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Ryan Tonkin was best Car, after Aaron Haizelden received a marker penalty. Rom Dobbs was best Motorcycle.
With the West Country battered by storms in the days preceding the event the organisers were faced with some tough choices deciding to cancel a couple of sections because of access problems before the trial passed through. Continue reading “Tough Tamar”
Last years winner Stuart Bartlett won the Exmoor Clouds again, dropping 18 marks in his Cannon, one less than Anthony Andrews in his Buggy
Held on the same day as Strouds Mechanics Trial the sections on this years Exmoor Clouds were mainly muddy, held on private land, compared to the rough stoney Byways of a few years ago.
Stuarts win was despite dropping 12 on Bratton Ball 2 when the other leading contenders lost only five or six.
Rom Dobbs was best Motorcycle on his GasGas.
Results
Overall – Nigel Moss
2. Bill Bennett
3. Charles Haywood
4. Sam Holmes
5. Phillip Buckle
6. ?
7. Mal Allen
8. Terry Hart
Rated Rough = 1 Tough = 1.2
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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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The Salamander is rear engined, weighs 720Kg and is powered by a Peugeot 205 GT1 engine. It is registered as a Salamander on the V5
The Salamander on the road
The Salamander is now available at £4995
David Golightly just missed an overall win on test times last year. This year he went one better, beating Dean Partington on the hills. Phil Sanders was best Motorcycle
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Edward Wilkins won the MG Car Clubs Kimber Trial in his MG TC
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By Adam Walter, Class B
Team ADA went partially back in time for the Lands End trial this year. I kept with my trusty, modern Yamaha XT 225 (Serow) but Dad opted for his 1959 Greeves 197 which he used a few times on the trial in the early to mid 80s. Adrian, meanwhile, chose to tackle the trial on a Honda SL175. I think the aim was to spice things up a little.
The second thing I noticed on the way to Bridgwater from Plusha, after the first which was plenty of blue smoke coming from Dad’s Greeves, was the slower pace we’d be travelling at this year. That being said, we managed to keep pretty well to time throughout the whole trial. The only holdup was at Hackmarsh, if my memory serves me correctly, which opened about an hour late for some reason. Still, it was a chance to have a bit of banter with the other riders.
Classical Gas 