Heath
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Born in Battle, East Sussex in
1965.. Agricultural Engineer by trade but now an ADSL/ISDN
Engineer for BT in the Weston-Super-Mare area.. Also
spent 4 years in the motorcycle trade and 2 years living
in South East Australia.
Started Moto-Trials at age of
7 on a 25cc Montesa but first rode a bike when 5 years
old (an NSU quickly!!) Won some club championships
over the years in the GEST club in East Sussex and
was North Kent Combine Inters Champ in the early 90's
riding a 5 year old Fantic 305!
Started cycle trials in 1998 when
no money available for a motorcycle but now back to
the moto stuff. Rides a 2005 Beta 250 Rev3 that has
been personalised ..
.. owns and runs this site, so you know who to blame
now!!!
... into Electric Blues and good
old Rock (ac/dc, Zepplin, Peter Greens fleetwood mac
etc)
.. Picture
:- Heath in 1967, aged 2... on Dads Norton Dominator!!
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Barry
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... The world famous Barry. Probably
the most photographed Trials rider about these days....
you can always get a good action shot when Barry is
on the bike, or off it as is often the case!!!
Had a very nasty and uncommen
accident in October 2006 when he stepped off the back
of the bike only to fall onto it and have his finger
severed by the rear sprocket.... on the way to recovery
now and, as with Stu, is up and running again as of
January 2007.... but with a shorter middle finger on
his left hand.
Been riding with us for a year
and has changed from a Scorpa Easy to a 2004 Beta rev3...
and now an Ex Steve Saunders 2007 Beta rev3.
... if he could he would eat,
sleep and fart Trials... but he has given up eating
to afford the new bike!!
Picture:- Likes to be called
Bethany at the weekends.......
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Kevin
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First met Heath at a local trial
whilst riding a TY yam twinshock.. Then purchased Rich's
97 GasGas to bring him into the modern era.. progressed
to a 2000 GasGas 280 and then purchased a 2003
270 Beta Rev3 from r2w member Stu.... But now has what
he really wanted, a 2006 200 Beta rev3.
. He comes out to
play most weekends, sometimes with his lad Leo who is riding
the 2003 Rev3. He has only recently started to ride Comps
and is still on the learning curve. There is a good friendly
rivalry between him and Colin for the
best results at local trials.... and a few bets with
Barry!
He lives in the Shirehampton area
of Bristol and is our resident computer and media expert...
but not a geek!! (well, not totaly!) and i
have to say, one of the funniest blokes i have ever
met when drunk!!
Picture :- Squeezing
one out...!!!
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Tony
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After periods of inactivity,
trials wise, Tony went all modern on us.. He
exchanged an old Bultaco for a 2003 GasGas Pro...
now sold that and just has the cycle trials bike.
Tends to join us in the winter once his British bike
meets have finished...
sometimes!! I think the most he rode the Gasser was twice a year... may
be a few more times than that with the cycle!!!
He lives in Swindon and tests
power stations!!
.. Into old Ariels! .. and just
about anything else British that will fit into his
garage!!
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Stu
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Recently returned from Hong Kong
and now living in Hereford after a spell living in Northampton.
He has been riding Beta's for years and presently has
a 2005 Rev3.
Has just become a Dad
for the first time and is a professional musician by
trade... these day teaching music. He is still getting
used to riding in the British mud after many years
away!!! Had a trial related accident recently and broke
his wrist, back to normal now...
whatever that is !!
Now he has moved closer to the
other r2w crew we will hopefully be able to meet up
soon for some playtime in Wales.....
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Chris
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Chris is another who has been
riding with us for about a year.. we first bumped into
him at our regular spot up in Gloucester on a little GasGas
(as seen here). Now riding a 2006 Beta rev3 and joins
us at many trials and playtimes sessions.
Originaly from South Africa, he
is easily picked out... the bloke in a tree with the
funny accent !!!
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Richard
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Originaly from Plymouth.. now
lives a stones throw form Heath. He is a Chartered
Quantity Surveyor in Bristol working on large projects
throughout the area.
He started Trials 6
years ago after several years on Downhill mtb's. Recently
took delivery of a new 2004 GasGasPro. His Father,
Malcolm, was a top rider in the South West in the 70's
but it took living next to Heath to finaly get him
on a bike.
He has also recently started riding
track days on his Repsol Honda fireblade and a track
bike zxr600... and has become very good at crashing
both!!!
... into fast cars and loose women
but these days gets fast women and loose cars!!!
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Sam.....
From Winterbourne and is Barry's best mate... but he
seems ok even so!!! He brought Barry's 2004 Rev3 and
has started coming out with us. His job is as a bike
mechanic... which is handy now that he has brought Barry's
old bike....
He is 25 and Barry reports that his missus likes him
so much she lives in Newcastle :-)
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