Answer to the last quiz – Mike McCabe on Pipeline at the 1972 Scottish – He was the first American to ride the event ( according to John Moffatt) – I took the pics and posted the report, which was published in the American Mag – Dirt bike. ( You can see Mike in the bottom right corner)
Neil Carter was first in with the correct answer.
Quiz today – Guess who and on what??
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2024 CMA Awards
At the Annual General Meeting, on January 18, 2025, the 2024 CMA Awards were confirmed by the Board of Directors, and awarded as follows:
Award of Merit – Christy Williams Richards
(The CMA premier award given in recognition of exceptional effort or achievement on behalf of the CMA. Any current or former member is eligible, except those who retired from office during 2023. This is a one time award.)
Christy Williams Richards is a four-time Canadian Women’s Trials Champion, ten-time American NATC Women’s Trials Champion, and has competed at the Trials des Nations for many years. Having officially retired from competition in 2017, Christy has continued as a mentor and instructor in Trials, promoting Trials as a sport and a recreational activity. She has taken the lead in promoting Women in Trials, hosting multiple Women’s Trials Training sessions, and enabling the CMA to again send a Women’s team to the Trial des Nations, where she joined the team as Manager and minder. Christy has organized CMA National Trials events, and still represents Canada in many Trials events overseas and at home.
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Dougie says it “As it Is”
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And just in case you thought the racers from days of old needed some “Dutch Courage” – here is the proof.
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Craig from BVM has just got his new bike for 2025 – it’s another Estart TRS like the one he rode in Scotland last year, which he says was so reliable and trouble free.
Pssst !! We love ours call us if you want to try it out
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