You may be aware that over the past 48hrs a number of forest fires have sprung up in the Sayward Junction, Gold River, Woss area. While the North Island remains open for backcountry travel (for the time being at least), the locations of the fires are close enough to the planned routes to require a go/no-go decision sooner rather than later. I am therefore calling the event off as of today Friday 14 Aug 2026. The Labor Day Weekend event will not go ahead. I will be making a refund of entry...

You might have read that parts of the backcountry in BC is being closed to motorised vehicles. Mid and North Vancouver Island along with the Sunshine Coast IS NOT INCLUDED in the prohibition announcement on Monday 10 August. The Labour Day weekend event will go ahead under yesterday’s government announcement. “Off-road vehicle prohibition for parts of Coastal Fire Centre August 10, 2026 PARKSVILLE – Effective immediately, Monday, August 10, 2026, off-road vehicles (ORV) will be prohibited on...

Photo credit to M O’G… While I’m in the process of putting the September Labour Day event together, I’m also thinking about next year’s VI Day Trial… VI Day Trial 2027. I’ve already taken onboard the suggestion of running it as a 3+3 day event for those who are not blessed with unlimited days holiday from work (there are benefits to being self-employed/semi-retired). Days 1-3 will be the usual VIME format of day-routes by Gaia or Roadbook with GPS timing. Days 4-6 will be the moto Malle...