Andy

Trials has received pretty good TV publicity in recent years on Men & Motors. A one hour slot from each Indoor and Outdoor round. I really can't see that continuing under no-stop rules. You can't polish a turd.

My take, having attended a sh**load of world rounds over the years, on front page

I've added a Poll to the front page of TC. Drop by and give us your thoughts...

Agree totally. I left BTC at Addingham after 4 hours as it was so boring.

I think there's couple of TY80's on the TC Classifieds at the mo. Sure I've had notifications of a couple being posted recently.

Can, unfortunately, happen to anybody. TC's been done a few times over the years. It's a constant battle to plug holes

Switched this back on as it's made no discernible difference

Still not a fraction of what Bou's costs...

Copied from front page article: Following an operation earlier this week, Police officers from Greater Manchester Police recovered seven Off-Road motorbikes. One bike a Beta machine was quickly identified as a stolen bike from the Leeds area of West Yorkshire, the other machines were then examined and attempts to locate owners made. The bikes recovered were as follows , 3 Gas Gas Trials Bikes ( 2 have had their identification numbers removed) 1 Kawasaki KX 80 , 1 Honda CRF 450 , 1 Zongchen Quad bike. Police Officers from Greater Manchester Police Off Road Unit have examined the bikes and they have listed a number of parts on each bike that is not factory fitted. It is hoped that any potential owner would be able to name several of these additions that would help prove ownership ( pictures of owners on bikes would help ). It is not known where in the UK these bikes were originally stolen from, but it is hoped that they can be reunited with their owners. If you, or anyone you know, has had a Gas Gas Trials bike stolen and not subsequently recovered then please contact Jonathan Griffiths, Specialist Operations at Greater Manchester Police on 0161 856 6497 or email Jonathan.Griffiths AT gmp.police.uk

Where are you located?

Another scammer has appeared contacting sellers on TRIALSADS using same trick as previous one - work offshore/abroad and wants to use a third party. Be aware.

FUBAR

Sorted

Absolutely not a problem if there is demand. Anyone else think this would be a useful (and used) addition?

General Anthony McAuliffe. What do I win? Nuts?

TC Supporters should no longer see these, but normal forum members now will.

Damn. It's not working the way it's supposed to. Have switched off for registered members, but non-supporters till I get it sorted out.

The facility was removed as part of my investigations into the intermittent speed problems. I could see a high number of database inserts being created by the Reputation system which includes the "Like" functionality so disabled it. Once I get to the bottom of the speed problems I'll switch it back on.

Front page now

There's loads of them. A very funny read to while away a bit of time http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B000KKNQBK

For those who don't read the front page, looks like it's all kicking off. Allegedly Shirty altered a section which cost Michael a five and the championship title. Shirty denies it - report here Malcolm Rathmell steps in and says he was, indeed, cheating - report here

The front page of Trialsads was updated on Friday to carry a warning following several reports of this individual trying to scam users, but these attempts are a common occurrence and there is little I can do to stop them. This is one of the contact emails: Full Name: Marvin John Email Address: johnmarvin53@yahoo.com Message: Hello Seller, I want to buy this 2005 Sherco 290,and need to know how much are you asking for it? and please i can only pay using paypal,and after payments has been made i will arrange for pick up of the 2005 Sherco 290,Email - johnmarvin53@yahoo.com Have a nice day, Marvin John There are several things in this contact that should immediately make anyone suspicious. 1) Name listed as Marvin John yet email address says John Marvin 2) If in doubt about a potential buyer, Google the contact email address. Scammers don't use a new email address for every attempt so it's highly likely they've been flagged attempting to scam someone, somewhere else. Searching for johnmarvin53@yahoo.com shows many results relating to attempted scams. 3) Whenever the item is mentioned in the contact the description is always precisely what you put as item title - in both cases here "2005 Sherco 290". This is down to the scam emails being automatically generated. 4) No questions around the condition of the item. you'd expect any potential buyer to want to know what kind of condition the item is in. 5) If your Ad lists a price then you'd have to ask yourself why the person contacting needs "to know how much are you asking for it?" Again, down to these emails being automatically generated. 6) Only pay by PayPal. Why? 7) If you are in the UK, as most of our sellers are, the use of "Have a nice day" should raise a red flag. Whilst common in the US, it is not a phrase used here (thank God!) Finally, though not related to the contact email, the "You pay a courier and I'll over-pay you" thing is the most common version of these scams. Why would anyone fork out money on behalf of a complete stranger without first having received CLEARED payment themselves? Also, in the case of the above where it is a bike for sale, would any genuine buyer really want to fork out the kinds of money involved without having even seen the bike?

No prizes for guessing where that came from. Thought he might have given up on the rumourmongering after Dibs tore him a new one for spreading rumours, but clearly not

He maybe thought Halifax, Nova Scotia rather than Halifax, UK. Tried Splatshop?