QUIZ NIGHT!

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WITH PLOUGHMANS SUPPER

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AT COMPTON VILLAGE CLUB

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16/02 /2012

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8pm

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TEAMS OF 4 - 6

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£5 PER PERSON

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WITLEY MCC

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Witley Motorcycle Club BXDE 2011 Weavers Down, 27th December 2011

Perfect conditions, full entry with over 330 riders, 10 miles of forest, big hills, open stretches and sand.....WELCOME TO THE 2011 WITLEY MCC BXDE ENDURO.

Teamsnapper did a lap on the quad and conditions were absolutely fabulous. 2 bogs which if not negotiated right you were in trouble. The big hills as always would be mayhem for the 1st couple of laps and of course the infamous wall and sand bowl.

Championship Class - Sponsored by Teamsnapper
With over 20 riders entered in this class chasing the £200 prize money and the Overall and Championship Trophy. The traditional gun start and away they went. The 2 Par Honda riders Dorren Coutts and Tom Norton were making a serious gap between the following pack:- Alan Keet (Suzuki) was looking fast. James Graham (Honda) was seriously on song and was right up there in the mix and was so unlucky not to get a top 5 finish but can still be happy with 6th spot.

Young Tommy Alba (Suzuki) looked good early on but retired as did Teamsnapper rider Dan Beaven (Teamsnapper KTM) due to rear shock damage.

Juan Knight (GasGas) was running 3rd but retired after the 2nd lap, not sure why, Richard Ely making his debut on the Edmondson KTM who started steady but as the event wore on he was getting faster and faster, with hindsight if Richard had had more time on the bike he could of been on the rostrum but had to make do with 4th place this time.

The Charlie Wake Trial 2011 took place in ideal conditions – a mild and often sunny November day gave riders and observers alike a bonus, though riding up banks facing into the sun did prove a problem at times.

The ground at Kingsfold was as dry as I can remember seeing it, though inevitably it soon became very slippery as water was dragged out of the stream. Also the stream level was comparatively very low in most places. A good entry of 90 riders (over 20 on the day) and a course of 10 sections ridden 4 times.

I was allocated section 6, which for red route riders was relatively straightforward, though the challenge increased as the day went on and the gentle slope out of the stream became like a skating rink. For intermediates there was more to do, with a short steep climb that needed to be attacked with a lot of throttle. Experts had a trickier problem with an additional loop and a climb between tightly placed trees, while the Elite riders were faced with a ‘stopper’ – a ten-foot vertical climb out of the stream followed by a tight turn in a box further up the bank. Only Ashley Newbery (on his first lap, riding for no award) managed to overcome this, but unfortunately he’d already missed a gate! By the time he returned the conditions were even trickier and all riders then had to be content with a minimum of 2 marks lost on each attempt.

Full results are on the website, as is a full photo gallery, but main class winners were Mark Cottingham (Elite), Martin Hawyes (Expert), James Hickmott (Inter), and Graham Bayliss (Novice). There were 21 retirements, underlining the status of this event as a proper challenge to machine and rider alike. Well done to Neil and Amanda, Terry and the rest of the organising team.