September Trial at Stony Green - 17Sep2023

(ACU Western Trials Championship)

Event Index: Info, Gallery, Video, Snippets, Section Statistics.

Words: ed.

Forestry venues need extra care. Make sure you bring a clean bike and kit to avoid transferring any of the tree diseases that could be transported from other areas. Likewise, clean your bike and kit after the event before going elsewhere.

Info

Latest: Final Results are now available on the right.

Although Round 6, this is effectively the 2nd round of the ACU Western Trials championship so points were up for grabs. Here's the final state after rds 1, 3, 4 and 5 had to be cancelled.

Video

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Snippets

The Section scouts report that there are a few more tree's down than 2021 which changes a few of the old favourites and replaces them with some fun new challenges.

A quick look at the Championship for WG members prior to the trial shows: Dan Bishop leading C/E with 20. John Jones in Club has 2. Adam Wight leads Sports+ with 20. Steve Wallwin in >50 has 15. In Sports John Brennan has 9, Rachael Wight has 6. Fred Bishop has 13 in Youth B. In Youth C Harry Bishop is tops with 20 and Zac Ellway 15.

There is a way to make Stony tougher - ride the Llandrindod's Fforest Fields long lap charity trial on the Saturday too. Only one Marathon Man so far. Well done Joseph.

Gallery

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Fin Kettle could do Mike Allen's Sec9 for 1, just not every time. Pic Colin Jones

Henry Bendall goes big for a 3. Pic Colin Jones

Joe Evans-Luter scored top championship points in Club class. Pic Colin Jones

Matt Christopher was one of a few challengers to Club Expert winner Chris Morris but 3 5's to Chris's 1 made a difference. Pic Colin Jones

Mark Woodburn couldn't improve on a 3 in Josh Allen's Sec8. Nobody even matched Tom Cooper's lone clean though. Pic Colin Jones

Overall winner Simon Welch demonstrates to young Edwyn how hard this Expert route is as Club/Exp riding Edwyn has to do the same. Pic Colin Jones

Edwyn gets lined up to see if he can match his previous best of a 3. Pic Colin Jones

In Merv Morgan's Sec5 Robbie Breakwell feels the pressure from a watching Chris Morris who beat him in the previous week's Stump Wood Hill Climb, on his own turf! Pic Colin Jones

Chris Wickham couldn't improve on a dab here on James Wilden's Sec4. Pic James Wilden

Henry Bendall's best was a clean. Pic James Wilden

Dan Moir sensibly persevered with an off-sounding bike to claim maximum championship points for Youth A. Pic James Wilden

Dan's uncle, Ben Falconer bullied his winker clad trail-bike around for a creditable 28 total. Pic James Wilden

Paul Ruddock will still be raking in some championship points in the Over 50s with his 7th place. Pic James Wilden

Sam Wilson gets 6th place in Over 50's. Pic James Wilden

Roger Thornton is surprised to get away with a 3 again on the un-cleaned club route and picks up 8th place in Club. Pic James Wilden

Section Statistics

Section	Score Incidence						Tot
No.	0	1	2	3	5	10	Marks	Avg
Expert
1	12	14	3	3	4	0	49	1.36
2	3	7	7	10	9	0	96	2.67
3	9	4	4	4	15	0	99	2.75
4	15	12	3	5	1	0	38	1.06
5	8	11	5	5	7	0	71	1.97
6	32	3	0	1	0	0	6	0.17
7	13	11	5	4	3	0	48	1.33
8	9	20	2	5	0	0	39	1.08
9	3	9	4	10	10	0	97	2.69
10	19	11	4	2	0	0	25	0.69
11	27	4	3	2	0	0	16	0.44
12	7	10	10	7	2	0	61	1.69
Rte Tot:	157	116	50	58	51	0	645	1.49
Club/Expert
1	17	5	0	0	0	0	5	0.23
2	12	5	2	2	1	0	20	0.91
3	14	2	0	5	1	0	22	1
4	0	2	5	11	5	0	70	3.04
5	9	4	3	5	2	0	35	1.52
6	15	6	1	0	1	0	13	0.57
7	9	6	4	4	0	0	26	1.13
8	0	2	2	14	5	0	73	3.17
9	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04
10	1	2	3	14	3	0	65	2.83
11	22	0	0	0	1	0	5	0.22
12	0	3	4	8	8	0	75	3.26
Rte Tot:	121	38	24	63	27	0	410	1.5
Club
1	24	4	2	1	5	0	36	1
2	1	17	9	9	0	0	62	1.72
3	5	3	4	17	7	0	97	2.69
4	0	3	2	25	6	0	112	3.11
5	3	7	4	19	3	0	87	2.42
6	17	10	6	2	1	0	33	0.92
7	3	9	3	18	3	0	84	2.33
8	1	0	3	31	1	0	104	2.89
9	33	2	1	0	0	0	4	0.11
10	19	7	4	5	1	0	35	0.97
11	31	2	2	0	1	0	11	0.31
12	2	2	4	18	10	0	114	3.17
Rte Tot:	139	66	44	145	38	0	779	1.8
Sports Plus
1	8	9	6	8	4	0	65	1.86
2	35	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03
3	23	7	1	3	1	0	23	0.66
4	32	3	0	0	0	0	3	0.09
5	23	6	4	2	0	0	20	0.57
6	7	9	5	12	2	0	65	1.86
7	31	4	0	0	0	0	4	0.11
8	33	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.06
9	18	8	3	5	1	0	34	0.97
10	6	8	7	11	3	0	70	2
11	25	2	3	4	1	0	25	0.71
12	30	3	2	0	0	0	7	0.2
Rte Tot:	271	62	31	45	12	0	319	0.76
Sports
1	14	3	0	2	5	0	34	1.42
2	20	2	1	0	1	0	9	0.38
3	8	1	2	9	4	0	52	2.17
4	16	2	4	1	1	0	18	0.75
5	10	6	2	5	1	0	30	1.25
6	16	3	1	3	1	0	19	0.79
7	13	4	3	0	4	0	30	1.25
8	16	1	0	5	2	0	26	1.08
9	14	5	2	2	1	0	20	0.83
10	3	8	3	7	3	0	50	2.08
11	15	3	0	3	3	0	27	1.12
12	11	3	4	6	0	0	29	1.21
Rte Tot:	156	41	22	43	26	0	344	1.19

Make.	Qty
TRS	18
Beta	13
Gas Gas	8
Montesa	7
Vertigo	5
Sherco	2
Scorpa	2
Mecatecno	1

Club.	Qty
West Glos & Dean Forest MCC	13
Stroud Valley AC	13
Kingswood MCC	7
Gloucester & Cotswold	5
North Berks. MCC	4
Cheltenham Home Guard MCC	4
Waltham Chase Trials MCC	2
Llandrindod Wells & District Motor Club	2
The Motor Cycling Club	1
Swindon + District MCC	1
Stratford on Avon MCC	1
Evesham MCC	1
Earl Shilton Trials Club	1
Dudley & District MCC	1