Thank goodness for pressure washers was the cry that went up from the 69 riders who competed in round 1 of the Peak Classic Trials Clubs 2011/2012 Club championship after 4 laps of 10 sections at Dudwood Farm near Elton Matlock Derbyshire it was amazing there was any mud left in the field looking at the amount that was taken home on the bikes.

The course wound its way up the stream and over some large rocks reminding the entry that the Scottish Pre65 is not that far away and provided good practice for the many members that have been lucky enough to secure an entry in that prestigious event. That said as the riders got to the top of the rocky stream bed they were faced with two very deep muddy sections just to remind them to also beware of the dreaded bogs in Scotland too. One of those sections, section 5, a climb over a rock step and into a mud lagoon then out over a jumble of rocks that were once a dry stone wall proved particularly tricky and nobody had a clean sheet let alone a clean bike on that one all day. The best result being shared on 3 by Peter Carson and Chris Milner both mounted on cubs who had a good fight for the lead in the Expert British Bike Class. The first place however eventually going to Martyn Stanistreet on his 197 James who had a stunning ride again losing just a mere 14 marks to Peters 17 and Chris

I see there were a couple of Aprilia's in the results, could you tell me what models they were please.

Only ever saw one twin shock Aprilia which had a Hiro engine (I think)

Thanks

Ross

There were three at the trial, all 320 Hiros. Quite a rare bike as not many came into the UK.

Even rarer, the TX300 Rotax powered last twinshock model, maybe only 2 or 3 of those here

Thanks Woody, didn't know any of them had survived.

TX300 - 280cc ?

A few have surfaced recently - good bikes, the 320 Hiro is a very good motor.

Don't know whether the TX300 came as just 280cc or 240cc as well