2017 Club Championship:
Congratulations to the 2017 CPTA club champions:
Alex Walton – Expert
Roy Anderson – Advanced
Don Doerksen – Senior 45
Sawyer Collie – Intermediate
Bob Clark – Sportsman
Dave Seifert – Junior
Dave Bloxham – Vintage
The standings are posted here
The 32nd Annual Graham Jackson Memorial Trial:
Well, I have not had a trial day like this one in a long time. The 32nd edition of the Graham Jackson Memorial Trial took place on November 19, 2017. It was kindly sponsored by Mountain Motorcycle, the importer of TRS Motorcycles and a dealer for Beta. It took place on the Wet Coast at Ioco. And boy was it wet!! We have been blessed with good weather for our trials for a long time and this day was a bit of a surprise. There were even rivulets of water appearing out of the ground as we rode some sections. It looks like the cream still rises to the top though as Alex Walton came out 19 points ahead of 2nd place. Andrew Allen had a great ride to set the bar for the Advanced classes with Ted McDowall 10 points behind to win Senior 45. There were lots of dabs taken in the Sportsman class but Bob Clark managed to stay 2 points clear of Dave Fair and Dustin Labby took Intermediate honours. Dave Seifert won Junior again and Dave Bloxham had a decent ride on the Majesty to take Vintage.
This picture of Ross Rathbone (long way to come for a rainy day) shows the difficulty of taking pictures on a dark and rainy day. It looks like he is riding at night in a snowfall but it is broad daylight and raining.
Photo by Jeff Green.
Results are posted here
-Don Doerksen
The MotoTrials West CMA Uhuru Trial:
The Uhuru Trial took place on October 15, 2017 at Ioco under beautiful sunny skies with 37 riders fortunate enough to get out for a ride. It was sponsored by MotoTrials West and our thanks to Dave Fair for that. The event was on the easy side for the Experts so any mistake was noticeable in the placings and Matt Fracy had a very steady ride to win with only 8 points. Carl Muller put in 2 consistent loops to win Advanced and Don Doerksen won Senior 45 with 2 consistent but larger loop scores. It seems that it was tougher for the Intermediate and Sportsman classes with some high scores for the average rider. Bob Clark won Sportsman again and Sawyer Collie is making a habit of winning Intermediate. Dave Seifert brought in 3 low loop scores to win Junior.
results are posted here
-Don Doerksen
The Honda Centre Fall Classic Trial:
The 2017 Fall Classic was put on by the CPTA on October 1, 2017. It was sponsored by The Honda Centre and the owner of The Honda Centre even made it out to watch. It was a beautiful sunny day and conditions were perfect for a ride in the woods. After the first loop it looked like the sections were on the hard side, but they were all cleaned eventually so I think Clerk of the Course Dave Craig got it just right. Bobby T won the Classic A by one point with a good steady ride. Classic B survivor and winner was Vic Castleton when his opposition had to retire with a back problem. Brett Clark got better as the day went on to pick up the Sportsman win and Brian Dye had 3 consistent low scoring loops for the Junior win.
Bobby T on his Yamaha TY250
Don D on Trixy
Krash on a 1982 Ossa
Photos by Jeff Green.
Results are posted here
-Don Doerksen
Cascade Iron Mountain Trial:
The CPTA held the Iron Mountain Trial in Mission, BC on September 17, 2017. The event was sponsored by Cascade Motorsports, who also supplied lunch to the riders halfway through the trial out in the woods. It started to rain just as the last riders finished, so the weather was just perfect on the day. The layout of the trial was a little unusual as all classes rode 20 sections and then rode the first 4 or 7 sections again, depending on which class they rode. Section 13 was closed for the Experts after the Advanced riders stirred up a wasp’s nest, but I think that was the only danger of the day. Alex Walton continues to win in the Expert class but there was a tie on 23 points each for 2nd between Sean Bird and Stan Bakgaard that Sean won by one clean. Cam Collie had a great run in the last 7 sections to win Advanced and Ted McDowall was the class of the Senior 45 class. Sawyer Collie put the 125 to good use as he won Intermediate and Bob Clark beat his brother to take Sportsman. Peter Capstick came out after a long time away and won the Junior class. Big thanks go out to Mike Crumly for untold hours of trail work and to his girlfriend Laurie who made the lunch in the woods.
Results are posted here
-Don Doerksen
IOCO CLOSURE:
Ioco is closed to riding when the Fire Danger Rating is at Level 5 (Extreme).
Check the rating for the Coquitlam Station before planning your ride.
The Honda Centre CMA Squamish Trial:
The CPTA put on the 2017 Squamish Trial on May 28 in Squamish, BC. This event was kindly sponsored by The Honda Centre, a Honda/Montesa dealer in Burnaby, BC. It was a beautiful sunny day in the beautiful setting of coastal BC and 41 riders showed up to ride 9 interesting sections on a short loop. Section difficulty looks to have been just right and finally having dry (dusty) sections instead of mud was a nice change for the first time this year on the Wet Coast. Alex Walton was chased closely by Sean Bird but won the Expert class and Todd Nordin hardly bothered to put a foot down in Senior 45. Two Andrews ended up just one point apart with Andrew de Boer taking Advanced class. Brian Dye won Intermediate class and Bob Clark squeaked a win by one point in the Sportsman class. Starla Smeeth carried on her winning ways in Junior with a score less than half of that of her nearest competitor. It was a great day to ride and thanks to Spencer and the Squamish gang.
Results are posted here
-Don Doerksen
Team Squid Outlaw Trial at Ioco:
The CPTA held the Team Squid Outlaw Trial on April 23, 2017. The event was sponsored by Outlaw Trialsport and was the first in the Outlaw Series this year. The rain stopped just before the start of the trial and held off until near the end. There was lots of slippery available and scores did not generally improve on the 2nd loop. There were 2 loops of 19 sections for the Adv/Exp riders and 2 loops of 15 for the Jr/Int. That is a lot of sections to lay out and a big thanks goes out to Steve, Melissa and Dave. Alex continued his winning ways in Expert, Brandon did great on the EM in Advanced, and Todd showed up for the first time this year in the Senior 45 class and smoked us all. There was a high attrition rate in the Intermediate classes as many riders elected to do only one loop, but Greg and Bobby T. won Intermediate and Sportsman respectively. Starla Smeeth and Dave Bloxham were the only entrants in Junior and Vintage and finished the day to win their classes. 41 riders showed up for what proved to be a tough but good day’s ride.
results are posted here
Andrew Allen catching some air on his Beta
Stan Bakgaard making a clean exit
Billy D staying calm and collected
Photos by Dale Coull.
-Don Doerksen
Spring Classic Trial at Ioco:
The Canada Pacific Trials Association held the 2017 Spring Classic Trial on April 9, 2017. The day started out looking gray but the sun came out and the temperature and conditions were great. 23 riders showed up with 10 of them on vintage bikes. Only one of the vintage bikes failed to finish with a mechanical problem. I think that is above odds for a bunch of 30+ year old bikes that usually only get dragged out and ridden once or twice a year. The Junior, Intermediate and Sportsman riders rode their modern bikes on the same sections and, from the look of the scores, found enough places to take points. Bob Todosychuk was the class act of the day with a clean last loop to take Classic A. Vic Castleton had 3 low loops to win Classic B. Sportsman had the largest number of riders and Roy Anderson managed the low score in that class. Sawyer Collie was the sole Intermediate rider and Dave Seifert won Junior handily.
Results are posted here
-Don Doerksen
TRS Motorcycles Trial:
The second annual TRS Motorcycles Trial was held at Ioco on March 19, 2017 and was sponsored by TRS Motorcycles Canada. 40 riders showed up on a sunny day that started quite cool but warmed up very nicely. The sections dried out a little bit as the day went on but could easily get a few points if you did not concentrate. Alex Walton was back from the shows in China and a new bike was not a handicap as he won Expert. Roy Anderson and Don Doerksen won Advanced and Senior 45 respectively in sections that needed that concentration. Cam Collie improved enough as the day went on to win the Intermediate class (and beat his son). Bob Todosychuk looks like he is finally getting the hang of the TRS after a few years on the Yamaha twin shock as he won Sportsman with a few points to spare. Dave Seifert won the Junior class and Vic Castleton coaxed the Bultaco to the finish in preparation for the Classic Trial coming on April 9th. All in all it was a good day and it was really great to stand around in the sunshine afterwards. We actually had a winter here this year and it is nice to see Spring coming.
Results are posted here
Steve Day getting a little air on the new Vertigo
Christy Richards looking bright and colourful as she warms up to defend her US Womens title in a few weeks
-Don Doerksen
Demo Day:
Sunday, March 12 is the annual Trials Demo Day at Ioco.
Anyone with prior experience riding a motorcycle is welcome to come out to the club and demo a trials motorcycle on a short loop of trail. Riders must bring their own riding gear (at minimum a helmet and boots that cover their ankles; gloves, knee pads and elbow pads are recommended).
The event starts at 10 am and will run until about 3 pm. It is recommended to show up early as this event has been very popular in the past!
Demo rides are by donation to the club (minimum $20 is suggested). All riders must sign the club’s waiver in order to participate.
Mountain Motorcycle, Cascade Motorsports, and GasGas Pacific/MotoTrials West will be providing the demo bikes.
Riders are responsible for any damage caused to the motorcycles – please ride within your ability.
For a map to Ioco, go to the Club Info page.
-Melissa Andrist
2017 February Trial:
The CPTA held its first trial of 2017 on February 19 at Ioco, BC. 41 hardy souls turned out on a drizzly day for a hurriedly put together event. The area was under snow the previous weekend and the clerks of the course did a great job of laying out the event. Some of the sections got a little slipperier as the day went on so the scores did not really improve on the later loops. Bill Sparks appeared after many months away and showed the other experts what to do. Roy Anderson was many points clear of 2nd place in Advanced and Don Doerksen was chased home by Billy D but managed to win by 6 points in Senior 45. Just 2 points separated 1st from 2nd and 2nd from 3rd in the Intermediate class that Brian Pegg won. Bob Clark and Dave Fair tied on 2 points with 2 single dabs each and had to be separated on furthest clean in Sportsman. 5 Juniors and 2 Beginners showed up and Andy Blacker was the best of the Juniors while Roger Teggier was the survivor in Beginners. All in all a great day and hopefully a good end to winter.
-Don Doerksen
2017 Membership Fees:
Please note that effective for 2017, CPTA membership fees have increased to $60 (Single Membership) and $65 (Family Membership). The updated membership application form is available for download on the Club Info page.