My Clee Hills Trial

We had a great day in the Beetle. I thought the weather was ideal. Quite a bit of mud on a dry day. Super.

Highlights of our day were getting smoothly around the hairpin at Ippikins Rock for a clean, unlike the last two years when we went a bit mad and understeered into the bank. We were also thrilled to clean two of the Priots Holt sections which we knew quite well having marshaled them during our sabbatical.

Loved the "new" Castle Hill section. Lets hope that went well with the locals and can be a feature of the event for the future (I still miss Hungerdord). For those that weren't there its very reminiscent of Axe on The Cotswold Clouds. Long and in a deep gully. OK its not a result deciding stopper but its very enjoyable.

Us lower class mortals were allowed into Strefford Woods this year. We cleaned the first of our sections, failed the second and used one of the higher class sections as the escape road including the gunge pit. Well done those marshals.

Negatives. Well I missed the track from Alez Oop to Priots Holt and I didn't like the regularity test. IMHO mental arithmetic shouldn't play a part in the results of a trial.

In summary. Well done Adrian, Graham, Pat and everyone else on the team for a super day.

How was your Clee Hills Trial?

Michael

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James is looking for a Trials Car

Northern Classic Trial

With just over 4 weeks to go, preperations are well advanced for the Northern despite the widest variety of weather seen for years doing its best to cause problems. No chance! We are Fell Side and this is the Northern. Enough said. Can I ask that anyone who received an award on the 2008 Northern, which is due to be returned, take it  to the Clee and hand over to Fred Mills or Derek Reynolds. Alternatively please bring it along to the Northern or pass on to someone else to hand over. It would help if you could let me know what you will be doing by sending me a message at mykepocock@yahoo.co.uk

Look forward to seeing many of you on the 13th February.

Myke 

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PASSENGER REQUIRED

hi I am fairly new to the trials scene having only done a few PCT'S,now want to do some classic trials in my Liege.I have no regular passenger,so a bit stumped as to what I enter if you feel like a go or know of someone let me know.

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Pining for the lost Exeter?

Then why not enter the Clee Hills?    We have a few places left and can promise a great day out in beautiful Shropshire.   Much work has been done over the year in reducing the worst ruts (Yorkshire Dutton drivers please note) and reducing the mud hole in Strefford Wood.
You can enter online at http://www.shelsley-walsh.co.uk/events/content.asp?ms=21&ei=107 or just print the forms from there. 
Come and have some fun..... 

Falcon MC Brickhill Trial

Start:

Feb 14, '10

Regs at http://tinyurl.com/yljgxrm

Falcon MC March Hare Trial

Start:

Mar 7, '10

Regs at http://tinyurl.com/marchHare

Latest Entry List at http://www.marchhare.info/98759.html

Last years event reported at http://www.classictrials.co.uk/Gas0903MarchHare.htm

Want to cancel your Trecarn Room & Dinner?

Pete & Shani Adams weren't going to the do originally, but would now like to.
If you want to sell your room and dinner tickets try them on  shani@ventiford.com

Exeter is Cancelled

Not heard directly from the organisers but I understand the MCC have cancelled the Exeter

Rob Clough's Old Buggy

Does anybody know the whereabouts of my old buggy? The ex Dean Vowden car that I used around 1990/91.

Exeter Hotel Room

We have decided not to drive down from Aberdeen for the trial. A twin room at the Trecarn available. Contact Robin Barlow.

Good luck to all those who manage to start.

A Question from across the pond about MG PA/PB JB 6157 "Leonidis"

I have received this Email from Tim Considine. Can we help?

"I have happily 'stumbled onto' your site whilst searching the Internet for Lewis Welch.  I'm a writer, a contributing editor for the U.S. magazine Road & Track, but now doing a non-R&T-related story for the Collier Museum in Florida.  I'm writing a history of one of their cars, MG PA/PB JB 6157 (chassis number 1667), one of the three MGs (#57) run under Captain Eyston at Le Mans in 1935 by an all-women's team of drivers and later bought, crashed on the road, rebodied and driven in the States by Miles Collier, who also drove it at Le Mans with Lewis Welch in '1939 (Collier is sometimes confused with the Brit Michael Collier in records). 

Specifically, what I'm looking for is any information about whether the car was driven competitively by anyone prior to Le Mans and if so, by whom, where and to what effect.  Was it tested at Brooklands before Le Mans or run in any trials, etc?  Also, after Le Mans, the car was repainted in the colors of Cream Cracker and The Three Musketeers and allegedly driven in trials.  But I can find no records over here in 'the colonies' of these competitions.  Again, it would be great to know if that particular car were run and where, under what number and by whom.

Welch was one of the prominent Three Musketeers, I gather.  I wonder if he ever drove it before it was sold to Miles Collier in October, 1935  The Musketeers also experimented with Marshall superchargers in '35, apparently to great benefit.  Again, I wonder if 6157 ever had a blower in competition, as it was delivered to Collier with one - at his request, it's written here, but who knows.

Any light that could be thrown on these questions or contact information for someone who might know would be very much appreciated, as this kind of detail from so far back is very hard to come by here, particularly for such an esoteric form of the sport as trials. 

Regardless, congratulations on your website.  What a treasure."

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Exeter Trial

For the latest news, please see the MCC website at http://www.themotorcyclingclub.org.uk/

David Malin is available to passenger on the Exeter

If anyone is looking for a last minute passenger for the exeter I have found I now have time off from work. If you are stuck then give me a ring on 07885553109 Dave Malin.

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It's a long shot, but...

In my "local" there's a blown up photo of the outside of the pub from what appears to be pre-war times. Nothing remarkable about that except there's a large number of people, cars, bikes and sidecars around and a large banner proclaiming "FINISH".

Looking more closely at the banner there's a logo that looks to have the words "Motor Cycling" on it. I thought it might be the MCC but hunting around the net, the closest thing I can find to the script / font used on the banner looks to be from Motor Cycling magazine - see http://www.dropbears.com/c/classicmemories/gallery/motorcycling_1900-1949/index.htm

Anyone any ideas of the event? The pub is The George in the Tree and the town is Balsall Common.

Next time I'm passing with a camera I'll get a photo.

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