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Rider Profile - Tom McCabe

Sometimes it is quite refreshing to hear that a rider enjoys his work life just as much as his Trials riding and that is exactly what Farnham Expert, Tom McCabe does. A Bricklayer, Groundworker and Digger Driver by trade, Tom freely admits to loving his work and although he works...

Todays Profile - Ben Dignan.

Today we move to the ACU Trial 125 class and take a look at Scottish star, Ben Dignan from Roy Bridge, which is just a few miles north of Fort William. At the tender age of sixteen, Ben has attracted a portfolio of sponsors including Gas Gas UK, Highland Leisure...

Another look at Rounds three and four

Whilst we must remember that the second round of the series is yet to take place on the 19th May, being the St David's Trial at Neath, Clerk of the Course Paul Battensby has sent us more pictures from Shaftoe Crags near Morpeth, where the double header takes place as...

Rider Profile - Charlie Smith

Britain has a lot of young talent emerging and seventeen year old Charlie Smith from Bradford is certainly one to look out for. Finishing a superb fifth in the ACU Trial Expert class at the opening round, Charlie put his full fourteen years Trials experience to good use, cleaning twenty...

Rider Profile - Steve Harris.

Steve Harris, at the age of thirty two, is one of the more senior riders in the ACU Trial Expert Class. Living in Redditch, more or less in the centre of the country, Steve didn't start riding Trials until his thirteenth birthday, but he also had five years out concentrating...

Entries are live for the next four rounds

Whilst the majority of series riders have now entered for the St David's Trial - the second round of the series, Riders and Teams should be aware that entries for the two Tynemouth rounds (3 & 4) plus the Anthony Rew Trial (round 5) are now live on the ACU...

Rider Profile - Joe Collins

With an excellent ninth place scored at Hookwood, the next rider we take a look at is Trial GB Expert, Joe Collins from Kettering. Although only twenty Joe has been riding Trials for sixteen years and vividly remembers the moment he first beat his father when he was twelve years...

Another weekend of section marking at St Davids.

James Lamin, Rob Berry and the hard working guys in Neath were out again this weekend and this time they were concentrating on the final three sections for the forthcoming St David's Trial on the 19th May. Popular with spectators, these three sections are always used in one format or...

More St Davids Trial news.

Following our story earlier in the week about some sections at the far end of the venue high on the Welsh hillside overlooking Swansea Bay, we now have more news from the guys at the Neath MC about the sections for the second round of the championship which takes place...

Rider Profile - Tom Culliford

The next rider we have a look into is TRS UK and BVM Moto sponsored, Tom Culliford. Still only nineteen years of age, Tom has competed in various ACU British Championship events for the past seven years. His best result was fourth overall in the Youth A class in 2015...

Rider Profile - Adam Juffs

For our second rider profile we look at East Midlands teenager Adam Juffs, again pictured prior to the start of the opening round in March. At the tender age of seventeen, Adam has now been competing in Trials for seven years. In 2018 he competed in the ACU Youth Elite...

Some St Davids Sections already prepared.

With perfect weather on Good Friday, members of the Neath Club headed by James Lamin and Rob Berry were busy marking out some of the sections for the second round of the Championship, the St David's Trial, which will take place in four weeks time. Always ahead of the game,...

Rider Profile - Aldis Blacker

Over the next few months on this site we will look at riders who have committed to the series for 2019 - probably around three per week. This week we start with Aldis Blacker who intends to complete the whole series on his Gas Gas machine. He is pictured by...

Shaftoe Crags - Round 3 and 4 details revealed.

Following a visit to the venue last week, we can now reveal details of rounds three and four which will take place in the North East of the country on the 1st & 2nd June. Shaftoe Crags (Postcode NE61 4EA) will not be familiar with some riders from outside of...

Wulfsport to be a major partner

Whilst Keedwell Transport continue to retain the Series Title Sponsorship, the final details of the support from Wulfsport are now confirmed following a visit by the Series Manager, Brian Higgins to their Workington base earlier this week. Riders and spectators at the opening round in Surrey a few weeks ago...

Round Two Entries now open On Line.

We can now advise that the Entries for the St David's Trial - round two of this year's series are now open on the ACU Website Members Portal. The event, which will take place on Sunday May 19th, is at the popular Neath venue which includes a mixture of sections...

Beta take early lead in Manufacturers Championship

With outright wins in both the ACU Trial GB and ACU Trial 2 classes, Beta were virtually assured of taking the lead in the new Manufacturers Championship after the opening round at the end of March. James Dabill and Sam Connor doubled up for twenty points each and with backing...

Trial GB - Current Champion opens with a win.

In our final look back at round one we examine the ACU Trial GB class. Reigning Champion James Dabill was always going to start favourite to take the outright win but the young guns kept the pressure on during the opening lap with Jack Price (Gas Gas) completing the twelve...

Connor grabs last section ACU Trial 2 victory.

In a dramatic climax, local hero Sam Connor (Beta) snatched victory in the Trial 2 class by cleaning the final six sections when his rivals faultered. The leader in the early stages was 2018 Champion Ross Danby (TRRS) who held a slender three mark advantage over Sam Haslam (Gas Gas)...

Stay opens with an Expert class win.

The journey from the Isle of Wight was well worthwhile for Chris Stay on Saturday when he won the ACU Trial Expert Class at the opening round at Hookwood. Trailing eventual runner up Ben Morphett (Montesa) and Dan Thorpe (Gas Gas) after the opening twelve section lap, the TRRS rider...

Dabill, Connor, Harbud and Stay take honours

In front of a large and enthusiastic crowd of spectators James Dabill (Beta), Sam Connor (Beta), Brett Harbud (Beta) and Chris Stay (TRRS) won their respective classes at the opening round of the new look series which took place in perfect conditions at Hookwood in Surrey yesterday. With the exception...

Review of Round one, class by class.

Over the next four days we will take a closer look at how proceedings developed in all the classes at the opening round which took place at Hookwood in Surrey on Saturday. We will start today with the ACU Trial 125 class . With a single year experience behind him...

Preview of the ACU Trial Expert Class

Our final group to look at is the ACU Trial Expert class with a massive thirty six riders entered for the initial round at Hookwood next Saturday. This class is sure to be wide open with the top four from last year moving up into the ACU Trial 2 class,...

A Look at the ACU Trial 125 Class

In the next story which will be published tomorrow we will take a look at the ACU Trial Expert class which will form the bulk of the entry for round one, but ahead of this we will examine the ACU Trial 125 Class. Unfortunately, it seems to be a mid...

Preview of ACU Trial 2 Entry

Whilst we have to recognise the fact that the ACU Trial GB is the premier class, there is much focus on the ACU Trial 2 category for 2019 with fourteen riders entered for the opening round. Carrying the red number 21 plate will be current Masters Champion, Ross Danby (pictured...

Entries closed for opening round

A strong entry of 63 riders have entered for the opening round of the new look series which takes place at Hookwood in Surrey on Saturday March 23rd. We can confirm that with the exception of Jack Sheppard, who is still in Australia, all of the ten seeded ACU Trial...

Joe Baker the latest addition to ACU Trial 2

Multi times South West Champion and a well respected ambassador for the sport, Joe Baker (Sherco) has now confirmed his entry in the ACU Trial 2 class for the opening round in eleven days time. Having competed at the top level in his early twenties, Baker now 37, finds it...

Dabill confirmed for round one

The undisputed reigning British Champion, James Dabill has confirmed he will be at the opening round of the 2019 series which takes place at Hookwood in Surrey in two weeks time. The factory Beta rider, currently number 7 in the world, will line up against Britain's youngest and best talent...

Positive report from Hookwood

Despite Storm Freya doing it's best to interrupt proceedings members of the Hookwood Trials Club were on hand at the venue yesterday to meet with Series Manager, Brian Higgins, to discuss various aspects of the forthcoming opening round on March 23rd. Club Members, led by Clerk of the Course Jim...

Observer briefing video in production

With the kind assistance of Ross Danby and his TRRS machine a DVD is currently being produced to assist Observers in their difficult job during the events. The filming took place near Ross's home in the West Midlands on a crisp sunny day at the end of last month. In...

Sadler moves up to ACU Trial 2 Class

Heralding a fresh chapter with a new brand for 2019, current Expert Champion, Richard Sadler has confirmed that he will contest the ACU Trial 2 Class this season. The twenty five year old from Leyburn, North Yorkshire is excited about the new challenge and is confident that he has the...

Point S support the Championship

Whilst Keedwell Transport will retain the Title Sponsorship of the 2019 series, a major development has been the introduction of Point-S Tyre and Autocare Network as a Support Sponsor as the season approaches. Negotiations have been underway for several weeks but it is now confirmed that Series Manager, Brian Higgins...

ACU Trial2 class getting bigger.

As expected, the ACU Trial2 class is already getting bigger for 2019 with some of the top Experts from 2018 moving up a gear. The latest to confirm his place is MRS Sherco stalwart James Fry (pictured - credit to Trial Mag). Following a decision which included the ACU Trials...

Championship Conditions released.

Today, 13th February, the riders who expressed an interest in taking part in the new look series have been sent a copy of the 2019 Championship Conditions in booklet form to read and understand the new format. The eight page edition is not heavy reading and it gives riders an...

ACU Trial GB Class automatic qualifiers

We are now in a position to release the numbers of all of the riders who are invited to compete in the ACU Trial GB class for 2019. 1. James Dabill (Beta) 2. Jack Price (Gas Gas) 3. Toby Martyn (Beta) 4. Dan Peace (Sherco) 5. Jack Peace (Sherco) 6....

Ross Danby collects 2018 Award

Dressed for the occasion, 2018 Masters Class winner Ross Danby collected his Championship Award from ACU Trials Chairman, John Collins, at a ceremony at the end of January. With around four hundred guests in attendance the evening was held at the unique National Motorcycle Museum and the TRS rider accepted...

Assistants allowed in main ACU Trial GB Class

Following approval from the ACU Trials and Enduro Committee at their meeting on Wednesday it has been confirmed that for the ACU Trial GB class ONLY, Assistants (Minders) will be allowed for 2019. The Committee gave this serious consideration as it was felt that to introduce Minders can cause difficult...

Welcome to our new Website

By virtue of the fact that you are reading this you have navigated your way to our new look Keedwell ACU TrialGB website. We hope that you will enjoy the format and use it as a tool to get first hand information about all aspects of the championship. News items...