Trials magazine summer series.
The 30th May sees the first round of the Trials Magazine summer series ( formerly the Yoomee series) at Sparrowgreaves farm Wincle, all the trials will be held at different venues and start at 5:30. As with the clubs trials at Rough Heys Quarry there will be three routes plus 50/50 options. Any rider supplying an observer will get a free ride plus there a free drink and food for the observers from the burger van which is now a regular feature at all macc trials.
Entry will be on the day and cost £12 for adults and £10 for youths. Each trial will count toward the series and there will be awards fro the top riders in each class if there are sufficient numbers entered in those classes. Points will be scored as per British Championship i.e 20 for 1st - 17 for 2nd - 15 - 3rd then 13, 11, 10, 9, 8 down to 1, the riders worst score will be dropped (if you don't ride a round you score 0 and that score can be dropped or your lowest score if you ride all 4 rounds). Classes are Expert, (Hard route) Inter (50/50 hard/middle), Nov, 0/40, 0/50, T/S (middle) clubmen (50/50 middle /easy) easy (route easy). Youth riders can ride which route suits there ability, but awards and championship points will only be awarded if sufficient numbers ride a particular route/class.
Unless instructed other wise on the day all trials will be 4 laps 10 sections, all sections will be on private land.
Venues and dates
30th May - Sparrowgreaves and LowerKnabbs Farms SK11 0BB this venue will be sign posted from the A54 Buxton / Congleton road the venue is on the border of Wincle and Wildboarclough just outside of Macclesfield.
The sections will consist of rocky stream sections climbs on the steep bank separating the 2 venues or on the large boulders of the top farm.
20th June - Plattwood Farm Lyme Park nr Stockport SK12 2NT this venue will be signed of the A6 Buxton /Stockport road (you will be directed through the main gates turn in to the national trusts Lyme Park). This sections here will be mainly in and around the stream or on the surrounding banks, trees and gullies in this wooded venue.
18th July - Mareknowles Wincle Macclesfield is around 2 miles away from the Sparrowegreaves venue and will be signed of the Congleton Buxton road A54 its closer to Congleton than the 1st venue. This a much larger venue then the first two, the sections are mainly on the climbs and wooded banks or in the deep gullies some of which are rocky, caution slippery when wet. For the last two years, even holding these trial in the summer they have been extremely slippery (but fun) but as this years going to be a summer to beat all records as for sunshine and dry weather there going to be dry trials?
8th August - Higher Greasley Farm Wincle Macclesfield is right next door to Mareknowles and is a slightly better venue with more scope for sections and better access to the sections but still very similar.
Parking is on good dry firm moorland grass on a ridge called Wincle mimms so no worries about parking but make sure you shut the the gates between the venues and the main road.