TOBY MARTYN 24/7 THAT’S ME

from Trial Magazine Issue 98 April-May 2023

DOBLE MOTORCYCLES TRIALS TIME

This season continues to carry momentum at the full-on pace of 24/7 as I continue to make my impression on the trials scene in 2023 on the new Montesa Honda UK-supported Cota 4RT. As you are about to discover, juggling my FIM X-Trial commitment with the ACU British Trials Championship came to a head as I fitted in round two of the X-Trial in Austria with the opening round of the Trial GB championship, all in a 48-hour period.

Words: Toby Martyn with Trials Media • Pictures: Trials Media and X-Trial

Night and day all rolled into one. The FIM X-Trial in Wiener Neustadt’s Arena Nova, Austria, started on Saturday evening at 7.00pm, and the first round of the ACU Trial GB was at 9.30am the following morning in Hookwood Trials Centre in Surrey, which involved a little bit of commitment with my timing, shall we say!

My father, Tim, travelled out with us in the van to Austria for the X-Trial, where I was hoping for better results than at round one in Barcelona.

In all fairness, the sections looked quite good, but I just made too many mistakes in the opening round. I felt much better in round two, but the marks were so close; seventh position was a disappointment.

After some quick shuteye, it was an early start to the airport on Sunday morning as my father dropped Alexz Wigg and me at the airport for a flight back to the UK. It was then a quick dash to Hookwood in plenty of time for the start to meet up with my mother, who had my other two machines waiting for me after her drive up from home.

As you will have read elsewhere, it was, shall we say, a tough day where I lost the win in the closing stages of the last lap. Second was not where I wanted to be. Only seven of the eight proposed rounds will count at the end of the year, and I will have to miss the next round due to my FIM X-Trial commitments, meaning I will have to be at my very best in all the other rounds to retain my ACU Trial GB British Championship crown — bring it on!

Keep your eyes open and give me a cheer – Toby ‘Mush#212’ Martyn.