Andrew Rippon Best Car on the Flora Trial

Last Years ACTC Pouncey Champion Richard Maddern was Best Solo in Class A

Andrew and Lorraine Rippon in their big engined Beetle were best car on the Flora Trial. Photo by Arthur James.
Previous Flora car winner Keith Sanders crossed the Tamar to compete but had to give best to Andrew Rippon. Video by Mark James

Organised by The Pendennis Motorcycle and Light Car Club the Flora Trial is held in deepest Cornwall. Starting and finishing at The Star Inn, Vogue. near Redruth there were 26 sections for bikes over the 7o mile route.

Quads in the rain on the Flora. Photo by Gareth Andrew.

The diverse entry included classes for regular bikes, cars, bikes with enduro tyres, step-throughs and Quads. The nature of some of the sections meant the cars had to skip some of them but never less tackled 16 hills and two timed tests.

Triastan Barnicoat gets his front wheel in the air in the Enduro Class. Photo by Gareth Andrew

Starting off dry the rain came in during the afternoon but it didn’t damp the enthusiasm of a mainly local entry.

Tom Powell and Simon Groves tackle a stoney section on their 540 KTM but it was Steve Urell and Julie Wiliams who made it a double after the Torbay. Photo by Gareth Andrew

Links:-

Provisional Award WinnersDownload
Provisional Full ResultsDownload

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