{"id":12793,"date":"2026-02-08T09:23:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/?p=12793"},"modified":"2026-02-08T09:23:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:23:44","slug":"sunday-february-8th-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/2026\/02\/08\/sunday-february-8th-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday February 8th\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12795\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>=======================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer to the last quiz &#8211; Takumi Narita on the 1994 Beta Techno &#8211; many will recall the brilliant VHS video he did on this bike. &#8211; Watching closely were a young Dougie Lampkin and Dad Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brett got in first &#8211; then Bob and Harlow .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quiz today &#8211; Not Trials or even Motorcycling &#8211; but does anyone know who these guys are?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Collins-Fangio-Hawthorn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Collins-Fangio-Hawthorn.jpg 590w, https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Collins-Fangio-Hawthorn-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anybody heading South to the Lewisport Trial? &#8211; This will be pretty special, featuring a long loop with natural sections like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Beauty-ection-at-Lewisport-trial.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Beauty-ection-at-Lewisport-trial.jpg 441w, https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Beauty-ection-at-Lewisport-trial-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an interesting shot from back in the day &#8211; an ISDT event &#8211; no helmets required back then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Golden-Oldie-ISDT-1024x823.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Golden-Oldie-ISDT-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Golden-Oldie-ISDT-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Golden-Oldie-ISDT-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Golden-Oldie-ISDT.jpg 1286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another shot of Sammy Millers homebuilt bike on display at Telford &#8211; Hard to believe that he rode this from Belfast Ireland up to Scotland &#8211; then 100 miles per day in the Scottish Day Trial &#8211; then back to Ireland &#8211; with just a bag on his back.  And it&#8217;s rigid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sammy-special-from-early-50s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sammy-special-from-early-50s.jpg 590w, https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sammy-special-from-early-50s-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>============================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather in the Valley today looks great &#8211; so we will venture out for our first ride of 2026 &#8211; watch tomorrow for pics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>============================================<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>======================================= Answer to the last quiz &#8211; Takumi Narita on the 1994 Beta Techno &#8211; many will recall the brilliant VHS video he did on this bike. &#8211; Watching closely were a young Dougie Lampkin and Dad Martin. Brett got in first &#8211; then Bob and Harlow . 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