Hi,

Does anybody know where you can go practicing around the North East, I am from consett so any where around there

Thanks for any help

Edited July 27, 200818 yr by hagan10

There are trials on satuarday,sunday and now a wedensday night. all the details are on the events colum on this site. you will be made most welcome, with three levels of sections to suit everyone. even if you are just starting. with most entrys costing

Thanks for the information.

Can you just turn up at a trial and pay your joining fee for that club that you are doing the trial for? Or if you join one club can you ride other club trials.

Thanks

Sort of,

Every trial in the North East Centre is run by a club affiliated to the NE ACU, and all of the trials you would enter are 'closed to centre'

This means that they are only open to members of clubs affiliated to the NE ACU.

So, join any club in the NE centre and you can ride any trial in the centre.

Members of clubs affiliated to other centres (eg Richmond or Guisborough which are affiliated to the Yorkshire centre) must join an NE club to ride.

The other thing you need is personal membership of the ACU. (membership form can be downloaded CLICK HERE)

To make things easy, the rules allow you to turn up at an event unknown, join the organising club at the event and get your ACU membership form stamped & signed (you need a photo), then ride the trial.

ACU membership is currently

depending on how far your willing to travel there's dalton wood's near croft or charltons near guisborough but i would agree with the other's you would benefit more going to a event and watching how others do it get talking to a couple of riders tell them your new to it they will give you advise and help you out. most of us are there just to enjoy it and are always willing to help out new starters.

Edited August 5, 200818 yr by wri5hty

GII. With reference to Warden Law, do you have any more information such as exactly where it is, how much to use? I cant seem to find it on google maps.

Also, do you know what its like? Difficulty wise? I need more practice before I embarrass myself publicly

Cheers

I've not actually been, but I hear good things about it, several organised training days for all abilities have been held there as well as people going to pay and ride.

Warden Law is near Houghton le Spring, There's a karting circuit there too. Postcode for Satnav / google maps is SR3 2PR

From the A1 take the A690 east towards Sunderland, through Houghton le Spring then turn right before the Reg Vardy garage, go to the end of the road, turn right at the tee junction, then take the first right.

From the A19 take the A690 west towards Durham, turn left before the Reg Vardy garage, go to the end of the road, turn right at the tee junction, then take the first right.

I can't emphasise enough that you should go to a few trials, 'specially Saturday ones to get an idea of what skill levels you need to enjoy yourself. If you went to Warden Law and watched Michael Phillipson practising on a massive step, you'd never start

Oh yeah, don't go practising on your own. Ever.

Thinking about it, the garage won't be Reg Vardy now it'll probably be Stratstone or Evans Halshaw

Thanks for that GII. I'll give it a look. I take your point on practicing alone though. Usually there are a few other riders about when I'm out.