Eric Kitchen's pictures are now in the Gallery.There are two essentials when organising a charity trial, 1) that you attract an entry as large as possible (more riders, more entry fees, more money for the raffle); and 2) that the trial is easy so that riders go home, happy without any moans, because easy trials don't...
Bank Holiday Monday is the day when all trials riders within a sensible distance of High Newton, between Lindale and Newby Bridge, should be out to take part in and support the Barrow Club's Diane Shield Memorial Trial, a great trial for the charity "Make -a-wish Foundation" which was Diane's favourite good cause and one she...
Fresh from riding in Westmorland's evening trial four days earlier, Peter Clibburn and Andrew Scott renewed their rivalry when both took part in the Cumberland County Club's Frank Smith Easy Series trial at Brownrigg Fell on August 17.With a clean sheet, Scott had won the evening trial by Westmorland, with Clibburn second on one, but the...
The resurrected Inter Centre Team Trial took place over the weekend of August 16/17 with the Northern Centre entering teams in all the available classes. The trials were at the Bob McGregor Trials Academy, Dunlop near Kilmarnock, a disused quarry with most of the sections manufactured from the quarry rockery.It was the youth class on Saturday...
The third and final trial in the Westmorland Club's series of Wednesday evening events attracted a decent entry of 39 riders to High Newton on August 13 where the riders found a collection of ten easy sections over the bone dry rockery that features at this hilltop venue.After four laps, only one rider had managed to...
Wednesday, August 13, 6.30pm is the place to be for the third and final trial of the Westmorland Club's evening series.It will be at the top of the hill out of High Newton, between Lindale and Newby Bridge, and will be flagged from the main road and there's a pub in the village for after trial...
The next Lakes Grass Track Racing Club trial will be held on Sunday 31st August, for a 10.30 start, over 3 routes, Hard, Clubman and Easy . All entries taken on the day, Venue not confirmed yet but near Kendal to be announced nearer the date. Championship points are still up for grabs ! Observers most welcome.Date...
If ever there was a bike suited to a rider, then Mark Barrow on a 250 Beta looks to be an ideal combination. For many years the self-employed electrician was always a rider on a Gas Gas, but some months ago he made the change to a Beta and found that it simply suits him "down...
The third evening trial of the Westmorland Club’s summer series of Wednesday events which all start at 6.30pm, returns to the open hillside above High Newton village which has previously been used for an evening trial two years ago and which has also hosted sections in the club’s Milnthorpe trial of 2024.Being an open location makes...
PICTURES FROM ERIC KITCHEN IN THE GALLERYWhen the Bootle club use Po House for a Northern Centre Championship round, it's likely to be a challenging trial and that was exactly the situation for the Presidents Trial where the scores over the four laps of ten sections were generally high.The seven riders on the hard course certainly...