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Charlie won a closely fought battle with a packed field of competitive Class Eights
The Kyrle returned for the first time since 2019 after issues with access to forestry sections on top of the Covid epidemic.
The event attracted a big Class Eight entry with 16 of the 44 starters coming from the specials class.
Continue reading “Charlie Merson wins Kyrle”Not quite as much mud as last year
Clerk of the Course Chris Barham Reports :-
After the challenges of 2021’s Tarka Trial, I tried my best to make this years trial a more enjoyable event with a range of sections rideable even if the weather gods decided to drop copious amounts of rain on us. True to form it rained! Solidly for the best part of the morning in fact. The trial though, went smoothly without any sections becoming mud baths.
Continue reading “New Sections for the Tarka”Charlie had the only clean sheet on what is now an ACTC Championship Event
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.
Continue reading “Charlie Knifton Best Mechanic”Wins for Keith Sanders and Tristan Barnicoat
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Narrow wins for Tristan Barnicoat and David Haizelden
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.
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Charlie Merson was second and Jack Selwood third on a day dominated by lightweight front engined Class Eights
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.
Close fought battle between Jim and Nick Deacon in his X90
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.
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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Wins for Gary Browning, Steve Urell and Andrew Kearns
Organisers Dave Haizelden and Keith Sanders believe in tough trials, who will forget 2018 in the snow! This year they were thwarted by the dry conditions but still put on a challenging event.
Last year Covid constraints necessitated started and finishing in Ashcombe Woods, with a simple route, as car drivers were not allowed passengers and had to navigate themselves.
This year the start and finish in the woods was retained, together with the opening and closing sections.
After Ashcombe Woods the Kingswell sections for cars were bone dry, quite a contrast to usual, and there were only a handful of penalties.
Continue reading “Dry Torbay”Alan Keat, Richard Maddern and Ryan Tonkin take the honours
Launceston and North Cornwall Motor Club had good weather for their Single Venue event in Lew Woods.
Continue reading “Demanding Launceston Trial”
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