Once again, this event took place at Constantia, where it has been since its inception twenty one years ago.
The intention had been to set the sections quietly during the week without any bikes and as little disturbance as possible. However the local baboon troop had other ideas, and even up to the morning of the trial, their presence delayed the final placement of the scoresheets and begins and ends markers. They eventually moved off as more riders arrived and everything then went off well.
It was a really beautiful day and the trial started off on time with the riders briefing and traditional moments silence.
The sections were in the same areas as in previous years, and run in two classes, experts and clubmen, split further into classic and modern, and a junior class. There was a very good turnout of fifteen riders. The clubman classic class turned out to have the best entry with six riders, which is very encouraging as the interest in classic bikes continues to grow. The next best were the modern clubmen with four riders. This group was made up of three first time riders plus Earl Krause. Earl retired with a mechanical problem and the all others for their own reasons.
The sections were relatively easy for their respective target group as the results show, though some of the expert lines may have been a bit too technical for some of the riders who have moved up a class for the day. This especially the case with the rock step in section two followed by a sharp turn, the downhill oblique log crossing in section three and the rock step in section eight.
For me, it was a bit lonely being the only classic rider in the expert class, but I thoroughly enjoyed the event with the Suzuki running very well.
The event closed with the awarding of the trophies and braai.
Thanks to everyone who helped, especially Trevor , Carina and Brodie for picking up most of the markers, Lee and Mary for the results, Hans for the attending to the fires, Ludi and Kevin for a quick visit, and the Ramsden family for the use of the venue.
Results:
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SECTIONS |
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| Experts Classic |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Total |
Position |
| Brian Barson | Suzuki Rl 250 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| Clubmen Classic |
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| Mark Shearer | Suzuki Rl 250 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
| Charles Mast | Honda TL 250 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
| Trevor Kinnear | Ossa 250 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
| Craig Mc Iver | Honda TLR 200 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
| Martin Kelsey | Yamaha TY 250 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
31 |
5 |
| Alan Snelling | Fantic 240 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
3 |
11 |
41 |
6 |
| Expert Modern |
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| Michael Krause | Beta |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Dion Graham | Gas Gas |
8 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
35 |
2 |
| Chalres Oertel | Beta |
16 |
20 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
20 |
109 |
3 |
| Clubmen Modern |
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| No Finishers. |
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| Junior |
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| Steve | Beta 80 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
