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Quiz yesterday – Rob Shepard – Only Harlow got that one. Quiz today – who is this rider? ========================================= In a sign of the times – TRS have dropped their Team rider for 2026 – Not totally unexpected, given the current market situation. – looking at the way the World Championship Trials are run by… Continue reading Saturday March 21st/26

Spring is sprung in the Valley !!!! ( Maybe) Today is the first day of Spring 2026. ==================================== Headline news today – Busto joins Beta. Answer to the last quiz – Geoff Duke – A World Champion Road racer, brilliant Trials rider, and a really nice guy. And Yes I was lucky enough to meet… Continue reading Friday March 20th/26

Answer to the last quiz – John Shirt on Fersit 1989 – I was at that event – but did not stay the whole week as my daughter wanted to head South. – as reported earlier, that was the year Jordi introduced the new Beta Zero prototype to the Scottish moors – the moors won!!!!… Continue reading Thursday March 19th/26

We hope everybody enjoyed St Patrick’s Day – especially our Irish friends – Pat (Paddy) Horan , was on our SDE Team in Wales and I have a story about the first night we went into the pub located near the Motel we were staying at in Brecon. – Standing at the bar, I asked… Continue reading Wednesday March 18th/26

Yes Today is REALLY St Patrick’s Day !! I have been posting the wrong date for the last few days – silly old sod!! ========================================= As they say ” What a difference a day makes” – we got a rude awakening yesterday to remind us that a late snow fall is not just confined to… Continue reading Tuesday March 17th/26

Answer to the last quiz – Arthur Browning a big guy who we saw on a TT 600 at the 1983 ISDE in Wales. – John Kitchener was first in which did not surprise me – then Bob Clark and Roger Boothroyd. ( He did not have all that hair at the ISDE in Wales)… Continue reading Monday March 16/26

========================================== Answer to the last quiz – John Reynolds on Pipeline (Ossa) – and the red/yellow suits seen being worn by the riders, were made by Len Thwaites – (TT leathers) – As mentioned I had one of these which were very good, water proof with the pants fitting over the boots ( mostly rubber… Continue reading Sunday March 15th/26

It was at a St Patrick’s Day dance (March 17th) that I met Babs back in 1959 – and we have been together ever since – maybe the luck of the Irish rubbed off on us !!!!! ( Well on me anyway!!) -or The Welsh blood !!!! ============================================ Answer to the last quiz -!!! Forgot… Continue reading Saturday March 14th/26

Today is the funeral of Arthur Lampkin in Yorkshire – We wonder if Arthur was superstitious !!!!!( Note the date) – I’m sure the lads will all enjoy a few pints afterwards at his favorite Pub. – ========================================== Answer to the last quiz – Rob Crawford wearing Anson riding gear and on a Beta Techno… Continue reading Friday March 13th/26

Answer to the last quiz – Bob(Bo) Work who was the Race Director at Yamaha Motor Canada when I worked for that company – As reported earlier Bo and myself were good friends and I enjoyed helping him out with quite a lot of projects, both with hiring MX riders and with testing snowmobiles. –… Continue reading Thursday March 12th/26