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After a couple of years off due to Covid the Lands End Trial resumed with multiple starts and a bumper entry dominated by the 173 motorcycles at the front of the field. These were followed by 132 cars. The entry was supplemented by 39 in Class 0 which missed out a couple of the most damaging sections and 17 in the all tarmac Classic Road Trial.
The entry included a number of the new Class S for Step-though motorcycles and scooters including a large Cornish group on C90’s whose enthusiasm and commitment were infectious.
Coming on 9pm when the last finisher signed off.
The entry converged on Bridgwater Rugby Club a little later than usual and later numbers found it locked and dark so not only did they miss refreshments but also the all important toilets.
Felons Oak was the appetiser with its rocky restart difficulties enough to shatter a few Gold Medal aspirants dreams while Class 0 tackled the milder Catsash.
100 Years of Beggars Roost
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Crackington
Demanding Restart on Blue Hills 1
What many called “that silly little horseshoe” caused its usual problems this year with a tricky restart for the more competitive classes on the cobbled rise back to the road, followed by a very tight turn. Using the bank to get round this corner proved an issue for some and Lee Peck and Arnold Lane ripped their cars over. Lee had expected to debut his latest Kraken but changed to his Class 4 beetle after some last minute teething issues.
Even without a restart the cobbles and tight turn can catch the unwary as shown in the excellent InCar Video by Simon Lewis.
Into the Sun on Blue Hills 2
he sun was very low in the sky for later numbers and anyone without sunglasses was in real trouble to see where to go as they approached the left hander.
Links :-
- Lands End Trial on the Classic Trials FB Group
- All the Lands End Trial posts on the Classic Trials FB Group This link works in a Browser but you may struggle with it in the app
- Bob Blackman Blogs on his Lands End
- From Sweden to the Lands End Trial Blog
Links to Photos
- Bikes at Crackington by Donuts Photography
- Open Cars at Crackington by Donuts Photography
- Closed Cars at Crackington by Donuts Photography
- Class 0 and R at Blue Hills by Andrew Trenoweth
- Cars on Blue Hills by Andrew Trenoweth
- Motorcycles at Blue Hills by Andrew Trenoweth
- Simon Lewis Blogs on the Lands End Trial
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