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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

Click Here to Download the regs.

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.

Falcons usual March Hare Working party will take place on 16 January, the Saturday after the Exeter. The work is mainly cutting back brush and clearing fallen trees. EMail Michael at mleete24@hotmail.com if you would like to help out.

Claire Oakes Brickhill Trial Videos added to the Video Playlist

Regs are out for:-

North Devon MC Exmoor Trial, ACTC event on 31 January - Click Here for more information

Click Here for the question which concerns the car on the left.

Click on the picture to get a bigger version

Thanks to Ian Lawson for sending in this picture. We would like to know Who, What, When and Where. Just to mention we don't know all the answers ourselves! You can participate at http://classicaltrials.multiply.com/journal/item/1319/Christmas_Quiz_-_Question_2

If you are not a member of the Classical gas Message Board you can email mleete24@hotmail.com

The Answer to Question 1

Fredrick Smith, with cigarette, the founder of Wicliffe Motor Co Ltd, with William Paddon on Nailsworth Ladder.

The car is a 10 hp Hampton, made at the Dudbridge works in Stroud from 1919 until 1931. The photo is actually from 1914, when the cars were being made at Kings Norton, Birmingham. The car was one of four to make a clean ascent that year, and appeared regularly in the annual ascent of the Ladder in August. Probably a bit easier than in February, but an impressive performance nonetheless.

The Hampton was known as ‘The Master of the Hills’, and its history is comprehensively documented in Trevor Picken’s book, ‘The Story of Hampton Cars’. See http://www.hamptoncars.co.uk. William Paddon was a director of the company.

Many thanks to John Hammill for sending me this question and perhaps more importantly the answer!

I'm awarding equal first prizes to Nick Farmer for identifying Nailsworth Ladder and Mark Simpson for identifying the car as a Hampton. An honourable mention to Dave Cook who sent in the answer by email.

Christmas Quiz - Question 1

a) Where
b) What
c) The story behind the photograph

The Regs are out for Fellsides Northern Trial on Saturday 13 February. More Information

(Picture by Jade Bray)

Paul Bartleman won the final ACTC Champioship round, The Camel, on 6 December. As you can see from this picture of Dick Bolt there was some mud around. There was a delay for some of the lower classes at the Bakewood sections but afterwards things ran smoothly.

Click Here for the Results on the ACTC Site

Regs are now available for The Clee Hills Trial on 24 January. After many years of sharing Clerk of the Course duties Jonathan Toulmin and Simon Woodall have handed the reigns to Adrian Tucker-Peake and Graham Austin.

With Adrian's heritage I think we can look forward to some innovations!

Colin Biles and Dick Munns fighting for grip on one of the new Lakeside sections on Sundays very wet Allen Trial. There were quite a few clean sheets and Paul Bartleman won the event on Special Test Times.

Emma Robilliard negotiating her way over Putwells Dinosaur Eggs on her way to a Triple. (Picture by John Salter)

Regs for the Allen  on 29 November and Camel on 6 December are available on the ACTC Site, along with recent trials results and the latest championship positions. It looks like with three outright wins Paul Bartleman has a lock on the Wheelspin. With the top 5 in the Wheelspin dropping out of the Crackington that trophy is still very open. Although he is in eighth place relative newcomer James Shallcross is in with a shout. Go James go!

Published Don Stringers Edinburgh Trial Pictures from Wigber Low and Bamford Clough in the Photo Gallery

David Butler has revised the British Motor Sports Association for the Disabled Web Site which can now be found at http://www.bmsad.co.uk

The provisional Edinburgh Trials results have been published on the MCC Site

Follow Michael in his Class 0 Dellow The Edinburgh Trial Refresh your browser for the loop to start again. If there is a link click on it for a picture.

Alan Davies

Alan died last week, finally loosing his long battle with cancer.

Alan started his life long interest in motor sport with Motor Cycles. The first time I met him was around 1970 when he was Autocrossing his daily driver, a new Mk1 Escort. Later Alan had dedicated Anglia and Escort Autocross machinery. He was very successful with these cars and dominated the London Counties Championship for many years.

In the long time he was a Falcon member Alan served the club in many of its offices, including the formidable job of taking over the chair from H. W. Tucker-Peake. In more recent years Alan steered the club through changing times when many clubs folded, guiding Falcons amalgamation with the former SODC trials group.

A gentleman in every sense of the word Alan was 83 when he died. He will be sorely missed.

Paul Wheatley pictured in action by his family on Sundays MGCC Midland Centre Trial at Burton Dassett on Sunday. Nigel Weeks was the overall winner in his Imp. Click Here for Brian Osbornes report

Paul Bartleman won Sundays Torbay Trial.

News of the Torbay Trial from David Haizelden - "Entries for the trial have been coming in at a great pace,40 in total. Keith, Greg and myself have been spending the weekends uncovering the sections and we are finding it difficult to drive down the hills let alone drive up. With restarts for all classes on Tipley and Simms its going to be tough day."

Jonathan Baggott has send details of the Kop Hill Climb Commemorative Run on 26/27 September.

David Howard wins both Post Historic and Group 1 while Neil sets new Lap Record at Excellent Brands

Regs are published for Holsworthy Motor Clubs Taw & Torridge Trial on Sunday 20 September. Click Here for more details

The Regs are now published for The Torbay Trial on Sunday 13 September.

The organisers say:-

Torbay Motor Club are running the Torbay Trial as a championship round in place of the Exe Valley. The event will be described as not for the faint hearted!

Organisers are Greg Warren, Keith Sanders and Dave Haizelden

The trial is starting and finishing at the usual place, The Exeter Court Hotel, 2 miles at the end of the M5 motorway. Simm,s and Tipley are being used along with some old Torbay fav's not used in over 10 years, namely Baddaford Lane and the fearsome Lower Dean. we have also found some new hills near Ashton never been used before.

A good time was had by all at the MCC's Testing Trial on Sunday with Bill Rosten achieving significant honours. Some regard this as a useful opportunity for testing including Dave Haizelden (pictured here by Dave Cook) who experimented with another ton of lead in the front bumper.