COVID-19 – STAY SAFE, STAY STRONG
Yes, they’re the words we all need to hear: stay safe and strong. Please be patient over event cancellations and disruptions in everyday life, as no one could have predicted the impact that the Coronavirus would have on the sport we all love, let alone life in general.
At the Classic Trial Magazine offices, we have been strictly following the government guidelines. I am working on my own supported by my superb and super-efficient secretary, Lisa Carr, who has been based at her home some 45 minutes away.
By following these guidelines, we have been able to keep both of the magazine titles, Trial Magazine and Classic Trial Magazine, on sale and available, along with the DVD and book collection, and merchandise through the website orders which we have gratefully received. The number of new subscribers for both titles has been very welcome, and once again much appreciated.
Producing this magazine you are reading has not been easy. Still, the support from the contributors and photographers has given me a full 100-page magazine I am very proud of considering the circumstances.
The trade and dealer support has really touched the staff and me, and I am eternally grateful for this.
My chief design man, Dean Cook, at the Magazine Production Company has, as usual, made my work into something we can all enjoy. The wonderful people at Buxton Press, based not far from us in New Mills in Derbyshire, have given the publication the print quality it deserves.
With many retail outlets closed for the moment, I strongly advise anyone to get in touch with us and subscribe via the website: www.trialmaguk.com or leave a message on the answerphone: 01663 744766; we will call you back. Please be patient when calling as I can only pick up the calls when in the office and, remember, I am on my own!
UK subscription times are running very well with the Royal Mail doing a sterling job but for overseas customers please, once again, be patient with delivery times. If you have any questions., do feel free to email me: england@trialmag.com. As we went to print, we were still waiting for news on the return of sporting events, including motorcycle trials. Our good friends at such events as the Leven Valley Two Day in Scotland and the Ventoux and Costa Brava trials in Europe are working hard to find solutions so that these events can run so please everyone; do keep your fingers crossed! Before I close, I would like to express my condolences to anyone who has lost loved ones during this pandemic. We are one big motorcycling family; they will not be forgotten. To everyone: please stay safe and stay strong.
John Hulme