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A Tough Trial with only four marks separating the top ten cars. Restarts and deviations made it challenging for Class Eight and only Tom Jones broke into the top ten to gain Wheelspin points.
Minehead Motor Club restarted the season after the summer break and Clerk of the Course Paul Merson had worked hard to create some exacting sections in the inevitable dry conditions. He succeeded and there was a closely fought battle amongst the cars with Neal Vile and Paul Watson ending the trial on 17 points in Class 90 X90 and Class 7 Hillman Imp respectively.
Continue reading “Exmoor Clouds win for Neal Vile in his X90”It was a decisive victory, Justin was the only competitor to score in single figures. However, it was close behind, the next three covered by only two marks
Windwhistle attracted a diverse entry for this years Bovey Down and were rewarded by a dry day.
Continue reading “Justin Llewellyn wins Bovey Down in Sidevalve Dellow”Julian Lack was back in his familiar Liege and finished one position behind Dean
Although this years Yorkshire Dales was held in good weather there had been a lot of rain during the week and some of the sections were ultra competitive. The first section Watergate proved very challenging with water being dragged up the section. Clerk of the Course John Rhodes made the difficult decision to cancel the hill to reduce delays so early in the event as it was taking a lot of time for failures to clear the section.
Continue reading “Dean Partington wins Yorkshire Dales”Tristan Barnicoat and Gareth White scoop the Major Awards
Based in the Redruth area the Pendennis Motorcycle Clubs Flora Trial is open to Motorcycles, Cars and Quads.
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Sadly a well known competitor passed away during the event after a medical emergency.
Dave Middleditch had promised a different Lands End and delivered with more sections than usual, four special tests, a handbrake test and passage checks to ensure competitors followed the correct route.
Continue reading “A Different Lands End with an Unhappy Ending”A very wet week leading up to the trial made for tough conditions on the day.
Wins for Steve Kingstone, Alan & Patrick Keat and Dean Vowden
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Mark Wills best Solo and Steve Urell/Julie Williams took the Outfit award on a tough day made even more difficult for later numbers when the rain came down in the afternoon
Returning to its traditional start at the Kennford Court Hotel the Torbay attracted its usual good entry. The start list was dominated by no less than 17 Class Eights, drawn no doubt by the Torbays reputation as a tough trial.
Principle organisers Dave Haizelden and Keith Sanders had to contend with a very wet period leading up to the trial which made some of the sections a little more challenging than planned. Then rain on the day itself made some very slippy for the later numbers.
Continue reading “Simon Oates wins Torbay in his Liege”A Celebration of Falcons Trialling History in the Cotswolds
Whilst this was a competitive event it wasn’t pitched at those who thrive on hardcore sections. More something you could unearth the pride and joy from the shed and give it a run or just enjoy a nice day out with your bike or car and tour some historic sections that haven’t been used for many years. It was also the ideal occasion to give beginner’s a relatively gentle of experience of what the sport is all about.
Continue reading “Falcon 75th Anniversary Trial”Two in a row for Jack Selwood in his DP Ford. Can he make it a hat trick on the Torbay?
Holsworthy Motor Club’s Chairmans Trial is now established in the ACTC Championship alongside their September Taw and Torridge event.
Starting at Holsworthy Cattle Market the route headed out towards the Hartland Peninsula, embracing Sutcombe, Hackmarsh and Cutliffe Lane, all well known from the Land s End.
Class Eight was a dual between two very different cars. Jack Selwood was in the historic DP Ford, a lightweight Front Engined RWD with 1500 pre-crossflow power. Roger Teagle had his rear engined UVA Fugitive with a two litre motor.
The two were neck and neck all day but it was Jack who found the extra grip on a leafy Holdridge Hill where he got to the four.
This wasn’t the best performance on Holdridge Hill though. Phillip Thomas climbed one mark further than Jack in his Melos but lost the overall win after dropping ten on High Bray.
There were three Solo clean sheets, Colin Nichols taking the win on the tests. Martin Keswick/Josh Cook just pipped Steve Urell/Julie Williams for the Outfit award.
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