A disappointing entry of just 15 riders attended the recent Bootle trial at Fell Green which could throw into doubt the whole future of trials by the Bootle Club that has not been well supported for some events.Despite the low entry, those who rode reported that it was successful trial won over the hard course by...
Westmorland Motor Club members were sad to hear of the death of Mick Fallows last week at the age of 90. Officiating at many WMC events, Mick was particularly associated with the Barbon Hillclimb where he was the starter for many years.Mick rode motorcycles from a very early age, developing his skills whilst in the army...
The ACU have just announced that from January 1, 2027 it will be compulsory for ALL youth riders to wear back protectors when taking part in ACU sanctioned trials.Prior to January 1, the use of back protectors by youth riders is recommended....
Last Sunday, the Kitchen family and invited guests met at the Newby Bridge Hotel to celebrate the 70th wedding anniversary of this amazing couple Eric and Ellen Kitchen, who need no introduction to those who see this announcement.The couple were married on June 22, 1956 at Galgate near Lancaster and their fantastic achievement was celebrated with ...
It's time for a bit of an update what with July rapidly approaching, not to mention the last weekend of June.Starting at the earliest, on Saturday, June 27 the Westmorland Club have the famous Percy Duff Barbon Hill Climb at Barbon of course where there is an excellent entry of rapid hillclimbers on a wide variety...
Take a huge expanse of some of the best trialing countryside in the north, add in some fantastic warm and sunny conditions, plan a two day course and attract nearly 70 riders on classic bikes plus a few oldies on less ancient machinery and you have the best offering possible - that's what Cumberland County MCC...
Just three days after running a Sunday trial, Lakes GTRC ran the first round of their Wednesday evening series at Holmscales, attracting an excellent entry of 49 riders.The two class winners over the Clubman and Easy Clubman courses were the same two riders who had won just seven days earlier at Westmorland's first evening round, the...
Despite there being at least three other trials that would affect the entry, Lakes GTRC did well to attract almost 40 riders to their 5th round of the Triple D club championship held at High Borrowbridge off the northbound A6 where the slippery stream and muddy banks took marks from all the riders.Darren Brice won the...
The first of three planned evening trials by the Westmorland Club took place on June 10 at High Bracken Fold Farm, where just 27 riders rode four laps of ten slippery sections.Joel Hazlett proved to be the winner of the Clubman class, losing just a single mark over the rock steps of section 8 where Ike...
When a trials club elects to take entries on the day rather than go through the tedious procedure of organising on-line entries (or heaven forbid, entries by post) the possible downside is that the club never knows until the morning of the trial how many riders there will be.The Barrow Club considered that an entry of...