Holloway's singing
By TMX Archives on 15th Mar 07
THE perfect formula for a day out on Dartmoor. Last Sunday in glorious Spring sunshine, 60 plus motorcycles, mostly of the classic kind, faced Mr Starter for a 25-mile lap of the moor with the simple matter of 30 observed sections to tackle en-route. In the words of several experienced competitors, ''a smashing trial with which to start the series''. And that series is, of course, the Sammy Miller Trials series and this event, the Vic Ashford trial, is round one of the 2007 series.
The West of England club organisers are an enterprising bunch ofenthusiasts. Not only did they find nine groups of sections to test thewide range of ability levels, they also provided the only clean sheetof the day. Club Chairman, Anthony Rew took his trusty 'taco throughall 30 sections and kept his feet up whenever it mattered. Farmer Rewmilked the cows first thing, dusted down the bike, and then proceededto put his local knowledge to the test with a faultless ride.
SAMMY MILLER VIC ASHFORD TRIAL
Rd 1 - Dartmoor (West of England MC)
Tele-Rigid: Mike Holloway (350 Matchless) 1 mark lost, Bernard Rodemark (290 BSA) 2, Steve Allen (350 Matchless) 6.
Pre-Unit Springer: Neil Gaunt (500 Ariel) 1, Martyn Wilmore (500 Ariel) 9, Robert Hill (500 Ariel) 26.
Two-stroke: Peter Salt (250 Francis Barnett) 2, Chris Denney (250James) 2, Richard Brimelow (250 James) 11, Paul Brimelow (250 Greeves)17.
Unit Construction: Peter Gaunt (250 Royal Enfield) 1, John Kendall (350 Triumph) 6, Paul Anstey (250 BSA) 8.
Pre-Unit Sidecar: John/ Paul Young (500 Ariel) 7, Paul Fishlock/ DebbitMerrell (500 Ariel) 10, Andy/ Kieran Abraham (500 Matchless) 12.
Unit Sidecar: Les Minton/ Ken Garfield (350 BSA) 8, Ian Hannam/ DeborahSmith (441 BSA) 13, John Pearson/ Dave Evans (441 BSA) 18.
Twin-shock: Anthony Rew (340 Bultaco) clean, Colin Leese (250 Honda) 2, Chris Slack (250 Majesty) 5.
Trail Bikes (Hard Route): Andy Cundy (450 KTM) 49, Andy Skelton (250 Yamaha) 53, Jim Ashford (300 Gas Gas) 56.
Trail Bikes (Easy Route): Yoshi Adams (250 Gas Gas) 6, Mike Mills (350 BSA) 23, Colin Cornish (220 Kawasaki) 56.
For full report, results and pictures see T+MX NEWS, Friday, March 16, 2007.