Looks like this is turning out to be the predicted great success!
There are 5 rounds in the whole series (I believe the Greensmith has now pulled out).
The ACU news bulletin has just announced this Sunday's round, organised by the Llanfyllin Club has now been cancelled due to .......... lack of entires!
On a similar but non-classic note, the Alan Jefferires Trophy Trial has also been cancelled due to ...... lack of entries! Apparently, only 10 riders wanted to tackle the main route and a further 40 had entered the clubman's route. Apparently 120 riders is the normal number.
So, it is not just classic trials by the look of it. When will organisers understand that today's riders do not want an extreme challenge but a decent day out on their bikes? Something has gone wrong. What happened to the days when even a national had one route and although a bit of a struggle at times, even I could have a good day's riding.
Last 2 rounds of the ACU Classic series are the Perce Simon and Downland Trophy. Those 2 have never been on my 'easy' list so it will be interesteing to see how many riders they attract this time.
If only someone would come up with a decent 'historic' series with the emphasis on fun, I'm sure the riders would appear. Wasn't that what Deryk Wylde's original series was all about?!
There are 5 rounds in the whole series (I believe the Greensmith has now pulled out).
The ACU news bulletin has just announced this Sunday's round, organised by the Llanfyllin Club has now been cancelled due to .......... lack of entires!
On a similar but non-classic note, the Alan Jefferires Trophy Trial has also been cancelled due to ...... lack of entries! Apparently, only 10 riders wanted to tackle the main route and a further 40 had entered the clubman's route. Apparently 120 riders is the normal number.
So, it is not just classic trials by the look of it. When will organisers understand that today's riders do not want an extreme challenge but a decent day out on their bikes? Something has gone wrong. What happened to the days when even a national had one route and although a bit of a struggle at times, even I could have a good day's riding.
Last 2 rounds of the ACU Classic series are the Perce Simon and Downland Trophy. Those 2 have never been on my 'easy' list so it will be interesteing to see how many riders they attract this time.
If only someone would come up with a decent 'historic' series with the emphasis on fun, I'm sure the riders would appear. Wasn't that what Deryk Wylde's original series was all about?!
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