On Sunday April 18th the Brooklands Society held their Spring Motorcycle Gathering at the Museum. And we were blessed with a fantastic sun-filled spring day for the occasion.

Witley MCC were invited to take part and provide an arena trials display, as at the Centenary event in 2007 and more recently at Wings and Wheels at Dunsfold. Once again the Surrey Schoolboys Trials Club – over 25 of them – joined with us to demonstrate to the public how much enjoyment can be gained from the sport of trials, along with the benefits in fitness, coordination, confidence and rider skill that come with experience. Thanks to Dave Mair for getting the wheels in motion (so to speak...) on this arrangement.

Sunday 21st February at Knightons Farm, Dunsfold

The Weston Trophy Trial is one of the Club’s longest established events and eagerly awaited by many regular trials riders in the South East Centre. Unfortunately a clash of dates lost us a good many regulars on this occasion.

This year’s event came towards the end (we hope) of one of the harshest winters of recent years, and after a period of heavy rain. The Knightons banks were as slippery as we have seen them, and Clerk of the Course Terry Tidbury had laid out a trial with that in mind. Several sections were less severe than usual, but the conditions made them very challenging nonetheless. Some officials found walking around quite difficult enough, and I for one took a rotten tree-trunk out as I careered down a bank!

Section 4 featured a twisty gully and a slippery descent across a camber. Intermediates and experts had some work to do crossing the gully, turning on the bank and back down, while experts had to do this twice and then climb out of the gully yet again. Needless to say there were several marks lost. Some four-strokes had a good day in the mud, with the Tiger Cubs making some of the best noises as usual.