"TRials (TR is sometimes short hand for Triumph) is the annual gathering of the TR6/TR250 Car Club of the Americas...a.k.a. "6-Pack", so named because both the TR250 (1968) and the TR6 (1969-1976) have a 2.5 liter 6 cylinder engine. Prior Triumphs used a 4 cylinder engine, so it was a big deal when Triumph upgraded their roadsters to a six cylinder engine.
The TRials gathering moves to various locations around the country, and this year Ohio was chosen to hold the event. A local 6-Pack club does all the organizing work, and for 2016 The Buckeye Triumph Club did the honors. Mohican Lodge and Conference Center near Perrysville, Ohio, was the location....a perfect venue for the event. Lots of great roads to explore, great food to eat, and great people who all share a love for old Triumphs.
Mohican is located in central/northern Ohio, and since I live in NW Ohio, the drive for me was just about 125 miles. Other club members traveled from places like Kansas, Mississippi, New York, Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. Please note that most of the approx. sixty 40+ year- old- cars in attendance were driven to Ohio....not for the faint of heart!
TRials weekend starts with folks arriving on a Thursday and staying until Sunday. Thursday is registration day with a welcome picnic in the evening where participants greet old friends and make new ones. The organized fun began on Friday with a "poker run"....a 60 mile loop where you picked up a playing card at five locations with the best "poker" hand being the winner.
Triumphs all lined up for the start of the Friday poker run
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One of the card pickup locations was this cider mill / apple orchard!
The roads on Friday's run were terrific...lots of curves, hills, and all around beautiful. The Buckeye Triumph Club did a great job organizing the whole weekend. THANK YOU !
Saturday morning was car show time.
The cars were placed in various classes....concours (original) & concours (modified) were judged by a team of experts. Most other cars were placed in classes based on the year of the car and were judged by"participant choice".
The Triumphs were amazing to look at....check out these two engine bays!
A big part of TRials is just hanging out and telling stories!
Saturday afternoon was auto cross time...a.k.a "driver's training" ;-)
Tillie on a one lane bridge!
Let's see, just where am I ?
My wife and I had to explain to Tillie that is was time to head home!
All packed up in front of the lodge entrance...
There are some Amish folks living in the area, gotta be careful!
Tillie did bring home a first place award for the "modified" class participant choice
At the closing awards banquet on Saturday night, it was announced that the 2017 TRials will be held in Hershey Pennsylvania. Sounds like a sweet venue to me !
