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Camel Wins for Duncan Stephens and Richard Maddern

Matt Facey and Richard Maddern take premier IOP awards.

Camel Vale stalwart Alan Keat looked as if he was heading for a win in the well supported Outfit class until he dropped two on the infamous Clinnick and it was Richard Maddern who took home the Wadham Stringer Trophy. (Photo Carnkie Camera Club)

By tradition the Camels Premier Trophies are awarded on Index of Performance.

For the bikes the Wadham Stringer Trophy went to an outfit on a very muddy event. Richard Maddern dropped only two marks on the event, the lowest motorcycle score on the event. This was two better than Camel MC stalwart Alan Keat on four.

Mark Wills won the B1 Class for smaller engines Bikes (Photo Carnkie Camera Club)

Matt Tilley was the best solo, dropping six, followed by John Reeves who had become unbeatable in the Pouncey League before the event.

Duncan Stephens had the lowest ACTC points counting score for the cars in a Class Eight dominated event (Photo Paul Jones)

In the cars Matt Facey took home the Dave Keat Trophy with the lowest score on index in his familiar class 3 family crewed BMW E30.

Matt dropped 40 on the event but it was Class Eights who dominated the ACTC championship scores on the hills, headed by Duncan Stephens on 13, followed by a further nine class mates before John Early just entered the top ten on 35.

Karen Warren had already clinched the Crackington Trophy before the Camel (Photo Carnkie Camera Club)

ACTC Results

BikeRichard and Tegen Maddern2
B1Mark Wills25
B2Matt Tilley6
D2Alan and Patrick Keat4
CarDuncan StephensFugitive0
1James ShallcrossPeugeot61
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3Matt FaceyBMW E3040
4Ryan TonkinVW Beetle41
5Keith SandersReliant SS48
6Andrew RipponVW Beetle44
7John EarlyLeige35
8Jack SelwoodDP Ford15
90Neal VileSuzuki X9045
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Duncan Stephens wins first Championship Bodmin Heights

Duncan was the only Car to end the day with single figures.

Duncan Stephens and Shelly Deacon tackle the tough conditions in their Fugitive. Photo by Leon Maillard. Click Here for more of Leons Bodmin Heights Photos

Camel Vale had ACTC Championship status for the Car Classes in their second annual Bodmin Heights Trial.

Building on last years inaugural event the trial used some of the clubs single venue locations, adding some new sections. This involved clearing new routes, challenging the Simon Groves and Ben Tonkin led teams road building skills.

Last years event was for Cars and Outfits. This year Solos were added and Ross Hancock came out on top on the only Class C entry.

Richard Maddern on his way to win the well supported Outfit Class. Photo by Vince Feeney

Richard Maddern was best outfit in a well supported Class D2, only dropping 9 marks. Gareth Andrew had the same score on the hills, the win going to Richard on test times.

Duncan Stephens overcame the challenging muddy sections to win the appropriately named Mudlark Trophy in his Fugitive. It was definitely a day for rear engined Class Eights with ACTC Chair Dave Haizelden second in the family Deere Special and Dan Keat third.

Interestingly although Duncan has won many events in the various trials disciplines this was his first win on a Camel Vale event.

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Camel Classic ends 2024 ACTC Year

There was a strong Class Eight Entry but Mark Seward and Patrick Keat had the lowest score of the day on their outfit.

ACTC Pouncey League Winner John Reeves negotiating the slippery leaves on Clinnick on his way to an emphatic Solo win Photo by Paul Jones

Camel Vale Motor Club had a full entry for their popular, season ending Camel Classic. In line with club tradition the Index of Performance is used to calculate the overall results. So it was Matt Facey in his familiar E30 BMW who went home with the Dave Keat Trophy as overall car winner.

ACTC points are awarded on total scores rather than Index and the lowest car score of the day was achieved by Keelan Hancock in the family Buggy, heading a field of 23 Class Eight specials.

In the motorcycle classes Mark Seward and Patrick Keat only dropped four marks all day on their outfit to win the Wadham Stringer Trophy.

Solo winner was John Reeves, the only motorcycle to clean the penultimate section, Hellings. This ensured his win over Mark Courtney who dropped ten here. This topped off a successful season for John, assuring him as winner of the ACTC Pouncey League for solo motorcycles.

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Matt Johnston wins Bodmin Heights Road Trial

Successful inaugural event for Camel Vale

Matt Johnston on his way to a narrow win on the first Bodmin Heights Trial (Cap from a Video by Duncan Stephens)

Camel Vale had planned to run their single venue Bodmin Trial in November but it had to be called off after principal organiser Simon Groves broke his leg motorcycling. Simon didn’t spend his time convulsing idly, resulting in a new 40 mile road trial incorporating sections in Dunmere, Cardinham and Laneskin Woods, The first Bodmin Heights Road Trial.

Class Eight dominated the event Matt Johnston pipping Dean Vowden to the win by a single point.

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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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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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President Haizelden

Ben Gladwyn had the lowest score on the day but David Haizelden won the Presidents Cup on Index

Camel Vale had good weather for their day in Bonyalva Woods with cars ending the day covered in dust rather than the usual mud.
Ben Gladwyn had a successful Presidents, dropping 3 marks on the day, the lowest score. The Presidents Cup was awarded to David Haizelden who was best on Index. (Photo by Nicola Butcher).

Camel Vale drew an excellent entry of 28 for their single venue trial in Bonyalva Woods. The restarts rather got the better of Class 8 and the days main battle was between Ben Gladwyn in his 1300 Beetle and Dave Haizelden, back in the Reliant Scimitar which won the Torbay in the hands of Jack Selwood while Dave was organising the event.

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President Facey

With Covid still affecting Road Events Camel Vale were still able to run a very successful Single Venue Presidents Trial

Camel Vale acknowledged the forthcoming American election by naming the sections after former Presidents. There was no ballot but Matt Facey came out on top of a competitive field.

If you go down to the woods one day…… Presidents Cup Winner Matt Facey and Hollie Wood emerging from the ferns in a capture from one of Matts YouTube Videos.

Clerks of the Course Ryan and Ben Tonkin laid out ten observed sections, attempted twice, which went down well with competitors, providing a challenge for the experts but giving the less competitive cars the chance of seeing the top of some hills.

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Another Tough Camel Heights

Report still under construction – no results yet

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Chris Glasson on The Tunnel. Capture from Norton Selwood Video

Video by Emma Groves
Videos by Norton Selwood

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Stuart Bartlett secures Crackington with Camel Win

Stuart was the only car with single figures on a tough trial

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Ben Tonkin and Xanthia Petherick pictured on Penkestle in this capture from Kofi Farleys video 

InCar with Camel and Crackington winners Stuart and Kieran Bartlett

Camel Vale Motor Club lived up to their reputation and put on a tough finale to this years ACTC Championship. Continue reading “Stuart Bartlett secures Crackington with Camel Win”