This past week has seen a spate of high profile incidents of unlawful and antisocial recreational MPV activity in the Tilberthwaite - Hodge Close - Coniston Coppermines valley area. They came to my notice via the local community social media pages and national park staff and volunteers.The first report was of a group of eight 'scrambling...
The day was bound to come when the lad thoroughly thrashed the dad; not just by a "lucky" mark or two, but by a hefty 20 marks and that was the situation on Sunday at the Bassenthwaite Club's Turner Trophy Trial held at Baggra Year near Caldbeck when Cameron Brice won the trial over the Hard...
This website is extremely fortunate to have Eric Kitchen as an enthusiast and supporter of this site as he is virtually the sole supplier of photographs used within the site and not only does he regularly send pictures following his attendance at a trial or the occasional scramble, as riders will know only too well, he...
Kicking off the 2023 season was the Cumberland County MCC with their New Year's Day Trial at Blaze Fell, High Hesket which attracted a fine entry of 58 riders.The harder clubman course was dominated by two riders who went clean round the four laps of 12 sections, Jamie Bingley and Steve Stamper - who was celebrating...
Taking a break from riding trials has obviously worked for electrician Anthony Brockbank as his winning ride was electrifying over the Clubman course in the Barrow Club's Boxing Day trial at the Old Railway Line, Torver.Brocky lost just four marks to finish with less than half the score of his three nearest rivals, Karl Ratcliffe, Danny...
We understand that some riders are having difficulty in finding out how to buy their licence for 2023. Well, thanks to the Ripon Club, they have put on-line a document that tells you clearly how to register and buy your licence. We have lifted it from their website without requesting to do so, but in these...
BY MIKE RAPLEYIt's not often that I write in this website from a personal perspective, but I think the time has come for me to make some pertinent observations and hopefully, riders who take part in Northern Centre events will be aware of what the current situation is. (See article above about how to renew your...
In addition to the message below which you may well have already seen, the Bassenthwaite Club who have the Turner Trial on January 8 at Baggra Yeat near Caldbeck are in exactly the same situation and will be taking entries on the day. There is no need to inform them in advance but please note that...
Two good reasons not to ride at Fell GreenNot unexpectedly, the Bootle Club has decided to cancel this coming Sunday's trial at Fell Green which would have been December 18.The week long frozen spell has left the ground totally solid and as such is definitely not suitable for holding a trial as the surface rapidly becomes...
A bitterly cold December day didn't stop the Cumberland County MCC from running their final trial of the year at Greenhead near Caldbeck, a place chilly even on the warmest of sunny days, so on a cold December morning, the club did well for the trial to go ahead and attract a small but determined entry.Over...