Andy

Thanks for your kind words

I was confused after I got an email from Barry Robinson advising it had been cancelled and went to edit the calendar to reflect the changes. The email didn't indicate it wasn't a scoring round so I was looking for a Youth A&B Champsionship round entry, but couldn't find one. I sussed it eventually, but it wasn't clear. I had the published ACU calendar for 2006 and input all the events from that to the new Trials Central events calendar at the time I set it up. It wasn't detailed info and I had to guess a lot, but it got the main events in the calendar. I think, moving forward and working with the ACU and guys like John Collins we can sort out the confusion and move from publishing "vague" event information to getting things pretty much spot-on. This is a new thing and it does rely very much on the Clubs involved. Some have given me updates to National/Championship events I've posted to the Calendar, most haven't. That's something I need to sort out. One thing that is going to change is Clubs promoting events on the Calendar and then providing zero results or post-event articles on Trials Central. I don't see why they should be allowed to use Trials Central resources to promote their events and give nothing back.

No probs. It works by these lowlife scumbags having "bots". These bots are little programs that trawl the Net looking for installations of the particular package that is behind the Classifieds. When they find one, emails are automatically generated and sent to the sellers in the hope they'll get a bite. Unfortunately there's nothing I can do to stop it and is why there is a clear warning in red when posting an advert explaining that fraudsters target the system.

We had this conversation a while ago, but I can't find the thread. They were trying this device out at the Belgian World Round last year. The cost of this, or any other electronic device, would probably be prohibitive for most Clubs though.

I'd add a certain hairdresser from Bury to that list...

Further information. I'll be there to cover this. This is thanks to a little agreement that should take me to as many of the Youth Champ rounds this year as I can fit in. More on it later, but I'll be there Sunday.

For just over

Not me, but I wish it had been!

This hasn't been forgotten about. I'm talking to three different suppliers at present regarding prizes. Personally I liked the one where it was just parts of riders (a nose, a helmet, a mouth etc) and you had to identify them. Nobody got that one totally correct) After much to-ing and fro-ing until I got a design I was happy with (thanks to Vinnie and Ian for putting up with my fussiness!), the sticker artwork was approved and the order placed. They'll be through in around two weeks at which point I'll contact all supporters for their addresses.

"Do you want to supersize your Big Mac meal?"

I looked at the title and thought "That's a bit strong" then read the post and agree with every word you say. Do feel free to name and shame.

Moved from "World Championship Chat" - unless you know something we don't!

I've been stood up. They obviously couldn't keep their hands off each other

It was only available to UK readers, but basically it was a Text Message Results service for the World Championships. i.e. results to your mobile phone.

I'm with Ishy on this one. It's great for the sport, but just doesn't float my boat. I'd rather freeze my nuts off on a hillside photographing a "real" trial than be warm in Sheffield. I only do Sheffield because a) it's easy to cover and b ) it's a good social event - meeting up with folk at the start of the new year etc. I'd probably have gone to Belfast again tonight if Octagon hadn't messed the dates about, but again most of that would have been because it's easy to get to and the social side.

It's not real. Just an online trading game.

What's that all about then?

Dougie's image is his copyright. Any use of it requires permission. I know it won't be a problem, but like to do things right.

Can't answer your question, but might take a trip down to that. Went in 2004 and got wetter than I've got at any Trial, ever (including the Scottish!)

We had a go on them at the US World Round (yes, I WAS on a bike!) Great little bikes

There are several threads on the subject here

If you can sort a lift up there with a rider then I'm happy to give you a lift round. Only HL and Cam have been in the Trials Central Scooby

I have sought the permission of the gay one

Spammer!