{"id":15283,"date":"2026-06-12T05:56:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/?p=15283"},"modified":"2026-06-12T05:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:56:49","slug":"friday-june-12th-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/2026\/06\/12\/friday-june-12th-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday June 12th\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Another Friday, and a weekend for all our bloggers to look forward to – hope you all get out for a ride!! – Yes we have one planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer to the last quiz which I thought was a toughie – was Chris Cullen on a home built Scorpion!! – Brett got it first, then Roger Boothroyd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quiz today. – Guess who these guys are?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I see the Leven Valley Classic Trial is coming up pretty quick – they have 300 entries !! including Harry McKay and Adrian Lewis from Lewisport USA. – I think Bernie Schreiber might also be there. – Too bad the classic scene has not caught on over here ( But we did try!!) See below – the Vintage at the Stony Plain Outlaw Trial ( my last competition at age 70) – Jimmy (rip) on one of my Ossa, and Taff on one of my Fantics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below are some memories of our early climbs up Joss Mountain – as you can see – quite difficult back then. – plus of course the snow we had sometimes. Including that very first time. – In later years, the mountain bikes got in there “Grooming” the tough bits and in the end got the climb banned to motorbikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below Banjo Bobby helps Freddie through a tough spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lots of riders that year heading up the switch-backs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A nice view in the early part of the trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jimmy, Bobby and Paul cool off by the creek – the day before the climb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Big group that year seen at the 8,000 ft Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Taff and the old guy celebrate with a cool one at the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was Mark Thompson, who first contacting me about the ride up the old 1920 Pack horse trail to the Fire lookout, which ironically was never used. – Mark said a Trials bike was the best machine for the job as the route was too hard on an enduro – I sold him a Gas Gas Trials bike, on the condition he take me on the next trip. – I was so impressed by that first ride, that I did it a total of eight times, the last on my 75th birthday with Stan Bakgaard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is the visitors book from that day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The story of that ride was printed in Trial Mag UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We will post more memories of Joss later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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