Flora Trial

Tristan Barnicoat and Gareth White scoop the Major Awards

Tristan Barnicoat only dropped 5 marks on his way to being Best Motorcycle

Based in the Redruth area the Pendennis Motorcycle Clubs Flora Trial is open to Motorcycles, Cars and Quads.

Gareth Andrew captured some of the Car action. The winning Marlin is currently for sale!

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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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Keith Sanders Best Car on Flora Trial

It was a narrow victory for the Scimitar

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Keith and Dawn Sanders avoiding the Bluebells in Frasers Wood on their way to the best car award. Photo by Ian Butler. Click Here for more of Ian’s Flora Photos

Organised by the Pendennis Motorcycle Club The Flora Trial, starting in Redruth, must be the most westerly event on the calendar.

Keith Sanders was best car, dropping six marks, one better than Clive Kalber in his Dutton Melos. The result came down to the wire though. Clive was leading when he dropped two at the last section at Lanner Green which Keith cleaned.

A. Kearns was best Solo motorcycle.


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Simon Groves Best Car on Flora Trial

Starting in Redruth the event took place over 65 road miles and attracted a wide variety of machinery

Video by Emma Groves

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The Eyes Have It as Xanthia Petherick Concentrates (Photo by Steve Powell)

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The Flora was a very Inclusive Event. L. Darnell on one of several Quads taking part (Photo by Steve Powell)

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Ryan Tonkin emerges from the Jungle (Photo by Steve Powell)

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Steve Urell was on his familiar Outfit (Photo by Steve Powell)

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S. Martin gets some air on his Monkey Bike (Photo by Steve Powell)


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