Round 2 Peak Classic Trials Club Championship Bracken Rocks Sunday 25Th March

[old trials fanatic]

A sunny spring day and 11 super sections at Bracken Rocks, Holloway near Matlock Derbyshire welcomed the 26 riders who made the pilgrimage to this much loved venue. The sections were in prime condition and soon the riders were stripped down to shirt sleeves and relishing the challenge laid down for them by Clerk of the Course Paul Beswick for this round 2 of the Clubs 2012 /2013 championship sponsored by local spares supplier PB Trialsport.

Due to a clash of dates the observer corps who are so essential to the enjoyment of trials was down to just a happy band of one in the shape of George Chinnery who we would like to sincerely thank for making the trip we really do struggle for observers and would so appreciate anybody coming along to be part of the fun we promise a warm welcome to one and all.

Back to the competition. Bracken Rocks as its name suggests is all about rocks and the eleven sections wound their way over and around the many rocky outcrops that make this venue legendary. Due to the almost complete absence of observers it was decided to run the trial in two halves with 6 sections ridden 4 times in the morning and the other 5 sections ridden 4 times in the afternoon. Unlucky Simon Bown who is currently leading the East Midlands Centre ACU Classic Championship broke the rear brake pedal on his Bultaco and had to retire but Simons bad luck was our good fortune as he volunteered to observe one of the afternoon sections. So along with a spectator who was cajoled into marking a section 3 of the 5 afternoon tests were manned. Section 8 proved the most challenging which ended with a tricky off camber turn up a steep climb over rocks and tree roots which managed to catch quite a few of the leading lights on the expert course with only Mark Hallows, Majesty and Robert Mycock, Bultaco, staying clean. In fact Mark only had two solitary dabs all day for a superb finish on just two marks. Superb ride but not good enough to beat an on form Robert Carson, Yamaha TY200, who had a single dab on that tricky section 8 which was his only penalty of the day. Robert had a disastrous day at the previous round at Dudwood farm but now his motor has been rebuilt and bored to 200cc he was on fire and meant business. Well ridden Robert.

Robert wasn’t the only Carson to have a stunning ride because his father Peter out on his rigid Bantam won the Classic Expert class with a loss of just 2 both single dabs on the mornings sections. A rarely seen but very welcome face at our trials Davy Morewood had a rare but stylish outing on his Ariel winning the Expert British Bike class losing 10 marks which would have been just 5 if not for stalling on section 11 a sinuous path over rocky steps and slabs with some very tight turns thrown in for good measure. Hard work on the big Ariel but Davy ride the big banger so well he makes it seem smaller than it really is. We hope to see you at more of our events this year as we are making a possitive effort to encourage more of the British pre unit bikes back to our events with two awards sponsored by PB Trialsport so if you have one languishing in your shed please bring it along.

So the Championship action moves on with a month to go to Round 3 at Stathams Farm, Matlock on April 22^nd start 11.00 am. If you would like to observe or know someone who would please bring them along and we will reward them for their efforts.

Expert British Bike

1^st Davy Morewood Ariel 10 marks

Expert Twinshock

1^st Robert Carson Yamaha 200 1 mark

2^nd Mark Hallows Majesty 2 marks

3^rd Simon Critchley Yamaha 6 marks

Expert Air Cooled Mono

1^st Mark Weston Yamaha 26 marks

Classic Expert British Bike

1^st Peter Carson Bantam rigid 2 marks

2^nd Derek Carson Bantam 6 marks

3^rd Brian Dale Bantam 56 marks

Classic Expert Twinshock

1^st Ashley Hallows Yamaha 4 marks

2^nd Tony Sprinks Bultaco 21 marks

3^rd Peter Kearsley Honda 69 marks

Intermediate British Bike

1^st Michael Atmore Trifield 7 marks

2^nd Graham Dukes James 39 marks

Intermediate Twinshock

1^st Mark Kearsley Yamaha 54 marks

Intermediate Air cooled Mono

1^st Michael Dorricott Honda 10 marks

2^nd Gary Martin Yamaha 20 marks

3^rd Nick Burton Yamaha 30 marks

Classic Intermediate British Bike

1^st Paul Beswick James 0 marks

Classic Intermediate Twinshock

1^st Tony Shaw Bultaco 18 marks

2^nd Peter Austin Bultaco 31 marks

3^rd Andrew Kearsley SWM 75 marks

Clubman British Bike

1^st Jim Wickstead BSA B40 36 marks

Clubman Twinshock

1^st Sean Wickstead Honda 5 marks

2^nd Paul Smedley Honda 13 marks

3^rd Colin Slater Bultaco 36 marks

Clubman Air Cooled Mono

1^st Graham Lyons Honda 5 marks