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This trial exacted its Revenge

For many years, there has never been any doubt that the Barrow Club's Revenge Trial is considered one of the Centre's more difficult trials - and the promotion on the first Sunday of October proved to be no different with 3 laps of 12 slippery sections over a long, very boggy moorland course ideal preparation for...

The Centre’s Champions – both Motocross and Trials

Frazer Clark - Adult Centre ChampionThe Northern Centre Motocross Championship season has now been completed and all those who have finished in the overall top three of each class have been calculated.NORTHERN CENTRE MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP 2022Automatics: 1 Bryan Wheldon, 2 Oliver Lee, 3 Paddy Lees.65s: 1 Brooklyn Tinker, 2 Vinnie Anderson, 3 Jenson BranneySmall wheel 85s:...

Grant-ed it was a toughie

Over recent weeks it's been said that recent trials through the summer have been too easy for many regulars, so the message went out to the gang of enthusiasts under the leadership of Malcolm Metcalfe to plot a harder version of the annual Grant Trial, organised for the Westmorland MC. And they did.On the third Sunday...

Our man Gaz gathers another S3 win

Whilst this website is primarily concerned with events in the Northern Centre, the Newcastle Club's Travers Trial which started from Allenheads in Northumberland does actually encroach into Cumbria in the top north eastern corner of the county and accounts for about half a mile of the 38 mile Travers course. So there's a good reason to...

All the mix through October

Autumn seems to have arrived with some chilly mornings and a bit of sunshine during the day, which heralds the return of what should be a busy trials season.As this is being written, it's the middle of September's third week which means the Grant Trial is the next event and that's a Westmorland Club promotion which...

A tie here, a tie there, a clean here, a clean there

At the late stage of any championship series it's often difficult to attract a decent entry, and the Sedbergh Club certainly  thought that the entry would be low for their ninth round of the Rockshocks Trials Championship which the club held at their popular Ghyll Farm venue on Sunday, September 18.But in the end they managed...

The season is upon us

All of a sudden we seem to have hit the beginning of the autumn/winter trials season with some major events coming up over the next few weeks.First up this coming weekend is the Sedbergh Club's Rockshock Championship round at Ghyll Farm and also the Newcastle Club's Travers Trial, the penultimate round of the S3 Championship series,...

More cash for good causes

The Lakes Grass Track Club have now been able to finalist the figures and are delighted to announce that the money collected from sponsors, donations and from the raffle held on the day of the club's Tommy Brady Memorial Trial has reached the fantastic total of £1487.00 which the club have made up to a round...

Tony Bingley

On the same day as the British nation lost their Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, the sport of motorcycling lost a veritable character and all round sportsman, Beetham born, Kentmere raised, Tony Bingley.Known throughout the trials world as ‘Bing’, he rode many Scottish Six Days Trials on Bultaco machinery. ‘Bing’ became good friends with Sid Lampkin and...

Make-a-Wish total tops 11 K

The Make-a-Wish charity that Nick Shield has been riding and organising events for following the passing of his wife Diane in January 2021 will benefit to the marvellous total of  £11553.00 with £1163.80 coming from the charity trial alone which was held under the auspices of the Barrow Club on Bank Holiday Monday.It was Diane's wish...