Sapperton Trial 2018

The results are up. Congratulations to Brett Harbud on his convincing win and thanks to you all for supporting our event.

We are very grateful to Oliver and Nathan for their marking out the sections, the  results suggest they were spot on. We struggled with observers as usual but many thanks to those who gave us their time.

Our next trial will be on the 17th Febuary 2019 again at Breakheart. Details will appear here. In the meantime you can renew or become a Stroud Valley MC member via the ACU web site and once that’s done you can renew or apply for your trials license without the need for code numbers.

We had a good entry on the conducted route, well done to you all.

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UPDATE Friday. We are nearly at the entry limit so enter now if you want a ride. THERE WILL BE NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY.

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We are back to Breakheart on 25th November. Three routes with 50/50’s in between so all abilities and classes of machine will be catered for. We will run a conducted route if there is sufficient demand and any newcomers to the sport, or raw novices are welcome to try this option, please contact Laurence at BVM (01453 297177).

Entries are now open on-line (the preferred option) or by post, the regs will soon be on The Western Web site. Entries are limited to 100.

Observers will be welcomed with a meal voucher and £15 to help towards their expenses.

Breakheart will be signed from the A4135 east of Dursley. GL11 6ER should work in the sat nav but please check first.

The venue is ‘all weather’ with toilet facilities, and we look forward to welcoming you for a good days trialling. Any updates will appear here.

 

 

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Stroud Solo/Jack Wooldridge Trial

The results are up. Congratulation to Kurt on his win. We hope you all enjoyed the event.

Many thanks to all for the hard work which goes into running an event like this. Also thanks to our observers. We did eventually get each section covered I think.

Our next trial is at Breakheart on 25th November. Details will appear here later.

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Sorry but we are now full so the entry list is closed. No entries on the day.

Please note corrected post code.

The course is mainly dry so going will be easier than last year. Parking should be OK in the ‘start field’ but please park tidily so that everyone can get in.

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We are at Nympsfield on 30th September 2018 and thanks to our generous landowners we are able to use both farms, so it will be a good ride round. Three routes will cater for all classes with the yellow option being suitable for novice and pre65/twinshock machines. Three laps of 12 sections are planned. A conducted route will be laid on if there is sufficient demand.

Entries are limited to 100. On line is the preferred method but the postal option is available to Laurence at BVM.

Observers will be very welcome and rewarded with £15 to cover expenses and a meal voucher.

Car parking can be an issue at this venue so any updates will be posted here.

Postcode GL10 3UG will get you close, otherwise it will be signed from the A4135 east of Dursley.

We look forward to seeing you for good days trialling.

The Ron Carter Trial

Hope everyone enjoyed the todays trial.  Results are now available on the results page.

 

Our next trial is The Ron Carter on June 10th 2018 at Ashmead Farm between Cam and Coaley.

There will be 3 routes so all classes of rider and machine will be catered for. The yellow route will be suitable for pre65s and novice riders. Unfortunately we are unable to provide a conducted route at this event.

Regs and entry form are on the Western ACU web page, but please use the on line entry method, it makes the secretary’s job so much easier. Entries are limited to 100 and will closed when we reach that number. The entry fee has increased to £16, (£20 if accepted ‘on the day’) to cover our observer payments.

Observers will be made very welcome and will receive £15 and a meal voucher to help cover their expenses.

The venue will be signed from Cam Tesco roundabout, or postcode GL11 5EN will get you close on the sat nav.

The burger van is booked and we look forward to a good days trialling.

Tom Barker

Life member of Stroud Valley MC, Tom Barker died on 9th March aged 91.

Tom or ‘Tommy’ was a very successful scrambler and trials rider from the late 1940s to the 1960s, in the Western Center and nationally. He never achieved a works ride but competed  on equal terms with machines, mostly BSAs and Velocettes, which he modified and adapted himself. He was an expert engineer.

The Minchinhampton Trial

The results are up. Hope you all enjoyed the event. Lower scoring than expected after all the rain/snow. Sorry about the unobserved sections. We try to encourage people to volunteer with meal voucher and cash. Any other ideas? Maybe a ballot to select regular riders to occasionally observe?

Our next trial is the Ron Carter on June 10th. More details will follow.

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All is set for Sunday, 3 long laps of 12 sections. please remember the clocks change this weekend.

We are nearly at our entry limit so there will be NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY. Enter quickly on line before they are close.

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Our non expert trial will be on the 25th March 2018 at Moorhouse Farm, Brimpsfield.

There will be two routes (clubman and sportsman) with a 50/50 option. Three laps of 12 sections are planned. A conducted course is also planned. Experts are welcome to enter on twinshock or pre-65 machines. The yellow route will be suitable for novices and pre-65s.

Entries are preferred by the online method or by post, regs are on the Western ACU site or Trials Central. Our limit is 100 so enter early to avoid disappointment. Please note that we have increased the entry fee to £16, £12 for youths, to cover our increased costs, in particular payments to observers.

Observers will be very welcome and will receive a meal voucher and £15 to cover their expenses.

The catering van is booked so come along and enjoy our annual visit to this excellent venue. Any updates will appear here.

The Bill Peters Trial

The results are on the ‘results page’. The venue dried out quicker than expected and the rain didn’t arrive. Hence an easier trial than we had intended but we hope it was enjoyable. There was unfortunately still some queuing despite us limiting the entry.

Congratulations to Tom Moss on adding his name to the list of winners and making the visit to Western Center worthwhile.

Thanks to our willing observers, its always good to have each section covered. Also to all our invaluable club helpers, especially Nathan and Ollie for their efforts in marking out and clearing up afterwards.

Our next trial is the non expert trial at Moorhouse Farm on 25th March. More details will follow.

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Barring deep snow we will be at Breakheart Quarry on 18th February for the Bill Peters Trial. The parking is good, there are toilets and an undercover signing on area, and the burger van is booked.

Three routes to chose from with 50/50 options, plus a conducted for the juniors. The yellow route will be suitable for novices, twinshocks etc.

Observers will be welcomed with a meal voucher and £10 to cover their expenses.

This trial is a championsip round and is always well supported, so there will be NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY, and the limit is 100 riders so get your entries in, preferably using the on line option. Entries will close when we are full. Regs will be on the Western ACU web site and Trials Central.

Any updates will appear here. We look forward to a good days trialling.

The Sapperton Trial

The results are up in the ‘results page’. Well done to all route and class winners especially Martin Podesta, who joins our Sapperton Trial winners list. We hope you all enjoyed the event.

As usual this trial was made possible by the efforts of our observers and the dedicated SVMC team. Special thanks go to Nathan and Oliver Pekala,  whose section plotting looked spot on. If there are any volunteers out there who would like to help in any way  in our future events please get in touch.

Details of our next trial on Febuary 18th 2018 will follow.

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We will be at Breakheart Quarry for our next trial on 26th November.

Three routes will cater for all abilities and machines with the yellow route being suitable for novices, pre65s or those just wanting an enjoyable ride round. Sportsman plus and clubman expert options give you extra choice. 3 laps of 12 sections are planned.

Regs and entry forms are on The Western Web site or Trials Central. Please enter on-line if you can as it helps with the planning if we know how many are going to turn up.

Observers will be very welcome and will receive a meal voucher and £10 to help towards their expenses.

The venue has ‘all weather’ parking and toilets. The burger van has been booked.

We look forward to seeing you for a good days trialling.