Andy Petherick (Class A) and Nick Farmer (Class 8) were the overall winners of a high scoring Taw and Torridge Trial on 20 September. Stuart Bartlett came close to an overall win, finishing only one point behind Nick.

- Full Results

- More on the ACTC Site

Northern Swing - Nick Farmer won the Yorkshire Dales and Dean Partington the Durham Dales

Yorkshire Dales Results

Yorkshire Dales Video

Dave Cooks Yorkshire Dales Photos

Adrian Dommett won a dry  Kyrle Trial in his Wolesley Hornet, dropping his four  marks on Waterworks. Mike Chatwin was second.

David Golightly was best car on The Torbay Trial on 22 March

Hans Viertel

Carl Talbot won The Northern trial on Saturday with a clean sheet. Charlie Knifton was back in his Scorpion and was second on 7. Bill Bennett challenged Carl almost to the finish until he dropped 4 on the penultimate section followed by another 4 on Sandale where he is pictured by Mark Milne being recovered from the clag.

- Video Playlist

Stephen Maddalena captures Kevin Sharp leaping for the sky on Nailsworth Ladder during Stroud & DMC's Cotswold Clouds on 1 February. Carl Talbot dropped 6 marks to win the trial followed by Andrew Rippon on 10

- Click Here for more of Stephen Maddalena's Photos

- Video Playlist

Steven Price captures some of the action on High Bray during North Devon MC's Exmoor Trial on 25 January. Carl Talbot won the trial with one of four clean sheets spread across three classes. Click here for Full Results

Exeter 2015 Main Trial Report

Ryan Tokin won The Camel Classic

- Full Results

Carl Talbot was overall winner of Woolbridge Motor Clubs Hardy Trial on Sunday despite fighting electrical gremlins all day. Ian Davis was second in his familar VW Buggy. The Hardy contained its usual mixture of tracks and sections on private land. There was a lot of mud about and Butts Lane had to be cancelled after several competitors sustained body damage.

- Full Results

Camel Vale MC - Bodmin Trial - 2 November 2014

Ryan Tonkin (1300 Beetle) was the overall winner of this single venue event held in Cardinham Woods near Bodmin

Launceston and North Cornwall MC - Tamar Trial - 26 October 2014

Colin Jeffery won the Tamar Trial

- Full Results

MCC Edinburgh Trial
edinburgh trial 2014 équipes françaises... by felicien-guillaume

The Edinburgh Trial seen from the perspective of first timers Jacques Veyer and Felicien Guillaume who came from Blois in France to sample the delights of Derbyshire in the first week of October.

Stroud & DMC Mechanics Trial 19 October 2014

Josh Moss (pictured by Calvin Talbot of Cstartworks) was overall winner in his Class 8 Gregory, dropping one mark on Sapseds Surprise in the Catswood Complex. Pete Hart was second dropping one on the same section. Dean Partington cleaned the hill but lost the win when he didn't get away from the Bulls Cross restart.

- Calvin Talbots Photos

- Dave Cooks Photos

- Videos on YouTube

MGCC Midland Centre Autumn Trial

Calvin Talbot pictures Chris Johns at the wheel of Mike Furse magnificent Mercury Special having what I believe is its first outing since Tring Park in 1976 when it looked very different. Click Here for more on this magnificent car.

Tom Goggin

Sadly Tom Goggin passed away on 11 September, following complications after an operation on a broken leg. His funeral has been arranged for 30 September, 11.30 am, at All Saints Church, Borehamwood followed by an internment at Borehamwood cemetery.

Embodying the true spirit of the clubman in Motorsport, Tom drove many different cars in local trials and auto tests and competed in long distance trials. Over the years his stable included Mini's, his special Marigold and more recently Ford Escorts.

Tom was involved in organising many events and served as an official of the MCC, SODC and Falcon. He was particularly associated with Derbyshire. As one of the founders of the SODC Conquest Trial he helped create the deviation on Great Hucklow. More recently he was Assistant Clerk of the Course on the Edinburgh.

Dave Cook captures Alistair McVittie sinking into the mud on Hey Slack during last weekends Ilkley Trial. Carl Talbot won the event, dropping 24 marks, half of them when he scored a maximum at Longside Wood. Julian Lack was second overall on 37

- Full Results

- Dave Cooks Photos

Lands End Video Playlist. Will add more as they are published. The latest ones will appear first.

- Full Report & Results

- Lands End Trial on the FB Discussion Group

- Live Reports Tweeted by Muddy People

Tris White won the Kyrle Trial

- Full Results

- Photos by Calvin Talbot

- Dave Cooks Photos

Strouds Ebworth Trial was a family affair. Josh Moss (pictured here by Dave Cook) won overall in his Gregory Special beating Dad Ian in his Imp to second place. It was a slippery, high scoring event, with half the entry scoring over a century.

Keith Sanders won The Tamar Trial on 27 October in his Reliant Scimitar SS1 Full Results

After missing The Camel because of back problems Carl Talbot won The Hardy Classic Trial on 17 November in his Morris Trialsmaster Full Results

Edinburgh Trial Report

Edinburgh Trial Video Playlist

Click Here for Dave Cooks Edinburgh Trial photos

June Blakley is fund raising in the Race for Life in Bath on 16 June. June lost her daughter to cancer six years ago so this is a cause close to her heart. June, John and Alex have supported our sport for many years. This is our opportunity to support them.

You can Click here to donate

Dean Partington had a resounding win on a tough Kyrle Trial on 14 April

- Full Results

- Video Playlist (by Martin Taylor & Nick Farmer)

- Dave Cooks Pictures

- Buy prints of Dave Cooks pictures from this and many other events

Click here for The Lands End Report (added 29 April)

- Video Playlist

- Lands End Notes on Facebook

- Live reports on Twitter

- Graham Whitings photos from Bluehills

- Josef Nankivell's pictures from Bluehills

- Unknown set of pictures 1 from Bluehills

- Unknown set of pictures 2 from Bluehills

- Unknown set of pictures 3 from Bluehills

- Dave Cook's Crackington Pictures

- Dave Cook's Blue Hills 1 Pictures

- Purchase prints of Dave Cook's Pictures

Exeter 2013 - keep checking back as more will be added when available - Click Here for individual Videos

Lots of Exeter stuff on the Classical Gas Discussion Group

John White was the overall winner of yesterdays Cotswold Clouds

Full Results

Calvin Talbot's Photos (Crooked Mustard & Merves Swerve)

Dave Cooks Photos (Ham Mill & Bulls Bank)

Harrison Vowdens Photos (Crooked Mustard)

JuStMadd Photos (Nailsworth Ladder)

Scott Bolultons Photos and on Flickr

Classical Gas Christmas Quiz - Q3

All but one of these pictures come from the private collection of a former trialler. We would like to know Who, What, When and Where for each. It will be nice as neither he nor I know all the answers!

Click Here for the original pictures

Click Here for Status. You can make your contribution there or email classictrials@googlemail.com

Classical Gas Christmas Quiz - Q2

Click Here to enlarge the picture

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Classical Gas Christmas Quiz - Q1

What connects :-

1) A man behind the lens

2) A Suzuki X90 driver

3) A Wolf Man

4) A Mercedes Model, perhaps?

Click Here for Status. You can make your contribution there or email classictrials@googlemail.com

Calvin Talbot pictures Mick Workman and Tony Underhill as they concentrate on their ascent of John Walker on The Allen Trial

Multiply will cease to host the Classical Gas and Dellow Message Boards from the end of November 2012. It may very well be that they remain accessible for a while but that's their official position.

The Classical Gas Board dates to 1999 and had a ten year life on MSN before that closed and I migrated it to Multiply. After a lot of consideration I decided that Facebook was the future for both but migration of the old stuff to FB wasn't possible.

With so much good stuff I needed to find a home for it so its now available as both PDF's on a SkyDrive and also on Blogger. Neither would preserve the images properly so these are available on SmugMug and Google+ with the proviso the right image may take a bit of finding. I have not transferred the Video but most of it should be available on YouTube.

- Where to find the Archived material

Jon Robilliard

Sadly Jon lost his long battle with Cancer and passed away earlier this week. From Cornwall Jon was well known as a successful driver and builder of VW Beetles. At this time our thoughts are with his wife Sharon and his daughters Emma and Becky.

Jon's funeral is at 2.30 Tuesday 30 October at Egoshayle Church near Wadebridge where all are welcome. This will be followed by a private burial.

Afterwards there will be a celebration of Jon's life at The Borough Arms, where again all are welcome.

Unfortunately Multiply are to stop hosting Message Boards from the end of November. After some research and taking some advise I decided that the Facebook environment is the way to go. You have to be signed up to Facebook to access the group.

I will be archiving all the old content which goes back to the late 90's and contains some good stuff. That will be available via a link from this site.

June Blakeley will be taking place in The Cancer Research UK Race for Life at Bath on 17 June. June has very special reasons for supporting this cause. June, John and Alex give generously of their time to scruitineer and marshal for us all over the country. This is our opportunity to support them.

Mike Chatwin won the Torbay Trial on 25 March. Click here for the Provisional Results

Dean Partington won The Northern Trial

TORBAY TRIAL – 25TH MARCH 2012

The Trial will start and finish at the popular Exeter Court Hotel, Kennford, Exeter, immediately off the A38, approximately 1 mile from the end of the M5, with easy and direct access to all the main roads. The plan is to include 16 observed sections and 2 observed tests. We are always looking for ways to improve the event and have carefully taken on-board the much valued feedback forms kindly completed by nearly all of last years competitors.

This year we have reduced the overall mileage by 12 miles, reduced most of the dual carriageway mileage for motorcycle classes, introduced a lunch halt to prevent early runners arriving too much before Sections open, and we’re looking at some deviation options for solo bikes to avoid the mud bath and long slippy lane at Upper Kingswell.We will of course be retaining the much loved Classic hills such as Simms and Tipley, and the popular Sections of Cod Wood and Wooston, and plan to have at least two new Sections not used before.

Remember – Last years event was over-subscribed so please send your entries in early to avoid disappointment! Entries close on Monday 5th March or sooner if fully subscribed. As of 9th February there are 58 confirmed entries so if you plan on entering please don’t delay otherwise you may risk disappointment.

Dean Partington Cleans Clee Hills Trial

Regs for The March Hare Trial on 4 March are now available Click Here.

The March Hare takes place in Beds, Herts  & Bucks and starts a few miles from J9 on the M1

March Hare Website

Last Years Event

Classical Gas Christmas Quiz 2011 Question 1

What is the automotive connection between – An old hat factory; Tar Barrels and the man on an Omnibus.

This is a Round Britain Quiz type question. You may have to probe a bit to solve the riddle before you can move on to get the answer to the main question. Have a go, even if you aren't on track my responses may guide you to the final solution.

By all means use Google & Wikipedia.

You can answer on the message board, facebook page or email classictrials@googlemail.com

Robin Howard won Sundays Wattisfield Trial

- Full Results

- Pictures by Mike Hayward

- Pictures by Querth

Coming soon in a Cinema near You(Tube)

Allen Trial Video Playlist

Mike Chatwin won Sundays Exmoor Clouds, beating fellow DP Wasp driver Dean Partington by a slender one mark. Click here for provisional results

Mike Chatwin is pictured restarting on Vinegar Hill, followed by other videos by Jon Way

Congratulations to Duncan Stephens

2009 - MSA Sporting Trials Champion

2010 - MSA PCT Champion

2011 - MCC Triple Winner

Tim Smith urges his sidevalve Cannon to climb one of the steep slopes during Stroud's "Not" The Ebworth Trial last Saturday. Dave Cook was there to record the action and comments - "It was a good days trial, with four rounds of I think 11 or 12 sections.  In the morning there was not much grip on the wet grass, but as the day progressed the grass dried out and was soon ripped of to leave dry stony soil, with lots of grip.  Quite a number of competitors retired with mechanical problems." Click here for more pictures.

Just for fun :-))

Finally pulled more of the Lands End stuff together and added a comment facility

Fortunately Nick Farmer found his way through the undergrowth and went on to win The Ilkley Trial. Click Here for the Report where Facebook users can comment.

Lands End

John Salters Blue Hills Pictures

Dave Cooks Pictures - Plusha, Beggars Roost & Bishops Wood

Buy prints of Dave Cooks Lands End Pictures

Bikes on Blue Hills *

More Blue Hills Pictures*

Popham Start*

Its the Lands End Trial Good Friday & Easter Saturday. Entry List, Spectator Guide  and Timing on the MCC Site.

Nick Farmer won the Torbay Trial on 27 March

- Full (final) Results some differences from prov, on the ACTC Site

Dave Haizelden won Sundays Mechanics Trial

- Full Results

- Dave Cooks Pictures

- Buy Prints of Dave Cooks Pictures

Hope you enjoyed following Tweets (Twitter Reports) from Michael & Josh on The Mechanics Trial. Most of them are still available by Clicking Here. On the day the #mechtrial search didn't pick up all the tweets which was a known Twitter issue as they were experiencing a search overload as a result of the disaster in Japan.

I plan to set up a similar facility for the Lands End and will use #LETrial as the search string. All Twitter users have to do is put #LETrial in any tweet, its that simple. Competitors, Marshals, Spectators, Followers, all are welcome.

Just over two weeks to Falcon's Mile Tree Farm Trial on 27 March. There's the best part of 90 years experience in the organising team of Michael Leete (Clerk of the Course) and David Maitland (Secretary of the Meeting) who hope you will come and enjoy a day with them as a competitor or a marshal. Its a clubsport event so no competition licence is required.

- Regs and Entry Form

- Pictures of last years event

March Hare Stuff:-

Dave Cooks Photo Gallery

Order Prints of Dave Cook's Pictures

Julian Robinsons Pictures

Mike Haywards Pictures

In Car Video with Stephen Page

Draft Report

Dean Partington in typical relaxed mode as he successfully restarts on the last section to gain a clean sheet and win todays March Hare Trial.

Without any rain during the previous weeks the sections were dry and Dean was one of six clean sheets from a full entry of 50, winning the premier award by setting the fastest times on the special tests.

Regs are available for:-

Stroud & DMC Mechanics Trial on 13 March

Eastern Counties MC Broads Explorer Scatter on 17 April

Nigel Moss won Stroud & DMC's Cotswold Clouds Trial on 6 February.

Click Here for the full results

Photo's by Dave Cook

Click Here to buy Dave Cook's Photo's

Regs are published for:-

Launceston Trial on 13 Febuary

The Torbay Trial on 27 March

Regs are now available for Falcon MC's Mile Tree Farm Trial on 27 March.

Michael Leete is Clerk of the Course so it must be good!

- Clubsport event so no competition licence is necessary

- Click Here to Download Regs and Entry Form

Exeter Trial on the Web:-

- Classical Gas Message Board

- John Salters Pictures from Fingle

- Dave Cooks pictures from Sandy Lane (Class 0), Wooston Steep and Slippery Sam

- Dave Cooks PhotoBox Site where you can buy Prints and Posters

- Trollpowersaab's pictures from Haynes

- Mike Archers pictures from Simms

Falcon's March Hare Trial is on 6th March and the regs are now available. This year the  March Hare will start and finish from The Chequers at Redbourn (near J9 on the M1) with Breakfast, Evening Meal and Trailer parking available on site. The sections aren't rough and there will be a new lane and new sections on private land to enjoy.

Click Here to Download Regs

Here is our second question. No clues at the moment! We would like to know

- The Driver

- The Car

- The Event

- The Location

To summarise the answer. The car is a Lotus VI. It was the very first of the type made and unlike the "racers" that were to follow it had a solid beam front axle and a lofty ground clearance. It was built for Sinclair Sweeny although its only when Arthur Hay bought it is much information available. Big thanks to present owner Martyn Halliday for the pictures and information about the car.

Classical Gas Christmas Quiz - Here's the first question. There is a prize of a bottle of wine for the right answer, provided I can deliver it while I am trialling!

This famous car was last trialled in 1964 and hopefully will appear on the hills again after some TLC.

Can you identify the car and say who built it and for who?

We would also like to know about the cars competition history.

ACTC 2011 - As the year draws to a close its time to sign up for the ACTC Championship next year. Its well worthwhile just to get the excellent quarterly magazine. Well written reports and excellent insights into the sport from the top ACTC officials, all of whom are active competitors or organisers. Members get all the event regs and results emailed and are actively consulted about their ideas to improve the sport. At £17 for membership including the magazine or £11 just for the magazine its a bargin.

Paul Bartleman won The Camel Classic, the final trial in the ACTC Championship this year. The premier championship awards were both won my MG J2's in the hands of Dudley Sterry (Wheelspin) and Bill Bennett (Crackington). Click Here for the full Camel Classic Results on the ACTC Site

Carl Talbot is cataloguing the breakages in Ford Pop type axles to ascertain the weakest specific parts in their order of vulnerability, ie not just 'the diff. broke' but more specific , as in: 'the planet gears broke'  or  'seized on pin' or 'pinion teeth broke' or 'half shaft broke'

Carl is looking at improving the standard "Pop" axle for trialling, having done a lot of work on the "English" axle, coming up with a solution using a transit diff that is used successfully by a lot of triallers.