Trials Torque: KIA's ready to rock
By John Dickinson on 18th Jan 17
THE 2017 KIA National Twinshock Trials Championship is all systems go now with regs out and entries open on the series website for the opening round.
It all kicks off on Sunday, February 26, with the Congleton club again getting the season underway at the excellent Mow Cop venue.
In 2016 the average entry for a KIA round was a mighty 127 – so expect a monster entry of around 150-plus to gather at Mow Cop with everyone keen to see what all that winter training and fettling has achieved!
The 2017 series takes place over nine rounds with several new clubs and venues incorporated as the KIA organisers intend to keep the series – now entering its fourth season – fresh by rotating clubs and venues.
New clubs involved for 2017 include Castleside up in County Durham, Scunthorpe in Lincs and Spen Valley who will be running at Tong, Bradford, which of course is the venue used for the British round of the World Trials Championship!
Just a reminder that there aAddress
re classes for Air-cooled Monos, Spanish Twinshock (incorporating any Pre-1978 Twinshock, Twinshock and Pre-1972 British bike.
Check out the rules and specs allowed on the website - nationaltwinshockchampionship.
TMX will be keeping an eye on the Congleton entry and will keep you up to date on how it's progressing.
So if you've been thinking of giving it a go on whatever you've got hiding in the shed – now's the time to dig it out!
KIA CALENDAR
Feb 26: Congleton & DMCC, Mow Cop, Congleton, Cheshire (ST7 3 PP)
Mar 26: Castleside TC, Edmundbyers, Consett (DH8 9NB)
Apr 23: Nene Valley MC, Geddington, Kettering (NN14 1AL)
May 14: Scunthorpe MC, Walcot, Alkborough, North Lincs (DN15 9JT)
Jun 18: Vale of Towy MCC, Pen y Cae, New Gale, Haverforwest (SA62 6LA)
Jul 16: Wye Valley MCC, Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire (HR2 0EE)
Sep 17: Aqueduct Classic, nr Welshpool (SY21 0NU)
Oct 1: Spen Valley MCC, Tong Village, Bradford, West Yorks (BD4 0RR)
Oct 22: Central Wales AC, Knighton, Powys (LD7 1NL)
