5Jan

The New Year Shield:

Sweetwater Brook, Calbourne.

Event Details:

The Isle of Wight Motorcycle Club’s 2025 Winter Series Trials Championship begins on Sunday January 5th at Sweetwater Brook, with The New Year Shield.

Course Setter; Nick Symes.

To qualify for an award in the Winter Series Championship - Adult riders must complete a minimum of 8 trials, with a maximum of 12 trials to count. There are 13 Winter Series Trials scheduled. Youth riders are not subject to the minimum 8 trial rule. If a trial has to be cancelled for any reason - the qualifying criteria will be adjusted accordingly.

The online entry opens at 8am on Monday (Dec 30th) and closes at 6pm on Saturday 4th January. No late entries will be accepted. Simply copy and paste the following link into your web browser, you will be redirected to the ACU's Sport 80 on-line entry page for this trial:

https://acu.sport80.com/public/wizard/e/204479

To be eligible to enter via the Sport 80 platform - you must first renew both your 2025 ACU Trials Registrations (licences) AND your Club Memberships.

Trials registrations can be renewed via the ‘S 80’ platform and but you will need contact Geoff Taylor to sort your Club Memberships. If you have any difficulty with either of the above then please contact Wayne Brodie as soon as you can.

A copy of 'The Supplementary Regulations' along with the 'Confirmed Rider’ list will be available in the FORMS section of the Club website from Dec 27th. The entry list will be updated each evening. The trial starts at 10:30 am - please do not arrive before 09:30 am. The starting of machines before 10:15 is strictly prohibited. Time limit: 4 hours, sections will close at 2:30pm. Club Rider Number Bibs must be worn!