Richmond Mc, Harold Graham Trophy Trial

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Richmond Motor Club, Harold Graham Trophy Trial Cogden Hall, Grinton,
Sunday. Report and photographs from Barry Robinson.
 

Two of the motorcycle trials in North Yorkshire took a battering on Sunday
morning from the weather.  The Richmond club fought a running battle with a
near hurricane that swept down Swaledale accompanied by rain showers.
Brendan Suffell and Gavin Lowther waded through the sections planting flags
above what became a raging torrent. The water levels rose rapidly in the
Cogden Hall stream and the wind threatened to topple observers and
competitors. The strange part about Swaledale on Sunday was a temperature in
the order of 12 centigrade in direct contrast to the previous day. Many
riders were blown off course in the sections. Masham Sausages boss Paul
Dennis was swept off line his Beta, in the middle of two sections, feet up
of course. He still won the green course class, just, from Adrian Harrison.
The latter stopped in seven and nie but was good on the deep swirling second
section at the bottom of Grinton Ghyll where Dennis footed on all three
laps. At the top of the tree Guy Kendrew excelled over Richard Sadler and
Ian Austermuhle. Sadler was sharp all the way but a stop in Cogden Wood on
lap one gave Kendrew the break especially after Austermuhle fived the fourth
section up Cogden Ghyll. Barry Watson, Richard Coates, Nathan Stones and
Dave Nesham took the Grinton Wood sections and took the full force of the
gale blowing down over Reeth. The ninth was a tough nut to crack. Very
slippery but notable Kendrew had it sorted and cleaned on all three laps. It
was also where Sadler dropped his maximum. The best cleans were down to Phil
Alderson, Russ Cannell, top Inter Matt Maynard, and on the Green route Paul
Dennis. Clubman winner Paul Sadler produced a 1-1-2. Class B runner Guy
Stones did haul his Beta out first time round. The sections did test the
rest of the class. Tom and Luke Constantine managed to deal with the
severity as did Charlie Dent and Rob Weatherall on new 125 Beta machines.
The Class C boys rode two laps where brothers Dan and Ben Hodgson set the
standard overseen by their father Phil. Some minding task for him.
Down in the low meadow Small Wheels guru Ted Harston and his assistants
–read parents, managed to control twenty six boys and girls who rode a full
nine section four lap course on the banks of the stream. There was a small
percentage of aquatics but the grassy banks were the main tests. In Class BE
Ripon’s Harry Mudgridge beat Monte Andrew but only on most cleans. If Jack
Dent had not stopped in section four on lap one he would have taken the
class.
Every rider was fossil powered in the class. Conrad Andrew, also Beta
mounted won Class DE. Charlie Astwood was the class act in the ED category
and was feeling for grip on the grassy sections, and succeeding.

Results Check.
Richmond Motor Club, Harold Graham Trophy Trial Cogden Hall, Grinton,
Sunday.
Hard course experts: 1 Guy Kendrew 7, 2 Richard Sadler 9, 3 Ian Austermuhle
13. (All Beta).
Inters: 1 Matthew
Maynard (Sherco) 53, 2 Mark Willis (Montesa) 67, 3 Russell Cannell (Beta)
71.
Novices: 1 Tom Alderson (Beta) 52, 2 Nathan Cannell (Gas Gas) 66, 3 Jack
Harker (Beta) 81.
Green course: 1 Paul Dennis (Beta) 27, 2 Adrian Harrison (Sherco)  29, 3
Mick Sharp (Beta) 39.
Youth: 1 Tom Needham (Gas Gas) 51, 2 Matty Napper (Gas Gas) 85.
Clubmen: 1 Paul Sadler (Beta) 11, 2 Robyn Alderson (Gas Gas) 34, 3 Joe
Simpson (Montesa) 50.
Over 40’s: 1 William Wood (33, 2 Tony Wild 34, 3 Daniel Herriott 41. (All
Beta).
Twin Shock: Mick Grant (BSA) 64.
Youth Class A: 1 Beth Waite (Beta) 49, 2 Sam Charlton (Beta) 74.
Yoúth Class B: 1 Guy Stones 51, 2 Tom Constantine 55, 3 Charlie Dent 59.
(All Beta).
Youth Class C: 1 Dan Hodgson 69, 2 Ben Hodgson 78, 3 Martyn Pratt 102. (All
Beta).
Small Wheels-Youth BE: 1 Harry Mugridge 13, 2 Monte Andrew 1, 3 Jack Dent
15. (All Beta).
Youth Clas DE: 1 Conrad Andrew (Beta) 32, 2 Sam Armstrong (Beta) 53.
Youth Class ED: 1 Charlie Astwood (Gas Gas) 27, 2 Laurie Blades (Beta) 44, 3
Lily-Ann Thwaite (Oset) 66.
Youth EB: Barnaby Fothergill (Gas Gas) 36

Edited February 24, 2016 by laird387