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SEPTEMBER NUMBER
116
NEWS AND COMMENT
SATURDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER - NORTHLANDS
TRAINING TRIAL
Or a practice session for all.
We’ve been extremely lucky in this years sessions as most times some of
our best riders have turned out to give guidance to those who want it.
We can’t promise but hope some will come for this last training event of
the year. Format as usual : half a dozen or so sections laid out
on Saturday morning (this is not a team job so volunteers wanted - phone
Dick if you can help - on site by 9.30 am). Signing on around 11.30
am to start at 12. Blue, yellow and red routes laid out, ride or
try any you choose, no scoring. At 2 pm a hooter and you ride the
other way round the course which closes at 3.30 in time for you all to
help clear up - we hope! Entry fee Adult £5 Schoolboy
£3.
CLINTON’S SILVER MEDAL - Twin
Shock Olympics
Had to put this bit in to congratulate
Clint on his 2nd place in the twinshock event reported elsewhere, 2nd place
that is to Eddy Lejeune and beating Gilles Burgat - both ex world Champions
- pity I’m twenty years late says Clint!
OCTOBER 3RD IN ROME WOODS - EXTRA
COMPETITION!
With luck this will be the last
trial before it gets really slippery so it’s an opportunity to run another
team event. Results for the trial will be listed as usual but extracted
to provide a result of the marking out teams. Last time we did this
it was close with the Indians in a clear lead and Greevies 2nd. It
seemed to work out Ok so here’s the method :
Each team will have the best scoring
white, blue and yellow riders scores added for their totals.
Where a team does not have an entry
on a route the highest marks lost on the route by another listed team will
be added. Bets on the outcome will be at signing on - last time I
put my money on Jimmies but they came 8th, this time I’m backing Ajays.
HALNAKER PRACTICE ATTENDEES
A note in Tony’s Bognor Newsletter
says that if you go there your image may be on the internet. Try
: www.divered.co.uk/halnaker.html
to see if you’ve reached stardom.
INDIAN SUMMER
AT WALLISWOOD
It would be nice to think that all
the HR marking out teams enjoy their duties as the Cossacks did.
More than the team arrived to find the club brewer organising the first
draught so they didn’t get started till 10. Only Andy Martin had
a bike (ex Nick H), an experienced red router he wasn’t sent to try many
sections. The bloke putting up begins and ends was a tad slow so
constantly chased by 8 others putting in flags. One was complaining
of no help on the white route, that was Barry Fitz who WAS, IS, HAD a pain
in the neck - so said Dave A who trembled excessively every time tea was
mentioned and wanted to stop. There must be some attraction in that
muddy stream, Fitz Junior was first to fall in, then Barry J coming up
brown trousered. Mark Johnson set blues, Dave and Nick yellows and
after finding section 3 on whites led into section one and utter confusion
the brewer had his way for a 2 hour picnic with quiche from her loveliness
- master of the Alder household.
Sunday morning BF is down there
amending his whites then concerned the entry was cleaning them (Clint said
some blues were harder) more amendments were made. Nick’s new 125
Scorpa 4 stroke with Yamaha engine was an attraction, it hadn’t been ridden
so it wasn’t thrown into any real rough stuff and requests for a go went
unheard, it was very pretty and sounded lovely, Dave Mears wished he had
one instead of his ferocious 320 Mont. Entry was only 40 as many
were at the Blue and Greybeards, Fiona rode in her first Bluebeards (without
make up), was the only lady rider and finished with the Ladies Cup - so
that’s a gold medal too! And Garry B (at Brands next weekend) is
nearly up to bronze as he’s currently laying 4th in the MRO 400 cc races
- HR is famous!
Back to Walliswood with the experts.
Clint on the Honda twinshock only dropped 8 marks and 5 of those were where
he missed a gate. Frustrated Barry toughened sections up but 2nd
place man James Fry looked flexibly at ease as did father Dave until the
water got carried up the banks and those quick powered two strokes started
sliding. Disappearing Duncan had phoned the night before to ask where
the trial was but he arrived long after the start having had a flat en
route. Finally he appeared and had a good ride as he whipped round
before it got too bad!
Blue riders results show a normal
level of difficulty with scores ranging from 10 - 100, though setter out
Mark J lost a few more than his ladder average and Dave B a few less -
whatever that means. Steve Mills said he was pleased Alan L was absent
as they’re always close, Steve was 1st HR man but got pipped by 1 mark
by non-member Simon Rye. 2nd HR Sam Aldrich is riding consistently
with Garry B and Dave B pushing upward. Some of Walliswood hills
seem to be slippery dust even when dry, Jesse B had a severe lack of grip
on section 9 and as the bike slid away he rolled over and over to give
it some drama, father Pete was well behind but kept ahead of Tim Martin
who too lost marks with slides on the cambered turns. No retirements
on this route either, must be the weather.
There were retirees on yellows,
Nick was running in, Richard J had his steed nicked back by owner Ian when
his Triumph chain busted, Andy M didn’t hand in cards - they’d disintegrated
with holes on the 5th column and Dave Mears comes for a chat as he lives
in fear of the beast he rides. But finishing top of the list was
John R, probably loved the heat and desert-like conditions but schoolboy
Dom Philpot was 22 marks away and still in 2nd place - well done.
Graham Knight is another one pushing upwards in 3rd on 27 ml - he was followed
by 4 on 29 ml. That sort of a tie is unusual and should be sorted
by most cleans but I don’t suppose they mind that I didn’t get round to
it! Tiger Cub Ian has been reported for nicking back his Bultaco
but, as he arrived with a large box of rock cakes to dish out, we’ll compliment
his 2 mark lead from Over 50 course setter and club brewer who is deserting
the club next month for a booze up in Cornwall - someone else will have
to get the stick.
Retirements and Reds go together
but some of the higher scores you see on this route is where the lads ride
the yellows in preparation for moving up a stage. It’s alright to
ride a harder section but not an easier one so it’s a good way to wend
your way up. Andrew Warr led the class and Ben Philpot was one who
did 2 laps on yellow - it’s a game - enjoy it!
Every rider enthuses when the weather
is kind and that’s how it was at the finish of this one. Thanks to
the eager and giggling Cossacks, the kit was collected and sorted but it
took time to go home - we had to have another cuppa!
RESULTS
White
Blue
Yellow
Clint Leggett E 8
Simon Rye N 10 John Richmond
O50 3
James Fry E 17
Steve Mills N 11 Dom Philpot SBC 25
DaveFry E 29
Sam Aldrich N 19 Graham Knight C 27
Duncan Archer I 37
Garry Budgen N 27 Dom Jarratt SBC 29
Dave Blackman N 33 Gary Stewart C 29
Red
Neil Varney N 41 Peter Main C 29
Andrew Warr SB 3
Mark Johnson N 54 Colin Osborn SBC 29
Kevin Geal C 8
Max Varney SBB 54 Ian Johnston O50 34
S Osborn SB 48
Jesse Brooker SBB 72 Dave Alder O50 36
Ben Philpot SB 58
J Plowman N 78 Martin Tooley
C 38
Pete Brooker N 87 Michael Geal SBC 39
Tim Martin N 93 Paul Holder C 46
dnf Barry Joiner, A Stainton
Jack Northover SBC 74
Dave Martin
dnf - Nick Herridge, Richard Joiner
Andy Martin, Dave Mears
Analysis Enter DNF '%
White 4
0 100
Blue 12
0 100
Yellow 17
4 77
Red
7 3 58
Total 40 7 83
GROUP TRIAL
AUGUST
Eastbourne Club ran this event somewhat
nearer to our home base than usual, it was at East Grinstead. The
weather was hot and sticky, the ground rock hard on the site previously
used for 4 x 4 meetings. Unsurprisingly many retired and only around 30
finished up on the results list. HR members were few, Inters won
on 31 ml with Mark Jordan in 3rd losing 100. Over 40 won on 6 ml
and Mike H 3rd on 47. Over 50 won on 8 ml where Bob Collins was 4th
on 60. But Tony M won on the clubman B route losing 4 marks - must
have been easy for him as 2nd man lost 107!
So how is HR doing in this championship
series after 8 rounds have finished? We field the first 3 inters
- Pete Penton, Duncan Archer and Mark Jordan, but Pete is injured and Duncan
has disappeared, will Mark end up top? In Over 40’s Mike and Mick
Huskinson are about 4th but only have 50% of the leaders points.
Two runners in Over 50 Bob Collins lays 3rd but Ken Rickets seems to have
done a Duncan. But John Illingworth struggles on in Clubman class
so hope remains, but no-one will beat Tony - there’s only 2 riders in the
class!
- Sunday today and I did actually
manage to do the Bluebeards - Dick had been telling me how hard it was
which put me off a bit but it wasn’t that bad - although I think I did
uphold the tradition of a Husband in last place! - Thanks to Mike for the
loan of the bike - Fiona
More on the Greybeards & Bluebeards:
Both are restricted to over 40s &
have a handicap to help older riders If you're 70 you have no handicap
score - 40 year olds get 30 marks to start with. Both events are in sunny
sandy Sussex with the Greybeards starting at the pub at Stedham and taking
in a few of the local green lanes . Because of the handicap system the
sections are set easy with only a couple of testers to sort a result. I'd
ridden a few years ago on the Beta but clashes with the French 5 day prevented
return until now.
This time I took the Gas Gas Pampera
trail bike to hopefully make the event more interesting. It did and
it was great fun & occasionally a challenge to ride in these trials.
The all off road Bluebeards was the easier of the two (with an extra easy
route for the truly wobbly, erm.......Fiona!) and it was only on the one
tight section that the Pamp reminded me it wasn't really a trials bike.
Finished on 13 marks (observation
- not counting my handicap, I'm a relative youngster...) to Tim’s 8 marks
- not too bad for 30 “hard route” sections. As we were three - we
entered as the HR team and finished last of course. Winner was Jim Scott
who only lost a measly 5, Mick Husky scored one of the several clean
rides getting a first class purely on his age handicap and just in front
of Brian Barnes.
(Pampera pic from a LDT earlier
this year)
Sunday's Greybeards has road work
and some varied terrain a few sandy hills and a muddy stream for the last
few tests. It was a pleasant & scenic trundle round if
a little hot ‘n’sticky in the sun. Early sections provided few challenges
for the mighty Pampera, although I was relieved when it flew over the log
in section one. Later a sandy hill stopped it and near the end of
the lap the two mark taking sections were tackled. The first twisted over
a stream with greasy log and the second and worst turned far too tightly
over wet roots. Lap one gave me a surprising but dubious three over
the log and a five on the roots. After a swift pint and burger lap 2 is
rattled off.
It quite surprising how quick you
get round when hardly any sections require inspection. We found another
sandy climb altered but conquered this with much leg work and gained more
fives on the deciding sections. I probably ended up on 30 plus on
observation. No results yet, but Gordon Adsett looks a likely winner finishing
on three. Youngster Phil Martin went clean, but his age handicap will keep
him out of it for a few years yet........
Two great days out and great fun
on that weird, but strangely competent trail bike,
Mike H
OH GAUD! - HE’S AT IT AGAIN!
But as time flies you need a reminder
that 04 will soon be 05 - if you’d like a party night let’s talk but really
your editor has in mind the December Newsletter. It’s time for you
to start recalling that utterly stupid thing that will amuse, that brilliant
performance you gave that will astonish, that experience of a lifetime
that will absorb us all and the wonderful night you spent with Miss Universe
- and get it on paper for our Xmas edition (it will not be used in evidence!)
TWIN SHOCKING
IN BELGIUM.-Clint Leggett
My trip to Bilstain in Belgium on
the 31July/1Aug to ride in an international twin shock trial. Bilstain
is an excellent venue; world championships are held here, so rocks/steps
streams and steep banks. Arrived Friday afternoon to set up camp and to
sign on. Five of us had entered the event, Barry Roads/ Dave Renham/
Nigel Greenwood and myself on the hard route, Ian Hutchinson on the slightly
easer route.
Friday evening we walked some of
the sections, they looked hard but good.
Saturday morning, went for a quick
practice to remember how to ride the Honda, it soon came back to me, just
rev it hard. We got to the first section and soon discovered why
the sections were set out hard. Some famous exworld champion riders
were riding, Eddy & Eric Lejeune/ Jean-Luc Colson, Jean-luc Nictou
and Mick Andrews.
So lap 1 was a bit of a struggle
for all, very hot but the rocks were very slippery as I found out on section
3. I slid off a rock slab with the bike upside down on top of me,
bruised hip and elbow. So after a few more sections we decided to
have some catchers on the steps & banks after seeing more crashes.
Next few sections got slightly
easier as the lap went on, until one of the last sections was a bit over
the top, so another get off with the foot rest in bedded in my shin (more
pain). So lap 1 was over, lots to drink and fuel for 2 more laps.
Two more crashes on section 3 again, last lap the bike started running
a bit sick after one of my offs but managed to finish and was happy with
my ride. 4th.
Jean-Luc Colson (27)
Mathieu Feidt (33)
Eddy Lejeune (33)
Clint Leggett (51)
Richard Mollet (63)
Sunday morning.
Hadn’t had much sleep from the cuts
and bruises, decided to have a look at my bike, not too bad apart from
some battle scars and the throttle slide clip had slip off so refitted
the clip and the bike was back on song again.
Different sections today, not so
hard but more tricky. Dave/ Nigel decided to do the easier route, which
left Barry and I to struggle again.
Some of the sections needed the
front and the back hopped round to get on line, so Barry retired to the
bar. The last 2 laps I managed to ride round with Eddy Lejeune.
I had to pinch myself to see if it was real; he speaks very good English
(good job that’s all I know) So there we were chatting & discussing
lines and talking Hondas. For those 2 laps I rode the wheels of the Honda
with some excellent results. Went back to finish and waited for the
rest of the result to come in, and then it sank in I had just finished
second to Eddy Lejeune, what a result.
Eddy Lejeune (16)
Clint Leggett (33)
Richard Mollet (36)
Mathieu Feidt (39)
Michel Petitdemange (54)
So an excellent weekend result for me, shame it was 20 years too late. But still very pleased with my ride and another trophy to clean.
5 JOURS
du VERDON
Undoubtedly trial of the year, for
me, is this sensational trip up the Verdon Valley, SE France. Its truly
worth riding just for the ride round, - the course takes you up the longest
hills you’ve ever ridden right up to the crest of the mountain ranges and
the ski lifts. However it can be tricky. One climb was harder than
any section I rode all week and was all on a winding goat track right out
on the hills edge, hundreds of feet high - dab in the wrong place and the
Big Observer in the Sky will give you a five….….
Best Brit Liam Walker
This year I’d opted for the easiest
route and was entered as a Veteran Green while the rest of our team - Barry
Roads, Perry Meeten plus Northerners Nigel Greenwood, Brock & Lee Hutchinson
rode the middle Blue route also as Vets.
First day consisted of Lunch, Riders
Parade around the town (Digne Les Bains) and a three hour 20 mile blast
up a river with 11 sections. Picking up one five I was surprised to finish
third on this short day. Already some riders were losing time marks as
a few queues spoilt the flow. Day two gave us the normal 25 sections over
48 miles of mountain track and fast forest firebreaks. This turned out
to be the day that decided the results in my class. Most of the riders
being evenly matched it was those losing time that lost out. Yep, I was
one, taking 35 extra marks here partly through queues and partly from lack
of trail pace. My class victor, the splendidly named Adolfo Montefferrario,
had no time marks of course.
As you may gather this trial is as
much about the course and superb mountain views as the sections. Difficult
paths have DANGER signs flapping from bushes and on one I found a Randoneur
(wobbler) lying clutching his ribs. The bike wedged in trees some way down
the mountain way off piste. It took a few strong men to drag it back. I
too slipped off one stoney track and needed assistance. Fortunately this
was on the lower slopes. Red markers guide the top boys through their sections
and this year the usual French contenders were joined by Spaniards Joe
Manzano and Mr Happiness, Marc Colomer. Marc managed to break two Gassers
for a DNF and Joe blew it with time probs - but somehow I doubt he lacked
speed on the tracks……
Twinshock Honda rider Nigel G certainly
set the pace for our crew, until day 4 when a slow speed stumble broke
his collarbone. Barry Roads didn’t repeat last years class win -
a returning ex French Champion saw to that and I faded to seventh
at the finish losing a hatfull on the last day due to fatigue….…Its still
the best fun you can have on a trials bike and a real experience, far cheaper
& lots sunnier than the Scottish……..……….…….Mike H -
(pics from Steve Farrall, Mike H & official snapper Job1 where you can see more trial pics )
GARY’S RACING REPORT
Our last long haul trip this season
took us back to Cadwell Park, which has to be the most challenging circuit
on the calendar.
The map doesn’t do it justice but
you can get some idea by going to www.clubracing.co.uk click on circuits
then go to Cadwell & click on each part of the track to get a photo
of that corner. Even then, the undulations have to be experienced.
I travelled up early Friday morning
with Mick so we could get there for the afternoon practise session which
turned out to be wet, so first job was to change the wheels then get out
to familiarise myself with the track.
I’m actually enjoying the wet riding
more & more, must be all the years on a trials bike, & felt quite
comfy almost wanting it to stay wet for the weekend!
Soggy boots, gloves & leathers
reminded me it wasn’t that great & so we looked forward to the promise
of a dry weekend.
Saturday morning’s short practise
gave us all a chance to get used to dry speeds & much later braking
points, making me realise just how demanding this place is.
I think I’ve said before but to
me it’s broken down into three different stages. First you have a nice
open stretch from the start right round through Mansfield & including
the new chicane (not shown on the map), then the famous Mountain, which
is more like a trials section & the last part of the lap through hall
bends, the Hairpin & Barn is more like a country road than a race track.
On top of all this you go up & down hills all the way round, superb!
I knew this weekend was going to
be tough as a few of the other clubs had had rounds of their championships
recently at Cadwell & a few of the riders had made it known that they
thought their lap times were quite impressive & were looking forward
to the MRO race where they could see how well they would go..
Saturdays races were club rounds
& as I was lying forth in the championship, that’s where I lined up,
on the front row.
I didn’t dare look behind me on
the grid as I knew I had some of the fastest 400 riders in the country
right behind, never mind next to me!
Lights out & away we went, I
kept my spot around Charlie’s 1 & 2 then got passed on the Park Straight
(which is far from straight!) by Andy Sprake.
Then the other quick guy’s seemed
to be queuing up to pass me!
I think it was about the forth lap
I was with Anthony Thomas going into Charlie’s, trying to get close enough
for some good drive out & hopefully a pass into Park corner at the
end of the straight, when his front tyre gave a puff of smoke & he
slid off ever so gracefully saving me the bother of passing. Just had to
make sure I missed him!
Coming round on the last lap, last
corner you couldn’t see for smoke where someone’s engine had “let go” but
of course you didn’t dare back off or someone would come past, so I kept
going & crossed the line in 11th.
Next race I started where I’d finished
the last one & so was on the 3rd row & again got away OK &
soon found myself in a little gap of my own which allowed me to really
enjoy riding the circuit.
The first corner after the start
is a massive leap of faith as you can enter it without braking, just feather
off the throttle in fifth & tip it in relying on the gradient to slow
you down, then down one, again without brakes into Charlie’s aiming for
a blind crest then back on the gas as soon as the second apex appears at
Charlie’s 2 to get the best possible drive down Park straight.
After Park Corner I was short shifting
up to fourth for Chris Curve touching my knee down on the entry then gently
winding on the throttle until it was flat out as the corner opens out slightly
then on the brakes as hard as you dare with the bike still on its side
as the corner tightens up into the Gooseneck.
Then it’s a quick change of direction
as you go downhill into Mansfield, which seems to be all taken on your
arms as you brake as hard as you can so as not to be overtaken.
Through the new chicane, a right
left flick, then into a banked left before changing down to attack the
right hander leading onto the Mountain.
This must be one of the most famous
parts of any race track as the bikes just want to keep going at the top
& so a wheelie is almost unavoidable, of course the trick is to be
as smooth as possible & keep going forwards, not upwards!
You then enter Hall Bends which
goes fast right, slight knee down on the left, then quickly into a right
over another blind crest slightly bearing left while setting up for the
right handed Hairpin. These bends have you out of your seat riding more
like a jockey!
Then just enough time to sort yourself
out for Barn, the right hander leading onto the Start/Finish straight which
is off camber all the way, just inviting a high side!
Just as I thought I was catching
someone in front, coming out of the Hairpin, his engine blew up big style
so I slowed up a bit not wanting to slip on any of the oil he was bound
to have dropped, then saw him (through the oil smoke) fall off on his own
oil & then as the bike cart wheeled through the air it caught light!
When something like this happens it’s very easy to watch it, as you can
imagine, but you can’t for obvious reasons!
Well I must have looked too much
as someone then passed me putting me back to 11th where I finished.
Speaking to Mick after the race
he was convinced I was loosing time coming out of Barn which lost me speed
along the start/finish straight, so we decided to try a different final
drive ratio for Sundays practise.
This is something I’m learning this
year, how a small adjustment can make a big difference. By taking one tooth
off the rear sprocket gave me a better gear for exiting Barn corner &
so carrying the speed all the way through to Coppice & into Charlie’s.
The first couple of laps of qualifying
were the usual mayhem until you found a nice clear piece of track. I put
in a quick one (for me!) just before I got baulked by a slower rider &
then couldn’t really find another good lap coming in with 21st spot out
of 40 riders.
This put me on the outside of row
7, so just a few bikes in front….
As the lights went out I kept to
the outside hoping to be able to go round everyone into Coppice but when
you get there the track is just about full as everyone drifts out from
the inside. Deep breath & stick to the plan use every bit of tarmac
& I managed to then get up the inside for Charlie’s & took one
going in & one coming out.
After the first lap we got in line
& sorted ourselves out, and then one of the weird things about racing
happened. You’re going along with a group just in front, confident you
can keep to that pace & then all of sudden find they’ve cleared off
& your left with a battle of your own.
After a couple more laps I could
see I was gaining on the guy in front who had someone not far in front
of him. I find it’s much easier to chase than be chased & enjoyed reeling
him in. I don’t think he was aware of it & so I managed to get by quite
easily going into Mansfield then gave chase to the next one. I caught him
& got by after about a lap, then he came back, then I got by again,
proper racing!
Last lap I was still in front of
him & trying hard to stay there until I missed a gear coming out of
the last turn allowing him to get me on the line by 0.23 of a second, putting
me in 17th place.
After the race we go to the holding
area & as you all stand there you get time to swap stories about the
race. This guy I was racing with was in his teens & desperate to get
out for his next race, it was about as much as I could do to stand up!!
Think I need to get fit.
Although I would have liked a top
15 in the MRO, to get another point, it wasn’t a bad weekend considering
the competition (the lap record was smashed by about 2 seconds!!!).
Next Stop Brands Hatch for a non
– championship round in the “open 400” races which allow anything up to
400cc to race, can’t wait!
Garry Check out www.brakingzone.com for piccies
Rob's back........
Having been sidelined with an injury
for nearly 12 months, One of the
Chessington mafia enforcers - Robbie
James aka 'the little sh**' was back in
action last Saturday.
Having suffered chronic case of housewife's
knee, Robbie was tempted back
onto his bike for one of the distinguished
Gentleman's practice sessions. As
usual Robbie's Beta Rev 3 was immaculately
turned out.
Whilst Tea bag remembered the 2000
model having upside down forks, the bike
seemed a lot more compact than anyone
remembered.
Tackling several tricky molehills
and a couple of breeze blocks, Robbie
quickly dispelled the myth that
he had lost it, after too long off the bike.
HR EVENTS
Ø SEPTEMBER
SUN 12 SOUTHERN TRIALS GROUP TRIAL
SAT 18 HR TRAINING TRIAL – Northlands
SUN 19 PRACTICE DAY – Halnaker
SUN 26 BOGNOR CLUB TRIAL -
Miscombe Woods
Ø OCTOBER
SAT 2 LAYOUT HR CLUB TRIAL AT ROME
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Garman 01403 251421,
Ken Rickets 01737 240816
Sam Spear 01306 621316
SUN 3 HR CLUB TRIAL – Rome Woods
– Start 10.30 am
WED 6 HR CLUB NIGHT
SUN 10 EASTBOURNE GROUP TRIAL
SAT 16 PRACTICE DAY AT DON BARRATT’S
SUN 17 PRACTICE DAY – Halnaker
SUN 24 BOGNOR CLUB TRIAL – Headown
Ø NOVEMBER
SAT 6 LAYOUT CLUB TRIAL AT NORTHLANDS
WOOD –
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SUN 7 BOGNOR CLUB TRIAL – Harting
WED 10 HR CLUB NIGHT
SAT 20 PRACTICE DAY AT DON BARRATT’S
SUN 21 PRACTICE DAY – Halnaker
SUN 28 BOGNOR CLUB TRIAL -
Tullecombe
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