Hi guys,
Hope you are getting more confident about riding the Lands End Trial now that you have had a chance to look at a route book and receive some advice from the likes of Ian, Paul and Rick who are all experienced competitors
There is something very important I would like to bring to your attention and that is to be aware of the signs in the road book advising you to be as quiet as possible.
The people that live in the areas along the route will have been advised that the trial is taking place and lots of them support the event and recognise that it has been run for many years and has become a local tradition.
Unfortunately there are also a lot who hate motorsport and would love the opportunity to have the event routed away from their houses or even banned completely.
Consequently, in the route book you will occasionally see the letters
Q or even
QQ which mean
Quiet or
Very Quiet. There will also be
Q or
QQ markers out by the side of the road as an additional warning.
Please make sure that when you see these you ride as quietly as possible on minimum throttle until well past the houses or farms, that way we can hopefully continue to use those routes in future events.
Have a good one.
