June 29, 200620 yr You guys just don't know how lucky you are, or do you? From an outsiders point of view, it seems that the UK and other parts of the world are just loaded up with trials shops and online ordering galore! Plenty of clubs and mates to enjoy it with. Am I right or is it just the WWW that makes it look as such? Don't get me wrong, the clubs and people here are as guinuine and as good natured as you could ask for, there just seems to be more going on elsewhere. I guess the grass is always greener.....
June 29, 200620 yr You guys just don't know how lucky you are, or do you?From an outsiders point of view, it seems that the UK and other parts of the world are just loaded up with trials shops and online ordering galore! Plenty of clubs and mates to enjoy it with. Am I right or is it just the WWW that makes it look as such? Don't get me wrong, the clubs and people here are as guinuine and as good natured as you could ask for, there just seems to be more going on elsewhere. I guess the grass is always greener..... I would say the Trials community in the UK is pretty vibrant with lots going on with plenty of trials on every week around the country. Big trials like the SSDT & the SCOT are extremely popular and well supported and still viewed by the masses. With relation to the WWW effect, I think its starting to grow but lagging behind other sports with respect to online density. There are many good trials clubs that are not represented on the net as yet but that’s slowly changing.. .. This website supports clubs in publishing their content for free so that helps a lot However, there seems to be 2 camps of thought in this country.. One lot would like to keep it as it is and not let it get any bigger (because of trials being over subscribed in some events and waiting in queues is such a downer) .. and others who would like to see the sport become more mainstream with decent TV coverage etc.. As a motor sport, its pretty cheap to get involved in (although some specialist areas like pre-65 can be very expensive if the owners get a bit carried away ) So all in all , we don’t have it too bad..
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