We are a group of trials enthusiasts located, predominantly, in the Virgina, North/South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee area. Our philosophy is fun trials events, not so much concerned with killer sections (although we often deviate from easy). We hold 9-11 events per year at several different sites across North Carolina and Virgina and encourage each rider to be an organizer. Usually, we hold one trials on Sunday and two day trials on Saturday and Sunday. We also have a small vintage series - about four or five events. This has supplanted our involvement in bicycle trials, which are no longer held. A unique feature of all CVOTC events is peer scoring. This works quite well and has the side benefit of making event organization easier. Unlike many other trials clubs, we consider peer scoring a blessing, not an unavoidable evil.

Several folks have contacted me asking when the 99 CVOTC schedule will be posted. Fact is, it hasn't been set yet. But, that is soon to change. The annual awards banquet, schedule making, and officer railroading meeting has been set for Saturday February 20, 1999 at the Golden Corral in Burlington, NC. It starts at 2:00 p.m., so if you want to protect your event date and officer status (you ain't there, you get voted in!), show-up early. Door prizes will be given again this year. The ones last year were nothing to laugh at. Yours truly won a Ratio-Rite mixing cup and an RK chain! Click here to see the flyer.
 

The good folks at VintageMX (VMX) in Virgina have put together a Mid-Atlantic MX series, which currently includes 5 events. Click here to see the latest flyer I have. The series includes such excellent venues as Budds Creek and Lake Sugar Tree (see below). Should be some good competition and great old bikes, so make plans to show up and check it out.

To help you not get lost, click here to see directions to Budds Creek, Sale Creek, Lake Sugar Tree, Doublin Gap, and Elizabeth City.

They have also scheduled a vintage Trials series for the mid-Atlantic area. Consists of seven events in the MD, PA, and OH area. Click here to see the flyer.

The first event of 1999 will again be at the plush Blanton estate in Knightdale. Click here to see the flyer. Beans and pork provided, bring your own drinks. Heed the warnings about pit bikes and pets.

For those of you anxiously awaiting the new page layout, click here to see the work in progress.

 It had been 23 years since the last time I drove down the winding road leading to Lake Sugar Tree MX Park. It is now paved and fence lined. Then, I was going to watch another National MX race at one of the best tracks I had seen...the likes of Brad Lackey, Jim Weinert, Steve Stackable, and many more. What an experience and what a beautiful track. I swore then that if ever I got the chance, I would ride that track. Well, I suppose you could call me obsessed with that promise to myself, but on Sunday, November 8, 1998 I fulfilled that dream. I loaded up my lovely wife in the old Suburban I had bought just days before, the recently acquired Suzuki RM250 into my enclosed trailer, hooked the trailer to the Suburban and headed to Axton, VA to ride that wonderful track. A storybook ending would be a heroic come-from-behind win, but that's not to be. I simply survived, didn't finish last and didn't break anything on me or the bike. But I had a ball and expect to go at least once next year (hopefully more and also in better shape). And I came away with memories dancing in my head of Maico's and CZ's chasing YZ's and KX's, with everyone's hair streaming out from under their helment.

Here are a couple of pics from the Mid-Ohio MX. They are of me and Dale. None of Sam, because he didn't stay up long enough to get a camera trained on him.

Your host getting radical at Mid-Ohio

Dale, hauling brass at Mid-Ohio

I'm not sure where this was taken, but I believe Phil Simpson shot it at G'boro this year.

As radical as it gets for Famous Sam

Here are a few more pics from the Knightdale event (Buffaloe On The Rocks). All taken by expert Trials shutter-bug Phil Simpson.

Steve D'Andrea puts it between the trees

Jim Ellis, all conquering on his Maverick

Your host at work on a tree in Knightdale

Your host at work on the rocks in Knightdale

I am still working on the new web page look. It will be very different from the current. I'm making no promises, but I have actually typed some code. Keep your feet up and I will catch you on the loop. I leave this in because it is true, but I am making no progress. I have even been offered kind help, but am too artistically challenged to pen down what I want it to look like so I can get the help. Maybe someday!

Over The Bars - a founding member of the CVOTC speaks out on topical issues about trials.

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