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  1. Young Martin Podesta had a good ride on section one, he went 0 3 0. I didn't realise that section six was going to be such a mark taker, only Jack Lee and Shaun Fox cleaned the awkward rock slab on every visit. The approach to the rock was down hill and the exit was a very tight left turn with a smaller rock step just in the wrong place. The only way to clean this one, was to begin the turn on the rock and drop off sideways, much much easier said than done! There were only 13 cleans on section six. Martin Podesta went 3 0 0 on this one which was a superb ride. Ralph was 3 5 2 and Betarev3 was 5 1 5. Suprisingly hard.
  2. Ralph went 2 2 5 and Betarev3 went 3 5 5. It was an angled up hill approach to a rather large fallen tree. There were 48 scores for section one on the hard route (three laps, 16 riders) In total there were 16 cleans, 18 fives, three riders cleaned it every lap and four riders fived it every lap.
  3. I must say that I was reading through one of the ACU forums last night, I have a genuine interest in what was being discussed and John Collins always writes a very comprehensive and well thought through reply to questions (even if it does make my eyes bleed reading so much) What was making me feel uncomfortable was the tone of some of the replies, 'known people' were getting some stick. This is all part of the game I suppose but those giving the stick were 'unknown user id's.' We have to be careful that genuine discussions and meaningful debates are not ruined by annonymous users merely out for a bit of 'trouble'
  4. There are still three rounds to go in the Midland Centre Championship, the Aston Auto on 19th Nov, the Terrys Cup on the 3rd Dec and the final round which is the Ralph Varden on 10th December. I've just checked and the regs for the RV are now available on the- Stratford Club Web site.
  5. I can see that you've spent a lot of time and effort building that. I think it looks really good for the money. I think it would make a brilliant long distance trials bike if you fitted some lights.
  6. The Ralph Varden is always a tough one, especially if it rains. Alexz Wigg and Ross Danby rode last year and made most of it look easy but even they had a struggle in places. The RV is held at Shennington which is a steep grass field with a stream running down to the bottom where there are some old didused WW2 concrete filter beds. This always provides something just a little bit different. Particularly the A route exit to one of the sections which involves a good step. If it rains this venue becomes rather challenging and I have a feeling we are due a wet one this year. Wrighty is the Clerk of the course (think Colmore) and he does like to make em tough. And this is the last round of the Midland Centre Championships. A few years back we put in a graded hill climb and this has become a feature, last time it was wet only a few made the top on all three laps. AND there is NO penalty for footing, you are marked from where you stop moving, not when you dab. For those not wishing to struggle as much, there will also be a C route but this is a non-championship class. Entries for this popular event will be limited to 100 and will be available from the Secretary Richard Gill shortly.
  7. Jack Lee took top spot in the Stratford-Upon-Avon club trial by the closest of margins from Sam Haslam at Saintbury Quarry near Broadway on Sunday with both riders dropping just three marks around the 12 section course. Clerk of the Course John Braithwaite and his team decided to put in an extra couple of sections and make one a real tester for the Experts, however the fearsome climb at the top of section 12 posed no problem to the leading pair, they simply launched their bikes across the steeply cambered root and landed at the summit, every lap. It was infact the innocent looking ride across some roots at section seven, Observed by Richard Gill that was to be the decider, Haslam lost his only marks of the trial here giving him the most cleans tie breaker. Shaun Fox used his local knowledge to push the leading pair through the whole event and was pleased with a five mark total to take third place in a different class from the rest of the entry who found the course a fair challenge. Best Youth was ever improving Martin Podesta. On the less severe Clubman route, Stefan Walters held his nerve to stay clean from Malcolm Evely and John Braithwaite who lost just a single mark each. Connor Evans was again best Youth loosing eight marks and showing the way to a good many experienced clubmen and over 40 riders. Steve Clarke also had a good ride in the dry stony quarry on his BSA loosing 10 marks to similarly mounted friend and rival Alan Taylor to take top pre-65 honours. A clean sheet was also recorded by Geoff Hands on the yellow route from Dave Taylor who lost two. Franchesca Kirtly-Paine was the lone lady rider and finished on a creditable 24 marks lost. Evesham rider Chris Wickham was best Youth C dropping 31 and Ben Haynes showed real determination to complete most of the C route sections on his little TY80 as best Youth D. Results Dennis Bridges Summer Trial 29-10-06 Saintbury Quarry, nr Broadway Report by Pete Barnett A route Adult : J.Lee (JL/MRS Sherco) 3 most cleans, S.Haslam (JST Gas Gas) 3, S.Fox (Gas Gas) 5, N.Paxton (Montesa) 30, L.O'Reilly (Gas Gas) 37, D.Basford (Gas Gas) 49 Youth A: M.Podesta (Gas Gas) 33, B.Millichap (Gas Gas) 62, R.Tugwood (Gas Gas) 85 B Route Adult B: S.Walter (Gas Gas) clean, M.Evely (Gas Gas) 1 furthest clean, J.Braithwaite (Gas Gas) 1, D.Walters (Gas Gas) 2, S.Venn (Gas Gas) 3 Youth B: C.Evans (gas Gas) 8, G.Kenyon-Bell (Gas Gas) 14. C route Adult C: G.Hands (Montesa) clean, D.Taylor (Montesa) 2, R.Walters (Gas Gas) 9, K.O'Brien (Matchless) 14, G.Enston (Beta) 14 Lady: Franchesca Kirtly-Paine (Gas Gas) 24 Youth C: C.Wickham (Gas Gas) 31 Youth D: B Haynes (Yamaha) 96
  8. Here is a quick run down of todays Stratford-Upon-Avon Club trial at Saintbury Quarry near Broadway. Winner Jack Lee 3 (34cleans) Runner Up Sam Haslam (33 cleans) Third Shaun Fox 5 Youth A Martin Podesta 33 Runner Up Ben Millichap 62 Third Roger Tugwood 65 Clubman Route Winner Stefan Walters clean. Malcolm Evely 1 (furthest clean) John Braithwaite 1 Youth B Connor Evans 8 Runner up Guy Kenyon-Bell 14 C route Geoff Hands Clean Runner up Dave Taylor 2 Ron Walters 9 Youth C Chris Wickham 31 1st Lady Franchesca Kirtly-Paine 24 Full results to follow.
  9. Well if it's the win you are looking for..... why not enter as Clubman A! You'll definately be top of that class
  10. I'm sorting through the results now. Justin, you didn't tick a class on the entry form, are you an Expert/Inter/Over40 A/Clubman A?
  11. Thanks for the positive comments, I'm really pleased that you enjoyed the day. Saintbury is always a good place for a trial as it's not affected by rain like our other venues, so we took the risk and set out 12 sections and luckily managed to get the observers, which is nice for a change. Good job too as 67 riders doing four laps of ten would have caused a lot of queuing. Justin, everytime I watched you in a section you were making it look easy. I will place the results on here as soon as I've done them.
  12. scorpa3

    Ty175 On Ebay.

    Spotted this TY on EBAY and was wondering if it worth a bid to restore and use as a competitive twin shock. Any opinions welcome. Item number 320043007821 T
  13. Metal Craft Instructor for a large Government organisation with 26 years service.
  14. Trial set out... 12 sections with three routes, one or two 'Not for the faint hearted' sections this time. Lets just hope there are enough people who can supply an Observer in return for a free ride! Signing on closes at 10am, the venue will be signposted from the top of Fish Hill nerar Broadway on the A44. Hope to see you there.
  15. Ohh my gawd what have I been using all these years????!!???? I just looked on the packet and it says...... "Fairy toilet soap"
  16. Now now chaps.... All you have to do is practice those 4th gear climbs and you'll be ok on Sunday!
  17. If the picture on the left is you, then this one will be right up your street. The climb isn't too bad, it's the tree stump at the top that makes em sweat!
  18. Six weeks in a splint! Sorry to hear that, which hand was it? You cold still ride if it's your clutch hand, tape the splint to the lever! Only Kiddin. Were you on the Climber? Any damage? I seem to remember yours is a really good one.
  19. Hey Stu, why not come and Observe? You can have the BIG climb we've put in for Ralph and Rev3.
  20. I'll put some ropes out for you at the top!
  21. I've got a big climb sorted for you 'expert' types, we used it in the Colmore a few years ago and I've never plucked up the courage to use it in a club trial but now I know there's some big names coming - it's in!
  22. The Stratford-Upon-Avon Club are holding a club trial at Saintbury Quarry near Broadway on Sunday 29th October. There will be three routes available so there should be something for everyone. The venue will be signposted from the A44 at the top of Fish Hill, East of Broadway, entries close at 10am. The first ten riders to bring along an Observer will get a free entry.
 
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