The Sections for the Stratford-Upon-Avon 'Ralph Varden' round of the Midland Centre Championship have been set out today and they are tough!

Entries for this traditional trial are closed but anyone wishing to have a ride may enter in the day for a small charge which goes to the Air Ambulance.

We have set out three routes.

Experts and Inters ride the A route and Over 40's and Clubmen ride the B route. For riders wishing to have less of a challenge there is also a non championship C route.

The trial is being held at Shennington between Banbury and Shipston-on-Stour. The venue is well known for it's unique ex WW2 airfield filter beds which provide a number of rather different concrete sections which are unaffected by rain.

Also used each year at this venue, is CofC Alan Wrights infamous hill climb where marks are given at the point where riders grind to a stop with no penalty for footing.

Fancy a good hard slog in some Cotswold Mud? Come along tomorrow to Shennington.

First man away at 10am.

Pete

The predicted mud certainly didn't disapoint. The regular front runners on all three routes had to really go for it..... it was tough.

On the A route, youngsters Ross Danby and Alexz Wigg seemed to be ,akimg the best of the conditions.

Ross in particular looked to be in a class of his own at section 12 which included two 4ft drops into a very narrow ditch. It's a hard event when Mark Hicken is loosing fives!

I will give a rundown of the results when they come in.