{"id":13463,"date":"2026-03-15T06:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/?p=13463"},"modified":"2026-03-15T06:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:19:35","slug":"sunday-march-15th-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/2026\/03\/15\/sunday-march-15th-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday March 15th\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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 back then) – As usual, Brett was hot on the clicker, followed by Bob, Harlow and John Kitchener from the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quiz today – Guess who? likely one of the best “All Rounders” in the sport – he tried everything- Trials. Enduro, ISDE, Scrambles, Speedway and Road racing. –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I watched this You Tube video which reminded me of how the entry system works in the UK for events such as this – If the riders know the area and have ridden that before – they will know whether it is a bad idea to be first through the sections – ( check out the video to see what I mean) – The same applies to the Scottish Six Day Trial where the entry gets reversed through the week, so that everybody has an early ( usually crappy) day, when everything is slick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the entries are mailed in ( in the old days – now digital) picking the best time to enter can make the difference of having a good or bad day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another point that perhaps newbies to the sport don’t realize, is the reason for the long loop – if you have a large entry – often over 100 riders (even in my day) you need to have them spread out to avoid congestion and delays. ( Don’t forget the riders do around 100 MILES per day in the Scottish) – Of course they always use Observers (checkers) at Euro Trials. – Just imagine sitting out on a windy\/rainy day in some wild spot all day – just to support your club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the video clips we see on You Tube these days of events are very welcome -I find them a bit “amateurish” – when compared to the old VHS Tapes we used to get by Duke Video – The late Dale Malasak also made some good ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a pic of the box I tried to give away at one of our Trials last year – All great viewing and not cheap . Some of those on the left are ones I made. ( I have lots more)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This not my van !!! Although we did have a new on back in the day – parked that one when it had over a million KM on the clock<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Birthday greetings today to Steve Foord – this pic is from one of our Summerland events – I’m helping with the “Checking” on the right. – at the top of the “Shale Climb”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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