Camel Classic ends 2024 ACTC Year

There was a strong Class Eight Entry but Mark Seward and Patrick Keat had the lowest score of the day on their outfit.

ACTC Pouncey League Winner John Reeves negotiating the slippery leaves on Clinnick on his way to an emphatic Solo win Photo by Paul Jones

Camel Vale Motor Club had a full entry for their popular, season ending Camel Classic. In line with club tradition the Index of Performance is used to calculate the overall results. So it was Matt Facey in his familiar E30 BMW who went home with the Dave Keat Trophy as overall car winner.

ACTC points are awarded on total scores rather than Index and the lowest car score of the day was achieved by Keelan Hancock in the family Buggy, heading a field of 23 Class Eight specials.

In the motorcycle classes Mark Seward and Patrick Keat only dropped four marks all day on their outfit to win the Wadham Stringer Trophy.

Solo winner was John Reeves, the only motorcycle to clean the penultimate section, Hellings. This ensured his win over Mark Courtney who dropped ten here. This topped off a successful season for John, assuring him as winner of the ACTC Pouncey League for solo motorcycles.

Crackington Champion Simon Oates on Clinnick on his way to a Class Win. Photo by Paul Jones
Wheelspin Champion Paul Merson used his familiar Shopland Mk2 on the Camel. He also drove his recently acquired DP Wasp during the year. Photo by Vince Feeney

In Seven ACTC Crackington Winner Simon Oates rounded off a dominant season in his Liege by winning his class. Paul Merson had wrapped up the Wheelspin Trophy several events ago but finished well down the class eight field.

Video by Club Motorsport UK

There were some notable retirements. ACTC Committee stalwart Norton Selwood dropped out before Clinnick in his recently completed Beetle. Ray Ferguson had terminal brake problems after the first section and fellow Leige driver John Early retired after Clinnick as the recently inserted Suzuki engine wasn’t running properly. Then on the last section there was a bang as Simon Woodalls 2.1 litre VW Buggy engine cried enough.

In car in Class 1 with Oliver Payne in his Nissan Micra K11

Competitors enjoyed the tough forest sections although some felt there were a few t0o many restarts!

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