A scan of The Tryals Shope Catalog from 1977. The hand drawn artwork is awesome and the prices are amazing.
History
Podcasts
Brad Baumert interviews several legendary New England trials riders.
Old Photos
Photos from the past. We’re just getting started, check back often.
1960’s
Trials photos taken from 1960-1969.
1970’s
Trials photos taken in the 1970’s.
1980’s
Trials photos taken from 1980-1989.
1990’s
Trials photos taken from 1990-1999.
2000’s
Trials photos taken from 2000-2009.
2010’s
Trials photos taken from 2010-2019.
Billy Blythe Photos
Photos of Bill Blythe’s trials career and…
New England Nationals
Photos taken at national events held in…
RI Wagner Cups
Photos from Wagner Cup event held in…
Legendary New England Riders
Some of the legendary trials riders that started their careers and rode in New England.
Don Sweet
No single person dominated the early years…
Gary Bourque
Perennial New England Trials Champion Gary Bourque…
Geoff Aaron
Originally from Redding CT, Geoff Aaron is…
Jack Stites
From Wayland Mass, Jack Stites was a…
Ron Commo Jr.
1 point loop! From North Ferrisburgh VT,…
Wayne Galvin
Hall of Famer Wayne Galvin was born…
NETA Boards
NETA Boards from 1970 though last year.
NETA Champions
NETA Champions from 1960 to the present.
This list was compiled by Steve Christensen in 2023. Please contact webmaster@newenglandtrials.com with corrections.
Videos
A selection of the best trials videos covering people and events from the New England area.
1984 Junior Kick Start with Jack Stites
Kick Start was a hugely popular TV…
1987 Jack Stites Trials Training
This video was produced by Dale Malaseck…
1996 FIM World Round @ RITC
The year Marc Colomer took the championship…
1999 FIM World Round @ RITC
Great footage including the infamous “Wall of…
2015 FIM World Round @ RITC
Some great videos from the 2015 World…
2017 NATC National @ RITC
Great videos of 2017 National Rounds held…
Bob Hogan
1965 New England Trials Champion https://youtu.be/yD3RH_JJnG8
Frank’s DS185
Another amazing FTW build . https://youtu.be/nWRhXuqhuGE
Louise Forsley. 2008 NETA champion
Six time NATC Women’s champion, Endurocross champion,…
Mick Andrews Trials School in Western MA
Some familiar faces from 1971, before helmets…
NETA Videos
A selection of YouTube videos from recent…
Ron Commo III at the 2009 Vermont National
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIPqEJA1yHw
Wiltz Wagner at 40th Anniversary Wagner Cup
Introduction by Hub Brennen for retrospective by…
World Trials Championship – Watkins Glen 1992
https://youtu.be/tPOKm1_TfeM
Championship Results
Season championship results from 1977-2022. We’re missing a few years, if you have any of these years, please contact history@newenglandtrials.com.
All of the results can be downloaded and printed: 1) Click the page you’re interested in. 2) Click the download icon in the right corner.
Rulebooks
All New England Trials Association rulebooks from 2003 to now. There were no rulebooks for 2007 & 2008 in the archives. They may have been misplaced or another possibility is the 2006 rulebooks was used for three years because no rule changes were made for those years. During the COVID pandemic, the 2020 season was cancelled. The 2020 rulebook was used for the 2021 season.
Newsletters
The newsletters (in PDF format) were published from 2003 through 2015. Mike Green was editor 2003-2008, Caroline Allen 2009-2012 and Trebor Heminway 2013-2015.