Edinburgh Trial 2012
Scrutineering at Tamworth Services was in persistent rain After the Land's End Trial this year, I raised the prospect of the Edinburgh Trial with Binky but he wasn't keen. Then one day in September he e-mailed me to say "We've got a ride! Are you in!" and in I was. I'd never even spectated on the Edinburgh but had heard that it was very rough. The Peak District had also remained unexplored territory for me until this summer when the National Rally of the Hillman Imp Club pulled me northwards and I found a new bit of Britain that I really liked. A Benelli dirt bike! When was the last time you saw a Benelli of any sort? However, the week before the event, the Allard failed its MOT and then there was a roller coaster ride of "we will, we won't" be ready. The problem began as a brake imbalance and, while new cylinders at the front was a partial solution, the nearside brake drum did not want to come off. While getting down and dirty with...