such expensive / complex options as above
any questions fire away - we deal with this all the time on mxtrax with people wanting to set up mx practise tracks
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we did propose some time ago when Geoff Wilson was there - that they get people to renew on their birthdays - hence spreading load
lot of good ideas never got in .......
rabie