{"id":16994,"date":"2026-09-03T09:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/?p=16994"},"modified":"2026-09-03T09:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:17:13","slug":"thursday-september-3rd-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/2026\/09\/03\/thursday-september-3rd-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday September 3rd\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16996\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mornin&#8217; Bloggers &#8211; We are happy to report that we have had quite a lot of rain in the Valley &#8211; hopefully this will put out the fires still burning, but it might take a lot more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer to the last quiz &#8211; which we did not get any results &#8211; it was Brian Stonebridge on the NSU Engined Greeves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quiz today.  Who is this rider?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Colome-early-mont.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Colome-early-mont.jpg 629w, https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Colome-early-mont-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>============================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A cool wet morning today, but quite welcome after the stress of all the fires from the last few weeks. &#8211; I wonder how many of our bloggers like riding in the rain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course for Trials organizers, this is something that always needs to be considered when setting up sections for an event &#8211; it seems we were always being caught out with the weather back when we were doing this &#8211; especially in Alberta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>============================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I  saw this pic just posted on FB of Glencoe in Scotland and it brought back a memory from when my brother and myself were at the Scottish in 1972 &#8211; Not sure if this is the exact spot, but   we stopped at the pub out in the Country for lunch and were sat outside on what was a rare nice sunny day &#8211; all was very quiet &#8211; then we saw a Scottish piper come out of the white cottage in full dress and start playing the bag pipes!!  a truly wonderful memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2.png 512w, https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>=====================================<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mornin&#8217; Bloggers &#8211; We are happy to report that we have had quite a lot of rain in the Valley &#8211; hopefully this will put out the fires still burning, but it might take a lot more. 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