Boxing Day Trial – CANCELLED

Richmond Motor Club are really sorry to announce that following the recent Government updates and worsening COVID position we feel that the only responsible thing to do is to cancel our Boxing Day Trial.  All riders have been sent an email informing them of this decision and the ACU are processing the refunds.

We do this with deep regret after all the hard work members have put into setting up the trial in a secure way.

Once again apologies for the short notice, but hope you understand and we look forward to seeing you in 2021.

Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year from all at Richmond Motor Club.

Boxing Day Trial – Entries still available

Just a quick reminder that the boxing day trial online entries close on the 20th December and there are places still available.

The trial is on Saturday 26th December 2020, starting at Tongue Hill Hurst – DL11 7NW and riders need to be members of Richmond Motor Club (only £10 and this covers you to ride our trials for the full year) which you can do on the ACU website at the same time as entering.

There will be 3 Courses, Hard, Green and Clubman with 2 big laps of approx 14 Sections.  This will be a stand alone trial and not part of the Championship and will be suitable for competent C Class and above.  No riders from Tier 3 will be able to enter and we are sorry that there will be no small wheel course due to the COVID restrictions.  Entries will be by ACU online only and limited to 80.  NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY.  Please make sure you read the supplementary regs and additional information.  Boxing Day Trial – Supplementary Regs and COVID Restrictions   You will be notified by email if your entry is successful (nearer to the day) so please make sure that you fill in all your details carefully.

A link to the ACU website for online entry is here:  Trials by Richmond Motor Club Ltd at Tounge Hill Hurst.Nr. Reeth DL11 7NW – Saturday 26th December 2020 (acu.org.uk)

There will be NO CATERING available on the day so don’t forget your Turkey Sandwiches!!  Christmas Jumpers most welcome.

Richmond Motor Club Boxing Day Trial

Happy Christmas from RMC

Richmond Motor Club would like announce that they are running a COVID secure Boxing Day Trial on Saturday 26th December 2020, starting at Tongue Hill Hurst – DL11 7NW.

There will be 3 Courses, Hard, Green and Clubman with 2 big laps of approx 14 Sections.  This will be a stand alone trial and not part of the Championship and will be suitable for competent C Class and above.  No riders from Tier 3 will be able to enter and we are sorry that there will be no small wheel course due to the COVID restictions.  Entries will be by ACU online onlynand limited to 80.  NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY.  Please make sure you read the supplementary regs and additional information.  Boxing Day Trial – Supplementary Regs and COVID Restrictions   You will be notified by email if your entry is successful (nearer to the day) so please make sure that you fill in all your details carefully.

A link to the ACU website for online entry is here:  Trials by Richmond Motor Club Ltd at Tounge Hill Hurst.Nr. Reeth DL11 7NW – Saturday 26th December 2020 (acu.org.uk)

There will be NO CATERING available on the day so don’t forget your Turkey Sandwiches!!  Christmas Jumpers most welcome.

Don’t forget membership is now due and if you are carrying over from last year you still need to apply and get your new ACU code.  RMC Membership Form 2021

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our members and friends for your continued support over what has been a very difficult year for everyone, this is our first and last trial of the 2020 season but we hope if this runs safely and securely that we will be able to run more in 2021.

We would like to wish everyone a Very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful and Heathy 2021.

 

 

14th October 2020 – Statement from the Chairman

RMC statement

Many thanks to all our members for their ongoing patience. It has been, and still is a difficult and unusual time that we are all facing with the ongoing COVID pandemic. Trying to find a balance between ensuring safety and living our lives is not easy.

Following a recent meeting of the committee, RMC has reached the decision that sadly we will not be running any trials for the remainder of 2020, given the current worsening situation.

We are however, making the most of the next few weeks and putting together plans for next year’s calendar and looking at the format of how future trials will run, in order that we comply with the guidelines in place- the details of which will be thrashed out in the coming weeks.

We do appreciate there will be people who say that other clubs are running trials (even in “our backyard.”). We however have taken the difficult decision that RMC must act responsibly and not invite people into, what is at the moment, a relatively unaffected area. We all have a responsibility to limit the spread of this disease and one way to do this is by limiting unnecessary gatherings and travel.

Please keep checking the website for developments and plans for the future events. We value your continued support and our hope is that by behaving responsibly now, we can ensure the future of trials in our area. We sincerely hope that this will be sooner rather than later.

SCOTT TRIAL 2020 – CANCELLED


On what would have been day one of the Reeth Three Day and the launch of the 2020 Scott Trial and after much consideration and deep regret, Richmond Motor Club have made the difficult decision to cancel this years Scott Trial.

Even though some trials are now being allowed and the Dales are starting to open up it was felt that if the Scott was to run this year there would be so many restrictions and changes that the very essence of the trial would be so badly compromised that it was better to cancel this year and come back with a true Scott in 2021.  Some of these restrictions and changes would include no awards presentation, no results on the day (it would be immensely difficult to run a safe results room with the number of people needed to produce them on a very tight schedule), no spectators or rider back up teams (very difficult to marshal everyone sticking to the Covid 19 rules) and petrol stops would be impossible to run with the social distancing and PPE needed for the multiple volunteers not to mention the risks to them.  There are many, many different strands to the Scott all of which we have thought very carefully about.

There is also the additional strain to the Emergency Services including the Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team and most importantly we needed to put the safety and welfare of all our landowners at the forefront of our discussions.

We hope you all understand this very difficult decision and look forward to seeing you all for an epic Scott Trial next year.