Southern Trials - Reopening after Covid - Where are we? Looking for a ride?

By Andy Withers

Trials clubs are slowly finding their way through the advice from the ACU and AMCA advice to provide club members with opportunities to ride both practice and more recently competitive trials riding. Most clubs are offering rides to their club members only but the proactive clubs are now starting to widen their horizons offering rides open to centre. Normally riders join an individual club to take part in the club championship, often near to their home to keep travel down, however in these unusual times there is nothing stopping riders applying to join several different clubs to find a ride. These are the known opportunities for practice and competitive rides in our area in August, look for details on the ACU, AMCA and club websites and facebook pages.

2nd August - Waterside JMCC Practice Trial

5th August - XHG Tigers MCC Summer Series Trial

9th Aug - Waltham Chase Trials MCC Practice Trial

9th August - Bognor & District MCC - South Coast Group Trial

15th August - Mortimer Classic MCC - Classic Fun Trial

15th August - Owls MCC - Practice Trial

16th August - Bridport and Weymouth MCC - John Poate Trial

19th August - XHG Tigers MCC Summer Series Trial

23rd August - Normandy MCC - August Club Trial

28th, 29th, 30th August - Waltham Chase Trials MCC - Camping Weekend - including three trials!

Future events currently known

Waterside JMCC Practice Trials 6th September, 4th October, 1st November, 6th December

Waltham Chase Trials MCC - 13th September - Alan Sansom Trial

11th October - George Greenland Trophy Trial

Mortimer Classic MCC - 17th October - Fun trial

21st November - Fun Trial

Ringwood MCC - Trial - 20th September

1st November - Perce Simon

Other Events

There will be a decision on 31st July regarding Salisbury and District MCC’s Arbuthnot Trial. The Perce Simon Reunion planned for the beginning of September has been cancelled until 2021.

STOP PRESS:

Waltham Chase ran their first competitive trial at Woodberry Lane Rowlands Castle The Keith Marshall Classic Trial with over 60 entrants - plenty of room and 15 excellent sections - full report in the next issue (the results sheets are in quarantine for 2 days delaying the report).