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=================================== Answer to the last quiz – the Late Lane Leavitt – not usually seen on a Mont – as his favorite bike was a Bultaco Sherpa T. -Most of our regular bloggers got this. Quiz today ( a bit more difficult) Who is this rider, and can you name the famous journalist watching?? =======================================… Continue reading Thursday October 9th/25

================================ Answer to the last quiz – An easy one for most the great/late Martin Lampkin on the SWM – Harlow was first in !! Then Stan. Quiz today . Who is this USA Montesa rider in Scotland? ====================================== This is pic of a box of our VHS Trials tapes – some really good ones… Continue reading Wednesday October 8th/25

=================================== Answer to the last quiz – The rider was Malcolm Davis – who was killed by a car while waiting to enter a section at a Trial – a very sad time. – Harlow Rankin got it and also knew quite a lot of the history. Quiz today. – Who is this SWM rider?… Continue reading Tuesday October 7th/25

================================== It was Bob Clark who was first in with the correct answer to our Sunday quiz – likely before he headed out to the Ioco Trial – and it was Michael Brown flying high at Orgate Falls in the Scott Trial – Later Harlow also got it. Quiz today – Guess who – hint… Continue reading Monday October 6th/25

================================ Well! yesterday I was wondering if I had another email issue, as no blog answers were coming through!! However ! it turned out this senile old sod had forgotten to click on the publish button!!!! The answer was Sounds of Music Star – Julie Andrews!!! ( rare pic) – It was Stan who got… Continue reading Sunday October 5th/25

====================================== Answer to the last quiz – Nigel Birkett riding a JCM Europa !! – I chatted to him briefly at one section, asked him what he thought of the bike – Of course he said “Great” – We later talked to the factory people and agreed to Import them into Canada but only got… Continue reading Saturday October 4th/25

================================== Answer to the last quiz – Ontario rider Jamie McGregor at the 1999 Scottish – Both he and fellow blogger Pete Varey rode that year and both finished!! – Naturally Pete was first in with the answer, followed by Stan. Quiz today – A photo I took at the same section that was on… Continue reading Friday October 3rd/25

=============================== Answer to the last quiz ( an easy one) Malcolm Rathmell – I first met Malcolm at the 1975 World Round in Alberta, then later in Scotland – always involved in Trials both as a World class rider, and Importer – Harlow and Pete Varey were quick with this answer. Quiz today guess who… Continue reading Thursday October 2nd/25

================================== Answer to that last quiz – Yrjo Vesterinen – Only answer we saw was from Harlow, who messaged us – As posted on the FB page – and our website – we had some email issues, however I have now found a way to see any incoming and can reply. –After that – We… Continue reading Wednesday October 1st/25

====================================== So here we are the last day of September and hopefully a good month of riding for our Trials enthusiasts. However! first I should mention that we had a power outage on Sunday night, which somehow appears to have effected our email account (no idea) – so if you tried to post us yesterday… Continue reading Tuesday September 30th/25