Close battles anticipated at Sidecar Trials finale
By TMX Archives on 27th Nov 14
The Thames Valley Trials Combine will bring to a close the ACU Luscombe Saab Leeds British Sidecar Trials Championship this Sunday (November 30) at Hook Woods in wintry conditions, but the final event in the series is sure to be hotly contested in the Intermediate and Clubman classes.
The Thames Valley Trials Combine will bring to a close the ACU Luscombe Saab Leeds British Sidecar Trials Championship this Sunday (November 30) at Hook Woods in wintry conditions, but the final event in the series is sure to be hotly contested in the Intermediate and Clubman classes.
Bristol's Jon Tuck and passenger Matt Sparkes (pictured) have cruised through eight events and scored 160 championship points. The Rochester son and father pairing, Rupert and Chris Kimber, have had a testing year with a retirement in the Tuck Cross and fourth and fifth place finishes at the Doncaster Cup and Mel Harrison rounds.
However the Kimbers did strike back to beat Tuck and Sparkes at the Talmag.
The rostrum position up for grabs will be from Daryl Dale and Hannah Etherington and Team Kimber. That no score at the Tuck Cross by the Kimbers means they have already dropped their score so their 131 points is solid and means pressure for Dale and Etherington.
Only four Intermediates have entered. Robbie Head and Aaron Jacobs start with 147 points but only eight points ahead of rivals Karl Jarvis and Bob Chapman but Head and Jacobs no-scored at the DK Mansell – exit their drop score
David Tuck and Steven Chandler are holding third place eight points behind the Jarvis/ Jacobs duo. Returnees Sean and Paul Cuckow could be at home on the Hook Woods sand. The class is really wide open should Head and Jacobs falter.
The Clubmen class is just about in the same category. Skipton brothers Chris and Robert Pickard have to finish no lower than third if Simon Evans and Nick Harding were to win at Hook Woods.
The Pickards have a ten point scotre to drop from the Andy Cheesman while Evans and Harding are facing a drop score of 13 at the Dommett.
Thomas McDowell and Jon Stanley have wrapped up the Newcomer title but Adam Allaway and Jake Pope will not be thinking about the Mansfield Maun crew on the day.
