Barry ups the Price
By TMX Archives on 4th Feb 10
THE first round of the UKXC Forest Challenge kicked off on Sunday at Colstey Forest in Shropshire.
The event was originally scheduled for January 10 but the forest was under nearly three feet of snow at that time.
There was a light sprinkling of snow on Sunday but the ground conditions were good and improved as the race rolled on. Snow fell briefly as riders were half way into the four-hour race but stopped as quickly as it had started.
This long-standing event at this particular venue always attracts a good entry and this year's event true to form with plenty of riders filling the Solo, Two-man Team, Quad and Sidecar classes. The seven-and-a-half mile loop was along fire roads and through woodland, which was surprisingly dry in places considering the snow and rain over the last few weeks.
UKXC Forest Challenge
Colstey Forest, Shropshire (Mid-Wales TRA)
Expert Solo: 1 Barry Furber, 2 Wayne Price, 3 David Lloyd Jones.
Expert Solo Team: 1 R Morris/ L Belfield, 2 T Davies/ G Davies.
Clubman Solo: 1 Andrew Cooper, 2 Alex West, 3 Rob Mcleod.
Clubman Over 40 Solo: 1 Trefor Davies, 2 Nick Morgan, 3 Graham Howes.
Sportsman Solo: 1 John Hayward, 2 Ross Kenyon, 3 Colin Griffiths.
Sportsman Team Solo: 1 T Price/ L Jones.
Quad Pro: 1 Martin Bembow, 2 John Robson, 3 Rich Bradford.
Quad Expert: 1 Adam Shanlahan, 2 Ricky Roberts, 3 Beverley Barns.
4x4 Quad: 1 Steve Williams, 2 Tim Clark, 3 Edward Kevin Jones.
Clubman Quad: 1 Andrew Kelly, 2 Arron Coles, 3 Saul Coles.
Expert Sidecar: 1 D Williams/ A Jones, 2 A Nevill/ S Nevill, 3 C Radford/ G Clarke.
Clubman Sidecar: 1 T Wilkinson/S Wilkinson, 2 A Giles/ J Giles.
FOR FULL STORY SEE T+MX NEWS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010
The Expert Solo class gets underway.