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Taw and Torridge wins for Andrew Rippon, George Godkin and Steve Urell
Tough event for Class Eight with a lot of restarts
After taking a year off Holsworthy’s Taw and Torridge was back to resume the season after the summer break. There were some new faces in the organising team and some new sections but the start was still at its familiar Clovelly location.
It was nice to see a strong entry in Class D with six outfits taking the start. Andy Beveridge had the only “conventional” chair, the others having an Enduro style chassis.
Class eight dominated the car entry with fourteen of the 35 starters. A glance at the route card showed the specials were going to have a challenging day with a lot of restarts in store.
Although it was a dry day there was an awful lot of mud on Sewards Shimmy and after the bikes went through Rob Holdens BMW got well and truly stuck and couldn’t be extracted with manpower and the section had to be cancelled from the car results.
Continue reading “Taw and Torridge wins for Andrew Rippon, George Godkin and Steve Urell”Closely fought Taw and Torridge
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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Duncan Doubles Up on T and T
Duncan Stephens followed up his win on the Exmoor Clouds with a dominating drive on the Taw and Torridge
With Stuart Bartlett in the passengers seat of his UVA Fugitive Duncan had a day long battle Keith Sanders in his Reliant Scimitar SS. At the end of the day these were the only cars with single digit scores, the win going to Duncan on six with Keith on nine.
Apart from Duncan and Keith the remainder of the entry attracted some high scores on what was reckoned to be a tough event with some very steep sections.
The motorcycles had a strong class X entry. Ian Thompson was the best Solo amongst the regular classes
Continue reading “Duncan Doubles Up on T and T”Season Resumes with Taw and Torridge
There was plenty of grip after the dry summer even though there was some drizzle on the day.
Videos by Duncan Stephens and Josh Cook
Competitors appreciated Holsworthy Motor Clubs revised route which still included the classic Cutliffe Lane
Paul Merson was best car, dropping nine marks, the only four wheel competitor in single figures. Aaron Haizelden was second on 14 in his Reliant Scimitar.
Tony Hocking was best motorcycle, followed by Kathy Martin who was also best in Class B1. Steve Urell was best outfit.
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High Scoring Taw and Torridge
Dean Partington was best car on a Class 8 dominated, high scoring, Taw and Torridge. The event was muddier than usual for the time of the year
Videos by Norton Selwood and Duncan Stephens
Dean dropped 34 marks in his familiar DP Wasp, ahead of Paul Merson on 34.
Steve Grinter was best Solo and Leon Torres best chair.
In car with Mark and James Smith
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Taw & Torridge Trial 2016
Keith Sanders was best car, Tristan Barnicoat best motorcycle and Steve Urell best chair
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