Trial Campo Canavese 12./13. Mai 2012
by Patricio

Giovanni Doughera and his team were calling to Torino. Walter Frei, also called " il contadino crazy" ( crazy farmer) picked up my Honda TL 250 and we loaded the Japanese lady next to the English BSA in Walter's Renault Espace. With a small wheel for loading the Honda just fited in. Then all the equipment, beds, etc filled the Renault. After 4 hours driving, inclusive an espresso after the tunnel del Gottardo, we arrived in the hills of Torino. Ueli & Theresa Meier were already there and saved a nice place next to their camper. Time to enroll, great friends form Italy, Svizzera, Austria, Allemagnia, Isle of Man, France, etc. Great open air museum of rolling legends, motos and riders!

My Honda with a transport wheel, not to forget the real one at home !	strong machine needs a strong man: Eric, the French Warrior
wow, a M49 Bulto 1969	Cemoto
nice Ossa, Mick would be proud about it	tank seat combo handmade in Italy
one finger clutch needs a strong finger or engineering brain	clover
the dream of each Ossa owner	a rare Parilla
Fabrizio e Walter parlando	Dario con sua Moto Guzzi
Honda TL 250 special	nice, never seen before
Exhibition	a Bultaco
travel in style with Opel Record Coupé 1968	bonjour Marc-Antoine
Wheeeeeely	yeah
Vincent avec Moto Guzzi

The weather was hot and humid. We had time to chat, watch the bikes in the camp and forming a team.

Swonda	Honswm
red Bulto
Alfredo from Austria	Michele from Germany
Ralph from Team Yamaha	nice Sneezy parts
ooh, a rare CCM, unfortunately I did not see it in action	new Yam built 2012
Sabino on his very performant Gilera	Patrick Garcia on Ariel 500
unknown Bultaco rider	Tiger Cub
wow, the Italian weapon: Moto Guzzi Trial Competitione	splendido
Cota 247 Ulf Karlsson from Fulvio Adamoli	Honda, Renault, BSA
Royal Enfield form Sweden	aluminium and unobtainium everywhere
hugh barrel	must be below 100kg
nice box of beer...I mean nice cub from IoM, below 80 kg	the redshaw's yellow peril Yamaha TY 175
Ulrico Meier's Honda 250	Ulrico Meier's Theresa is reading a Trials magazine
our guides Alessio	e Dario, Walter in the background
Dario e Walter, contente	Sabino e Giovanni "Nino" Doughera

The Italian Champions d' epoca:

standing from left: Giuseppe ( Pippo ) Bartorilla, Giulio Mauri, Giovanni Facchinetti, Giovanni Nolli, Renato Vittoni, Ettore Baldini, Albino Teobaldi, Fulvio Adamoli
on their knees: Fabrizio Rosina, Danilo Galeazzi, Enzo Afri, Massimo Schiattarreggia.

It was a great pleasure and honour to meet former Italian Champions and seeing them riding. I remember from the 1977 World Round Alpentrial Oberiberg Ettore Baldini on a blue Bultaco, which he is still owning and after many years took out of the garage.

Giuseppe Usellini's Bultaco	with a Wolf air filter for better breathing
Giovanni Tosco's BSA	Walter Frei's BSA, both are built by Hans van Marvick
oh, a Seeley meeting?	Jacek Swider's Zündapp
Ulrico, Alfred, Walter, Ralph, Micha, Dario, Jacek	les deux Suisses Vincent e Marc-Antoine

Part 2: On the Road to Trial