Sphinx Long Distance Trail.

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Reg Treble riding a Yamaha Serrow won Sundays Sphinx LDT held by the Cheltenham Home Guard Club.

With a bumper 120 rider entry, Reg held his nerve around the 90 mile, thirty section course to record the only clean sheet of the day. In runner up spot, Regs' team mate Dave Cottle on board a Kawasaki KTX250 lost just one mark in the mud of section three way out at Guiting Ford high on the Cotswold hills.

Third place went to Stratford Upon Avon club rider Liam O'Reilly on a borowed Gas Gas Pampera. Best lady in the event was Trudi Silvey also riding a Yamaha Serrow who lost 41 marks. With Pete Barnett first 250+ trail on a DRZ400

Many of the 30 sections only caught out the unwary odd dabs apart from numbers 13 & 15 at Middle Colgate farm. Both these sections took many riders for their first and in some cases only marks of the day, the no inspection ruling making the tight muddy turns over roots a real challenge for many of the trail bike entry.

A very well organised and run event which went ahead despite the worst effects of the Nerc bill meaning that many of the green lanes used in the past were out of bounds for this year. Well done to the Cheltenham Home Guard Club.

Winners.

Class 1 (Pre 65) R Townsend 5

Class 2 (Trials) Mark Evans 7

Class 3 (Trail) Dave Cottle 1

Class 4 (Trail 250+) Pete Barnett 8

Class 5 (Ladies) Trudi Silvey 41

Class 6 (Over 45) Trevor Wall 3

Class 7 (Team of three) Clevedon Clowns 24

Class 8 (Official) Ben Faulkner 2