Results

Report by Viki Taylor.

Thankfully the Christmas Day grey skies and rain cleared away for the annual Boxing Day Father and Son cup trial held at its traditional venue of Shorwell Chalkpit courtesy of landowner Ralph Cook. Many thanks to our observers Kate Baker, Leighanne Baker, John Coombes and Adrian Daish for turning out today and to our last minute course setter Mark Coombes who plotted 8 sections for the 28 entrants that were just the right level of difficulty for those post-Christmas bellies.

Six pairings were in competition for the Father and Son cup with Sam Jurich and Riley True putting on extremely solid performances to take the title with a combined score of just 5, with Steve and Luke Jacobs coming in second on 21 and Dave and Joe Elford taking third place from Dave and his other competing son Jason.

Sam also came away with the Boxing Day Novice cup after losing just a single mark. It was a family clean sweep of the top three in the class as Sam’s father-in-law Mike True and stepson Riley tied on 4 marks each with an identical number of cleans, ones and twos! Mike triumphed in 2nd spot from his grandson as he travelled furthest with least marks lost.

There were no riders in the Expert class today, Tom Richards instead competing in the Open B on his dad’s TLR and losing a very credible 10 marks leaving his sole competitor Joe Elford trailing in second with a loss of 28. Darryl Biles took top spot in the Intermediates dropping just 11 with Sonny Gaskin losing 20 to come in second with Freddie Death putting in a confident performance on his Beta to finish in 3 rd place with 27.

Low scores were the order of the day in the Open C class, with Alan Gosden taking pole position dropping just 4. Stuart Gummer was close behind with 8 and Phil Chase lost 10 to come in third. The final rider of the group, Nick Symes had an unfortunate off on section 5 on his first lap resulting in his retirement from the trial. Keith Thomas was the only entrant in the Twin Shock and had a consistent ride with a score of just 14, whilst the lone Over 50 competitor was Andy Scott-Jackson who rode around for 31.

The Adult Easy class was soundly won by Luke Jacobs with a blistering score of just 4 beating dad Steve who got round for 17. Dave Elford followed just behind Steve with a score of 19. Only two youth riders participated in the trial – Riley Baker was the sole Youth Novice rider, dropping 60 and looking the business in his new personalised trials gear and Leo Death continues to show improvement with an impressive ride to lose just 13 marks in the Youth Easy group.

Sunday 7 th January sees the first round of the 2024 Winter championship – the New Year Shield, at its regular venue of Sweetwater Brook.

Report by Viki Taylor.

The IOWMCC Winter championship came to a very soggy and windswept conclusion at Haslett Sandpit near Shorwell on December 10th. Our thanks as ever go to Glenn Draper for the use of this venue, to Richard Crickmore the sole observer and of course to Kate Baker for keeping us all warm on the inside at least with copious amounts of hot drinks.

26 riders (and a few hardy spectators) braved the rain and blustery conditions to tackle the 8 sections set by Rob Baker, Keith Thomas and co.

Tom Richards sealed the 2023 Expert Championship with a resounding class win over Alfie Haydon who scored a couple of uncharacteristic fives. Once again, Adam Morgan reigned supreme in the Intermediate’s and also took the championship win with a loss of only 28 marks over Harrison Crickmore who rode well in the challenging conditions to take a well deserved 3rd place in the overall championship standings. Jason Elford took third spot at Haslett only 10 marks behind Harrison – the heavy, sandy course took its toll on the rest of the class who all came in with treble figures and a bulk order of replacement brake pads!

In the Open C group, Alan Gosden took top spot in both the trial and the overall championship whilst the sole competitor in the Over 50s, Simon Newnham is also the newly crowned class Champion. Recently returned rider Simon Watmough was forced to retire in the Twin Shock class with bike issues whilst the Novice group had consistent rides with only 11 marks between Mike True in first and Derek Farndell in third place. Congratulations must go to Sam Jurich on the Championship win.

Rob Payne rode confidently to another great result in the Adult Easy class, coming top and taking the title in addition, despite taking a rather unexpected tumble and ending up sitting in the water at one point on section 5! The rest of the group weren’t far behind him with 9 marks separating Steve Jacobs in second spot and Guy Beeson in fourth place. It was great to see our newest rider Kyla Dyer persevering with getting the hang of the bike in very unfriendly conditions to a seasoned competitor let alone a newbie! Ben Ashcroft rode a blistering trial as the lone Clubman to drop only 29, the second lowest score of the day.

The weather coupled with the sandy venue proved too challenging for our youth riders with Riley Baker retiring shortly after the start and cementing Blake Buggy as the 2023 Youth Easy Champion.

Our next event is the Boxing Day Cup incorporating the Father & Son Trial at Shorwell Chalkpit on December 26th.

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Report by Viki Taylor.

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin….

The 11th and penultimate round of the IOWMCC Winter Championship took place at a grey, damp and chilly Knighton Sandpit. Our thanks go to the Morgan family for the use of this land.

A popular venue with many club riders, course setters Adam and Ben Morgan and Daryl Biles certainly tested the abilities of the 38 entrants in all classes with 8 challenging and inventive sections that were already slippery and didn’t get any easier thanks to the recurring misty drizzle. This undoubtedly contributed to the 9 riders who failed to finish the trial and the inordinate number of ‘5s’ scored on sections 6, 7 and 8 in the woods!

Thanks as always go to our observers Richard Crickmore, John Coombes, Leighanne Baker, Steve Kent and to Wayne Brodie for the administration of the event. Extra credit must go to Richard for successfully climbing that huge loose pile that was section 1!!

High scores were the order of the day across all classes with all bar two of the Intermediates getting into three figures. Tom Richards was the sole entrant in the Expert class, his overall score of 60 included a very uncharacteristic four ‘5s’ on section 7, showing just how tricky some of the course was proving to be. On the B route, the course setters took the top three spots with a combined score of 237! Adam Morgan took the class honours with Daryl Biles sandwiched in 2nd place between Adam and his twin brother Ben.

The increasingly popular Open C class produced the lowest score of the day (albeit a non-championship scoring ride) from Simon Morgan dropping just 35 marks. Alan Gosden took 2nd with Ben Ashcroft & Stuart Gummer tied in 3rd spot. Ben was awarded the 3rd place under the tiebreak rule - although their results were more than double Simon’s, with the remaining riders Phil Chase and Simon Strickland (competing on his birthday) retiring from the event. Andy Scott-Jackson had a steady ride claiming victory in the Over-50s class scoring 121 with the conditions getting the better of his sole competition today Simon Newnham, who also succumbed to retirement.

In the Novice group, Sam Jurich came out on top with the only double figure score in the class of 95. Paul Kent on his Electric Motion was runner-up on 104 but there were only 6 marks between Paul and fourth placed Derek Farndell (110) with Mike True slipping into 3rd position with 109.

Most impressive performance of the day must surely go to Rob Payne with the second lowest score of the day. Most of us can empathise with newborns and their sleep (or no sleep) patterns so to drop only 40 and take top spot in the Adult Easy class was no mean feat after a somewhat disturbed night!

Kev Smith took the win in the Sportsman class with 77 and the lone Twinshock competitor Simon Watmough finished on a healthy 42. Three youngsters rode for the honours in the Youth Easy group, with the ever improving Blake Buggy on his Oset grabbing the 10 championship points from Riley Baker. Leo Death made a valiant effort but ended up retiring.

The end of the Winter Championship is looming and the final round (Duver Cup) takes place on Sunday 10th December with the venue to be confirmed.

Thank you to Mike Morris for the use of the land today. Thank you to the course setters and observers for their time in todays trial.

Full report to follow. Thank you to the Morgan family for the use of a great venue. Thankyou to the observers for giving up their time - Richard Crickmore, Kate Baker, Holly Baker, Harry Draper and Steve Kent and not forgetting Wayne Brodie for all the administration!

Results of todays trial. Report to follow. Thank you to the Morgan family for the use of the land and all involved to make a great trial.

Combined results for the two day trial. Report to follow

Amended - Full section scores

Amended - Day two of the two day trial results. Any queries or discrepancies please contact John Coombes directly in the first instance. The combined results will follow in the next couple of days. Day one results will also be republished with some rider class amendments that have been highlighted.