Thursday December 20, 2012 at 3:59pm
No 4. Course. Please take note of the recommendations and requirements detailed in this section.
No 3. Eligibility: We have received several queries with regard to eligible bikes and would reiterate that this is a Trail Bike Championship and is aimed at these machines. At present, eligibility states that the Championship class is open to Trail machines with working lights, pillion seats and trials spec tyres as per TSR8.
Trials bikes or converted Trials bikes should not be allowed in this class.
Additionally, it states that a list of ineligible machines will be held at the ACU. We in turn send this out to the organisers.
Of late, manufactures are starting to produce some dual purpose type machines with an emphasis on road legality etc and this is to be applauded.
However, in many cases the frame geometry etc is still very much “ trials” oriented and as such we have some concern that these machines, especially if further modified, will move far closer to normal trials machines than Trail machines.
The concern is that there may be a tendency for such machines to over influence the design of sections, particularly if the more able riders choose this type of machine.
Consequently the T & E Committee have tried to formulate a list of ineligible machines, based on the desire to maintain the Trail bike concept.
The specified wheelbase we feel is an indicator of the division between Trail and Trial and as a norm, machines with a specified wheelbase of less than 1350mm would fall into the Trial bike category and not be eligible for Championship points.
As you are aware, organisers often include a Non Championship class, and these machines could of course compete in this class, and it may be that the Organiser would wish to provide a separate award for such machines etc.
The T & E Committee will look more closely at the eligibility regulations for 2014, but for 2013 would ask for your assistance in maintaining this Championship in its present format.
The machines below are classed as ineligible for the Championship class in 2013.
• Any machine that in the view of the organiser is a converted Trials machine or does not meet the eligibility requirements listed in Point 2.
The following models are also ineligible for Championship class:-
Honda TLR 250
Honda TLR 200 (including the imported Reflex type machines)
Scorpa Longride
Gas Gas Radonne
T & E Committee