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Darwen Trials Club - Affiliated to the AMCA
Supplementary Regulations for the Novice Beginner R3

Saturday afternoon series usually held at one of our smaller or easier venues. Sections are set to be easier than our regular clubs trials. All welcome - especially Beginners. Help is also available for first-timers. Also a great opportunity for more experienced riders to get some practice as Observers! Start time: 2pm

Darwen Trials Club will organise an Open trial for solo motorcycles, held under the Rules of the AMCA, the following Supplementary Regulations and any Final Instructions issued for the meeting. Please take the time to carefully read any specific Safety Procedures produced by Darwen Trials Club which form part of the Supplementary Regulations. There will also be a Riders Briefing which all riders must attend ten minutes before the official start time.
PERMIT: AMCA 2025 4095
DATE: 26th July, 2025
ELIGIBILITY: This trial will be an Open trial.
START / VENUE: 1400/2pm at Uptown Farm, Cockerham , LA2 0EA
DIRECTIONS:

Parking is at Uptown Farm, Cockerham – Postcode LA2 0EA – follow signs marked Willey Lane to parking.

No practising on this land without the landowner's permission.

CLASSES: Adult,Youth
COURSES: Easy,50/50,Novice,Hard Novice
OFFICIALS: Clerk of the Course: Robert O'connor 90411
Secretary of the Meeting (To whom all correspondence regarding this event shall be addressed): Robert o'connor
 rob.jane.oconnor@gmail.com
  07976869938
Point of Contact for Child Protection Matters: Secretary of the Meeting.
ENTRIES: Adult entry fee: £20
Youth entry fee: £10
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Opening date for entries: 7:00pm July 13th, 2025
Closing date for entries: 7:00pm July 25th, 2025
ENTRY LIMIT: This trial has a limited entry of 60. In the event of the limit being exceeded, acceptance will be determined by Order of Payment. Entrants will be informed by email once payment is received and their entry is confirmed.
RESULTS: Will be published on the trialmonster.uk website
COURSE: Will comprise one or more laps of a course all on private land. No practising on this land before or after the event. The number of laps and sections will be announced at a riders’ briefing immediately before the event start.
SECTION MARKING AND SCORING: This trial will be a Stop Permitted trial.

Main route (usually Novice) is marked by bLue (Left) and Red (Right) markers with deviations for other routes as follows. Easy route - Pink, Intermediate - White, Expert - Yellow. 

The 50/50 route will ride a combination of Easy and Novice section and will attempt the easier route unless a '50/50' marker is shown at the section 'Begins' cards. The number of sections, laps and any changes will be announced at a briefing ten minutes before the start of the trial.

A machine will be deemed to be in the section when the front wheel has passed the Section Begins card and marks will be awarded until the front wheel has passed the Section Ends card. Marks lost will conform to the Clean-1-2-3-5 system. Further details can be found in the AMCA Trials Rule Book.