It's all set for a cracker Jack!
By TMX Archives on 31st Mar 11
Hillsborough Motor Cycle Club end the month in their usual majestic fashion by staging the Jack Wood National Trial on Sunday, March 27, at High Bradfield, near Sheffield. And as in recent years, it is centred on West Nab Farm, on the northern hilltop north of the tourist village.
Hillsborough have always adopted a policy of if it ain't, broken don't mend it.
That means the usual 50 cracking sections, in the usual order with the River Kwai sealing the day.
Nine groups of sections, more or less as last year.
Groups include the rocky crags of Hill House where the sheep are the only spectators, then Fletchers and Lumbush followed by the deep climbing ravine at TCC (watch where you park on the main road).
The run through Ughill Valley takes in eight subs then plunges into the woods for MB.
The two subs in Hoyles are no-go for spectators.
From that westerly point it is back to Low Bradfield and Rocher End for seven subs up through the woods, with the narrow stream topping out the group.
Finally, The Kwai awaits the field. There are restriction at the River Kwai so keep out of the marked areas, all the way round the course.
Time allowance is a mighty seven hours and fifteen minutes.
The entry is again a cracker with S3 Parts Championship sponsor Michael Kaufman joining in the fun on his Gas Gas.
The trial runs under No Stop observing rules and the S3 Parts contenders run with white numbers while the easy route riders display yellow numbers.
The big guns show at the Wood and riding in the National class are Sam Haslam – winner of last Sunday's Bemrose National, Michael Brown, Ben Morphett, Alexz Wigg – who won the Cleveland last weekend – Chris Pearson, Craig Robinson, Ross Danby and Jonathan Richardson. Eight top drawer contenders.
Mark Hicken heads the Over 40s with Dave Clinkard on early numbers.
JST Supremo John Shirt, Graham Tales and Mick Boam could well rock the boat while local character Daz Wasley tails the field.
Dan Thorpe rides S3 Parts and heads the overall class standings from Ricky Wiggins and Guy Kendrew, Andy Blackman and Shaun Fox.
Becky Cook, Grant Morris, Zac Sherwin, John Crinson, Phil Disney, Tony Scarlett, Ross Crosby, Will Reynolds, Maria Conway and Richard Timperley could all get in amongst the championship leaders.
The unknown quantity is Richard Sadler and whether his broken knuckle has been given the green light by the medics.
The first man will be flagged away at 9am and don't forget, no wheelies on the roads and legal machines please – the law could be out and about.