old trials fanatic

Agreed. Any and i mean any trials bike out there is capable of completing the easy route at Club trials. As an example at our last trial a guy, albeit a very good local rider, on a rigid Bantam thrashed everybody on the Expert route beating even twinshocks and air cooled monos. Trials, thank god, is still mostly about the rider not the bike. A lot of people would have you believe otherwise because it is always easier to convince yourself and others that your poor ride was because of the bike or somebody else had a better one instead of the truth that your poor score was because you dont have the talent. Then again if you already ride a Rev3 you know that already dont you?

I realise it's not relevant to everybody because not everybody is as obsessed about the scottish 2 day as some but if you have ANY asperations of competing there be very careful as they are cracking down heavily i am told especially on rigids. As an example allegedly one competitor this year turned up on the same bike he had competed on for the past few years only to be told at scrutineering he had "too much ground clearence". He politely asked the scrutineer what the actual limit was and was told "dunno but that too much". Of course if youre not bothered about the Scottish then go ahead and make the bike more rideable. One solution i have seen, also helps with the steering angle is to weld some new lugs for the rear wheel spindle under the existing ones then grind the old ones off. Worth consideration?

All seems wonderful now thanks Andy and i appologise if i was being a pain or inconsiderate.

With England of late having a bit of a monsoon season it was touch and go whether last Sundays trial would go ahead or not but the Clerk of the Course at Peak Classic Trials Club was determined to follow the old adage “the show must go on” and managed to lay out a course of 10 sections to be ridden 4 times finding the dryer patches in the woods at Carsons farm and it was most heartening to hear all the congratulations from the riders at the end of their days sport. Peter Carson on home turf rode up a class this weekend riding his rigid BSA Bantam to victory in the Expert British Bike class with a stunning ride to lose just 2 marks which was by far and away the best ride of the day beating the top riders in all the other Expert classes even the Pre95 air cooled monos which incidentally was won by that stalwart of the East Midlands trials scene and ex works rider Chris Milner this time out on a very interesting bike he has built a Yamaha Serrow engined TY250 mono. Chris lost 7 marks exactly the same as Rob Carson who on his 175 Yamaha won the Expert Twinshock class from Simon Critchley in second place on his Majesty who lost 9. Stephen Bisby Ossa and Bob Gent Fantic both had a tussle for third place with Steve coming out top on the tie decider as both riders lost an unlucky 13 marks. A win in the Classic Expert British Bike class make the trip worthwhile for Geoff Gadsby who took the honours losing 26 marks from the other member of the Carson clan Derek on his Bantam who dropped 32. Tony Sprinks Bultaco claimed the win on the Classic Expert Twinshock route losing 25 to keep an ever improving Peter Kearsley at bay on his Honda who lost 30 marks. Gary Martin confessed to having a trying day on his TY 250 mono but he managed to keep his score to a respectable 32 to take a win in class. The Intermediate class was better supported than of late with Paul Clowes winning the British Bike class on his Cub for a loss of 30 and Stephen Eyre piloting his SWM to the win in the Twinshocks losing just one more on 31 which was enough to keep Gary Shield Bultaco at bay in second on 35. Still on the road to full recovery from a recent bad accident evergreen Neil Walker steered his Francis Barnet to a very creditable win in the Classic Intermediate British Bike class taking just a solitary dab along the way. Johnathan Harrison was hot on his heels in second on his 400 Triumph twin who had to single dabs and Paul Beswick took third on his James on 3. Close contest guys. Also a close contest was the Classic Intermediate Twinshock class with the win going down to the tie decider with John Morley Honda taking it on most cleans from Andrew Slack on his Fantic both scoring just 4 marks. Last but by no means least the Clubman classes had a tussle for honours with Jim Wickstead BSA just taking it again on most cleans from Dave Pickering on his Saracen with both riders losing 15. Jims son Sean cruised to an easy win in the Clubman Twinshock class which he has dominated all year losing a miserly 4 marks with Stephen Baker following up in second place on his Yamaha with a creditable loss of 12 from third placed John Critchlow also Yamaha mounted on 17 marks. It was nice to see Clifford Wall back with us again who took the win in the Clubman Pre95 air cooled mono category on his Gas Gas losing 7 marks. All in all the verdict from the riders and organisers was a resounding success and the decision to go ahead and run the event in the face of some of the most uncharacteristic Summer weather we have had to endure for a long time was the right one. The organisers would also like to thank Mr and Mrs Chinnery who were on hand to observe and we all really appreciate their efforts turning up at our events to help ensure that we all have a great day on our bikes. While on the subject of observers we offer a warm welcome to any and everybody who would like to come along and help out observing and especially would like to thank an unnamed lady who “picked up a board” to observe section 1 and even also picked up the board to section 2 which was next door and observed both sections at the same time. She wouldn’t take any reward for her efforts but we really appreciate people like that. Fantastic! So that about wraps it up for round 5 with round 6 coming up on 29 July at Bracken Rocks we are petitioning the Met Office for more summery weather but whatever the weather gods bring I guarantee you a grand day out on the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District so see you there start time 11.00 am. Full details of this and all our events are on our website www.peakclassic.co.uk Expert British Bikes 1st Peter Carson Bantam rigid 2 marks Expert Twinshock 1st Rob Carson Yamaha 175 7 marks 2nd Simon Critchley Majesty 9 marks 3rd Simon Bisby Ossa 13 marks Expert Pre95 Air Cooled Mono 1st Chris Milner Yamaha 225 7 marks Classic Expert British Bike 1st Geoff Gadsby BSA 26 marks 2nd Derek Carson Bantam 32 marks Classic Expert Twinshock 1st Anthony Sprinks Bultaco 25 marks 2nd Peter Kearsley Honda 30 marks Classic Expert Pre95 Air Cooled Mono 1st Gary Martin Yamaha 32 marks Intermediate British Bike 1st Paul Clowes Tiger Cub 30 marks Intermediate Twinshock 1st Stephen Eyre SWM 31 marks 2nd Gary Shield Bultaco 35 marks 3rd Chris Douglas Yamaha 38 marks Classic Intermediate British Bike 1st Neil Walker Francis Barnett 1 mark 2nd Johnathan Harrison Triumph twin 2 marks 3rd Paul Beswick James 3 marks Classic Intermediate Twinshock 1st John Morley Honda 4 marks 2nd Andrew Slack Fantic 4 marks 3rd Tony Shaw Bultaco 13 marks Clubman British Bike 1st James Wickstead BSA 15 marks 2nd Dave Pickering Saracen 15 marks 3rd Ian Dommett Cub 67 marks Clubman Twinshock 1st Sean Wickstead Honda 4 marks 2nd Stephen Baker Yamaha 12 marks 3rd John Critchlow Yamaha 17 marks Clubman Pre95 Air Cooled Mono 1st Clifford Wall Gas Gas 7 marks

After two days setting out and 400 rolls off kitchen towels to dry it out the course for Sundays trial is in fine fettle. Surprisingly after the torrential downpours of late the ground has soaked it up very well and we have 10 sections ready and waiting for you tomorrow. Obviously due to the recent weather we have laid out the sections to be wide and flowing with loads of lines available so no reason to oil that hinge in your bike just Classic style flowing sections perfect for Classic bikes. What more could you ask for? Well the brolly dollies are all busy elsewhere but feel free to bring your own or preferably an observer who will be made very welcome. Start time 11.00 entries close 15 mins before the start. Venue is Carsons farm on the A5012 Cromford to Buxton road approx 1.5 mls past the Grangemill crossroads and Holly Bush pub. Hopefully see you there?

OOps sorry Andy :0#

Agreed TC do an excellent job but still not fixed the bug cos i still got no emoticons or quote facility :0( plus still having to use the more reply options tab but cant imagine life without my daily dose of TC.

Wheres they photobucket link gone?

Nice bike be good to see something different out. Definately best to stick to Miller rounds though. Good luck.

Piccys please

Something from craig "a bit steep" nah surely not LOL

"accidents" are one thing but ALL accidents could have been avoided. It is surely a fair question to ask are the sections getting dangerous? Is this what we want from our sport? I know we have all read the "Motorsport is dangerous" posters but i must agree with baldilocks comments above. Problem is what takes place at WTC sets the standard for what happens elsewhere. OK as part of the trickle down effect things get diluted but it's still there. It's funny cos when i was walking a venue the other day looking for sections to lay out for Sunday it suddenly struck me that bits of terrain i would never have considered using a few years ago suddenly seen half as high and nowhere near as hard as they used to. I suppose the really difficult bit is not making sections potentially harmful to life and limb but still able to take marks and give a winner at the end of the day. At WTC it's a bit different to club level cos i doubt that any of them would ask for a five. These sort of injuries shouldnt really be happening surely something needs to be looked at?

Agreed if you are ever up our way you will be more than welcome.

To be honest Wayne that's about it. Twinshock at time of manufacture is still interpreted quite loosely. Dont worry about it it's a twinshock and it's got drum brakes just about covers it for the Normandale series. I dont know of any changes planned for next year. Have fun.

Thought they had upped the limit to 70 recently?

OK makes sense now. Never had much to do with Bantams so didnt realise. I knew they would suffer from the same width restrictions as cubs.

Thats "normal" with those springs Bondy. Dont know why they dont make them the right length in the first place. Always seems daft to buy a fork top incorporating an adjustable spacer then to have to also make a spacer so you can adjust it. Oh well at least Craigs making his usual 100% mark up so thats ok then?

Your best bet is to go to a trial and measure up what is sucessful. Why do you want to extend them anyway? A short wheelbase is one of the few advantages that a Bantam has so depending on how much you have steepened the head angle i wouldnt go too long on the swing arm.

Thanks for posting. Looks like the sparks gave up :0( Told him should have fitted electronic ignition. Oh well theres always next year :0)

Thanks Andy. No idea what anybody is on about with all this browser stuff but like the new look and i am sure once the bugs, whatever they are, have been ironed out all will be tickety boo. :0)

err where? You know i'm a dinosaur. Took me long enough to accept the wheel LOL.

The emoticons seem to have gone too :0(

Thanks.

i'd really like to Javier. Mark Hallows keeps nagging me to do it. Problem is at the moment business is bad and i really cant afford to do it but who knows one day?

Well the title says it all really. Great edit. At least i have something to retweet to non trialling friends who havent the foggiest what Trials is. They all seem to think it's supercross or bloody Kickstart. Check the video out.