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Stafford Auto Trials Club is affiliated to the ACU.

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We run up to 6 events per year - see the Events Calendar page for a list of 2024 dates

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Trials start times are 11.00am.   Signing on will close at 10:30am.   Boxing Day trial is an earlier start - 10.30am

 

Our 'home' venue is Manor Farm, Milwich, Staffs  ST18 0EG, where, thanks to several generations of the Berrisford family, the club have run trials for around 70 years 

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The trials are all off road and cater for a wide spectrum of riders and machines, although in recent times the decision was taken to no longer set out full on expert level sections due to the drop off in the number of riders choosing to ride the expert route.  Despite the less testing sections, expert riders are still very welcome.

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Section Layout and Route Markers

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After a couple of years trying out two marked out routes with a 50/50 option between them, for 2023 there is a return to three marked out routes, easy, medium and hard. The two route and 50/50 format was proving difficult to accomodate all level of riders as both easier and hard route sections had to be compromised to enable the 50/50 option.

 

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HARD ROUTE

 

Sections will provide a reasonable challenge to clubman riders of a higher standard and to riders who ride expert class at club level. Conditions permitting, as the venue is extremely slippery when wet, the sections  will feature bigger climbs, cambers etc but nothing that requires trick riding. They won't be the same severity as centre level expert sections

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MEDIUM ROUTE

 

Sections on this roUte are aimed at normal club standard riders, decent climbs, cambers but nothing daunting

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EASY ROUTE

 

The easy route sections will be set to what is generally referred to as a 'white route', suitable for novices, older riders or anyone who no longer wants the challenge of the clubman standard sections and is just looking for an enjoyable day out riding.

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The easy and medium routes are suitable for older bikes as well as modern, therefore older monoshock, twinshock and Pre65 machines are easily catered for. 

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Route Marking

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Route marking is Red and Blue flags for the main route. All riders follow red/blue until you come to the deviations of your medium or easy route. Medium route deviations are marked with Yellow and Green flags. Easy with Pink and White

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Hard route follow Red/Blue all through a section. Red to your right, blue to your left.

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Medium route follow Red/Blue until you come to Yellow/Green deviations which you then follow. You might follow Yellow/Green right to the section end or you might rejoin Red/Blue to reach the section end. There may be more than one Yellow/Green deviation per section.  Green flags to your right, yellow to your left.

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Easy route follow Red/Blue until you come to Pink/White deviations which you then follow. You might follow Pink/White right to the section end or you might rejoin Red/Blue to reach the section end. There may be more than one Pink/White deviation per section.  Pink flags to your right, white to your left.

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NOTE.  Section layout will probably not be suitable for younger riders on small wheel Osets or suchlike. Sections are designed for normal sized bikes and smaller wheel bikes may struggle, particularly during wet weather when there can be deep mud in places and the stream level has risen in some sections.  80cc machines from GasGas, Beta etc with larger wheels will be fine. If in doubt contact the secretary before entering