Richard Gaskell from Keswick, undoubtedly one of the best trials riders in Cumbria for the past 25 years, has been contesting the National S3 Parts Over 40 Championship with resounding success.After six of the planned eight rounds, Gaskell comfortably leads the championship with 89 points, whilst his closest rival, Phil Wiffen has 76 points. Gaskell's 89...
PICTURES BY ERIC KITCHEN IN THE GALLERYThere was a tie at the top of the Clubman class at the Barrow club's Henry Trial, held at the Old Railway Line, Torver, with Pete Clibburn (lead picture) and Martin Jackson finishing the four laps of ten sections each on four marks lost. Peter Clibburn had more cleans than...
The Westmorland Club have reluctantly decided to postpone the club's Grant Trial, scheduled for July 20, a Northern Centre Championship round due to a clash of dates with the Reeth Three Day Trial. The Northern Centre dates are always planned in September, long before other clubs and centres put out their dates, but unfortunately, the Richmond...
Cumberland County MCC have their Velocette Cup Trial on Sunday 27th July which will be at the popular and excellent veenue of Raughton Ghyll, Fellside, Caldbeck, Cumbria CA7 8HA, where the What 3 Words location is : study.cups.deckingThis will be a multi-class Club trial which will be all off road over a five mile lap of three...
The ACU Inter Centre Team Trial (ICTT) has been reinstated for 2025 having lapsed for a number of years.This is an event in which every ACU Centre is invited to nominate riders to take part. In the past it was just a team of adult riders, generally four with a riding reserve and a team of...
It's July 1, the morning this is being written, and it looks like it will be a busy month for sport in Cumbria. Of course, the calendar page is where to confirm event details as known at the time the calendar was created or modified from information received. But here's a little bit more detail.Beginning on...
Having been away for a full week, it hasn't been possible to catch up on much action whilst absent, however, the only event of note has been Cumberland County's centenary two day trial which appears to have been very popular and went off well at this marvellous venue despite some shocking weather overnight.It's quite likely that...
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Two sections, the fourth through some mud and then over tree roots and section ten, a drop down a bank to a fairly tight turn then climb back up over a polished slab and some slippery roots were the two testing sections in the first Wednesday evening trial held by the Westmorland Club this year.Four laps...
In the world of Northern Centre trials, just about everybody knew Tommy Brady. He passed away following a short illness some five years ago, but his name and reputation lives on via the Lakes GTRC, who each year hold a charity trial in his name.The legendary Tommy Brady taken by Eric Kitchen in the Grant Trial...