Photos from Victorian Trial Series Round 3 (Results attached below)
We arrived at the Winchelsea farm for a brisk start but the bright blue sky was a reminder it was only a matter of time before we warmed up.
Jared Anskatis and Ross Osbourne have taken over the helm that was held for many years by Mal Loone and his troop of merry men. Anakie was the Sporting Clubs number one spot and Winchelsea was probably the poor cousin.
Well Jared, Ross, Marcus and Glen absolutely tipped that theory on its head !! You would have thought you had been blindfolded and taken to Glenmaggie. Sections were set using the beautiful grass banks, rocky outcrops, and parts of the river itself. The sections I rode in C+ were first class! 3 were tough but cleanable if you had been on your game , 4 were gettable with a reasonable effort put in and 3 were cruisy. 2 of the sections were man made by Kent and family ( Landowner ) They were great, really well built. The first lap was pretty slick as the sun hadn’t dried the ground yet but by lap 2 the Dunlops were starting to hook up.
The tent was full of bright smiles all day with Mrs Anskatis, Mrs Whittle and Mrs Osbourne giving great encouragement with a touch of humour as we all swapped cards. Even got some home made mudcake!!
The numbers were good but a few of the regulars weren’t there. One reason maybe that the trials previously were set mainly in a long thread of mongrel alloy eating rocks. They were hardly anywhere to be seen on Sunday.
Young David Mcdonald proved once again he is the next shining light in Victorian trials with a win in B Grade !! From hearing the general banter Glen had punished a few of the boys riding the yellow line, which is even more impressive of Davids effort!
It really is a must do trial of the future ! So if you didn’t get there have a chat to your mates that did and definitely book it in the diary for next year.
Congratulations to all involved, it was an awesome day of handle bar therapy.