Results

Today saw the re-start of the 2015 Winter Championship with the GES Cup held at Godshill Park Farm. The Club would like to thank Angus Baird for the use of this excellent venue. Angus has invited us back so we may well return here soon. A big thank you should also go to today’s course setters – Nick Symes, Andy Ryall & Stewart Freeman who between them, in the driving rain, presented us with eight brilliant sections. The turnout was disappointing, probably due to the deluge of rain earlier in the morning, however the rain stopped and conditions were just right for a great afternoon’s trialling.

It was young Alfie Haydon (Youth Small Wheel) who completed the trial with the lowest total, with another good and confident ride – well done Alfie. Jos Wright also put in a solid performance to take the points in the Youth Expert class on today’s tricky course. Harvey Grieve should also be pleased with his score – Harvey moved up a class today riding the Youth Novice route and finished ahead of most of the Adults riding the C route – great effort Harvey.

Geoff Taylor took the win in the Clubman class, despite a manoeuvre better associated with a ballet dancer, Geoff performed a pirouette on his back wheel on the steep part of section two and managed to stay on his bike - great marks for showmanship but the maximum five points were awarded for missing the flags!

Things were very close, once again, between Brian Brockwell and Paul Kent. This time it was Brian that took the win in the Novice class, finishing just two marks ahead of Paul. Nick Symes took a convincing win in the Twinshocks with fellow course setter Stewart Freeman in second. The Sportsman class was also close. Andy Ryall’s superior riding on sections three and seven saw him finish just ahead of Wayne Brodie – just six marks between these two.

The next Club trial will be held on Sunday 13th September, probably at Bembridge Down – please check the website nearer the time as we have yet to have this confirmed.

Congratulations to this year's Summer Series award winners.

The 4th & final round of this year’s Pat Death Summer Series was held on Sunday 9th of August at Sweetwater Brook, Calbourne. The Club would like to thank Trevor Strickland for the use of this brilliant venue. A big thank you also goes to Mark Gray, Andy-Scott Jackson, Stuart Gummer & Ross Haydon for setting eight really good, technical sections.

Young Alfie Haydon rode a blinder in the Youth Small Wheel class, dropping just 12 marks, on his way to another ten points in the Summer Series – keep up the good work Alfie. It was good to see Mathew Power back riding, following a few, very annoying, technical issues with his bike, in the Youth Beginners. Harvey Grieve took the win from Matt with another solid performance.

The Club would like to welcome new member James Craven. James did very well at his first attempt and despite riding unopposed posted a good score on today’s tricky sections. We hope he enjoyed the experience and look forward to seeing him at future events.

The Twin Shock class was convincingly taken by Nick Symes, who went round today with the lowest total, dropping just 4 marks – good effort Nick. The novice class was hard fought between Paul Kent & Brian Brockwell, it was Paul who took the spoils – just 6 marks between them. Ray Power finished in a creditable third place. Wayne Brodie thought it wise to retire - after being dumped over the handlebars, hitting the ground hard on section seven, he did however avoid landing in the brook - this time!

The well contested Clubman class was also very close - Mark Gray finished in top spot from Stuart Gummer, section 1 proved to be the difference here. Andy-Scott Jackson did just enough to stay ahead of Geoff Taylor, finishing in third. Only 7 marks separated these four! Will West sealed his bid for this year’s Summer Series with an outstanding effort on the expert course, dropping just 8 marks. Good effort, as always Will.

The next Club trial will see the restart of the main Winter Championship. Sunday 23rd of August at 12 noon. Please check the Club website– the venue will be published as soon as it has been confirmed.

The Isle of Wight motorcycle club held the third round of this year’s Summer Series Championship at Limerstone Farm , Limerstone, courtesy of Geoff and Mary Case. The Club would like to thank Geoff & Mary for allowing us to use their land which proved to be a great afternoon – with brilliant weather! Thanks also to the course setters, Stewart Freeman (main routes) and Ross Haydon for the E route – great sections.

Will West once again proved why he is the club expert champion by completing today’s trial without dropping a single mark. Mark Gray took the spoils in the clubman class just ahead of Andy-Scott Jackson – only 4 marks separating these two with Stuart Gummer in third.

Wayne Brodie was back to winning ways today finishing ahead of Paul Kent & Graham Bayton in the novice class – it was the tricky section 4 that made the difference here. Nick Symes took the win in the twinshocks, despite losing three 5’s on sections 3 & 4. Course setter Stewart Freeman took second place.

Jos Wright took a convincing win from Brendon Penn in the Youth Expert class, once again it was section 4 that was pivotal. Well done though to both riders. Harvey Grieve posted an excellent score in the Youth Beginner class, despite riding unopposed Harvey went round for a loss of just 9. Harvey should be really pleased with his performance today. Both E route riders Alfie Haydon & Harrison Crickmore also rode very well today, both completing the trial with the joint second lowest score of only six marks – Well done lads, keep up the good work.

The 4th and final round of this year’s Summer Series will take place on Sunday 9th of August. The venue is still to be confirmed, please check the Club’s website: www.iowmcc.co.ukregularly as it will be updated asap. Hope to seeyou all there.

The second round of this year’s Pat Death Summer Series was held at Lee Copse, Bouldnor courtesy of John & Ann Gustar. The Club would like to thank them for the use of this brilliant venue. I would like to thank Simon Newnham for setting six tight & technical sections which tested all of us. Thanks also go to Louise, Ross Haydon & Richard Crickmore for setting the beginner routes –good effort from all of you. Stuart Gummer took the honours in the Clubman class with a convincing win. Friendly rival Andy Scott Jackson finished in second. Geoff Taylor put in a great performance finishing in third, this being Geoff’s first attempt at the harder course. The Novice class was narrowly won by Brian Brockwell with Paul Kent in second, just a single mark separated these two. Wayne Brodie finished a distant third – no excuses here! Simon Newnham handled today’s sections with comparable ease & cruised to victory in the Twin Shock class. Nick Symes was going well until mechanical problems with his bike forced him to retire. The Youth Beginner class was headed up by Jacob Furnell, who just did enough to fight off a determined effort from Harvey Grieve, just 3 marks between these two. Harrison Crickmore is definitely getting to grips with his larger wheeled bike – may not be long before he moves up a route? Alfie Haydon meanwhile put in a brilliant effort on the E route to earn another ten Championship points, finishing with the lowest score of the day! – well done Alfie, keep up the good work. The next round will be held on Sunday the 19th of July. Please check the website for the venue details – as it will be updated as soon as possible.

The Isle of Wight mcc’s Summer Series Championship got underway today at Haslett Farm, Shorwell. The Club would like to thank Mr Glen Draper for welcoming us back to Haslett for the 1st Round. Thanks also to the course setters Nick Symes & Calvin Wright for eight excellent sections.

Young Alfie Haydon took the win in the Youth Small Wheel class. Despite riding unopposed he had to dig deep on today’s challenging sections to earn his 10 points. Harrison Crickmore, also competing on the E route found things a little easier than Alfie, no doubt Harrison’s larger wheeled bike made all the difference. Harvey Grieve took maximum points in the Youth Beginner class with a solid performance. – Well done Harvey. Youth Expert Jos Wright found today’s sections pretty challenging after being attacked by an ants nest, receiving several bites! Jos managed to keep going for as long as he could before having to retire. Good news is he completed enough of the trial for his score to count.

Two brothers fought it out in the Sportsman class – Mike & Geoff Taylor. They were fairly closely matched but sections 7 & 8 made all the difference to see Mike take 1st Place.

Simon Newnham was the clear winner in the Twin Shock class finishing ahead of Nick Symes in second with Stewart West not far behind in third. Simon was forced to work into the early hours of Sunday morning rebuilding his engine after the main bearing collapsed – good effort. Stewart West returned to trials after an 18 month absence, although his score suggests he’s never been away.

Paul Kent pushed hard today with a determined effort to get within a few marks of Wayne Brodie. Wayne took the win in the Novice class from Paul, just 3 marks separated these two. The Clubman class was won by Stuart Gummer who finished ahead of friendly rivals Mark Gray & Andy Scott-Jackson. Andy was forced to retire part way through his last lap after an injury to his wrist following a crash on section 7.

Will West (Expert) showed us all how it should be done, managing to complete today’s sections with just 9 marks lost – Well done Will.

The second round will be held on Sunday 21st of June starting at 12 noon at Lee Copse, Bouldnor - courtesy of John & Ann Gustar. The course will be set by Simon Newnham.

I look forward to seeing you all there.

The 2015 Winter Championship Standings (after the 1st six Rounds)..... Just thought you might be interested in seeing how you stand, now the 1st half of the Winter Series has taken place..... Please see the 1st page which outlines the qualifying criteria for an award..... The next Trial sees the start of the Summer Series on the 24th May 2015 at 12 noon - The venue is still to be confirmed..... The Website will be updated as soon as this is known.

The Isle of Wight mcc held its annual Wight Two Day Trial last weekend 18th & 19th April. This year introducing roadwork for some riders. Trials riding on the Island has been exclusively all off road for a little over 30 years. The return to road work is in preparation of the event’s golden anniversary Trial in 2017. Saturday’s sections were at Knighton Sand Pit & Bembridge Down. Riders taking part on the road had to complete 10 sections at Knighton & 10 at Bembridge before returning to Knighton. Riders not taking part on the road completed 3 laps at Knighton. Sunday’s sections were at Cheverton Chalk Pit, Shorwell Chalk Pit and Haslett Farm. The Club would like to thank Mr Roger Morgan, The Taylor Family, Rowena Von Albedeyll, Ralph Cook and Glen Draper for the kind use of their land. The overall winner of the trial was Island rider Will West, taking part in the Twin Shock, hard route with roadwork, loosing just 11 marks for the weekend. Rory Stephens and Nick Symes finishing in second & third respectively. Ian Pemberdy of the Normandy Club had arguably the best ride of the weekend (pre 65 class) managing to complete the entire trial on his BSA Bantam without loosing a single mark – excellent achievement. Andy Scott Jackson headed up the open, hard group (class 5) with a fine performance finishing with a loss of 35 with Stuart Gummer not too far away in 2nd. The all off road hard (class 7) was won by mainland rider Paul Nash of the Southend & District mcc with a total of just 9 for the weekend. Paul was tied with Rob Fleet, Bexleyheath mcc, after the 1st day both on 4 marks lost. Rob finished in a respectable 6th place in a class with 17 riders. Chris Every of Southend & DMCC finished second with Simon Newnham (IOWmcc) in third. Michael Graves (Waltham Chase mcc) took a convincing win in class 8 from Island trio Mike Taylor, Paul Baldwin & Jon Croft who had to settle for 2nd, 3rd and 4th places respectively. Island Youth star Jos Wright found himself in a battle with Tom Norris of Bexleyheath in class 9 (Youth Hard). Jos had a good advantage after day 1 and managed to keep ahead of Tom to take the win. Jos finished on 71 with Tom on 112 – good effort by both riders. Another Island youth rider, Jacob Furnell competing on his Beta 80cc machine also put in a solid performance over the two days. Although riding unopposed in the Youth Easy (class 10) he earned the win finishing on 107 for the weekend. I would like to say a special thank you to all the Observers who displayed good patience having to wait for those out on the road to return for their last laps – brilliant effort. The Club held a raffle for the Observers on each day to show our appreciation. Thanks also to Terry Graves (ACU Southern Centre Steward) who once again gave up his weekend to officiate & keep us all in check. The full results are available from the Club’s website: www.iowmcc.co.uk. Our next Club trial (Summer Series 1st Rnd) is on Sunday 24th May at 12 noon. The venue is still to be confirmed.

The Club would like to thank today's Landowners Roger Morgan for Knighton & Rob & John Taylor for Bembridge. Two great venues which we really appreciate the use of. The Course setters did a brilliant job, 20 good sections across the two venues - Simon Newnham & Alan Gosden (Knighton) and Rory Stephens at Bembridge - Excellent effort. A big thank you to the Observers & Club officials for their help in making this happen and of course all the riders - I hope you all had an enjoyable time.

Newbarn Farm, courtesy of Chris Spence, was the venue for the sixth round of the Winter series – many thanks go to Chris for allowing us to trial on his farm. Apologies to all for the delayed start whilst the sections were being set. On behalf of the Club I would like to thank the posse of ‘last minute’ course setters – Nick Symes, Andy Scott Jackson, Stuart Gummer, Graham Bayton, Brian Brockwell & Ross Haydon who between them put on six really good sections at very short notice! Brilliant effort. The Club sends its best wishes to Stewart Freeman, the original course setter, who is recovering at home following an accident whilst at work.

It was youngster Harvey Grieve who went round today with the least marks lost in the Youth Beginner Class, well done Harvey you should be really pleased with today’s performance. Friendly rivals Alfie Haydon & Harrison Crickmore were once again involved in a close fought contest – despite tangling with the stinging nettles at section 6 it was Harrison that did just enough to earn maximum points. Jason Blackburn (Adult Beginner) should also be pleased with his efforts, dropping just 7 marks on his way to his first win this year.

The Sportsman Class was once again headed by Wayne Brodie who just did enough on the day to finish ahead of Mike Taylor. John Croft finished a creditable 3rd. John was returning to trials riding after a many year absence – good effort. The Twinshock Class was dominated by Nick Symes with Simon Newnham having to settle for second spot. Paul Kent returned to form winning the Novice Class, narrowly from Brian Brockwell, not much between these two with Sam Jones finishing in third.

Mark Gray took the win in the Clubman Class who again just managed to stay ahead of Andy Scott Jackson in second with Stuart Gummer third. The Expert Class was won convincingly by Will West. Will chose to ride a twin shock machine today – but that certainly did not hinder him, showing us all how it should be done! Peter Carr was forced to settle for second place.

We take a break now from the Winter Series Championship – the next Club trial will be the first round of the Summer Series on the 24th of May. The venue is still to be confirmed – please check the Club website (Events) as it will be updated asap.

The next Trial however is the re-vamped Wight Two Day trial on the 18th & 19th April. I would like to remind you all that there are no entries permitted on the day – so if you intend to ride you must get you entries in asap! Many thanks to those that have already volunteered to observe – this is really appreciated – but we need more! If you can spare the Saturday afternoon or the Sunday then please get in touch. You can call me on 07824 318491 by email: [email protected] or [email protected] or via our facebook page.