Andy

Agree with you there. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

If you were a kid in the 80's in the UK - whether you were into Trials or not (and I wasn't at the time - I didn't get involved with the sport till, I think, 1990 and even then it was circumstances and not a personal decision that got me into it) Kickstart was compulsive viewing. It was prime-time kids TV and everybody watched it. I've not mentioned this before, but I can see from the website stats what people type into search engines in order to find their way to this site. Kickstart, Kickstart BBC, Junior Kickstart etc appear every month near the top of the list. That shows the influence the show had on people.

PSST. No it doesn't. It's the day after tomorrow. If it's tomorrow, I'm in big trouble!

You forgot "Easier to shift than a Discovery"

I wasn't that taken with the current one either when they first came out, but I had a good look at a black one with the Prodrive Performance Pack in the showroom when mine was in for a service and it's definitely grown on me - but would have to be in black. Roll on July

With Rally Decals Front Back Fair bit of speculation as to whether this is genuine or not. Not taken with the hatchback look myself.

We've been here before many, many times. You get the Gas Gas riders telling you to buy a Gasser You get the Beta riders telling you to buy a Beta You get the Montesa riders telling you to buy a Montesa (see where this is going yet?) The advice is always to try them all and see what suits you best.

You have

Text talk on forums is just sheer bloody laziness. You have a full QWERTY keyboard in front of you and unlimited message length. There's no reason for it.

If I spot something off-topic (like posted in General when it clearly should be in a bike forum or UK or whatever) I'll move it and, sometimes, if I have the time, post a reply saying it's been moved to the correct forum. It's a good guide to the poster to take more care over where they post without insulting them. The moderators will move it, but rarely post any kind of message saying they've done so, but might PM the user telling them where to find their topic. Flaming for being in the wrong forum is not something I've seen - unless I'm missing something! I would, however, actively encourage the flaming of any muppet using text talk

A Wiki is a website or part of a website that is a collaborative effort where anyone can contribute to make information available online to the masses. Best example is wikipedia

Spotted them and isn't that a certain Rapley bloke crouching to take the pic? Look at all those poofs in their hats and coats and the Jock in short sleeves.

Nah, but every time he posts "U" instead of "you" I'll delete his posts. No text talk. TC rules. He'll learn

Silly Neil. No text talk - them's the rules. tsk tsk tsk.

Ahhh - EBay. Don't use it myself and never would. Was actually on a car forum last night that bans links to EBay items for sale. Not a bad idea, IMO.

Right - you got your off-topic forum. Please try and keep the other one for on-topic Trials stuff - if stuff in there wanders off topic it'll be moved here. This is the place for the lighter-hearted side such as the tale about Ringo, the gimp mask, the ostrich feather and the large tub of axle grease Normal forum rules apply and if Arnie's buddy starts on the NATC, I wanna know. Have a nice day

Dougie P: I'd agree that the search functionality is on the weak side. It's the only thing about this forum package I'm not totally satisfied with. There is a new version out which I've got installed on my test site, but not had a chance to fully investigate yet. Hopefully it will be improved in that. Neonsurge: The Wiki is installed. Again, I've just not had time to familiarise myself with it or customise it. You have PM on that. Scorpa3: I found a mod for the forums that allows FAQ functionality, but it would be either Wiki or FAQ - no point in having both. I'd prefer to give the Wiki a try first if people are prepared to contribute to it. It offer a far wider range of possibilities. As for the general standard in the forums, I think it's spot on. I post on some that make me cringe with some of the bollocks people spout and as for the amount of people that use text talk on forums - drives me bloody mad! Take them out and shoot them for being too stupid to own a computer, IMO

Totally agree. Not much more I can say.

I'm probably going to go with "The Muppet Show". It seems apt

Reasons don't matter - the fact he did makes it open season at any possible opportunity

Nice reply that probably sums up a lot of the questions raised - and thanks for the compliments.

I think the forthcoming addition of Mr. Rapley to the site will prompt a few out of the woodwork!

Yup. Last clip in this article

No - just a shot across the bows.

We don't pick up on everything and don't have time to keep tabs on all that goes on so your help in a bit of policing would be appreciated. If a certain individual says a single bad word about the NATC or Wiltz Wagner on these forums please click the "Report" button below the post to bring it to our attention. I did mention an alternative forum for you guys for some of the more crazy stuff you talk about that tends to go WAY off topic....cough....ringo....cough as there was a fair bit of light-hearted banter in the forum that shall not be mentioned If you want it speak up, but it won't bear anyone's name and the same will apply as mentioned above. A few names were suggested - Bingo's Bull was ruled out. The Looney Bin is probably a bit un-PC these days, despite being totally appropriate! I liked Cabin No. 5 but it won't mean much to many (though that may be a good thing as curiosity gets the better of people and they need to find out!)