The Bewdley Motor Cycle Club organised their third and final round of the Clubman and Beginners trials series, at the popular woodland venue of Shatterford and once again, the weather was just about perfect.
A record entry of fifty four riders, including seventeen schoolpersons, tackled the four lap course, laid out on the climbs and turns, for which the venue is famed. With sections laid out sympathetically for the class of event, completion was close over the three different routes .
The A Route developed into an event long battle, with three riders managing the perfect rides. The trio of Andrew Richardson ( Yamaha), Kidderminster’s Stuart Matthews (Gas Gas) and schoolboy Joel Tett (Beta), showed their liking for the venue, whilst Jeremy Price (Beta) lost his single mark score on his first visit to section eight. Kidderminster’s Jim Pickering (Drayton Bantam) and Nigel Sproson (Sherco) could not be separated for most of the evening, that was until Sproson had to take a precautionary dab on section five, handing fifth position to the Kidderminster man.
The B Route saw Richard Corbett (Beta) take the route win, but had Kevin Waldron (Gas Gas) not had the misfortune to lose two marks on his first visit to section two, things would have been different. Waldron’s two mark total left him in a tie break situation with David Jackson (Montesa) and Stourport’ Bill Middup-Jones (Montesa). Gaining more cleans than the two Montesa mounted men, saw Waldron take the runner up spot, whilst Bewdley club member Steve Leyshon (Draytom Bantam) headed Dan Cole (Gas Gas) by a slender margin.
The C Route saw Paul Bennett (Drayton Bantam) head to a second series victory, but once again it was a close run thing. Oscar Pattinson riding an electric powered OSET and Stourport’s Harvey Matthews (Beta) were close on his heels all evening, but Bennet’s single mark total could not be matched by the two schoolboys. Hayden Pimley, also riding an electric powered OSET just managed to finish ahead of Kidderminster’s Myles Greenwood (Beta), whilst the tie break had to be used, to separate Peter Rainsford (Montesa) and schoolgirl Nicole Tagg (Gas Gas). Rainsford gaining the last leader board position by cleaning four more sections than Tagg.