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Kyrle Trial

This year’s Kyrle lived up to its reputation as a rough, tough event. Rain the previous week had made the sections ultra-competitive and they certainly sorted out the men from the boys. Overall victory went to Peter Fear from the home club in his Dingo special who dropped 5 marks. Falcon’s Ian Davis chased hard for the lead all day, ending up losing 9 for 5th place overall and Neil Bray won a very competitive class four.

Neil Bray assaulting Waterworks on his way to winning class four.

Ten Falcon crews ventured West to the Forest of Dean for the Ross club’s end of term classic, starting from the services at the end of the M50. Apart from the MCC Falcon tied with Stroud for providing the most entries, which shows how strong we are in the trials world these days. Two of our newer devotees were running near the front of the field in class eight. James Lindsay had his type 4-powered Fugitive, while Ross Nuten bought out his ex-Geoff Margetts Dellow.

At breakfast Falcon members were anxious to glean reactions to the previous weeks March Hare. They were pretty positive and Dudley Sterry and Anthony Young seemed pleased with their awards. Shame yours truly mixed them up! I was able to give March Hare event reports to the people had taken part and was pleasantly surprised to discover how many people had already seen it on the Web. I maybe need to be a little more careful what I write in the future!

Scruitineering was a little painful if you were un-lucky enough to draw the wrong person. John Sargent was OK but the other guy was a bit excruciating, wanting to see things like Beetle batteries which is a long job as it involves removing the complete rear seat. All this was soon forgotten as the field got away under threatening sky’s, for the long run down to the first group of sections. Old Down was certainly new variation. Normally it’s the uphill exit track from Jack and Jill. This time it was a downhill observed section. You went down the hill to stop astride a line, then you had to back up to clear the line before proceeding down again. It was an interesting change and one we could consider for our own classic.

Jack lay in wait at the bottom of the steep descent from Old Down. This is a fearsome ascent through the trees without any fancy stuff like corners to complicate life. There was a deep hole a few yards from the start line and this was the end of the road for over half the entry. Ian Davis was the only Falcon to register a clean but Ross Nuten, David Thompson and Clive Booth all did well to get to the four and James Lindsay and Neil Bray weren’t far behind.

Jean was next on the agenda for classes 6,7 and 8. Nobody climbed it and Peter Fear dropped five, the only marks he was to lose all day. Ian Davis did better in his VW Buggy, getting all the way to the two to take the lead. The hill is a similar affair to Jack, but the start was on the track and there was a steep right-hander before the main part of the section, so there was no possibility to build up speed. This trapped David Thompson who under-steered straight on.

The lower classes tackled Jackson. The slope on this one was much gentler, but it was quite slippery and the ruts were very deep. It was an exciting full throttle drive, but didn’t have much affect on the results as most people cleaned it. By now the rain was falling steadily and this made the first special test quite slippery. The fast times were set by people who were able to spin turn around the bollard in the lane. The three point turners were much slower but didn’t put their bodywork at so much risk! The diff test was just up the lane. It was the normal rollers but it was far from a formality for some half dozen competitors who gave the organisers “cause for concern” and they said so in the results. However, as they were unable to carry out any further testing the let things stand at that.

Pludds followed the diff test. This is one of the Kyrle’s feature hills. Steep, straight and stony. A longer Simms without the spectators? There was plenty of grip, too much if you let the tyres down to much. Neil Bray and Matthew Sharrattt were the only class fours to clean it and from then on indulged in their own private battle for the class, leaving the rest fighting for third place. The yellow and reds had a re-start to spice things up. This defeated John Parsons, who probably had too much power and Clive Booth who probably didn’t have enough!

There was another long road section before the next group of three hills, buried deep in the forest. The rain had started to ease off but they were very, very slippery. Snompers was pretty straight forward but claimed the scalps of Ross Nuten and Murray MacDonald, Murray announcing that he was not having a good day. Tomlins Splash had alternative routes for the different classes. The blues and whites had a gentle, but rough track, the yellows and reds a steep smooth one. There were very few casualties, but one of them was quite a distinguished one, Julian Dommett failing for a four. Cockshoot had not been used on a trial for some years. The bottom was very rutted and rough. A slippery grass hairpin followed the ruts and the rest of the hill was pretty straightforward. Most of the class eight’s got up, but Ian Davis was a noticeable exception as he couldn’t get round the hairpin, dropping three and letting Peter Fear, Mick Workman and Adrian Dommett catch him and tie for a four man equal lead. The lower classes found it pretty difficult . Only two class fours got up, Michael Leete and Matthew Sharratt, and they both suffered quit bad body damage as they scraped up the side of the deep rut. Lunch was next, taken in a nearby picnic area, giving Michael a chance to see how the impact on the front wing had pushed in the double skinned panel in front of the A post.

Bluebell lay just across the road. It started with a very steep, slippery bank, surmounted by only the best of the class eight’s, plus super hero’s Julian Dommett, Adrian Marfell and Giles Greenslade. Most of the others in the lower classes dropped eleven, including Neil Bray, allowing Giles to gain the lead in class four. Adrian Tucker-Peake was marshalling on Cuddleigh Bank which was a very strange section, consisting of a long straight run up a flat muddy track before assaulting an impossibly steep bank. Waterworks was another strange section, weaving through the trees on a slippery camber, always assuming you could get up the steep bank at the start, which most couldn’t. This was probably the toughest hill of the trial, only five people cleaning it, including the incredible Julian Dommett in his side valve Dellow. Ian Davis was one of the un-lucky ones, dropping him from overall contention.

The trial was starting to draw to a close now, but not before another gem of a section, Lane End. If Pludds is a long Simms then Lane End is Darracott with teeth. It starts with a series of hairpins, leading to a straight, rutted sunken lane, all very slippery and pretty rough. Once again most of the class eight’s didn’t have to much trouble, apart from James Lindsay who couldn’t coax the long Fugitive around the hairpins at the bottom, Neil Bray got up OK but Giles Greenslade didn’t, and this allowed Neil to regain the lead in class four. Unbelievably David Haizelden climbed out the top in his Golf, making some people wonder if this machine has four wheel drive!

High Garlic lay at the top of Lane End, severely curtailed this year, emasculated as Anne Templeton used to say. This didn’t present any problems so it was on to the two Deep Dean sections to close the trial. This is the site of the famed “Robsons wall” but there was to be more entertainment this year as almost everyone had problems lower down. A few of the class eight’s cleaned it, but not Ian Davis who couldn’t get round the hairpin at Robson’s wall, dropping him back to fourth in his class. Outside of class eight there were only two cleans, the incredible Julian Dommett and David Haizelden who got up in his amazing Golf. For the rest it was a smoky end as they spun to a stop on the rocks, in full view of spectating competitors as they waited to watch before heading back to the finish at Ross on Wye.

1st Overall	Peter Fear	Dingo	5 marks lost
Class 1 & 2	David Haizelden	Golf Gti	36
Class 3	Paul Bartleman	Escort	36
2nd in Class 3	David Heale	Escort	38
Class 4	Neil Bray (Falcon)	Skoda	34
2nd in Class 4	Matthew Sharratt	Beetle	40
Class 6	Nigel Allen	Beetle	18
Class 7	Julian Dommett	Dellow Mk 1	9
Class 8	Mick Workman	GVS Mk 1	7
2nd in class 8	Adrian Dommett	Ford Special s/c	7
3rd in class 8	Ian Davis (Falcon)	VW Buggy	9
4th in class 8	David Foreshew	GVS Mk II	9

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24 January 1999 – Adrian Dommett wins Muddy Clee

Adrian Dommett won a very muddy Clee Hills Trial on 21st February, his climb of Bradburys Bank putting him into a commanding lead that he was not to loose all day. David Alderson and Adrian Marfell headed the chasing group although Adrian was aided by the class eight’s having to do more hills! The organisation was very professional. Superb documentation, plenty of marshals and recovery. In fact everything we have come to expect from Jonathan and Pat Toulmin. It was needed because the conditions were pretty dire. The heavy mud caused some appreciable delays and the field was well spread out at the end.

**Dudley Sterry supervising the team trying to extract him from the muddy hole at the bottom of Boynes Bouncer. Dudley retired with a broken gearbox after Longville**

There was another strong Falcon contingent on the Midland Automobile Clubs Clee Hills Trial. Neil Bray had Allison reading the route card as Marc Lawrence was hosting an Escort owners club meeting back on the ranch. Murray MacDonald was our other class four competitor, delighted that Hazel let him have a drive in her Beetle. PCT specialists, but not (yet) Falcon members, Mike and Duncan Stephens in a 1300 Beetle followed them.

David Thompson was driving in his first one day ACTC classic in his VW Buggy, running with Mike Pearson and Arnold Lane in Mikes Dellow Replica. Falcon’s trio of class eight’s was completed by ACTC Chairman David Alderson with Emma in the passengers seat. This was David’s first run in his Troll since last years Kyrle.

Mike Hayward was our only class seven competitor, driving in his first Classic trial in his highly modified Mk3 Escort. Finally there was another rather distinguished local driver, although he is not yet a Falcon member. John Quenby, the chief executive of the MSA, was giving his MG TC a run in the green sticker MAC closed to club event. I may be wrong but I believe, that as MSA head honcho, John is not allowed to hold a competition licence himself, so can only compete in closed to club events, like the MCC classics and this rare Clee MAC only class.

Competitors assembled for the start at The Boyne Arms, on the fringe of the Boyne Estate. With their usual professionalism Jonathan and Pat Toulmin had arranged for Lady Rosemary Boyne, mother of the present Lord Boyne, to present the awards at the finish. They did have some last minute problems. BT had dug large hole at bottom of Boynes Bouncer. It had been filled in but was to cause problems later as very heavy rain over last week had made this, and many of the other sections, very claggy.

FARLOW was the first section. Classes 2 to 8 went up the muddy track that cuts across a hairpin bend. The other classes had a re-start on the tarmac. The track became softer and more rutted the higher you went. The hill was covered in mud when the early numbers arrived and this played a significant role in the results in class four, which was running at the front of the field. Neil Bray was first to arrive and stopped at the ten. Each competitor got a little further as his predecessor ploughed a little more mud from the surface. Murray MacDonald was running half way through the class and dropped seven but the wily Giles Greenslade had his go last and got as far as the four.

In class eight both David’s Alderson and Thomson came out of the top for a clean but Mike Pearson stopped at the four. Farlow was Mike Haywards first ever classic trials hill and like most debutantes he didn’t give it enough welly off the line. The Kent motor coughed and spluttered in protest and by the time it had recovered the Escort had lost that all-important momentum and stopped at the seven.

The route returned to the Boyne estate for a group of sections. BRADBURYS BANK was more or less going to decide the trial. It’s a soft muddy track through the woods. After a gentle start there’s a sharp right hand bend up a very steep bank. All but one of the entry either under-steered straight on at the corner or floundered on the bank. Adrian Dommett was the hero who made it to the summit. The next best score was a seven, giving Adrian a substantial lead that he hung onto all day.

A note in the route card said BOYNES BOUNCER has never been climbed and it wasn’t going to be today either. It’s a steep muddy path and BT work had turned the bottom into a quagmire. Too far to the right down into a ditch. Too far left into a bottomless pit of goo. After the first couple of class two’s got well and truly stuck in the mud it was called of for everyone except class eight. Adrian Dommmett, David Alderson and Adrian Linecor were the three super-men who at least saw the top of the hill, even if they didn’t actually get there. Getting through the goo at the bottom was enough achievement for most people.

HILLSIDE was another section that got easier as the day went on. It’s a long, straight muddy affair, traversing across the slope of a wooded hill. There were some big bumps half way up just before Red & Yellow restart and David Alderson was the only Falcon to get through this difficult part of the section although Neil gave it a real good go.

BEAMFORD was approached via a track with a “we object” sign outside the only house along its length. Apparently the householder maintained the byway himself and thought the competitors would mess up the surface. Some post event work by Jonathan Toulmin managed to turn him into a possible supporter rather than an objector! The section started on the bank of a small river and went along its course for ten yards or so before coming out along a very muddy track. David Thompson dropped three here and both Murray and Neil had problems when they both hit the same boulder on the exit road the impact bending Neil’s suspension a bit.

There was more drama a mile up the road at HUNGERFORD. This is a great section. It starts on the road and turns right up the track. The section begins twenty yards up hill but you are allowed to start on the run. Murray and Hazel remembered this as a rough section and didn’t drop the pressures much. The wheel’s started spinning as soon as they hit the rough and they passed “section begins” at a crawl. They managed to continue until the big hump at the top, but by now they were going so slowly they couldn’t coax JAZ over. Mike Hayward experienced a similar problem. He was going much faster but his Escort is much lower and he grounded out. Mike Pearson and Arnold Lane didn’t get that far. They rocketed up the track but the side-wall blew out of a tyre with a tremendous bang just after section begins and they had to reverse back down.

HARTON WOOD was a nice blast up a tree lined rack and came with protesting local at the top for some. Sections nine and ten were the LONGVILLE Special Test and Section. Not too difficult unless you were yellow or red when you had one of those horrible restarts on polished stones to get back on the main road.

IPKINS ROCK looked nice and easy from the bottom, but there was a very sharp hairpin right near the top where the reds had to do a restart. In a way this was a blessing in disguise as it forced them to slow. A few of the non restarting lower classes had too much speed on and went over the side, including Greenslade’s senior and junior, costing Giles a class win.

THE JENNY WIND is a long straight blast up an old cable tramway, without very much grip. This was worse for the later numbers as it had started to rain, but at least this compensated for their easy run up Farlow. HARLEY BANK was a few yards up the track. It started with easy gradient but got a bit rutted near the summit where Mike Hayward ran out of ground clearance and stopped

MEADOWLEY was only for yellows and reds. It was particularly slimy and evil with deep ruts and tree routs to complete the challenge. Nobody came out of the top and it was the on-form Adrian Dommett who got the furthest to re-enforce his overall win, aided considerably by those huge wheels. The LOUGHTON SPECIAL TEST finished off the day. This was a dive down a muddy track, hairpin round a cone and back. All in the dark for the later numbers

Back at the Boyne Arms it was Adrian Dommett who was declared the winner, dropping only ten marks. This was despite having to do two more hills than most of the other classes. David Alderson was the best Falcon, winning class eight. Competitors were pretty spread out at the end. Running towards the front of the field Murray finished by three and was back home in Welwyn Garden City by six, while Mike Hayward had only just got to the finish.

The end of the event wasn’t the end of the excitement for Neil and Allison. They had a good run back to Bedfordshire but just a few miles from home the transmission gave up the ghost when Neil was changing down for a roundabout. Looking at the car afterwards Neil also found more water and dirt in the fuel system, lets hope he can get it fixed in time for the Cotswold Clouds.

Best Overall – Adrian Dommett – Ford Special – 10 marks
Class 0 for MAC members – Jeremy Nightingale (Dellow) 28
Class 1 – Adrian Tucker-Peake (Peugeot 205 GTi) 28
Class 2 – Barry Clarke (Grotty Chummy) 38
Class 3 and 5 combined Paul Bartleman (Ford Escort) 18
Class 4 Dave Sargeant (VW Beetle) 34
Class 6 – Mark Smith (VW Beetle) 17
Class 7 Adrian Marfell (VW-Alfa) 16
Class 8 David Alderson (Troll T6E) 22

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1998 Allen Trial

Another enjoyable Allen won by Tony Young in his Class 8 Ardley. More difficult this year as there had been enough rain in the week to make thing slippy, but not enough to wash the mud of the rocks! Murray MacDonald put in the best Falcon performance. Going round clean in his 1302, but Giles Greenslade pipped him for the class win with better special test times.

**Drama on Big Uplands. Pete Stafford waiting to attach the tow rope to Fred Gregories Dutton Melos**

It was another excellent Falcon entry on the Allen. Nine crews leaving the start just off Junction 18 of the M4. It would have been more, but the entry was over-subscribed and Simon Robson had his turned away. Neil Bray was down as a reserve and it was only on the Thursday that he got a phone call from Carlie Hart to say he would get a run.

The route followed a similar pattern to recent years, starting at Tog Hill which didn’t create any problems. These began at Bitton Lane and centred around the infamous re-start. This is situated on a left hand bend, it looks easy but it’s very deceptive. The gradient increases markedly just where the line is and the surface consists of small polished stones that offer very little grip. To make things more difficult this year they were covered in mud!

Neither Fred nor Michael got away cleanly, although Fred managed to get about ten feet before coming to a stop, wheels spinning, in a cloud of smoke. Murray found a good position, feathered the throttle, and drove away cleanly. Ian Davis was the only other Falcon to get a clear. In overall terms class four was the most successful, with over 50% clean, while in class six car only one car succeeded out of five, even Graham Brazier failing to burn his way up.

The later numbers arrived at Big Uplands to find a long queue. Conditions were quite slippery and there were quite few failures. This causes a problem as they had to reverse down the section, which is tricky because it’s quite rough. Then comes the big problem, passing the queue of cars waiting to attempt the section. All of this caused an increasing delay, up to ninety minutes for the tail-end-Charlie’s.

The first part of the section is straight and rough, with a surface of solid rock. This changes to loose rock just before a sharp left hander, where there is a re-start for the yellow and red classes. This area was very tricky. The rain the week before had washed a lot mud onto the rocks and they were very slippery. It would actually had been easier if it had been raining as the water would have washed the mud away!

Neither Neil Bray nor Stuart Cairney could get round the corner. Michael and Mike got a bit further but not much leaving Murray as out only clean class four. Fred didn’t make it off the re-start and had the misfortune to get his diff stuck on a rock reversing down. Now, the marshals on Big Uplands are notorious for not giving competitors a helping shove. Today was no exception, but eventually they summoned a recovery truck, a four wheel drive Toyota pick-up. This attempted to pull Fred up but it failed to move, all four wheels spinning fruitlessly. Meanwhile Fred had pumped his tyres up and this gave him the necessary increase in ground clearance to untangle his diff. Fred reversed down the hill but the drama was not over. First the Toyota had difficulty in getting back up the hill. Then after Michael failed he got stuck on a muddy verge trying to get past the queue for the section. Ron Bradshaw kindly towed him out, but the back bumper was wedged around a tree and got rather bent in the process! Mike Pearson and John Parsons both got away from the restart OK and went on to clear the hill, but neither Clive Booth nor Ian Davis were successful.

Guys Hill was next. Name sound familiar? This is the one that all the legal business is about concerning the road out of the top. I can remember on my first Allen we went out the end of the section. These days the gate at the top is firmly closed. It’s another one of these “polished stones” sections, made devilishly difficult for the yellows and reds as they have to re-start. It’s also one of the Allen’s two subdivided hills, the other being Burledge.

Stuart started off the line pretty well, but a plug lead jumped off about half way up. The engine fluffed and the Imp ground to a halt at the two. It was the same story for Neil and Marc in the Skoda, which really wasn’t running at all well. Our other class fours made it OK but none of the yellows and reds could get off that slippery re-start.

Fred and Murray were unaware of all Michael’s dramas on Big Uplands and were waiting for him at Guys Hill. They were able to watch a superb restart from Dudley Sterry. They reckon it took him the best part of a minute, but he got his rather special class 8 MG J2 off the line and up the hill for a clean. Julian Dommett and Tony Young were the only other re-starters to get away and clean the section. How does Julian do so well with that 1172 Dellow?

After Sandy Lane and Strode came Travers, which didn’t present any difficulty to the lower classes, but was more tricky for the yellows and reds who had to re-start. Earlier in the ear the Bristol club had made a gully near the top of the hill to reduce the damage caused by water. Fred and Pete got away well in their Dutton and so did Mike Pearson. The others weren’t so lucky and succumbed to the step and slippery rocks after the re-start.

The organisers had been carrying out more construction work on Burledge to reduce the depth of the ruts and make it less of a test of ground clearance. This certainly made a difference to Falcons class fours and only Stuart failed to drive out of the top, grounding out at the one. Fred and Pete made it OK in class seven, but class eight had things a bit more difficult as they had to re-start. This prevented a full blooded run at the rutted part and Clive wasn’t able to build up sufficient momentum, grinding to a halt at the one.

Mill Lane didn’t present any problems for most competitors but it was rough enough to break the suspension on Dennis Greenslades Reliant. Dennis seems to be breaking this car pretty regularly. I wonder how long he will persevere with it as it doesn’t appear to be very strong. Clive Booth was in trouble as well, with a broken exhaust manifold on his Dellow. It’s a casting and there was little hope of doing a satisfactory repair, so Clive and John retired. In all probability it was Burledge’s ruts that did the damage and they didn’t fancy knocking it off completely on John Walker!

Very soon competitors were going back down the rather wet lane approaching Big Uplands. Only this time it was sharp left after the bridge to tackle “Little Uplands” instead. By now Neil’s Skoda was running quite roughly and he was taking things easy to preserve the car. A little too easy as it turns out, as he didn’t have enough momentum to get over the big hump covering the drainage pipe, grinding to a halt. He needed the services of the Toyota, which was a little better than when it tried to help Fred but not much. About as much use as a chocolate teapot as they say!

Things weren’t much better for Neil on John Walker. The Skoda cut out about fifty yards after the water splash and had to be retrieved out of the section. Not an easy task in the dark as those of you that know the hill will testify. The remaining Falcon’s cleared the hill OK, so it was back to the finish for a well earned rest. Then it was off home, but not before the final challenge, turning right out of the start venue onto the busy main road. Think I’m joking? I’m not, and several competitors got so fed up waiting for a break in the traffic that they turned left and went several miles up the road to “U-turn” at the next roundabout!

So ended another Allen. Normally reckoned to be the easiest of the ACTC events, this one certainly had a few surprises in store for the complacent. It was a great event, run 100% on “real” tracks by a nice bunch of people. Long may it continue.

1 David Haizelden VW Golf 11
2 Peter Treliving Austin 7 0
3 John Bell Ford Escort 12
4 Giles Greenslade VW Beetle 0
5 Gillian Hayward MGB GT 19
6 Nigel Allen VW Beetle 6
7 Julian Dommett Dellow 0
8 Dudley Sterry MG J2 0
Overall Tony Young Ardley 0

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Kyrle win for Adrian Dommett

Five Falcons took part in the Ross clubs end of term frolic in the Forest of Dean. It had been raining heavily during the week and the hills were in prime condition. It was mainly sunny on the day, but there were a few showers. These made the running order important and affected the results quite a bit, catching David Alderson while he was waiting for Water Works, and he couldn’t get up the bank on to the main track. If he had David would have been the overall winner. However, we had the consolation of a well-earned class win by Neil Bray, after numerous punctures.

Neil Bray stuffs his Skoda into Simon Robsons wall on Deep Dean 2

Neil Bray’s first challenge was to get his Skoda through scruitineering and with John West in charge this was no mean feat! It’s John who advised Dave Nash that the Skeetle was a class eight, even though it complies with the rules for seven and there are some far more extreme motors in the class. (Yes I know this is supposed to be an event report, but your favourite column has to keep it’s reputation for controversy and have a little stir now and again. Perhaps we could have some letters on the subject!)

Once we were underway there was a long road run to the first group of hills, starting with Burnbrae, which had a diversion for blue and white. Even so it was no walk over and Murray MacDoanld couldn’ t negotiate the slippery hairpin. Simon Robson got round OK and cleaned the hill, his celebrations echoing through the trees! Neil made it, as did Frank Burton’s Skoda, but Giles Greenslade’s was the only successful Beetle.

Andrews Alley was a few hundred yards up the track. This steep and muddy horror defeated most of the lower classes but was cleaned by the competitive six, seven and eight’s. The dreaded Jill was next on the route card. Fortunately for mere mortals logging operations had made it inaccessible, to be replaced by a milder affair called Jackson. This wasn’t a pussycat though, long, muddy and rutted, you really needed to keep the power hard on, there wasn’t any fear of going off course, the ruts saw to that! Simon ran out of puff and grip by the four but the other Falcons cleaned it OK.

Then it was across the road to a special test marshalled by Simon Harris, who has competed on some of our PCT’s in a Golf GTi. Pludds was next, a steep rocky slope that defeated Murray and Neil. Simon made up for his Jackson’s debacle with a clean and so did Michael, despite a re-start, from which Mike Hayward bounced the Beetle away in fine style.

The next group of sections lay at the end of a couple of miles of well-made forest road. It was easy to imagine Colin McRae blasting down here in a glorious four wheel drift. Dream it had to be as the spoil sport organisers had imposed a 15 mph speed limit! Neither Snompers nor Tomlin Splash troubled any of the Falcons, although Simon was docked six on the latter, presumably because he stopped! It’s now down to our Mr Robson to convince the organisers that he ground to a halt after the section ends board. If he does he will take the second in class award away from Matthew Sharratt.

The half way halt at Wenchford picnic area saw some frantic work to put a new tube in one of Michael Leete’s tyres, punctured on the second special test. It was left to Neil to complete the job and as a result the pair left the stop near the back of the field. They were to drop further behind when one of Neils tubeless tyres left the rim on the slippery track up to Cuddleigh Bank and the bag jack kept slipping out from under the Skoda. The section itself was pretty horrific, very steep and slippery and only climbed by a couple of competitors, including our own David Alderson. David then proceeded to make the only successful climb of Lambswell to lead the trial. This was a really difficult ascent through the trees. It was very muddy and rutted but unfortunately not that steep at the bottom, allowing cars to build up a fair bit of speed. The problem was that there were some frightful bumps about half way up. They threw a couple of the faster motors out of the ruts and into the trees, including Murray MacDonald, to the detriment of the Beetles bodywork.

By now the later numbers were seeing some rain and this caused a major problem at Water Works as it made the lower part pretty impossible. It trapped David Alderson, he couldn’t get up the first bank, dropping twelve, which cost him the trial. Lane End came next, appropriately named as is at the end of a long muddy lane. The route card said that the hill had reverted to the original three-hairpin climb on ruts and rocks. This was academic for many competitors as the first corner was very tight and muddy and they under-steered straight on into the trees. David got round OK, and went on to clean the hill, but the rest of the Falcons failed at the twelve and Neil Bray picked up another puncture in the process. The inflatable jack got another fit of the sulks, so Michael Leete’s trolley jack was pressed into service again. By the time things were sorted out the other competitors had gone by and the two Falcon crews were running last on the road.

There was a sizeable delay at High Garlic and this gave Neil and Marc the opportunity to put tubes into the two dead tubeless tyres. The hill is another long, straight climb through the trees, with some nice deep ruts to keep you on the straight and narrow. Last year Murray had problems at the start and his Beetle slipped sideways to fail before the proper hill began. He did a bit better this year, but couldn’t make the summit and had to reverse down. The other Falcons did better and scored cleans.

Deep Dean’s one and two provided the finale. “Two” is the one with the hairpin at the end with Simon Robson’s wall ready to trap the unwary. The hairpin was pretty slippery and it was hard to stop the car under-steering in the mud. It was possible to get round as David and Murray proved. Neil gave the Skoda everything as usual but to no avail. The front wheels skated over the mire and Neil and Marc powered the Czech wonder into Robsons wall. Then it was back to Ross on Wye to sign off and head for home. An enjoyable event, pretty well organised, tough but not as fearsome as its reputation. Congratulations to Neil Bray on winning class four and commiseration’s to David Alderson on the win slipping away at Water Works. But as David himself says, class eight is very competitive and I am sure Adrian Dommett thoroughly deserved his victory.

Kyrle Trophy (6 marks lost) – Adrian Dommett (Ford 100E s/c)
Classes 1 + 2 (53) – David Haizelden (VW Golf GTi)
3 (41) – Paul Bartleman (Escort Estate)
4 + 5 (52) – Neil Bray (Skoda)
6 (17) – Nigel Allen (VW Beetle)
7 (11) – Roger Bricknell (Vincent MPH)
8 (11) – Mick Workman (Golden Valley Special)

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Exe Valley Trial 1998

Overall victory went to Dudley Sterry in his venerable MG J2. Murray MacDonald won his class on a wet and exciting, Exe Valley. Brian Alexander had the misfortune to break his gearbox on the last section.

**Falcons and Fiats awaiting the Death Destruction Derby. Sorry! Exe Valley Trial.**

Best Overall Dudley Sterry MG J2 – 5
Class
1 David Hazelden (Golf) – 16
3 David Heale (Escort) – 11
4 Murray MacDonald (VW 1302) – 9
5 Dennis Greenslade (Reliant) – 20
6 Gary Browning (VW Beetle) – 24
7 Roger Bricknell (Vincent) – 6
8 Adrian Dommet (100E Special) – 7

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It was a was an early start, and a long drive down the M5, for Murray and Hazel MacDonald and Michael Leete/Mike Hayward in their VW Beetles, to the start at the Halfway House Inn near Cullompton in Devon. It wasn’t so far for the third Falcon, as Fiat enthusiast Brian Alexander only lives a few miles up the road.

Brian’s wasn’t the only Fiat taking part. Alongside him there were two more Fiat 850’s, not a coincidence though. One was Brian’s spare car, the other the one he used at Brickhill, and still in PCT trim. Brian had lent the car to a neighbour for the day, in thanks for helping out with preparation of his Fiat fleet. The third Fiat also had an Alexander connection as Brian was its previous owner.

Just down the road from the start was an hours delay at the start of Section three. Yes I did say section three, as the first two were cancelled. It was to be one of those mornings. There was another hours delay at second hill and then it was on for a near two hour wait at sections five and six which were then cancelled while Nigel Allen’s passenger was helicoptered out with a suspected broken leg! So, it was gone two o’clock when the Falcon trio got to the third observed section which was number seven! There had been problems though. Murray had punctured getting out of the cancelled section and Brian was struggling with his Fiats gear selection.

Sections seven and eight were pegged out in a slimy wood. The first one was easy enough for Murray and Brian but as Michael is in class six he had an alternative route through a deep water filled hole, followed by a steep muddy bank which he couldn’t negotiate. The following section twisted around though the trees, then darted up a steep bank. Murray did very well here and got up to the four, taking the class lead in front of Giles (son of our hero) Greenslade.

The next section wasn’t really a hill it was a River! From the start all you could see was a marshal standing on the opposite bank and pointing up-stream. It started out OK, but it wasn’t long before the water actually got into Murray’s car so that tells you how deep it was! After 50 yards we re back on dry land. All the Falcons and Brian’s collection of Fiats made it OK but a few competitors didn’t, and ground to a halt with wet bottom’s. Great stuff.

Westacott was originally to have been a special test but was changed to an observed section at the last moment. It wasn’t difficult and the whole entry cleaned it. This was followed by Iron Mill, another muddy track with deep ruts, and a re-start which caught out quite a few cars. These included Brian, who was now getting very concerned about his gearbox, although the rest of the Italian collection was doing just fine.

Kennels was entirely different, a muddy wind through the trees with a tricky re-start. Michael and Brian didn’t get much beyond the first corner but Murray showed the way. He got of the re-start OK but not much further and dropped five. Along came Giles Greenslade who got to the four, putting him level with Murray again.

Bidgood Lane turned out to be the hill they call Port Lane on the Exmoor Clouds. This is a really fantastic section. It starts in the village and looks innocuous. Once you get going it soon changes character, getting steeper, muddier and more rutted. It’s very, very long and it takes a fair old time to get to the top and even longer to reverse back down again! All the class eight’s cleaned it, and so did Murray and Giles. Michael nearly made it but didn’t attack the last step with sufficient momentum and ground to a halt. He was very disappointed but didn’t feel so bad when the results showed that our hero himself had also failed at the two marker.

The final observed section was called Doddiscombe. There’s a bridge over a stream just after the start. The blues and whites were allowed to use it but the others, including Michael, had to go through the stream and up the bank the other side. The early number and the super-heroes didn’t have to much of a problem, but it wasn’t so easy for mere mortals running at the back of the field. Michael and Mike looked at the obstacle was some trepidation but decided to give it a go. Down the steep slope went the Beetle. Into the stream, then boot it and try to get all the yellow perils 50 bhp into action. Up the other side it shot. It slowed, Mike bounced, the wheels span, the Beetle clawed its way up, it was just going to make it. No, it stopped, keep the power on, bounce, sway, anything, everything. It was to no avail. The car had slipped sideways and dug its way into some soft soil up to its axles, so deep it was only just possible to open the door.

Crew and Marshals tried everything to extricate the car to no avail. They couldn’t push it out forwards and it wouldn’t go out backwards either. After ten minutes or so it was still stuck and the official in charge of the hill came down to see what was up. It was Tim Wheelock! He rapidly sized up the situation and departed. Presumably to fetch a JCB so he could bury car and driver! No, he soon returned with extra help and the Beetle was eased back into the stream to do a 3 point turn. After some persuasion it was then coaxed back out the way it came. Michael was very grateful and henceforth Tim Wheelock will be called “a very nice man” in this column!

That was nearly it. Just a funny regularity section to end the day. But it wasn’t very funny for Brian as his Fiats transmission finally called enough. Murray, Giles and Matthew Sharratt had equal scores on the hills and the regularity section but Murray and Hazel got the class with a fast tome in the special test. Then it was off for the long drive home. The Beds and Herts crews getting back around mid-night. Definitely an adventure.

Torbay win for Dudley Sterry

by Hazel MacDonald and Stuart Cairney

**Stuart Cairney flys round the bottom corner so he can get a run at Simms**

We had three Falcon crews at the Finlake Holiday complex near Chudleigh on 1st March for the start of this years Torbay. With two runs up Simms on the agenda it had lot’s of promise, and what an event it tuned out to be! Starting with a special test a few yards from the start. This consisted of a short blast along a straight bumpy track, followed by about 200 yards on tarmac, which included a couple of sharp turns. It was here that Murray MacDonald put down his marker, recording fastest overall time. Beating some Escort drivers who were indulging in some exuberant sideways motoring (and were risking exclusion if they went on the grass)! It was an amazing special test, more of a special stage really.

The first observed section was Simms. At this point it was Simms 2 Murray 2 for the Mac’s, but afterwards it was Simms 2 Murray 3. The others weren’t so fortunate. Brain Alexander got a two, while Stuart Cairney took a bad line and ground to a halt below the three marker.

From here it was on to Lower Dean. The lower part of this hill looks a bit like a moonscape with lots of bumps, all out of phase. Then there are some horrendous gullies near the top, after the class 6-8 restart. Brian retired after this hill, which caught a few people out. Baddaford Lane followed, but was not too bad this year, only class 8 had a restart, but nearly half the 16 motorcycles scored a 6 here.

The next hill was scheduled to be Middle Rocombe, which is the hill that the ‘men’ tackle on the Exeter, whilst the girls in their tin tops fail the restart on Slippery Sam!! However, a last minute re-route denied competitors a look at what Fred Gregory calls ‘The hill from hell’ and they went straight to Higher Rocombe (Slippery Sam). In the daylight he restart, which was in the usual place, was starting to look well cut up. No Falcon fails today and Stuart even found the tight right hand slot afterwards! Higher Shells followed, just a mile down the road and was cleaned by most. From here it was back to Finlake for another special test and the lunch halt. Murray was clean and leading the class at this point with Stuart on three.

After lunch came Finlake sections 7, 8 and 9. You drove up the hill a few yards and pulled into a lay by affair. On the marshals’ instructions competitors tackled the first hill, quickly followed by the second and then a third, through heavily rutted clay. It was 6,000 all the way for the Mac’s and JAZ powered it’s way through. Not so for Stuart who was swallowed up by an enormous crater on “three” and had to be towed out, but with aces like Paul Bartlemann stuck as well he didn’t feel to bad! Hero of the Day award must go to the guy who had the job of getting down in the mud to attach the tow rope – he was absolutely covered in it!

There were some ambiguities in the route card now and the next road section saw groups of cars parked at road junctions, having a conference to decide the correct route, with a lengthy detour up the dual carriageway and back for those who got it wrong. Eventually everyone found Northwood, which was no problem with all the Falcons clear. However, section 10, Pitt Farm (Waterless Lane) was a problem for a lot of people. Stuart’s Imp didn’t have enough ground clearance and needed a push to clear the deep muddy ruts. Murray provided excellent entertainment as he went sideways, scuffed the wing and filled the bumper with mud.

Tipley was next and stopped all of class 4. Stopping astride a restart line, rather than in a box, does not allow much room for manoeuvre. When, by what ever means, competitors did finally get clear of the restart there was no time to gain momentum before arriving at the class 6,7 & 8 restart. Murray kept saying “I hate that Tipley” and after a great deal of effort, especially from Hazel, they got away from the line, only to get stuck on the re-start designed for the other classes. A lot of cars wrecked tyres here, Stuart amongst them.

Lenda Lane was the next section. It was supposed to be sub divided 12 – 0, but instead they had put a restart in a deep crater half way up, which defeated all class 3 and all but Nathan Mitchell and Giles Greenslade in class 4. Murray’s class lead going out the window at this point. If you were in an Imp the problems started before the section. Two drainage pipes had been laid across the entrance track with just enough gap in between for an Imp wheel to drop in. Stuart and Jim Scott had to throw their passenger’s out in order to increase the ground clearance!

Then it was back to Simms, now pretty slippery, with two restart lines on the steep bit, one for classes 6&7 and one for class 8. Only Nathan and Murray went clean in class 4, Stuart managing another three. All that remained now was an 8 mile run back to Finlake and the final section, a PCT like climb of a mound. It had a slippery camber on the right. You had to keep as straight as possible, maintain speed and try not to slide across to the right. Murray floored it (I think this is the correct expression) and it worked.

Murray came third in class behind Giles Greenslade and Nathan Mitchell who won the class. Giles got a two on each attempt at Simms and failed the Tipley re-start but managed to clean Lenda Lane. Leaving Murray with12 and those two with 10 each. First position in the class was decided on special test times and it went to Nathan Mitchell in his Skoda.

A challenging trial, tough on the cars but well organised. The overall win went to “Super Dud” who went round clean.

Overall Winner – Dudley Sterry (MG J2) 0
Class 1 & 2 – Peter Treliving (Austin Seven) 2
3 – Paul Bartleman (Escort) 9
4 – Nathan Mitchell (Skoda) 10
5 – Dennis Greenslade (Reliant) 15
6 – Gary Browning (VW) 6
7 – Adrian Marfell (VW-Alfa) 0

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Allen Trial Beetle win for Graham Brasier

**John Parsons and Keith Harris emerge from the sump on Nanny Hurns. They finished third in class eight.**

We had super trialing conditions for the Allen. It had rained quite a bit in the week preceding the trial, so the ground was nice and muddy. However, it was dry on the day and the sun even came out for a while, so Arnold Lane was spared the soaking he received on last years wet event.

Arnold was alongside Mike Pearson in the Dellow Rep that was trailered down the M4 to the start, just off Junction 17. Mindful of the fearsome ruts on Burledge Mike was trying some different tyres with a higher profile in an attempt to generate precious ground clearance. John Parsons was our other class eight competitor in the familiar Westfield, with Keith Harris in charge of the bouncing department.

There were a whole gaggle of Falcons running line astern earlier in the field, headed by Triple winner, and Crackington cup contender, Murray MacDonald. The now familiar Red Beetle is not short of ground clearance, even though Murray has lowered and ballasted the front a little after some scary moments when the car threatened to turn base over apex when reversing down some of the horror hills on the Kyrle and Exmoor Clouds.

Both Falcon Skodas were running well after their successful Edinburgh. I don’t believe they had any mechanical changes but Simon seemed a bit reticent to talk about his carburettor so you never know. Matt had returned from his American trip and was alongside Simon while Martin Sheppard was bouncing for Neil. Team Falcon was completed by Fred Gregory/Pete Stafford (Dutton Melos) and Michael Leete/Mike Hayward (VW 1302 S).

The sections started with Tog Hill, presenting no problems since the fearsome bump was levelled a few years ago. That was more than can be said for Bitton Lane. The hill would be easy enough if it wasn’t for the re-start. A tricky affair, positioned on a corner with a noticeable increase in gradient. The surface is really tricky, consisting of compacted pebbles that become more and more polished with the passage of cars. It’s quite muddy just before the re-start line and it’s quite difficult to position your car. You tend to lose all traction when slowing as you approach the line. Then you are so busy trying to get to the line itself that you don’t have a chance to position the car. That’s what happened to most of us. J.P. got away OK and Fred took time to find some traction and thought he may have slipped back in the process, but the marshals couldn’t see through the smoke enough to notice! Neil came up to the line pretty fast, looked at the polished stones and decided the mud on the right was a better bet. The only problem was that’s where the marshals were standing. Fortunately they moved in time, Neil’s wheel’s bit into the rock underneath the mud and the Skoda pulled away easily.

Big Uplands was next on the agenda. This has been used on the Allen for many years. Most hills get rougher over the years but Big Uplands is an exception. The deep rut on the right of the lower slopes is nothing like as fearsome as it was a few years ago. It’s quite a straightforward hill for the girls in classes’ one to five, but us men have to re-start just before the 90 left. After this there’s a rough bit before the hill exits on the main road.. JP got away OK and so did Michael Leete, the first time in the five times he has competed in this event. Poor Mike Pearson was not so lucky when the Dellow Rep slipped back as he let the clutch out.

Guys Hill came next. This is the one that Mike Pearson was telling us about in his article about the legal status of trials hills in the November magazine. The girls didn’t have to re-start so they all cleaned it OK. Things were different in the mens classes. They had an extremely difficult re-start on the polished stones between the tree roots and all the Falcons in six, seven and eight failed to get away. This was the norm, most six, sevens and eight’s couldn’t restart and only a select few achieved a clean. In class six Graham Brasier went clear in his 130 hp VW based Bitza and so did Nigel Allen in his Beetle. (By the way I think Graham Brasier is a nice, friendly guy. I just don’t think his car should be in class six. I have heard through the grapevine he is now selling this machine and migrating to class four). All but one class seven failed. The exception being Julian Dommett in his 1172 cc, sidevalve engined Dellow Mk1. Is that man a good driver or what. In class eight it was only Antony Young who went clear in his buggy. All the Cannons, Trolls and GVS’s either failing to re-start or grinding to an immediate halt. The Mill Lane special test was nothing special but the approach lane was decidedly interesting with some very deep ruts cut out by either tractors or four wheel drives. They were OK in a properly prepared trials car but pity the poor beginner driving a standard car in his first event.

Elwell was the final offering before lunch. Everyone remembers last year when it was very wet and muddy and it was so difficult to get across the field at the end. The surprise was at the bottom this year. The farmer had built a concrete hump just before the water splash. It’s hard to know why, maybe it’s a culvert or something. Anyway it was a challenge for anyone without plenty of ground clearance. The Falcons had become split up by now. Murray and Neil were together, Simon was a few cars back, followed some way behind by Michael and Fred who had stopped for petrol. There was quite a queue when they arrived, waiting for Philip Roberts and his dead Escort to be towed out. The halfshaft had moved on the bearing and they had lost drive. Later on Mike Hayward saw Philip and told him about the autocross trick of putting a blob of weld just behind the bearing. Murray and Neil got away OK but there was another delay when Simon got his Skoda stuck firmly on the hump and had to be towed off. The marshal at the foot of the hill had warned Simon about the severity of the hump. He tried to ease the Czech wonder climber over slowly, fearful of damaging the petrol tank. Unfortunately it bottomed out with all four wheels in the air Next time Simon go faster and fly over it like the rest of us!

Then it was off to Chew Valley lake for a rest halt beside the reservoir. Unfortunately the cafe was closed this year so it was sandwiches from home rather than Cumberland sausages. Strode was next, approached up a watery lane. The hill is all about a re-start that I thought was easy, but caught Fred Gregory unawares, the other Falcons going clear. Travers was pretty straightforward for the girls and they all went clear. Some of the men had problems on the usual tree rooty re-start, supervised by Jim Travers himself, and both Mike Pearson and Michael Leete failed. They got off the line OK but couldn’t build enough speed and spun to a halt on the roots a few yards further on.

Up until now Mike had not been having a good day but that was to change on Burledge. This is one of the Allens guaranteed “stoppers”. It starts on a rocky track, with a huge bump a few yards from the line where a water pipe has been culveted. After a 45 degree right hand bend the horror of Burledge comes into view, a dead straight rutted track about a hundred yards long. And when I say ruts I mean r-u-t-s. They really are deep and it takes a combination of ground clearance and momentum to get you through.

Mike had searched around at home to find some really high profile KUMO rubberware which he pumped up really hard. He eased the Dellow over the culvert and around the corner to the class eight re-start. Pulling away Mike applied the power just right and with Arnold’s assistance found the grip to cruise out the top. JP had a re-start as well but frankly stood no chance in the low slung Westfield and failed at the two.

Fred and Michael joined the girls on this section and were allowed a straight climb. Michael was pleased with his two but Fred had started to experience problems a few hills earlier and had to drop back from the start line to tinker with the electric’s. (This took a bit of time because although he is a really nice guy Fred is to automobile electric’s what the late Cyril Smith is to hang-gliding). Once Pete Stafford and Fred got going they did quite well, but with the Dutton on comparatively small wheels they ran out of ground clearance at the three. Our two giraffes in class four did well. Neil got a one and Murray stormed out of the top wondering what all the fuss was about, but the low slung Robson Skoda stopped at four.

Murray’s triumph was short lived as he failed to get out of the sump on the infamous Nanny Hurns special test. It was pretty greasy this year and if you applied the power too soon you understeered into the tress. Neil Bray and Michael Leete experienced the same fate but Fred, Mike and JP all popped out without any problems. Simon did very well to come out with the Skoda. Competitors are allowed to inspect Nanny Hurns before making their runs and Simon had seen a few abortive attempts. So it was right down on pressures at the back and the front wheel that would be on the outside round the tricky corner. Then gently, but not to slow, into the sump. Get the front wheels onto the slope and half straightened, then apply the power. It worked!

Mill Lane, Little Uplands and John Walker concluded the trial. None of them were very difficult but boy were they good fun. Long, wet and rough enough without being car breakers. The Allen certainly boasts some enjoyable hills, there isn’t a make-weight amongst them. So it was back to the finish to conclude an enjoyable day and compare notes.

Murray and Michael had trouble free runs in their Beetles and so did Neil. Simon had the misfortune to damage a front wing when he had a collision with a car in a passing place on a single track road. Fred had to keep fiddling with his electric’s to keep the Dutton going. Mike Pearson had a puncture on the road section before John Walker. Finally JP’s Westfield started to make clunking noises from the diff after the Elwell Hump. John carried on but thinks he may have chipped a tooth on the crown wheel. Results wise John was our only award winner, coming third in a well-supported class eight. But I think I can speak for everybody in saying what a great day we all had. Roll on the next Allen Trial.

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The 1997 Exmoor Clouds

by Murray MacDonald

I gave the Exmoor Clouds a miss this year in favour of Falcons Brickhill Trial. However, Falcon were represented by Murray MacDonald – This is how he got on……………..

We managed to win our class despite errors on Luccott and Druids. But for these we believe our score could have been two, or even less. Owen (Briggs) was a non-starter as he had the flu. David Alderson didn’t have such a good day this year and was particularly unlucky to be docked two on Port Lane.

Incidentally, now we’ve reached the top, having failed on the lower reaches last year, we can see Port Lane is a Mega Hill. It has the lot! It’s steep, rough, loose in places, has gullies cambers, and rock steps. Not many saloons reached the top. Even Paul Bartleman dropped his only score on this one (2). We of course were the only class four to the top!

Glenthorne , the hill by the sea, was cancelled again this year. After a very long wait, during which the entire field had arrived, it was called-off for all except seven and eight. This meant an about turn, so we ended up one of the first cars on the road, just the same as last year. But we still didn’t finish ‘till 6.45 pm. My guess is that the late runners probably finished around 9pm.. The last pair of hills was cancelled due to the event running late. The Minehead club and it’s officials certainly have a laid-back approach! With all the stories regarding the drop from the section I’m glad we didn’t have to attempt it.

When we arrived at Vinegar hill, where we had our incident last year, we were greeted like old friends. Yes, it was the same crew of official’s who immediately recognised us. The start line marshal (who was not present last year) said he had been told all about our problem. It’s strange how things change year to year. The hill was nothing like we remembered it, and we powered our way up.

Luccott caught us unawares. The hill started on the level, went up a gradual incline to a tight ninety left, halfway round which appeared to be an almost vertical rock slab. I failed to go wide enough to get round the corner. Most class four’s made it. Oh! I forgot the punctures. We had one on the motorway on the way, which left us with one spare. So we had to proceed with considerable caution. We had another puncture on Steep Lane, so now I had no spares. Then we had another one on Ewarts Pickle. Luckily Adrian Marfell was kind enough to lend us his last spare, having had two punctures himself, to get home on. Paul Bartleman had three punctures on the first four hills and a total of four by the end. Dennis Greenslade (our hero) told me he has only retired from two classics when driving Beetles. Once when he bent a strut on his 1302 and once when he had three punctures on the Exmoor Clouds! Since then he ha generally carried three spares.

We also won a special award on Ewarts Pickle (Slade Lane). A hill difficult to describe. It has ruts, cambers, is steep and has PCT content. Quite an achievement to clean it. Because of my second puncture I darn’t go too low on pressures from Steep Lane on. Druids was a very greasy grass track (I know now but didn’t at the time). In my opinion the Beetle needed 8 psi. Perhaps next year! There was the normal enormous green lane mileage, a feature of this event. It really was a great adventure again, can’t wait till next year. But Hazel and I think we would stay down for the Saturday and Sunday night (we didn’t get home ‘till midnight).

Best Overall – Mick Workman (Golden Valley Special) 0
Class 1 – David Hazelden (Golf) 34
Class 2 – The WW’s 31
Class 3 – Paul Bartleman (Escort) 2 (This man is amazing)
Class 4 – Murray MacDonald (VW 1302 S) 14
Class 5 – Dennis Greenslade (Reliant) 26
Class 6 – Nigel Allen (Beetle) 8
Class 7 – Roger Bricknell (Vincent) 2
Class 8 – Bryn Corfield (VW Buggy) 3

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