Denney has a Classic three-days
By Mick Perry on 20th Apr 07
MIDLANDER Chris Denney, out on a 173 BSA instead of his usual Famous' James, was overall winner of the South West Classic as association's three-day Exmoor trial in the West Country over the Easter weekend.
He won the Two-stroke class by more than 30 marks, but overall hewas only a single mark ahead of Unit Construction victor Steve Hay.
Dry conditions prevailed throughout the weekend, but that was littlecomfort for Dave Freemantle who fell and broke his wrist on the openingday, Mike Burton who retired on the second day with a thumb injury orRoger Morgan, who broke a finger when he was in second place in hisclass.
The 23rd annual event kicked-off on Saturday afternoon at Crowcombe,in West Somerset, where a three figure line-up faced three laps of adozen sections at Roebuck Farm.
On the main route a deep, narrow slot in the tenth sub claimed mostmarks but at the end of the day Steve Hay in the Unit class, ChrisDenny in the Two-stroke class and Cheshire's Steve Davies and MartinGilbert in the Twin-shocks emerged with clean sheets, whilst Colin Moteled the Pre-Unit class with a three mark debit. Next in-line were RogerMorgan on four and Richard Whitebread, from Rochester, Kent, on five.
On the alternative route, a cambered climb over tree roots in thelast sub proved to be the major mark stealer but nevertheless TrevorWall in the Twin-shocks escaped penalty.
THREE-DAY EXMOOR TRIAL
South West Classic Clubs
Pre-Unit: Richard Whitebread (500 AJS) 56 marks lost, Colin Mote(500 Ariel) 60, Rob Hill (500 Ariel) 117, Roger Trott (250 AJS) 117.
Unit Construction: Steve Hay (200 Triumph) 29, Tim Wooldridge (220Saracen Triumph) 52, Barry Stephens (250 BSA) 66, Malcolm Cocking (350Triumph) 79.
Two-stroke: Chris Denney (173 BSA) 28, Jim Pickering (185 BSA) 65, Colin Dommett (250 Cotton) 82.
Twin-shock: Steve Davies (200 Yamaha) 21, Thorne Beckley-Pett (200 Honda) 27, Martin Gilbert (300 Fantic) 32.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE
Pre-Unit: Dick Ramplee (500 Ariel) 69, Nick Burr (350 AJS) 88, Viv Stephens (500 Triumph) 98.
Unit: Alan Borton (250 BSA) 10, Mike Fear (200 Triumph) 15, Douglas Williams (250 Royal Enfield) 32.
Two-stroke: Mike Clarkson (175 BSA) 23, Bill Price (175 BSA) 33, Seth Enticknap (250 DOT) 84.
Rigid Frame: Bernard Rodemark (290 BSA) 43, Mike Holloway (500 Matchless) 123.
Twin-shock: Trevor Wall (175 Yamaha) 27, Guy Aitkin (175 Yamaha) 40,Andrew Yates (175 Yamaha) 45, Matt Wakeford (250 Montesa) 46.
For full report, results and pictures see T+MX NEWS, Friday, April 20, 2007.