Report: Normandale Traditional Trials double header
By Team TMX on 10th Feb 16
On Saturday, February 6, Nene Valley MCC ran the opening round of the Normandale Traditional Trials Championship the Putoline Cup Trial for age related classes.
Nene Valley MCC
On Saturday, February 6, Nene Valley MCC ran the opening round of the Normandale Traditional Trials Championship – the Putoline Cup Trial – for age related classes.
The event was the first day of a double-header weekend, with the Castle Colchester club hosting round two on Sunday at Pebmarsh, near Halstead.
Over 90 riders turned up to a wet and windy Cranford Firs, and they set off on a course of approximately 13-miles of Northamptonshire countryside between Thrapston and Kettering.
The course took a lot of marks off some competitors, with the Woodford sections seeming to catch most riders out.
The star man of the day was Ian Wakeford riding the Over 50 Class on the 50/50 course.
Ian's first lap cost him only five dabs.
A few more went on the second lap but he finished with a total of 21 marks, by far and away the best ride of the day.
David Clinkard took first place in the Over 40 Class with a loss of 38 marks.
In the Over 60 category Stephen Farrall racked up a score of 66 marks, still, that was good enough to claim the class win by 11 marks over Michael Flanagan.
The club would like to thank the landowners, and the observers for sterling work in such dreadful weather conditions.
ACU NORMANDALE MASTERS TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP
Rd 1 – Putoline Cup Trial at Cranford Firs, Northamptonshire (Nene Valley MCC)
Class 1 – Over 40: Dave Clinkard (300 Beta) 38 marks lost, Chris Koch (260 Montesa) 44, Wayne Holdsworth (260 Montesa) 50, Gavin Cooper (300 Gas Gas) 56, Ashley Hall (300 Beta) 61, Steve Swanson (300 JL Beta) 64, Steve Bird (250 Gas Gas) 74, Steve Williams (260 Montesa) 79, John Cowley (300 Sherco) 80, Martin Hawyes (300 Sherco) 83, Mick Thompson (250 Beta) 92, Paul Hadingham (300 JL Gas Gas) 93, Ashley Reed (260 Montesa) 95, Mark Reason (250 Beta) 112, Paul Doney (300 Beta) 109.
Class 2 – Over 50 Class: Ian Wakeford (300 Gas Gas) 21, Marcus Faulkner (250 Gas Gas) 50, Tony Cowley (250 Sherco) 51, Philip Martin (300 Gas Gas) 53, Ian Margetts (300 Ossa) 62, Graham Haslam (125 JL Beta) 71, Ali Haigh (290 Beta) 72, James Lamin (260 Montesa) 78, Mick Marshall (260 Montesa) 84, David Burrows (300 Gas Gas) 92, David Richards (???) 97, Dave Smith (300 Beta) 103, Philip Ducker (300 Beta) 105, David Price (300 Sherco) 107, Steven Young (300 Gas Gas) 114.
Class 3 – Over 60 Class: Stephen Farrall (250 Gas Gas) 66, Michael Flanagan (300 Ossa) 77, John Penfold (250 Gas Gas) 107, Nick Boxall (250 Beta) 113, Mick Treagus (250 Gas Gas) 121, Colin Mew (250 Gas Gas) 125, Kevin Stannard (250 Gas Gas) 127, David Beckett (300 Montesa) 163.
Non-Championship Classes
Expert: Paul Davies (300 Scorpa) 106 marks lost, Steve Peak (250 Montesa) 108, Richard Gil (250 Gas Gas) 110, Christopher Jones (300 Beta) 139.
Hard: James Gammons (250 Gas Gas) 63, Jamie Millers (300 Gas Gas) 122.
50/50: Darren Phypers (250 Sherco) 94.
Castle Colchester MCC
Almost 100 competitors headed east to the picturesque village of Pebmarsh half-way between Colchester and Halstead for the Phil King East Anglian National organised by Castle Colchester MCC.
Once again this was the second round the revamped ACU Masters Traditional Trials Championship with competitors facing a single lap of 37 sections over a 15-mile lap with plenty of field crossings. The weather on the day was perfect with some bright sunshine and a chilly wind.
The non-championship Twin-shocks and Pre 65 classes headed off first followed by the Over 60-year-old competitors with the first group of sections just down the road at Cross Ends, where there were four sections on the grassy, rooted banks, that remained greasy all day.
Graham Haslam who ultimately was second in Class 2 (Over 50) lost his first mark of the day with a prod on section four, while Ian Wakeford stayed clean until section five, at the Gallops.
These two riders remained neck and neck all day until Colne Park where Ian eked out a small advantage to take the top spot.
Phil Martin saw his chances of a win literally slip away at Colne Park, where as usual there was very little grip to be had.
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A five-mark loss at section 31 where Tim Blackmore had a fantastic clean on his little Fantic meant Martin's his score rocketed and was closely followed by three more losses at section 32 resulting in third place overall.
A ten-minute ride along the narrow lanes took the riders to Alphamstone Pit where 14 sections proved popular with spectators.
This was the biggest group of the day with a variety of steep rooted climbs, a bit of mud and the Eastern Centre favourite – sand.
Over 60 winner Steven Farral was exceptional here, loosing just two-dabs, an advantage that he held to the end of the event.
He claimed taking the class win ahead of Michael Flanagan.
Both of these riders used their heads and avoided any fives to run clear of third placed man, Kevin Stannard
Class 1 is the ultra-competitive Over 40s, who ride the slightly harder of the two routes and it produced a tie on just eight-marks between Dave Clinkard and Gavin Cooper.
Once again it was Colne park that sorted these two old adversaries out. In third place Chris Koch will regret a shaky finish at the steep climbs at the final group of sections – Overhall – where the steep root strewn climbs were extremely slippery late in the day.
Last class away were the modern non-championship riders where Jack Sheppard familiarised himself with the grip levels on his newly acquired Beta and managed to complete the whole trial without losing any marks and securing his first UK National win of the year.
ACU Normandale Masters Trials Championship
Rd 2 – Phil King East Anglian National at
Pebmarsh, nr Halstead
(Castle Colchester MCC)
Class 1 – Over 40: Dave Clinkard (300 Beta) 8 (32x0), Gavin Cooper (300 Gas Gas) 8 (30x0), Chris Koch (260 Montesa) 10, Steve Bird (250 Gas Gas) 13, Mark Reason (250 Beta) 14, Ashley Hall (300 Beta) 16, Wayne Holdsworth (260 Montesa) 16, Martin Hawyes (300 Sherco) 17, Andy Clinkard (250 Montesa) 19, Mick Thompson (250 Beta) 19, Steve Williams (260 Montesa) 21, Kev Nolan (300 Scorpa) 24, Paul Anstey (250 Beta) 25, Ashley Reed (260 Montesa) 26, Ian Watts (300 Beta) 29.
Class 2 – Overv 50: Ian Wakeford (300 Gas Gas) 6, Graham Haslam (125 Beta) 8, Philip Martin (300 Gas Gas) 12, James Lamin (260 Montesa) 15, Dave Richards (300 Montesa) 18, Ian Margetts (300 Ossa) 22, Nigel Andrew (250 Beta) 24, Tim Blackmore (200 Fantic) 25 (23x0), Marcus Faulkner (250 Gas Gas) 25 (24x0), Dave Price (300 Sherco) 27, Ali Haigh (290 Beta) 29, Mick Marshall (260 Montesa) 33, Neil Kemp (250 Beta) 40, John Oliver (300 Montesa) 41, Clive Charlton (???) 42.
Class 3 – Over 60: Stephen Farrall (250 Gas Gas) 14, Michael Flanagan (300 Ossa) 18, Kevin Stannard (250 Gas Gas) 39, Allen Collier (260 Montesa) 46 (18x0), Mick Treagus (250 Gas Gas) 46 (16x0), John Penfold (250 Gas Gas) 93, Dave Beckett (300 Montesa) 99.
Non Championship Classes
Expert Class: Jack Sheppard (300 Beta) clean, James Gammons (250 Gas Gas) 23, Andy Barrell (300 TRS) 25, Frazor Cannom (300 Gas Gas) 35, Tom Norman (300 Beta) 36, Chris Ryland (300 Scorpa) 41, Brandon Youngman (200 Honda) 48, Wesley Butcher (250 Montesa) 52, Thorne Smith (300 Gas Gas) 66, James Brown (300 Gas Gas) 69.
Pre-65: James Newstead (175 BSA) 15, Gary Baker (200 Triumph) 23, Graham Brown (250 James) 32, Nick Baker (200 Triumph) 55.
Class 5: James Williams (100 Honda) 23, Clive Dopson (250 Honda) 29 (23x0,fc), Matthew Skeet (300 Fantic) 29 (23x0).
50/50 Route: Darren Phypers (300 Sherco) 47, Paul Lonergan (250 Sherco) 74, Louise Cannon (250 Gas Gas) 77.
NEXT ROUND: April 2 – Dennis Richards Trophy Trial at Rosewall Hill, St Ives (West Cornwall MC Ltd)
n Castle Colchester MCC
n Report: Richard Norman
Almost 100 competitors headed east to the picturesque village of Pebmarsh half-way between Colchester and Halstead for the Phil King East Anglian National organised by Castle Colchester MCC.
Once again this was the second round the revamped ACU Masters Traditional Trials Championship with competitors facing a single lap of 37 sections over a 15-mile lap with plenty of field crossings. The weather on the day was perfect with some bright sunshine and a chilly wind.
The non-championship Twin-shocks and Pre 65 classes headed off first followed by the Over 60-year-old competitors with the first group of sections just down the road at Cross Ends, where there were four sections on the grassy, rooted banks, that remained greasy all day.
Graham Haslam who ultimately was second in Class 2 (Over 50) lost his first mark of the day with a prod on section four, while Ian Wakeford stayed clean until section five, at the Gallops.
These two riders remained neck and neck all day until Colne Park where Ian eked out a small advantage to take the top spot.
Phil Martin saw his chances of a win literally slip away at Colne Park, where as usual there was very little grip to be had.
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A five-mark loss at section 31 where Tim Blackmore had a fantastic clean on his little Fantic meant Martin's his score rocketed and was closely followed by three more losses at section 32 resulting in third place overall.
A ten-minute ride along the narrow lanes took the riders to Alphamstone Pit where 14 sections proved popular with spectators.
This was the biggest group of the day with a variety of steep rooted climbs, a bit of mud and the Eastern Centre favourite – sand.
Over 60 winner Steven Farral was exceptional here, loosing just two-dabs, an advantage that he held to the end of the event.
He claimed taking the class win ahead of Michael Flanagan.
Both of these riders used their heads and avoided any fives to run clear of third placed man, Kevin Stannard
Class 1 is the ultra-competitive Over 40s, who ride the slightly harder of the two routes and it produced a tie on just eight-marks between Dave Clinkard and Gavin Cooper.
Once again it was Colne park that sorted these two old adversaries out. In third place Chris Koch will regret a shaky finish at the steep climbs at the final group of sections – Overhall – where the steep root strewn climbs were extremely slippery late in the day.
Last class away were the modern non-championship riders where Jack Sheppard familiarised himself with the grip levels on his newly acquired Beta and managed to complete the whole trial without losing any marks and securing his first UK National win of the year.
