Falcon 75th Anniversary Trial

A Celebration of Falcons Trialling History in the Cotswolds

Michael Gibson on one of the Fry’s Quarry Section. Photo by Andrew Brown who provided a lot of the information from his archive in the Souvenir Program

Whilst this was a competitive event it wasn’t pitched at those who thrive on hardcore sections. More something you could unearth the pride and joy from the shed and give it a run or just enjoy a nice day out with your bike or car and tour some historic sections that haven’t been used for many years. It was also the ideal occasion to give beginner’s a relatively gentle of experience of what the sport is all about.

So although we will include the results in the links we will focus on the sections and the machinery.

Ian Moss traversing Selscombe Wood in his Ford Model Y. Ian is the third generation of his family to trial this car (Photo by Dave Middleditch’s Dad) Click here for more
Dave Cook captures Ben Giles and his family crossing Kineton Ford. Somewhere under the water is Bens wonderful Skoda Octavia which may be the car trialled in the past by Mike Hinde. More of Dave Cooks Photos
Falcons Michael Leete and Mike Hayward in Michaels Dellow Mk1. Michael competed on the last Guy Fawkes in 1971, passengering Pete “Mad Dog” Smith in his 105E Anglia. More of Dave Cooks Photos
Dave Cook was photographing on several sections and like the marshals who were on duty at three hills had his own adventures on the day. Here Dave captures the action at Kineton Ford from a fixed camera
InCar with Kevin Lindsay in his VW Buggy
InCar with Simon and Charlotte Lewis on the Colesbourne section
InCar with Michael Leete and Mike Hayward 1600 Dellow Mk1

Links:-

Full Final ResultsDownload

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