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New dates are on the calendar. Gloucester and Cotswold is re-running the Smith Trial on November 23 and have another trial on September 20, while Ledbury are running a pre-65 trial on November 16.[On: 11May08 17:46]
Gloucester and Cotswold Motor Club Awards Night. Glos and Cots are presenting their awards for both 2006 and 2007 at a Grand Evening on 17th May. Please check this list and see if you are one of the fortunate riders to be invited. Contact Tom Welch on 01989750298 for details. This event is restricted to award winners, their immediate family, and invited guests - sorry![On: 7May08 22:55]
Five Western Centre riders rode in the Scottish Six Days Trial , which finished on Saturday, May 10, with John Luff, David Luff and Henry Bendall claiming 2nd class awards. Find out how they fared. The final, final update is now on, with pictures of some of the lads at the finish and link to final results, awards and video.[On: 11May08 18:05]
Ledbury MCC held the centre's first grasstrack of 2008 on Sunday, April 27 with classes for 250s, 350s, 500s, uprights, pre-75s, 1000cc and 500cc sidecars, and quads. Results are already available on the club's website - keep an eye on it for reports and photos.[On: 29Apr08 20:00]
Wye Valley AC held the Eric Rees Trial on Sunday, April 27. Results[On: 29Apr08 19:48]
Round two of the Gwent Schoolboy Trials Club's championship was held on Sunday, April 27. Results[On: 28Apr08 22:29]
Congratulations to Western Centre trials champ Simon Welch, who scored two British Championship points for 14th place in the Experts class at the recent 2nd Round of the Colin Appleyard British Solo Trials Championship at Neath. To the uninitiated, this is the class below the Championship but nobody's idea of an easy route! Well done Simon. Any Western Centre riders, officials and spectators are welcome to send updates on what they have been up to to editor@acuwesterncentre.org.uk
Gloucester & Cotswold have organised a training day for Saturday May 17, with no less than three centre champions offering expert advice to beginners through to experienced riders who want to hone their skills without worrying about winning. This a great chance to improve - but spaces are limited and entries will not be taken on the day. Entry form, Regulations.[On: 21Apr08 21:54]
CHG 15th Annual Sphinx Long Distance Trial, held Sunday, April 20. Results and report (Now with Photos) - Gavin Moore, Steve Saunders and Andy Lloyd went clean and were split only on special test time.[On: 21Apr08 21:26]
Swindon and District MCC's 30th Annual Corinium Enduro was an event worthy of it's anniversary on Sunday, April 13. Big thanks to S&D MCC for all its hard work over the years. Lots of Western Centre riders entered this event, which is also in the Western Centre. Results. And see how some West Glos entrants got on. Also check out DE Photo's superb proofs of the event.[On: 20Apr08 21:51]
Zona 1's Dennis Saunders Trophy Trial attracted a big entry on Sunday, April 13. Rob Workman says the rain affected only those who hung about on the last lap - see amended results and photos. [On: 15Apr08 20:47]
Cancelled - West Glos trial on May 18. Unfortunately the club cannot run this event but it still plans to hold an open to centre trial in September. [On: 15Apr08 20:57]
We have a winner! Western Centre ACU vice chairman, Inter Centre Trials Team Manager, and Trials Recorder Tom Welch has won the Dick Wyatt award for services to the centre. Read more[On: 15Apr08 21:02]
West Glos and Dean Forest MCC's 25th anniversary Wyegate Long Distance Trial was a big success on March 29/30. The winner was Western Centre trials number 2 Henry Bendall, and 120 riders enjoyed a terrific weekend. For a flavour of what went on and some provisional results have a look at the club's website.
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Good luck to all our ACU national champions for 2008 - Steve Allen (Sammy Miller British Bike Championship, Pre-unit Rigid), Ian Hannam and Deb Smith (SMBBC, Unit Sidecar) and Nic Draper (Classic Trials Championship, Air-cooled mono).
This Website gets a new Editor
A new championship for trials observers - details.
Mercian Dirt Riders Club Enduro Championship - 6 rounds, best 5 to count. See Events Calendar
Trials Centre Championship Positions Full final standings
Wye Valley AC's Classic Series Final positions...
Stolen Bikes! and totally unconnected - Bikes for sale!
Trials Riders - A Call for your comments on the Section Marking Debate (Brett King has just updated after Sapperton.) Also Ken O'Brien on Observers topic.
About this Website
Riders page and Organiser/Official's Pages can now be found in the Gazette, as can pages for all the disciplines.
What's in the Gazette?
Breaking stories in the current gazette. This month in the Trials section we have an update on the changes to the Trials Championship and Grading. Plus the Final Trials Championship Results.
Results Service
Where clubs don't have their own websites we will be able to publish results on this website, or link back to where they are published. We have previously provided links here to the latest but have now changed to only list them on our central source which is the Event Calendar, found on the menu bar above.
Regs Available
All the latest Regulations can be found on the Event Calendar. Plus we now have some of our neighbouring centre's events listed starting with the Gwent Schoolboy Trials Club.
What about those unconnected souls you ask? A paper based system can still be used in parallel but thanks to some very supportive sponsors, riders can call in and pick regs up from them. (More details to come as Tom is negotiating now.)
Reminder
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