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TRIAL 125 AND TRIAL ELECTRIC ROUND UP

Never separated by more than a single mark throughout the day, Harison Skelton (Scorpa) kept the pressure on his arch rival Harry Blackwell (Beta) at round four yesterday. So tight was the competition that originally a tie break was required to separate the two teenagers, but it was later found...

CLOSE RESULTS AT ROUND FOUR.

Jack Peace (Sherco), George Hemingway (Beta), Bradley Bullock (Beta) and Harry Blackwell (Beta) all had hard fought class wins at round four earlier today, whilst Chris Pearson (Electric Motion) convincingly won the Trial Electric Class. In a tougher than expected day, Peace extended his lead in the Trial GB class...

VARIETY OF SECTIONS AT INCH PERFECT.

The team at Inch Perfect Trials have today been putting the final touches to the sections ahead of round four which takes place on Sunday. Our picture shows the second half of section one, situated a few meters from the start area. From here the sixty competitors set off on...

SERIES RESUMES THIS WEEKEND.

For Trials fans the only place to be this weekend is at Inch Perfect in Lancashire as the series reaches the halfway point after a seven week break. A new venue to the series, situated in the rolling hills near Clitheroe, the battle will resume with no less than five...

FOCUS NOW ON ROUND FOUR 28th MAY.

The next round of the championship will take place at the Inch Perfect facility, near Clitheroe on Sunday May 28th. A brand new venue to the series, the guys and girls at Inch Perfect are already putting in a lot of effort and planning for the event, which was evident...

MARTYN TAKES TRIAL GB WIN BUT PEACE RETAINS LEAD

Toby Martyn (Montesa) recorded seventeen cleans to win the Black Combe Trial which constituted round three of the series in the Cumbrian fells on Sunday to keep his title hopes alive. For 2023, the Trial GB class are able to drop one round from their final points tally at the...

GEORGE HEMINGWAY HEADS TRIAL 2 CLASS

Once again, taking the 125cc Youth Class, but more importantly, heading the rest of the twelve strong Trial 2 field, George Hemingway (Beta) finds himself with a comfortable sixteen points advantage after three rounds following the Black Combe Trial on Sunday. Making a one off (or maybe two or three!)...

THORPE EDGES AHEAD IN TRIAL EXPERT WITH A WIN

Despite thinking he was off the pace on the first of three laps, Dan Thorpe (GasGas) recovered well to take a thirteen point win over his arch rival Brad Bullock (Beta) in Cumbria on Sunday. Four maximums on the first lap put the GasGas rider one mark adrift of Bullock,...

BLACKWELL PULLS CLEAR IN TRIAL 125 CLASS

Backing up his opening round win with another in round three on Sunday, Harry Blackwell (Beta) finds himself eight points clear in the title chase with Daniel Da Breo (GasGas) repeating his start to the season in second, whilst the third contender, Harison Skelton (Scorpa) had to settle for third...

MARTYN, HEMINGWAY, THORPE, BLACKWELL , PEARSON WIN

Toby Martyn (Honda) make the journey home from his success in the Bordeaux X Trial to take a win in the Black Combe Trial which took place in Cumbria today. Despite having technical issues at the start of his second lap which dropped him behind the field on time, Jack...

DAN PEACE BACK AT ROUND THREE

Dan Peace, who has been at the forefront of the Trial GB class for the past few years is making a rare appearance at Po House next weekend. This will increase the competition in the class which will now total seven riders. Older brother of Jack who heads to Cumbria...

PODIUM CHANGE ROUND IN TRIAL 125 CLASS

The second round of the 2023 series took place at Aberdulais yesterday. Harison Skelton (Scorpa) took the Trial 125 honours in a complete turnaround from round one with a twelve mark margin from Harry Blackwell (Beta) whose second was enough to retain the series leaders red place with Daniel Da...

THORPE SHARES EXPERT LEAD WITH BULLOCK.

With an outstanding display of control and skill, Dan Thorpe (GasGas) convincingly took the top spot in the Expert Class at the St David's Trial Yesterday. Excelling in the traditional, but varied sections high above Swansea, the reigning Champion posted lap scores 4-3-6 to more than half the tally of...

ALL CHANGE AT TOP OF TRIAL 2 CLASS

With the top three from the first round absent for varying reasons, the Trial 2 class was left wide open for changes at the top and equally as important for some other riders to drift into the seeded places for the next round. Posting the lowest score on the Trial...

PEACE ON TOP AFTER TWO ROUNDS.

Whilst it must be considered that the Trial GB class will drop one round score at the end of the season, his two wins and possibly more importantly, two best lap bonus points, puts Jack Peace (Sherco) at the top of the current point standings after the St David's Trial,...

Peace wins St Davids Trial.

With a very controlled and confident approach Jack Peace (Sherco) followed up his round one win by taking the St Davids Trial by storm earlier today, winning by eighteen marks from Harry Hemingway (Beta), who is turn was a further fifteen points ahead of Billy Green (Scorpa) who finished third....

ST DAVIDS TRIAL FRIDAY UPDATE

Billed as a traditional event, the St Davids Trial, which is the second round of the series, is certainly expected to live up to expectations. Intermittent rain and strong winds was the order of the day at Lletty Rafel Farm, high above Swansea Bay today as the team from the...

ROUND TWO - ST DAVIDS TRIAL START LIST.

Following the ballot, below are the start times for Sunday's event. For this round, only six Trial Expert and two Trial 2 seeded riders have entered. Please note - as per the revised Championship Conditions which have been amended since the first round, the start order intervals have been increased...

ROUND THREE AND FOUR ENTRIES OPEN

With rounds two, three and four all coming within a eight week period, entries for round three which takes place on Easter Sunday (April 9th), organised by the Bottle Club at a new venue near Millom and round four at Inch Perfect near Clitheroe on May 28th are now open...

ST DAVIDS TRIAL ROUND TWO LOOMING

Round two of the series will be the traditional St David's Trial held high on the hills above Swansea. The longer lap of about four and a half kilometers will again feature at the Lletty Rafel Farm venue. New for 2023, the opening section will be Richards Ridge, a cambered...

STATEMENT FROM THE ORGANISING COMMITEE

Following Round One of the Championship at Hookwood, the Trials & Enduro Committee and Series Manager would like to thank the organising club for their time and effort in delivering a sell-out event. After careful consideration and rider feedback - particularly around the new section time allowance - the ACU...

HOOKWOOD TRIAL 125 ROUNDUP

Jumping straight from the ACU B Class last year, Harry Blackwell (Beta) received the acolades and the leader's Red Plate after a very tough day at Hookwood yesterday. Despite not recording any cleans over the three lap, twelve section course, the teenager managed to avoid more fiascos than his rivals...

TRIAL EXPERT NEWS FROM HOOKWOOD

The biggest class by far with over forty entrants, the Trial Expert class started proceedings at round one as usual. With all riders being drawn for start numbers at the first round, the cream of the class was spread right through the field. Riding near the head of the pack,...

CHATAGNO ELECTRIFIES THE TRIAL 2 CLASS

In a super tough event, French visitor Gael Chatagno (Electric Motion) followed his official request the previous day to step down from the Trial GB class after the section inspection, comfortably won the class at Hookwood yesterday. It was his second lap which clinched the victory when he turned up...

PEACE ON THE FRONT FOOT

Jack Peace (Sherco) narrowly won a day long battle with his arch rival Toby Martyn (Montesa Honda) and the ultra tough round one at Hookwood yesterday. Billy Green (Scorpa) overcame minor technical issues, some outstanding rides and mega crashes to take third. Overnight rain made the twelve initially hard technical...

PEACE, CHATAGNO, BLACKWELL AND BULLOCK TAKE WINS.

In the toughest Trial of the new five year era of ACU Trial GB, Jack Peace (Sherco) recorded a single mark victory over his arch rival, Toby Martyn (Honda Montesa) at Hookwood earlier today. So tough were the sections on the three lap course that winner Peace recorded just one...

HOOKWOOD START LIST

The ballot for the first round has taken place and the Start List is published below. Please note- As the ballot only takes place at the first round for the ACU Trial GB Class the riders will be invited to draw their own Start Times at 13.55pm on Saturday ahead...

ONE WEEK TO START OF 2023 SEASON

With just one week to go to the start of this years series, the Hookwood Club have announced the route for round one at their fantastic facility next Sunday. Once again, a lot of work and section building has taken place in recent months and whilst some of the traditional...

CHATAGNO TO ELECTRIFY ROUND ONE

It has been confirmed that the ACU Trials & Enduro Committee have sanctioned French rider, Gael Chatagno to compete in the Trial GB class this year. He will compete on the Electric Motion machine against Britain's best at Hookwood in two weeks time. Although it is likely that he will...

TALON TO BE 2023 TITLE SPONSOR

We are delighted to announce that Talon will be the 2023 Series Title Sponsor. The well known brand have been a previous series headline Sponsor and now with new Directors running the company they are looking to promote Talon much more in the off road world. Company founder George Sartin...

Series appoints a Social Media Guru

Realising the series has been lacking in Social Media content in recent years, we are delighted to announce the appointment of Jazz Hammond into the post to look after all aspects of Social Media connected to the series. Her main focus will be facebook and Instagram. Obviously, it will take...

ROUND ONE ENTRIES NOW OPEN.

Entries for the opening round of 2023 at Hookwood in Surrey are now open on line so please get your entry in quickly as this event is often oversubscribed. Changes have once again taken place at the Hookwood venue which is always popular with riders and spectators alike, always welcoming...

TRIAL ELECTRIC ROUNDS CONFIRMED

The ACU Trials & Enduro Committee have confirmed the rounds which will count for the Trial Electric class in 2023. The five counting rounds will start on the 9th April with the Bootle Club round at Po House and end on the 24th September with the Nene Valley Club promoting...

DETAILS FOR 2023.

The venues for 2023 are now confirmed and the full list can be seen on the calendar section of this website. The series starts with the now traditional visit to Hookwood in Surrey on March 12th and finishes at a new organiser and venue to the series at Geddington, near...

2023 DATES REVEALED.

The ACU Trials & Enduro Committee met yesterday (2nd November) and approved dates for the 2023 championship. A minimum of eight organisers are now being engaged to run the rounds which start on the 12th March. The venues for rounds one and two are already confirmed as Hookwood and Aberdulais...

TRRS TAKE MANUFACTURERS CHAMPIONSHIP

With just one missed point scoring opportunity, TRRS scooped the 2022 Manufacturers Championship by sixty six points from Beta after the eight rounds were completed last Sunday. GasGas finished third. Obviously, the large point hauls from Champions Toby Martyn (TrialGB) and Iwan Roberts (Trial 2) strongly assisted by Jamie Galloway...

TRIAL ELECTRIC CLASS JOINS THE SERIES

Sunday October 2nd will go down in the record books as being the day that Trial Electric joined the series for the first time. Although there were only five competitors (all EM mounted) the competition was keen and the eventual winner, Darren Brice (pictured) had a day long battle with...

CONVINCING TRIAL 125 WIN FOR GEORGE HEMINGWAY

With a dazzling display of skill and control George Hemingway (Beta) once again dominated the Trial 125 class and the rest of the riders on the third route at Llanfyllin on Sunday. Returning a score of thirteen for the three lap, twelve section course he finished twenty marks clear of...

GOSDEN TAKES WIN WHILST THORPE CROWNED CHAMPION.

Whilst George Gosden (Beta) won the Trial Expert class in the final round at Llanfyllin on Sunday, a fifth place finish was enough to give Dan Thorpe (GasGas) the Championship title by a convincing margin as his main rival, Ladies World Champion, Emma Bristow (Sherco) had a bad day by...

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GB TITLE BATTLE.

With the situation being winner takes all ahead of the final round at Llanfyllin on Sunday the atmosphere was tense as the two contenders, Toby Martyn (TRRS) and Jack Peace (Sherco) commenced battle in front of a knowledgeable gathering of spectators on the sunny hillside of Green Hall. Both were...