Results Round 11 Peak Classic Trials Club Final Round Club Championship Burrycliffe Quarry Sunday 22Nd December 2013

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As the year draws to a close with Christmas in the wings the 2013 Peak Classic Trials Club Championship did likewise with Round 11 taking place at Burrycliffe Quarry near Elton, Derbyshire. Considering there was a dates clash with another local club the turn out of riders who chose to support us was heartening.

4 laps of 10 sections was the order of the day and the recent inclement weather had a day off and though cold it stayed dry for the event and the sections were challenging but a lot of cleans were recorded.

Simon Critchley riding his Majesty had a good ride on the Expert route to win on a respectable score of 22 ahead of his close friend and traveling buddy Simon Bown riding his Fantic who finished on 44.

The Classic Expert British Bike class has been poorly supported this year but Peter Carson had his usual stylish ride to take the win not just on the day but in the class overall for the 2013 Championship. Well ridden Peter.

Tony Sprinks rode well again to win the Classic Expert Twinshock class and the Class Championship win riding his Bultaco to a respectable score of 44 followed into second by Peter Kearsley, Honda, on 52. A fitting finish to a hard fought Championship.

Another rider clinching the win on the day along with the class Championship award was Colin Fray on his Dot in the Intermediate British Bike category with a loss of just 21 marks.

Intermediate Twinshock was a bit closer fought with three riders vying for the honours on the day with Colin Slater taking his Bultaco to the top slot on 15 closely followed by Phillip Higgins, Ossa, on 19 and Keiran McDaid riding a Fantic in third on 21.

Classic Intermediate British Bike was a little better supported with 4 riders looking for the ever elusive win but the honours went to Paul Beswick on his James with a score of 4 marks lost followed into second by an infrequent but always welcome visitor to our trials in the shape of Werner Eckel riding his pre war Japette who lost a very respectable 34 marks which considering the bike is a rigid with girder forks and almost no ground clearance was a fantastic ride. Third sport was claimed by Rob Goodwin on his Francis Barnett along with second place in the Championship with a loss of 40. Well ridden guys.

Great to see Steve Fletcher ride his TY 175 Yamaha to the win in the Classic Intermediate Twinshock class with a loss of just 3 marks and secure 2^nd place in the Championship in the process. Following on is second place was Kevin Rivington on a TY250 just taking the place against Championship winner John Morley, Honda, both losing 7 marks with Kevin taking 2^nd on the tie break. Close guys well ridden.

Which leaves us with the Clubman classes. Arthur Tomkinson riding a totally standard Greeves Scottish took the win along with the Championship honours with a fine ride to lose just 5 marks keeping young Harry Lyons, Bantam, in second place on 10 marks. The finishing order on the day mirroring the final Championship positions. Nice to see Peter Cotterill bring his Bantam to a fine third place with a loss of 18 marks.

Final category is Clubman Twinshock with the win in both the Championship and on the day going to Glyn ridgeway on his Ossa with a loss of 15 marks from Michael Fletcher, Yamaha, riding in his first year and he lost just 45 marks which all bodes well for next season when we are looking for great things from him not just in the class but also the Club youth Championship. The top three was rounded off by Tony Fray, Yamaha, who finished off a good year with a loss of 50 marks to take third on the day and second in the Club Championship.

So that brings the season to an end. We would like to thank everybody who has supported us through the year and congratulate the riders for all their efforts and of course the observers who gave of their time to help us enjoy our sport all the more by their presence. We ALWAYS need more observers so if you can please come along next year and join in the fun. For full results and Championship standings please visit our website www.peakclassic.co.uk our next trial round 1 of the 2014 Club Championship will be at Clifton near Ashbourne on January 19^th start time as always 11.00 am. See you there.

Expert twinshock

1^st Simon Critchley Majesty 22 marks

2^nd Simon Bown Fantic 44 marks

3^rd Phil Sibley Honda 94 marks

Classic Expert British Bike

1^st Peter Carson Bantam 12 mark

Classic Expert Twinshock

1^st Tony Sprinks Bultaco 44 marks

2^nd Peter Kearsley Honda 52 marks

Classic Expert Air Cooled Mono

1^st Gary Martin Yamaha 29 marks

Intermediate British Bike

1^st Colin Fray Dot 21 marks

Intermediate Twinshock

1^st Colin Slater Bultaco 15 marks

2^nd Phillip Higgins Ossa 19 marks

3^rd Keiran McDaid Fantic 21 marks

Intermediate Air Cooled Mono

1^st Nick Burton Yamaha 11 marks

Classic Intermediate British Bike

1^st Paul Beswick James 4 marks

2^nd Werner Eckel Japette 34 marks

3^rd Rob Goodwin Francis Barnett 40 marks

Classic Intermediate Twinshock

1^st Steven Fletcher Yamaha 3 marks

2^nd Kevin Rivington Yamaha 7 marks

3^rd John Morley Honda 7 marks

Clubman British Bike

1^st Arthur Tomkinson Greeves 5 marks

2^nd Harry Lyons Bantam 10 marks

3^rd Peter Cotterill Bantam 18 marks

Clubman Twinshock

1^st Glyn Ridgeway Ossa 15 marks

2^nd Michael Fletcher Yamaha 45 marks

3^rd Tony Fray Yamaha 50 marks