old trials fanatic Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 The winter weather in Britain nowadays is very changeable and unpredictable and on the Friday while Paul Beswick, the Clerk of the Course, and his two helpers Jim Wickstead and Tony Shaw endured freezing torrential rain and temperatures in minus figures whilst setting the course for Sundays trial who would have thought the sun would shine on Sunday for this the penultimate round of the Peak Classic Trials Clubs 2012/13 Championship. Sundays sunshine was almost eclipsed by the smiles on the riders faces as they attempted 4 laps of 10 sections laid out over the rocky outcrops and trees that abound at this classic venue which has featured in so many Trials videos and magazine articles. The land used to be Mick Andrews practice ground but has recently been taken over by local trials impresario Barry Burton of YMSA fame so now the future of this popular venue should be assured. The event was made even better because for the first time this year we managed to have all but two of the sections manned all day with the riders only having to observe each other on the remaining two sections. Thanks must therefore go out to our three regular observers Graham and Pat Chinnery and Peter Baxter who turn up in all weathers and an especially warm welcome and thank you to all the other observers and we hope to welcome you all again at our events next year. It’s so hard to attract observers so we really appreciate your participation. Right the results. The Expert British Bike class was won in fine style by David Dench making one of his rare appearances with a loss of just 9 marks. Second in class was Barry Burtons son Dan on 12 both riders Tiger Cub mounted. So with the four strokes ruling the roost third place was secured by Dan’s dad Barry on his James who lost a credible 29 to round off the top three. Young Robert Carson led the Expert Twinshock riders with a win on just 16 marks which was just one mark less than Dale Shaw on his Majesty on 17. A really close battle that could have gone either way right up to the last section of the day. Robert Mycock also had a good ride to third with a loss of 33 on his faithful Bultaco. Peter Carson really showed what a class act he is by winning the Classic Expert British Bike class on his rigid BSA Bantam losing just 2 marks on a tricky section 2 which combined slippery tree roots, tight turns and rocks and caught many riders out. Ian Bend on his Ossa took the honours in the Classic Expert Twinshock class with a win on 10 marks keeping Championship leader Anthony Sprinks in second on his Bultaco losing 14. A strong surge by Ian but sadly too late as Tony has already tied up the Championship in this class. The Intermediate British Bike class was a very close fought affair with the nod finally going to Neil Walker on his Francis Barnett from Colin Fray on his very original complete with leading link front forks Dot with both rider tying on 25 marks but Neil had more cleans so took the win. Two more excellent rides well worth mention were Cliff Bradley, Majesty, who won the Classic Intermediate Twinshock class with a miserly loss of just 4 marks and Jon Tye out on his beautiful little rigid BSA Bantam who had an excellent ride to win the Clubman British Bike category for a loss of only 5 marks made up of 3 on section 3 a long rocky climb and 2 on section 10 another long loose rocky climb. Well done the both of you fantastic effort. Well with just the one round left at Clifton on 20th January next year to finish off the Championship all that remains is to thank everybody who helped make 2012 such an enjoyable year and we hope to see you all again in 2013. Expert British Bike 1st David Dench Tiger Cub 9 marks 2nd Dan Burton Tiger Cub 12 marks 3rd Barry Burton James 29 marks Expert Twinshock 1st Robert Carson Yamaha 16 marks 2nd Dale Shaw Majesty 17 marks 3rd Robert Mycock Bultaco 33 marks Classic Expert British Bike 1st Peter Carson BSA Bantam rigid 2 marks Classic Expert Twinshock 1st Ian Bend Ossa 10 marks 2nd Anthony Sprinks Bultaco 14 marks 3rd Peter Kearsley Honda 25 marks Classic Expert Air Cooled Mono 1st Gary Martin Yamaha 28 marks Intermediate British Bike 1st Neil Walker Francis Barnett 25 marks 2nd Colin Fray Dot 25 marks Intermediate Twinshock 1st Nick Burton Fantic 27 marks 2nd Mark Kearsley Yamaha 30 marks 3rd Steve Blackburn Montesa 33 marks Classic Intermediate British Bike 1st Paul Beswick James 7 marks 2nd Rob Goodwin Francis Barnett 14 marks Classic Intermediate Twinshock 1st Cliff Bradley Majesty 4 marks 2nd John Morley Honda 12 marks 3rd Tony Shaw Bultaco 16 marks Clubman British Bike 1st Jon Tye BSA Bantam rigid 5 marks 2nd Henry Tindell BSA Bantam rigid 21 marks 3rd David Pickering Francis Barnett 24 marks Clubman Twinshock 1st Phillip Higgins Ossa 4 marks 2nd Martin Page Fantic 11 marks 3rd Stephen Baker Yamaha 24 marks Youth 1st Harry Lyons Beta 29 marks 2nd Shannon Butler Gas Gas 66 marks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeves Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Paul, I like your chronicles. They have a vintage taste that reminds me the old times motorcycle journalism. Merry Christmant to the members of the Peak Classic Club. Some good friends there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old trials fanatic Posted December 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Paul, I like your chronicles. They have a vintage taste that reminds me the old times motorcycle journalism. Merry Christmant to the members of the Peak Classic Club. Some good friends there Merry Christmas to you and yours as well Javier. Keep your feet up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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