Charlie Merson takes narrow win on Cotswold Clouds

It all came down to special test times and the restart on Jerrys

No IFS here! Calvin Samuel captures Charlie Merson on Climperwell. Click Here for more of Calvins Photos

It was a dry Cotswold Clouds this year and most competitors were able to see the top of the majority of the sections. It was a competitive and closely fought event though. Crooked Mustard was on form but the event was decided on Jerrys and the Special Tests.

Crooked Mustard

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Despite the dry conditions Mustard was on form this year, entertaining the usual crop of spectators. Most of the Class Eights went clear but otherwise only Scott Aldridge in the Class 7 Smart Roadster got over the rock step and went on to clean the old hill.

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Ian Davis wins Cold Clee

What no restarts!

With determination written all over his face Clee Hills winner Ian Davis fights to stop his VW Buggy jumping out of the ruts on Meadowly. Photo by Matt Venables

With high forestry charges this years Clee Hills stayed East of the A49, with what proved to be a good mix of sections to challenge everyone from Beginner to Expert. Many of the sections were not subdivided and there was only one restart scheduled but even this disappeared when Longville was cancelled.

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What a Wet Exeter

Under Construction

A view of our sport from across the pond

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Class 0 ResultsDownload

Camel Classic

Josh Moss clinches Wheelspin Trophy

Ross Hancock had the lowest car score of the day but Matt Facey was first overall on Index. Photo is a VidCap by Duncan Stephens. Click here for Duncans Donuts Photography Site

Camel Vale Motor Club were able to resolve forestry problems that prevented the Camel Classic running last year and attracted a good car entry although they would have liked to see more motorcycles.

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Philip Thomas wins Allen in Escort

After last years dry Allen this was a very muddy trial, especially in the woods.

Philip Thomas storming Travers on his way to winning the first ACTC trial for an Escort for many years. (Photo by Calvin Samuel)

After heavy rain during the night this years Allen Trial was very muddy , perhaps a little too muddy for the woodland sections. However the rain stopped once the event started and competitors embarked on a tough Allen Trial with no clean sheets.

The event was oversubscribed as usual but there were a few non starters and all the reserves got a run. In addition to the regular event there was a Heritage class, who took on a shorter route, but this was not very well supported with only four starters.

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Neil Westcott Memorial Trial

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Andrew Rippon wins Presidents Cup

Andrew had the best performance on Index

Kofi Farley was onboard with Mike Greenwood in his Suzuki X90

Camel Vale use the Index system to determine the winner of their Presidents Trial, a single venue event held in Bonyalva Woods near Hessenford in Cornwall. Historically the club has run the Bodmin Trial at this time but couldn’t overcome the problems in running that event in Cardinham Woods.

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Charlie Merson wins Kyrle

Charlie won a closely fought battle with a packed field of competitive Class Eights

Charlie Merson beat off a competitive field of Class Eights to win a returning Kyrle. Photo by Calvin Samuel. Click Here for more of Calvins work.

The Kyrle returned for the first time since 2019 after issues with access to forestry sections on top of the Covid epidemic.

The event attracted a big Class Eight entry with 16 of the 44 starters coming from the specials class.

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New Sections for the Tarka

Not quite as much mud as last year

Overall winner Ryan Woodward. Photo by Paul Morris Motorsport Photography

Clerk of the Course Chris Barham Reports :-

After the challenges of 2021’s Tarka Trial, I tried my best to make this years trial a more enjoyable event with a range of sections rideable even if the weather gods decided to drop copious amounts of rain on us.   True to form it rained! Solidly for the best part of the morning in fact. The trial though, went smoothly without any sections becoming mud baths. 

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