Rode the Red Rose Classic trial on Sunday at Warmden near Accrington. Overall the trial was good, with the weather starting a little cold and wet but soon drying up and even a bit of sun by the end of the trial.
The sections were quite good with some rocks, climbs and even a bit of mud and water thrown in. As with many of the Pre65 trials the sections were marked out sensibly with potential to lose marks for lapses of concentration but a little too easy to claw any marks back if you make an error.
I rode pretty well considering that I am still learning to ride rocks and need to loosen up and let the bike flow rather than attempting to muscle it across rocks, still a learning curve that I am sure I will get through with more events near home.
I thought that I had done OK for 6 marks as I was going round but a quick check after the trial revealed that I had been given two 5's by a rather officious observer for reasons unclear to me. I think that the no stop rule had been applied by the letter of the law and I may have been given fives for feet up stationary.
I did say after the Hodnet trial when I was not docked for a mark that I thought I had dropped, that these things even themselves out - weill this weekend I guess the pendulum swung back the other way so it has evened itself out.
Results
2 Stroke
1. Chris Gascoigne 1
2. Carl Winstanley 9
3. Richard Thorpe 13
4. P McCanna 14
5. Frank Anderton 32
4 Stroke Unit
1. Tony Dillon 4
2. Derek Brookes 5
3. John Maxfield 7
4. Mark Harrison 11
5. Dave Dawson 16
4 Stroke Pre-Unit
1. Malc Cocking 8
2. Colin Benson 21
Photos courtesy of www.cameraguy.co.uk
The sections were quite good with some rocks, climbs and even a bit of mud and water thrown in. As with many of the Pre65 trials the sections were marked out sensibly with potential to lose marks for lapses of concentration but a little too easy to claw any marks back if you make an error.
I rode pretty well considering that I am still learning to ride rocks and need to loosen up and let the bike flow rather than attempting to muscle it across rocks, still a learning curve that I am sure I will get through with more events near home.
I thought that I had done OK for 6 marks as I was going round but a quick check after the trial revealed that I had been given two 5's by a rather officious observer for reasons unclear to me. I think that the no stop rule had been applied by the letter of the law and I may have been given fives for feet up stationary.
I did say after the Hodnet trial when I was not docked for a mark that I thought I had dropped, that these things even themselves out - weill this weekend I guess the pendulum swung back the other way so it has evened itself out.
Results
2 Stroke
1. Chris Gascoigne 1
2. Carl Winstanley 9
3. Richard Thorpe 13
4. P McCanna 14
5. Frank Anderton 32
4 Stroke Unit
1. Tony Dillon 4
2. Derek Brookes 5
3. John Maxfield 7
4. Mark Harrison 11
5. Dave Dawson 16
4 Stroke Pre-Unit
1. Malc Cocking 8
2. Colin Benson 21
Photos courtesy of www.cameraguy.co.uk
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