BMCA trial today put on by Nigel Houlston at Wilderley near Dorrington, Shropshire.
The event was held in Streams and woods and although quite slick the sections were sensible yet challenging and each one was capable of taking marks off even the best riders with any lapse of concentration. Generally a great trial....
The going started good but soon became very slippery but then the grip came back by the last lap.
I had a bit of bike trouble on the 1st and 2nd laps with the chain jumping on the rear sprocket - finally a bit of tinkering with the snail cams cured the problem and the last 2 laps went without problem.
I felt that I rode quite well with only a few slack marks thrown away that shouldn't have been lost (mainly on section 4 which was a blast across a boggy mud slot which I got wrong on lap 2 and missed the rut which called for a heavy 3 rather than a fairly simple clean and section 8 where I couldn't get to grips with a steep climb out on a camber until the last lap but had lost 7 marks on the section by then) the remainder of the trial saw some good rides and I was particularly pleased with just how well the bike went in the mud where grip was much better than I expected.
Results as follows;
Two Strokes
1. Mick Parkes 15
2. Nathan Jones 18
3. Steve Neale 29
4. Bob Greenhough 37
Unit Four Strokes
1. Dave Dawson 16
2. Gary Hawkins 37
3. Alan Borton 58
4. Dave Jones 59
Twins/Pre Unit
1. Nick Wooley 35
2. Jim Pickering 43
3. Pete Reed 58
4. Steve Thompson 63
Rigid
1. Joe Howells 60
Pictures from today
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