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Tony Down
Welcome to this site which will cover, in a light hearted manner, all aspects of vintage trials from my early days in and out of the saddle to todays current competitions in AHRMA and ITSA. There are stories of major events, both current and yesteryear, sagas of building vintage bikes, and technical articles for the shade tree mechanic. A little history of the author; English by birth but now dual citizenship. Joined the Royal Air Force straight from school and flew predominately fighters for 30 years finishing up after Gulf War 1 as a civilian flying instructor in Saudi Arabia teaching the Royal Saudi Air Force how to fly the Tornado. Now a resident in Arizona running a large Grading and Trash Removal company and, between phone calls and scheduling, building and selling Vintage Trials bikes. Past experiences include; first competition in 1963, 8 rides and finishes in the Scottish Six Days, 2 Welsh 2 Day events and 2 ISDT events. More recently 7 years riding Trials in Arizona and 4 years on the AHRMA circuit and all the fun that that entails. When not competing or building there is a chance that just maybe "We" (that's the Royal we) will get the Harley or the Beemer out for a ride and failing that I might get to ride a Crotch Rocket to Team Arizona to teach road riding to beginers as a MSF instructor....... I hope you like what you see so far and will actively join in the blogs with questions and comments. So, step back in time and enjoy the first article "Trials Back Then". Yours in the mud, Tony Down
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Vintage Trials

GRAND JUNCTION, ROUND 2

The ever changing face of the 2010 national US Census never ceases to amaze! The Group Quarters Crew Leader task
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Posted by Tony Down at 2/26/2010 9:44 AM | Add Comment

ITS ALL VERY PRETTY, BUT.......

This Christmas postcard stuff is all very well but its getting a bit much ! It goes well with the Winter Olympics but we have way more
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Posted by Tony Down at 2/22/2010 8:52 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

TAILS OF WOE

A reader asked me how it is traveling to multi events on board the RV with a sled team of dogs ? Well of course there is
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THE ST VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE

No overnight rain this year so Day 2 of the Buckeye Bonanza or St Valentine's Day Massacre starts out warm and sunny. I'm doing my Trialsmaster duties today
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THE BUCKEYE BONANZA DAY 1

Warm and sunny with no wind, so all is looking good for the planned 1100 start. During Friday evening riders from all manner of places have been arriving
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FUN IN THE SUN

Thursday morning, a little damp after yesterday's rain but time to review where we are for the upcoming weekend. Ed and Evelyn have been
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SORRY FOR THE DELAY

Welcome aboard our non-stop flight from Dolores to Buckeye......we apologize for the delay due to circumstances beyond our control
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HEADING SOUTH

Less than a week until the planned departure and things are still looking grim outside...... there has been some day time thawing but the night time
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