Here is a great shot of our old friend Harry McKay at the Manx International Trial last weekend - he won his class which had 28 finishers - so well done laddie. - Harry has both his kids riding as well.

And here is Harry with his two young bairns !! Trials is a family affair for the McKay’s of Aviemore Scotland.

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Answer to the Thursday quiz - Charles Coutard - who the Brits called Charlie Custard - A number of regulars got this Pete Varey was first in followed by John Kitchener Brett-Bob - Harlow who all got it.
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This weekend is of course the Trial des Nations in France - a BIG weekend for our Canadian Teams , who have been practicing in the Mountainous area all week - We wish them all the very best of luck, and look forward to hearing all about it when Katie gets back.

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Meanwhile back home - people are being allowed back home, both in the Okanagan and the Shuswap - this will be a very traumatic time for everybody, and heartbreaking for those who have had their homes burned to the ground. - I’m sure we will learn more about the devastation from our Trials friends as the days and weeks go by.
With Fires still burning out of control and no rain - our usual great Autumn riding season is going to be different for sure - we are hoping to do the Outlaw loop at Summerland at some point, but we can’t even consider this yet because of the rockslide closing the main Hiway South of Peachland.
Riding in the forest after a big fire has left everything all burned and black - is quite the experience - we did this after the big Fire of 2003 East of Kelowna, where the large rocks were white from the heat - making for new sections - also We held a couple of events at Green Mountain West of Kamloops, with a similar experience - the once beautiful landscape quite bare with only the black stalks of burned trees. Of course closer to home, we have posted pics from the Westside road area showing how quickly the new growth is shooting up around the black terrain just two years later.
The aftermath of a Forest fire can also lead to new hazards for bush riding - big tree holes can be hidden by the new grass and bushes - also new clear areas can hide other dangers like barb wire - so be careful when you next visit some of these spots.
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A flashback to last Sunday, when we were at Revvy doing a bit of Trials coaching with Emily and Mike - this shot shows Emily tackling a rocky climb, much more difficult than it looks requiring good throttle control - she tried this numerous times until she got it right - also riding with a taped up shoulder from an earlier fall on her Enduro bike so Kudus to Emily. ( She loves the new 2023 Evo 200) - Mike was a big help acting as minder.

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Quiz - Who is this rider?

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