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Greeves 280 TI Trial TEST
You have to wind the clock back to late 2007 when news first filtered through to the Trial Magazine office that a new Greeves trials machine was being developed in the UK. We were very surprised by this news to say the least, as the Greeves name had disappeared in 1977. A phone call to the main man at Greeves, Richard Deal, confirmed these reports as true but he stated that the machine was still on the drawing board. He confidently told us the completed machine would be shown at the Telford classic bike show in 2009; really? I thought to myself! As true as his word the machine appeared, much to his delight, though the new machine was obviously very prototype. Twelve months later at the same show a much improved pre-production machine was again shown. When Trial Magazine tested the machine at the tough “Hawks Nest” venue in Derbyshire we had quite a shock to say the least. Words: John Hulme, Craig Robinson Pictures: John Hulme
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COMPETITION Britsh Championship James Dabill (Gas Gas)
Alexz Wigg (Beta)
Domination The last couple of months has seen this year’s ACU/TRC British Trials Championship take the riders almost the length and breadth of Britain. First of all they had the long haul to Kinlochleven, Scotland for round two before then heading to deepest Devon and the wooded hillside of Kelly’s Farm near Lustleigh for round three. The three classes encounter some very different terrain, making the competition a common leveller for them all, no matter which part of the country you live in. With three rounds now completed we are seeing some real domination from James Dabill, Gary Macdonald and Darren Brice. These three have all managed to edge away from their main competition, although in the Expert A Ian Austermuhle is hanging on to the tail strings of Macdonald. Report and Pictures: John Hulme
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Head Up
Talk about putting yourself under pressure to make you perform. This is exactly what James Dabill has been doing on the Gas Gas. At both the last two rounds it has been Sherco’s Michael Brown who has taken the advantage on the opening laps at the events, riding with the confidence and ability he has in abundance. But as the results show, on both occasions he has not been able to carry this out on the subsequent two laps. On the flip side of the coin though, this pressure Dabill has incurred has only made him perform better. “Dibsta” has now opened up a nine point advantage at the top of the table by taking the three wins from three starts, with Brown runner-up at each of the three events. At Kelly’s Farm for round three Brown could not clean section ten, and it would be this hazard which would take his current attack on rival Dabill off the rails. The section was nothing spectacular, just a very slippery climb with a jump up onto a pivotal point on one of the rocks. Despite listening to the instructions from his minder he could not negotiate his way onto the rock, leaving him with a five mark deficit on every lap whereas Dabill would come away with a two – clean – one mark penalty for his three attempts; after the event Brown went back and cleaned the section with ease! Behind these two the championship Trials Magazine • May / June 2010
British Championship COMPETITION Michael Brown (Sherco)
Jonathan Richardson (Sherco)
Ross Danby (Gas Gas) Ben Morphett (Beta)
Shaun Morris (Gas Gas)
positions are as tight as they can be, with Shaun Morris back on form and enjoying his riding, with his new minder certainly helping to bring his confidence back in his riding. More is to come from Morris and maybe he could be the rider to break the Dabill – Brown domination at the top. On the other hand, recent SSDT winner Alexz Wigg can do nothing right at the moment. His results are not reflected in the amount of effort that is put in on the day. One of the most improved riders in the championship is Midlander Ross Danby. He has also had a change of minder and looks more relaxed on the machine, and hopefully a big result is not too far away. Jonathan Richardson continues to learn his trade as does the very determined young Ben Morphett. Richardson showed true grit at round three as a huge crash left him with an injured back, but minder and father Gerald guided him to a finish for some valuable championship points. May / June 2010 • Trials Magazine
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TRADITIONAL Pre-65 SSDT Paul Heys (Triumph)
Heys again
In what is possibly the most popular event of its type, Lancastrian Paul Heys claimed his second successive victory in the Scottish Pre-65 Two Day Trial, although his victory came by the narrowest of margins as the first three finishers in the Kinlochleven-based classic event all finished on three marks lost. In excellent trials riding conditions with just the odd shower spoiling the fun, the event followed its usual format to give the strong entry a highland trial to enjoy; last year the atrocious weather spoilt the fun but not this year. Words: John Hulme Pictures: Snr, Jack Knoops, John Hulme
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hirty-six year old Heys aboard his special Stealth Triumph “Tiger” Cub — painted black as a stealth bomber — was the only rider in the 180-strong entry to go clean on the first day, losing no marks, and that skilful performance gave him victory over Davy Morewood on his Ariel, and 2007/8 winner Tony Calvert on the Triumph. Sponsored for the first time in the history of the event by a foreign company, Wines of Spain, the Edinburgh Club’s 26th running of the best supported Pre-65 trial of the year was once again a resounding success, with riders and machines from many parts of Europe enjoying traditional Scottish scenery and Highland hospitality. Though Heys was the only rider to go clean on day one, there were six riders on just one mark lost: Morewood, Calvert, Scotsman Alan Crayk who eventually finished fourth, another past winner Dave
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Thorpe, Carles Casas from Spain and Eric McMeekin, which meant that after 30 challenging sections, everything was very much still to play for on day two. Riders set off from the Kinlochleven School playground to head off in different directions — odd numbers one way, evens the other, the course predominately being a loop round Meall na Duibhe, across the front of the Blackwater Dam and back down to Kinlochleven in a clockwise direction before a quick ride out towards Glen Coe along the south side of Loch Leven. Old hands at the Pre-65 trial remarked that there were some new sections in use, and rigid stalwart Clive Dopson was in awe of the rock slabs at Choire Odhair, used just five weeks earlier in the Ian Pollock Trial. “I looked at them and thought, if I don’t make it up there, I hope the bike lands at the bottom before me” he said. In the end, the Norfolk
engineer had his 500T Norton in total control for four superb cleans, and while many other riders emulated him, to do it on such an old bike was very satisfying to the regular Pre-65 campaigner. If anyone thinks the Pre-65 Scottish is an easy trial, don’t let the scores fool you as it is anything but. “I had a three on Pollock Hill” said ninth placed Norman Shepherd riding in his second Pre-65 trial. “I should have given the James full gas, but I tried to ride it up steadily and had a big three. You can’t afford to waste any marks in this trial” he said. Indeed those were his only marks for the day and effectively cost him fifth place, come the end. Pollock Hill is a loose descent into a gully with a couple of twists, and provides for fascinating spectating, as those watching on the hillsides can relate to the section as one that many think they could clean. But like other loose hazards in this trial it changes
with the passing of every rider, and for many it is simply a case of good or bad fortune as to whether or not you achieve a good ride on such sections. But experience comes into much of this trial and it is a pleasure to see some old riders still able to come back at the end of the day with some low scores. Dave Thorpe is a multiple winner of this trial, but his one mark loss on Friday was especially classy for a rider whose walking ability is now outclassed by his riding! Equally, for a rider in his mid seventies, Peter Gaunt’s loss of just ten on day one was superb, he remained “feet up” until he was a yard from the ends cards on the dreaded “Pipeline” sections. Dry weather but with a chilling breeze made it ideal for riding on both days — although spectators may have felt differently — and whilst scores were relatively low on Friday, the trial as a whole was much tougher on Saturday.
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Pre-65 SSDT TRADITIONAL
Davy Morewood (Ariel)
Alan Crayk (Cotton)
Clive Dobson (Norton)
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CYCLE MEETING Chris Doney
In the modern times in which we now live, many parents allow their children to let them find their own way in life. At the Doney family household you would have not been given much choice, it would have been bikes, bikes and more bikes! It was not a case of the parents pushing the children, it was more of a case of the children pushing the parents. Chris Doney’s father Rob still enjoys the pleasure of watching his son compete and, more importantly, Chris loves having his father with him. Words: John Hulme Pictures: Laura Hayward – Doney Family Collection
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RIDE TRIALS Trail World
On Trial So you’ve seen Toni Bou and Adam Raga battle it out on the world championship stage and you’re thinking ‘I could do that if I tried’ well that’s all very good when you’re sat on your sofa watching TV, but in real life standing on a trials bike for more than an hour is hard enough. More to the point where are you allowed to ride, whose bike can you borrow and what riding kit do you need? Motorcycle training school Trail World has answered all these questions in the form of their new trials training school. Aimed at novices and road riders, Trail World provides everything you need for your first experience on a trials machine! Words: Stuart Taylor Pictures: Paul Massey
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he problem with any off-road motorcycle sport is that in order to know you’ll enjoy something you have to try it first. Now most people simply borrow someone else’s machine and have a quick go in their back garden, but a 10 minute play around on some flat grass hardly provides a strong basis to go and buy a £4,000 trials bike. In a perfect world you’d be able to turn up at a purpose-built school in your 3 series BMW, change from your jeans and t-shirt into proper riding gear and abuse someone else’s machines for the day. Well...that’s exactly what Trail World have done with their new Trials School for beginners, and best of all it allows you to simply hand the bike along with the kit back to them at the end of the day. First things first: you get kitted out; the school has a number of helmets, boots, pants, tops and gloves from which to choose from. Now personally I’m one of those people who likes wearing my own kit, but the school’s clothing is okay and serves a purpose. Once we were suited and booted our tutor for the day, Chris Koch, gave us a quick briefing on the machines we were going to be using, starting with a demonstration of what each of the controls does and how the machines work. Chris is a well known trials rider, having ridden at most levels during a long career, with a wealth of information and experience. The school currently has a fleet of four Beta trials machines which are in good working order for their age. They aren’t new, in fact they were bought from an official Beta dealer second hand, but are perfect for the job of carting numb-handed riders like me around. Being shown the basics like how to stand correctly on the machines might sound like obvious stuff but this school is aimed at
Chris is a well known trials rider, having ridden at most levels during a long career, with a wealth of information and experience.
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COMPETITION Youth Britsh A&B Championship Championship
Cool Ace Richard Sadler (Sherco)
This year’s Youth British Championship supported by Challenge Lusky.Com is such a hot place to be, and now that Richard Sadler has returned from injury in the A class the cat is aute really Eribea venduntibus ellamus rerum eos dus del mo cor alignatis sed earupta quodita ssitatur amongst the pigeons. ne delit quodit aut recullorem que con re preste plaborepelis eos aped modit optae verum volectur Missing the first round am, tem nonsequ idelibus sitatis sinvenihit id endelignis simus dolore quias excescid experro he knows he can drop earum dolessi acearuptia sendunto iur rerum labor as repudae stotas solut re vollenis eveliquam, one score from the quam quunt moloren derunt laceped es cus doluptas maximincto earum explatem volor aliquis cora championship series esseratque etur, officabore eiciis repe volorep udandenis nonsedipsae pelibustem harum que etur and dis is slowly pulling maximpe rfernatur restium et labo. Ebitatem atur sam lam con platem int faces et, escimusam the leaders in now santur, tet eos et vene ipiditatist est est, nonemquunt estiae est, officit excescium nulparcitis he has taken wins in autaquis as etur, cus quaerru ptibus asim venis rerspid exped ma nostem accaborrum veliqui aces the last three rounds. quisquas mo quatem faccate samendam, conse eos. In the B class Luke Words: Stuart Taylor Walker continues to Pictures: Justyn Norek flex the muscles on the orn into a Yorkshire of Yorkshire Centre events. He place. At seventeen he won the on time and observation took Sherco but took aheblow farming family Rob started to enjoy trials so much national Peak and Kickham Trials on the win style, awell properwhen Scott theinchin Shepherd was used he progressed to a Montesa and came second behind Bill win. Bradley Cox rocked to finding his way around and started to ride in National Wilkinson in the famous Allan his championship farm vehicles in the busy trials to gain experience, and an Jefferies Trial, the one to win A Works Contract challenge inbrought roundhim environment. When he was 11th place in the 1970 British in Yorkshire. He also took the This win really three. One thing fourteen the Wetherby Motor Experts was a superb result. runner-up spot to the Irish man into the spotlight, and hisisreward Cycle Club approached his father This attracted the attention of Sammy Miller, the man to beat was asure full works to ride for andcontract that’s Alan to ask for permission to Norman Crooks Motorcycles. He at the time, who would later directly for the Montesa factory the fact this series use his vast area of farmland at supplied the young Shepherd take him under his wing at the in Spain; this would allow him will continue to feed Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire with a new 250cc Bultaco in late Clayton Trial. more time to concentrate on the adult classes with to run trials on; this was in the November. He would spend the Every Yorkshireman wants to practising. With the Montesa some new young blood late 60s and trials are still run on early part of the 1971 season win the gruelling Scott time and Cota in full production Shepherd in the farm to the present day. His gaining much more experience observation Trial and Shepherd wasthe now future. well established in the
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first ever trial was on a Greeves Scottish purchased by his father. He made some valiant attempts at the sections and finished the trial black and blue with bruises; at the evening meal on the farm after the event he was so sore he could not sit down at the table to eat – but he had got the trials bug. Seeing his young son have so much enjoyment riding the Greeves on the farm led Alan to buy a brand new Villiers engined Cotton trials machine. Rob was so excited he spent hour after hour practising on the new trials machine on sections he had marked out on the farm. He soon became a Yorkshire Centre expert at the tender age of sixteen, after taking two novice awards in his first couple
on the UK trials scene. During this learning period he always had stiff opposition in the form of fellow established “Yorkies” like the Lampkin brothers, Malcolm Rathmell, Mick and Bill Wilkinson amongst others, and this helped to speed up his maturity on the machines and also give him valuable experience in how to deal with the opposition. At this time he still had to pay for his own machines. John Brise was the Montesa importer before Jim Sandiford came along and it was he who realised Shepherd’s potential and supplied him with a supported machine to join the Montesa team for the Scottish Six Days Trial in May 1971, where he came home in 10th
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was no different. He really shot team. In John 1973 he would win the Words: Hulme into the headlines when at the prestigiousJohn Pinhard Trophy for Pictures: Watson tender age of eighteen he won the most promising under-21 n excellent riding on section three to equal a treasured Scotttrials spoon. He rider and be a regular topthings ten conditions the riders found up; Shortincame in on two he followed this success by winning finisher the majority of as events at Sharpcliffe Hall parted with oneMontesa on section nine. thethemselves Peak Trial yet again, taking he would enter. gave in forof round four It was stillofall tonew playprototype for on the theStaffordshire scalps of many his friends him one the of this year’s six roundwas series. On fi nal lap but Sadler is maturing and rivals – Shepherd on the 310cc machines to help with the aattack. reduced tenwould section as into a very composed rider. Heof 1972 becourse the year development, and at the end opposed twelve hazards –a knew a clean laphe would secure when he to was accepted as a true the 1974 season would move situation by a lack of He victory and that’s what he contendercaused for trials honours. into sixth place in exactly the European observers – tothe beyear attempted over did, making himWhen the only rider would finish with a fi fth Championship. Malcolm three laps, riders it in on the day to achieve this. Stay place at thethe SSDT andknew a tenth Rathmell arrived at Montesa the would be a battle of nerves on parted with twobe onreleased his last lap the European Championship, but machine would for what wason a slightly easy course, which leftfurther him and Sadler on the the icing the cake would be at sale after development to considering the close tie break,the with Sadler’s clean last the super tough Scottcompetition Trial. Best become model Cota. in the A class. Richard Sadler lap giving him the edge. Short opened his account with a two parted with one more to come RESULTS: RDtight 3 LINCOLN mark penalty on the section home on seven and take third Ladies (Route A): 1: Joanne Coles (Gas Gas) 16; 2: Becky three before parting three In the38; heat of competition Cook (Sherco) 22; 3:with Emma Bristowplace. (Gas Gas) 4: Donna Fox more solitary marks to complete these three riders had pulled well (Sherco) 52. his Youth first lap A forclass a disastrous total of Tom Dexter (Route A): 1: clear Hannah Styles (Gas and Gas)George 65; 2: of fi ve. No Whitham rider had(Beta) a particularly Gosden, who just edged out Danielle 100. good opening score, with Chris Jake Evans-Luter for fifth place. Youth B class (Route B): 1: Chloe Richardson (Sherco) 10; Stay best on three followed championship now a 2: the Nikita Smith (Gas Gas) 12; 3: KateThe Hunter (Sherco) 41; 4: takes Simone by Wallis Chris Short on four. the break until when (Gas Gas) 53; 5:On Hannah Richardson (GasJuly Gas) 63. the action second lap C theclass pressure was really moves down to Wales. Youth (Route C): 1: Beth Waite (Beta) 13; 2:Expect Maise the on Payne with the leading trio under a challenge for this year’s A class (Beta) 26; 3: Naimh Richardson (Beta) 30; 4: Gabby Whitham nervous for one orGas) crown (Beta) cloud 66; 5: waiting Alice Minta (Gas 97. to get even more exciting theLadies other toIntermediate buckle. Both Sadler we 1: watch theMorphett action unfold, (RouteasB): Emma and(Beta) Short25; parted with Dabill one each sureAlford it will (Gas still take 2: Lianda (Gas Gas)as 28;I am 3: Caz Gas)some on 28; section ten asShore Stay (Gas cleaned competition to find the 4: Harriet Gas)it,43; 5: tough Vicky Ellis (Beta) 45. but he had parted with a mark champion in 2010.
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Youth British A&B Championship COMPETITION Billy Bolt (Beta)
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orn into a Yorkshire farming family Rob Shepherd was used to finding his way around farm vehicles in the busy environment. When he was fourteen the Wetherby Motor Cycle Club approached his father Alan to ask for permission to use his vast area of farmland at Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire to run trials on; this was in the late 60s and trials are still run on the farm to the present day. His first ever trial was on a Greeves Scottish purchased by his father. He made some valiant attempts It’sthe a Clean Walker at sections and finished the It’s quite battered Lukebruises; Walker trial blacka and blue with who to lead at thecontinues evening meal onthis theyear’s farm B classthe championship after event he wasseries so sore on could the Sherco. struggling he not sitStill down at the with atofoot picked table eat injury – but he had got the up recently, he rides it son trials bug. Seeing his with young heavily knowing have so bandaged much enjoyment riding putting his feet down willled cause the Greeves on the farm him some discomfort, so what Alan to buy a brand new Villiers did he do? He completed the engined Cotton trials machine. Cheadle without Rob was trial so excited heputting spent them after downhour to arrive at theon the hour practising finishtrials withmachine a clean score sheet. new on sections Thehad course was essentially he marked out on the afarm. revamped route of the national He soon became a Yorkshire Ladies’ expert Championship six weeks Centre at the tender earlier, as far asafter the fitaking rst fivetwo age of sixteen, sectionsawards were concerned, and novice in his first couple after the opening lap losing no marks Walker believed he was capable of competing the whole three laps with his feet planted firmly on the footrests. Bradley Cox has come of age this year showing true championship potential, especially when he took the win at round three, the superb Scarborough Club promoted event at Harwood
of Yorkshire Centre events. He started to enjoy trials so much he progressed to a Montesa and started to ride in National trials to gain experience, and an 11th place in the 1970 British Experts was a superb result. This attracted the attention of Norman Crooks Motorcycles. He supplied the young Shepherd with a new 250cc Bultaco in late November. He would spend the early part of the 1971 season gaining much more experience on the UK trials scene. During this learning period he always had stiff opposition in the form Dale. He kept his calm“Yorkies” all day at of fellow established Cheadle parting with a solitary like the Lampkin brothers, mark on section three, only Malcolm Rathmell, Mickhis and marks to be lost all day others, to come Bill Wilkinson amongst home in helped second.to Another vastly and this speed up improved rider Rob Waite his maturity on is the machines whoalso is waiting in the wings in and give him valuable the championship should experience in how chase to deal with Walker falter. The the opposition. At expected this time championship challenge he still had to pay for hisfrom own the young John and confi machines. Brisedent was Billy the Bolt has not materialised, but Montesa importer before Jim as with all came the young Sandiford alongriders and ithe continues to realised improveShepherd’s at every was he who event. With Walker wellhim ahead potential and supplied with insupported the championship the a machinechase to join the competition behind is oh so Montesa team for the Scottish tight. With the all allowed Six Days Trial in riders May 1971, to drophe their worst score they where came home in 10th are knitted tight together in the series with both Waite and Bolt tied on forty seven, with Cox and Roberts right behind them on forty five. Walker knows another win will make it hard for the others but this championship, like the A class, could prove very interesting at the close of play later in the year. ●
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place. At seventeen he won the on time and observation he took national Peak and Kickham Trials the win in style, a proper Scott and came second behind Bill win. Wilkinson in the famous Allan Jefferies Trial, the one to win A Works Contract in Yorkshire. He also took the This win really brought him runner-up spot to the Irish man into the Jakespotlight, Evans-Luter and (Beta)his reward Sammy Miller, the man to beat was a full works contract to ride at the time, who would later directly for the MontesaLuke factory Walker (Sherco) take him under his wing at the in Spain; this would allow him Clayton Trial. more time to concentrate on Every Yorkshireman wants to practising. With the Montesa win the gruelling Scott time and Cota in full production Shepherd observation Trial and Shepherd was now well established in the was no different. He really shot team. In 1973 he would win the into the headlines when at the prestigious Pinhard Trophy for tender age of eighteen he won the most promising under-21 a treasured Scott spoon. He rider and be a regular top ten followed this success by winning finisher in the majority of events the Peak Trial yet again, taking he would enter. Montesa gave the scalps of many of his friends him one of the new prototype and rivals – Shepherd was on the 310cc machines to help with the attack. 1972 would be the year development, and at the end of when he was accepted as a true the 1974 season he would move contender for trials honours. He into sixth place in the European would finish the year with a fifth Championship. When Malcolm place at the SSDT and a tenth in Rathmell arrived at Montesa the the European Championship, but machine would be released for (CHEADLE AC) theRESULTS icing on the RD cake 4 would be at sale after further development to class: 1: Richard Sadler Sherco) 6; Chris Stay theAsuper tough Scott Trial. Best(MRS become the2:model Cota.(JST Gas Gas) 6; 3: Chris Short (JST Gas Gas) 7; 4; Tom Dexter (ACE Gas Gas) 17; 5: George Gosden (JST Gas Gas) 21; 6: Jake Evans-Luter (Beta UK) 22; 7: Jack3Howell (Beta UK) 27; 8: Jack Welch (Gas Gas) RESULTS: RD LINCOLN Ladies (Route A): 1:Gas Joanne Coles 16; (Acklams 2: Becky 29; 9: Corey Dubik (B&B Gas) 38; 10: (Gas Sam Gas) Yeadon Cook 22; 3: Emma Bristow (Gas Gas) 38; 4: Donna Fox Beta) (Sherco) 48. (Sherco) 52. B class: 1: Luke Walker (MRS Sherco) 0; 2: Bradley Cox (ACE Youth A):Sherco) 1: Hannah (Gas Gas)7;65; 2: Gas Gas)A 1; class 3: Rob (Route Waite (MRS 6; 4:Styles Billy Bolt (Beta) Danielle Whitham 100. 7; 6: Connor Evans (Beta) 7; 7: Dec 5: Jack Price (B&B(Beta) Gas Gas) Youth (TRH B class (Route B): 1: Chloe(Beta Richardson 10; Bullock Sherco) 7; 8: Iwan Roberts UK) 9; 9:(Sherco) Jack Burch 2: Nikita Smith (GasJoe Gas) 12; 3: Kate 41; 4: Simone (Gas Gas) 10; 10: Clements (NTB Hunter Gas Gas)(Sherco) 10. Wallis (Gas Gas) 53; 5: Hannah Richardson (Gas Gas) 63. CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS Youth C class (Route C): 1: Beth Waite (Beta) 13; 2: Maise A class: 1: Short 67; 2: 57; 3: (Beta) Evans-Luter 56; 4: Stay 54; Payne (Beta) 26; 3: Naimh Sadler Richardson 30; 4: Gabby Whitham 5: Dexter 49;Alice 6: Howell 7: Gosden (Beta) 66; 5: Minta46; (Gas Gas) 97.38; 8: Dubik 33; 9: Welch 32; 10: Yeadon 21. Ladies Intermediate (Route B): 1: Emma Morphett B class: 77; 2: (Gas WaiteGas) 47; 28; 3: Bolt 47; Alford 4: Cox 45; 5: Gas) Roberts (Beta) 25; 1: 2: Walker Lianda Dabill 3: Caz (Gas 28; 6: 4: Stones Harriet42; Shore (Gas 36; Gas)8:43; 5: Vicky Ellis (Beta) 45; 7: Price Evans 33; 9: Burch 31; 10:45. Bullock 29.
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The city of Nelson at the top of New Zealand’s South Island is officially the sunniest place in the country, and just south of there tucked into the foothills of the Richmond Ranges is 88 Valley. This is the home of the NonStop Adventure Trials Academy. Trials has a passionate following in this beautiful part of the world and recently the sport received a new boost, thanks to the introduction of a winning concept borrowed from Japan: the Ihatove adventure trial. By: David Britten and Stephen Oliver
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tephen Oliver is a previous multiple New Zealand Trials Champion and his family’s relationship with Japanese trials riders goes back many years. Their friendship with the chairman of the Idemitsu Ihatove Trial, Yasuo Manzawa, was enhanced in 2006, when three generations of the Oliver family rode in the 30th anniversary of that famous trial in Japan. Ihatove can be translated as Dreamland, and reflects the event’s social and fun aspect as well as the scenery through which it passes. Unlike most trials held in compact areas the Ihatove includes considerable touring between observed sections, and in Japan, where the bikes are street-legal, they are ridden on roads and tracks as the riders complete daily loops of many tens of kilometres. Idemitsu, an oil company, has sponsored the event for many years. Stephen’s sons Nicholas and Peter returned to Japan in 2008. They rode the Ihatove in company with Takumi Narita, a multiple Japanese Trials Champion whose father Shozo co-founded the
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