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New Sections for Round One

A lot of work has gone on at Hookwood in recent months with some new sections and modifications to existing ones being carried out by the enthusiastic team, headed by Clerk of the Course, Jim Connor. Whilst Jim stressed that the ACU Trial Expert and Trial 125 route will be...

ACU Awards ceremony big success

Last weekend saw around six hundred riders attend the annual ACU Awards Dinner at the National Motorcycle Museum. Traditionally January is a difficult time to attract riders as many are in warmer climes training, but for the 2020 version a large number attended. ACU Trial Expert winner, Chris Stay made...

Vertigo to make attack on British Title.

After being in the British Trials wilderness for a few years following James Dabill's success in the middle of the last decade, Vertigo are now making a dramatic challenge for Championship success, with no less than current British Champion, Jack Price being confirmed as their latest recruit. In one of...

Entries open for first round

Entries for the opening round of 2020 are now available on the Ride ACU website. The traditional season opener will once again be at the fantastic Hookwood facility which is near West Horsley in Surrey. A lot of work has been done to revamp the compact course in the past...

Roberts confirms ACU Trial GB Class for 2020

Iwan Roberts, who has been plagued by injury and illness for the past two seasons has confirmed he will once again be competing in the ACU Trial GB class this year. The Ex Trial 2 World Champion will once again compete on a 300cc TRRS UK sponsored machine and is...

Chilton decides to step down to Trial 2

Scorpa's top scorer in 2019 by finishing sixth in the main category, Whitby's Andy Chilton has announced that he will step down to the ACU Trial 2 Class for 2020. Very consistent performances netted the twenty eight year old sixth position in 2019 which also boosted the Scorpa position in...

ACU Trial 2 contender remains with Gas Gas.

Widely tipped as a possible title challenger in the Trial 2 Class of ACU Trial GB this coming season, Richard Sadler has resigned with Gas Gas, again supported directly by UK Importer John Shirt - JST Gas Gas UK. The twenty six year old from Leyburn has a super smooth...

Dabill confirmed for full attack in 2020

Ex British Champion and current world number six, James Dabill has renewed his contract with Beta and at the same time confirmed that he will be contesting all eight rounds of ACU Trial GB together with the Trial GP World Championship, SSDT and Scott Trials next year. Recognised as Britain's...

Sammy Miller latest Partner recruit

We are delighted to welcome Sammy Miller as an official Sponsor for the 2020 championship. Whilst the Keedwell Group will remain as title sponsor for the year, Series Manager Brian Higgins visited the eleven times British Champion’s Museum last month with ex British and European Sidecar Champion, Colin Dommett and...

Martyn signs for TRRS

British number two, Toby Martyn has signed to ride for the TRRS factory in the Trial GP championship, whilst the British Importer, Steve Saunders, has secured the talented Cornishman for the ACU Trial GB series. With both equally pleased with the tie up, Toby was in dominant form on his...

Some important changes to 2020 Series.

Whilst the dates and venues are already published on this website, some important changes will feature for 2020 following a recent meeting with the Trials and Enduro Committee. Obviously, the existing marking systems were considered but it was felt that for this series there was an opportunity for 12 months...

2020 Dates announced. Updated.

The Trials & Enduro Committee are now in a position to announce dates for the eight round series in 2020. For more specific details of each round please go to the CALENDAR section on this website.. The dates are as follows; Saturday March 7th Hookwood, Surrey. Sunday April 5th Neath,...

Dates and Venues for 2020 coming soon.

We apologise for the fact that no dates or venues have been released for 2020, but rather than issue a list which may change due to Trial GP and FIM Europe dates clashing, it has been decided to wait until the above are confirmed. A meeting with key members of...

Plans in place for 2020 series.

Plans are well advanced for the series in 2020 with the ACU Trials & Enduro Committee discussing venues, classes and marking later this week. The FIM held a meeting in Ibiza at the weekend where many Federations voiced their opinions on how the Trial GP series will be conducted in...

Gas Gas confirmed as Manufacturers Champions.

Having been in a tight contest with Beta in the early rounds, Gas Gas edged clear from the mid season onwards and in the end won the important Manufacturers Championship by a comfortable sixty two points. Making a late challenge, TRRS actually edged into second with double wins in the...

Honours shared in ACU Trial GB Class at last round

With Jack Price (Gas Gas) confirmed as champion on Saturday, it was the turn of Jack Peace (Sherco) to take an emphatic win at the final round which took place near Dunlop in Scotland on Sunday. Riding at the back of the field, Peace avoided maximum penalties in a controlled...

Danby and Stay clinch titles

Whilst Ross Danby (ACU Trial 2 TRRS) and Chris Stay (ACU Trial Expert TRRS) clinched their respective titles, Jack Peace (Sherco) won his first ACU Trial GB event of the year with a superb performance at round nine in Scotland today. Ben Dignan (Gas Gas) continued his winning ways in...

Dignan signs off Trial 125 class with another win.

Riding in his native Scotland, Ben Dignan (Gas Gas) signed off with another emphatic win in both days of the final round of the ACU Trial 125 class over the weekend. Riding with confidence, but with the handicap of a damaged foot, the Killin rider dominated both days, although Adam...

Thorpe wins the battle whilst Stay wins the war.

Keeping the pressure on for the whole weekend, Dan Thorpe (Gas Gas) won the final round which was part of the Bob McGregor Trial on Sunday. However, it was not enough to stop Chris Stay (TRRS) taking the ACU Trial Expert crown after a nervous first lap. These two were...

Danby retains series crown in ACU Trial 2 Class.

A fifth place finish in the final round at the Bob McGregor Trial was enough for Ross Danby (TRRS) to retain his title following a win on Saturday, which formed round eight of the series. His closest challenger, Richard Sadler (Gas Gas) scored two third place finishes, when effectively, he...