2022 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS:
click here for the 2022 standings
2023 Schedule of Events is now online
Check out this year’s events at:
https://www.trialsbc.com/2023-schedule-of-events/
CPTA Memorial Trial, November 20, 2022, Ioco, BC.
A cool but dry fall day welcomed 35 riders on November 20,2022 to the CPTA Memorial Trial at Ioco. Great conditions made for some low scores but also some nervous rides as a few tight scores had to be settled on cleans. It was great to see a number of ladies come out and to see that most of them had attended the ladies weekend in October. Sean Bird tried to make it an easier trial for the Experts but it looks like it was only easier for him. Guy Smeeth hardly put a foot wrong all day in Senior 45 and Jason Miller took the Advanced class. Kole Heidner improved each loop to take Intermediate and Jack Hillman continues to be the one to beat in Junior. Our thanks to Mountain Motorcycle for their kind sponsorship and continued support of our trials community. Don Doerksen
CPTA 2022 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. October 29, 30. Ioco, BC.
The Club hosted a very successful Canadian National Championship two day event at Ioco on the last weekend of October. With very dry fall conditions in BC, things changed dramatically the week prior to the event with rain and cooler temperatures prevailing. Day One remained mostly dry providing nice conditions but Day Two turned out extremely wet which increased the difficulty for all riders.
The CMA will announce the overall results but here are the results of the two events comprising this year’s Championship series.
THE 2022 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP.
SEAN BIRD is the contact.
CPTA Fall Classic, October 2, 2022, Ioco, BC
An interesting classic collection showed up for the CPTA Fall Classic Trial on October 2nd at Ioco…..And there were some interesting classic bikes too! Twenty one riders came out on an amazingly sunny and hot day to ride 10 deceptively simple looking sections. Stan Bakgaard was not deceived and rode very well to part with only 4 marks and win Classic A on the Majesty. Mike Lynnes squeaked out the Classic B win on a borrowed Honda TL250 with 1 point lost and furthest clean. BillyD dabbed twice all day to win Senior Intermediate and Bernardo took 1 more to win Intermediate. Tom Kuezmeiowski was low score in Sportsman to win handily.
Iron Mountain Trial, September 18, 2022, Mission, BC
For the first time in many years a perfectly temperate and sunny day greeted the riders of the Iron Mountain Trial. An almost overwhelming fifty-five riders signed up for the September 18th trial in Mission B.C. Twelve riders were in the small wheel class that was bravely shepherded by Slav, who also arranged for some great trophies and giveaways for the kids. Our thanks to Fraser Valley Fishing Addicts for their donation for the small wheel class and International Motorsports for the giveaways. With some of our Experts in Italy, it was left to Travis Kyper to top the Expert Class with only 16 points for the day. Jorge Gonzalez visited from Mexico and was the best in Advanced on a borrowed bike. Paul Marander won Intermediate in his first attempt at trials and Jason Imakire dropped 21 points to win in Junior. Senior Intermediate was a tight contest with only 4 points separating the top 3 with Patrick Skinner coming out on top. The Small Wheel class was won handily by Daniel Tretiakov with only 6 for a total. Don Doerksen
Junior winner Jason looking serious
The smile says it all!
Roy in the sun… 
Small Wheel Trial, September 11, 2022, Ioco, BC
It was a fun day at Ioco with 9 young riders signing up for our September Small Wheel Trial. After the event Jay Shapka showed off his skills on the barbecue providing hamburgers and hotdogs to everyone attending.
CPTA June Trials, June 19, 2022, Ioco, BC
Bernard Vaillancourt, Greg Down and Keith Lambert hosted the CPTA June Trial.
99 Trials Squamish Trial, May 15, 2022, Squamish, BC
The Squamish trial came back after a 2 year absence and was held on May 15th at Crumpit Woods. This was a joint effort of the 99 Trials Association and the CPTA. The trial brought out a host of local riders to test their skills in organized competition. The day long rain made some sections quite demanding and the scores reflected that.
Sean Bird’s ride to win Expert was phenomenal, Guy Smeeth did very well to finish 3 loops with such good scores in Senior 45 and AJ Taylor was only 2 points better than Melissa to win Advanced. Adam Pereira was the best of the 12 Intermediate riders and Dave Fair was top in Senioe Intermediate and Jack Hillman came all the way from Mission to win Junior. Bob Clark took Sportsman.
Outlaw Trial, April 24, 2022, Ioco, BC.
April 24th dawned bright and beautiful for the trial at Ioco, BC, and 31 riders showed up for the Outlaw Trial sponsored by Outlaw Accessories and Trialsport. The flu/covid going around did affect the attendance and some riders felt they were not up to par yet. The sunshine made for perfect conditions which was much appreciated by the Advanced and Expert riders as some of their sections proved to be quite difficult. Greg Down apparently had “Crash of the Day’ but he hung on to finish the day. Intermediate and Junior sections rewarded a steady hand and calm nerves as it was easy to drop a few places with just a few dabs.
Sean Bird took Expert handily with his normal competition absent. Aaron Fisher came over from the Island and rode a borrowed bike to win Advanced and Carl Muller hung on to win Senior Advanced. Tom Hillman and Sean Grant were the only finishers in Intermediate and Junior and Bob Clark was hot in Sportsman. The hotly contested Senior Intermediate class brought out one somewhat improved Honda TL125 that Don Doerksen used to good effect.
Spring Classic, April 10, 2022, Ioco, BC.
TRS Moto Canada Trial, March 20, 2022, Ioco, BC.
It was the first day of spring and time for the TRS trial at Ioco, B.C. We always hope for the “big white fluffy clouds between sunshine” kind of spring day. That was not to be, as the rain just kept coming all day and gave us a real TRIAL. Which means that some parts got washed and better but most parts just got more entertaining. It was very tight in the Expert class with Alex Walton topping Sean Bird by 2 points. Advanced was even tighter with Cam and Ian tied on 16 points and Cam Collie taking it on more cleans. Ted McDowall was one point less to take Senior Advanced. Ted Blow had a very good ride to win Senior Intermediate and Kole Heibner took Intermediate. Bob Clark tried to show that it was not that hard in Sportsman class and Emily Down took a survivors’ win in Juniors. Next up is the Spring Classic on April 10/22. Clean the rust off that old iron and start practising!