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JANUARY NUMBER 108
NEWS AND COMMENT
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Lots in Store for 004
Listed later is the list of events
HR will be running this year, 17 in all
including 3 Saturday training sessions.
Dave Alder is holding his practice
days once a month plus there’s Halnaker
practice as well so you can get
about 30 opportunities to ride your
bike but there’s more ….
HR on Tour in 004 – a weekend
in Wales
Peter and Benge are the driving
force behind this possibility for HR to have
2 trials on a 100 acre site full
of lovely Welsh streams and some big hills.
Camping and B & B accommodation
in local town will be available. This is
scheduled to take place in 2nd week
of June, Pete and Benge want to know
how many are interested in the trip,
talk to them or phone Pete 01273
832912 or Benge 01825 840085.
Of course the whole thing depends on 2
factors –first a reccy visit to
the site to check OK and will take place in
February, P & B welcome
anyone interested in going and secondly how
many of you are interested in the
event. Incidentally P says he can hire a
big trailer and take 10 – 15 bikes
if it helps.
TEAM NEWS
Team Organiser Richard Shoesmith
has written to ask if team leaders will
please phone their helpers to make
sure they are coming a couple of weeks
before the event. He will
phone the leader a week before to check all is OK
and if there are problems there
will be time to sort it out. Once 2004
members are all listed a reserve
list will be prepared to provide
replacements if necessary. Riders
not listed on teams are reminded they
should be prepared to help if only
for one day a year.
ROAD RUNS
Richards asks that anyone interested
in a day or evenings ride out this
year should let him know so he can
arrange details.
A lively Club Night and Committee
Meet
When the Chessington Mafia turned
up there were 12/14 HR faces on the
end of the beer mugs, the landlord
was so pleased he asked the frequency
of our meetings to set an area aside!
You could spot the drivers – Ian
standing well away while Tea Bag’s
consumption of amber nectar proved
equal to a days Brooke Bond, when
Ian pleaded to depart Dave became
immobile. Richard had spotted
men in blue on his way so sipped his coke,
he suggested we might have a club
caravan painting party if there’s any
offers of help in the Spring.
Other Committee Matters were :
Teams : Richard would prepare a
reserve list from suitable riders who are not
currently listed. Anyone willing/wanting
to get on a team let him know.
Road Runs : Richard again!
Would like to arrange some runs this summer and
wants contact with those interested
– Dave (Pan-Euro), Bif (CBR) were on for it.
Section Markers : We stay
with the flags – next team straightens wires!
And a Nice Pub in Cornwall where
Dave and Ian are off to in February – want to
go along? Tell Dave, T Bag
to you.
2nd Camping Weekend : This
has come about by popular demand. It was quite
difficult to get it into the programme
but it’s going to be in the field at Northlands
for the May 2nd event. This
is a bank holiday weekend so expect extra trials and 2
barbecues? Pencil it in now
as it’s Benge’s birthday too!
Kevin’s Komputational Kapers
The end of the year report on how
you fared over the season showing your current ranking
(should I say rung) on the ladder
of fame has this year been fed into a fiendish computer
programme devised by Kevin Brooker.
Look at it long and hard – it is understandable even
by this luddite – I hope it arrives
in time for this issue. Not quite - but will be in next
Month!!
Finally There’s Many a Slip
My apologies for omitting one of
the full teams from the list and they did
well too. The DUGGIES dropped
a total of 112 and came 4th so the close
finish was event tighter than I
thought :
1. Indians 76 2. Greevies
104 3. Farmers 110 4. Duggies 112 5/6 Ajays &
Landlords
116.
All other teams drop a position
down to Laverdos in 15th place! Serves ‘em right – the
only team with nil attendance.
HOGMANAY HANGOVER
- CLUB TRIAL - ROME WOODS JAN 4TH
Bleary-eyed, early New Years Day,
I answer the phone “Happy New Year”
says voice, thinking it was someone
from last nights shenanigans the
conversation continued for 5 minutes
till I discovered it was Derek - he
actually wants to walk the route
that morning and has team problems : 1
working, 1 has ingrowing toenail,
and James has to get down from
Reading. All is saved by Richard
S and Nick H offering to help but they got
a shock when they discovered Derek
took an hour a section so they
pressed on, by Section 8 Derek was
working away at No. 3 saying I like my
winning riders to lose 10 marks
or less - they nearly did it on Blues when
Dan Laker, normally white, sharing
son’s bike lost 12 and son Richard said
“he’s getting too old for whites”
But for the rest it was high scores all
round.
61 riders signed on. Much
Happy New Yearing, several late arrivals, new
faces and members. Tony Verbeeten
amongst them with a load of bikes
none of which started willingly,
one getting dismantled. By then Garry
Budgen was pushing the Fantic back,
flywheel key broken. Off home for
tools goes Garry then gives up and
scrounges a share of Kevin B’s bike.
But it was a bad day for sharing
and lots of blank bits on their cards got
filled with 5’s. None of the
Verbeeten clan finished. Even Richards S was
later than usual, he’d had to dismantle
his Land Rover carb on route to the
event; as he and Nick had set the
yellows and reds they set off a couple of
minutes early to check them out.
Having the first ride on each they only
lost 4 or so on the lap and worried
it might be too easy!! Some Blues had
suddenly gone yellow for the day
like Pete and Jesse Brooker who on 120
plus didn’t find it a romp.
After an easy starter section 2
was in a pond for Blues and Whites where
Mr. Head showed his evil intent.
It was getting cleaned early on but the
water got deeper and deeper from
sump level to wheel-top causing Jack
Pickering to flood his engine and
retire. On the last lap Steve Farrall
punched a 5 saying it’s only two
more marks and not worth the risk. It
also gave Mark Jordan and others
wet footsies pleasing Mike who can sell
them waterproof socks. Some
red riders thought it too easy by section 3, I
suggested they went yellow but after
big ones all round “think we’ll stick
to red” they said and watched the
studious riding of David Alder as he had
a big 5 too.
Onto No. 4 to see Dan and Alan Lavender
fly up the greasy hill and Kev B
on his ear down in the valley.
But No. 5 was hilarious, when I arrived
there’s Tea Bag. Back wheel pointing
skyward and unable to move - he’s
there for 20 minutes while blue
route riders whiz around him - till James H
comes to the rescue. It turned
out he’d ended up there from section 6 but
had a good view of the section seeing
Alan L unusually on his backside and
Kev B ditto with Garry B extracting
the bike. By now Jack Thompson’s Dad
saw a future for a route between
red and yellow!
Ian Mac and Mark Webber were watching
each other on No. 6 Blue which
both cleaned however Ian finished
knackered as did Mark Johnson but the
first Mark lost less marks and got
in third place. Then came the stream, a
tough old step for the whites.
Tim H held it up a while as his chain came
off on the rocks. Peter Bowker
stuck at the top had a lifting experience to
get out, Mick Huskinson had had
enough but Mike and Clint managed a 3.
Later in the day Steve F and Clint
did it for 1. But, Saint Clinton (now with
beard) was not having one of his
best days and commented the entry fee
was very low for a world round!
Greeted by another stream at No. 8 Tim H
dropped in straight over the handlebars
- he finished the day as Fiona
carried his mudguard back.
But on No. 8 the yellows were happy with easy
up and downs described by Richard
as a Moto X section - no wonder Phil
Jobbins was still smiling, he was
happy not to be on blues.
So on whites it was Steve F who
led S/B Jamie Jones by just 2 marks and
Pete Penton in front of Clint for
the first time ever. Harry Reed making his
first attempt at whites (what a
day to pick) kept a few in front of Tim who
was escorting Katie on the Reds
at the same time.
Blues saw another slipped star -
Alan Lavender pushed into 4th place by
Laker, Mills and Webber but the
guy who had the good day was Dave
Blackman as long as you don’t look
at the gap between him and Alan.
Then Yellows where normally on single
marks John Y drops 33 and only
makes 3rd spot, his bike had never
seen such revs - but look at the rising
Richard Laker. In fact that
whole list is not in usual order, Nick ahead of
Richard S, Ken R and Jim Scott on
78 and Gary Medhurst between Nick and
Kevin Mac - it’s a funny world when
it’s wet. Finally Dominic Philpott
leading the 4 red finishers - all
deserve a medal as 7 of the entry dnf.
Nick very kindly helped clear up
and the Heads were still there with James
riding in the dark. The caravan
was taken home as lights don’t work but
the driver told to collect the rest
of the markers left at sections 9 and 10 -
Derek likes you to remember the
trials he sets out - this one I will.
At the end of the day Biff said
our Newsletter were like a book “I spent 3
hrs a night all week on the Christmas
one”. Then someone asked me if my
new Belstaff jacket was paid for
with the heating allowance - I hope their
taxes go up.
RESULTS
White
Blue
Yellow
Steve Farrall E 45
Dan Laker E 12
Ray Broughton O50 14
Jamie Jones SBA 47
Steve Mills N 34
Derek Cranfield O50 27
Pete Penton E 55
Mark Webber O40 38
John Yardley O50 33
Clint Leggett E 62
Alan Lavender O40 45
Richard Laker SBC 56
Mark Jordan I 72
Dave Blackman N 80
Phil Jobbins C 61
Mike Husband I 103
John Illingworth N 90
Kevin McDavitt C 69
Peter Bowker I 108
Ian McCulloch O40 93
Gary Medhurst C 73
Harry Reed I 121
Garry Budgen N 105
Nick Herridge C 74
Tim Husband I 154
Kevin Brooker N 159
Ken Rickets O50 78
Jim Scott O50 78
dnf D Fry, M Huskinson,
dnf M Johnson,
Richard Shoesmith C 84
J Pickering
J Mitchell, S Burrow, J Pocklington C 99
T. Verbeeten
Sam Spear C 101
Red
Eric Scutt C 101
D Philpott SB 31
K Edwards C 106
Jack Thompson SB 33
D Webber SBC 118
Katie Husband SG 43
Pete Brooker C 123
A Martin WOB 49
S White C 123
G Stewart WOB 119 ?
Yellow
Jesse Brooker SBC 130
dnf Jack Northover,
M Packham, J Verbeeten,
P Main C 135
B Joiner, M Phillips
R Verbeeten,
T Garman C 151
dnf D Alder, D Jarrett, P Hill
Analysis Enter DNF '%
R Lavender
White 12 3 75
Blue 13 4 70
Yellow 25 4 84
Red 11 7 36
Total 61 18 70
GROUP TRIALS
Final round of South Coast Group
for 2003 was by Brighton Club at
Faygate, it was very slippery but
marks were low. So it was a credit to
John Yardley and Kevin Mac who set
it out. Not many HR’s though some
appear in the results :
Over 40 : 1. (I Cole 12) 2.
(H Reed 14) 3. (S. Jones 15) 4. Alan Lavender 25
7. Mike Husband 36
Yellow Over 50 : 1. (R Charman 25)
2. Bob Collins 26
That ended the year and championship
places were awarded on the basis
of the best 10 out of 12 events.
Again few HR’s but prominent in the inter
class where first three places went
to Duncan Archer, Mark Jordan and
Pete Penton. Bob Collins was
3rd in Over 50 B Group otherwise I fear we
did not shine due to our riders
not entering sufficient events - why not give
it a go this year.
SUMMARY OF 2004 EVENTS
HR Club Trials 1st Sunday
in every month
Group Trials 2nd Sunday in
every month
Practice Sessions Dave Alder
- Don Barrats 3rd Sat each month
except
When HR training
trial
Halnaker 3rd
Sunday in every month
HR Practice Trials Sat Feb
15th (Rome), Sat June 19th (Mannings
Heath)
Sat Sept 18th
(Northlands)
Camping Weekends May 1-3 Northlands
July 3-4 Rome
Special events possible Dave Alder
- Pub run to Cornwall - February
Pete and Benge
- Suss out Wales site - February
Wales Camping
Trial - June
FULL AND FINAL DETAILS IN NEWSLTETTERS
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FOR SALE Trials boots for
Sale - One pair approx Size 4 £10, one pair size 7 only one year
Old £50 Phone Pete B
01273 832912
FOR SALE Knackered 1995 Gas
Gas 320 - White plastics, Air filter and exhaust rebuilt
Offers about £500 to Dan Laker
07836 238913
FOR SALE Sherco 250cc 1999 model
- good condition with lighting kit £1450
Axo RC2 boots size 41 (approx 7
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FOR SALE - 315 Montessa 98 - good
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HR EVENTS
JANUARY 2004
SUN 11 GROUP TRIAL
SAT 17 PRACTICE DAY AT DON
BARRATT’S
SUN 18 PRACTICE DAY - Halnaker
SUN 25 BOGNOR CLUB TRIAL - Headown
FEBRAUARY
SAT 31 JAN LAYOUT CLUB TRIAL AT
MANNINGS HEATH TEAM HARLEYS
Clint Leggett 01306 711036
Gary Medhurst 01403 251744
John Illingworth 01444 230097
Graham Norton 01306 880091
SUN 1 HR CLUB TRIAL - MANNINGS HEATH
- Start 10.30 am
SUN 8 CARSHALTON GROUP TRIAL
SAT 14 HR TRAINING TRIAL ROME WOODS
SUN 15 PRACTICE DAY - Halnaker
SAT 21 PRACTICE DAY AT DON BARRATT’S
SUN 22 BOGNOR CLUB TRIAL, Tullecome,
Rogate
MARCH
SAT 6 LAYOUT CLUB TRIAL AT NORTHLANDS
TEAM KWACKERS
Tim Husband 01306 712317
Mick Dunstan 01403 711962
Tony Flegg 01293 419867
Phil Walker 01293 412905
SUN 7 HR CLUB TRIAL - Northlands
- 10.30 am start
SUN 14 EASTBOURNE GROUP TRIAL
SAT 20 PRACTICE DAY AT DON BARRATT’S
SUN 21 PRACTICE DAY - Halnaker
SUN 28 BOGNOR CLUB TRIAL - Boundless
Copse, Hindhead
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