{"id":148,"date":"2023-10-19T08:35:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T15:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/?p=148"},"modified":"2023-10-19T08:35:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T15:35:17","slug":"thursday-october-19th-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/2023\/10\/19\/thursday-october-19th-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday October 19th\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>=============================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the 2023 Scott Trial now in the history books, we take time to look back at some memorabilia from the past &#8211; The poster with a pic of Steve Saunders, for the Welsh event in Taff&#8217;s backyard -and a Scott Certificate from 1950.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I find it interesting that the FIM are now looking at digital scoring for World Trials &#8211; Jeesh !! What will they think of next. &#8211; It seems kids can&#8217;t survive these days without a smart phone in their hand at all times, so I suppose we shouldn&#8217;t be surprised at any new brilliant ideas that come forth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have pounded the drums for decades, about keeping our sport simple, and as it was back in the day, &#8211; a fun day out in the Country, enjoying a ride with your buddies. &#8211; It was never ever supposed to be a spectator sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/old-poster-with-Steve-Saunders.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/old-poster-with-Steve-Saunders.jpg 449w, https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/old-poster-with-Steve-Saunders-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"431\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/old-Scott-Trial-certificate.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/old-Scott-Trial-certificate.jpg 431w, https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/old-Scott-Trial-certificate-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>==================================&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we now have our new computer up &amp; running quite well &#8211; I took time to look back at some of the pics I took while on a Training day at Revelstoke with Emily &amp; Mike. &#8211;  I have always found it fascinating to pick out good sections and various lines, even while driving all over the Western Provinces  &#8211; most people look around and admire the scenery &#8211; I would just see sections every where!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a peek at these shots I took of Emily in the Quarry &#8211; there are at least 3-4 different lines that could be set up just in this one spot &#8211; you could practice here all day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_5962.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_5962.jpg 584w, https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_5962-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_5942-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_5942-1.jpg 570w, https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_5942-1-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>=========================================&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, for me and most of the old guys who rode UK Trials, it&#8217;s the long loop through the Countryside that brings out the real essence of what Trials riding is all about.   &#8211; Yes I know I&#8217;ve harped on this many times, but I still believe that this is the ultimate &#8211; it&#8217;s the only way to get a good variety in the sections, plus a good day out. &#8211;   &#8211; Parking lot Trials are OK &#8211; but should only be used to fill in the calendar and show off what these bikes with no seats are all about. &#8211; I noticed that there was only one junior rider at the last Trial at Ioco ?  &#8211; Another alarm bell ringing for the future..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=======================================&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>============================= With the 2023 Scott Trial now in the history books, we take time to look back at some memorabilia from the past &#8211; The poster with a pic of Steve Saunders, for the Welsh event in Taff&#8217;s backyard -and a Scott Certificate from 1950. I find it interesting that the FIM are now looking&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/2023\/10\/19\/thursday-october-19th-23\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Thursday October 19th\/23<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":162,"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions\/162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}