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Tony Down
Welcome to this site which will cover, in a light hearted manner, all aspects of vintage trials from my early days in and out of the saddle to todays current competitions in AHRMA and ITSA. There are stories of major events, both current and yesteryear, sagas of building vintage bikes, and technical articles for the shade tree mechanic. A little history of the author; English by birth but now dual citizenship. Joined the Royal Air Force straight from school and flew predominately fighters for 30 years finishing up after Gulf War 1 as a civilian flying instructor in Saudi Arabia teaching the Royal Saudi Air Force how to fly the Tornado. Now a resident in Arizona running a large Grading and Trash Removal company and, between phone calls and scheduling, building and selling Vintage Trials bikes. Past experiences include; first competition in 1963, 8 rides and finishes in the Scottish Six Days, 2 Welsh 2 Day events and 2 ISDT events. More recently 7 years riding Trials in Arizona and 4 years on the AHRMA circuit and all the fun that that entails. When not competing or building there is a chance that just maybe "We" (that's the Royal we) will get the Harley or the Beemer out for a ride and failing that I might get to ride a Crotch Rocket to Team Arizona to teach road riding to beginers as a MSF instructor....... I hope you like what you see so far and will actively join in the blogs with questions and comments. So, step back in time and enjoy the first article "Trials Back Then". Yours in the mud, Tony Down
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HISSY FIT !

This morning I threw a "Hissy Fit' with my Mother. Yes, I'm very sorry but I wanted to go to Buckeye but Mother Nature decided to dump yet
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OUT THE DOOR

As the snow continues to fall and another dose of Cabin Fever sets in time to reflect on the "empty" workshop! The downsizing forced on me
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A DIFFERENT SORT OF CHECKER ?

99,991, 99, 992, 99,993, 99,992,..............@#$% ! 1, 2, 3......... Let the counting commence. Yes, its 2010 and time for the US Census to find
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24

"The following takes place 3 weeks before the event............". seems appropriate as the new TV series
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SHARKS !

From about mid October when the reverse snowbirds have migrated for their southern climes the Hollywood Pool competition
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FAVORITE TRIALS

Taking a nostalgic moment during these early morning ramblings my mind takes me back over the 48 years in the sport to many events, some good
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DIGGING OUT

Having had the main area of the RV park plowed out it is time to do some digging to rescue my trailer and the RV and get them
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A DAY ON THE SLOPES

As we are only 55 miles from Mountain Village Telluride its time to venture onto the slopes again after all the December snowfall. This year we
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