zerorev3rev4 Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Dabill wins this year's Scott trial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 (edited) Great result for Dibs and Browny 2nd too What happened to DL? Police were out in force, checking everybody & quite a few trials bikes impounded so I heard, saw a Pinky and a few others on a transporter. Did make me wonder what was going on.... as it sped by ? Edited October 23, 2016 by johnnyboxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Police were out in force, checking everybody & quite a few trials bikes impounded so I heard, saw a Pinky and a few others on a transporter. Did make me wonder what was going on.... as it sped by ? They were indeed. Pity they didn't have a presence at Surrender to sort out the moronic "parking". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 They were indeed. Pity they didn't have a presence at Surrender to sort out the moronic "parking". Yep It's getting worse every year & needs sorting out Harder to do than say as the road is very narrow there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ourtea Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Really pleased for Brown - he's had a torrid time after that knee injury, so great he should push his best mate so close. As for police activity, I've no sympathy for those who had their bikes impounded by them - if they weren't legal, they need dealing with. Law abiding folk pay large sums of £s to get their bikes registered (VAT paid - unlike those riding around on a "grey" import...), taxed, MOT'd and insured. Why some people feel they are above that is beyond me. Parking - the Club have a big enough job on their hands organising the event so for them to marshal parking is unreasonable. The spectators and "pit crews" need to get a grip and not be so bl**dy selfish - they will be the ones that lead to land being lost or the police eventually intervening and restricting access on the roads. or worse still, denying permissions for roads to be used. The problem is that, for some, the words "being considerate" are not in their vocabulary... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 (edited) Really pleased for Brown - he's had a torrid time after that knee injury, so great he should push his best mate so close. As for police activity, I've no sympathy for those who had their bikes impounded by them - if they weren't legal, they need dealing with. Law abiding folk pay large sums of £s to get their bikes registered (VAT paid - unlike those riding around on a "grey" import...), taxed, MOT'd and insured. Why some people feel they are above that is beyond me. Parking - the Club have a big enough job on their hands organising the event so for them to marshal parking is unreasonable. The spectators and "pit crews" need to get a grip and not be so bl**dy selfish - they will be the ones that lead to land being lost or the police eventually intervening and restricting access on the roads. or worse still, denying permissions for roads to be used. The problem is that, for some, the words "being considerate" are not in their vocabulary... Well said At ByPass the lengths that some people had gone to get their 4x4 up to the section was frankly unbelievable, some 1/4 mile or more from the tarmac and really taking the mickey - worthy of a S59 for being illegally offroad Sadly inconsiderate action like this will lead to serious consequences for land usage at the Scott Edited October 23, 2016 by johnnyboxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecat Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 As some would say "Low hanging fruit". Given the experience of many on here I would like the Police to go after the bikes actually stolen from riders. The amount of effort put into that seems at odds with legally owned bikes being confiscated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Parking - the Club have a big enough job on their hands organising the event so for them to marshal parking is unreasonable. The spectators and "pit crews" need to get a grip and not be so bl**dy selfish - they will be the ones that lead to land being lost or the police eventually intervening and restricting access on the roads. or worse still, denying permissions for roads to be used. The problem is that, for some, the words "being considerate" are not in their vocabulary... Nobody is suggesting the Club should marshall it. At the SSDT there are a couple of cops on bikes at the popular sections to stop the muppets being muppets. The rule is that your vehicle must be completely off the road. You are right though that the bulk of the problem lies with "support vehicles" just abandoning them wherever they like. If a rider were injured and an ambulance couldn't get through because of these clowns, what then? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanorbust Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 "As some would say "Low hanging fruit". Given the experience of many on here I would like the Police to go after the bikes actually stolen from riders. The amount of effort put into that seems at odds with legally owned bikes being confiscated" Legally owned, possibly. Legally used, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwb5151 Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 I thought dougie lampkin was going to win this year again but dabil won a bit of a surprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Results from Richmond 2016 Special Awards.pdf 2016 Spoons and Final Results.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2 Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 As some would say "Low hanging fruit". Given the experience of many on here I would like the Police to go after the bikes actually stolen from riders. The amount of effort put into that seems at odds with legally owned bikes being confiscated Probably at least partially right however it is also the case that bikes being illegally used have a significantly higher proportion of being illegally acquired than bikes being legally used. My impression is that each year the organisers do more to try and provide parking. Something I would like to see is a bit more tape to keep spectators back from the sections but then again the organisers have enough to do already, bit more sense from some spectators would help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 (edited) Start numbers - anyone noticed the pattern of the top finishers ? Edited October 24, 2016 by jam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanorbust Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 As the best riders are deliberately bunched at the back of the field it's no surprise to see late numbers at the top of the results sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Start numbers - anyone noticed the pattern of the top finishers ? You do understand how the Scott works in practice dont you? You do know a couple of the first groups gets slippier the more riders that go through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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