Team ADA’s Lands End

By Adam Walter, Class B

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Team ADA happy at the top of Blue Hills

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.

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Dry Yorkshire Dales

Both Motorcycle and Car Categories had low scores as the sections were bone dry and there was a lot of grip everywhere. John Kenny was best Motorcycle, besting the versatile Steve Kingston on his Class A machine as opposed to the familiar MG Midget. Dean Partington was best car.

The dry sections put a strain on transmissions, Clive Kalber (Tucker Peake Pop), Lee Peck (Dutton Melos) and Dave Haizelden (Reliant Scimitar) all having their machinery wilt under the strain.

Sword Point 1 took away a few car clean sheets with a restart for 7 & 8 and a deviation from the main track for all proving problematical.

Both Dean Partington (DP Wasp) and David Golightly (Morton and Brett) only dropped two marks, Dean on Sword Point 2 and David on Watergate 2. The overall win going to Dean on test times.

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Paul Merson wins Bovey Down

Paul dropped 9 marks in his Shopland Mk 2, just one better than Stewart Green in his SG Gruffalow

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Jim Mountain restarts his Class Eight Dellow Mk1 just in front of a very slippery tree root! (Photo by Debbie Leach

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Flora Trial

Ryan Tonkin had a resounding win in the car category of this years Flora Road Trial in West Cornwall on 30 April

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Dry Lands End

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Dan Keat wins Presidents Trial

Dan won by one mark over Simon Groves who had Dick Bolt passengering in his rather smokey Troll in Camel Vales single venue event in Bonyala Woods

There were a couple of retirements. Dave Haizeldens run of bad luck continued when  an injector stuck open causing his Scimitar to loose power. Craig Allen had the misfortune to loose the exhaust on the Beetle he was sharing with Nigel.

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Tough Torbay Trial

12 March 2017

Norton Selwoods Videos from Coombehead Creek & Upper Kingswell, Keith Sanders from Simms plus InCar with Mark and James Smith

Provisional winners (after scoring relief – see results)

Best Car – Brian Andrew (VW Beetle) 19
Best Solo – Chria Barham 28
Best Outfit – Richard Madden – 30

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Camel Heights Classic Trial

Single venue event in Dunmere Woods on 5 March 2017

The Premier awards on Camel Vales Index went to Keelan Hancock (Motorcycles) who dropped two and also had the lowest motorcycle score and Martyn Harry (Cars). The lowest car score was Simon Groves in his Troll.

Videos by Duncan Stephens & Norton Selwood

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Chairmans Trophy Classic Trial

Matt Tiley was the only clean sheet in this ACTC Championship event for motorcycles on 19 February 2017. In the non championship cars Aaron Haizelden was on fire, dropping only 15 marks in his Reliant Scimitar SS, 12 less than Anthony Andrew in his Class eight car and Matt Facey in his BMW

Videos by Norton Selwood from Orchard Rise and Gullijohn, Duncan Stephens,  Matt Facey & Tim Nayler

The drizzly rain spiced up the sections on what proved to be a well received event by Holsworthy Motor Club.

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Northern Trial

Charlie Knifton was best car and Tony Whitehead best motorcycle but both were decided on Special Test times

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The eyes have it! Kathy Martin is determined as Dave Cook  pictures her on Telfs Challenge on her way to second overall. After the event she loaded up and drove down to Devon to compete on the Chairmans Trial the next day.

Fellside AC under Clerk of the Course Myke Pocock were able to return to some of the events traditional sections after the forestry work of recent years. There was sufficient dampness to make the sections competitive and the results went down to the wire.

Kathy Martin was leading motorcycle at the foot of the last section, the infamous Sandale. Her nearest rival, Tony Whitehead cleaned it on his KTM but the six Kathy dropped left them both on eight and the trophy went to Tony as he was faster on the Special Tests.
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