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Bassenthwaite’s evening starter is definite

Bassenthwaite need to confirm that their scheduled evening trial on July 5 will definitely be held at the popular Glenridding venue where the format will be the regular four laps of ten sections.Start time is 6pm and observers will be welcomed. The club regrets having to cancel their first evening trial of the year due to...

Carl mugs Roundthwaite win

Roundthwaite was the venue for the Lakes GTRC trial on Father's Day where a disappointingly small entry of 30 riders tackled five laps of the ten sections in very warm and muggy conditions.Carl Batty was on top form, losing just two marks to win the clubman class by a single dab from Simon Brice whilst of...

MBE Honour for Emma

When the King's birthday honours list was announced at the end of last week, motorcycle sport enthusiasts were delighted to learn that Emma Bristow had been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in recognition of her services to motor sports and women in sport.Just in case anybody reading this is unaware...

Ben wins the Generation game

Trying out a new category of classes rather than the regular Hard, Green, Clubman, Over 40 etc, was always going to be a risky format, but that's what the Westmorland Club did on Saturday, June 17 when they categorised the event solely into machine age groups.Unfortunately only 24 riders entered and took part but the majority...

Final call for the Generations Trial

The sections have been plotted for SATURDAY’S Generation Trial by Westmorland MC at their own land at Lindale on June 17, an event that is trying a new format of classes: Bikes built before 1980, Bikes built between 1981 and 1990; Bikes built between 1991 and 2000; Bikes built between 2001 and 2010, Bikes built after...

High temperatures bring out the Barrow boys

Riding a trials bike in the UK in near 30 degree (Celcius) temperatures is not for the feint-hearted, but 42 riders decided to do just that at the Barrow Club's Henry trial on June 11 at the popular Old Railway Line, Torver venue, used for anything from a Boxing Day club trial to a Trial GB...

Barbon entries now open

Westmorland MC is claimed as Cumbria and the ACU Northern Centre's premier club, running a number of trials, two classic scrambles and the famous Percy Duff Memorial Barbon Speed Hill Climb every year, which takes place on SATURDAY, July 22.And entries for the hill climb are now being accepted from 9pm on Saturday, June 10 through...

Latest news for Joining The Generation Game

LATEST UPDATE There is now a CHANGE OF VENUE for the Westmorland Club's Generations Trial on SATURDAY, June 17 which will now be held at the club's own land at Lindale which will be flagged from Lindale village just off the A590 Levens to Barrow road. Unfortunately the land at Holme Farm, Middleton, which has traditionally been the...

First Bassenthwaite evening trial is no-go

Due to a variety of reasons, the Bassenthwaite Club are not able to run the planned first Wednesday evening trial, originally scheduled for June 7, but hope to run on both July 5 and August 2.It has also just been announced that the Sedbergh Normandale Trial on June 4 has also been cancelled due to insufficient...

lakes best in the sunshine

Combine a Bank Holiday Monday with a beautiful Spring day in the Lake District and you have the formula for a perfect motorcycle trial - and that's what the Lakes Grasstrack Racing Club provided on the final Monday of May at Redscar when they promoted their GS Motorcycles sponsored round on the hilly course near Crook.Having...