I've had a reminder that Leslie Newell's Tarka winning Buggy has a long history. I am not sure who built it but the first I know of it was when it was owned by Matt Wilmore. He sold it to Mike Pearson who trialled it before acquiring his Dellow Relica (from Reg Taylor) and selling the Buggy to Ed Nikel. Ed had started trialling with Imp's and got the Buggy to benefit from VW reliability.

Ed Nikel is selling his well known, Geoff Jackson/Reg Taylor constructed Dellow Mk2 Replica Click Here for more information

Still trying to catch up with a backlog of stuff on the site. Don't seem to have so much time now I've retired! Meanwhile here is a playlist of Edinburgh Video's, starting with an incar of Chris Bonnett getting to the A Boards on a rough Dudwood 2 to claim a Class 0 Award in his Peugeot powered Salamander Sports.

Videos by Julian Archbold

Charles Shopland won the Taw & Torridge Trial. Click Here for the full results on the ACTC Site.

Regs are published for:-

17 October - Minehead Motor Club - Exmoor Clouds Trial

24 October - Launceston and North Cornwall Motor Club - Tamar Trial Regs & Entry Form

Its the MCC Edinburgh Trial this Saturday. If you want to go along and spectate Click here for a Guide and Click Here for the Entry List If you go to Calton you will see everyone but Class 0 do not go to Bamford Clough.

Regs are published for Strouds Ebworth Chase Trial on Saturday 9 October. This is a single venue Classic Trial and there will be a Class 0 for those who do not have a competition licence. Unfortunately due to environmental issues it looks as if the Ebworth will only be held every other year in the future. Click Here for more information.

Lets hope that Stroud will be able to continue Ebworth. Its been trialled for many years. I can remember going there marshalling on my first Classic Trial in 1968, Falcons Guy Fawkes, observing on Woodmill in the night and one of the sections in Ebworth the following day.

Regs for the Taw & Torridge on 12 September are published

Regs for the MGCC Midland Centre Trial on 26 September are available on their Website.

The event attracts around sixty cars each year mainly Ford Ten and Austin Seven based specials. Specials and limited production sports cars of all makes are invited, although cars built or designed after 1964 may be asked to park outside the display area. Some of the marques that have been to previous shows include:

TWM, Turner, Fairthorpe, Elva, Lotus, Ginetta, Lola, Martin, Siva, Dellow and many many more.

The event is held at The Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford, Oxon, England on the 12th August. Admission is FREE for the driver of a special or the tow car of a special (we don't mind if it is on a trailer, we want to see your car what ever its condition) and the park opens at 10.30.

Click Here for map.

Ron Warrens funeral is at 11.00 on Thursday 3 June at St Marys Church Whitlebury (near Towcester)

A good time appears to be had by all on The Exeter Centenary Trial held over the Bank Holiday weekend. John Salter and Graham Whiting were on hand with their cameras.

- Pictures by John Salter

- Pictures by Graham Whiting

Ron Warren, pictured with his Dellow Mk2, at the end of a Lands End Trial. Also in this picture is Alan Preston (his bouncer), John Tucker-Peake, Marilyn Tucker-Peake (now Marilyn Knight) and Derek and Betty Fleming. (Picture from the Derek Fleming collection)

Ron Warren

Ron died suddenly on Friday 21 May, aged 86.

Laurie Knight

Corrected the bad link to Dave Cook's Kyrle pictures

Adrian Dommett won Sundays Kyrle Trial with the only clean sheet

- Pictures by Dave Cook

June Blakeley is taking part in The Race for Life again this year. She has a very special reason for this cause being so close to her heart.

In case you need reminding the Blakeley family - June , John and Alex, come to almost all of our trials. They travel all over the country scruitineering and marshalling for us, always with a smile and a supportive word. They support us, this is our opportunity to support them.

Click Here to sponsor Junes race for Life.

Lands End Stuff (click the arrow for the playlist)

- Dave Cooks Pictures from Plusha & Blue Hills 2

- John Salters Pictures from Beggars Roost and Blue Hills 2

The MG Car Club – Midland Centre held their annual Spring Trial on 21st March at a sunny Lintridge Farm. The entries this year were down a bit with 20 starters spread over a range of classes, but with a good class of Lieges. Thanks guys, but where was everyone else? The conditions were ideal – a nice sunny spring day after rain on the previous afternoon when we were setting up, so there were no clean scores, a few clear rounds and quite a few clear attempts on some of the sections.

Lowest and hence best score of the day was Phillip Hyde in a Liege with a score of 34, he was Best Overall and Best Liege. The Premier Award – The Bryant Cup - was for the best MG and this was won by Martin Curren in his MG TA. First class awards went to Ray Jacobs (classes 1-4); Fred Bury (5); Greg Dixon-Smith (6); Kevin Barnes was 2nd Liege and the best Novice was Matt Johnson in his A7. Well done, thanks to you and the marshals for your company and we look forward to seeing you at our Autumn Trial at Burton Dassett on the 26th September.

Dudley Sterry, pictured by John Salter on the Class 8 Simms deviation, won Sundays Torbay Trial

- Click Here for the Results

- Pictures by John Salter

Tim Hanman won Sundays West Suffolk MC 3 Way event on Sunday. Stephen Page was fourth overall and a Class Winner in his VW Buggy. Stephen took this in car video. Michaels Blog

Regs are available for The Ilkley Classic Trial on 16 May

March Hare Stuff so far

Josh Moss reports on competing on The Cotswold Clouds in the family 1935 Ford Model Y

Regs are published for:-

Dudley Sterry’s won the VSCC Pomeroy Trophy on Saturday in his 1937 HRG. Dudley dropped the fewest number of penalties to finish on a score of 433.1 points, 8.3 ahead of his nearest rival, Adrian Goding, in a 1963 Ford Cortina.

Greg Warren reports with news of the Torbay Trial on 21 March:-

Been to  look at  some of the sections this afternoon. Unless we have a drought over the next 3 weeks it going to be a heck of a lot more slippery than back in Sept. We  have some wicked  deviations  for  class  8   and only one re-start line on Tipley  so if your in class 3  burn baby burn  !!!!!

You all missed having a go at Simms  back in Jan, so  come on down to  Devon  on Sunday  March  21st  and  have some fun.  Start venue very easy to get to  right beside M5.

I never thought i say this but thank goodness for the four wheel drive brigade!  they really use Simms a lot these days  and a combination of four wheels digging  and  continuous frosts this winter,  some of the dreaded concrete is beginning to lift........  Click Here for more info and regs

Falcons finest, the dynamic Duo of Michael Leete and Dave Maitland, are organising a Clubsport Trial. It's at Mile Tree Farm, near Leighton Buzzard, this year Click Here for a report and pictures of the last Mile Tree Farm Trial.

No championships, no competition licence, this one is for fun. I had a look at the venue during the week and it looks good. The issues getting in and out of the gate have beenresolved. The ruts have been filled in with hardcore.

Any info you require you can email Michael on mleete24@hotmail.com

A reminder that Strouds Mechanics Trial is on Saturday 13 March. This is the clubs 60th Anniversary and there will be special 60th Anniversary finishers certificates.

One week left until entries closing date and a few places left

Dave Haizelden won Holsworthy Motor Club's Chairmans Trophy Trial last weekend. Click here for the results

Northern Trial Report finished (sorry no pictures yet). You will see the results are a bit different to those first published, moving Dean Partington up to 2nd overall and class 8 winner

A couple of reminders:-

Oop's may have been a bit premature on this date. Back with more info soon

The Regs are now available for The Torbay Trial on 21 March. The route will include 17 observed sections and at least one special test, traversing some very spectacular scenery.

Simon Woodall won The Northern Trial last Saturday.

In Car Videos by James Shallcross and Nick Farmer

Mike Workman won The Cotswold Clouds Trial on 7 February. Click Here for the Results Check out all the super Videos

Simon Woodall wins Clee Hills Trial Click Here for full results

Congratulations to David and Emma Wall on the birth of their son Jack last Friday. As a third generation trialler on both sides of the family we look forward to seeing him on the hills very soon!

Carl Talbot asks me to remind you that The S+DMC  Mechanics Trial will take place on Saturday 13th March this year, NOT on Sunday as we wish to avoid any conflicts with Mothers.

The Mechanics Trial:- " A pleasant early Springtime drive in the Cotswolds , interrupted by the odd trials section or two "

Falcon have published the regs for their March Hare Trial on 7 March 2010.

Starting and finishing in the Luton area near to Junction 9 on the M1 the March Hare uses a number of historic Chilterns sections. There is a Class 0 / Clubsport category for those who do not have a competition licence.

Clee Hills Update from the organisers:-

Much work has been applied by the organising team to freshen up the well-proven format around the Shropshire Hills, to keep the event stimulating and realistically competitive, and addressing competitors' feedback.

For example...

So with a repeat of the previous-evening scrutineering facility, electronic entry facility and a 'breather' of two weeks after the Exeter, we look forward to your support for our endeavours.