Top Riders In Three-Day Trial

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31077, 4 June 1966, Page 19

Top Riders In Three-Day Trial

More than 25 of the South Island’s leading trials riders will be taking part in the Pioneer Motor Club’s annual three-day motor-cycle sporting trial to Kaikoura this week-end.

bes, and the winner of the 250 c.c. class in the recent Tauranga Scot “super" trial at Te Puke,'P. Archer (Christchurch). All three have shown tremendous form in recent trials and were highly placed in the first inter-island contest at Wellington. Norris won the experts’ class in the Kaikoura trial last season and must be considered a favourite to repeat this performance. But the en-

Among them will be the New Zealand champion, E. Norris (Christchurch), the Scottish international, R. For-;

try of Forbes, who will shortly The Kaikoura trial will have be returning to Britain, and less flags and should be more Archer has ensured that it to his liking. He will be ridwill be no easy victory for ing a Starmaker-powered Buthim. ler, similar to that which will Forbes is one of the most be used by Norris.

talented riders competing in New Zealand, but has a tendency to allow his concentration and determination to waver in the closing stages of a difficult trial and has not yet fully adapted himself to the New Zealand-type. sections.

But there will be no room for error. , Such competent riders as P. McDonald, R. Taylor and R. M. Rush, all members of the successful South Island team, and R. Milner and A. Davies will ensure that a constant pressure is maintained on the leaders.