old trials fanatic Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Storm Clodagh held off the worst of her fury till just after round 11 of the clubs 2015 Championship and from the feedback received most of the riders enjoyed their days sport. The Championship standings are now very interesting in some of the classes the battle for first place is only separated by one point which after 11 rounds is fantastic and will make the final round at Burycliffe quarry on 20th December crucial for some riders aspirations. Expert British Bike saw Martin Stanistreet have a scintillating ride on his James to lose just 2 marks on section 6. Those two single dabs on the difficult rock strewn climb were the only times his feet left the pegs. Superb. In second place was Darren Walker on his BSA making an all to rare visit to one of our events. Darren had an excellent ride losing 14 marks on the way mostly made up of dabs here and there with no particular section causing him problems but on the day Martin was unstoppable and on any other day 14 would have been enough to take the win. Excellent rides both of you. A really tight battle on the Expert Twinshock route saw another rare visitor to our events Stephen Bisby take the win by the narrowest of margins with a loss of 6 marks ahead of Steve Hitchcock, Honda, and ex works rider Chris Milner , Bultaco, both on 7 marks but Steve just took second place on the tie break. Such a close result that in my book they were all three winners but in the real world there can only be one so well done Stephen and here’s hoping we see you a little more often in 2016. Expert pre 95 air cooled mono saw Bob Gent have one of his usual polished rides aboard his TR34 Beta take the win on 3 marks ahead of Andrew Weston, Yamaha, on just 14 which was also a stunning performance which would normally be a winning effort but for Bob being so on form. Well done and respect to you both. That brings us to Classic Expert British Bike and one of the only two clean rides of the day which saw Pete Carson take the honours on his Bantam with that trials holy grail of a clean sheet ahead of Garry Shaw out on his Ariel for a change who lost a mere 14 marks which was considering how little time Garry has had on this new steed a very encouraging result. Bodes well for the future and I understand Garry has got a ride in Scotland so lets keep an eye on his preparations and progress towards his ride in Kinlochleven 2016. Classic Expert Twinshock saw Championship leader David Pattison, Bultaco, take a convincing win on 11 marks ahead of a close battle for second between Adrian Kent also Bultaco mounted and Robert Mycock on his Majesty. At the finish just two marks decided second place with Adrian on 20 and Robert on 22. Could have been so different if only guys but that’s trialling and that’s why we love it. Intermediate British Bike saw a repeat of the result in the Expert British Bike class for the Stanistreet family with Martins dad Harry aboard his Ariel complete with Ariel Arrow twin two stroke motor take the win on 21 ahead of the new slimline Barry Micklethwaite on his Francis Barnett on 27. That Ariel twin sounded just wonderful and it is so encouraging to see an example of a homebrewed special built to reflect so well the spirit of the 60’s lets see more of this please. Intermediate Twinshock saw Philip Higgins make a welcome return to our events on his OSSA to take the win with a loss of 13 ahead of Tony Sprinks riding as well as ever following his recent surgery to bring his Bultaco home in second with a loss of 16 leaving Gary Martin , SWM, to take third on 20 and secure the Championship lead with just one mark in hand to take to the final round at Burycliffe. We now come to Classic Intermediate British Bike and a fine ride from Mike Sanderson astride his Cub to the first place losing 9 marks along the way which included a 5 on section four on the last lap after cleaning the section all day. That momentary slip up thankfully didn't affect the result at the end of the day. Second place was taken by Andrew Holme on his immaculate standard Greeves on 25 marks. So good to see an unmolested machine that wouldn't be out of place in a Concours completion being used as the manufacturers intended. At the other end of the spectrum Mick Sheldon rode his very trick home built Bantam home in third on 27 marks. What an interesting class machine wise Classic Intermediate British Bike has become. Classic Intermediate Twinshock saw a really close battle between Tony Shaw, Bultaco, and current Championship leader Peter Austin on his Aprilia. At the finish Tony took the top spot on the podium with a loss of 3 to Peters 4 which is as close as you get. In third place Nick Colledge , Yamaha, had a great ride to record just 11 marks on his score card. So good to see such close fought competition. Clubman British Bike saw the second clean sheet of the day awarded to Arthur Tomkinson on his faithful Greeves Scottish enjoying the challenge and coming out the other end unscathed. Impressive. Clubman Twinshock saw a tight three way battle between Simon Currie, Yamaha, and the Bultaco mounted pair of Phil Green and Martin Falconer and the scores read 15, 17 and 19 in that order. Could have gone any one of three ways but that how the counters fell and the finish. I love a close battle. Clubman pre 95 air cooled mono saw Steven Blower consolidate his Championship lead taking his Yamaha to a win on just 10 marks lost. The final category and one I hope will grow during 2016 is Over 50’s on moderns and Cliff Richards took the win on his OSSA losing just 4 marks and with a smile on his face enjoying his days sport with us. Thank you to Gordon Statham and his family for the use of the venue they are always so helpful, welcoming and considerate to us. Our next event will be round 12 at Burycliffe Quarry on the 20th December so hopefully see you there. Start time is as usual 11.00 . For full and comprehensive details and results including current Championship standings please go to the clubs website www.peakclassic.co.uk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulmie Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Thanks for another great event, looking forward to the next one, just need to get those daft dabs down a bit Andy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old trials fanatic Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thanks for another great event, looking forward to the next one, just need to get those daft dabs down a bit Andy You had a damn good ride and just goes to prove you dont need all the trick bits if the course is laid out sensibly. Lets not forget there were some quite challenging bits and its great to see a good rider on a virtually catalogue bike can still get a result. Well done i couldnt have matched your score. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulmie Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Thanks for that, the sections are great I would recommend your trials to every one. I keep forgetting that this is my first year on a trials bike, all my other riding has been mx or enduro, and I need to get used to the greeves aswell, I had to convert the rear brake to the right as it was just to strange on the left Edited December 2, 2015 by hulmie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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