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MY LIFE UNTIL 2021

Yes, that’s correct what you just read, my life will continue with the Repsol Honda Team until 2021. Having moved to the team that has already taken me to twenty-two world titles in 2007 – yes that long ago – why would I move? I have signed on the dotted line, adding a further three years to extend my contract with HRC which will make it fifteen seasons with the same team.

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p until the point where I tested the four-stroke Repsol Honda, before I signed my original contract in 2007, I had ridden just two-stoke trials machines and, yes, I was quite apprehensive as to what a fourstroke would feel like. Before I first tested the machine, I was very fortunate that I had seen what it could achieve in the hands of Dougie Lampkin and Takahisa Fujinami and so I knew it was very capable of winning at the highest level. Another person who influenced me was Amos Bilbao. He had been involved with the development in Europe and ridden one of the very early machines in the world famous Scott Trial in 2004. He explained how the machine worked and the best technique to use to get the best from its four-stroke engine. Yes, you do get the four-stroke engine braking effect, which, at first, is very different from the two-stroke, but I soon adapted to this.

As I am sure you are aware my practice and riding regime is very intense. All the world titles have come off the back of some very hard work.

The Repsol Honda Team is a very good one to be part of. Where I feel very privileged is in the fact that nothing is ever too much trouble for any member of the team. If I want any changes they are always enthusiastic to listen as to why I want to make a change. We then talk about it as a team before we make the decisions.

Before I close, I want to say how grateful I am to Honda and the whole team for treating me as well as they have always done and I reiterate that this long relationship with the team also shows the excellent bond that we have always maintained.

Have a good Christmas and I will see you all again in 2018. Until Next Time – Ride On! – Toni

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TRIALS ROUND-UP

Albert Cabestany at 300

At the final TrialGP of 2017 in Italy Albert Cabestany was presented with a plaque from the FIM representative Thierry Michaud to celebrate his 300th Trial Grand Prix start. The Spanish rider has been a very prominent rider in the Trial World Championship since 1997, when he first scored points on the Beta.

Loris Gubian retires from TrialGP

After what he considered was a poor year by his standards French rider Loris Gubian rode in his last World round in Italy on the Beta.

Loris: “After a huge experience where my best ever year was seventh overall in the world in 2011, I have made the decision to end my world career. I want to thank the FIM for the events, all my sponsors, friends, fans, followers and family for this fantastic adventure and the opportunity to travel the world doing what I like best and that’s riding a trials machine. I will not be moving totally from trials as in 2018 I will start a new chapter in my life – thank you.”

Lakes Two-Day As ever this popular end of season event was once again oversubscribed as the new Trial2 World Champion Iwan Roberts proved a class act to take a clear victory.

LAKES TWO-DAY RESULTS

EXPERT: 1: Iwan Roberts (Beta-UK) 14; 2: Dan Thorpe (JST Gas Gas UK) 24; 3: Ross Danby (TRS UK) 32; 4: Andy Chilton (BMS/Andy Metcalfe Scorpa) 34; 5: James Fry (Sherco) 34.

CLUBMEN: 1: Phil Houghton (Beta) 21; 2: Lee Sampson (Gas Gas) 23; 3: Darren Wasley (Gas Gas) 33; 4: Richard Fraser (Sherco) 42; 5: Joe Yeardsley (Gas Gas) 44.

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Luke’s an S3 winner The S3-supported Expert British Championship takes in the more traditional National roadbased trials in all corners of the UK. Run over only seven rounds after one of the eight proposed did not run, it was Luke Walker who took the 2017 title from Chris Pearson and James Fry. Walker won three rounds followed

by Pearson on two, Fry on one and Beta mounted James Stones on one. The Clubman class was not as well supported as it has been, with Darren Wasley taking the Gas Gas to the win over TRS mounted John Cowley. Jake Eley won the 125cc class. The riders can drop one round in the final points tally.

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RESULTS EXPERT 1: Luke Walker (Sherco) 105; 2: Chris Pearson (SplatShop Sherco) 93; 3: James Fry (Sherco) 93.

CLUBMEN 1: Darren Wasley (Gas Gas) 86; 2: John Cowley (TRS) 40; 3: Sam Atherton (Gas Gas) 35

125 1: Jake Eley (Acklams Beta) 40.

Picture: Luke Walker (Credit: Ray Crinson)

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TRIALS ROUND-UP

X-Trial and Trial GP 2018 dates INDOOR – X-TRIAL

2017: 3rd December, Vendee, France; 16th December, Sevilla, Spain.

2018: 13th January, Montpellier, France; 19th January, Toulouse, France; 26th January Strasbourg, France; 4th February, Barcelona Spain; 17th March Paris France; 29th March Budapest Hungary; X-Trial Des Nations TBC.

OUTDOOR – TRIALGP

19th/20th May, Camprodon, Spain: TrialGP/Trial2/Trial125; 2nd/3rd June, Motegi, Japan: TrialGP/TrialGP Women, Trial2/Trial2 Women 16th/17th June, TBC, Great Britain: TrialGP/Trial2/Trial125 30th June/1st July, La Antigua, Guatemala: TrialGP/Trial2/Trial125 14th/15th July, Auron, France, TrialGP/TrialGP Women, Trial2/Trial2 Women, TrialE 28th/29th July, Comblan Au Pont, Belgium: TrialGP/Trial2/Trial125 1st/2nd September, TBC, Europe: TrialGP/TrialGP Women, Trial2/Trial2 Women, TrialE 8th/9th Arco Di Trento, Italy: TrialGP/Trial2/Trial125 22nd/23rd September, Trial Des Nations Sokolov, Czech Republic.

All dates are subject to confirmation.

OSET Bikes 2018 range

Maintaining its red, black and white branding the manufacturer is looking forward to a stellar 2018. Simon Armstrong, Sales Manager for Oset Bikes said: “We continue to go from strength to strength, and have seen sales increase again this year despite some tough economic conditions. The business trajectory remains positive and we’re looking forward to expanding into new markets next year, with the MX-10 and successful Oset 24.0 which we can’t make fast enough!”

There are now 10 models available from Oset. These start with the 12.5 model, aimed at children two to four years old, and progress through to the 24.0R which is a fun bike aimed at teenagers, adults and all play riders — offering maximum entertainment value.

Ian Smith, founder and CEO of Oset Bikes said: “The Eco version of each model is designed to be an entry level bike, while the racing versions are always a significantly higher spec bike and that remains the same for 2018.”

Safety is paramount across the whole range, with features that include magnetic kill switches, new waterproofing, chain guards, custom foot pegs and grips for little hands and feet, and the ability to adjust power, speed and response to suit each child’s ability.

Simon added: “Oset Cups around the UK have provided an ideal opportunity for people new to trials to access the sport easily. We have seen hundreds of children riding, which bodes well for the health of trials. We were delighted this year to add the Oset Cup North East into the successful series. If any clubs or centres are interested in running an Oset Cup, please get in touch.”

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Cloburn go 180° Off Road Following two successful years of trading and establishing Cloburn Trials And Enduro they are now going a full ‘180° Off Road’ with Tom Affleck at the helm, having decided to make some changes within the business.

Tom has been the ‘front of house’ in the trials shop from the very start, using his knowledge, passion and enthusiasm, and therefore it has been an easy and progressive decision for Phil and Debbie – Cloburn – to take more of a ‘back seat’ involvement and pass over the reins to his capable hands. With this in mind they are re-branding the trials business and the new trading name for the shop will now be known as Cloburn Trials, trading as ‘180° Off Road’.

During this transitional period the shop will still belong to the Cloburn group of companies. The location for the shop and business remain the same, near Helmsley, where you will still receive the same warm welcome as always with a large selection of new and used machines always available – in fact the only thing that is changing is the name.

Phil and Debbie would like to take this opportunity to thank all customers for their support over the last two years, and they look forward to welcoming visitors old and new.

Chris Milner Sheffield based trials and motocross rider Chris Milner passed away on Monday 25th September 2017 after a long battle with cancer. Milner was a highly respected competitor, who first made his name on the early Ossa machines as seen here on Hollinsclough in the 1968 Bemrose Trial. He was a regular competitor in the SSDT from 1969 when he rode an Ossa ‘Pennine’ 250cc in the annual Highland classic. He was a Comerfords sponsored Bultaco rider in the 1970s and also competed in motocross on both Bultaco and KTM machinery winning many events.

In more recent times he rode in the Pre-65 event despite battling his illness.

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MY VIEW MIKE RAPLEY

An observation

There are frequently groups of British trials fans who make a long weekend part of their holiday allocation to take in a World Trials Championship round, and I was fortunate enough to be in one of those groups for the final round of the Women’s and Men’s World Trials Championships in Italy in September.

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e had a great four days as there were nine of us altogether — all real enthusiasts for the sport of motorcycle trials and regular, if occasional, visitors to world rounds. We were by no means alone in joining up as a group to cut the costs as much as possible, there were several other gatherings of British fans in Italy together with the supporting families and friends of the British riders.

COMMON FACTOR

Mike Rapley

And the common factor in the discussions we all enjoyed was the revised 2017 schedule that the FIM and their allocated promoters Sport7 had put together, with the views most definitely against the substantial changes that have been put in place.

Of course, everybody is entitled to their own opinions but having spent our own time, effort and expense to attend the Italian trial what everybody wants, and indeed deserves, is value for money.

And, quite simply, nobody is getting it now.

Let there be an explanation.

Up until this year, World Trials have generally been over two separate days of action with the format being three laps of 12 sections each day. If you are not a mathematician, then that gives you the opportunity to see the action through 72 sections.

From 2017 — and presumably, for the following four years as Sport7 have a five-year contract — the offering will be one day of action over two laps of 15 sections, and therefore the opportunity is reduced to spectate at 30 sections. But that’s not all. When the Women’s and Men’s Championships are over the same weekend, as in Italy, you still only get one day of action, with the women setting off first followed by the men. It was the general opinion that such a situation degrades the Women’s Championship as it was seen that the women provided less of an attraction to spectators than do the men.

Previously they have enjoyed a separate day of action where they enjoyed the undivided attention of the spectators.

PRACTICE

But that’s not all. On the Saturday, after watching some interesting but relatively unspectacular practice in the morning, there is absolutely nothing until the 3pm qualification section starts, where all the riders ride the section against the clock to decide their Sunday start order. And with the best will in the world, while that is an hour of action it barely justifies the need to be at the trial on Saturday. Certainly, while sitting in the sunshine with a beer and something to eat is okay, the majority at most events were of the opinion: “There are 70 competitors here, there are 15 sections set out, but there’s nothing to see”. Not only was there no action to see but there was also nothing to eat, nothing to drink, no trade stands to visit and spend some money, and no ice cream van! This was not quite true; there was one burger van with a massive queue and one beer wagon if you were prepared to wait!

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MY VIEW MIKE RAPLEY

SIDECAR MOTOCROSS GRAND PRIX

Just six weeks earlier, at a Sidecar Motocross Grand Prix in Austria, there were two practice sessions, three qualifying races and numerous food, drink and equipment outlets all vying for custom.

And it was five Euros cheaper to get in! The lack of facilities may well have been the fault of the venue owners rather than the FIM/ promoters but having spent 531 Euros over the weekend on flights, car hire, hotels, meals etc., the monetary value for the weekend was poor. Thankfully the company more than made up for the disappointment of the event.

No doubt the FIM/Sport7 will have a myriad of reasons why the changes have been made and those that have been espoused have been well voiced: the factories want this; it reduces the costs; it’s what TV wants etc. But, to a casual observer, the replies would surely be: it’s not for the factories to run the sport; the extra costs can only be minimal; and where’s the TV coverage outside of a select satellite channel?

Will changes be made to accommodate the views voiced so recently? Who knows, but don’t bet on it, for the FIM and promoters would appear to care little for those who pay the entrance fees to watch the action and buy the motorcycles the manufacturers need to sell.

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WORLD CHAMPION TRIAL2

Iwan Roberts

With the new promoter for the FIM Trial World Championship, Sport7, at the helm, they would support the move to take the Trial2 Cup in 2016 to full Trial World Championship status in 2017. Toni Bou continues to dominate the TrialGP class, but the Trial2 category has the potential to spring many different winners at each round, leaving the championship very open. This was the case in 2017 when the championship had six different round winners over the course of the ten-round series. Gabrielle Marcelli (Montesa-ESP) ESP took four wins followed

by Gail Chatagno (Gas Gas-FRA) with two, and single round wins for Iwan Roberts (Beta-GBR), Francesc Moret (Montesa-ESP), Marc Riba (TRS-ESP) and Toby Martyn (Vertigo-GBR).

The key to winning any championship in any sports discipline, however, is consistency. This was the case for the new Trial2 World Champion Iwan Roberts. His first year in the class was 2014 which was rewarded with eighteenth overall. In 2015 he finished third, 2016 second and he finally realised his dreams with the title in 2017.

Very proud of his Welsh heritage Iwan now has to decide what to do in 2018. Does he move to the TrialGP class?

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2008: John Hulme Trial Magazine: “Yes this was a very young Iwan. Having heard the strange dialogue between him and his father I asked the quiet young boy who he was and where he was from” — “My name’s Iwan Roberts and I am Welsh” he politely replied.

2017: A clean on section one in Italy at the last round of the World Championship was a good start on the adventure to the final accolade of the very first Trial2 World Champion.

2008: Watched here at Victory Quarry in Dove Holes by a certain Billy Bolt.

2009: Trial Magazine would begin to take more notice of Iwan, seen here on one of his many visits to YMSA trials in Derbyshire. Note the Welsh flag design on the crash helmet as it’s still the same in 2017 — Proud.

2010: Iwan Roberts Snr acts as the Minder at a Youth British Championship round at Otter St Mary.

At last a Trial World Champion!

Congratulations.

Yes, at last, I am a Trial World Champion; I do occasionally look in the mirror to remind myself!

It’s been a long championship, but the effort has been well rewarded. This was the goal all season, and despite only winning one round I remained focussed on riding my trials and enjoying the competition. When I won in Japan on day two that settled me down, and after that, I took every round as it came. Finally, after three years of competing in Trial2, I’m proud to have a Bronze, Silver and Gold medal.

Was it always going to be a difficult championship to win?

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I always knew in my heart of hearts that a World Championship title was in me. The preparation for 2017 was so much better. Having a regular minder in Harry Houghton has helped so much. He knows what’s needed to win and is very competitive by nature, which is good for my confidence. Because we are close in age, we can enjoy some banter as well, which keeps me on my toes.

How did the association with Harry happen?

When I started trials, Phil Houghton was the top rider in our centre. Then a couple of years later his son Harry started riding. Over the years we must have competed in hundreds of trials together, and we became good friends.

In 2016 it was my Father Kenny and Iwan Jones who minded for me so when all the deals were

finalised at a late stage for 2017 Phil suggested that it would be beneficial for me to have just one minder for all major trials. He proposed that Harry be my minder and gave him the time off work both for competition and practising. With the only condition being that we had to feed him…lots!

We’ve been good friends with the Houghtons for many years now, and I’m so glad that Harry was with me for this season. The fact that he rides trials himself helps a lot with understanding and assisting, and I think we make a good winning team.

You have looked very calm in the new qualifying process.

The new qualifying process in the TWC is something new and very different. It’s been a crowd puller before the competition starting, and with 21

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2010: Iwan Snr tries to catch both man and machine!

2011: Now getting that cheeky grin whenever he saw Trial Magazine with the camera.

2012: Look at the concentration and the style as he holds the Beta firm in Yorkshire.

2013: Winning his first World Championship round in the Youth 125 Cup class on home soil at Penrith.

2014: World Championship action in Belgium, and Iwan looks very confident on the Beta as he heads to points for the second time in the series.

it being streamed live it has opened up trials to a broader audience. The speed aspect of the qualifying section did not suit my style of riding. My father told me all season to just make sure I cleaned it and not to risk a five-mark penalty for a failure. This, unfortunately, didn’t happen in my home round at Tong, typically! But overall that was my aim…get through on a clean.

I knew when the qualifying process was announced that I wouldn’t be the strongest rider and after the first few rounds, I realised that thankfully the qualifying results wouldn’t affect my competition result.

After finishing on the podium at the opening round in Spain what were your thoughts on the new format for the championship?

After I finished fourteenth in qualifying and second in the trial, I knew that the new format should not affect my results too much. It was obvious that many riders had championship ambitions as it was once again a really competitive class. Despite it only being the first round at this point I decided to ride my trial and not worry about what everyone else was doing.

The trip to Japan was quite an epic one.

Correct, as well you know because you were also on it! We flew from Manchester to Copenhagen and then Copenhagen to Narita, Japan — or as we thought. The flight from Copenhagen to Japan turned into a nightmare as they had a problem with the plane one hour after take-off, so we had to turn back. We then got on a flight to Doha and then on to Japan. The problem then was that we ended up at the airport in Haneda and not Narita! Once in Japan, the heavens opened up. It was a wet qualifying, and I ended up second, much to my surprise.

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Did you ride a standard Beta in Japan?

The machine I received in Japan was the Beta Factory model supplied by the importer, but then I took a few of my parts over with me so that the machine was as close as it could be to the ones I had at home. One hiccup with my parts on the way to Japan was that when my father dropped Harry and myself off at Manchester Airport, I ended up leaving my rear shock on the back seat of the car! As I was checking in my father rang me from a motorway service station and asked me if I’d forgotten something!

The Beta support there is superb, as it is at all the world rounds. The machine felt very good, and after some fine tuning, I was more than happy. On day two the sun came out and dried the hazards, leaving a very close final result as I won by one mark from Francesc Moret.

It was then on to Andorra, where you finished off the podium for the only time during 2017

It was so hot in Andorra! I was slow in qualifying, only finishing fifteenth. In the trial, the time was very tight. It meant that I was second on observation but ended up fifth due to time penalties.

It was disappointing to be off the podium; my main aim this season has been consistency, but thankfully it was the only time and didn’t affect the championship.

At the next round in France, I rode well and better than my results show. I came so close to winning after a very poor opening lap where I parted with five; five penalties out of the twelve hazards. I came back very strong on the second lap to lose just six marks and finish second. It was a similar story at my home round in Great Britain.

2014: Trying to keep dry at the BTC round in the Lake District.

Francesc Moret was an easy winner as I won the tie decider to take the last step on the podium.

The second long-haul trip was to the USA

Yes, it was back on the big bird for the second twoday event of the season. Once again it was very hot, with a light breeze which helped to keep us cool.

Day one was too easy but day two was much better, and I was happy with two third places, keeping me in the hunt for the title. I have to once again thank the Beta importer for supplying Harry and myself with brand new machines which upon arrival we soon fitted with some of my parts I had taken with me. I would also like to thank the Beta importer and the Factory for looking after Harry and me at all the World rounds.

You then carried your points lead into the final two rounds?

I talked with Harry about the points advantage we had, and we both agreed that this was what we needed to protect. As much as I always ride to win we also had to think of the championship and the faith that Beta had in me to do the job and take the win.

The round in the Czech Republic suited me down to the ground, and it was only a five in the last section of the day that stopped me from winning.

On the second lap, I rode with Marc Riba, and he was asking my advice on lines for the sections. It was only after the last section of the trial that I saw him and his minder celebrating and wondered what was going on…and then I realised that he had won! Lesson learnt about sharing advice! But we’re good friends, and I was happy for him. My nearest championship contender Gabrielle Marcelli had a nightmare day finishing in eighth, giving me an even stronger points advantage in the final round.

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How did it feel to win the championship in Italy on an Italian machine?

My girlfriend had flown out with my parents to support me and so the day was extra special. Harry and I worked so well together, and I was leading after the first lap. After the morning rain the sun shone through, and despite the hazards riding a little easier I parted with more marks finishing second to give me the world title — happy days…

World Champion!

At last — Beta UK importer John Lampkin had come to the event to give me that extra support that always helps, and he was one of the first to congratulate me, which meant so much. Harry and I had our ‘team hug’. Harry has been superb at keeping me motivated and focused even when things were not going to plan. Also, having a few family, friends and sponsors in Italy helped and was so much appreciated. It was such a good feeling to finally reward Beta and all my sponsors after coming so close in 2016.

2014: The Scott Trial adventure has been rewarded with the treasured Silver Spoons added to his trophy cabinet.

2015: World Championship action in the Czech Republic.

And you were picked for the Trial Des Nations Team.

I was delighted to join James Dabill and Jack Price.

I am Welsh born and bred, but it was still a huge honour to ride in the team for Great Britain. We all worked well together, and it was a very proud moment when we took the runner-up position behind the dominant Spanish squad.

Let’s wind the clock back a little.

My first trials competition was at Alvanley trials ground in Frodsham in Cheshire at the age of six, riding a Yamaha PW50 which had been a Christmas present a year earlier. Very soon everyone was asking my dad when he was going to buy me a proper motorcycle, to which he replied: “When he can clean sections on this one”.

Motorsport has always been in our family. My grandfather was a dispatch rider in the army.

My father Iwan Snr competed in trials in the late seventies and early eighties before moving on to rallying, where he enjoyed success locally and nationally. This was rewarded with a drive in the Peugeot team, and he was a team-mate of the late great Colin McRae. My father’s cousin Kenny won the Manx GP350 Newcomers in the eighties, so as you can see we have a varied motor and motorcycling background in the family.

The family business is owned by my grandfather.

I am currently employed there as a heavy-plant mechanic after three years in college studying for my qualification as well as pursuing my trials career.

We do haulage, plant hire and civil engineering and employ twenty-three staff. My aunt and cousin run the office. The lads in the yard now call me the World Champion Mechanic… I love it!

2015: Another Scott Trial finish as he shares his day with John Moffat.

2016: Iwan’s main hobby outside of Trials is Rallying. Iwan Snr and his late Uncle John have rallied for years on the National scene.

2016: World Championship action for Iwan in Spain.

2016: Recording his first adult British Trials Championship win at the John Hardaker in North Yorkshire.

Has success come easy in trials?

My first major win was in the last round of the D class British Championship in the Isle of Wight on my Beta 80 in 2005. It was my first season competing at a national level. I then I went on to C class and won the British Championship C class in 2008. I’ve been on Beta for the majority of my trials career with a 50cc, 80cc, and 125cc before moving to the bigger capacity machines. The relationship with John Lampkin is second to none, and one I am eternally grateful for. I still practice three to four nights a week after work so, as you can see, trials plays a huge part of my life.

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2017: It’s April, and a nice steady warm up for the Trial World Championship season! Iwan was kindly loaned a full spec Ford Escort Mk1 from Roy Jarvis at Ralloy Engineering who he knows through trials. He ended up winning his class and finishing eighth overall in a round of the British Historic Rally Championship with this car.

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2017 — TWC Japan: On the podium, and the seed was planted for the year.

2017 — TWC Japan: Family friend Harry Houghton was a key component in the team on the way to the Trial2 World Championship.

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Nationality Lives Transport Family

2017 — TWC France: The new qualifying process would not take over Iwan’s trial strategy. He knew to be the quickest could bring mistakes and settled for his own pace, concentrating on keeping his feet up.

What other sporting interests do you have?

Outside of motorsports, it’s mainly Clay Pigeon Shooting and Fishing.

Tell us a little about your interest in rally driving and cars.

My main hobby outside of trials is rallying. My dad and late Uncle John have rallied for years nationally, with my dad also rallying for Peugeot in the eighties alongside Colin McRae and Warren Hunt with the late great Des O’Dell as team manager. I have competed in three forest-stage rallies to date and finished First in Class twice and Second in Class once. I have used the family’s Toyota Corolla twice. On one occasion I was kindly loaned a fullspec Ford Escort Mk1 from Roy Jarvis at Ralloy Engineering, who I know through trials. I ended up winning my class, finishing eighth overall in a round of the British Historic Rally Championship with this car. I am now slowly building a Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI to compete in night rallies as and when I have the time and money to do so.

Before we close, who have influenced and supported you?

One of my biggest influences has been my father as he’s the one who got me into trials and taught me how to ride trials from the age of six. I then reached an age where I would watch videos to teach myself new skills. I’d watch the World Trials Review DVDs and watch the best in the world with the hope of being there one day. I don’t know where to begin TRIAL MAGAZINE • DECEMBER 2017-JANUARY 2018

with thanking people for support as there have been so many people over the years. My grandfather has been behind me from day one as has my Mum, Dad, and rest of my family. They have been very supportive — I can’t thank them enough. My mum has spent nights on end on the computer entering my trials and doing all my paperwork, as well as having to drive me to trials and observing over the years. My dad has spent nights on end making sure my machines were ready, as well as once again taking me to the trials.

Outside my family and friends, I have to thank John Lampkin at Beta UK for twelve years of support to which I will always be eternally grateful. So many of my local clubs have supported me over the years, and I still attend their trials whenever possible to repay the favour and keep in touch with the people who have been there from the start. Thanks also go to all my sponsors over the years; they haven’t always just been companies, I have had assistance from many individuals as well. Thanks go to Top Trial Team for the 2016 season and = those who sponsored me for 2017. They include Beta UK, Beta Factory, Jones Brothers Henllan Ltd, John Roberts Ffestiniog Ltd, Michelin, Copley, Twin Air, Renthal, Talon, Apico, Putoline, Boyesen, Stylmartin, MOTS, Amcanu Ltd and AB Motorcycles.

Finally, I’d like to thank my supporters, from the grassroots level to assist with funding, they have always been a great help, and I hope that I can continue to repay them with results such as this year for years to come.

British (Welsh) Ffestiniog, North Wales Volkswagen Polo GTI Iwan, Mo, Manon, Sion and Math Pets None Hobbies Rallying, Clay Pigeon Shooting and Fishing Drink Milk

Your hero My late Uncle John and Jean Ragnotti Who would you like to be for one day?

Travis Pastrana or Ken Block What was the last music you downloaded?

Camilla Cabello – Havana FAVOURITES Films Fast and Furious Singer/band Ed Sheeran Shoes Nike trainers Toy Peugeot 205 rally car Vehicle My late Uncle John’s rally Escort

TV show Geordie Shore

Trials rider Phil Houghton & Toni Bou Trial Scott Trial AND FINALLY… Sponsors Beta Factory, Beta UK, Jones Brothers Henllan Ltd, John Roberts Ffestiniog Ltd, Michelin, Putoline, Apico, Renthal, Boyesen, Twin Air, Talon, Copley, Stylmartin, MOTS, Amcanu Ltd, AB Motorcycles.

2017 — Trial Des Nations Spain: As part of the team from Great Britain on the way to the second step of the podium, with James Dabill and Jack Price.

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SHOWTIME DIRT BIKE SHOW

Hall three hosted Trial Magazine and Classic Trial Magazine near the main stand along with some of the other trials manufacturers and suppliers.

It’s Off-Road

The annual end of season International Dirt Bike Show at the Stoneleigh exhibition centre near Coventry once again hosted a huge showing from the world of off-road. As is often the case in the world of motorcycling many of the manufacturers already had their 2018 machines out in the world of competition but the show gives the potential purchaser the opportunity to look a little closer and ask the questions for the experts to answer. It was very much the same with the clothing, boots and hard parts, and once again the crowds turned out to support in the bright lights and the glitter.

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It’s not just trials any more for Beta UK as they also import the hugely successful Enduro range.

Stars of the future enjoy the Honda/Montesa trials display.

Emma Bristow proudly shows her picture gracing the front cover of Trial Magazine.

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From Gas Gas in Spain David Martinez is seen here with the UK importer on the right, John Shirt Jnr.

Through the UK importers Apico you can find the Hebo range of trials clothing.

Beta UK importer John Lampkin can now offer a range of electric powered off-road models, including trials.

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Apico’s Dylan Brown shares the new Forma trials boot with its number one rider James Dabill.

The official UK Mecatecno importer, Caroline Sandiford, explains all about the electric machines on stage with her host Steve Plater.

Making the effort to attend the show all the way from Spain was Jordi Melia with the new full size Mecatecno trials model.

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As always Michelin tyres had a huge show presence.

Now an Extreme Enduro star, Billy Bolt spent time watching how it’s now done in the world of trials at the outdoor display.

Bright lights big city springs to mind!

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New British Trials Champion Jack price and Toby Martyn put on a display of their skills near the show’s entrance.

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A big supporter of the off-road scene, Putoline had a very busy show.

Honda continues a proud association Cycle trials is not hanging about as the new with the legendary Montesa Cota.

‘Clean’ models will be imported by Apico.

Trialendurodirect had just about everything on display to keep the trials brigade happy.

Proud to be a British company Rock Oil, based at Warrington, had their full range of products on display.

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Clean bikes come with Clean Hebo riding kit.

Through the Neo Distribution Company, Directors John and Sally Hayden have added the Kappa luggage range to their expanding network.

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PRODUCT FOCUS ROCK OIL

Global lubrication

So proud to be a British company, Rock Oil based in Warrington has invested heavily in securing a future for its workforce with cutting-edge technology in its new high-tech surroundings in Great Britain. A new office block gives out the correct message that they are expanding and moving forward in this very competitive business sector. A walk around the factory, where from start to finish the oil is processed, packaged and distributed, leaves you with a very positive feeling about its future. Well known in the motorcycle world and in particular trials we took a visit to look inside and find out more about the global lubrication the company provides to the outside world.

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rial Magazine editor, John Hulme: “It’s a very small world we live in, and this was so evident when I met Russell Bower who had invited me to Rock Oil for a guided tour. After initially talking about the products, expansion and growth, he introduced me to Greg Hewitt the Managing Director, who is the son of the Chairman Charles Hewitt. Greg was very open about their plans for the future and his vision of where he wants to take the company in the future, following the investment in the new office block and factory production and packaging facilities.

“In 1980, I had started to ride a Majesty Yamaha for John Shirt Snr with some support from Town and Country Motorcycles owned by family friend Gordon Ruffley. Part of the support package from Gordon was with Rock Oil. I enjoyed a good hour reminiscing with Charles over the early days of Roy Carey at Fantic and John Shirt Snr, and it’s a credit to him and his family with the way that he has taken the company forward into the modern business era and beyond.”

FROM 1928

The company and brand name Rock Oil was established in 1928, supplying high-quality lubricants and fuels for all markets through a global network facility. The products are manufactured from the finest state-ofthe-art synthetic chemicals and oils, and they meet and surpass all relevant national and international standards. Though famous for its involvement in motor sport, Rock Oil’s major activities are in the agricultural, automotive, commercial, industrial, marine, motorcycle and leisure market areas.

World Championship winning performances in motor sport have led to blending and manufacturing lubricants for some of the world’s top motorcycle, car and engine manufacturers.

Extensive research and development work ensures that existing ranges are improved and new products are designed to meet emerging standards and approvals.

During 2017 they opened a new multi-million pound facility which houses one of the finest lubricant laboratories in the UK. This The interior is very welcoming, as Trial significant investment is crucial Magazine found out on its recent visit. to maintaining growth and to ensuring the business is able to deliver innovative lubricants is as crucial as ever and remains integral to the brand profile of the business. products to its customers Earlier this year they announced a three-year extension to their partnership with the British Superbike Series across the globe. Rock which has been a massive success for the brand on both the domestic and international stage, such is the wide Oil’s support of audience in this exciting motorcycle championship. 2017 also saw them partner the FIM TrialGP Championship, motorcycle racing and which has been fantastic for the Rock Oil brand. The rebooted championship has been a great success and as a development of top premier partner they have enjoyed massive publicity once again on a global stage, which in turn endorses their quality motorcycle products worldwide.

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In the clean and clinical laboratory the dial was re-set to move Rock Oil onto the pedestal as a market leader.

Investment in the company’s future can be found everywhere, such as this high-tech automated packaging line.

The dining area is a very calm and ambient place to enjoy.

Stock is readily available for distribution on a global scale.

A busy sales office keeps the consumer happy.

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As it says on the barrel – Made in England; a key part of Rock Oil’s success.

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Proving the Rock Oil products at all levels, Luke Walker took victory in the 2017 S3 British Championship.

Proving the product is James Dabill on his way to the win in 2016 at the toughest of all one-day trials, the Scott.

2017 also saw them partner the FIM TrialGP Championship, which has been fantastic for the Rock Oil brand. The rebooted championship has been a great success and as a premier partner they have enjoyed massive publicity once again on a global stage, which in turn endorses the products world-wide.

At the 2017 Scottish Six Days Trial Dougie Lampkin won the event, parting with just a single mark to become the most successful rider in the history of this iconic event with eleven victories.

SPORTING SUCCESS

Since the latter part of the seventies they have contributed to the success in the motorcycle sport of trials, where they have supplied teams and individual riders with a range of products and technical support. Their most recent success has come with the trials legend Dougie Lampkin, who celebrated his eleventh win in the world famous Scottish Six Days Trial. The crowd at the 2017 event would take note of Lampkin’s winning ride which equalled the famous Gordon Jackson’s fifty-six year record of his famous one-dab win of the Scottish Six Days Trial in 1961.

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manufacturers. Rock Oil also has a long record of launching innovative products especially for racing, and their top-tier racing lubricant Synthesis XRP is testament to this technical prowess.

The sales, marketing and technical departments can answer specific queries, provide technical data, material safety data, make recommendations and/ or advise on availability pertaining to any of the Rock Oil ranges or specific products. Individual brochures are also available for all the Rock Oil products and contain information on all available grades and specifications.

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Jaime Busto (Repsol Honda) was the new rider in the team.

WORLD CLASS – MEN

Spain demonstrated their total dominance of the world trials scene by taking an easy victory, extending their record-winning run at the event to an unprecedented fourteen consecutive victories. They would always have the advantage as they would be starting at the back of the seven-nation field, following their comfortable qualification win on the Friday.

The format for the team event takes the best two results in each section counting towards the team’s overall scores. After the first seven sections, Spain held a ten-mark advantage over Great Britain, but it was not without any drama; the master of world trials Toni Bou crashed heavily over the handlebars of the Repsol Honda on section three, fortunately without injury. Clean rides from Raga and Busto made sure the Spanish score was not affected.

The eventual second-placed team from Great Britain, consisting of James Dabill, Jack Price and Iwan Roberts, would always face an uphill struggle after a disaster in qualification forced them to start at the front of the field.

Remaining focused on the second position a late five-mark penalty almost dropped them into the clutches of the Japanese team of Takahisa Fujinami, Kenichi Kuroyama and Tomoyuki Ogawa. Clean rides on the final two sections earned them second position on forty-two marks lost, just three marks ahead of Japan, but no one had an answer for the dominant Spanish team.

WORLD CLASS – WOMEN

Spain’s total

domination Riding on home territory, Spain totally dominated the Trial Des Nations at Baiona in front of an appreciative crowd who came out to see the action on the huge battered coastal rocks lining the Atlantic coastline in late September.

On the Saturday the women stopped Great Britain dead in their tracks, removing any hopes of a fifth straight FIM Women’s Trial des Nations title after an almost faultless display from the home team. In the men’s class the Spanish team were also untouchable, fielding the eleven-time FIM Trial World Champion Toni Bou, Adam Raga and the debutant in the team Jaime Busto.

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It was an almost faultless display by a very confident Spanish team rewarded with a famous victory on home soil. Encouraged by a passionate and partisan crowd, the Spanish trio of Sandra Gomez, Berta Abellan and the petite Maria Giro on the four-stroke Montesa, parted with just a single mark, conceded on the penultimate section of the competition.

Team Great Britain were the defending champions, led by reigning the TrialGP Women’s World Champion Emma Bristow.

She was joined by Donna Fox, who came out of retirement for the competition, and the newcomer to the team on the Scorpa Jess Brown. As with the men, they started the day on the back foot after a disaster in Friday’s timed qualification section, despite posting the fastest time by almost three seconds.

It was the parting of a single mark which dropped them back to sixth. This dictated that they would have to start in the first half of the ten-nation field as Spain comfortably topped qualification from Germany and Italy and had the advantage of being the last team away. With fifteen sections to be covered twice over a two-kilometre course, the sun shone, leaving very dry and grippy hazards. Great Britain were playing catch up from as early as section six on the opening lap, where they lost three marks, and despite matching the Spanish score-for-score on lap two the damage was already done, and they were forced to concede defeat.

Ingveig Hakonsen, Huldeborg Barkved and Mette Fidje gave the team from Norway a surprise first Women’s TDN podium since 2002 in third.

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Donna Fox came out of retirement to proudly ride as part of ‘TeamGB’.

It was a very proud Jess Bown (Scorpa) who represented her country for the very first time.

INTERNATIONAL CLASS – MEN

In the International class, the Australian team of Connor Hogan, Kyle Middleton and Christopher Bayles came out on top of the thirteen nations competing after a close duel with the Czech Republic team of Martin Matejicek, Marek Wunsch and Martin Kroustek who took the lead after a clean opening lap.

The Australians held second position at the halfway stage on five marks lost, just two marks ahead of the United States as the Czech Republic challenge crumbled on the second lap.

Daniel Blanc-Gonnet, Bryan Roper and Pat Smage took the American team into the lead but two maximums on section thirteen sealed their fate, and they finished second just four marks behind Australia and five ahead of the Czech Republic.

World Class – Men’s podium.

2017 TRIAL DES NATIONS WORLD MEN RESULTS: 1: Spain 6; 2: Great Britain 42; 3: Japan 45; 4: Italy 84; 5: France 86; 6: Norway 116; 7: Germany 150.

WORLD WOMEN RESULTS: 1: Spain 1; 2: Great Britain 4; 3: Norway 6; 4: Germany 11; 5: Italy 23; 6: United States of America 68; 7: France 74; 8: Australia 155; 9: Ireland 175; 10: Portugal 194.

INTERNATIONAL MEN RESULTS: 1: Australia 16; 2: United States of

World Class – Women’s podium.

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America 21; 3: Czech Republic 25; 4: Ireland 35; 5: Sweden 36; 6: Switzerland 63; 7: Belgium 77; 8: Latvia 100; 9: Portugal 115; 10: Guatemala 125; 11: Andorra 141; 12: Luxembourg 176; 13: Canada 188.

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Rule Britannia

Ever since its inception in Poland in 1984, when France won the first FIM Trial Des Nations team event, it had stayed in Europe until 1997.

Spain proved to be the team to beat with seven victories, followed by five wins for France and Italy taking its sole victory in 1987. With a newly crowned world trials champion from Great Britain by the name of Dougie Lampkin on a Beta the competition would head to Douglas on the Isle of Man in 1997. Named by many as the motorcycling capital of the world, this small island measuring approximately 221 square miles is a self-governing British Crown dependency in the cold Irish Sea between England and Ireland. Better known for the Tourist Trophy races or the ‘TT’, it would soon be singing to the tune of Rule Britannia as Great Britain took a famous maiden victory.

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Riding in front of a proud Isle of Man crowd, home rider Steve Colley (Gas Gas-GBR) did not disappoint.

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he World Trials Championship was entering a new dawn headed by the young Dougie Lampkin on a factory supported Beta. After years of foreign domination Great Britain had three top-ten riders who were Lampkin, Steve Colley (Gas Gas) and Graham Jarvis (Scorpa). For the TDN they would be joined by a young Dan Clarke (Beta), who would become the fourth man in the team.

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With factory support comes that little bit ‘Special’ machine and Dougie Lampkin’s Beta was the ideal weapon for the job, which he perfectly executed. With an engine capacity increased from 247.5cc to 272cc it had a 76mm Vertex piston fitted. The cylinder barrel and crankcases had been made lighter and special Paioli front forks complemented the Italian machine.

Crowned as the 1997 World Trials Champion Dougie Lampkin sits confident at the start on the factory supported Beta.

Despite using the aging Rotax engine in the Scorpa Graham Jarvis put some good results together in 1997, finishing off the year in 9th position. The gearbox featured only four gears and it had a modified clutch, which used four springs instead of three to make it harsher.

Marc Colomer’s Montesa was using a carbon fibre fuel tank and air-filter box and a modified clutch, amongst other things. As with Lampkin’s Beta the Paioli forks were hand built, not production units.

It was a tough day for Dan Clarke (Beta) as the fourth member of the winning team.

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Second placed team Spain: (from left) Jordi Tarres (Gas Gas), David Cobos (Gas Gas), Amos Bilbao (Gas Gas) and Marc Colomer (Montesa).

HOME ADVANTAGE

The vastly experienced Steve Colley would be riding on home soil — well only just actually, as he would spend his year based at Buxton in Derbyshire in his truck at the Gas Gas UK importers, and in Spain at the Spanish manufacturer’s factory; yes it was very much a case of living on the road! Dougie was living out a burning ambition to be the world trials champion, following in the footsteps of his father Martin who had become the very first FIM World Trials Champion in 1975. Graham Jarvis was riding the French built Scorpa and was starting to turn in some strong world championship performances, which had included his first visits to the podium in Luxembourg and France with third place finishes.

They arrived on the Isle of Man feeling very confident off the back of Lampkin’s first world crown. They knew the main opposition would come from Spain, in a team that included seven times World Champion, Jordi Tarres, and the 1996 World Champion, Marc Colomer, with the experienced Amos Bilbao and the young David Cobos as their fourth member. Italy had Diego Bosis and Donato Miglio in its team offering, but both were at the end of their careers. Finland was in the same boat despite having the 1992 World Champion, Tommi Ahvala, in the team.

The glory days of the French as a leading trials nation capable of victory headed

by Thierry Michaud were long gone. The course around Douglas started at the world famous ‘TT’ grandstand, adding some nostalgia to the event which would include a wide variety of terrain offering 18 hazards to be ridden twice.

Seven times World Trials Champion Jordi Tarres is still very much a part of the trials world with the TRS brand.

As always Gas Gas were evolving their successful trials model. With a cylinder size of 272.7cc the engine had a four-speed gearbox and an enduro model clutch. The rear shock absorber had an aluminium body and was a prototype built by Pedro Olle. A Mikuni carburettor replaced the Dellorto one fitted to the production models. The claimed weight was 75kg.

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Amos Bilbao was approaching the end of a very successful world championship career. He would soon move to Montesa, where he still remains as a development rider.

Rule Britannia!

Third placed team Italy: (from left) Fabio Lenzi (Beta), Stefano Dellio (Scorpa), Donato Miglio (Beta) and Diego Bosis (Gas Gas).

SETTING THE STANDARD

With some good home-grown support who had travelled across the Irish Sea from Great Britain, they went out to fight for the victory with team manager Dave Willoughby at the helm — and that’s exactly what they did!

Steve Colley was in superb form, which was reflected in his first lap score of six marks lost supported by Dougie Lampkin on eight. Graham Jarvis was holding his own in a very convincing way, parting with just 11 marks.

The only other riders with sub 20 mark scores were Marc Colomer riding for the defending champions Spain on nine, Finland’s Tommi Ahvala and Frances Christophe Camozzi on the Yamaha. Both Amos Bilbao and Jordi Tarres had disastrous first laps, parting with 21 and 22 respectively.

Great Britain held a clear advantage despite high scores from Dan Clarke, and went out for their second lap very much sensing they could pull off the win. Supporting one another though the hazards, Colley’s lap score was reduced from his first to just four marks lost, leaving him finishing on 10 in total. Lampkin and Jarvis were once again well under 20 with scores of five and seven respectively and the victory was sealed as none of the other teams had any answer to the dominant Great Britons who parted with 41 marks to Spain’s 94.

Trial Magazine would like to acknowledge the help in generating this article from Charley Demathieu — www.trialonline.org and Mario Candellone/Agnes Andrione — www.phototrial.it

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The first lap scoreboard looks good.

The superb magnetic scoreboard of Charley Demathieu tells its own story.

RULE BRITANNIA RESULTS TEAM: 1: Great Britain 41; 2: Spain 94; 3: Italy 146; 4: Finland 171; 5: France 236; 6: Czech Republic 362.

RIDERS: 1: Steve Colley (Gas Gas-GBR) 10; 2: Dougie Lampkin (Beta-GBR) 13;

3: Graham Jarvis (Scorpa-GBR) 18; 4: Jordi Tarres (Gas Gas-ESP) 28; 5: Tommi Ahvala (Montesa-FIN) 28; 6: Marc Colomer (Montesa-ESP) 29; 7: Diego Bosis (Montesa-ITA) 36; 8: Amos Bilbao (Gas Gas-ESP) 37; 9: David Cobos (Gas Gas-ESP) 41; 10: Christophe Camozzi (Yamaha-FRA) 43.

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Lampkin leads the way As we have seen in the Trial Des Nations article, Great Britain was a massive force to be reckoned with in the trials world of 1997. The great Jordi Tarres had his winning years behind him with seven world titles to his name. It is a fact that at the time many people believed this record would never be broken. Marc Colomer had developed the ground-breaking Montesa Cota 315R on his way to the 1996 title, winning five World rounds, but with a ‘Bullseye’ on his back that Dougie Lampkin had firmly in his sights. Lampkin would hit the ‘Bullseye’ with top marks in 1997, riding the Beta on his way to seven consecutive World crowns and ninety-nine World round wins!

Throw both Steve Colley and Graham Jarvis into the mix, who would both take World round wins and be regular top ten finishers, and you start to get my point.

Great Britain were loud and proud in the trials world.

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1997, Portugal Baltar: From left: Martin Crosswaite (Beta), Mark Harris (Gas Gas), Sam Connor (Beta) and Ben Hemingway (Beta) The stepping stone to the World Championship class was via the European Championship. In those days the European Championship class stood out on its own as the one to aim for, running separately from the ‘Premier’ league.

THE WAY TO GO

Encouraged by the success of the English trio, new names were beginning to appear such as Martin Crosswaite, Sam Connor, the Hemingway brothers, Mark Harris and Lee Sargent, to name a few. In the six-round 1996 European Championship Crosswaite, off the back of a successful schoolboy career, had scored in every round on the Gas Gas, finishing sixth overall. In 1997 he made the move to Beta and along with some of the other riders made his way into the World Championship. Mixing the two championships where possible they started to gain more and more experience. For the first time, in Luxembourg, Crosswaite and Connor dipped inside the top 25 in the World Championship.

For Crosswaite it was positive progress as he took 20th position in Italy and 18th in France. Connor continued to make the top 25 on a regular basis.

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Martin Crosswaite (Beta) 1997, Portugal Baltar: Ready for action – complete with a new haircut!

1997, Portugal Baltar: More famous for his organisational skills at the Sheffield Indoor, Martin’s dad Neil keeps his eye on the action as his son’s ‘Minder’.

POINTS SCORERS

1997, Portugal Baltar: It’s a young and shy Sam Connor (Beta) on the start ramp.

1997, Portugal Baltar: Still very much a part of the Trial World Championship although not as a rider is Ben Hemingway (Beta).

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1997, Portugal Baltar: Jamie Snowden keeps the banter coming to Sam Connor in the section.

1997, Italy Terminillo: The two brothers Hemingway, Ben on the left and Dan on the right, have enjoyed some excellent trials years.

As Dougie Lampkin continued to take World titles and raise the sport to another level Sam Connor would score his first World points on the Isle of Man in 1999 and continue to do so right through to 2005 in a career interrupted by injury.

Martin Crosswaite would score his first points in 1998 at Hawkstone Park.

Both Dan and Ben Hemingway rode in many European and World rounds but neither had the accolade of scoring points despite some valiant efforts. Both Mark Harris and Lee Sargent would disappear from the sport as so many riders do after giving it their all to achieve the ultimate goal of scoring points...

Trial Magazine would like to acknowledge the help in generating this article from Charley Demathieu – www.trialonline. org and Peter Beardmore.

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Rookie: Jack Price Last year’s Trial2 Cup World Champion Jack Price has been rewarded for his hard work with a full year on a factory supported Gas Gas ride in 2018. Competing at the very top of the sport in the TrialGP Class against the world’s best riders sounds like a dream come true. As dedicated as any professional athlete can be, the young rider has had a hard time in the championship, going from winning in 2017 to collecting points at the bottom end of the results. His points tally for 2017 was 25. Riding T2 class in 2016 on the way to winning the championship he collected 247 points! If you think it sounds like the dream job then read on to find out about hard work and commitment, as we look at the life of ‘JP’ through his ‘Rookie’ year.

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ROUND 2: JAPAN (TWO DAY EVENT)

Qualifying: 11th • Position Day 1: 16th • Points: 0 Day one in Japan was my first wake up call to say ‘if you don’t ride well in this class you’ll be last’! I had some nice rides but with strict observers and unforgiving sections I felt a bit on the unlucky side.

The Japanese are always amazing at helping to make a stock motorcycle into a world championship one. I took two suitcases full of parts to make me comfortable on a different machine.

Position Day 2 • 9th • Points: 7 Day two was a lot better and as I went to the training area I felt more comfortable on the Gas Gas and looking forward to a drying trial. It was my birthday this day as well so to put my best ride of the year in on my birthday was pretty special. I set off with a five on the first section. I thought ‘it’s going to be one of those days’, but I got my head down and got into a nice rhythm. I was gutted to miss out on 8th by one point, but that’s trials.

Minder: Brad Bullock

Spain: 13th

ROUND 3: ANDORRA

Japan – Day 1: 16th

Qualifying: 13th • Position: 15th Points: 1 Andorra is always difficult as the machine setup is so important. My Gas Gas felt good and walking the sections with team boss Marc Colomer gave me confidence.

Unfortunately it was a struggle all day. Two big crashes, one on the first lap hurting my leg and bending the machine and one on the second lap snapping my front brake off, made for a very tight time limit both laps.

The result wasn’t what we were looking for.

Minder: Michael Brown

Japan – Day 2: 9th

ROUND 1: SPAIN

Qualifying: 10th• Finishing Position: 13th Points: 3 As they say, when the gate drops the bullshit stops; and that’s exactly how I felt at round one of this year’s Trial World Championship. I had prepared well by spending time living and training in Spain. My regular minder Oliver ‘OJ’ Sharpe was out for the season with a wrist injury and so it was a case of calling Michael Brown to ‘mind’ for me. I was happy to qualify in 10th and looking towards that start position on race day. It all went well but when the heavens opened at the close of the first lap all hell was let loose. Wheel grip was at a premium, but with strong encouragement from Michael 13th position was not a disaster.

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France: Autograph time!

Andorra: 15th

ROUND 4: FRANCE

Qualifying: 8th • Position: 18th • Points: 0 This event was a disaster from start to finish. In a trial that should have been not bad for me as it was a little slippery I just couldn’t get comfortable all day. I was making mistakes everywhere and really very disappointed. After a good qualifying I thought we could build on this, but it wasn’t to be in France.

Minder: Michael Brown

ROUND 5: GREAT BRITAIN

Qualifying: 18th • Position: 12th • Points: 4 After a disaster in qualifying, losing two marks going all out for a fast lap, it was time to get my head down on race day.

Sleeping at home was nice and I was excited for the day. I had friends, family and sponsors all there, and obviously the British crowd. I decided I would ride at the front and ride my own trial which is what I did, riding twenty-nine of the sections first. I felt really good and just a few mistakes kept me from that top ten.

Minder: Brad Bullock

France: 18th

ROUND 6: USA (TWO DAY EVENT)

Qualifying: 14th • Position Day 1: 15th • Points: 1 A mediocre performance in qualifying left me with only a few riders to watch. We looked round the sections and felt good for the two days ahead. The machine setup was even more crucial than Japan because we had a new ‘stock’ Gas Gas to make into a race one and we also had altitude problems to battle with. I can’t thank Ben Hemingway, Nigel Sharp and the Factory Gas Gas guys for the machine setup. I was frustrated with Saturday as I was so close to many things that could have made my day totally different. I had a team talk with Nige and the very experienced Ben to make a plan for Sunday.

Position Day 2: 13th • Points: 3 Trying to learn from Day One we started well and I was riding well. A few mistakes were annoying though, as I was riding really well. I ended up in a three-way tie for eleventh, but ended up thirteenth as I was at the bottom. A really tough pill to swallow but with it being a learning year I had to take it on the chin. We had to take the positives out of the day which was that I was riding well.

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ROUND 8: ITALY

Qualifying: 9th • Position: 13th • Points: 3 I walked the course and thought it was going to be a very tough day, then we went to the practice area and everyone was struggling to ride over a two-foot step. We knew the conditions were going to make a difficult trial. I started riding okay was just unfortunate in a few sections, however I kept my head high as so many top riders were doing the same. I ended the first lap disappointed but ready to go again. I rode a brilliant second lap and was really happy to finish the season with eight cleans in the last eight sections. It gave me a real big confidence boost going into the winter. Gutted to be ten marks off eighth position, but that’s the TrialGP class!

Minder: Brad Bullock

ON REFLECTION

On reflection I have loved this year. I have enjoyed riding the bigger sections and also the demands of the TrialGP class. I had so much respect for top-class riders before riding with them, but now I’ve ridden with them, I think I’ve actually grown a deeper respect for how good they actually are.

I know I have a lot of work to do before the next season and I’m looking forward to spending most of my winter in Spain again.

I feel really close to that top ten, and I feel as though I’ve tried a few different things this year and I’ve learnt what I like and what I don’t. It was always going to be a tough first year but I am happy I’ve learnt so much for the 2018 season.

I want to start by thanking my team at the events, especially my full time minder ‘OJ’ who took a really unfortunate turn for the worse. I cannot thank Michael Brown, Brad Bullock and Ben Hemingway enough for stepping in to help me through the year; they all worked so hard for me to get the best results possible so thank you to all them. My Mechanic/Team Manager and very good friend Nige was amazing this year, in all departments. I want to thank him for his continued support for me throughout the last two years.

My mum and dad have been awesome this year; you see so many pushy parents in trials and I am so lucky to have the support from them, but they try not to get involved too much. I love them being there though and I can’t thank them enough.

I would like to thank Gas Gas Motos for their help through this year; their set up at the World Championship is second to none and it makes our jobs a lot easier when they are there. Thank you also to John Shirt Jnr for his continued support through a tough year. He has been so positive, so thank you to him.

Now for my personal sponsors; they are a huge help to pay for the massive cost of riding at World Championship level. Thank you to all of the above, and here’s to a better 2018.

‘Peace out from JP34’

USA – Day 1: 15th

ROUND 7: CZECH REPUBLIC

Qualifying: 14th • Position: 13th • Points: 3 After looking at the sections we thought we could have a good ride here; it was a very traditional looking trial with steep banking and rivers.

I was riding well again, but felt as though it was one of those days – I made it to the last step on each hazard on every section and just didn’t make it. It was a tough and high scoring trial so to be only seven marks off top ten was good and we had somewhere to aim for in Italy.

Minder: Brad Bullock

Czech Republic: 13th

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THE LAMPKINS AND THE SCOTT TRIAL FATHER & SON: MARTIN & DOUGIE 40 YEARS OF WINNING

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TRADITIONAL THE SCOTT

Lampkin ‘storms’ to victory In late October the traditional Scott Trial held at Feldom Range near Marske above Richmond in Yorkshire did not escape the weather coming to the north of the country and was affected by high winds and constant rain. Looking back at an event with a sporting heritage that takes in more than 100 years you will constantly see the name Lampkin winning the Alfred A. Scott Memorial Trophy. The eldest of the three brothers Arthur took his three wins in 1960, 1961 and 1965 before middle brother Alan won in 1966. It would then be quite a wait until the late great Martin took four wins in 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1982. His eldest son Dougie would witness his father’s first win from the pram in 1977. In 2017 and with his 41-year-old body feeling the effects of a long and illustrious Scott Trial career he ‘stormed’ the event to take a very popular win, the fifth during a trials career that has seen him win everything there is to win. The first win came in 1994 followed by a gap until 2006, 2007 and then another in 2013. He joins a unique club that has won on four- and two-stroke machines which includes Sammy Miller on Ariel and BSA and Dougie on Beta, Montesa Cota 4RT, Gas Gas and Vertigo. According to the Trial Magazine Archive, he also surpasses Miller as the oldest ever winner of the event.

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Dougie Lampkin celebrates his 2017 win with Cousin John. In an emotional speech to celebrate his victory he commented on how his late father Martin would always tell him how special it was to win the Scottish Six Days Trial and the Scott in the same year. He missed the opportunity to take the double in 2016 when he retired with machine troubles with his Vertigo. Who would bet against Dougie doing the double again in 2018?

The Scott Trial beckons the 200 riders to its start.

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new breed of young Scott Trial ‘chargers’ has arrived at this hugely popular event which in many riders’ and spectators’ eyes is still the one to win. The Alfred A. Scott Memorial Trophy is a huge piece of silver, but the winning riders always find the strength to lift it and hold it with pride. It’s been a while since the event has had a ‘shock’ young winner. In my lifetime the wins of Rob Shepherd, who presented this year’s awards, on the Montesa in 1972 was memorable as was Gerald Richardson on the Armstrong in 1983. The youngest winner, Robert Crawford, blew the establishment apart on his Beta with his historic victory in 1990. Dougie Lampkin would lift the trophy for the first time in 1994 followed by the event ‘Legend’ Graham Jarvis in 1996. Jarvis would go on to take a total of nine victories! A young Jonathan Richardson was a popular winner in 2011, but the older more experienced riders still take some beating, as demonstrated in more recent times by those such as Michael Brown, Dougie Lampkin, Ian Austermuhle and James Dabill.

The young Scott chargers in this year’s entry would include the new British Trials Champion Jack Price, Billy Bolt, James Stones, Tomas Minta and Iwan Roberts to name a few, but would they all make the finish? Read on to find out.

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It’s ‘Go’ for the 2017 Scott Trial.

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One of a new breed of potential Scott Trial winners is James Stones (Acklams Beta). Having won the Reeth Three Day event earlier in the year he used his good local knowledge to take third position and post the best observation score.

Local Councillor John Blackie is a massive Scott Trial fan and was the official starter in 2017.

Ian Austermuhle (Beta-UK) – Raising the water at ‘By Pass’ on his way to second position.

A SINGLE LAP

Iwan Roberts (Beta-UK) – Sixth position and a suspected broken nose was the reward for the Welsh Trial2 World Champion.

Thomas Minta (JST Gas Gas UK) – Young Tom should be very happy with this result and the 1977 Silver Jubilee Trophy for 7th position.

James Dabill (Gas Gas) – A puncture and water in the carburettor slowed the 2016 winner but he still set the standard time.

Richard Sadler (Acklams Beta) – A solid fifth place was a very good effort.

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This legendary event is won by combining a time and observation total for each rider to find a winner over the single-lap 80-mile course containing many hazards to be ridden. With a strong entry of 200 entered it was Scottish rider Gordon Murray, carrying the number one plate on his Italian Beta, who led the riders away at 20-second intervals at exactly 9.00am on Saturday morning into a cold, damp day.

The fast-flowing river at Orgate had seen its water level very high in the days before the event, but it had dropped significantly on the day, and the majority of the entry kept their feet dry.

With the course running, as it does every few years, in the reverse direction the first major spectating hazards are at ‘Reels Head’. This steep, unforgiving, exposed headland littered with rocks is a good indicator to the crowds as to who is on a charge and pushing for a win in the early stages of the event. The knowledgeable spectators will be checking their watches to see who is making a good time and who is not. With the first rider due at 9.57am it was evident at this early stage that the day was going to be a tough one as the first rider who arrived at 10.14am was number 25, local rider Tom Needham (Gas Gas) from Catterick. He would be followed by Will Tolson on his Beta before the other riders then arrived and the event was in full flow.

The passage of riders made the hazard very slippery as the mud was carried onto the rocks, leaving a scene of absolute chaos on many occasions. The Scott Trial rules allow any number of riders in a hazard at any one time. The top riders and potential winners have to take the gamble of attempting the hazard as soon as it’s displaying a clear passage, which is not always that easy! Some good strong clean rides were well applauded by the good-sized crowd, from a very stylish Iwan Roberts (Beta-UK) to eventual Best Newcomer Jack Peace (JST Gas Gas UK) who followed Iwan. Sam Connor (Beta-UK) looked very strong followed by Sam Haslam (JST Gas Gas UK), the elder of the two Peace brothers Dan, all feet-up, followed by Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK), with Dougie Lampkin looking very controlled and calm. In contrast, the young James Stones (Acklams Beta) used a very fast approach to take another well-deserved clean ride. Well up on time were the two ladies entered: Chloe Richardson (Beta-UK) and Emma Bristow, who was chasing yet another Scott Silver Spoon.

On the lips of many of the spectators’ mouths was the question ‘Where is James Dabill’? Last year’s winner had already succumbed to a rear-wheel puncture on the Gas Gas and was now on the attack having lost time making the repair, but a three mark penalty did not help his cause at all.

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A winner of 19 Scott Silver Spoons, Graham Tales (Montesa) was the first rider to finish outside of the time limit and results this year.

MUD COVERED

With many riders’ faces splattered in mud, it was quite evident that the predominately moorland riding was very wet and muddy indeed. The other major spectator attraction early on was at the Bridge End hazards which have been included in the event for many years. The passage of time and the development of the trials motorcycle has left these hazards a little on the easier side, but with the help of some local rock being dropped into the river’s gully, these are now a little more challenging.

This was not the case for the top riders, the majority of whom had inspected it the day before, and they knew it was very much a case of keeping to your chosen to line to make an effective ‘clean’ ride.

With fatigue now showing on the riders they then had to prepare for the start of many long moor crossings, which would soon start to thin out the entry.

The news came through that Billy Bolt was out of the event having pushed the machine way too hard in his attempt to set the fastest time. The refuelling point at the bottom of the ‘By Pass’ hazards is a fast and sometimes frantic place as the riders and support crews keep their rider in the event. Some ‘spannering’ on the machine is carried out; check the chain tension, fuel the machine and rider and off they go. The river at these hazards was in full flow, and the first of the three was quite tame before the ‘killer’ top two.

Scott chaos at Reels Head early in the day.

Sam Connor (Beta-UK) hits the step at ‘By Pass’ with brute force.

Jonathan Richardson (AGB Gas Gas) – Even off the starting ramp ‘Jono’ wanted to go fast! Hard riding resulted in too many punctures to challenge for the top positions, however.

2012 winner Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK) had a difficult day.

Ben Hemingway (Beta-UK) – Ben had the privilege of the being the first four-stroke machine home on his Beta, and yes the water was that deep at By Pass!

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Dan Peace (JST Gas Gas UK) stands tall as he cleans the hazard at ‘Reels Head’ on the outward part of the event.

It’s Orgate at the river crossing where we see Guy Kendrew (Beta-UK).

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John Sunter (Inch Perfect Montesa) concentrates hard at Bridge End.

If in doubt ‘Flat Out’ – Jack Stones (Acklams Beta) hits By Pass!

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH

Another TRS ‘convert’ is Adam Milner, looking steady at Orgate.

Rob Waite (Beta) always enjoys the Scott, and 17th position and a Scott Spoon was the reward.

Ross Danby (TRS UK) – Now starting to make its mark on the trials scene the TRS looked very effective in the capable hands of Ross, seen here at Bridge End.

Jack Peace (JST Gas Gas UK) took the Best Newcomer award and last Scott Silver spoon.

Chas Lee (John Lee Gas Gas) finds out how cold the water is at By Pass.

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At 12.32, covered in muck and grime from head to toe, it was John Battensby who appeared first and made a very spirited attempt before Jack Price appeared in view three minutes later. Riding number 196 he was pushing really hard and had moved right up the order looking very fresh and fit, parting with a single mark up the big step at the end. Russ Rooksby was looking tired but still very well up on time on the four-stroke Montesa, with the 2015 winner Ian Austermuhle (Beta-UK) next, obviously looking for another win. TRS mounted Tom Culliford was next followed by similar mounted Ross Danby and Chloe Richardson, who took a five after crashing into the middle step before John Sunter did a similar thing but rescued the situation for a three-mark penalty.

Looking very tired and feeling the Scott Trial pain was Dougie Lampkin.

The 41-year-old body that has taken him to so much success was now saying ‘no more’. A rock knocked him off balance, and he did all he could to avoid a dreaded five-mark penalty before he had to get his feet down and accept three marks lost.

Iwan Roberts came through in a very calm fashion before Michael Brown and James Dabill, who had both been slowed down by punctures.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going, and this was the case as the remainder of the entry headed out onto the tough Grouse Moor crossing.

The first rider off the moor was Jack Price, who was now pushing hard to head the field home as he rode the aptly named Surrender hazard. Next was Austermuhle, followed by Welsh rider Lloyd Price who was doing himself proud on the TRS machine. Sunter was next with Danby behind him and then Rooksby. James Dabill had pushed hard and made up his lost time from early on as Lampkin went through the pain barrier to remain in contention.

As the event approached its conclusion, the riders had started their homeward trip, and arrived back at Reels Head with Price some five minutes in front of John Sunter. Ross Danby was next, with Austermuhle and Dabill in close company. Lampkin was nine minutes after Price, and now his elbows were bothering him as he used all his experience to execute two excellent rides.

Jitsie sales representative Jan Peters from Belgium was in his first Scott and did himself proud on the four-stroke Beta coming home in 50th position, seen here passing number 105.

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It was not to be a second Scott Spoon for Emma Bristow who had a day spoiled by many problems. Showing fitness and strength she came home in 34th position.

Chloe Richardson (Beta UK) looks good up Surrender on her way to another finish.

Number 132 young Duncan MacColl took his Beta to the Best 125cc award, no mean feat on the small-capacity machine.

‘Eyes Down’ at the Scott Trial.

It’s legs down and pushing for TY Kellett (Montesa).

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History was recorded by Gas Gas rider Jiri Svoboda as he became the first rider from the Czech Republic to enter and finish the event. Many may have seen him in Trial World Championship action as the Minder to James Dabill.

Best Over 40 rider Chris Shorey (Montesa).

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The ‘Trials Guru’ speaks with eventual winner Dougie Lampkin at the finish.

The rain lashes down at the finish.

WHERE IS PRICE?

Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) was forced out of the event within sight of the finish after pushing hard all day at the front of the entry.

The first man back – and with a smile – was Ian Austermuhle (Beta-UK).

The Scott Trial experience for the spectators cannot be better found than at the start and finish field. Having watched the riders depart in the morning, it was a case of ‘who will be the first rider back?’ Everyone expected to see the face of Jack Price, but after pushing so hard all day, he was eventually forced out by a fatigued machine suffering from the effects of more than five hours of abuse just two hazards form home.

It was a smiling Ian Austermuhle who arrived up the start field out of the late afternoon mist at just after 3.15pm followed by James Dabill and then John Sunter. It was Ross Danby next and then Guy Kendrew (Beta-UK), and then a very tired Dougie Lampkin appeared some ten minutes after Austermuhle. Interviewed by the ‘Trials Guru’ John Moffatt, Lampkin was clearly showing the signs of a tough day.

At the awards presentation later in the evening, the results are read in reverse order. In fifth position was local rider Richard Sadler (Acklams Beta), fourth finisher and setting the fastest time was Dabill. It was then a clearly delighted James Stones, who had set the best observation score and third place overall. Austermuhle was a mark in front of Stones in second. The room went silent as a very proud Dougie Lampkin slipped on his Red Bull sponsors cap to acknowledge a very appreciative crowd as the 2017 winner. Forty years after his great father had won his first Scott in 1977 — I raised my glass to the legend that is Dougie Lampkin!

Left to right: 1972 winner Rob Shepherd presents the winning club team, Richmond A to Jonathan Richardson, James Stones and Richard Sadler.

The winning Manufacturer team: Beta A: from left: Richard Sadler, Guy Kendrew and Ian Austermuhle.

THE SCOTT 2017

GOLD SPOONS: 1: Dougie Lampkin (Vertigo) 54; 2: Ian

Austermuhle (Beta-UK) 61; 3: James Stones (Acklams Beta) 62; 4: James Dabill (Gas Gas) 67; 5: Richard Sadler (Acklams Beta) 78; 6: Iwan Roberts (Beta-UK) 85.

SILVER SPOONS: 7: Thomas Minta (JST Gas Gas UK) 85; 8:

Jonathan Richardson (AGB Gas Gas) 89; 9: Guy Kendrew (BetaUK) 91; 10: Sam Connor (Beta-UK) 92; 11: Dan Peace (JST Gas Gas UK) 95; 12: Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK) 102; 13: Sam Haslam (JST Gas Gas UK) 108; 14: Ben Hemingway (Beta-UK) 115; 15: Dan Thorpe (JST Gas Gas UK) 116; 16: Ross Danby (TRS UK) 119; 17: Rob Waite (Beta) 124; 18: Chris Pearson (SplatShop Sherco) 130; 19: Luke Walker (Sherco) 133; 20: Tom Affleck (180 Offroad/Cloburn Sherco) 133; 21: Adam Milner (TRS UK) 134; 22: Jack Stones (Acklams Beta) 137; 23: Jack Spencer (Beta-UK) 146; 24: John Sunter (Inch Perfect Montesa) 146; 25: James Fry (Sherco) 153; 26: Jack Peace (JST Gas Gas UK) 157.

STANDARD TIME: James Dabill (Gas Gas) 5.15.19 LAST OFFICIAL FINISHER: Ty Kellett (Montesa) 7.44.49 BEST ON OBSERVATION: James Stones (Acklams Beta) 41 BEST UNDER 21 RIDER: Thomas Minta (JST Gas Gas UK) BEST LADY RIDER: Emma Bristow (Sherco) BEST FIRST TIME RIDER: Jack Peace (JST Gas Gas UK) BEST OVER 40 RIDER: Chris Shorey (Montesa) BEST 125CC RIDER: Duncan MacColl (Beta)

TOP 26 MACHINES 1: Beta: 10; 2: Gas Gas: 8; 3: Sherco: 4; 4: TRS: 2; 5: Montesa/ Honda: 1; 6: Vertigo: 1

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CLASSIC FOCUS IAN HAYDON

Forever friends Speaking on a regular basis with Mike Rapley, I recently mentioned Ian Haydon as a topic for an article. Mike was just 19½ years old when he moved from his hometown of Slough down to Exeter to take on the management of a small camera shop in the West Country town. This was a big step to take back in the mid-sixties if you never left home before. Trials then, as now, were his passion, and he sought help in finding lodging from Des Seward, then the secretary of Otter Vale MC. Des, a great character, found Mike some lodgings and also introduced him to the Haydon family: Ken, Edith, daughter Jennifer and son Ian — and not forgetting their black poodle Tinker!

The welcoming Haydon family invited ‘Rappers’ to tea not long after, the invitation gladly accepted, not knowing then that some 51 years later not only would Ian still feature occasionally in his life but he would also the have the privilege of writing about him.

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Mike Rapley seen here in 1968 with his father tells us all about his good friends the Haydon family.

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t that first gathering, the talk was about trials, particularly as Ian was the proud owner of a 244 Bultaco Sherpa, a four-speed model new to the UK market; a machine that we now know changed the face of trials. Imagine my enthusiasm at seeing such a wonderful machine when my chosen trials bike in 1966 was a 250 Royal Enfield Crusader.

A TRIALS APPRENTICESHIP

At that time I knew very little about the ‘stars’ of South Western Centre trials though looking back now some of them were really quite famous from the days when such things as trade-supported nationals existed. Bill Martin, from Newton Abbot, had been a successful James factory rider, while Cornwall’s Roger Wooldridge was the SW Centre Champion, but very soon there was to be a new top dog — Exeter’s Ian Haydon. Ian’s father Ken was a good rider in the 1950s and his Grandfather Wilf was SW Centre Treasurer for many years so it was inevitable that the sport of trials would feature heavily in his life.

At the age of 14, Ian’s first motorcycle was a 197cc Francis Barnet that was sourced from Peter Keen who later became Clerk of the Course for the ‘West of England’. As there were no youth trials, he rode in the local woods until, at 16, a 199cc Triumph Tiger Cub was purchased from Jim Alves Ltd in Somerset. Two years of competing at all SW trials served as an apprenticeship and resulted in him winning a number of small trials. In 1966, with the purchase of the Bultaco, resulted in a step-change in performance

It was at the beginning of 1967 that Cotton Motorcycles came calling with works support, initially with the aging 246cc Villiers engined machine.

and the first of six SW Centre Championships, the first as a schoolboy aged just 18.

Ian’s first big win on the Bultaco was the West of England Club’s Knill Trial, which he soon followed with a great result in the Kickham Trial, a national event in the Bath area that led to a call from Cotton Motorcycles in Gloucester offering works support. Quite obviously it was an offer that was impossible to refuse, after all, how often does a rider get offered works support following just a few good wins? That proposal encouraged Ian to decide to forego university to continue his trials career.

1969: Victory Trial in the March on the Villiers powered Cotton.

1968: British Experts Trial.

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1969: By mid-season Ian was riding the underpowered 170cc Minarelli engined Cotton. With the benefit of hindsight Ian thinks the three years with the uncompetitive Cotton were a wasted opportunity.

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Taking a long ‘dab’ in the 1971 Victory trial.

1970 British Experts Trial: It was in 1970 that he switched to Montesa and success, and a win at the Allan Jeffries British Championship round followed.

COTTON CALLING

It was at the beginning of 1967 that Cotton motorcycles came along calling with works support, initially with the ageing 246cc Villiers engines and later with the underpowered 170cc Minarelli engine.

With the benefit of hindsight, Ian thinks the three years with the uncompetitive Cotton were a wasted opportunity. ‘Always ride the best if possible’ he reminded me! But being a loyal and conscientious individual — as was the family — Ian stuck it out until the time came to part from Cotton and made a move to Montesa. Montesa arrived on the trials scene a few years after Bultaco, and they were keen to make their presence felt as challengers to the Bultaco marque. The move immediately suited Ian, and he soon returned to his winning ways.

It was in 1970 that he switched to Montesa, and success followed with many national wins, the most notable of which was the Allan Jeffries British Championship round in Yorkshire as not too many ‘soft’ southerners win in those parts of the world!

Other successes were the Southern Experts, leading the SW Centre to victory in the Inter-Centre team trial with best individual performance, and seventh in the Scottish and Spanish European round.

In bad weather, the 1971 Inter-Centre Team Trial was held in Hampshire over at the Waterlooville Club’s Selborne Solo course. The South West Centre team, managed by Otter Vale’s figurehead Jim Courtney, won the trial in the days when every centre sent a team with their very best riders, so Haydon’s individual win was all the more notable.

Ian said, “I had to go to hospital following the event to have some stitches in one of my ears after I had hit a tree during the trial.” That minor wound was nothing compared to the reception later when the Centre’s success was announced. It was a great win that has yet to be repeated by a South Western team.

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Feet-Up at the top of Pipeline in the 1971 SSDT on his way to seventh position.

On the Montesa Ian won many national trials.

1972 SSDT: Finishing 18th on the Montesa.

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1974 British Experts: Whilst taking a degree in Civil Engineering Ian still found time to ride on this early Yamaha TY 250.

1973 in the Rochdale Northern based Inter Centre Team Trial.

TIME TO TRAVEL

Haydon also rode the 1971 ISDT (ISDE) in the Isle of Man on a Montesa King 1975 Inter Centre Team Trial: South-Western Centre Team: Brian Higgins, Scorpion model, and managed to finish despite breaking the frame seven times Ian Haydon, Alan Dommett, John Luckett and Martin Strang.

— later claiming to know every welder on the island! Unfortunately, Ian’s time in trials was all too short as in 1972. He left the sport to take a degree in Civil CATCH UP Engineering, attaining a first class honours degree after a three-year course — The rest of the year he travels extensively; in fact when I first made contact with the last two years of which he did not compete apart from winning the Isle of Ian to arrange a telephone interview his email in response to my contact read: Wight Two Day Trial on a borrowed machine.

“Hi Mike, you have caught me in Naran-Pakistan. I am travelling with an old The plan was to ‘get the degree and resume the trials career’ but the maxim American mate up the Karakorum Highway (highest road in the world) into of riding the best machine was ignored. He rode for a further two years with a China and then Tajikistan along the Afghan border. Is that a good excuse for not Yamaha TY250, then a Kawasaki 250, winning the ‘West of England’. This was the touching base for a while? I’ll be back in the UK soon, Taliban willing! Will call only national success for the Kawasaki KT trials model. It was a credit to Haydon you then and have a chat, Ian”. that he could literally ride anything and win — even on the very poor Kawasaki So there we have it; ‘Icky’ as he is known to his mates (IKH — Ian Kenneth KT. Finally, a Bultaco would once again return him to his winning ways.

Haydon) is very much alive, well and kicking. We met face to face just two years In 1978, he headed off to work in the oil fields of Saudi Arabia, and the world ago, and it was very much like old times. He’s bursting with enthusiasm and of trials was not to see him competitively ride again. Since Saudi he has led the drive; there’s no doubt he has done more in his 69 years than most of us have life of Riley, sailing his yacht around the Eastern Mediterranean for 15 years, managed. After a general and living in Australia and California. However, he says that trials are still in his chat about families, and our heart — he has a Gas Gas trials model to play with in woods with his sons at health (we’re both fit and home in Devon and Turkey. He spends a third of the year in Turkey enjoying the well), Ian asked me to add mountain tracks on his trail machine. his belated condolences to Martin Lampkin’s family for Riding the very poor Kawasaki KT 250, Ian their loss. He said, “I was was the only rider ever to win a National in Turkey. While Googling trial on it – The 1975 West of England. the Moto GP result, I was shocked to find a reference to Mart’s passing — such a good guy and a great rider. I have many happy memories of the old boy”.

I too have many happy memories of both Martin and Ian Haydon, who indeed set the trials world Mike Rapley and Ian Haydon met face to alight during his short career face just two years ago and it was very much in this wonderful sport we like old times. Ian on Mike’s BMW roadster. call trials.

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ACU BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP

Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK)

Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK)

Championship Class – Price is #1

In a superb, well played-out finale to the 2017 ACU British Championship it was a delighted Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) who took the prestigious title despite not winning on either day.

The script could not have been better written as a very determined Jack Sheppard (Beta-UK) took the victory on day one. The wheels came off Price’s challenge with a massive crash and the five that went with it. In an easy competition it was Toby Martyn who edged him down to third on the day leaving it all to play for on the second day. In a winner-takes-all final round the heavens opened, covering the event in a blanket of rain. For Jack Sheppard it was a day of misery as he could not find the form to challenge for the title, finishing down in seventh position. For the first time in his young career it was the elder of the two Peace brothers Dan who took his first win in this championship. Price rode a very steady day to finish second, but most importantly to take the title with the most points. It was a very disappointed Sheppard who sportingly shook hands with the victor and new British Trials Champion Jack Price.

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Jack Peace (JST Gas Gas UK)

Iwan Roberts (Beta-UK)

Jack Sheppard (Beta-UK)

ACU BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 FINAL POSITIONS

CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS RESULTS: 1: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 135; 2: Jack Sheppard (Beta-UK) 126; 3: Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK) 112; 4: Dan Peace (JST Gas Gas UK) 112; 5: Toby Martyn (Vertigo) 92; 6: Iwan Roberts (Beta-UK) 84; 7: Jack Peace (JST Gas Gas UK) 77; 8: Andy Chilton (Andy Metcalfe BMS Scorpa) 65; 9: Dec Bullock (Beta/Gas Gas) 38; 10: Ross Danby (TRS UK) 33; 11: Thomas Minta (JST Gas Gas UK) 32; 12: Sam Haslam (JST Gas Gas UK) 29; 13: Jonathan Richardson (Sherco) 24; 14: Sam Connor (Beta-UK) 21; 15: Jack Spencer (Beta-UK) 9.

ROUND 7: AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND RESULTS: 1: Sheppard 10; 2: Martyn 13; 3: Price 14; 4: Dan Peace 16; 5: Roberts 24; 6: Brown 25; 7: Minta 32; 8: Jack Peace 34; 9: Chilton 37; 10: Dec Bullock (Gas Gas) 80.

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ACU BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP

Expert Class – It’s a Fry up The Expert class of the 2017 ACU British Championship had witnessed a strong battle for the title between James Fry and Richard Sadler (Acklams Beta) all season. It was Fry though who threw down the gauntlet with a superb result on day one at the final round, as he simply levelled any opposition to his championship sights. Richard Sadler will honestly tell you he had one of those weekends when he rode way off the pace to challenge for the title on both days, finishing eighth on day one and fifth on day two. On day two and with one hand on the title Fry did not ride at his best, coming home in seventh as he tied on marks with his partner Emma Bristow. It was a very happy Luke Walker who consolidated his fourth place in the championship with the victory. Dan Thorpe was still well within reach of the title, with a consistent year being rewarded with third in the championship, with Tom Affleck (180 Off Road/Cloburn Sherco) rounding off the top five. James Stones (Acklams Beta) has had a very inconsistent year with some good results thrown in, as has Kieran Child (Appleyard Beta). What’s interesting with the Expert Championship is the new blood coming through as we have witnessed all year.

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Dan Thorpe (JST Gas Gas UK)

Tom Affleck (180 Off Road — Cloburn Sherco)

Luke Walker (Sherco)

James Stones (Acklams Beta)

ACU BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 FINAL POSITIONS

EXPERT CLASS RESULTS: 1: James Fry (Sherco) 125; 2: Richard

Sadler (Acklam’s Beta) 123; 3: Dan Thorpe (JST Gas Gas UK) 112; 4: Luke Walker (Sherco) 90; 5: Thomas Affleck (Cloburn Sherco) 88; 6: James Stones (Acklam’s Beta) 60; 7: Hugo Jervis (Beta) 50; 8: Chris Stay (BVM TRS UK) 49; 9: Kieran Child (Appleyard Beta) 41; 10: Joe Baker (Active Sherco) 40; 11: Jonny Starmer (Beta) 32; 12: Chris Alford (JST Cloburn Gas Gas) 32; 13: Emma Bristow (Sherco) 31; 14: Robert Waite (Beta-UK/ Acklam’s) 27; 15: Lloyd Price (Gas Gas) 27.

ROUND 7: AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND RESULTS: 1: Fry 1; 2: Stones 13; 3: Child 20; 4:

Thorpe 21; 5: Stay 25; 6: Walker 25; 7: Jervis 25; 8: Sadler 26; 9: Yeoman’s 28; 10: Alford 28.

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4: Thorpe 22; 5: Sadler 23; 6: Child 32; 7: Fry 36; 8: Bristow 36; 9: Price 44; 10: Dawson 45.

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ACU BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP

Billy Green (Beta-UK)

Duncan McColl (Beta)

Youth A Class – Green is go Using the form that took him to the Trial125 World Championship, Billy Green (Beta-UK) posted a full house of wins on his way to the 2017 ACU Youth A class British Championship. He has been getting steadily more confident as the year went on, but do not underestimate the level of ability from the other riders. The battle for second position in the series was, for much of the season, a three-way fight that included Duncan McColl, Ireland’s Josh Hanlon (Beta) and Oliver Smith (Oset Gas Gas). These three riders all had their moments, but with two good solid second places in Scotland McColl had the edge over Hanlon. Now having made the move from electric power to the two-stroke Gas Gas Oliver Smith knows it’s his consistency that has let him down in 2017, from which no doubt he will learn along with Hanlon. The brave move by the ACU to put the Youth A class in with the main adult championship was deemed very much a bold move when it was first implemented, but what it is doing is giving Great Britain some very good riders to follow Green and compete at world class level, with some very effective results. In the latter part of this year’s series some of the B class youth riders were invited by the ACU to compete on the A class championship route. Watching these young riders in action confirms that Great Britain will remain at the cutting edge of the sport in the future.

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Gus Oblien (Sherco)

Jake Eley (Acklam’s Beta)

Will Tolson (Appleyard Beta)

Jack Biggins (Beta)

ACU BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 FINAL POSITIONS

YOUTH A CLASS RESULTS:1: Billy Green (Beta-UK) 160; 2: Duncan McColl (Beta) 126; 3: Josh Hanlon (Beta)

118; 4: Oliver Smith (Oset Gas Gas) 116; 5: Gus Oblien (Sherco) 83; 6: Will Tolson (Beta) 56; 7: Jake Eley (Acklam’s Beta) 55; 8: Adam Juffs (Beta) 49; 9: Jack Biggins (Beta) 48; 10: Ronnie Day (Gas Gas) 46; 11: Joshua Wright (Beta) 34; 12: Zac Collinson (Feet-Up Gas Gas) 22; 13: Joe Faunthorpe (Beta) 10.

ROUND 7: AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND RESULTS: 1: Green 14; 2: McColl 23; 3: Smith 49; 4: Hanlon 74; 5: Biggins 90; 6: Oblien 93; 7: Tolson 100; 8: Day 145; 9: Wright 148; 10: Eley 148.

ROUND 8: AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND RESULTS: 1: Green 30; 2: McColl 46; 3: Hanlon 54; 4: Smith 64; 5: Tolson 90; 6: Oblien 94; 7: Biggins 118; 8: Wright 156; 9: Juffs 159; 10: Day 159.

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LADIES AND GIRLS

Sophie Bailey (Beta)

Emma Bristow (Sherco)

Olivier Brooksbank (Gas Gas)

It all points to the Championship

2017 ACU ACKLAMS BETA LADIES’ AND GIRLS’ BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL POSITIONS LADIES: 1: Emma Bristow

With the last round cancelled due to lack of entries and the fact that all riders could drop one round, it was a disappointing conclusion to the 2017 ACU Acklams Beta Ladies’ and Girls’ British Championship over the six rounds contested.

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(Sherco) 100; 2: Jess Bown (BVM/BMS Scorpa) 99; 3: Nikita Smith (JST Cloburn Gas Gas) 77; 4: Louis Alford (JST Cloburn Gas Gas) 72; 5: Victoria Payne (Active Sherco) 68.

Chloe Baker (TRS)

GIRLS’ A 50/50 ROUTE 2: 1:

Ella Doherty (Station Garage Beta) 108; 2: Alice Minta (Beta-UK) 80.

LADIES’ INTERMEDIATE ROUTE 2: 1: Chloe Baker (Gas Gas/TRS) 102; 2: Bethanie Dunning (Appleyard Beta) 100; 3: Catherine Alford (JST Cloburn Gas Gas) 95; 4: Jennifer Stephen (Gas Gas) 88; 5: Charlotte Kimber (Beta) 44.

GIRLS’ A INTERMEDIATE ROUTE 2: 1: Jazz Hammond

(Sherco) 120; 2: Amie Evans (Gas Gas) 34; 3: Izzy Watmore (Beta) 17.

GIRLS’ B ROUTE 2: 1: Olivia

Brooksbank (Gas Gas) 120; 2: Elizabeth Tett (Beta) 94; 3: Sarah Bell (Beta) 81; 4: Katlyn Adshead (Beta) 76; 5: Daisy Parsons (Beta) 73.

GIRLS’ C ROUTE 3: 1: Sophie

Ella Doherty (Beta) 90

Jazz Hammond (Sherco)

Bailey (Beta) 114; 2: Emily Coop (Gas Gas) 108; 3: Kira Sarero-James (Beta) 84; 4: Summer Peters (Beta) 80; 5: Summer Brooksbank (Oset) 70.

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CYCLE 2017

Bike Trial Federation National Trials Cup The National Trials Cup returned for 2017, organised by the new BikeTrial Federation committee with some small but important changes to improve the event’s quality for the riders and the observers alike. It was a five-round championship series held between April and October at various venues up and down the country.

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t kicked off by returning to the iconic trials venue used for both motorcycles and bicycles that is Addingham Moorside in North Yorkshire. It was a bit of a gamble visiting the remote, bleak hillside in early April but the weather stayed fine in what proved to be a great kick-off event to the series. For the second round it was a visit to a brand new venue, that of the BikeTrial Academy in Cambridgeshire.

People may think there isn’t the terrain for trials in this part of the UK but the Rolls family have developed a superb venue of man-made obstacles made from rocks, concrete, logs and wooden structures. A lot of effort had gone into the preparation, which resulted in a superb event at a venue that is sure to become a rider favourite.

After the most southern event it was a trip to the furthest event north at another well-known venue the Bob McGregor Trials Academy. A machine had been used during the week up to the event to move obstacles round in order to make new sections.

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Round four saw a return to another well-known motorcycle trials venue after a break of a number of years, Bracken Rocks near Matlock. The weather was very kind, meaning the rocks were a lot grippier than normal, resulting in some new lines being available to the riders.

The series then rounded off in West Yorkshire at the popular BikeTrial venue of Shipley Glen. Again the weather was very kind, especially for early October, and the tough event was enjoyed by all to round off a great season for the new organisers.

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DIFFERENT CLASSES

At each round there is a total of ten different classes run over five different routes catering for all ages from six to forty-plus and from beginners to the world’s elite. It’s certainly a tough challenge for the section setters to suit everyone but they seemed to be successful at all rounds. The top three classes of the series run to the UCI Trials rules, which are similar to that of indoor world championship motorcycle trials in that touching the ground with any part of the bike or body apart from the tyres is given a dab, whilst the lower routes are run under the BikeTrial International Union BikeTrial rules allowing the riders to use the pedals and bash-plate without incurring penalties.

YELLOW ROUTE

The yellow route is for the country’s Elite riders. This was well supported for 2017 and saw the established stars up against the up-and-coming youngsters who will be the elite champions of the future. 2016 Elite Champion Andrei Burton regained his title even though he suffered a shock defeat to Owen Gawthorpe at the first round at Addingham Moorside. From then on Andrei controlled each event to win comfortably. After the great initial start Owen ended up in a season-long battle with new elite rider, sixteen-year-old Charlie Rolls, the 2017 UCI Cadet World Champion. Charlie took three second-place finishes but Owen’s great start to the season was enough for him to hold on to second place overall with Charlie just one championship point behind in third place.

Fourth was another elite newcomer, Adam Morewood the 2017 Minime BIU World Champion, who had a third place in Scotland together with fourth places at the other rounds. These two youngsters will be challenging to move up the podium in 2018.

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EXPERT SENIOR CLASS

The Expert Senior class is run 50/50 over the yellow and red sections to give riders a taste of the top-level obstacles. Derby’s Andrew Chai battled all season with his good friend Antonio Souza from Basingstoke and ended up taking the title at the final deciding event at Shipley. These two riders clearly show that you can be competitive and have a lot of fun whilst doing it. Third in this class went to Andy Ford, whose best result was second at round one of the championship.

EXPERT RED ROUTE

The Expert red route was another battle, this time with riders all from different parts of Yorkshire. West Yorkshire’s Reece Seymour ended up taking top honours, followed closely

by South Yorkshire’s Sam Shepherd with North Yorkshire’s Aldis Blacker in third place.

Also run on the red sections was the Cadet class, the difference being cadets can use the bash-plate and pedal for balance. Unfortunately it didn’t prove to be a popular class, but hats off to Paul Grange for plugging away to do the series and take first place.

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MIDDLE ROUTE

The middle route is marked with blue gates, which has two classes split on age. The Intermediate seniors, for 18 years and older, was won by the very keen Scottish rider Stuart Robertson taking two wins during the season. Second place was Daniel White from Derbyshire who took the win at his local round at Bracken Rocks. Third was another Scot, Gordon Dunsmore, who took two wins but missed some rounds costing him any chance of fighting for the title.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

In the younger Intermediate class there was a season-long battle between three riders that went right down to the wire. Going into the final round Adam Biggins and Josh McParland both had two wins and two thirds, with the 2017 BIU Benjamin World Champion Oliver Weightman having four second places. Oliver went on to round the season off with a win at Shipley but that wasn’t enough for the title as Adam Biggins’ second place gave him the championship, with Oliver second overall and Josh rounding off the podium.

GREEN ROUTE

On to the green route, which saw the Novice senior (15 years +) class being won by Oliver’s dad Carl Weightman after winning the first four rounds; second was Scotland’s Jamie Smith who took the win at Shipley with Perry Meeton in third position after relinquishing his rides in later events to mind for his son Samuel.

NOVICE CLASS

The younger Novice class saw another Scottish rider Bailey Dacker take top spot again with four wins from the five events. The other rider to win a round was Samuel Meeton at round two – where his dad Perry rode and didn’t act as minder – and rounding off the podium was Derbyshire rider Max Ward.

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PRIMARY WHITE

The easiest route, Primary white, again has two classes with the senior class for riders 11+ and Primary for riders 10 and under. In the senior route top lady motorcycle trials rider Alicia Robinson showed her skill winning the three events she competed in to take the championship in front of Nottingham’s Douglas Main followed by another Scottish rider, Joe Cook.

Keeping to the theme of strong Scottish riders Finn Johnstone took the Primary route class winning four rounds to finish clear of Cumbria’s Oliver Cooper, who won round one of the series with Midlands rider seven-year-old Charlie Crabtree taking third place.

A GREAT SEASON

It was a great season and the series will be back in 2018, with the dates and venues being announced shortly. Before then many clubs will be holding club events to keep existing riders on their toes and to attract new riders. Details of these can be found on the BikeTrial Federation website: www. biketrialfederation.uk or the individual clubs’ Facebook pages.

The Tyke Trial club has already set four dates: November 19th West Yorkshire, December 3rd Derbyshire, January 28th West Yorkshire, February 25th Derbyshire. Further details will be announced on the club’s Facebook page ‘Tyke Trial’.

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A grand day out John Hulme and I were standing at a section recently, waiting for the next batch of riders to come through. We were discussing the article content of Trial Magazine and I suggested that it might be good to do some features on trials riding families, as after all it is an activity that is often done as a group activity. John thought it would be a sound idea but asked: “Who shall we feature?” We both said immediately: “The Alfords!” And so I was given the task of finding out a little bit more about the ‘Grand Day Out’ for the Alfords, which in mine and your terms is a day at a trial.

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Father figure Stuart in action at the 2013 Reeth Three Day trial on his four-stroke Montesa.

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ith dad and father figure, Stuart still riding on a Montesa Cota 4RT, son, Chris, competes in the Scottish Six Days, the S3 road-based championship and British Trials Championship Expert Class. Daughters Louise and Catherine are regularly competing in the Ladies’ and other National Trials, with Louise recently having a good day at the North Berks Supertrial. In fact, Louise, Catherine and Chris all share the glory, having all won British Championship titles. Where better place then to start ‘Trials Families’. We will let them all tell their part of the story STUART: “I have always loved all kinds of motorsport, and raced Minis and Austin Imps in Grass

Track racing in my teens and early 20s. But it wasn’t until I was in my early 30s that I rode my first motorcycle trial. As I was working in Agriculture access to land to practice on wasn’t a problem, and when the children were very young, we would spend many weekends teaching them how to ride a Yamaha PW50. What fun we had. It didn’t take long for Catherine and Chris, aged four and three, to work out that there was a screw in the twist grip to restrict throttle movement! By this time they were getting quite competent, so I turned a blind eye. Louise was younger and would learn all these tricks from her older brother and sister.

“There were no clubs locally catering for youngsters at that time. I approached our local club Lincoln MC &CC about running a conducted route, and the committee gave me free rein to do so. I ran two routes, and the young riders’ parents were happy to observe, and we would regularly have fifteen youngsters riding with us. Catherine, Chris and Louise were stars of those conducted trial years.

“Since these early years, all three of our children have reached a high level of skill. We have travelled many thousands of miles up and down the country and around Europe. My wife Jo will often observe alongside the family dog, Tess. As a family, we have had a fantastic time and have made many lifelong friends along the way.”

Team Scream… Motorcycles and riders make up team Alford on the family trailer in the early days of the trials adventures.

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Stuart’s wife Jo, in the red top, will often observe alongside family dog Tess.

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Caz loves a day out with her father such as at the 2013 Reeth Three Day Trial.

Chris competes in, and enjoys, the more traditional type of trial.

LOU: “I rode my first trial at the age of six, on a Yamaha PW 50 at a local Lincoln MC &

CC event. A few years on and I rode my first Ladies’ British Championship at the same venue, but this time on a Gas Gas TXT 50 Boy. Since then I have ridden the Ladies’ British Championship eleven years in a row. After finishing second and third in C and B class, I finally got a championship win in A class in 2014. My greatest achievement is finishing 20th in my first World Championship season last year and finishing fourth in the Trial Des Nations as an unofficial B team alongside Jess Bown and Chloe Richardson.

“My main passion is motorcycle trials, but I also enjoy cycling to keep fit and baking various goodies for our weekends away! During the winter months, when it gets too dark to practice midweek, a couple of local trials friends and I take up Squash and indoor climbing to get us ready for the new season.

“After leaving school at 16, I joined Signs Express (Lincoln) as an apprentice designer and I am due to finish my apprenticeship next month, and have a full-time job lined up there once I have finished.”

It’s 100% concentration from Caz.

The biggest achievement for Chris was at this year’s Scottish Six Days Trial, where he finished a very creditable 31st.

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When Caz is not trials riding she enjoys walking in the Peak District.

CAZ: “I have been riding for 19 years and rode my first trial on a Yamaha TY80

where I always got told off for not standing up! Dad used to threaten to put nails in my seat. However, I did eventually learn to stand up and have three Ladies’ Intermediate Championships to my name.

“When I am not trialling, I enjoy walking in the Peak District and spending time with my friends and family. I have always been interested in engineering, and at sixteen I joined Rolls Royce. Three years later I successfully completed my apprenticeship and was then in a fortunate position to get my Manufacturing Engineering degree funded by Rolls Royce. For the first six years of my career I was repairing and overhauling jet engines; now, following the completion of my degree, I am a Manufacturing Engineer”.

CHRIS: “I first rode a motorcycle at the age of three, when my dad bought me a Yamaha PW50. My interests grew from there, and I rode my first British Championship at the age of six at Bracken Rocks in 2002, and in 2003 I finished third in D class and then went on to win the D Class Championship the following year on a Gas Gas TXT 50 Boy, mostly against 80cc bikes. My most significant achievement was at this year’s SSDT finishing 31st. Next year’s SSDT might be harder work, taking my younger sister, Louise, round for the first time! When not riding myself, I am often seen minding for Louise at British and World Level. This year I have had the opportunity to go to America minding for Jess Bown at the World Ladies’ round.”

At 16, I left school and joined Intercounty Truck and Van — Mercedes-Benz Dealer — as an Apprentice Technician. Five years on I am fully qualified and now a workshop foreman.”

THANKS, MUM AND DAD!

We will always be grateful for the amount of time, effort and money put in from Mum and Dad to help us compete in the sport we all love. We would also like to thank past and present sponsors for helping us get to where we are today.

Trials riding is very much enjoyed.

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Lou’s biggest achievement is finishing 20th in her first World Championship season in 2016.

Brother Chris is always encouraging his younger sisters.

Lou has ridden the Ladies’ British Championship eleven years in a row. After finishing second and third in C and B class she finally got a championship win in A class in 2014.

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HISTORY 1996-2016 SHEFFIELD INDOOR ARENA

Classed by many as The Best indoor trial in the world. Since way back in 1996 the crowds have come to Sheffield to watch the best trials riders in the world.

Let’s go indoors

Amazingly, the 2016 Sheffield Indoor trial marked 21 years since the first arena event was run on the 6th of January 1996. Thanks largely to the joint efforts of Neil Crosswaite and the late Martin Lampkin the event was an instant success, and has continued to grow year on year. In spite of sporadic appearances in the world championship in the last ten years it remains a must for all top riders to compete in even if championship points are not available.

Despite only having four riders tasting the winner’s champagne in that time the trial can boast an impressive list of starters that reads like a who’s who of world trials riders in the past two decades.

WORDS: ADAM KEEBLE AND JOHN HULME • PICTURES: COLIN BULLOCK AND YOOMEE

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or the first four years the event was about one man and one machine; that man, Dougie Lampkin and his Beta, took four wins in succession, beating fellow Brit Steve Colley and former World Champion Marc Colomer in the process. However it was young Spaniard Davide Cobas who pushed him hard in 1999, giving the new Bultaco machine its first podium.

1998 also saw the event run twice, both as a round of the European Championship on the Friday and the main World Championship trial 24 hours later. Lampkin took the win but, due to not being a part of the championship, it was second placed Graham Jarvis that took the maximum points.

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HISTORY 1996-2016 SHEFFIELD INDOOR ARENA

Marc Colomer (Montesa-ESP): Winning his only world outdoor title in 1996, Marc also won the indoor title on three occasions from 1994–1996.

Dougie Lampkin (Montesa-GBR): With the arrival of the millennium already celebrated, Dougie Lampkin had his new Christmas present on show with his Radson-supported, Honda-powered Montesa, the chosen machine to carry on his winning ways in the World Championships. This was the start of an exciting time for Lampkin as he put both Honda and Montesa back on the world trials map.

As the new millennium dawned Dougie switched to Montesa, but the results remained the same as he romped to three more victories before cruelly losing to Spanish hot shot Albert Cabestany in 2003.

Revenge was Lampkin’s a year later as he took a stunning seventh win with Cabestany even failing to make the final.

Steve Colley (Gas Gas-GBR): Nicknamed ‘Mr Showtime’ by Neil Crosswaite, the Manx rider would bring the Sheffield crowd to its feet with some of his crazy riding in the arena.

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The High Jump: Once the showpiece of the event and sponsored by Michelin tyres. Here we see Spain’s Marx Frexia (Sherco) heading for the stars!

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As Dougie Lampkin bowed out from the Repsol Honda team Toni Bou led a standing ovation to the twelve times World Champion in 2007.

Toni Bou (Beta-ESP): In 2006 the nineteen-year-old factory Beta rider took the win with an incredible display of riding that was to be very efficient over the next few years. With Bou in fantastic form taking the win he was joined on the podium by fellow Spanish riders Adam Raga and Jeroni Fajardo.

Albert Cabestany (Beta-ESP): The 2002 World Indoor Champion took advantage of a small mistake by Lampkin when his Montesa missed a beat at the wrong time on the Michelin half-pipe section. At this level of riding any mistakes carry a heavy penalty and Cabestany stole victory from a very disappointed Lampkin with Adam Raga third.

Since the start of Trial Magazine in the UK in January 2007 we have witnessed some very exciting nights in the Sheffield ‘City of Steel’.

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2005 looked to be the dawning of a new era with Adam Raga taking his first win; however no one could have guessed what was to happen twelve months later. A 19-year-old Toni Bou turned up in only his third ever indoor trial — his first at Sheffield — and beat the reigning champion. Arguably the greatest moment in the history of the event, both riders could not be separated following a tense final and an additional ‘unplanned’ race was run to determine a winner. Toni backed this up with another victory on the two-stroke Beta machine a year later before switching to the four-stroke Montesa in 2007. This led to a stunning run of ten consecutive victories the like of which we may never see again. However, an equally impressive ride came from Adam Raga riding the new TRS to its first victory in World Championship competition in 2016. As for Bou...he still finished a strong second ahead of Albert Cabestany.

The late great Martin Lampkin was always beside his son Dougie on the world trials circuit, be it indoor or outdoor. The desire to win had to be seen to be believed.

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These ‘Cheeky Girls’ Gas Gas girls enjoy a moment with Neil Crosswaite.

In 2010 Toni Bou once again dominated, with Albert Cabestany second, but the highlight of the night was James ‘Dibsta’ Dabill who edged out his Gas Gas team-mate Adam Raga to finish third – and the crowd went wild!

Very much a family affair; Martin Crosswaite is seen here with his father and promoter Neil.

SHEFFIELD INDOOR ARENA 1996-2016 RESULTS

2004: 1: Dougie Lampkin (Montesa-GBR); 2: Adam 2012: 1: Toni Bou (Montesa-ESP); 2: Adam Raga (Gas 1996: 1: Dougie Lampkin (Beta-GBR); 2: Steve Colley Raga (Gas Gas-ESP); 3: Takahisa Fujinami (Montesa- Gas-ESP); 3: Jeroni Fajardo (Beta-ESP); 4: Takahisa (Gas Gas-GBR); 3: Marc Colomer (Montesa-ESP); 4: Kenichi Kuroyama (Beta-JPN).

ELIMINATED: Jordi Tares (Gas Gas-ESP); Graham

Jarvis (Scorpa-GBR); Amos Bilbao (Montesa-ESP); Tommi Ahvala (Fantic-FIN).

1997: 1: Dougie Lampkin (Beta-GBR); 2: Steve Colley (Gas Gas-GBR); 3: Marc Colomer (Montesa-ESP); 4: Amos Bilbao (Gas Gas-ESP).

JPN); 4: Graham Jarvis (Sherco-GBR).

ELIMINATED: Albert Cabestany (Beta-ESP); Marc

Fujinami (Montesa-JPN); 5: James Dabill (Beta-GBR); 6: Dougie Lampkin (Gas Gas-GBR).

Frexia (Montesa-ESP); Shaun Morris (Gas Gas-GBR). ELIMINATED: Jack Challoner (Beta-GBR); Michael Brown (Gas Gas-GBR).

2005: 1: Adam Raga (Gas Gas-ESP); 2: Albert 2013: 1: Toni Bou (Montesa-ESP); 2: Jeroni Fajardo Cabestany (Beta-ESP); 3: Takahisa Fujinami (Beta-ESP); 3: Albert Cabestany (Sherco-ESP); 4: (Montesa-JPN).

James Dabill (Beta-GBR).

ELIMINATED: Dougie Lampkin (Montesa-GBR); Marc ELIMINATED: Alexander Ferrer (Sherco-FRA); Takahisa

Frexia (Montesa-ESP); Jeroni Fajardo (Gas Gas-ESP); Fujinami (Montesa-JPN); Adam Raga (Gas Gas-ESP); Michael Brown (Gas Gas-GBR); Jack Challoner (BetaTaddy Blazusiak (Gas Gas-POL).

Ahvala (Fantic-FIN); Martin Crosswaite (Gas GasGBR); Matteo Grattarola (Gas Gas-ITA).

2006: 1: Toni Bou (Beta-ESP); 2: Adam Raga (Gas GBR); Graham Jarvis (Scorpa-GBR).

2014: 1: Toni Bou (Montesa-ESP); 2: Albert Gas-ESP); 3: Jeroni Fajardo (Gas Gas-ESP).

1998: 1: Dougie Lampkin (Beta-GBR); 2: Marc Cabestany (Sherco-ESP); 3: Jeroni Fajardo (BetaELIMINATED: Albert Cabestany (Sherco-ESP); Colomer (Montesa-ESP); 3: Graham Jarvis (ScorpaESP); 4: Takahisa Fujinami (Montesa-JPN).

Takahisa Fujinami (Montesa-JPN); Dougie Lampkin GBR); 4: Steve Colley (Gas Gas-GBR).

ELIMINATED: Adam Raga (Gas Gas-ESP); James (Montesa-GBR); James Dabill (Beta-GBR); Shaun ELIMINATED: Kenichi Kuroyama (Beta-JPN); David Dabill (Beta-GBR); Loris Gubian (Ossa-FRA); Jorge Morris (Gas Gas-GBR).

Cobos (Gas Gas-ESP); Amos Bilbao (Gas Gas-ESP); Casales (Gas Gas-ESP); Michael Brown (Gas GasTakahisa Fujinami (Montesa-JPN).

GBR); Jack Challoner (Ossa-GBR).

2007: 1: Toni Bou (Beta-ESP); 2: Adam Raga (Gas 1999: 1: Dougie Lampkin (Beta-GBR); 2: David Cobos Gas-ESP); 3: Takahisa Fujinami (Montesa-ESP); 4: 2015: 1: Toni Bou (Montesa-ESP); 2: Albert Dougie Lampkin (Montesa-GBR); 5: Albert Cabestany Cabestany (Sherco-ESP); 3: Adam Raga (Gas Gas(Bultaco-ESP); 3: Steve Colley (Gas Gas-GBR); 4: (Sherco-ESP); 6: James Dabill (Beta-ESP).

Marc Colomer (Montesa-ESP).

ESP); 4: Jeroni Fajardo (Beta-ESP).

ELIMINATED: Gabriel Reyes (Montesa-ESP); Tommi

ELIMINATED: Graham Jarvis (Scorpa-GBR); Amos Bilbao (Montesa-ESP); Bruno Camozzi (Gas GasFRA); Kenichi Kuroyama (Beta-JPN).

2000: 1: Dougie Lampkin (Montesa-GBR); 2: Steve Colley (Gas Gas-GBR); 3: Marc Colomer (MontesaESP); 4: Graham Jarvis (Sherco-GBR).

ELIMINATED: David Cobos (Sherco-ESP); Marcel Justribo (Montesa-ESP); Martin Crosswaite (Gas Gas-ESP); Amos Bilbao (Montesa-ESP).

2001: 1: Dougie Lampkin (Montesa-GBR); 2: Marc Frexia (Sherco-ESP); 3: Marc Colomer (Gas GasESP).

ELIMINATED: Steve Colley (Gas Gas-GBR); Albert

Cabestany (Beta-ESP); Takahisa Fujinami (MontesaJPN).

2002: 1: Dougie Lampkin (Montesa-GBR); 2: Marc

Frexia (Sherco-ESP); 3: Adam Raga (Gas Gas-ESP); 4: Albert Cabestany (Beta-ESP).

ELIMINATED: Steve Colley (Gas Gas-GBR); Marc Colomer (Gas Gas-ESP); Takahisa Fujinami (Montesa-JPN).

2003: 1: Albert Cabestany (Beta-ESP); 2: Dougie

Lampkin (Montesa-GBR); 3: Adam Raga (Gas GasESP); 4: Takahisa Fujinami (Montesa-JPN).

ELIMINATED: Graham Jarvis (Sherco-GBR); Steve

Colley (Gas Gas-GBR); Marc Frexia (Montesa-ESP).

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2008: 1: Toni Bou (Montesa-ESP); 2: Dougie

ELIMINATED: Alexandre Ferrer (Sherco-FRA); James

Lampkin (Montesa-GBR); 3: Takahisa Fujinami (Montesa-JPN); 4: James Dabill (Montesa-GBR); 5: Michael Brown (Beta-GBR).

Dabill (Vertigo-GBR); Eddie Karlsson (MontesaSWE); Michael Brown (Gas Gas-GBR).

ELIMINATED: Adam Raga (Gas Gas-GBR); Ross

(Montesa-ESP); 3: Albert Cabestany (Sherco-ESP); 4: Jeroni Fajardo (Vertigo-ESP).

Danby (Gas Gas-GBR); Alexz Wigg (Gas Gas-GBR).

2009: 1: Toni Bou (Montesa-ESP); 2: Takahisa

Fujinami (Montesa-JPN); 3: Adam Raga (Gas GasESP); 4: Dougie Lampkin (Beta-GBR); 5: Albert Cabestany (Sherco-ESP); 6: Jeroni Fajardo (BetaESP).

2016: 1: Adam Raga (TRS-ESP); 2: Toni Bou

ELIMINATED: Takahisa Fujinami (Montesa-JPN); Alexandre Ferrer (Sherco-FRA); James Dabill (Vertigo-GBR); Eddie Karlsson (Montesa-SWE).

STATISTICS

LOWEST WINNING SCORE: 1 Mark – 1998: Dougie

ELIMINATED: Michael Brown (Sherco-GBR).

Lampkin (Beta-GBR); 2015: Toni Bou (Montesa-ESP).

2010: 1: Toni Bou (Montesa-ESP); 2: Albert

Raga (Gas Gas-ESP).

Cabestany (Sherco-ESP); 3: James Dabill (Gas GasGBR); 4: Adam Raga (Gas Gas-ESP).

ELIMINATED: Jeroni Fajardo (Beta-ESP); Dougie

Lampkin (Beta-GBR); Takahisa Fujinami (MontesaJPN); Michael Brown (Sherco-GBR); Alexz Wigg (Beta-GBR); Loris Gubian (Gas Gas-FRA).

HIGHEST WINNING SCORE: 27 Marks – 2005: Adam WINNING RIDER WHO WENT ON TO WIN THAT YEAR’S WORLD TITLE: Dougie Lampkin 1997–2001; Adam Raga 2005; Toni Bou 2007–2016.

NATIONS TO COMPETE: Total: 9 – Belgium; Finland; France; Great Britain, Italy; Japan; Poland; Spain, Sweden.

2011: 1: Toni Bou (Montesa-ESP); 2: Adam Raga (Gas YOUNGEST WINNER: 2006: Toni Bou (Beta-ESP) 19

Gas-ESP); 3: Takahisa Fujinami (Montesa); 4: James years, 2 months, 21 days.

Dabill (Beta-GBR); 5: Michael Brown (Gas Gas-GBR); OLDEST WINNER: 2016: Adam Raga (TRS-ESP) 33 years, 9 months, 3 days.

6: Jack Challoner (Beta-GBR).

ELIMINATED: Dougie Lampkin (Gas Gas-GBR); Alexz RIDERS TO WIN ON THEIR DEBUT: 1996: Dougie Lampkin (Montesa-GBR); 2006: Toni Bou (Beta-ESP).

Wigg (Sherco-GBR).

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