FIM press release: In view of the current extremely difficult situation regarding participation in Trial events that is also leading to the free fall of the Trial motorcycle market, the FIM together with the Trial Manufacturers (Montesa-Honda, Gas Gas, Beta, Sherco & Ossa) has decided to take measures in order to find ways to revitalise this discipline.
The first change concerns the sporting regulations of the FIM Trial World Championships that, from 2013, will be “non-stop”. All categories of the discipline (World Pro, Open International, Junior, 125cc, Women & Trial des Nations) will now apply more dynamic regulations.
With the aim of making Trial more accessible, reducing the level of the sections, creating more dynamism, reducing the costs and increasing practice and participation, additional measures will be taken in the coming months.
Implications for Australia
There will be no change to the MoMS for 2013 with respect to this announcement. That is, the 2013 Australian Mototrials Championships will be run under the current "stop" rules.
Individual states and clubs may choose to run an event under non-stop rules via specification in the supplementary regulations for an event.
As the 2013 trials scene gets underway in Europe, Australian clubs and officials will no doubt take a keen interest in what the sections look like, as well as any other changes announced by the FIM.