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Try Tim Fairbrother. His e-mail address my be in ACU handbook. He was very invilved as was Ken Garfield

Provisional results Class A D.Thorpe 43 N Paxton 60 M Wilmore 74 S Dommett 76 Class B C.Leggett 32 J Cowley 33 B Roads 33 A Paxton 56 Class C D.Bathe 69 K Seward 70 M James 72 S.Ransom 75 Class D T.Blackmore 19 C Berry 37 D Smith 42 S Farrall 54 Sidecar A R Luscombe 35 S Cuckow 44 R Morewood 48 I Pickard 56 Sidecar B J Tuck 52 P.Sparkes 59 R Kimber 59 D Larkin 66 Sidecar Newcomer K.Nolan 83 Dellow 102 J Teare 135 I. Davey 138 Overall a bit on the hard side for most classes.

Whilst out practising last year on a cold day I got to talking to Mick Andrews who still is involved heavily with developing and testing trials bikes and bits. We got ontot he subject of tyres and he asked how the grip was that day, (could have only been 1 or 2 degrees C). What he was getting at is that the IRC is very good at low temp as it seems to be a softer compound rubber than the Michelin which gets hard when cold. But on the other side he side whilst testing in spain he needed to run 6 to 7 psi in the IRC to stop it skwirming about. Locally it seems that people use an IRC if it's mud event but stick a Michelin on for a more rocky event although I only ever use Michelin and don't seem to suffer grip issues compared to others.

Re the Montesa's there is no doubt that Fuji's sounded like it had more bark but then again so did his 2 strokes. The chief Montesa mechanic, (who was Dougie's mechanic a couple of years ago), told my father that the engines were indeed standard but no doubt the ingnition mapping / fuel injection was tweaked. He said the factory engines would be available half way through the indoors but they were very happy with the outdoor performance as already the riders are managing to do the same sections as they were on the factory 2 strokes. PS.looking closeley at the bikes they all had factory suspension and other bits

As has been said already you have to be nominated and I suggest it was the East Midland Centre that nominated Donna. She hasn't had as good a year as she wanted but she did end up 4th overall in the European Championship and was best britain in the TDN. She always puts in 100% effort and for that I congratulate her on her award.