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Josh Moss clinches Wheelspin Trophy
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.
Continue reading “Camel Classic”After last years dry Allen this was a very muddy trial, especially in the woods.
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.
Continue reading “Philip Thomas wins Allen in Escort”Andrew had the best performance on Index
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.
Continue reading “Andrew Rippon wins Presidents Cup”Charlie won a closely fought battle with a packed field of competitive Class Eights
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.
Continue reading “Charlie Merson wins Kyrle”Not quite as much mud as last year
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.
Continue reading “New Sections for the Tarka”Charlie had the only clean sheet on what is now an ACTC Championship Event
Forty Four cars assembled at Froombridge Mill for the Mechanics Trial, round 11 of this years ACTC championship as clubs are now allowed two scoring rounds. There had been torrential rain overnight but this slowly cleared during the day.
Charlie Knifton came down from Derbyshire, cleaned every section and won the event in his rear engined, Subaru powered, Scorpion. Locals Joshua Moss (Cannon) and Mark Hobbs (Troll) both dropped marks in the wooded complex before Merves Swerve to complete the podium.
Continue reading “Charlie Knifton Best Mechanic”Wins for Keith Sanders and Tristan Barnicoat
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Narrow wins for Tristan Barnicoat and David Haizelden
In the car classes ACTC Chair Dave Haizelden (Reliant Scimitar SS) fought of the class 8 challenge to win the Penhale Cup, just one mark better than Charlie Merson in his Ford Special.
Kracken constructor Lee Peck was third car and came so near to a win but dropped four after going the wrong way after the restart on Wembsworthy 3.
Special mention to Nick Deacon for the only car clean on Rat Trapper.
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