rabie Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 nice one to zippy for offering a fresh perspective on it, but i think woody has excellently put it in historical context. the only point i'll try and make is the typical press ganged and/or "old skool" observer has only ever had it explained to them that trials marking is about putting feet on the ground. the more subtle/obscure matters, such as; stopping and giving penalties/failures (as well as resting against rocks, trees, grounding out, etc have never really been explained to them that they feel confident enough to act in confidence when observing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gser Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 (edited) From the 2007 ACU handbook. TSR22A, Stop permitted. Failure shall be deemed if :- The engine stops WHILST ANY PART OF THE MACHINE, WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF THE TYRES, TOUCHES THE GROUND OR THE RIDER IS FOOTING. So if you are stuck on a stump on the bashplate and the bike stalls , well sorry its a 5 TSR22B, Non stop. Failure if the machine ceases to move in a forward direction. So if you are stuck on a stump sorry again its a 5. There is no mention of engine stopping in this section of the handbook. When I am observing I allow 2 seconds of stationary before I start giving failures. But I guess if you are observing so long as you treat each rider the same you cant be too wrong. Edited October 26, 2007 by gser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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