Presidents Trial Win for Simon Groves

It was a Groves family day with Emma winning her Class in her Beetle

Simon Groves and Luke Butler, happy to win Camel Vales Presidents Trial. Photo by Vince Feeney

Without any action since 2022, Calvin Moores and his Camel team had a lot of work in Bonyalva Woods, near Hessenford in Cornwall, to prepare for this year’s Presidents Trial. The sections looked pretty dry in the week leading up to the event, but overnight rain resulted in a challenging, muddy trial.

Duncan Stephens had a good run in the morning and, along with Simon Groves, only dropped points on the Washington section, both going to lunch on four.

The situation changed during the afternoon with Duncan dropping eight on Firebreak, allowing Roger Teagle to get by into second place.

The lower classes struggled with the muddy conditions and Andrew Rippon was the best car outside Class Eight on 60 marks compared to Simons 15.

Results:-

CarSimon GrovesTroll15
2 & 3Emma GrovesVW Beetle89
5,6 & 7Andrew RipponVW Beetle60
8Roger TeagleBuggy24
90David TurnerSuzuki X90117

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