Results Rd 8 Peak Classic Trials Club Championship Cookes Wood Youlgrave Nr Matlock. Sunday 30Th Sept

[old trials fanatic]

The country seemed to be waterlogged of late with most of the UK subject to heavy downpours this past week so when the Clerk of the Course, Paul Beswick, came to lay out the course for Rd8 of the Peak Classic Club Championship the recent adverse weather bore heavy on his mind. Because of this he laid out a 4 lap 10 section course bearing this in mind which with Saturdays drying wind proved to be a little on the easy side but this seemed appreciated by all the riders who arrived Sunday morning to find Cookes Wood, Youlgrave Nr Matlock in the heart of the spectacular Derbyshire Peak district in a surprisingly dry state. So paramount was not to drop any unneeded dabs as even a solitary dab could mean the difference between a win and 2^nd place which indeed proved to be the case in many of the classes.

Making a welcome return to one of our trials was Richard Turner on his Tiger Cub who took the win in the Expert British Bike class from young Ryan Trickett also Tiger Cub mounted by just a 9 mark margin Richard losing 20 marks to Ryan’s 29. The Expert Twinshock class was very closely contested with Rob Mycock taking a masterly win on his Bultaco losing just 2 marks keeping Simon Critchley on his Majesty in 2^nd place on 4marks which demoted current Championship leader Robert Carson down in 3^rd on 5 marks four of which he lost on section 7 which consisted of a tortuous route over loose rocks with a short sharp climb up a bank to finish. Nice ride Rob.

Gary Shaw, Fantic, took a convincing win in the Classic Expert Twinshock category having just the one dab on his way keeping Championship class leader Tony Sprinks, Bultaco, in 2^nd on 8 marks with Ian Bend also Bultaco mounted snapping at his heals on 9 marks taking 3^rd. Both riders losing most of their scores on that tricky section 7.

Of late the Intermediate Twinshock category has been suffering from a lack of entries but this all changed on the day with 8 riders vying for honours. The eventual winner was James Ford who rode his Fantic to a win on 6. Again the Championship leaders were consolidating their Championship positions with Mark Kearsley, Yamaha, taking 2^nd place with a loss of 8 just keeping Gary Shield, Bultaco, back in 3^rd on 9. A close fight with section 7 again being the decider.

Paul Beswick kept a tight grasp on his Championship lead by staying feet up all day on his James in the Classic Intermediate British Bike class with Jonathan Harrison out for a change on his immaculate Tiger Cub instead of his raucous Triumph twin keeping him honest in 2^nd losing just a single dab. That was a close one.

If you thought the Classic Intermediate British Bike category was a close fought battle it was as nothing compared to the battle taking place in the Classic Intermediate Twinshock class with Tony Shaw, Cliff Bradley and Peter Austin all tying for the win with clean sheets. A great ride by all three. Peter retains his championship lead with that excellent ride.

Clubman British Bike was also a closely fought tussle with Jon Tye on his immaculate Bantam and Ray Critchlow on his Tiger Cub inseparable both riding clean all day and keeping Arthur Tomkinson on his Greeves back in 3^rd place because he had a solitary dab. Well ridden all three.

Sean Wickstead the current Championship leader in the Clubman Twinshock class took the class win and extended his Championship lead with a clean sheet followed home by Martyn Nelson on his TY losing 2 marks to take 2^nd with local rider Tony Fray also Yamaha mounted taking a 3^rd place on 4 marks. Tony has been steadily improving all year and this is his best placing to date well done.

A clean sheet gave young Harry Lyons, Beta, a well deserved win in the Youth class from Shannon Butler, Gas Gas, making a welcome return to one of our events.

Last but by no means least we had 3 sidecars turn out for a test run of next year’s Championship which will include a class for sidecars. It was the first time that the CoC had ever had to lay out to accommodate the chairs but the event was deemed a success and because of this a class in next year’s Championship was confirmed. Thanks must also go out to Bert White and his passenger Henry Gaunt who offered invaluable advice when setting out. Coincidentally Bert and Henry took the win but the three crews seemed to be having such an enjoyable time the scores hardly seemed to matter.

As always the Peak Classic Trials Club would like to thank the landowner Andrew Cooke for the use of his land and the four observers who generously gave of their time to enable all of us to have such a great day.

The next event, round 9, will be at Statham’s Farm opposite Matlock Golf Course on 28^th October start time 11.00. See you there?

Expert British Bike

1^st Richard Turner Tiger Cub 20 marks

2^nd Ryan Trickett Tiger Cub 29 marks

Expert Twinshock

1^st Robert Mycock Bultaco 2 marks

2^nd Simon Critchley Majesty 4 marks

3^rd Robert Carson Yamaha 5 marks

Expert Air Cooled Mono

1^st Mark Weston Gas Gas 8 marks

Classic Expert British Bike

1^st Peter Carson Bantam 0 marks

Classic Expert Twinshock

1^st Gary Shaw Fantic 1 mark

2^nd Tony Sprinks Bultaco 8 marks

3^rd Ian Bend Bultaco 9 marks

Classic Expert Air Cooled Mono

1^st Gary Martin Yamaha 9 marks

Intermediate Twinshock

1^st James Ford Fantic 6 marks

2^nd Mark Kearsley Yamaha 8 marks

3^rd Gary Shield Bultaco 9 marks

Classic Intermediate British Bike

1^st Paul Beswick James 0 marks

2^nd Jonathan Harrison Tiger Cub 1 mark

3^rd Kevin Scott Tiger Cub 5 marks

Classic Intermediate Twinshock

1^st Tony Shaw Bultaco 0 marks

1^st Cliff Bradley Yamaha 0 marks

1^st Peter Austin Montesa 0 marks

Clubman British Bike

1^st Jon Tye Bantam 0 marks

1^st Ray Critchlow Tiger Cub 0 marks

3^rd Arthur Tomkinson Greeves 1 mark

Clubman Twinshock

1^st Sean Wickstead Honda 0 marks

2^nd Martyn Nelson Yamaha 2 marks

3^rd Tony Fray Yamaha 4 marks

Clubman Air Cooled Mono

1^st Graham Lyons Honda 0 marks

Youth

1^st Harry Lyons Beta 0 marks

2^nd Shannon Butler Gas Gas 17 marks

Sidecars

1^st Bert White/Henry Gaunt Bultaco 7 marks

2^nd Chris Lingard/Karen Beach Sherco 50 marks

3^rd Jon Stanley/Steven Johnson Yamaha 114 marks