Dutton Phaeton on E-Bay

There are always Dutton Phaetons on E-Bay, but this one caught my eye is it is an uncompleted kit and therefore raring to be built from scratch as a Class 7 car.

Have a look at http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4625836032&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:UK:74

Kyrle Trial Regs

Regs are available for the Kyrle Trial on 23^rd April. Regs. Posted to all ACTC registered contenders and last years entrants. Regs available from our web site at www.rossmotorsports.co.uk

Many thanks

Stuart R. Harrold

Presidents Trial

Yes, regs are out for the Presidents Trial (running on 2nd April), with a cheap entry of £20 and most main trialling clubs invited. The regs and entry form should hopefully be attached to this message. Entries will close on 27th March. Can anyone wishing to enter who is unable to access the attached please email me at celfworks@hotmail.com

 

This year’s event will be utilising more Duchy of Cornwall woodland. Although moving away from the trial’s traditional roots, it will make for a much smoother running event, both PR-wise and on the day. It also enables the trial to run over a shorter route of approx 50 miles.

 

There are five very good new "forestry track" sections in total, together with Trebrownbridge, Trenay and the popular Polvean from 2005. Classic lanes, such as Looe Mills, Tawnamoor and Bucklawren will still be included.

 

Please contact me for further information. Thomas Bricknell

Attachment: EntryForm06a.doc

Murrays march hare Photos from Brickhill

are available at www.hertsvwclub.org

Scrappy racers

Don't know if yesterday's episode was a repeat but it featured the usual motley sort of crews attempting to build what was basically a classic trials car...great to see trials on telly even if they did call it a 'hillclimb'.  Slightly disappointing to see the 'expert' commentator was a sporting trials guy and not one of our sports' characters... 

 

Looked a fantastic section too.  Was it from the Ilkley or was it a 4wd hill?  If the Ilkley had 15 hills like that in similar condition I reckon there'd be a lot more making the trek up north. 

camel vale preisdents trial

Does any one know if the entries have been sent out if so i have not received any and need to get one soon as it is only 3 wees away

Photos of March Hare

I have loaded about 500 photos from today's March Hare onto my Smugmug site,  The photos are split into 3 catalogues,

 

The Start

http://hoits.smugmug.com/gallery/1269711/1/59584906

 

Edelborough

http://hoits.smugmug.com/gallery/1269774/1/59590401

 

Bingham Woods

http://hoits.smugmug.com/gallery/1269904/1/59598425

don't be put off by the first photo, they do get better.

 

These are only quick downloads of the photos, with poor resolution, and reduced size to make loading them on the Web quicker.

 

If you want any photos, I can e'mail the originals, or get copies printed.  7 X 5 Photos cost 20p plus postage(which can expensive).  If you want either let me know on e'mail at Dave_Cook-at-Blueyonder.co.uk( replace the -at- with an @ to avoid me getting spam.)

 

Dave Cook

 

Basic penalties

Posted on behalf of Paul Allaway (Red Astra)

 

In March’s edition of Restart both Terry Coventry and Myke Pocock’s reports on the Cotswold Clouds commiserated with Kelly Thomas on her failure to win the event after collecting penalty points on a special test, despite winning the event on the hills.  This to me crystallises a problem, the ACTC has both with the Wheelspin and Crackington Championships a lack of continuity in the basic penalty system.  Now let me make it clear straight away that this is not a dig at Stroud Motor Club who put on an excellent event.  For as long as I’ve been competing it has been necessary to read both the entry form and the route card to find out how the basic penalties are applied.  Now I’m sure there are lots of people reading this who have no problem with this but I feel its about time penalties for hitting markers and special test penalties were brought into line.  When you compete in an MCC event whether it be the Exeter, Lands End or Edinburgh you know that its clean or fail on the hills and mess up on a special test and the same penalty applies.  Now for instance on the Exmoor Clouds there’s no penalty for hitting markers but on the Tamar touching a marker collects a penalty.  The six point penalty on the Stroud special tests is different to the Kyrle’s special test failure.  I think we should have some recognised structure to prevent the ‘Kellygate’ situation arising again and I feel this is a paperwork exercise not a logistical nightmare for the clubs.  Whatever is decided whether it be touching or not touching the markers or slowest time plus 10 seconds, six point penalty or just a fail I have no problem with this so long as its applied to every event in the ACTC’s Championships, then everyone knows where they stand.  A further point if this system were adopted it should be printed on the route card before the first section as almost certainly we will have some newcomer to trialing  who will not be aware of this situation.

 

Paul Allaway

 

 

Reliant Scimitar Trials Car

Hello, 

 

Does any one own or have any photographs of Reliant Scimitars (either GTE's or SS1's) competing in trials? 

 

I am looking for photos to use on my website promoting Reliant sports cars in various motorsports.

 

Kind Regards

 

Dave Poole

http://www.sporting-reliants.com

Number plate colours

Hi All

 

I thought there was a highway law that stated the colour of number plates.

 

Pre a certain date (jan'73?) you could use black/chrome(white) front & back and after that date it had to be black lettering with a white plate on the front and yellow on the rear.

 

Myke's Northern Video prompted this.

 

regards

Mark

no reply

hi micheal i cant get a reply box on the message
board is it something wrong my end any sugestions

agvicky

Hello agvicky Have denied your application for membership. If you are genuine then apply again according to our rules.

Lands End Trial 2006

MCC members are invited to check the details of their entry - names, towns, cars, etc - before the Entry List goes to the printer. Please start from this link: http://www.themotorcyclingclub.org.uk/about/memberspages.htm but hurry, you have only a couple of days to correct any errors.

 

Andrew

Email notification of message board

Just wondering if its my email account or this msn community site: checked my email today (last checked Tuesday) and theres an email dated 28/2 of Simon Woodall's post 'Help Wanted' which he posted on 01/02 ! Wonder which server that had been stuck on......(and before you ask its not an excuse for not offering to help - I saw the original post weeks ago...)

Talking of messages I notice that the 'What do I do now?' thread shows 30 replys but when I look it jumps from message 1 to message 16 - so is the system pruning messages?

 

Just curious

 

Stuart Cairney 

Message to TRB02

Hello - Haven't had a reply to my email from last week. As I said we need to know your real name to process your application to join us. I will leave it a few more days but if I haven't heard after that I will have to deny your membership - Michael