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ACU Trial GB Championships - Dabill confirmed for full attack in 2020

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...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Sammy Miller latest Partner recruit

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...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Martyn signs for TRRS

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...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Some important changes to 2020 Series.

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...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - 2020 Dates announced. Updated.

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,...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Dates and Venues for 2020 coming soon.

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...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Plans in place for 2020 series.

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...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Gas Gas confirmed as Manufacturers Champions.

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...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Honours shared in ACU Trial GB Class at last round

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...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Danby and Stay clinch titles

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...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Dignan signs off Trial 125 class with another win.

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...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Thorpe wins the battle whilst Stay wins the war.

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...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Danby retains series crown in ACU Trial 2 Class.

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...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Martyn wins Trial - Price takes crown

Martyn wins Trial - Price takes crown

A second place finish was enough to give Jack Price (Gas Gas) his second British title in three years at a very windy Bob McGregor Trial which was held today at Dunlop in Scotland. Martyn was never headed in the three lap encounter on the grippy rocks which made up...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Final update from Bob McGregor Academy.

Final update from Bob McGregor Academy.

The latest news from Totherick Quarry is that there are five new sections available for day two and the Clerk of the Course will make the decision as to whether to use them after Saturdays event. With two of the four classes likely to go to the final lap on...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Its the final showdown.

Its the final showdown.

The final two rounds for 2019 will take place this weekend at the Bob McGregor Academy in Southern Scotland. In the ACU Trial GB Class Jack Price virtually has one hand on the title, needing just fourteen points over the two days to clinch his second title. However, we are...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Friday update at Round eight

Friday update at Round eight

After some wet weather yesterday we find the course at Dunlop in drier conditions on Friday morning as the organising team put the final touches to the twelve section course. Actually, that should read seventeen sections as Clerk of the Course Sandy Mack, assisted by Paul Battensby, have laid out...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Win two Wulfsport Paddock Jackets.

Win two Wulfsport Paddock Jackets.

With the final two rounds taking place this weekend, a competition is being run for the winner to receive a pair of Wulfsport Softshell Paddock Jackets. The Championship runs with four classes, ACU Trial GB, ACU Trial 2, ACU Trial Expert and ACU Trial 125. Competition entrants will need to...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Gold plates ready for winners.

Gold plates ready for winners.

The four Gold plates have been produced and ready for the four class winners to receive at the end of the Bob McGregor Trial which will form rounds eight and nine of the Championship in mid September. During the season, the Class Leader at the end of each round has...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Entries for rounds eight and nine now available

Entries for rounds eight and nine now available

We would urge Teams and Riders not to switch off from ACU Trial GB during this five week break as entries are now open for the final two rounds at the double header on the 14th and 15th September. Rounds eight and nine will be held at Totherick Quarry, near...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Rider Profile Chris Stay

Rider Profile Chris Stay

After a sixth place finish in 2018, he is currently heading the ACU Trial Expert Class with two rounds remaining, Chris Stay has been a major asset to the TRRS Team this year, scoring constant good points in the Manufacturers Championship as well as his own quest for a British...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Spectator interest growing at each event

Spectator interest growing at each event

The MacKenzie Trial which formed round seven of the series this year attracted a large crowd of spectators as can be seen in the picture which was taken at section six. Although several Trials have been held at Brimham Rocks, this was the first British Championship, now ACU Trial GB...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Gas Gas take command for Manufacturers Trophy

Gas Gas take command for Manufacturers Trophy

With a first, second and third in the three points scoring categories, Gas Gas have edged out a healthy lead after round seven which took place last weekend. Jack Price's win is well documented in the MacKenzie Trial, but he was adequately backed up by Dan Thorpe's second in the...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Price inches closer to title.

Price inches closer to title.

Jack Price (Gas Gas) took a major step to regaining the ACU Trial GB Championship at Brimham Rocks near Harrogate on Sunday when his closest challenger going into the event, Toby Martyn (Beta) could only manage an eighth place finish. Three sections in the middle of the twelve section lap...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Danby retaliates in ACU Trial 2

Danby retaliates in ACU Trial 2

Ross Danby (TRRS) recovered from a disappointing fifth place the previous week by thrashing the opposition in the ACU Trial 2 Class at the MacKenzie Trial which counted as round seven on Sunday. Returning miserly lap scores of 3-2-2 did not reflect the severity of some of the twelve sections...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Stay edges a six pointer

Stay edges a six pointer

In one of the closest finishes of the season to date, Chris Stay (TRRS) effectively scored a "six pointer" when he beat his main rival Dan Thorpe (Gas Gas) by a single mark in a dramatic finish to the ACU Expert Class at round seven yesterday. By snatching the win...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Four wins for red plate holders

Four wins for red plate holders

All four of the class leaders coming into round seven of the championship which was held today at Brimham Rocks won their respective classes and therefore extended their lead in the series. In a tough day with high scores compared to previous rounds, three consistent laps was enough to give...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Superb Sections at Brimham Rocks

Superb Sections at Brimham Rocks

The sixty plus ACU Trial GB riders could face their strongest challenge yet when they tackle the thirty six sections (three laps of twelve) at the MacKenzie Trial which forms round seven on Sunday. The daunting rocks on the wooded hillside offer plenty of grip so the organising Team have...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Peace Brothers on top in ACU Trial GB Class

Peace Brothers on top in ACU Trial GB Class

After trying all season, Dan and Jack Peace (Shercos) made it a family one two in the ACU Trial GB class at Troutbeck on Sunday. Taking wins in the previous four rounds, Jack Price (Gas Gas) had to settle for third after a tense three way battle over the fells...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Brimham Rocks ready to go

Brimham Rocks ready to go

The Yorkshire Trials playground at Brimham Rocks will host the seventh round of the series this Sunday and is sure to produce a fantastic day of Trials action. The guys and girls at Yeadon Guiseley have marked out twelve superb sections on the wooded hillside on a compact course which...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Two riders share lead in the ACU Trial 2 Class

Two riders share lead in the ACU Trial 2 Class

Whilst Tom Minta (Scorpa) snatched a last lap win in the Lakes Trial on Sunday, the title race is red hot with both Richard Sadler (Gas Gas) who finished second and Ross Danby (TRRS) sharing the lead on ninety two points with Sam Connor (Beta) ready to pounce, just three...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - First win for Yeomans

First win for Yeomans

Having stood on the podium in the last two rounds, Sam Yeomans (Gas Gas) finally made it to the top step in the ACU Trial Expert Class at the Lakes Trial which formed round six yesterday. Taking place high above the picturesque village of Troutbeck, Yeomans took control during the...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Three New Winners at Troutbeck

Three New Winners at Troutbeck

Whilst Jack Price (Gas Gas) and Ben Dignan (Gas Gas) extended their lead in the ACU Trial GB and ACU Trial 125 classes, three new winners emerged at round six, which was held in bright sunshine high above Lake Windermere today. Led by Dan, the Peace brothers scored a one...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Dignan dominant in ACU Trial 125 Class

Dignan dominant in ACU Trial 125 Class

With a result which would have placed him sixth in the Expert Class, Ben Dignan (Gas Gas) dominated the ACU Trial 125 category in the Lakes Trial which was round six of the series yesterday. Held at the natural area of Troutbeck in the Lake District, Dignan finished with a...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Round six with a view

Round six with a view

Clerk of the Course, Anthony Brockbank has been putting the final touches to the sections for round seven which incorporates the Lakes Trial on Sunday. Our image, taken today, shows this is a longer lap than normal, probably around 4kms. This view, taken from section seven looking back across the...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - New Results Service on this website

New Results Service on this website

Trials fans throughout the world will now have access to up to date results through this website within a short time of each round finishing. By clicking a new tab at the top of the home page on this website from approx. 5pm on race day the whole section by...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Dabill returns at round seven.

Dabill returns at round seven.

ACU Trial GB is delighted to welcome current Champion, James Dabill back into the series at round seven on August 4th. Having won the opening round back in March, the Team Beta rider has concentrated on the World series since, but now with a summer break in global duties, James...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - First image from Troutbeck - taken today.

First image from Troutbeck - taken today.

With heavy rain falling in the Windermere district in the last two days a beck which was just a trickle a few days ago has now risen dramatically as our picture of the opening section for Sunday's event shows. However, the water level rises and therefore falls very quickly and...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - All Classes at crucial point.

All Classes at crucial point.

The Championship resumes this weekend with round six being staged by the Westmorland Club at a brand new venue for the series at Troutbeck, high above Lake Windermere. Jack Price ACU Trial GB, Ross Danby ACU Trial 2, Ben Dignan ACU Trial 125 and Chris Stay ACU Trial Expert, who...

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ACU Trial GB Championships - Extention to entry for Round six.

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...

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