The Quarterly Bulletin of the Classic Trials World RESTART RESTART The official newsletter of the Association of Classic Trials Clubs Volume No: 28 Issue 1, March 2017 Aer all the Winter’s serious trialling compeon is over, Windwhistle Motor Club have a date for your diary. April 30th 2017 (2 weeks aer the Lands End) This is the Bank holiday weekend so make a long weekend and stay over in beauful East Devon. The Bovey Down Trial Held in the woods (mainly a hillside now due to harvesng) used on the MCC Exeter trial that contains Normans Hump and Clinton near Seaton in Devon. This single venue trial is not only a fun event, it is especially good for first mers to have a go in the Novice class (there is an award). Non licence holders are also welcome. Experienced crews can also use it as a test bed for new equipment.. No road mileage, plenty of parking, catering by the local carnival club and a loo make it a comfortable and fun day out. There will be AT LEAST 20 secons to aempt, with results compiled on the day. For more details please contact [email protected] or download he entry form from the ACTC website or hp://www.windwhistlemotorclub.com/forms Cover photographs : 2016 ACTC champions: Dean Partington, 2016 Cotswold Clouds, Bull’s Bank Dave Haizelden 2016 Allen, Ubley Woods 2 Geoff Wescott 2016 Lands End, Hoskins (Photos by Dave Cook) Restart is printed by Hertfordshire Display plc www.hdprint.co.uk RESTART Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2017 EDITORIAL ACTC Council Officers Advertising Rates Editor: Mrs Pat Toulmin Northbrook Assistant Editor: Inside 4, Briery Lands Jonathan Toulmin President: Simon Woodall Heath End Tel: 01789 731332 Vice Presidents: Alan Foster Half Page 1 Issue £12.50 2 Issues £20.00 Snitterfield [email protected] Martin Halliday Stratford on Avon 3 Issues £32.50 John West CV37 0PP Robin Moore 4 Issues £35.00 Full Page Double the above Tel: 01789 731332 www.actc.org.uk Anne Templeton [email protected] Chairman: Giles Greenslade Inside Cover Half Page 4 Issues £55 Vice Chairman Brian Partridge After the tragic accident on the Exeter Trial I was contacted almost straight away by Treasurer: Barbara Selkirk Full Page 4 Issues £100 one of our authors, asking whether we still wanted him to write a report in the very Championship Secretary Carl Talbot sad circumstances. Motorcycle Co-ordinator Stephen Bailey All rates payable in advance All income supports the publication of Championship Monitor: James Shallcross Giles and I decided to cancel the authors out of respect for the families. At the time Rights of Way Officer: Andrew Brown Restart. we didn’t know what had happened to the passenger, and of course didn’t know that Secretary: Bill Bennett The opinions expressed by the MCC were eventually going to produce results, albeit for a shortened trial, or contributors and advertisers are not that photographs would be available. We may have overreacted, but at the time we necessarily shared by the editor or the thought it was the right approach. ACTC. In these new circumstances Jonathan very kindly offered to write a report on the Exeter, so we do have a record of the event.. We were an early number and so finished the full trial. I join the rest of ACTC and send heartfelt commiserations to the driver’s family and friends.. CONTENTS I did reproduce an article on the 1934 Exeter from the Light Car magazine, but thanks to our authors on other trials I have a full magazine without it, so I will keep Giles’ Jottings 2 in my back pocket in case of future needs. Bill’s Bits 4 Exeter 6 Due to various unforeseen circumstance Carl and I apologise that the Clee 9 championship tables were not ready in time for this issue. However they are being Exmoor 26 worked on almost as I write and will very shortly be available on the ACTC website. Cotswold Clouds 29 Northern 36 Again many thanks to our authors and photographers. Forthcoming Events 44 FINAL COPY DATE FOR So we’re already in March and Christmas is something of a distant GILES’ memory with Easter just around the NEXT ISSUE : corner. The start of the year saw the Exeter kick- JOTTINGS off the 2017 trialling year only for the 2nd June event to be cancelled due to the tragic 1 2 incident on Wooston Steep. (later Which brings me on to the annual main focus is on speed events from reinstated as a shortened event) It was awards evening. As alluded to Formula 1 to karting and if it weren’t for a shock to the whole trialling world as previously there is a new organising Bill’s Bits the persuasion and influence of the an incident of this magnitude is unheard team this year and I hope as many of ACTC we would have to contend with a of in our sport. Obviously our you as possible will support the event. It lot more regulation which is designed to condolences go out to all friends and is a great social occasion and I am sure regulate those speed events, this would family. will be one of the highlights of the (Sect’s Spin) make our lives much more difficult and trialling year. Keep an eye out for further more expensive. You will hopefully have noticed that a details and as always most information I’ve started writing this at the B&B we number of the committee members will relating to the trials world will be found stay in each year when coming to The ACTC also organises the Annual be standing down at the upcoming on the ACTC website. Cumbria for the Northern Trial, I’ve just Trials Championships and the Awards meeting in May and therefore the ACTC received an email from the Restart Evening which not only is the time for are in need of volunteers to come Finally, there has been some initial Editor saying time is running out for the winners to collect their awards but forward and assist in the shaping of the discussions recently regarding the copy for inclusion in the next Restart also a chance for us all to meet up for sport for the future. Nomination forms possibility of reviewing the car class magazine, so thought I better crack on an enjoyable social evening, meeting have been sent to all clubs, so if you structure and whether what was set-up with it before going to the pub for our friends for a chat without having to get feel you can take on a role please let over 35 years ago still works today. We evening meal. Liz and I have just spent dirty (in a manner of speaking!) The yourself be known. have seen the increasing reduction in a lovely day with the rest of the Bennett ACTC also help clubs with the format of numbers in Class 2, with a clan, walking part way around Derwent the trials they organise, recently this In the last copy of restart I apologised corresponding enlarging of Class 5. Water then taking a boat trip right has been regarding the competitor for a mix-up with the winner of the Classes 3 and 4 have diminished from around the lake, before returning to the insurance whilst taking part in trials, Crackington cup and we published an where they were and Class 1 has Theatre Café in Keswick for a slice of (although there is still a little confusion updated set of tables. Unfortunately, it remained the preserve of a select few homemade cake and a cup of tea, very as to if drivers pay for their insurance in seemed the results were still incorrect for at least twenty years now. pleasant! We are now looking forward the entry fee or have to take out their and the winner was who I’d originally to the Northern Trial tomorrow. own insurance). stated, namely David Haizelden. So Personally I believe classes grow and apologies again, especially to Sticker shrink in size and this has certainly Recently I sent out nomination forms to Another good example of how the Martin who for a time was named as the been evident for classes 4 and 5 since I all member clubs for the election of the ACTC helps organising clubs and winner. I am sure with Carl Talbot have been trialling. In fact it was only a new ACTC officers who will take up competitors alike is the scrutineering looking after the championships for this decade ago when there was their offices at the ACTC AGM meeting card scheme. This speeds up the year the results will be more accurate. consideration given to the removal of next September. All positions are up for scrutineering process at each trial That said, part of the reason for the Class 5 due to such low numbers. re-election. The people currently saving everybody valuable time and incorrect scores was down to confusion However, are we now in a situation holding some positions are prepared to helps to keep track of any faults found as to who had entered as a Clubman whereby thought needs to be given as stand for re-election, but not those of at earlier events and their solutions. and who had entered as a National B to whether the current set-up is working, Chairman. Vice Chairman and (Although this scheme only works if competitor when clubs were running especially considering the increasing Competition Secretary.