Ford Escort for sale

Not that anyone would want a Ford Escort Mk 11 but I have two cars requiring new homes.

 

1/ Car is a four door Mk 11. It has no engine,gearbox or interior heater or MOT. This lovely

vehicle does have new front ewings and a sound body. It requires the missing items a large bag of enthusiasm. It is for FREE to any one that wants it.

 

2/ The second car is a two door Mk 11, automatic (large gearbox tunnel). The body has had no welding and the front turrets are like new etc. It has done 43 000 miles from new and wishes to start a new life as a competion car. Vehicle currently MOT and can be driven away.

Routecard.org

A NEW TRIALS SITE AT LAST!

Hi!

 

Just to let you all know, I just been to this new trialing website.  The site looks pretty good, even have a live video section! 

 

Also the site contains up to date trialing results and motor sports news.  Its about time we had another trialing website with new fresh ideas.

 

I been told that the site is design to support MCC/ACTC and other local events.  Routecard are even doing free advertising...

 

www.routecard.org is the address.

 

 

Regards

 

David

 

Exmoor Trial Results

John Barthram kindly e-mailed me a copy of the Exmoor Trial results which I have posted in "Files". To read them :-

 

1. Open the "Files" Menu which you should be able to see on the left hand side of the screen.

2. "Exmoor Results" is an Excel file which you should be able to see - if you can't then opon the Michael Leete folder first.

3. You will need to download the file which will take about a minute. You can save it for future reference if you like.

4. btw - organisers can easily post their regs - final instructions - results etc here themeselves. You don't need to send them to me first.

 

Michael

 

ps - I think Dudley would have won if he had a decent bouncer!

Burlington Arrow - What it it?

Hi

Does anybody know what the Burlington Arrow is? Maybe have a picture?

Why was it excluded at Tintinhull?

As an aside we receive Provisional Result but not Final Results. Is there a reason? Probably time I assume! But it would be nice to know.

 

Mark

My Exmoor Trial

I had my first experience of trialling in an open car when I passengered Dudley Sterry on The Exmoor. The drive through the breaking dawn from The New Forest up to Barnstaple was of course an experience in itself. This I will write about later! All the class eight’s were running together at the head of the field and we were third car on the road. This meant that apart from a handful of class eight’s and the occasional late biker we saw very few other competitors all day.

Jenny Wren was the first section and we had a long wait, first at a holding control, then at the foot of the section itself, as the bikes were having major problems in the slippery conditions. We heard that Adrian Marfell, who is the current man to beat, didn’t get of the re-start, but when our time came we did. Although all the sections apart from Beggars were new to me none of them held any surprises for Dudley. He knew the class 8 restart was going to be on some slippery slate. His advance strategy was to trickle off, that’s exactly what he did and it worked!

Sepscott 1 and 2 and Snapper 1 and 2 were in a wood and neither posed any problems for Dudley’s J2 although Snapper 1 was a bit hairy where the track was washed away. The worst bit was after the section ends and I should think the lower classes would have had problems getting out the top.

Riverton was reserved for Solo’s and Class 8. This was because the track was badly eroded. The J2 didn’t have any problems although if we had stopped it would have tipped on it’s side we were at such an angle.

We lost our clean sheet on High Bray. It looked easy from the start line but then I couldn’t see what was around the corner! We got of the re-start OK and Dudley tried to drive up the left-hand part of the track, avoiding the "Grand Canyon" on the right. Unfortunately we didn’t quite have enough momentum and the rear slid into the canyon and that was that, well after a spirited attempt to "burn-out" it was!

We were back into another wood at for Pheasants Hill and Lower Mouland, both of which we cleaned easily although we got a flat front tyre and had to change the tube, which is nice and easy if you don’t have to break the bead! Beggars was a no problem at all. It looked completely different to The Lands End when the restart area is rough and rocky, whether with doctoring or because it gets cut up by the earlier numbers, or both!

We got a route amendment at Beggars, substituting Lyncombe Bridge with Scoresdown (anybody know why?). This was nice and easy which is more than could be said for the last hill at Floyds Bank, a grassy weave amongst or through the goarse bushes. The J2 didn’t want to steer properly and Dudley couldn’t get it straight enough to attack the last bank so we dropped another couple of marks. I would think this would have been a nightmare for the lower classes.

John Lees came over for a quick chat at the finish then there just remained the matter of the drive back to The New Forest to pick up my Volvo to go back to Bedfordshire. I got home at 9.30 pm having left at 2.45 am. 600 miles in all, two thirds of it in an open car with no hood and no windscreen! A long day but what a fantastic adventure. More of which over the next few days over on The Classical gas Web Site. I would love to hear more about the trial because running at the front we hardly saw anyone else.

How was your Exmoor Trial?

Michael

Falcon's March Hare Classic - 11th March

Murrays March Hare Classic Trial - 11th March

 

Starting and Finishing just off the A1(M) near Stevenage in Hertfordshire

 

Approximately 15 sections (at least 4 on "real roads") over approximately 80 road miles.

 

Clubsport Permit Event - No Competition Licence necessary - You just have to be a member of the MCC or Falcon.

 

It will be smooth enough to take part in your "pride and joy" and still be able to drive it home, but competitive enough so the battle between the class eights should be decided on the hills.

 

The regs are now out and I will mail them to people who have already contacted me over the next few days.

 

Otherwise e-mail me your name and Snail Mail and I will post you a set.

 

Michael

 

mleete24@hotmail.com

 

 

Clee Hill Trial

What a shame that the Clee Hill had to be cancelled. We competitors were unhappy not to have our days sport. But what about the organisors, think of the hours of hard work put in by the organising team not to mention the money spent. So thanks to all the organisors for all the effort, I hope that it was not wasted and some can be used when the trial finally runs. Any chance that the event will run later this year?
Stuart Harrold