A bitterly cold day and with many sections either frozen or rocks covered in ice failed to deter 56 riders from entering the Bassenthwaite Club's Turner Trophy Trial at Baggra Yeat near Caldbeck on the first Sunday of January, however the day did result in 17 of the riders retiring, mostly due to the difficult conditions...
Pictures in the Gallery from IAN ABBOT Yet again, Cumberland County attracted a healthy entry for their New Year's Day Trial at Nord Vue where Stuart Gaskell went clean to win the Adult Clubman course from Scottish rider Ross McCullough on a TLR Honda with local Carlisle rider Richard Fisher in third.The entry was split almost 50/50...
The Bassenthwaite Club's Turner Trial is a Northern Centre championship round, at Baggra Yeat, the start is flagged off B5299 between Uldale and Caldbeck the nearest postcode is CA71HN with Hard, Easy and Green courses for all adult solos plus youth A&B. Start time is 10.30amObservers required with bikes if possible due to remoteness of sections...
As promised in one of my recent posts, the Northern Centre list of dates has now been updated with no amendments necessary from the hand outs that have been available at recent trials.If you haven't yet picked up a dates handout whilst at the Bassenthwaite, Bootle or Barrow trial held in December, they will be available...
Both the Clubman course and the easier Black course enjoyed a level of severity appropriate for the riders in the Barrow Club's annual Boxing Day "Fun" trial, but judging by the scores, it was a tough day for the riders on the harder course, many of whom were expecting a less arduous day as they digested...
Entries into the Bootle club's trials have been disappointingly low for much of the past year, but for their "Fun" trial on December 21 some 52 riders arrived and signed on, a great improvement over recent trials and as such the club were delighted with the turn out to this far western venue.Only three riders took...
Just as we approach Christmas, here's wishing everybody who visits this site a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.Talking about the New Year, it could be a busy few weeks for trials riders in Cumbria and surrounding counties with events scheduled for every weekend at least until the middle of April.The calendar available on...
Cumberland County MCC New Years day trialThursday 1st jan 2026Nord Vue Farm, Armathwaite, Carlisle, CumbriaFlagged from the A6 at High HesketWhat Three Words ///televise.sorters.passionAdult Solo plus Youth A & B ClassesTwo Courses : Clubman and EasyGreat all weather venue - Not affected by flooding (as long as the roads are ok)good parking in quarryFour laps of...
Tom Swindlehurst had what is arguably his best result as a trials rider when he won the Ripon Club's Kirkby Christmas Trial on December 13.Losing just 11 marks, 8 on the first lap and 3 on the second lap of 18 sections, he took the scalps of some very classy riders including former World Championship campaigner...
The Greenhead Trial by Cumberland County MCC, scheduled for Sunday, December 14 has been cancelled due to the current state of the land and because of the scheduled bad weather this weekend....