Taw and Torridge wins for Andrew Rippon, George Godkin and Steve Urell

Tough event for Class Eight with a lot of restarts

The Taw and Torridge had a strong outfit entry. Here Vince Feeney pictures Richard Maddern storming Hembury Castle on his way to a First Class Award. Steve Urell and Julie Williams were the best Outfit. Click Here for more of Vinces work on Facebook

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.

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Richard Kinver wins Bovey Down Trial

Roger Teagle was second in his Fugitive

Paul Brooks presents Richard Kinver with the Broken Diff Trophy for the winner of the Bovey Down Trial (Photo by Peter Browne)

Windwhistles Bovey Down Trial was held in warm weather with the opportunity to tackle both Normans Hump and Clinton in the daytime.

Richard Kinver was best overall in his front engined Ford Special, dropping 10 points on the day. Roger Teagle was four marks behind in his rear engined UVA Fugitive.

James Gibson was third overall in the Goo Ford Special but came so close to an overall win, falling short by dropping 12 on the third section and penalised six on the first timed test. But for that he would have been on equal points with Richard Kinver and it would have come down to test times!

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Yorkshire Dales

Wins for Mark Hobbs and George Godkin

Mark Hobbs was best car in his Troll. Photo by Henry Kitching

Clean sheets on a dry trial

InCar with Ray and Hannah Ferguson in their Leige

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Flora Wins for Gareth White and Kevin Miller

Diverse entry for the sports most westerly event.

Gareth White putting the power down on his way to winning the car category

The Pendennis Motorcycle and Light Car Club attracted its usual diverse entry for the Flora Trial. Off Road Bikes, Adventure Bikes, Outfits, Quads, Bikes on Enduro Tyres, Cars, no other Classic Trial has such variety.

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Late Finish for 100th Lands End

The event attracted a big entry, which together with the conditions, led it to finish well after the sun came down.

Its Dark as later numbers attempt Blue Hills 2 watched over by marshals who had little shelter from the wind and rain (Click here for Paul Wheatleys video of his climb)

The MCC wanted to make the 100th Lands End special and their efforts were rewarded with just over 400 entries plus 3o in the Class R all tarmac event. It was a different Lands End, with the route tuned to cope with more than a hundred extra competitors compared to recent times.

The early sections proved relatively easy, but Eddys Branch Line and Blue Hills took their toll as the event drew to a close.

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Barnicoats Triumph on Tough Torbay

Tristan was best Solo while Chris passengered Richard Maddern to a Sidecar Win. In the Cars Matt Facey came home in front of Duncan Stephens and Tom Jones

What no Mud! Solo winner Tristan Barnicoat on Penhale Climb, one of the few sections to escape the full effects of the recent wet weather. Photo by Vince Feeney

Torbay organisers Dave Haizelden and Keith Sanders like a tough trial and everyone knows this is what the event is all about. This year more than lived up to expectations with the wet conditions ensuring that grip and ground clearance were at a premium.

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Falcon Revive the March Hare Trial

Mark Hobbs came away with the only clean sheet in his Troll

The March Hare attracted an interesting and diverse entry. Star of the show was Dudley Sterry’s MG J2 in the hands of David Price

After several years absence Falcon Motor Club revived its March Hare Trial, moving it from the clubs home base in the Northern Home Counties to the Northern Cotswolds, the area where the club ran its Guy Fawkes Trial in the 60’s.

Clerk of the Course Dave Middleditch organised Falcons 75th Anniversary Trial in the area last year and the March Hare has been developed from that event. There were a few differences from most one day trials. The event included a lot of non-competitive green lanes and Gold, Silver or Bronze medals were awarded according to performance in class. Another difference was the start being some 40 miles from the finish, the 80 mile route winding its way down from the start at Porky’s Diner near Evesham to the finish at Egypt Mill, Nailsworth.

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Dean Vowden best car on Muddy Launceston

Alan and Patrick Keat came out on top amongst the Outfits and Matt Tilley was best Solo

Dean Vowden on his way to his overall win. Photo by Vince Feeney.

Launceston and North Cornwall Motor Club were back in Lew Woods for their 38th annual single venue Launceston Classic trial.

The day was mainly dry, but with all the recent rain it was a tussle against the mud. In these conditions became a Class Eight battle for the overall win.

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Tristan Barnicoat and Jack Selwood overcome difficult conditions for Chairmans wins

Competitors and Marshals were challenged by persistent rain turning the muddy sections into a quagmire.

With his BSA’s crankcase deep in mud retiring ACTC Championship Motorcycle coordinator Chris Barham resorts to leg power on Smallbrook Wood (Photo by Vince Feeney)

Tristan Barnicoat pipped John Luckett by one mark to be best Solo. Steve Urell and Julie Williams came out on top amongst the outfits

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Narrow Exmoor Win for Paul Merson

Paul and Zara Crane had a narrow win in the familiar Shopland Mk2 from Tom Walker and Tom Jones who were also in Class Eight. Guy Winsor was best Solo

Paul Merson and Zara Crane had a narrow win, equal on points with Tom Walkers Toyota engined Leige but coming out on top on test times. Photo by Paul Morris Photography where you can find more

North Devon Motor Club had good weather for the Exmoor Trial starting near Barnstable. It proved a tough trial for the lower car classes and only Class Eight came out with scores under twenty.

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