Please see attached start list and instructions for the trial this weekend.

Please remember to bring along a burger and beer for a BBQ and prize giving afterwards and toilet facilities will be provided.

Rashers Trial instructions

Rashers Trial start list

Observers needed please

Please find attached the provisional results from todays trial. Well done to all class winners and thanks to all that rode, observed or helped to make the trial such a good event.

Prov results man of kent 2014

Please see attached article on Reg McDonald for the members archive.

Archive Report – Reg McDonald

The start list has now been confirmed for this weekends trial please see attached.

For those wishing to enter on the day it will be great to see you, if you could please bring along your licences and correct fee to help speed things along it would be greatly appreciated.

We will be also looking for Observers, any volunteers would be welcomed.

Venue address is – Crabtree Farm, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3NR…Start time 10.30am

Man of Kent 2014 – start list

Results have been published now..well done to all class winners and thank you to all the competitors. EKTC Alf Austin results 08 06 14 (2)

A few photos have been placed on the photo page. A couple are priceless, Keith Dampiers face and Kevin’s ungraceful dismount…

Results and report to follow but big thanks to all those that helped out over the weekend.

Photos from the Team Trial can be seen on the photos page

Team Trial “Quaiffe Cup”

We fielded 2 teams, The Tenterden Tigers were made up from Joe Millen, Connor and Jack Beck and the 2^nd team The Tenterden Todgers were Kev and Emma Morphett with Dave Luck.

This really is a great piece of land with around half of them in rocky streams. This year the sections were a little easier than last year, despite all the rain the previous week, but were still a good test for all abilities. We rode around together for the first lap and it was clear that the sections were going to get harder the second lap.

For Jack this was his first time riding this venue and this event. Over the past year he really has made huge leaps forward and was able to ride all sections well despite only riding for around 18 months.  Despite some mistakes we all seemed to ride well for the first lap, soon after the sections did start to get much slipperier but this didn’t seem to faze Kev who has ridden really well all year and again at this trial. There was one impossible section on the second lap, section 14, we all dismounted and then proceeded to watch rider after rider get stuck in the muddy ditch. All the tigers attempted the section but all got beat. Kev then stuck the Gasser into 4 gear turned the bike straight, bounced the throttle off the stop and launched the bike over the ditch half way up the bank the other side, gripped and rode through the end cards for a clean.  Not blowing smoke up his trousers but it was the ride of the day on a section which I didn’t even attempt.

Our scores on the second lap were too high to be contenders, tiredness and a hangover (Emma) all took over and we faded fast.

After watching our young Tigers it’s clear we have great potential in the club for the future with continued practice and commitment.

Please see attached Newsletter

June 2014 Newsletter

We have our round of the EKTC coming up at Rakins, Hawkhurst on 8^th June so please don’t forget to send your entries in by this weekend so Karen can add you to the start list. Don’t forget to pre enter otherwise neither you individual result or your clubs result will stand for the EKTC Aggregates. Karen’s details can be found in this month’s TSM.

Remember this is a club trial so we also have to provide observers, so if you fancy a few hours watching some silly buggers on their bikes then your help will be much appreciated. Even if you haven’t done it before, it’s really easy to pick up and we can explain the marking process to you beforehand.

Please see May’s newsletter attached

May 2014 Newsletter