The results from last weekends trial are now available, please use this link.

Thank you all for taking part.

Please see attached start list and Reg for the trial this Sunday.

Entries will also be taken on the day but will not count towards the final results and championship points.

Weather looks like it will be kind to us this year so please come along and join us.

Pete Southcott has decided to sell his virtually brand new 2015 Beta Evo 300. Needless to say its immaculate and had very little use. He is looking for £4,400.00… please contact Pete direct on 07738 626 561 or Petesouthcott@live.co.uk

Just a quick note to say don’t forget to send in your entry for our first
trial of the year “Weald Non Expert” at Clay Hill, (Opposite the Tenterden
Gold Club, TN30 7DR) on Sunday 19th April. Along with your riding support we
will be looking for observers to help out on the day so if you have a spare
morning then your time would be greatly appreciated by the club to make this
event a success.

Full details can be found in the Sporting Motorcyclist magazine. Keith
Dampier will be the secretary for the meeting and he can be contacted on
07736 068003 or keithaghabridge@aol.com

This is a non expert trial so will have routes for Inter, Novice and
Beginner and no doubt we will also be using “Rashers Ravine” as well. Let’s
hope the weather will be kinder this year after the monsoon that engulfed
Tenterden at this trial last year.

Roy has very kindly updated the museum with some new pieces donated by Karl Pugh’s family through Ned.

Please take a look at the attached photos…well worth a visit as well.

Please see attached sheet for the provisional results for last year.

well done to the Intermediates and Pete Southcott for winning their respective classes.

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BARRY SWANN 1948-2015

I’ve known Barry since the 1960’s, at a time when we both used to frequent a Tunbridge Wells café called “Toms” It was a favourite meeting place of local motorcyclists or “Rockers” as we were known in those days. I remember first being introduced to Barry at Brands Hatch. They had open practice on Wednesdays back then and if it was my half day at Philpot’s Motorcycle shop I used to go up on one of my bikes to watch.

This particular day Barry had come up on the pillion of some local hero that thought he could be world champion. Needless to say he went out in one of the practice sessions, crashed and ended up in hospital, wrecking his bike also. This left Barry stranded at the circuit with little money. Someone, I forget who, asked if I could give him a lift back to Tunbridge Wells, which I duly did. “Never again” I heard him mutter as he got off!

After that he took up an interest in trials, as had I, and we used to travel together sometimes to events. One notable event was the 1970 Isle of Wight 2day trial, but that’s another story!

He joined Tenterden and District MCC, and later the Owls MCC, sitting on the committee, and helping set out trials for some years.

In the late 60’s we both got married and started families, so other things occupied our time. We met again in 1973, when both moved into a new estate at Matfield where we have remained to this day.

After a few years we got back into pre 67 trials on Triumph Twins with some success. Barry also worked as a reporter for TMX, and covered many South East trials including national and internationals.

In the mid 70’s he started working as a mechanic at the Kawasaki Paddock Wood motorcycle business run by Paul Smart and Roy Francis, during the boom time for bike sales. He was a valued and well liked trials riding member of the staff.

One day he asked me if I would like to help out as a mechanic on Saturdays “you bet” I said! We had a lot of laughs there and made contact with several famous motorcycle racers at the time.

The years rolled by and Barry spent more with his other passions, fishing, train spotting and model railways, which I believe he kept up to very near the end.

Barry was a good looking lad with a great personality and always made a big impression with whoever met him.

We will all miss him a lot.

Tony Rout.