Car Trialling

You don't have to have a small car to do well at Car Trials

CARS TRIALS IN BRIEF
Held off-road, on mainly grassy hillsides, driver and passenger ("bouncer") skillfully persuade their production car to climb non-stop uphill in a series of tests - emerging from the top of the test being the objective. Successful crews will apply well honed techniques, to amaze the lay onlooker and all without the benefit or expense of a specialist car! To add to the challenges all cars have to use normal "summer type" tyres - M&S or Allweather tyres are not permitted. Many competing cars in Car Trials are in day-to-day use, be it the family car or one used in other motor sport disciplines - or both!

Competitors favouring the standard car are amply catered for with a class for production cars first registered on or after 1 January 1998; these Class One cars have to be driven to the events and must carry no ballast. These younger cars are also eligible for one or two of the other classes, as these allow for limited modifications within the MSA Regulations and the cars invariably carry ballast to improve grip.

For full details of the classes on BTRDA events, see the Championship Rules, and for the technical regulations see the current MSA Yearbook, section ‘T' for Trials.

For an in-depth study of the intricacies of Car Trials, see our leaflets "Car Trials Explained / How to Start" and "Car Trials Driving Techniques".

BTRDA CAR TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP
The Championship runs in conjunction with a dozen or so National B status club/regional events across the country, culminating in an end-of-season Grand Final Trial for qualifying competitors - those having contested at least five of the qualifying rounds.

With league type championships running through the season for novices and semi-experts, and overall championship and class awards to be contested at the Grand Final, there are a lot of rewards on offer. If you are up to the challenge - join us today - we look forward to seeing you!

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NOTE: Changes to the calendar (Championship Events) will be kept up-to-date, but date information in other documents may be obsolete.

Angela Danby trialing a mk1 Golf GTI