News

Group Meetings:

We meet on the second Tuesday of each month in the function room of the The Dolphin Hotel, Station Road, Dolphin Square, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AL, tel. 01626 832413 (see link for map). Our informal meetings are open to members and non-members alike and start at approximately 8pm, offering a good chance to meet up and chat with fellow trail riders.

2010 Meeting Dates:

Upcoming Events 2010

Over the weekend of the 17th and 18th of April, we will be holding our annual "Teign to Tamar" fund raising event. If you'd like to be guided around some of Devon's best green lanes, then have a look at the full details on our flyer here. The event will be co-hosted with our friends at Wheeldon Farm, and there is the option of an indoor riding event on the evening of Friday the 16th of April. This weekend event fills up fast, so if you're interetsed book now! Booking details and costs can be found on the flyer.

2010 Completed Events

On the 26th of February 2010 talented enduro rider Tamsin Jones paid us a visit to tell us about her determined attempt in January 2010 to successfully complete the Dakar Rally, becoming the youngest UK woman to complete this mentally and physically punishing event. We were very lucky as Tamsin was able to bring her race bike, a modified Yamaha WR450. Our flyer is still available here, and you can read about Tamsin's preparation here and here.

Events from 2009

Sam Manicom told us about his eight year, 200,000 mile motorcycle trek around the globe on 23.10.09.

On 27.9.09, we held a members-only riding event at a motocross track near Musbury, Axminster. We had great weather and will be looking to repeat this event next year, having been granted the landowner's permission. There are plenty of comments on our public forum (search under "Musbury") and a selection of photographs can be found in this forum thread.

Lifelong TRF member Austin Vince of Terra Circa/Mondo Enduro fame gave us a very informative and entertaining presentation on 4.9.09 about his round-the-world motorcycling exploits in his talk "The Art of DIY Adventure Motorcycling".

On 23.8.09 we held our annual Haccadown Woods riding event which was a resounding success for Devon TRF, with both members and non-members riding road-legal motorcycles around this woodland track. Our thanks go to the land owner (and Chairman of Devon TRF!) Noel Squibb for the use of the woodland track, and his neighbour Richard Lennard for the use of the adjacent MX section.

On 12.7.09 we held our annual ride on private land at Hazelwood Farm. This event was open to both Devon TRF members and non-members alike running fully road-legal bikes. Our thanks to the land owners Martin and Brian Hingston. Photographs of the day can be found at this forum post courtesy of Gary "TJ" Bishop.

The track managers kindly allowed Devon TRF the use of Whiteway Barton MX Track following the race meetings on 17.5.09 and 5.7.09. Thanks are due to Devon TRF member John Heal for arranging these events, and to Dave Thorpe and Barry Moore for allowing us to use the track.

Our Spring 2009 Teign to Tamar green-laning event was oversubscribed and took place over 24 - 26.4.09 in conjunction with Wheeldon Farm.

Stan Watt visited us on 1.4.09 to tell us about his Dakar Rally exploits.