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Welcome to the web site of the Eastern Thumpers, a national pre-65 trial run by the Eastern Fourstroke Association in the East of England. Currently the organising club, the Eastern Fourstroke Association, does not have its own web site and at the current rate of progress probably never will! Nevertheless, this site has been prepared anyway as a service to past, present and future riders as well as anyone who may be a spectator or someone interested in learning a little more about the pre-65 scene in East Anglia. We still live in the hope that the E.F.A. will have its own web site in due course but that may be some time off. Until then, this web site will have to suffice.
As a service to our visitors, we have also included past copies of our club magazine, Trials and Tribulations dating back to January 2008. Currently our Editor, Jim Woodmason, is in his final year of doing the magazine and intends to retire from the job once the December 2010 issue has been ‘put to bed’. We are therefore looking for a new magazine editor. Anyone interested in the post can call Jim on 01245 466815 or email him for further information.
The Eastern Fourstroke Association which runs the Eastern Thumpers trial is the premier pre-65 trials club in the Eastern Centre and we suspect, probably one of the premier pre-65 trials clubs in the country but..... if you know differently, please contact us.
As of the event run in 2009, the Eastern Thumpers has been running for 29 years without a break although in 2000, it had to be postponed a couple of months due to adverse weather conditions. Over the years, the event has proved to be very popular, with riders entering from many parts of the country. Not surprisingly though, most are from the Eastern Centre ACU and its adjacent centres. Occasionally we have also had entries from France and Sweden as well. However, it is now some years since foreign riders have entered.
Entries numbers have varied from between 80 and 140 which is about as many as we can reasonably accept. We layout sections for all classes of pre-65 rider and machine, the classes being Pre-unit, Unit, Tele-Rigid, Girder-Rigid, 2-Stroke, Sidecars and Specials. The Specials class is intended for machines which are considered to fall outside the spirit of pre-65 competition but has been included so that no-one who wants a ride is turned away. On this site you will find the award winners and items from previous Thumpers programmes/results.
The event for 2010 will be held on 22nd November and as such, the permit will be applied for in July and regulations released in late September. As has become the standard practice in recent years, all riders of the past two year’s events will be sent a set of regs. However, much closer to the date, it is anticipated that you will also find a file on this site that can be download which comprises the regulations and entry form for the 2010 event.
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