Tristan Barnicoat and Jack Selwood overcome difficult conditions for Chairmans wins

Competitors and Marshals were challenged by persistent rain turning the muddy sections into a quagmire.

With his BSA’s crankcase deep in mud retiring ACTC Championship Motorcycle coordinator Chris Barham resorts to leg power on Smallbrook Wood (Photo by Vince Feeney)

Tristan Barnicoat pipped John Luckett by one mark to be best Solo. Steve Urell and Julie Williams came out on top amongst the outfits

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Dan Keat wins Camel and Jack Selwood the Wheelspin Trophy

Jack and Dean Partington took their year long Wheelspin battle to the wire. Jack taking the honours by one point after the Camel

Dan Keat battles to keep his wheels in the ruts on his way to best car on the Camel

The Camel was back after being absent for a while because of forestry issues.

Dan Keat was best car, Ben Brownhill Solo and Steve Urell/Julie Williams the class for outfits.

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Simon Oates wins Torbay in his Liege

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

Torbay winner Simon Oates on Tipley (Photo by Jo Goodman)

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.

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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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Snow Hits the Torbay

Craig Allen narrowly pipped Ian Facey to the best car award

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Dave Cook captured Jeremy Salter brushing the bank on Simms in his Suzuki X90. Considering the conditions there were a surprising number of cleans on the old hill. There are many more of Dave’s Torbay Photos on his website where you can purchase prints and hi res downloads

Videos by Norton Selwood, Keith Sanders and Phil Parker

Snow hit the country over the weekend and many competitors were unable to get to the start.

Those that made it successfully were greeted by deteriorating conditions as the snow settled and the organisers decided to cut the event short after Tipley. Continue reading “Snow Hits the Torbay”