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Tom starts where he left off

Tom Swindlehurst continued his run of form with another Northern Centre Championship round win by taking victory in the Bassenthwaite Club's DK Laing trial held at Threlkeld on November 1.The trial was the opening round of the 2027 Northern Centre Trials Championship (a series which always runs from November through to October) and won by the...

DK Laing kicks off 2027 championship

It's the Bassenthwaite & District Motor Club's DK Laing trophy trial this coming Sunday, November 1 and is the firstround of the 2027 Northern Centre championship. All adult solo classes and youth A&B are catered for and although this is multi lap trial it is still a good ride and distance round.There will be three courses...

Tie at the top in the Holmes Trial

Storm Beolo put a stop to the Westmorland Club running the John Holmes Trial at Lindale on Saturday October 24 so the club moved the trial back a day to Sunday but the combined circumstances resulted in a small entry for this trial which was primarily aimed at twinshock machines with just 16 riders attending.However, with...

Holmes Trial NOW ON SUNDAY at 12 noon

NOW ON SUNDAY, October 25 with 12 noon start due to expected bad weather on Saturday With the John Holmes Trial on Saturday, October 24, the Westmorland Club come to the end of their 2026 events with the trial held at Lindale on the club's own land with a start time of 1.30pmAs is usually the case,...

Joe heads our Scott stars

Last Saturday's Scott Trial once again attracted a near full house entry and with late entries and a number of non-starters taken into account, 183 riders took to the start line where former Prime Minister and local MP Richie Sunak flagged all the riders off at 20 second intervals. There were 92 confirmed finishers within the...

Brownrigg hosts Scots visitors

Forty-three riders cleared the frost from their windscreens  to drive to Brownrigg Fell near Plumpton on Sunday October 18 for the Dixie Dee trial by the Cumberland County MCC . Wrapped up for the cold the riders soon abandoned their extra clothes after lap 1 as the sun shone and showed views this excellent all weather venue...

Better late than never

As I was away on holiday when the Lakes GTRC held their final trial of the year at Redscar, the results never featured on my Facebook feed whilst I was away and I have only now been able to find them and they can be viewed, together with the final D3 Championship standings from the results...

Major diversion hits Scott Trial fans

If you are planning to attend the Scott Trial this weekend, by warned that Clapgate Bridge, along the road from Marske village to Feldom Lane, where the Scott starts, is totally closed. That stretch of road has no vehicular access at all, not just for cars and vans but also motorcycles and bicycles.This means that to...

Locals take Lakes spoils

It was a successful two days for local riders in last weekend's Lakes MTA, Lakes Two Day Trial which celebrated its 50th anniversary having first been held in 1976.Richard Gaskell finished the Clubman course as the winner with the loss of 27 marks with Jack Dixon second on 36 and father Stephen third - riding a...

Add the Dixie Dee to your weekend

There's a good chance that quite a number of riders and followers will have been to the Scott Trial on Saturday, October 17th which is generally a busy day for all, no matter whether they are riders, observers, marshals or just spectators. But if any Scott Trial attendee is still looking for some sport the following day,...