Falcons usual March Hare Working party will take place on 16 January, the Saturday after the Exeter. The work is mainly cutting back brush and clearing fallen trees. EMail Michael at mleete24@hotmail.com if you would like to help out.

Claire Oakes Brickhill Trial Videos added to the Video Playlist

Regs are out for:-

North Devon MC Exmoor Trial, ACTC event on 31 January - Click Here for more information

Click Here for the question which concerns the car on the left.

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Thanks to Ian Lawson for sending in this picture. We would like to know Who, What, When and Where. Just to mention we don't know all the answers ourselves! You can participate at http://classicaltrials.multiply.com/journal/item/1319/Christmas_Quiz_-_Question_2

If you are not a member of the Classical gas Message Board you can email mleete24@hotmail.com

The Answer to Question 1

Fredrick Smith, with cigarette, the founder of Wicliffe Motor Co Ltd, with William Paddon on Nailsworth Ladder.

The car is a 10 hp Hampton, made at the Dudbridge works in Stroud from 1919 until 1931. The photo is actually from 1914, when the cars were being made at Kings Norton, Birmingham. The car was one of four to make a clean ascent that year, and appeared regularly in the annual ascent of the Ladder in August. Probably a bit easier than in February, but an impressive performance nonetheless.

The Hampton was known as ‘The Master of the Hills’, and its history is comprehensively documented in Trevor Picken’s book, ‘The Story of Hampton Cars’. See http://www.hamptoncars.co.uk. William Paddon was a director of the company.

Many thanks to John Hammill for sending me this question and perhaps more importantly the answer!

I'm awarding equal first prizes to Nick Farmer for identifying Nailsworth Ladder and Mark Simpson for identifying the car as a Hampton. An honourable mention to Dave Cook who sent in the answer by email.

Christmas Quiz - Question 1

a) Where
b) What
c) The story behind the photograph

The Regs are out for Fellsides Northern Trial on Saturday 13 February. More Information

(Picture by Jade Bray)

Paul Bartleman won the final ACTC Champioship round, The Camel, on 6 December. As you can see from this picture of Dick Bolt there was some mud around. There was a delay for some of the lower classes at the Bakewood sections but afterwards things ran smoothly.

Click Here for the Results on the ACTC Site

Regs are now available for The Clee Hills Trial on 24 January. After many years of sharing Clerk of the Course duties Jonathan Toulmin and Simon Woodall have handed the reigns to Adrian Tucker-Peake and Graham Austin.

With Adrian's heritage I think we can look forward to some innovations!

Colin Biles and Dick Munns fighting for grip on one of the new Lakeside sections on Sundays very wet Allen Trial. There were quite a few clean sheets and Paul Bartleman won the event on Special Test Times.

Emma Robilliard negotiating her way over Putwells Dinosaur Eggs on her way to a Triple. (Picture by John Salter)

Regs for the Allen  on 29 November and Camel on 6 December are available on the ACTC Site, along with recent trials results and the latest championship positions. It looks like with three outright wins Paul Bartleman has a lock on the Wheelspin. With the top 5 in the Wheelspin dropping out of the Crackington that trophy is still very open. Although he is in eighth place relative newcomer James Shallcross is in with a shout. Go James go!

Published Don Stringers Edinburgh Trial Pictures from Wigber Low and Bamford Clough in the Photo Gallery

David Butler has revised the British Motor Sports Association for the Disabled Web Site which can now be found at http://www.bmsad.co.uk

The provisional Edinburgh Trials results have been published on the MCC Site

Follow Michael in his Class 0 Dellow The Edinburgh Trial Refresh your browser for the loop to start again. If there is a link click on it for a picture.

Alan Davies

Alan died last week, finally loosing his long battle with cancer.

Alan started his life long interest in motor sport with Motor Cycles. The first time I met him was around 1970 when he was Autocrossing his daily driver, a new Mk1 Escort. Later Alan had dedicated Anglia and Escort Autocross machinery. He was very successful with these cars and dominated the London Counties Championship for many years.

In the long time he was a Falcon member Alan served the club in many of its offices, including the formidable job of taking over the chair from H. W. Tucker-Peake. In more recent years Alan steered the club through changing times when many clubs folded, guiding Falcons amalgamation with the former SODC trials group.

A gentleman in every sense of the word Alan was 83 when he died. He will be sorely missed.

Paul Wheatley pictured in action by his family on Sundays MGCC Midland Centre Trial at Burton Dassett on Sunday. Nigel Weeks was the overall winner in his Imp. Click Here for Brian Osbornes report

Paul Bartleman won Sundays Torbay Trial.

News of the Torbay Trial from David Haizelden - "Entries for the trial have been coming in at a great pace,40 in total. Keith, Greg and myself have been spending the weekends uncovering the sections and we are finding it difficult to drive down the hills let alone drive up. With restarts for all classes on Tipley and Simms its going to be tough day."

Jonathan Baggott has send details of the Kop Hill Climb Commemorative Run on 26/27 September.

David Howard wins both Post Historic and Group 1 while Neil sets new Lap Record at Excellent Brands

Regs are published for Holsworthy Motor Clubs Taw & Torridge Trial on Sunday 20 September. Click Here for more details

The Regs are now published for The Torbay Trial on Sunday 13 September.

The organisers say:-

Torbay Motor Club are running the Torbay Trial as a championship round in place of the Exe Valley. The event will be described as not for the faint hearted!

Organisers are Greg Warren, Keith Sanders and Dave Haizelden

The trial is starting and finishing at the usual place, The Exeter Court Hotel, 2 miles at the end of the M5 motorway. Simm,s and Tipley are being used along with some old Torbay fav's not used in over 10 years, namely Baddaford Lane and the fearsome Lower Dean. we have also found some new hills near Ashton never been used before.

A good time was had by all at the MCC's Testing Trial on Sunday with Bill Rosten achieving significant honours. Some regard this as a useful opportunity for testing including Dave Haizelden (pictured here by Dave Cook) who experimented with another ton of lead in the front bumper.

"If you go down to the woods today...."

Michael pictured by Peter Mountain on The Bovey Downs Trial, won by Nick Farmer.

Click Here for the Thruxton report

The weather was grey, the grids were thin,but the racing was good. With the Capri still hors de combat after Oulton Neil was only racing in Group 1, in the 1300 class. The car isn't going very well in its new guise and Neil finished tail end Charlie, albeit with a class win, as Brian Goodwin retired with cooling system problems.

Jim McLoughlin won Group 1 and David Howard Post Historic

Its The Lands End Trial this weekend. You can get an entry list and spectator guide on The MCC Site.

All being well I will be posting live reports on Twitter which will appear on this home page.

Video by Duncan Stephens - Andrew Rippon (VW Baja) and Harvey Waters (Ford Popular) on Jack and Jill

Ed Nikel followed up his win at the MGCC Midland Centres Ledbury Trial with a win at Falcons Edlesborough Trial on 29 March. This time Ed did drop marks, well one anyway. Ross Nuten challenged Ed until his Dellow Mk2 retired with a misfire. In the front wheel drive class David Holmes débuted a Honda CRX which impressed everyone with its power, a bit different to David's usual Fiat Panda.

Ed Nikel (Dellow Mk2 Rep) won The MGCC Spring Trial at Ledbury on 22 March with a clean sheet. Click here for Brian Osborn's report. The next MGCC Trial is at Burton Dassett on 20 September. Videos by Claire and Alan Oakes.

Peter Mountain reports on his Mechanics Trial, won by Stuart Roach, pictured below by Dave Cook.

Regs and Entry Forms are now available for:-

Stuart Roach won yesterdays Mechanics Trial, organised by Stroud&DMC

Have removed the Frappr Map active link that appeared below the disclaimer in the left hand menu bar on each page of the site. The Frappr map can still be accessed from the text link in the left hand menu bar but it doesn't seem very popular!

Dean Partington, pictured below re-starting on Hill Farm, won Sunday's March Hare Trial.

Click Here for the start of the report

A reminder of two excellent single venue trials that are taking place later this month, each having an infamous, if rather dog eared Classic Trial competitor involved in the organisation.

Falcon Page Updated. Falcons its our AGM and Prizegiving Thursday 5th March. Its in Milton Keynes, not the Rugby Club

Cotswold Clouds Video Playlist. Click here for acknowledgements or if the link above doesn't work

The regs are available for Ross & DMC's Kyrle Trial on 29 March

Click here for new way of looking up info

Paul Bartleman won Strouds Cotswold Clouds Trial in his Troll on 1 February, dropping only three marks, all lost on Highwood 2.

Tristan White was 2nd, cleaning Highwood 2 but loosing Marks on Wicked Juniper and Merves Swerve. "Tubby" was deriving his familiar modified Hillman Imp in class seven, but we look forward to seeing him trialling his newly acquired ex Anne Templeton Troll.

Regs are published for Strouds Mechanics Trial on 15 March. A non-championship event it promises a relaxed atmosphere and some different sections.

Regs and Entry Form can be downloaded from either the ACTC or Stroud and District MC Sites

Also a reminder that is Falcon's Southern Autos Trial at Brickhill this Sunday 15 February. Click Here for Regs

Maureen Chattle

It is a very sad day. Maureen died yesterday, finally loosing her long, painful but incredibly brave fight against cancer. The disease would have taken a lesser person sooner, but Maureen did not give in easily, even going abroad for treatment that allowed her to experience more of life.

Maureen drove on many MCC trials, driving her partner Ross Nuten's Dellow Mk2. I am sure your thoughts will be with Ross and Maureen's family at this very sad time.

Maureen at Goodwood in 2008

The migration appears successful

The migration will start tonight, Friday 30 Jan at 21.00 I am not sure how long the process will take. Probably all the weekend as once the data has been successfully migrated I have some re-configuration to do. members will probably receive an automated email from the new system hosts inviting you to log on. Please don't do that until you get the green light message here

Also please don't log on or post messages to the old system during this time.

Please bare with me

Michael

Entries are coming in for Falcons March Hare Trial on 8 March. Starting and Finishing near J9 on the M1 there will be around 14 sections in Beds, Herts and Bucks with many on natural byways. Click Here for more information or visit the official March Hare Trial Website

Regs are also published for Falcons

Southern Autos Trial 15 February 2009

Edlesborough Trial 29 March 2009 (Clerk of the Course Michael Leete!)

Regs are available for The Launceston Trial on 15 February. EMail Adrian Booth at adrian.booth@totalise.co.uk

Started The Exeter Trial Report Check it out but as you will see there's still lots to do so meanwhile enjoy the Videos