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================================ So here we are at the last day of March 2026 – with Easter and the Naramata Trial just a few days away. – Hard to believe that the Scottish Six Day Trial is also now only 5 weeks away . – We have seen video of some of the lads busy practicing in… Continue reading Tuesday March 31st/26

=================================== Answer to the last quiz – Diego Bosis on the Aprilia – He died young at age 40 – very tragic loss. Bob-Brett-Harlow-Pete Varey – Roger Boothroyd – all got it. Quiz today – He was a Canadian trials Champ – who is it? He died last year – gone too soon. ===================================== We… Continue reading Monday March 30th/26

============================================ Answer to the last quiz – Brian ( Wild man) Wade – Harlow and Roger Boothroyd got it. Quiz today. Who is this? ======================================= While the weather in the Valley this winter has been mild to say the least, in other parts both in Canada and the States – Snow has been the big… Continue reading Sunday March 29th/26

======================================= Answer to the last quiz – Gilles Burgatt – first in correct were Brett and Harlow Quiz today – Who is this? Tomorrow is the VMC Joe Brown Trial at the Victoria club property – Joe was a great guy and former Yamaha dealer, who sold more TY’s than any other dealer in Canada… Continue reading Saturday March 28th/26.

Answer to the last quiz #1 was Roger De Coster a former Trial champ in Belgium but more famous as a Moto Cross star and manager of teams such as Suzuki, Honda and KTM. – Bob Clark and Harlow got it, as did Walter Cukavac – who noted Roger always used his Trials skills with… Continue reading Friday March 27th/26

Morning Happy Bloggers !! – Another weekend approaching and no doubt a lot of you will be planning on getting out for a ride – although we know some spots are still snow-bound. Answer to the last quiz – That was Artie Ratcliffe with the box brownie camera around his neck ( or similar) –… Continue reading Thursday March 26th/26

====================================== Answer to the last quiz – Steve Colley – most of our regular bloggers got that – but first in was Pete Varey. A few guessed some of the Outlaw Pub people in the picture – listed – Graeme Manning,- Paul Grundy – Kevin Couves,- Brian McNeal, Outlaw Dave, – Brett and Bob Clark.-… Continue reading Wednesday March 25th/26

======================================= Answer to the last quiz – Chris Tronnes from Alberta – a top expert for many years. -One of my pics- Brett and Harlow both got that one. Quiz today – Guess who? ====================================== Below is another great shot of Jeff Smith, taken by Bill Petro – Maybe that will be in the new… Continue reading Tuesday March 24th/26

=================================== The sad news of Jeff Smith’s death, has brought many, many responses from people who knew and respected him. – As reported earlier, I do have my own special memory of the great man, as it was at the 1976 200 mile Moose Mountain Cross Country that Jeff was on the line with myself… Continue reading Monday March 23rd/26

=================================== Sad news today – TRIALS GURU – DEDICATED TO TRIALRead on blog or ReaderJeff Smith MBE 1934 – 2026By bigjohn2014 on March 22, 2026It is with deep sadness that we announce that Jeffrey Vincent Smith MBE, born in Colne, Lancashire on 14th October 1934, has passed away peacefully at Marshfield Clinic Hospital in Weston, Wisconsin, after a short illness on Saturday… Continue reading Sunday March 22nd/26