October 18, 20187 yr Grattarola came down from TrialGP and is staying to defend his Championship. Green comes in as 125 Champ, but if Gandola's experience is a guide, it's going to be a learning year for Billy. Martyn and Marcelli's chance again to rise to the top for the Championship and I'm guessing for Fuji's spot on Team HRC, when he decides to retire.
November 1, 20187 yr I see the latest news is that Toby is staying in Trial2 for 2019, on a factory Beta.
November 1, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, neils on wheels said: I see the latest news is that Toby is staying in Trial2 for 2019, on a factory Beta. That is a shame, as he was really bossing the 4T MontesaHonda Can't blame him for taking a factory ride though, maybe Honda have definitely missed a trick Edited November 1, 20187 yr by johnnyboxer
November 1, 20187 yr Indeed, it will be interesting to see if Toby can be Trial2 champion on a 250 2T against the 300 4T Monts
November 1, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, neils on wheels said: Indeed, it will be interesting to see if Toby can be Trial2 champion on a 250 2T against the 300 4T Monts Unless he rides the Beta 300 4T
November 1, 20187 yr Why not! Jan Peters goes pretty well on it. Maybe Beta will use it as a chance to promote the 4 stroke, maybe sling a few custom parts at it. I doubt it, but it would be neat to see a 4 stroke out there other than a Montesa.
November 2, 20187 yr Not shocked that he would go for a full Factory Beta ride, from the RG Trial support team. As I mentioned above, Marcelli or Martyn rising up to eventually fill Fuji's shoes.... I'm guessing a Spanish rider is looking better than a Brit, to Repsol Honda? Toby a good fit with Beta, as Dibs is there and he will get super support in the BTC and other home events from John Lampkin/Beta UK. You never Beta might surprise us with Toby on a 300 4T?
November 2, 20187 yr Author Toby is the best prospect for a while, but it smacks of lack of ambition to stay trial 2, sorry.
November 2, 20187 yr Author 5 hours ago, nhuskys said: Not shocked that he would go for a full Factory Beta ride, from the RG Trial support team. As I mentioned above, Marcelli or Martyn rising up to eventually fill Fuji's shoes.... I'm guessing a Spanish rider is looking better than a Brit, to Repsol Honda? Toby a good fit with Beta, as Dibs is there and he will get super support in the BTC and other home events from John Lampkin/Beta UK. You never Beta might surprise us with Toby on a 300 4T? full factory isnt RG
November 2, 20187 yr On 26/09/2018 at 10:41 PM, oni nou said: I agree but the rules are all over the place... Lineway knows what you can and cannot do, he has observed at World trials in the USA and that video that the FIM had made to show what was acceptable and what was not is out of date......the problem is that they still refer to the rules as non stop and that is clearly not the case, it needs to be updated to non stop with stop allowed ....their interpretation of the word stop is different to a dictionary definition so it is pointless trying to understand the marking system .When a bike can have 1 wheel stopped yet the other can be considered to be making progress its time to enjoy the sheer madness of it all and accept that the results mean nothing. By that rule then if a competitor locks either the front or rear wheel they have officially by the rules ...stopped...even though the machine is still moving. ????♂️
November 2, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, nigel dabster said: Toby is the best prospect for a while, but it smacks of lack of ambition to stay trial 2, sorry. I think it's brilliant. He gets a factory ride, he aims to win the title this time around (presumably on a 2t), and he lets Bou, Raga, Dabill, etc get a year closer to retirement before he moves to GP. Since he looks about 14 years old to me, I'm guessing he's still not even 20. There's zero reason to rush, given that it's basically guaranteed that within the next 4 years Raga and Fuji will both have retired, and Bou will be nearing the end of his career. It'll leave a big gap, and coming off a T2 title and a couple journeymen years in GP I think he'll have timed things perfectly. Edited November 2, 20187 yr by heffergm
November 2, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, nigel dabster said: Toby is the best prospect for a while, but it smacks of lack of ambition to stay trial 2, sorry. I agree, but I wonder how much is down to Beta wanting a good showing in the Trial2 championship? He has a two year deal, so I imagine the plan will be to move up to TrialGP in 2020.
November 2, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, nigel dabster said: full factory isnt RG Maybe my American English failed me? In Yank talk.... Full Factory Team implies riding for the actual Manufacturer's team, not a private team which may receive some consideration and support from the manufacturer. Rudy Geiser's RG Trial is a private team running Honda/Montesa bikes and pretty sure they have some official Honda support.
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