Results

On behalf of the Club I would like to say a special thank you to John, Ann & the rest of the Gustar family for what was a fantastic 2 days of trials. Between them they provided the venue, set the sections, barbecue both days, drinks, lollies, silly games & camping - outstanding! We would like to welcome newcomers M. Henry, S. Jones & T Fulljames – who all seemed to enjoy the experience & we hope to see them at future events. It was good to see Mark Allen riding again after a long absence, he picked up where he left off, dominating the A/Beg class. We hope that Simon Newnham isn’t in too much pain after injuring his hand on sec 4 – hopefully his fingers are not broken & he will be fit enough to ride the 5th Rnd at Hawthorn Manor Farm on 17/08/14 – make a note in your diaries. I would just like to remind everyone that the Summer Series consists of 5 Trials, to be eligible for an award Riders have to complete a minimum of 3 events. It is your best 3 scores that will count for the Championship.

On behalf of the Club I would like to say a special thank you to John, Ann & the rest of the Gustar family for what was a fantastic 2 days of trials. Between them they provided the venue, set the sections, barbecue both days, drinks, lollies, silly games & camping - outstanding! We would like to welcome newcomers M. Henry, S. Jones & T Fulljames – who all seemed to enjoy the experience & we hope to see them at future events. It was good to see Mark Allen riding again after a long absence, he picked up where he left off, dominating the A/Beg class. We hope that Simon Newnham isn’t in too much pain after injuring his hand on sec 4 – hopefully his fingers are not broken & he will be fit enough to ride the 5th Rnd at Hawthorn Manor Farm on 17/08/14 – make a note in your diaries. I would just like to remind everyone that the Summer Series consists of 5 Trials, to be eligible for an award Riders have to complete a minimum of 3 events - It is your best 3 scores that will count for the Championship.

The club would like to thank Geoff & Mary for allowing us to use their land for the 2nd Round of our Summer Series. Thanks also to the course setters - Simon Newnham, George Case, Ben Gourley, Gorden West & John Gustar. It was a trial of two halves, Secs 1 to 3 were there to lull everyone into a false sense of security before arriving at Secs 4, 5 & 6! It was the Novice Class that drew the largest entry with just 6 points separating the 1st three places. In a reversal of fortunes it was Wayne Brodie who sneaked the win closely followed by the 1st Round winner Bret Coyne. An excellent effort by Ray Power earned him 3rd place, only 1 point behind Bret. Simon Newnham, although riding unopposed in the Expert Class, rode really well & posted a competetive score. Stuart Freeman also rode confidently to get the win in the Twin Shock Class. Matt Power's bike unfortunately developed a kickstart problem preventing him from even starting the trial leaving young Jacob Furnell to take the win in the Youth Beginner Class, in his first outing since early March following his injury - excellent work. Also I have to mention young Alfie Haydon who is clearly gaining in confidence every time he rides. He seemed to be smiling all the way to the end.

Thankyou to Glenn, once again, for the use of his land for the 1st round of our Summer Series. The weather was also kind to us! Well done to Calvin for setting this trial that was full of nadgery, tight & twisting turns that took points off everyone. I saw Calvin smiling whenever anyone's feet went down! We would like to welcome newcomer Bret Coyne who took the win in the Novice Class by one point - It proved to be a silly mistake at Sec 1 where Wayne Brodie missed the penultimate gate on what otherwise would have been a clean. (Calvin is now laughing). Nick Symes took control of the Twinshock class losing just 5 points. It was good to see the return of Ben Gourley in his 1st time out this year with a confident ride. Jos Wright (Yth Expert) B.Penn (Yth Novice) and Harvey Grieve (Yth Beg) all rode really well to take wins in their respective Classes. Matt Power appears to be gaining confidence every time I see him ride - well done Matt keep up the good work. The Club would like to wish Jos Wright a speedy recovery after an unfortunate crash near Sec 6. I understand there is nothing broken but he has a full leg bandage & he's already bored!!

Thanks to Rory etc for another great day of trials, them roots are killers! thanks to the Taylor family for the use of the land & views & of course the observers.

Well its all over for another year, I would like to thank the course plotters who have worked very hard this year clearing fallen tree's & alike and of course setting out two great day of trials, The land owners for once again allowing us the use of two great venues without them we could not run, The Observers for standing out all day for a chock'y bar & can of pop THANKS & last but not least all the riders for coming & taking part, See you all next year.

Alan & the IOWMCC

A good day today, great trial thanks to the course setters for all your hard work cutting trees etc & of course the Morgan family for the use of such a great venue.

Many thanks must go to Chris Spence for allowing us to trial on his Farm, its an excellent venue, much appreciated. Thanks also to Andy Ryall for setting the sections. With one eye on the weather forecast he set a challenging but sensible course - well done Andy. The club would like to welcome two newcomers - Youngsters Charlie & Bertie Adkins, this was their first time at a trial. We hope they enjoyed the experience & look forward to seeing them gain confidence at future events - well done. Simon Newnham (expert), Rory Stephens (inter) & Stuart Freeman (twin shock) all rode blinders to take the wins in their respective classes - great effort. Young Jos Wright is clearly enjoying his new machine, taking his 4th win in a row in the Youth Expert Class, on today's greasy & tricky course. Meanwhile Harvey Grieve (Yth Beg) is also taking charge of his class winning his last 3 outings - good effort.

Today's trial proved to be a great day out at a fantastic venue - We are all very gratefull for the use of this piece of land. Many thanks must go to Joe Elford, who set this trial with no help! - Brilliant job Joe. Thanks also to Calvin for setting the D & E routes and the observers, on sec 2 & 3, George & Rob Richards - much appreciated. A great battle developed in the Expert class with just 1 point between the three riders. It was only after consulting the hanbook that 2nd & 3rd places were determined leaving Becky clear to take the win. Jos Wright had a fantastic ride in the Youth Expert class losing just 28 for the day. I think I lost that many just trying to get back from sections 7 & 8!!! Some of the result sheets took some time to decipher but I am confident they are accurate - however if you think I have made a mistake then please contact me, asap, so I can make any amendments. The club would also like to wish young Jacob Furnell a speedy recovery after breaking a bone in his hand - we look forward to seeing him back soon.

With the kind permission from Ralph, we were able to hold our second trial of the year - Thanks Ralph, much appreciated. The closest battles were in the Youth S/W & Expert classes. in the Youth S/W both Harvey & Jacob were very close, but it turned out to be an unfortunate 5 for Jacob at section 4 that separated the two to secure Harvey's 1st win of the season. Newcommer W. Earley showed good determination taking part in his first trial - good effort. Young Dylan Wright should also be very pleased with his performance on what proved to be a tricky & greasy course. Chris Stay narrowly beat his old time rival George Gosden by just 4 points, helped by a brilliant ride on the difficult hill climb at section 2 on his 1st lap. Appologies to any riders on section 5, it appears Iv'e blown a crankcase seal which produced a rather dense smoke screen as I struggled back to the van!