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Report Ken O'Brien Pics Gary Dowzal Steeple Hill Corner at Folly Farm Beckley was the venue and 50 plus turned out on May 10th for the final Ixion Sunday morning meeting of the summer being the last round of the 2026 club championship also. Maybe the Nationwide or Local bad weather forecast had put a few off and on this note the course plotters decided we don't want a National on our hands if the heavens open so eased-sections were marked-out on all routes. However we set off in the sun with a cold breeze to tackle four laps of ten sections with rooted cambers, Big Hills and Nadgery streambeds to name a few of the hazards on offer today. In the Expert class John Cowley Beta Syncro 300 put in a spectacular performance losing 2 marks, one of which was applied on the very first section on lap one, a down hill sandy bank with a tricky uphill hop over a fallen tree, this prod was necessary or the Big Five was on the cards. John Lee 300 Evo took runner-up spot on 10 marks lost with an unfortunate 5 adding to his tally at section 5 a newly cut out ditch crossing after a fierce looking stricken tree crossing. 50/50 class riders were led home by Ian Watts also 300 Beta, Ian lost 5 marks today compiling a sprinkling of dabs at various subs along the way. Andrew Earnshaw TRS 300 was a single mark behind with section nine proving a bit of a bugbear the Culvert section with several turns through the wet stuff. The well populated Yellow route Clubman class saw Paul Millhouse Vertigo Nitro 300 give a clean pair of heels and boots to all with an inch perfect ride. Adrian Steele and Alan Taylor took the minor placings although both were cleaning the difficult section 7 with ease as the gathered crowd looked on, a very rocky uphill stream with water carrying up the exit bank to make for a tricky end for most. Paul Hadingham was superb on the ageing 340 Bultaco in the Twinshock and 4 was his tally after four laps, section six took a prod at precisely the right place to avoid a higher penalty, an undulating affair though Wild Garlic with the occasional tree to negotiate. Joe Pusey eased to victory in the Youth A with 21 mark ride and with machine gremlins at work it was a decent effort. Another very popular class is the 50/50 Middle - Easy route and once again it was DOT WR250 mounted Chris Aylott who took the honours ahead of Gordon Pusey twelve marks to nineteen. Section 4 was proving a tad tricky on this route with Chris taking a steady two on his first lap, a slight downhill cambered turn then a boggy rise to some awkwardly growing boughs and roots with many lines that changed often over the duration of the event. The eased White course as usual had a mix of young and old in the Sportsman class and Simon Dowling Beta was the man to beat once again, pre race favourite Simon didn't disappoint with a controlled ride losing 4 marks. Section eight took half his total on the first visit to ' Axford's Ditch ' and old fashioned type hazard of one hundred yards crossing and Zig-Zagging with a steep slick exit to the end cards. Mick Clarkson 185cc Bantam was victorious in the Pre 65 losing a miserly 3 marks all day. Many thanks to all who helped on the day. Next Trial is the Ivan Davis Cup September 13th.

Report Ken O'Brien Steeple Hill Corner at Folly Farm Beckley was the venue and 50 plus turned out on May 10th for the final Ixion Sunday morning meeting of the summer being the last round of the 2026 club championship also. Maybe the Nationwide or Local bad weather forecast had put a few off and on this note the course plotters decided we don't want a National on our hands if the heavens open so eased-sections were marked-out on all routes. However we set off in the sun with a cold breeze to tackle four laps of ten sections with rooted cambers, Big Hills and Nadgery streambeds to name a few of the hazards on offer today. In the Expert class John Cowley Beta Syncro 300 put in a spectacular performance losing 2 marks, one of which was applied on the very first section on lap one, a down hill sandy bank with a tricky uphill hop over a fallen tree, this prod was necessary or the Big Five was on the cards. John Lee 300 Evo took runner-up spot on 10 marks lost with an unfortunate 5 adding to his tally at section 5 a newly cut out ditch crossing after a fierce looking stricken tree crossing. 50/50 class riders were led home by Ian Watts also 300 Beta, Ian lost 5 marks today compiling a sprinkling of dabs at various subs along the way. Andrew Earnshaw TRS 300 was a single mark behind with section nine proving a bit of a bugbear the Culvert section with several turns through the wet stuff. The well populated Yellow route Clubman class saw Paul Millhouse Vertigo Nitro 300 give a clean pair of heels and boots to all with an inch perfect ride. Adrian Steele and Alan Taylor took the minor placings although both were cleaning the difficult section 7 with ease as the gathered crowd looked on, a very rocky uphill stream with water carrying up the exit bank to make for a tricky end for most. Paul Hadingham was superb on the ageing 340 Bultaco in the Twinshock and 4 was his tally after four laps, section six took a prod at precisely the right place to avoid a higher penalty, an undulating affair though Wild Garlic with the occasional tree to negotiate. Joe Pusey eased to victory in the Youth A with 21 mark ride and with machine gremlins at work it was a decent effort. Another very popular class is the 50/50 Middle - Easy route and once again it was DOT WR250 mounted Chris Aylott who took the honours ahead of Gordon Pusey twelve marks to nineteen. Section 4 was proving a tad tricky on this route with Chris taking a steady two on his first lap, a slight downhill cambered turn then a boggy rise to some awkwardly growing boughs and roots with many lines that changed often over the duration of the event. The eased White course as usual had a mix of young and old in the Sportsman class and Simon Dowling Beta was the man to beat once again, pre race favourite Simon didn't disappoint with a controlled ride losing 4 marks. Section eight took half his total on the first visit to ' Axford's Ditch ' and old fashioned type hazard of one hundred yards crossing and Zig-Zagging with a steep slick exit to the end cards. Mick Clarkson 185cc Bantam was victorious in the Pre 65 losing a miserly 3 marks all day. Many thanks to all who helped on the day. Next Trial is the Ivan Davis Cup September 13th.

Report Ken O'Brien Heavy overnight rain and cold winds had ceased and so the the sun shone once again on the righteous for Oxford's Good Friday Trial at Steeple Hill Folly Farm Beckley. This was the venue for Ixions 3rd and penultimate club champs round where a good entry of 50 plus riders set off to tackle 10 sections four times with a mix of mud roots climbs ditches and rocks that sorted an outright winner in each class. It was a close run thing in the 50/50 Hard-Middle route class with only 3 marks separating the the top three riders. Eventual winner Ian Watts 300 Beta lost 26 marks although incurring a maximum penalty at section eight third lap the now infamous Rocky Stream, which included a 10 yard muddy ditch crossing before lining up for the gully, there were only a scattering of cleans here on any route all day and so it made for an exciting section for the observer and gathered crowd. Ian's traveling companion over from the Midland Centre was Phil Ducker who finished on 27 points piloting the 250 Gasser around the long lap course to take runner-up spot in comfort. Phil was good on section ten, a sixty yard blast from low in the field to get to flat out in third as was required to get to dry land before a series of steep and winding cambers. Adrian Steele 250 Beta aced the middle Yellow route taking best Clubman on 8 lost a meagre one point ahead of Martyn Wilmore 300 Beta over from the Swindon club. Section nine 'Axford's Gully ' was tough, a water splash leading to a polished-up camber then a fast flowing stream with rocks and roots after which a heavily rooted turn had to be navigated, Steele had a steadying prod last lap after three excellent cleans. Joe Pusey was best Youth C on the middle route with Riley and Freddie Middlehurst also having a good day in the youth classes, unfortunately machine gremlins were causing them delays so opted to take fives so their scores weren’t a true reflection of their ability on the day. The ever popular 50/50 Middle-Easy route was aced up today by Freddie Davidson with a loss of 14. Section seven was a tad different his time with a pair of begins and a pair of ends with a few pegs to keep you on the intended line, this one route fits all worked well, starting down the wood a 100 yard or so muddy gully had to judged to perfection. Freddie had it weighed up at least for the first three laps then a lapse of concentration whilst flat out in fourth not realising a big root had been uncovered towards the end of section with rider having no option other than to bale-out into the undergrowth. On the White Eased Course pre-race favorite Simon Dowling had a splendid ride with a loss of 8 marks. Simon cleaned every section but not every lap and sub six first visit took a prod, it was down the woods where a really open but nadgery section had been plotted to take a few from the unsuspecting. Robert Bremner headed home the Pre-65 brigade with a great ride on the beautifully prepared Ariel HT3, Rob losing 6 with BSA Bantam mounted Keith Baty not too far behind. Both machines could be heard echoing through the woods as they caned the Big Hills of section three the 'The Verandah'. Many thanks to all who helped on the day.

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Thanks Charlie......... 32 riders at the minute...We were always going to open to our club members or in fact the results block of riders if we couldn't make fifty. Easter weekend there is a lot going on Red Marley...Exeter Two Day and abroad as well. If I am to put twenty sections on with two laps then will need in excess of 80 riders and Al;an and Salty believe this is the way to go to make the Trial viable. The sections will be for Twinshock machines and not modern bikes in fact they will be taking a back seat at this event and will start the other side of the farm. I hope people will understand the reasoning for this decision and it won't jeopardize the meeting. Regards Ken O'Brien Clerk of Course PS. The reason for opening to moderns is a lack of entries with the closing date looming.

I must say Alan Wright Gerry Minshall and Peter Salt have done a very good job of promoting this series at very short notice as have ourselves with regs in all the usual places for some weeks now and this is why there is disappointment with early entries...... I am sure the Series is going to be a success... OK there will be a few moderns floating around at our round but hopefully this will bode well for the number of observers required and with a section draw of 100 50 and 25 quid and an Easter Egg for all section personnel we are hoping for a good day.... Light refreshments will be on hand with overnight camping available for a small charge from the farmer I believe....... www.oxfordixionmcc.co.uk

Not going to bother anymore a waste of pen paper and a stamp.......May try again if a new committee is formed a different balloting procedure might be introduced not the same old faces year in year out if I'm not too old....I have the right equipment 1963 Cotton or 1964 BSA C15 genuine frame and a 1956 Matchless 500......

Oxford Ixion club The Norton Trophy Trial at Beckley Oxon on Sat 13th November 2010 at 12.00... Have been doing some serious clearing and a couple of new hill climbs are in to compliment our regular ones...Subs include Roots-Rocks-Climbs-Cambers-Drops-Slots-Muddy Blasts and well what more do you want...Check out ...T&MX News / Trials Central or our website at www.oxfordixionmcc.co.uk This is primarily a Pre 65 and Twinshock event but club members are welcome to attend. Our Blue easy route is aimed at the beginner-older rider and those who prefer a nice gentle ride out... See events calendar on homepage for contacts. If you haven't looked you won't get hooked...Ken 07917302011 if interested...

Oxford Ixion club The Norton Trophy Trial at Beckley Oxon on Sat 13th November 2010 at 12.00... Have been doing some serious clearing and a couple of new hill climbs are in to compliment our regular ones...Subs include Roots-Rocks-Climbs-Cambers-Drops-Slots-Muddy Blasts and well what more do you want...Check out ...T&MX News / Trials Central or our website at www.oxfordixionmcc.co.uk This is primarily a Pre 65 and Twinshock event but club members are welcome to attend. Our Blue easy route is aimed at the beginner-older rider and those who prefer a nice gentle ride out... See events calendar on homepage for contacts. If you haven't looked you won't get hooked...Ken 07917302011 if interested...

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You are barking up the wrong tree!!! Try and get hold of a C15G or B25 box and fit a C15S bottom gear...I have done this Mod many times and it works well with an 18T Eng Sprocket for Trials...If you are going scrambling then a 23t front.

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Quote from Old Trials Fanatic "The pre65 Scottish is mostly effectively a "invitation" event with a "ballot" of sorts for the remaining places. I'm ok with that also but please be open about what happens and dont insult my and others intellegence by trying to make out otherwise. Just be open and honest or even better hand over ALL the entries to a 3rd party who has no connection with the Trials community who would hold a totally accountable and open to inspection draw for places with no and i mean no pre allocated rides wether the person supports the trial financially or has a sibling riding or any other good cause". Just my views To make one feel more at ease with the Ballot perhaps the committee could list the same fortunate riders who gain automatic entry each year and the reason for this. Quite a few of my mates get in year after year and to be honest they are somewhat embarrassed about it,one in particular only rides two Trials a year and this is one of them. Most of them put nothing back into our sport at all not even to bring an observer so that reason is a no go area for a start.