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Trials Section
For NSJMCC trials information contact: Deborah Pullum 01502 568252
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For NSJMCC trials information contact: Deborah Pullum 01502 568252
Or click here to go directly to the Trials forum
Trials dates for 2008.
Click Here
A Trial is an event in which the skill and regularity of the riders form the basis of the results. Sections are included within the course, where the skill of the rider negotiating them is observed and penalties given. In addition, a time limit is set for part of, or for the whole course. The course may consist of cross-country terrain (minor roads, country lanes, and woodland tracks etc.) or may be within an Indoor Arena.
Trials competition began evolving in England around the turn of the century, shortly after the invention of the motorcycle. The famous Scottish Six Days Trial dates back to 1909. Initially, a trials competitor's main concern was keeping his machine going around a dirt road loop. Then to make these reliability competitions more interesting, event organizers began adding hills to climb. Instead of just racing to the top, the riders attempted to climb the slopes without putting their feet down. This led to scoring their ability to get through these marked-off sections of hillside.
Nowadays, the sport has lived a great transformation and indoor arena trials lives together with outdoor trials. The sport's come a long way since the first English motorcyclists ventured up some hillsides. Those pioneers might not recognize the game today, but they'd surely appreciate the spirit and the skills that still make observed trials such a unique, challenging and satisfying sport.
