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Extention to entry for Round six.

Organisers of the Lakes Trial which constitutes round six of the series takes place in just over one weeks time at a new venue at Troutbeck, high above Lake Windermere, are still accepting entries on the Ride ACU website. The Westmorland Club have extended the closing date slightly until Sunday...

Entries for Lakes and MacKenzie ACU Trial GB live

With a busy time approaching with rounds six and seven on back to back weekends commencing on the 28th July, we can confirm that entries for both the Lakes and MacKenzie Trials are now open on the Ride ACU website. The Westmorland Club staged event re-starts the series after the...

Round seven - Mackenzie Trial update.

Just one week after the Westmorland Lakes Trial at the end of this month, we go straight into round seven which will be organised by the Yeadon Guiseley Club at Brimham Rocks near Harrogate. Whilst live entries are available for the Lakes on the Ride ACU website, it is anticipated...

Round six just three weeks away

The "summer break" is whizzing by and it is now just three weeks to the next round which is to be staged by the Westmorland Club on completely new ground - for British Championship events - at Poole Bank Farm, Troutbeck in the Lake District. This is a fantastic Trials...

A breakdown of the Expert sections at Round five

Whilst many thought that some of the ACU Trial Expert sections were too hard at the recent fifth round in Devon two weeks ago, it is interesting to look at an analysis of all twelve sections. We can see by the graph that every section was cleaned, but it was...

More rider profiles - Dan Thorpe.

With a six week break until the Westmorland event, it is a good time to continue with our series of Rider Profiles and today we look at ACU GB Expert contender Dan Thorpe. At the ripe age of forty, Dan still keeps his enthusiasm for Trials which very few can...

Attention turns to Round Six - Lakes Trial.

Although it is currently classed as a summer break in the series, we need to be mindful that the Championship continues in five weeks time with the Westmorland organised Lakes Trial on the 28th July. A hitherto unused venue for a major British Championship event, the Keedwell ACU Trial GB...

Gas Gas extend Manufacturers lead.

Thanks to wins from Jack Price - ACU Trial GB and Dan Thorpe ACU Trial Expert classes, Gas Gas have extended their lead in the Manufacturers Championship following round five on Sunday. Backed up by Richard Sadler's fourth position in ACU Trial 2, they scored six more points than closest...

Price takes fourth win in a row.

Jack Price (Gas Gas) edged nearer to another British Title when he won the fifth round of the series held in Devon on Sunday. Price's quest has been helped by the fact that his main challengers are squabbling over the other podium positions and this time out it was Toby...

Danby regains red plate in ACU Trial 2

With only two failures out of thirty six sections, Ross Danby (TRRS) won the fifth round at Lustleigh in Devon on Sunday and in doing so regained the Red Plate as class leader. All of the sections on the compact Kelly Farm course were long and technical, but it was...

Thorpe turns on the pressure in ACU Trial Experts.

Dan Thorpe (Gas Gas) who has been the only rider in the class to be on the podium at all five rounds to date, made it to the top step at the Anthony Rew Trial, held in Devon on Sunday. Thorpe's win now puts him just five points behind class...

Dignan retains Red Plate in ACU Trial 125 class.

Scotland's Ben Dignan (Gas Gas) has continued his run of consistency with his fourth win out of the five rounds held so far when he won the Anthony Rew Trial in Devon on Sunday, but by a narrow margin. It was Brett Harbud (Beta) who led after the opening lap...

Short update on Anthony Rew Trial - Round five.

Jack Price and Ben Dignan (Gas Gas) continued their winning ways whilst Ross Danby (TRRS) and Dan Thorpe (Gas Gas) won their respective classes at round five held in heavy showers in Devon earlier today. Price has increased his lead to a comfortable fourteen points in the title chase with...

Sections finalised at Kelly Farm for Round five.

As Sunday approaches and the weather forecasters are optimistic about the whole weekend, all focus turns to Kelly Farm which was bathed in bright sunshine this afternoon when the final section preparation took place. Led by Assistant Clerk of the Course Nick Hunt, the twelve sections have been tweaked ready...

Make or break time at round five.

This Sunday, round five takes place at Bovey Tracey in Devon and it is crunch time for the riders with title aspirations. The annual Anthony Rew Trial takes place on the wooded hillside at Kelly Farm where twelve sections have been laid out in a different format to previous years....

Section preparation for Round five well ahead.

A large turnout for a section clearing session took place mid week with all sections at Kelly Farm now cleared for the fifth round which takes place on Sunday 16th June. With ferns and undergrowth to clear a team which included, left to right, Robin Hoare, Peter Meason, Clerk of...

Gas Gas edge ahead in Manufacturers Championship.

With three wins out of the six available last weekend, Gas Gas have opened up a sixteen point lead in the Manufacturers Championship after four rounds. Helped by double wins from Jack Price and a single from Richard Sadler at the Tynemouth double header, the Gas Gas brand have left...

Price egdes away in Series.

By virtue of two straight wins at the Tyemouth event, which formed rounds three and four of the Championship, Jack Price (Gas Gas) has edged out an eleven point lead in the ACU Trial GB Class as the series approaches the half way stage. However, it was not easy wins...

Sadler takes over the lead in ACU Trial 2.

By being the only ACU Trial 2 rider to stand on the podium on both days at the Tynemouth event, Richard Sadler (Gas Gas) now leads the class by a single point from current Champion, Ross Danby (TRRS). However, after the first day of action at Shaftoe Crags near Morpeth,...

A closer look at the ACU Trial Expert Class.

Double wins has put Chris Stay (TRRS) clear at the top of the standings after rounds three and four at Tynemouth at the weekend. The fact that his main challengers were squabbling over top eight positions has put the Isle of Wight rider eight points in front as the series...