A cool but dry day greeted the competitors for the rescheduled Norman Perren Memorial Trial. Clerk of the Course, Alan Farrow, had set out a number of excellent tests in and around the Seckford Hall valley, and tweaked them during the day to ensure a good range of scores – a delicate balance!
Of course a huge thank you to all the marshals who came to ensure the event ran safely and smoothly, we hope your free lunch warmed you up. Motorsport doesn’t happen without its amazing orange army!
Overall honours went to Ben Cutting, who was double driving Geoff Hodge’s RDT Trials special. Ben picked up a point on his first run but then kept clean the rest of the day until the very final run where he collected a second point. But an overall score of 2 was enough the take the win – well done Ben, time to add your name to that special trophy!
In Class A, it was Dick Lines who claimed the top spot in the VW Lupo, with son Robin having to settle for 2nd place.
2024 AMSC Trials Champion, David Holmes started his title defence with a dominant Class B win in the Seat Ibiza. Robin Howard put in a great performance to take the 2nd place spot.
Class C was a close battle all day, but Dan Pearson took top honours in the amazing little Fiat 500. Only a few points behind was 2nd place Adrian Gibson in the Hillman Imp.
Class D is for the Specials, and these cars are so competitive that at the mid-way break no less than 7 of the 13 cars had a clean sheet. With Ben taking the overall win, 1st in Class went to John Holder, very closely followed by Barry Redmayne, with Geoff Hodge picking up the 3rd place. A special mention to Geoff because he was looking good for an outright win with a total zero score, but picked up a single 10 score on his final round. So close Geoff!!
Finally, it was great to see 5 newcomers trying their hand at car trialling, and they put in some great results against a seasoned field of competitors – you should all be very proud and we hope to see you again soon. James Wright was the lowest scorer in the recently resurrected Scamp Mk2. Only 3 points behind was Callum White looking very impressive in our Academy Car. Both James and Callum took part in our Academy Taster Day back in November, and it was great to see them put their new skills to the test.
Full scores and results from the event can be downloaded from the link below:
