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30th Eastern Thumpers National Trial

The event at Poplars Chase Farm, Thorrington, Essex, provides some of the best trials terrain to be found in this part of East Anglia, ideal for pre-65 machines. The course will provide routes for all types of machines and riders' capabilities, the hard route for experts and riders wishing to gain points in the Eastern Centre Pre-70 Championship, an easy or ‘Gentlemen’s route and a sidecar route.

The choices don’t stop there, girder-rigid competitors will ride the sidecar sections, tele-rigid will ride the gentlemen’s sections and any rider over 65 years of age may opt to ride two only laps of the gentlemen’s route, on a no award basis. So, age is no barrier for man or machine, get out those old big thumpers and have a good day's sport.

The event will be managed by Clerk of the Course, Chris Mace, who took over from long standing club chairman, Ted Smith, last year. He will be backed up by new event secretary Karen Mace (Yes! Her indoors) I am sure every body wishes them the best of luck. Regulations are available from: Karen Mace, 23 Rosabelle Avenue, Wivenhoe, Essex, CO7 9NX. Tel: 01206 827611 or efa.thumpers@yahoo.co.uk