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Answer to the last quiz – Triumph Factory rider Johnny Giles – only Peter from OZ got that one. Quiz today – Who is this rider? Hint I took this pic in 1992 at the Scottish. =========================================== As posted Sunday – The TDN results were pretty much as expected with Spain taking the win –… Continue reading Monday September 23rd/24

Answer to the last quiz USA rider Mike McCabe on Pipeline in the 1972 Scottish – think he might have been the first American to enter this event. – No correct answers. Quiz today guess who. ================================== By the time most read this blog – I’m guessing the TDD will be all done and dusted… Continue reading Sunday September 22nd/24

Answer to the last quiz – Scott Ellis – Harlow was the first correct answer – but later Peter LeGrove from OZ – got it plus also noted that it was Don Smith standing by the side. – Ellis always wore a tattered old cap that looked like a dog had been chewing on it… Continue reading Saturday September 221st/24

Answer to the last quiz – Andy Huddleston on the Outlaw TRS 125 in our backyard, when he visited a couple of years ago from the UK. Andy rode World Trials for a while for the Yamaha Team and I got to know him when I supplied him with a toolbelt and we chatted at… Continue reading Friday September 20th/24

Answer to the last quiz – Burgat- Michaud – Berlattier – Note! both Burgat and Berlattier are very active in the newly invented Vintage World Trial Championship – with both doing extremely well. – Thierry Michaud is the head of (and perhaps unpopular ) FIM. As usual – Brett-Bob -Harlow all got it. Quiz today… Continue reading Thursday September 19th/24

Answer to the last quiz – Bill Wilkinson at the SSDT section Devil’s Staircase – correct guesses by Brett and Bob. Quiz today – name these guys. ====================================== We have heard from Walter Cukavac with news of a fun Vintage Trial they put on in conjunction with the Edmonton MX club, he also sent some… Continue reading Wednesday September 18th/24

Hard to believe that we are already half way through September !! but at least we now have more seasonable weather, so looking forward to a good weekend on the 28/29th for the Shuswap Trial. Here is some info for people who might not be familiar with the area.. =================================== Glad to say I was… Continue reading Tuesday September 17th/24

Well, after a frustrating summer with only a couple of days riding – because of Fires etc – We finally made up for it with a day to remember. – Mike picked me up at 8.30 Sunday morning, and we headed to Summerland. – I wanted to show him another part of the great Outlaw… Continue reading Monday September 16th/24

Answer to the Saturday quiz – Olga Kevelos – the brilliant Lady rider who later became a board member of the FIM – Brett got it 2nd guess – Bob got it first guess!!! Quiz today – Guess who? When and what Scottish section ? ================================= We heard from Katie to say she survived the… Continue reading Sunday September 15th/24

Birthday greetings for yesterday to our regular blogger Harlow Rankin – who has been involved with Canadian Motorcycling for a very long time, both as a rider, dealer – and subscriber to countless publications. Plus he was one of the guys involved with both starting the ATRA in Alberta, but also part of a Calgary… Continue reading Saturday September 14th/24