The Jack White trial, held by Southampton & District MCC at Sherfield English, Hampshire was a round of the ACU Southern centre Solo Star & George Allan Pre 65 series championship & was enjoyed by all.
The riders had a good time with interesting sections set out by Dick Ramplee, Keith Mitchell, Dave Freemantle & Geoff Herbert. I'd better also mention the gratefully received assistance provided by Martin Hare & Steve Shergold in giving some semblance of order to the riders.
The sections proved to be ride-able for the Pre 65 bikes whilst also taking marks off the modern bikes which is a fine balancing act. The trial was held under non-stop rules with Brian Francis on his new bike winning the expert class from a determined Matt Sleep. George Greenland won the Pre 65 by beating Karen Clarke by a single point
Mark Owen demonstrated his ability in the intermediate class by winning a closely fought contest with Alan Ranger, Simon Rye & Mark Shipp with scores of 7 to 16 points between them. Kevin Miller just beat Tim Owen in the Over 40 class & Adam Hardy managed to fend off John Long in the Twin Shocks. Lewis Ranger decided the normal B route sections did not provide sufficient challenge, so upgraded to Expert & threw himself at somewhat scarier sections.
All the observers were kept entertained by the riding & thoroughly enjoyed the day plus the Clerk of the course had a quiet day, so a success all round. As an added bonus the Muscular Dystrophy charity has benefited by £160.
I would like to thank Mr M Jewell, the owner of the land, all the riders, observers & officials who helped to make this a very enjoyable day, it wouldn't have happened without the efforts of all of them.
Simon Bond