Click for WTC National Championship (West) Round 1 poster

The first round of the WTC's 2018 National Championship (West) will take place at Revelstoke, BC on July 1st, 2018.

For further information, please call Outlaw Dave Rhodes at (250) 545-6139.

The SW Ontario Classic Trials event at Kohler saw some hot temperatures and hot rides in all classes.

There was a turnout of 45 riders and, as has become the norm this year, a few new faces came out to give it a try. The turnout was especially nice considering the sweltering temperature and being Father's Day.

This was one of the more challenging events we've seen in a while and really featured some inspiring rides.

Click for Superstars poster

On June 16 and 17, the CPTA has the two days of the annual Superstars Trial, which forms part of the PNTA (Pacific Northwest Trials Association) series. This will bring some of the top US riders to Ioco, along with the usual BC stars. More details at the CPTA website, www.trialsbc.com, or refer to the poster (click the image above).

By the way, Christy Williams Richards tells us that Whistler Wood-Fired Pizza will be there. She says that it's sooooo good, and after three of her loops, all competitors will deserve it. The pizza people will be there all day Saturday, and, for those people who are camping, this should be dinner. Even for those who are not camping, the advice is to take it to go, it's amazing!

Story from Outlaw Dave Rhodes

Senior Advanced winner Ted McDowell (TRS)

Unlike Golf or tennis and some other sports, there was no "Rain Delay" at Malakwa on Sunday, June 10, for the final round of the 2018 Outlaw Series. But the weather was pretty ugly, more like Scotland than BC. It was a stark contrast from Round #2 at Scotch Creek, when the temperatures were in the +30 range.

However, nobody was complaining as the riders set out to tackle two loops of the ten sections that Sammy King had set up around the Carl Kuster Mountain Park, which is a wonderful area at the north end of the Okanagan Valley. And Sam got the degree of difficulty just about spot on, allowing for the poor weather conditions.

It was great to see riders from both the Vancouver area and Alberta make the long road trip to support the event. With snow forecast for the Mountain Passes, nobody could blame people for staying home. But at least the rainy spell will help postpone the worry of forest fires.

Results

Junior
1 Roger Tessier   Beta   Kamloops, BC      17

Intermediate
1 Leigh Stocks    TRS     Revelstoke, BC   33
2 Ty Morrison     Beta    Scotch Creek, BC 48
3 Chris Briggs    Beta    Sorrento, BC     57
4 Russ Nelson     Beta    Celista, BC      58
  Terry Dufloth   Vertigo                  DNF

Senior Intermediate
1 Richard Oullet  Scorpa  Calgary, AB  36

Advanced
1 Cam Collie      Vertigo Vancouve, BC     21
2 Sawer Collie    Ossa    Vancouver, BC    23
3 Shane Bridden   TRS     Kelowna, BC      24
4 Jake Wideman    Beta    Scotch Creek, BC 25
5 Don Corrorcan   GG      Golden, BC       59

Senior Advanced
1 Ted McDowall    TRS     Vancouver, BC     6
2 Ross Rathbone   Beta    Scotch Creek, BC 11
3 Marcus Buhrig   Beta    Blind Bay, BC    24

Expert
1 Sam King        GG      Sicamous, BC      9
2 Kolten Morrison Beta    Scotch Creek, BC 46
3 Mike Crumly     Scorpa  Mission, BC      55
                      

Thanks to our Score keeper, Judy Rathbone, and to Carl Kuster and Marshal for allowing the use of the land. The next event will be the first WTC National Round (West) at Revelstoke on July 1st.

With the 2018 Outlaw Series now concluded, here are the winners of the #1 plates for this year. Note: There was an unbreakable tie in the Junior Class, so we will award all three riders a Number One plate.

Expert           Sam King
Advanced         Cam Collie
Senior Advanced  Ted McDowall
Intermediate     Ty Morrison
Sportsman        Richard  Oullet
Junior           Dave Seifert, Harold Pospisil, Roger Tessier
                      

Thanks to all the competitors who attended, and to the organizers who hosted the events. Plus, of course, Julie, who has been the mainstay of our Scoring committee.

Dave Rhodes - then and now

Dave has a wonderful history in the word of motorcycling, starting with his participation in trials in hs native Wales back in the early 1950's. When Dave moved to Canada in 1965, he continued with his interest in trials, and motorcycles in general. He was team manager for the Canadian team and for Yamaha at the ISDE in 1983, and spent some very happy years working with Yamaha when the company was manufacturing some of the leading off-road machinery. In 1975, Dave organized the FIM World Round in Canada (a first for this country), which was held near Calgary. For more than thirty years, now, Dave has managed his own successful business, Outlaw Trialsport, in Vernon, BC.

Dave has a flair for organization, which can be seen by the popularity of our sport in the interior of British Columbia, where he makes his home, and by the amazing success of Dave's Outlaw series, covering both Alberta and BC.

Dave was one of the original supporters of the trials arm of World Enduro Canada, which has since become World Trials Canada. He continues to do voluntary work for the organization, and has been instrumental in the success of the WTC's National Championship series, which is now in its tenth year, with continuing success.

It's a timely recognition for Dave, after his sixty-five years of dedication to this great sport.

The Honda Trial at Ioco, BC on May 27

Story from Don Doerkson

Photo by Jeff Green

A lovely sunny day greeted the riders at the Honda Centre Trial at Ioco, B.C. on May 27, 2018. Fifty-four riders showed up to ride sections that took very few points from some of the class winners, but took plenty from the rest of the entry.

Thomas Cordner came over from the Island to win the Expert class with only seven points over the 33 sections. Ted McDowall did even better losing only three points to win Senior 45. Brandon Schmit brought out the electric trials bike he has been building over the winter, and he showed the Advanced riders how to take the fewest points. Bob Clark had the low points for the day though, with zero points to win Sportsman handily. Russel Skiver topped the Intermediate class, and Dave Seifert took only five points to win Junior. Thanks to Ted and Peirce for some great sections, and thanks to The Honda Centre in Burnaby for their sponsorship.

Full results can be seen HERE.

Bob Clark at the Outlaw Trial

Two trials were hosted over the weekend of May 19 and 20, 2018, at Scotch Creek, BC. The trial on Sunday (May 20) attracted a larger entry, as it was round two of the Outlaw Championship series. About 50 competitors made their way to Scotch Creek, BC to compete in the two days of fun.

The weather was rather warm for the two days, but the sections were exactly right, with the leaders in each class achieving single-digit scores. This made for a lot of smiles all around, as riders thoroughly enjoyed the perfect level of difficulty in both trials.

Sam King won the Expert class of these WTC-sanctioned trials on both days, with scores of seven and eight respectively.

This was the 31st running of this classic trial. It's no wonder that this series reguarly attracts better than 100 competitors in total each summer. This year, competiors at this trial arrived from as far away as Vancouver Island in the west, and Alberta in the East.

For the full results, please Click HERE.

Report from Michael Traves

Well the weather might have been damp at Falmouth, NS on Sunday, but it didn't dampen the enthusiasm.

Given the rain, we ended up modifying the sections as we went. But still the Intermediate line completed only one loop, while the advanced riders managed two loops. Intermediate was really close, with Joel Irving winning by virtue of the "most cleans" rule.

It was pretty impressive seeing bikes in fourth gear wide open coming up some of the hills and actually making it (or not).

Thanks to everyone for coming out it really was pretty epic, looking back on it.

Advanced
Kevin Patterson  42 (Most cleans)
Owen Patterson   42 
Mike Forsythe    49
Eric Morse       61
Guy Gauvin       DNF

Intermediate
Joel Irving      17 (Most cleans)
Patrick Goguen   17
Andy Hennigar    18
Ian Moffat       21
Michael Traves   27
Denis Goguen     DNF

Novice
Brian Moore      38
Kelvin Day       DNF
David M          DNF

Beginner
Dominique Goguen DNF
                      

The first two rounds of the 2018 Quebec trials chamionship were held at Riviere-du-Loup on May 12 and 13. The medals for the trials were donated by La Cage aux Sports of Riviere-du-Loup.

We have the complete results, which you can see by clicking Here and Here.

The first trial of the year in the Maritimes took place on Sunday, May 6, at Berwick, NS.

Michael Traves reports that it was a great day in Berwick - the weather was great and the sections were AWESOME.

Here are the results:

Story from Roger Boothroyd

Dave Fair on his Vertigo at the Joe Brown trial - Photo by Dale Coull

Clear, sunny skies greeted the twenty-five riders who entered the annual Joe Brown Major Trial at the Shawnigan ISTC property. Ten challenging checks were laid out with varying levels of difficulty for the six separate classes. All rode each check three times. With the weather being favourable, the traction was excellent leading to some relatively low scores. Thanks to the committee of Steve Fracy, Brandon Volk, Simon Kitchen, Tim Jenneson with Lorraine Fracy handling the sign up and score keeping. Trish from Vinnie’s Gourmet Dogs was on site to provide a healthy lunch for the committee and riders.

Full results are available HERE.

Ted McDowell at the Squid Outlaw Trial

The CPTA presented the 2018 Squid Outlaw trial on April 15/18 at Ioco. Fortyfour riders showed up to contest the event which was kindly sponsored by Outlaw Trialsport and Accessories based in Vernon B.C. The overnight rain stopped for the day and left lots of soggy sections. It was 19 sections twice for Advanced and Expert which made for a long tiring day that took a fair few points and left some tired riders in its wake. Sean Bird was the class of the Expert class with about half of the points of the next rider. Ted McDowall and Cam Collie won Sen.45 and Advanced. Dave Fair snuck over from Vancouver Island to put in two 5 point loops and win the highly contested Sportsman class. Russell Skiver rode well to win Int. and Dave Siefert is keeping up his domination of the Junior class. This event was also the first event of the Outlaw series and next up is the May long weekend at Scotch Creek.

Th full results can be seen HERE.

For the full results, please click HERE.

Bob Clark - like a canary in the woods

Report from Don Doerksen, Picture by Jeff Green

It was perfect classic trials weather for the CPTA Spring Classic trial on April 8, 2018 at Ioco B.C. That means that there was enough rain to slick some things up and make those big old flywheels worthwhile. Sections three and four were a sub-section up a rocky bed, creating what was probably the most entertaining section. At least you felt the exercise by the end of that section and a double clean was worth celebrating. Section nine had a tight spot between a very large tree and a very large rock and you can see that we took a lot of points there. Thanks to Dave Craig for a good workout and a good event. Yours truly (Don Doerksen) managed to win the Classic A on the Purple People Eater ( it threw the chain twice in sections and I proceeded backwards down the hill rapidly). Greg Patrick borrowed a Majesty to win Classic B and Paul Brodie won Sportsman and had an impressive 1 point last loop. Tim Wright was the sole Intermediate but it looks like he exerted some effort with a lot of points taken. Dave Siefert led the Juniors by quite a margin in what looks like a high scoring event for them.

Full results can be seen HERE.

Report from Roger Boothroyd

A light frost and cool weather greeted the 35 riders who entered the annual Reg Shanks Trial held at the Victoria Club’s property on Happy Valley Road near Victoria. Originally named the Novice Trial, it was changed in 1979 to honour Reg, a long time member (deceased) who was instrumental in acquiring the club property. . With no rain in the previous days, and only a little moisture in the ground, traction was excellent. Ten sections were laid out with varying degrees of difficulty for the several classes ranging from Junior to Expert. The Beginner small wheel class had separate checks in the parking lot.

The full results can be seen here - Reg Shanks Trial Results.

Top expert Alex Walton at the TRS Trial at Ioco, BC on March 18, 2018
Photo by Ron Walsh

Report from Don Doerksen

It looked like a misty, rainy day as competitors made their way to the TRS Trial at Ioco on Mar. 18, 2018. Half of last month's trial had been cancelled because of snow that made the Expert & Advanced sections too dangerous. But any fears about a miserable, rainy day disappeared right after the riders' meeting. The rain stopped, leaving perfect trials weather and some damp ground to keep a fellow honest. The Expert class was as tight as can be, with just one point separating the winner, Alex Walton, from Sean Bird. The new Expert/Support class had a good ride with just enough challenge, with Ted McDowall leading the way. The Advanced and Senior 45 classes took quite a few points, with Cam Collie and Carl Muller coming out on top. Intermediates and the Sportsmen rode the same lines with Bob Todosychuk coming up with an amazing clean last loop to win Sportsman, and Ian Carlson handily winning Intermediate. It was nice to see five in the Junior class, which Dave Carlson won in a high-scoring event. It turned out to be a great day for a ride. The next CPTA event is the Spring Classic on April Fools' Day.

The Southwestern Ontario Classic Trials Group has a new website, it's at http://sovt.website.

The group has been experiencing great success in recent years organizing trials in Ontario.

The group's next event is March 25 at Woodstock, where a free entry is offered to the Trials School, with a Free Hot Dog BBQ. It's at: Wilson's Farm, 615760 13th Line, Woodstock, ON. The GPS coordinates are:43.19997, -80.7772. ​Contact: Jim Cox 519-469-3338.

The MCC (Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada) has announced that it is now in the process of applying to the FIM (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme) for the right to represent Canada in the world of international motorcycling. The MCC is the body to which WTC (world Trials Canada) is associated, along with the WEC (World Enduro Canada), Flat Track Canada and CSBK (Canadian Superbike Championship). In the meantime, the CMA continues to represent Canada at the FIM. We'll keep you posted regarding the latest news about all of this.

Report from Roger Boothroyd

A blast of winter weather and a skiff of snow greeted the thirty riders who entered the annual Les Blow Trial at the Club's property in Metchosin, BC. Cold weather and that bit of fresh snow made for very tricky conditions and higher than normal scores.

The expert class pitted Ryon Bell against Thomas Cordner, both of them Vertigo mounted. Bell enjoyed two excellent rides on the second and third loops, but failed to make up for his first-loop score, losing the Frank Baylis Trophy to Thomas Cordner by just one point.

The full results can be seen HERE.

The dates for the WTC National Championship (East) have been confirmed as September 15 and 16, to take place at Morin Heights, Quebec. This fills out the WTC national calendar for 2018, with the National Championships (West) to take place on July 1 at Revelstoke, BC and on September 30 at Malakwa, BC. It promises to be another enjoyable year for competitors in the 2018 WTC trials.

The 2017 trials reports from this page of the TrialsCanada website have now been archived on the "Results" page of the site.

Go to Latest Trials Results for our archive of the last eleven years of Canadian trials results.

This is the largest collection of Canadian trials results in existance. If you have events that are not reported on this website, then please contact me at Our Contact Page - if we receive results from you, then we will publish them to our national (and international) readership. This is the best way to get information out to the Canadian moto-trials public.

2018 Trial Dates in BC, from Outlaw Dave Rhodes

April 15th         Ioco, BC          Round 1 Outlaw Series (CPTA)
May 19 and 20      Scotch Creek, BC  Round 2 Outlaw Series (WTC)
June 10            Malakwa, BC       Round 3 Outlaw Series (WTC)
July 1st           Revelstoke, BC    Round 1 WTC National Series - West
September 30th     Malakwa, BC       Round 2 WTC National Series - West
                      

Following the final Outlaw event of the year in Victoria, Outlaw Dave Rhodes has provided us with the winners of each class for the 2017 Series. The Outlaw is a championship series run over five events in Alberta and BC each year.

Dave tells us that these are the winners of the #1 Plates for the 2017 Outlaw Series.

Expert:              Steve Day (Vertigo)     Vancouver, BC  46 points
Advanced:            Chris Tronnes (Gas Gas) Bentley, AB    60
Senior Advanced:     Guy Smeeth (Gas Gas)    Surrey, BC     51
Intermediate:        Shane Bridden (TRS)     Kelowna, BC    55
Senior Intermediate: Richard Oulett (Scorpa) Calgary. AB    75
Sportsman:           Harold Pospisil (Beta)  Edmonton, AB   60
Junior:              Starla Smeeth (Gas Gas) Surrey, BC     60
Vintage:             Three way tie between Bob Clark, Dave Bloxam and
                     Riley Ferguson, all three with 30 points.  No #1
                     Plate will be awarded for this Class.
                      

Any riders wishing to know where they placed can contact Outlaw via his website, www.outlawtrials.com.

The WTC has announced the rules concerning electric bikes. The ruling is that all machines must complete the entire course under their own power. For electric bikes, which lack sufficient range to complete a long course, organizers have three options. On very short courses, electric machines can compete without any special consideration. On longer courses, the organizers have the option to create a special, short loop for an electric machine class, or they may simply enforce the ruling that only machines with sufficient range can compete in the event.

Thanks to all the people who've passed along trials results. To let me know the results of your trials, please contact me at

Thanks,

Bob Johns, Editor