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Charlie Knifton Best Mechanic

Charlie had the only clean sheet on what is now an ACTC Championship Event

Mechanics Trial winner Charlie Knifton blasting up Viaduct at the end of the day in the Subaru powered Scorpion. Photo by Calvin Samuel. For more of Calvins work goto https://www.facebook.com/calvinsamuelphotos

Forty Four cars assembled at Froombridge Mill for the Mechanics Trial, round 11 of this years ACTC championship as clubs are now allowed two scoring rounds. There had been torrential rain overnight but this slowly cleared during the day.

Charlie Knifton came down from Derbyshire, cleaned every section and won the event in his rear engined, Subaru powered, Scorpion. Locals Joshua Moss (Cannon) and Mark Hobbs (Troll) both dropped marks in the wooded complex before Merves Swerve to complete the podium.

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Tamar 2022

Wins for Keith Sanders and Tristan Barnicoat

Kofi Farley was at Park Impossible to capture the action
Norton Selwood was at Langleys

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Edinburgh 2022

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Paul Clay climbing Litton Slack on his way to a Gold Medal in his Class 2 Ford 10 engined Austin Seven. Photo by John Morgan

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Chloe Jones tackles the Edinburgh on a Honda Stepthrough

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Closely fought Taw and Torridge

Narrow wins for Tristan Barnicoat and David Haizelden

Tristan Barnicoat was one of three Solos to score a clean sheet, taking the Demar Trophy with a narrow Special Test Win over Rom Dobbs. (Photo by Paul Morris Motorsport Photgraphy)

In the car classes ACTC Chair Dave Haizelden (Reliant Scimitar SS) fought of the class 8 challenge to win the Penhale Cup, just one mark better than Charlie Merson in his Ford Special.

Kracken constructor Lee Peck was third car and came so near to a win but dropped four after going the wrong way after the restart on Wembsworthy 3.

Special mention to Nick Deacon for the only car clean on Rat Trapper.

Dave Haizelden
Charlie Merson
Lee Peck
Photos by Paul Morris Motorsport Photgraphy

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Dean Partington wins Exmoor Clouds in Historic Car

Charlie Merson was second and Jack Selwood third on a day dominated by lightweight front engined Class Eights

Dean Partington and Henry Hoggart returned Deans Falcon to the hills after thirty years and came away with the overall win.

Paul Merson and his team returned the Exmoor Clouds to the roads this year after a couple of years as a Covid imposed single venue event. They were rewarded by a full entry including no less than 20 Class Eight Cars.

Dean in his Falcon pictured on the front of Triple coming out the top of Calton on the 1991 Edinburgh Trial. He sold the car and moved on to improving Cannons before creating the Wasp. A few years ago he had the opportunity to reacquire the Falcon, updating it a little before returning it to the hills.
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Mibs Delf  (formerly Mibs Cleghorn) 1917 – 2022

This tribute to a remarkable lady gives a fascinating insight into motorsport after WW2

Mabel Edith Delf has died at the age of 105. She was born in Norwich, one of six siblings (three boys and three girls), but never liked her name, so from a very young age Mabel was known as Mibs and she became very secretive about her real name. 

Mibs alongside Ted Cleghorn, her first husband, on the 1952 Exeter Trial 1

Her first husband was Ted Cleghorn and she and Ted were active members of the Sporting Car Club of Norfolk from the earliest days of the club.  In the 1950s they were both committee members and their enthusiasm was undiminished through the 1960s and 70s until Ted died in 1974. Ted lost his right arm before the war in a lorry accident, but that didn’t stop him from competing in many trials and rallies, always in cars with manual gearboxes.

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Three Days of Trialling with the MCC

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For their 120th anniversary the MCC laid on a three day summer trial, named after Dick Peachey, the clubs late long term chair.

There were 95 entrries starting at The Egypt Mill in Nailsworth. 86 attempting the off road sections and nine competing in the Classic Road Trial. Day 1 encompat sections familiar to Cotswold Clouds and Allen Trial competitors before reaching Exeter University for the first nights stop.

Day 2 sections were mainly in Devon with a brief venture into Cornwall before returning to Exeter University for the second night.

Day 3 returned to Nailsworth via more sections known to Cotswold Clouds and Allen Trial.

Clerk of the Course Dave Middeditch had arranged for drivers and passengers to swap roles at Launceston half way through the event.

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Jim Mountain wins Bovey Downs in Class 7 Dellow

Close fought battle between Jim and Nick Deacon in his X90

Jim and Peter Mountain storming Normans Hump in their 1600 Dellow. Photo by Peter Browne. Click here for more of Peters Bovey Down Photos

Windwhistle Motor Clubs single venue event took place in the sunshine with plenty of grip available in the dry conditions.

The whole event took place within the confines of Bovey Down Woods, very familiar to Exeter Trial competitors who were able to see what Clinton and Normans Hump look like in daylight!

Clerk of the Course Nick Farmer provided 24 sections for the days sport, including two attempts at the familiar Exeter sections.

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Yorkshire Dales

Paul Merson and Ray Ferguson both had clean sheets with Paul best on test times.

This years Yorkshire Dales had a mostly local entry. Paul Merson being the only car competitor making the journey north from the West Country.

Dean Partington hoped to challenge but was penalised six for hitting a course marker on Watergate 2.

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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.

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