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NEWS
Jan newsletter >>
The Nash padlock is now on the 2012
code.
How to obtain your 2012 ACU Affiliation or Licence
click here>>
Stolen Bikes!
Have you seen these bikes ?
More Info >>
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download observers Guidance |
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download machine examiners checklist |
RESULTS
2011 Club Championship
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2011 download all final standings
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2011
Meteor Group
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2011 download all final standings
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2011 South Midland Centre Final
results after all rounds SMC click here>>
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South Midland experts after all rounds2011 |
2012 Berko Calendar
2012 Fixtures
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club trials rounds 2012 |
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World & National
trials 2012 |
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All local fixtures 2012 |
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South Midland Centre ACU trials
2012 |
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Meteor Group trials 2012 |
Sizzlers
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Trials Sizzlers will be at for 2008
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South Midland Expert Trials Champions 1936 - 2008
click here >>
TROUBLES WITH YOUR TRIAL
MOTORBIKE?
Then call club member Pete Tombling on 07950312189 or
01296330238. Repairs and servicing undertaken on all modern and
twinshock trial bikes. Two-stroke engine service, repair and rebuilds. |
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Berkhamsted
Motorcycle Club Committee Members
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Ron Humphries
President
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Ian Reynolds
Chairman
Ian has been a keen motorcyclist all his adult life and, when
much younger, spent several years road racing. These two wheeled
sporting activities ceased when family and other commitments
came along, and Ian focused on other things. However, it was
always his intention to try observed trials, and, as road bikes
became increasingly complex, with fuel injection and computers,
and thus hard to fettle in the garage, Ian started trials in
2005 by buying an air cooled twin shock, the simplest motorcycle
possible. Ian remains happy messing around on a Sunday morning
with his bike on the Blue Route. email
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Karen Southwood
Trials
Secretary
Contact Karen Southwood by email click
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Terry Golds
Secretary
Terry bought his first bike in the winter of ’63, an Ambassador,
250 Villiers Twin. And loved it. He fell off for the first time
about 3 hours after he picked it up. So he picked it up twice
that night. He has had a selection of bikes since then and fallen
off most of them! During those first years it was Scrambles
on Sunday, West Ham speedway on Tuesday, Hackney Wick Friday
and clean the bike Saturday. There has always been a bike in
his garage. In 1994 he first took his kids to Motocross at Brill
and away they went, Motocross marshalling every Sunday in the
Eastern Centre for some years until he became SM Centre Secretary,
by that time he was also secretary of Berko club as well. More
recently he have dropped the Centre work and tried to concentrate
on Berko, even riding a trials bike, but still falling off.
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Martin Greeves
Treasurer
(director of the Ltd Co)
Martin started trials as a Schoolboy at the age of 14 and kept
going till he was about 25, when, as he claims his marriage
stopped play. He then started riding again around the late 1990's.
Martin Claims he would be winning the intermediates regularly
if it wasn’t for those pesky youngsters!! While he is
the Club Treasurer his wife perhaps does most of the hard work.
Martin rides the expert route as Intermediate. E-mail
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Mike Dunks
Membership Secretary &
Editor of the Club Newsletter
Mike is your membership secretary and has been a member of the
committee for many years. He started riding in 2002 in classic
trials on a Greeves and joined the single shock brigade in the
last few years. After attending his "clerk of the course"
training in 2007 he has gone on to be involved in the centennial
weekend, trials Secretary and building the clubhouse amongst
other things.
email Mike:- click
here >>
for more information about joining the club see the membership
page click here >>
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Karen Southwood
Trials
Secretary
Contact Karen Gibbons by email click
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Steve Southwood
Steve Joined the club in 2007. Got elected as Observer Sec in
09.
Observer Secretary
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Dave Porter
Director / Social Secretary (director
of the Ltd Co)
Dave Porter has had a go at most forms of bike sport, he started
grass track sidecar driving back in the mists of time and then
decided he was a better passenger! This led him to have a go
at classic sidecar road-racing, then modern outfits, and then
back to classic and modern. He also went back to grass track
sidecars and in the not too distant past he also had a go at
SOLO trials. He has held several posts in this club and others
as well as serving on ACU committees, but what he really wants
to do is get his road bikes going and take them on a track day,
watch this space--------
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Billy Bishop
Webmaster
Sole job is the upkeep of this club website and the IT side
of the newsletter. This entire site was designed and built by
Billy during the early part of the 2008 for the Centenary year.
Billy started riding trials with the Nene Valley club around
1978 on a TY80 in the school boy class. In his day he rode the
odd national and occasionally ventured up north with his mates
Johnny Lee & Steve Swanson! Between them they claim to have
some stories! Billy rode the expert route for many years and
rides both modern and classic trials. E-mail
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Ted North
Vice President & Publicity Officer
After four years in the RAF Ted had a short career in Scrambling
until his family came along. His sons took up Moto-Cross and
one, Kevin trials. Visiting Nash to support him one day he heard
and then saw a BSA going round which got him hooked. He bought
himself a Triumph Cub and hasn't looked back since. Ted joined
Berko in 1982 and was invited to the committee after a few years
and became Chairman in 1990 a position he held until 2011.
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Steve Hoole
Vice President
Steve joined Berko in 1965, after moving from Bedford, and membership
of Bedford Eagles. He has been Chairman for 17 years, President
for 16 years and Vice President for the last 4 years. He is
a founder member of the Trail Riders Federation. He has also
belonged to the Army MCA, ESSA, and more.
His motorcycling includes, Road Racing with some success on
the circuits; Scrambling again with some success on Greeves
and Matchless machines; Grass Tracking on a sidecar outfit winning
the club Championship two years running; Trials, over about
14 years he earned around 60 awards and became an Expert. He
has Road rallied on an Ariel Square 4, and with Pam won several
events outright; He also rallied Reliant's and Isetta (bubble
car) three wheelers, scooters and mopeds winning more awards.
He finished 10th out of 187 starters in the 1961 two day Army
driving Championships in a one ton Humber.
He qualified for a “Special Gold” for maximum possible
marks, in the 1960 National Rally, riding a 350cc Matchless.
This was a 500 mile in 24hour rally averaging no more than 30mph.
Starting in Berkshire, Steve completed 498 miles via Southampton
and Wales finishing next day in Manchester. |
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Paula Ridge
Awards Secretary
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Ian Sankey
Committee
Member
Ian was introduced to the club by Ray Timberlake and joined
in 1998 at the age of 54. He found that he enjoyed observing
so much he gave up his commitments with a local football club
after some 36 years. He was elected to the committee in 2001
as an untitled committee member. In 2006 he gained a clerk of
the course qualification and now helps run the beginners and
wobblers trials. Although he cant ride trials these day himself
he is still a keen member of the Greeves Association and owns
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Mike Vangucci
Committee
Member
Mike started riding in the late 50s and joined the Berko club
in the late 60s when it was more of a grass track club. Mike
loves trials and turns up to assist with various organizational
aspects of running trials. He rides a 350 Bultaco and a C15.
Read more about mikes classic years click
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Martin Howlett
Committee Member (and lifetime
member)
Martin began riding trials around 1977 and joined the Berko
club at around the same time. He then went on to have a dabble
in Motocross before having a break due to the kids. (his son
scott rides today) Martin got back into trials in 1984 and joined
the committee later in 1990 as a non titled member and has not
looked back since. Martin rides a modern bike in the clubman
class and was on the expert route as an Intermediate in his
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Arthur Tomkinson
Committee
Member
Arthur is a non titled committee member and a retired JCB driver
who regularly gives up his time to assist at setting out and
clearing away at Berko trials. He also helps out at working
parties and with the construction of the club house. Arthur
began riding trials in 1957 then had a lapse when he had a family
in 1965 then began again in the 1980’s when his son took
up the sport. He rides a 50 year old Greeves on the easy route
and at the time of writing was 69 years old. |
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Rob Colman
Committee
Member
Rob has been riding trials for a couple of years and has progressed
to novice level, where he is now starting to get on quite well
(well not falling off as much). He started up the Berko Facebook
page and try's to keep it up to date. He also enjoys photography,
and has put quite a few photos up on our Facebook page. click
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Andy Masson
Committee
Member
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