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Tuesday, May 24, 2005

The results

Very impressive, the results were out yesterday, just the day after the trial. i was pleased with how I'd done and can see where I could have done better. The weather was a key element. Had it been dry for a few days beforehand the trial would have been much easier.

 MarqueModelClassTotal Score 1235671011Sections 1 to 11 1213151617181920212223Sections 12 to 23
1ScottSquirrelD0000000000000000000000
10YamahaDT125MXB1000000011000000000000
14YamahaXT250B7000000011000000006006
8AJS16MD110000008311000000000000
12BetaAlpB14000000808000000006006
13SuzukiDR350SB1601000006016000000000000
15KTM640LC4 EB2700080081170000000060410
5YamahaTTR250B42006000006000000066121236
17TriumphT110C4209000011110002700464831
3Moto MoriniKanguroB4400608093260001005060618
16HusqvarnaJRHC550400110011600102006660939
7MatchlessG12C7709001251264400012000564633
6ArielW.N.G.C80096004262706061007665753
4HondaXR250RB86100120009940000612075601046
18BMWR100C141121001212812369360711071199972
2MorganF4 3 WheelerC1571086121201266669312111989111291
9BSABantamD 0000008614 000RETIRED       


(Extracted from Ilkley and District Motor Club's WWW site)

The sections

Sections 1 & 2 were in a wet grass field and were fairly easy on a motorbike. The second involved riding across a camber and then turning up a hill. After finishing the section the descent was a little hairy and resulted in some wheel sliding after I locked the back brake.

Section 3 should have been OK. It was a loop between a road and a private track with a restart on the apex of the bend. I picked a nice level place for the wheels but failed to notice that my foot wouldn't touch the ground. Whoops!

Section 4 was a timed (slowest wins) crossing of a ford, not too high and not rough on the surface.

Section 10 was horrid as can be seen by the number of riders getting high scores. After an easy ascent there was a short descent towards a stone wall followed by a steep climb onto a track. At the top, which I didn't get close to, it got a bit steeper. The turn at the bottom meant that it was hard to get speed up, too much throttle would be almost as bad as too little.

Section 11 had a fair start through some rushes before turning into a short, bud clay mud ascent. There was a stepp near the top. If you got the line right the steep could be avoided up a ramp, if you missed it though the back end could fall a foot or so...and don't I know it.

After lunch I seemed to get a little more in tune with the action and things went a little easier.

Section 14 was the second timed section, a very easy piece of track. I didn't make much of an effort to go slow for fear of failure.

Sections 18 and 19 were on an 'incline' out of Pateley Bridge. We were delayed a little there as one of the marshall's Land Rovers got stuck. The lower section had deep mud for a 4 foot length. A gorse bush to the side provided a firm track. Enough revs and it was fine. The second stretch was longer and with less of a run up. The final fifth was a bit steeper and I eased off on the throttle too early. That was a big mistake as the ground was too slick to hold and obviously a restart harder still. Anyway thanks to a marshall I did make it to the top. More revs next time.

20 and 21 took place on a medium-wet piece of moorland. Section 20 was a longish ascent but with few hidden traps, 22 was a wet climb, hidden from view by a wall. The catch was a restart in the wettest part of the hill. Before and after was plenty of grip but having the rear wheel in the wrong spot meant failure.

Finally sections 22 and 23 were in a muddy copse. The first was a easy ascent on a curve, the second should have been OK but with my lack of control and a heavy bike I lost it on the first muddy slope. Other solo bikes got across without difficulty but it proved a stopper for the outfits.

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