World Trial Fort William '11/ Penrith 2012 videos added

LotusLee · Post by **LotusLee** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:20 pm

Was staying in Fort William at the weekend to see the British round of the World Trial Championship. It was a one day event this year with Saturday practice so had time for a run to Eilean Donan on Friday and Mallaig on Saturday evening. It will be on Eurosport2 at some point and I have uploaded some videos here;
http://vimeo.com/27196180

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:10 pm

Hands up who hummed the theme tune to kickstart while reading that post ?

LotusLee · Post by **LotusLee** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:01 am

Some pics from this years event at Penrith. I have a fair bit of video footage to upload so keep an eye on my video link at top of page as the course plotters decided to really challenge the top lads this year.

The pic below was a fluke, I was trying to get a pic of Cabestany riding off of the rock

Whilst it looks like his bike is resting against the rock it had actually just landed with a handful of throttle still on and was fired towards some spectators luckily not hitting anyone .

Full photo album here;
http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e267/ ... th%202012/

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:25 am

Would love to have a play on one of those. How much do they weigh?

LotusLee · Post by **LotusLee** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:31 am

Your welcome to have a go on mine if you like, they weigh around 67kg. Just found this video on the net of one rider getting it wrong on the jump through a tree section.

Watch on YouTube

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 12:01 pm

I'd love to take you up on your offer, let me know if you are going out for a play

LotusLee · Post by **LotusLee** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:54 am

Peter is Saturday any good or maybe after LEGS meet on Sunday ? Have you had much experience riding motorbikes, I have a couple of practice spots and will need to work out where would be best for you to give it a try.

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:17 am

Great pics! I never cease to be amazed by the skill of these riders.

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:29 pm

LotusLee wrote:Peter is Saturday any good or maybe after LEGS meet on Sunday ? Have you had much experience riding motorbikes, I have a couple of practice spots and will need to work out where would be best for you to give it a try.

Hi, my main challenge at the moment is that my wife is due to give birth on saturday but, as is often the case, this could happen any time. I am due to come up to Perth on Sunday, hopefully bringing in a helicopter from Gleneagles. I may have my daughter with me though and need to get back by early afternoon.

In the past I used to have bikes as a kid but have not really ridden one for 20 years! I do a lot of montain biking so balance etc should be fine but not looking to climb any vertical rock faces. Would be great to get a go some time, I used to have a Bultaco 350, TY50 & TY125 (all sheds)and would love another but have no idea where you can just go and use one.

Cheers, Peter

LotusLee · Post by **LotusLee** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:50 am

You'll notice a big difference between the old twinshock TY's and a modern bike . There are a couple of official practise places and a couple of clubs aimed specifically at beginners/wobblers

, one of them is run by a friend in Fife (East Neuk Wobblers) and they will let you ride without the need for a SACU licence. The best way to get access to really good bits of ground that you otherwise would never get to use is to get the SACU licence and compete. I'll pm you my phone number and you can phone to arrange a play when you have time.
Cheers Lee

Peter wrote: Hi, my main challenge at the moment is that my wife is due to give birth on saturday but, as is often the case, this could happen any time. I am due to come up to Perth on Sunday, hopefully bringing in a helicopter from Gleneagles. I may have my daughter with me though and need to get back by early afternoon.

In the past I used to have bikes as a kid but have not really ridden one for 20 years! I do a lot of montain biking so balance etc should be fine but not looking to climb any vertical rock faces. Would be great to get a go some time, I used to have a Bultaco 350, TY50 & TY125 (all sheds)and would love another but have no idea where you can just go and use one.

Cheers, Peter