2011

• Final CCVT 2011 League Results - Updated December 2011!
• Glyn's Handicap 2011

2010

• Final CCVT 2010 League Results
• Glyn's Handicap 2010

2009

• Majors League 2009
• CCVT 2009 League Results
• Glyn's Handicap 2009

2008

• Final CCVT 2008 League Results
• Glyn's Handicap 2008

Please note:

The Newmans Quarry CCVT will not be laid out prior to the trial, competitors will be involved in laying out the trial before taking part.

Thanks, MROC

Glyn and myself had layed out 6 sections the day before with the hope of reversing 2 off them on the Sunday. On Saturday the ground was very slippery following a Friday night of heavy rain, therefore we had to be cautious as we only had the one trials vehicle and my trusty Series One as a recovery vehicle.

Glyn found out just how slippery the banks were when I had a cry for help after Glyn had started to go down a short steep bank and suddenly control was removed from the equation and he drifted broadside down the bank balancing at the bottom barely on three wheels. After recovering him to a safer angle we looked back at the bank he had just gone down and there were 3 perfectly spaced skid marks leading to the bottom, how is this possible?

Sunday arrived, and after signing on and Richard Banks kindly scrutineering the motors it was time to begin. The first section was relatively easy section to start on, but managed to catch a few drivers out who obviously hadn’t fully woken up.

The second section featured the bomb hole that we had managed to create a new approach to the obstacle, that was a lot of fun to drive, Glyn and myself scored the best on this section with the help of a lot of right foot and minimal control. Section three was also a good section to drive lock to lock all of the way and we all managed to score a 2 apart from Keith, who ran a ground on one of the humps. Section four had a tricky step to climb up with a choice of many approach angles, some worked, some didn’t. Adrian, Keith and myself proved it was possible scoring 1, 4, and 0 respectively.

Section five was section four reversed with slight alterations, in doing this it had a sweeping curved climb for the 9 gate. If you hit it too quick you would drift across the bank, hit it two slow and you don’t have the momentum to carry yourself up. This caught most drivers out apart from Keith and myself, we both got as far as the 2 gate.

Lunch was taken and we headed back into the woods for the last three sections. Section six featured a short steep ledge to climb that we were unable to approach it as squarely as we would like, it caught most of us out apart from Glyn who managed an impressive 1. As this section was only a quarter driven by most of us, we altered the tricky approach to the step to give everyone the opportunity to drive more of the section. This worked better for some than others, Martin drove over some loose logs and one of them tried to lever his engine out, he managed to be pulled backwards without any damage. I managed to hit a cane that was set back 4 foot and protected by a line of trees (not that I’m bitter). But Glyn proving that he did not fluke the section first time around improved to a 0.

The final section of the day started with a blind climb into the sun whilst trying to dodge large cross axels, then a slippery down hill turning 90 degrees into some ruts. Martin miss judged the turn at the bottom slightly and ended up with a wheel climbing the tree and the wrong wheels in the wrong ruts. But in typical Pittaway style he just kept on plodding and from a position that was not possible to remain upright, the motor just plopped back onto all four wheels and he carried on to clear the section. Adrian was not quite so lucky where he had come up against the same tree but without the luck. However he then annoyed himself further by driving it perfectly (twice) after everyone else had finished.

At the end of the day there were a good mix of scores, with myself and Glyn tied at 24 with very different score cards. In the end I managed to steal first place on two’s, I can’t believe I was on 6 until lunch and then we drove the same section twice and I ended up on 24, I think I chose the wrong section to drive again. A very enjoyable trial (in my opinion).

By Hamish Grundy 

Myself and the rest of the Ledbury branch of MROC arrived fairly early in a shower of rain, this cleared after an hour. With the money paid and motors checked, off we went for the first section.

This was at the far end of the site in the wooded area. The start of the section looked fairly simple, drop down the bank off the track then back up between the trees, simple then.....umm no, not for me anyway, a slight bit of driver error saw me with a large tree in the centre of my now very bent bumper. I tried to push it down, too big according to my bumper. So that gave me an 8. Keith also had problems here collecting an 8 as well. Luckily though everyone else cleared it. This was the start of my day of playing catch up!

Section 2, Rich was first on here. The start was crossing a deep set of ruts, then back across for the 11. I didn’t see Rich attempt this as I was second on, but I did have the job of recovering him from the ruts just before the 11 gate. Luckily I already had a line in mind and got through the 12 and 11 with out any drama. Again I had problems with the 8 gate. Glyn was the first to get past the 8 gate, but clipped the 7 dropping in to another set of ruts. Next was Russell, his approach to the 11 gate was.... interesting.... he drove through the 12 followed by a shout of s**t, quickly followed by the loud pedal. Fair play though he got through the 11, on 2 wheels, and got a 3, well recovered. Dave had the lowest score here with a 1.

Section 3. I was first on here, I managed a 1 with an unusual (stupid) approach to the 1, at the time it seemed the better line than a steep slippery climb. Paul approached the 1 straight up the bank flat out and cleared it. Paul and Dave were the only clears here. Most managed a 1.

Section 4. this was back in the woods, Colin was first on here, none of us were sure which route would be best for the climb up for the 6, Colin took the left route and collected a 7, Paul tried to straddle the ruts but slipped in and also got a 6. Glyn showed us the route to go, straddling the ruts to the top and going on to get a 2. as did myself, Russell and Dave, Rich scored best here getting 1. following this section we stopped for lunch.

Section 5. Paul was first on here, he caught the 4 dropping into a set of ruts, Glyn did best here getting a clear. Keith unfortunately got lost looking for the 6. I had a 1 as did everyone else.

Section 6 was on the steep bank close to the car park. A surprisingly tight 8 and 7 nearly catching a few out as well as me. Glyn was first on and the 1 and only motor to get past the 5, doing well to get a 2. every one else, no matter how hard they tried got a 5 as well as myself. Paul managed to get through the 5 but hit it as well.

Section 7 was where I was able to catch up a bit, the 9 gate was where many were caught out, Keith was first on, unfortunately he took the wrong gulley down to the 11. Russell cleared the 9 but got stuck in the 7, Dave, Rich, Colin and Paul got a 9, I managed to get through the 9, nearly messed up the 7 but luckily I have a tdi so powered through it (ha). I went on to get a 2, Glyn took the correct line through the 7 and also had a 2.

Section 8 was to be our last section. It was section 2 reversed. Russell was first on, the 10 gate looked to be causing a problem straight away, I don’t think his RH rear tyre could have got any closer without actually hitting the cane! He went on to clear this section. Rich was next on, he hit the 10, as did Dave. I was next on, after watching other drivers through the 10 I thought there was plenty of room on the LH cane so as I approached the gate I steered left to avoid the other cane, this was quickly followed by Tom shouting ''right!'' I am told it was very close but we went on to clear the section. Paul, Colin and Glyn also cleared the section. Off we all went to collect all the canes then back to load up. Well done to Glyn and Peter for winning overall on 14 points

Thanks to Russell, Glyn and Steve for laying out.

Apologies if I have any scores wrong. Haven’t seen results yet.

Class winners

By Russell Cook

The weather forecast was rubbish, and for once they got it spot on.

Glyn and myself arrived in the driving rain and immediately slipped into something less comfortable and waterproof.

We signed on, unloaded and Mark Reid was kind enough to scrutinise the motors. After a quick briefing by Adrian, we found out that he had broken his motor the previous day laying out, but had managed to get it fixed and ready for action. The other problem was it was very dry on the Saturday morning and he warned us that the sections may have changed somewhat with a night of continuous rain.

He wasn’t wrong. The first section started by driving straight through the 12, 11 then a 90° left turn up a gentle slope about 1 meter climb. Well, I’m sure when it was laid out it wasn’t supposed to be an obstacle, but it was. That mixed the scores from the beginning, those that managed to get past the slippery climb were almost guaranteed a clear, apart from Mark who got up the bank and whilst making the loop at the top (with no limits to make it easier for us) he ended up with a tree in the middle of his bumper.

The second section was altered slightly after the first attempt due to ground conditions, but the section ran well with a lovely traverse across a side slope, the steering was very much done by the loud peddle, not the steering wheel. There was a choice of either side of the tree at the bottom, those that tried the high road struggled by sliding off, the low road with a tight turn was the best way (wasn’t it Adrian).

I’m afraid it all gets a bit hazy now, one slippery bank blended in slippery down. The only part of section 5 I remember is the fact I was sat on the start line and didn’t have a clue where the 11, 10, or 9 were, no recollection what so ever. When I originally walked the section, I honestly believed it to be impossible and obviously didn’t commit the section to memory. So I did the only sensible thing and drove it as it come. Result, I should do this all of the time. Glyn, Mark, and myself were the only ones to get as far as the 4 gate.

The next section I will refer to as section 9, it was section 6, but all 8 drivers got a 9 doesn’t matter how hard they tried.

As Adrian’s motor broke laying out, he only managed to get 6 sections pegged, the decision was made to re-run a couple of the earlier sections after the rain had changed them further.

We re-ran section 4 with some minor changes, it was a task to get to the start line of this section, then it was a case of not exerting all of the power from the engines to try to maintain grip on the polished hill climb. Fair play to Simon Wise for his efforts on achieving a 1 on this section.

Finally we went back to section 3 as it had a good end, 1st time around nobody could get past the 6 gate which surprisingly was a long slippery bank, the best score was a hub through for a 5. We re-tweaked the section to miss this bank out and to pick up the rest of the section so we could have a go at the ending. However with the additional rain through the day, the first bank that most of us flew up first time around got a touch slippery. We all had a good go at it though, Adrian certainly gets the most committed award (and the brown trouser award).

We were done. We collected canes on the way back and proceeded to load up the motors.

This is my first visit to Harbury, I think it is a brilliant trials ground with a bit of everything. Many thanks to Adrian and Tim for laying out the day before, and to Zoe and Ian Dodge for marshalling.

This could have been a very cold, wet depressing trial. However, we all saw the weather forecast the previous day, and decided to make the most of what we had. It was a brilliant days trialing, and we did the 8 sections and loaded up by 3:30. (back in time to watch Jenson Button drive his socks off). I know the RTV section were struggling to get around the site, never mind drive the sections, it is so enjoyable performing a 3 point turn next to a 90 that isn’t able to move in any direction. Come on boys, is it time for some of you to step up to CCVT?

Saturday
I arrived at the site at 8:30 to find a locked gate, then saw Martin pull up behind me with the key, all was good. Couple of minutes later Glyn arrived with our new 80” shining in the morning sun.

After unloading and Martin having a poke around the new toy we set off and worked our way through the woods laying sections as we went. The new motor was performing a lot better than me, due to me being used to driving an 88”, I found I kept turning too soon and having to take lock off on every bend. Glyn on the other hand was used to the turning circle of an 80”, but only trialed a couple of times with an auto box in my 88”, all a learning curve for us. We were both glad we had the opportunity to lay this event out as we learnt a lot quickly. This was the first time the motor had been driven at all, apart from out of the garage and on the trailer.

Unfortunately Martin suffered a front half shaft breakage with very little effort (must be all of that power) whilst laying out section 6. He left earlier to see if he could get it fixed for the following day. Glyn and myself continued to set a further 2 sections and the day was done. The new 80” was still shining, but the sun was now bouncing off the front wing at slightly different angles…………. Enough said.

Sunday
I had received a call from Martin to say that unfortunately the shaft did not want to be separated for the diff, so he would not be able to join us for the main event.
We had a good turn out of 9 entrants, one of which being a novice trialer by the name of Jeff Bazeley. Adrian Gregory arrived in a cloud of tyre smoke as he almost missed the site entrance.

It was now time to start and I found myself first on the start gate, so it was the first section, first time me driving the new motor competitively and first time I’ve trialled in 18 months and all eyes were on the new motor to see how it performed…… no pressure then. Luckily I hit the 8 gate so that took the pressure off. A range of scores on this section but the hi-light for me was Jeff getting stuck going down hill.

The sections were a mix of technical blind turns (courtesy of Mr Pittaway) and some good banks to have a go at. The scores as the day went on got more varied, but also as the day went on Glyn and myself were starting to get used the motor a bit more.

On section 5 there was a ledge to climb and balance on, Richard Rowley tried to climb it but ended up splitting the difference and getting away with it, Paul Taylor also failed to climb out of the gulley but having pram springs, the motor would not sustain a tilt at that angle and it fell over. It was quickly righted by man power. I was sat at the start line watching this and was convinced not to do the same on the maiden voyage. So I didn’t, it came straight out the gulley on to the ledge and proceeded to lean the other side…. a lot. No problem, its still going around I might just make it, then it went very very light at the rear quarter so it was a quick change of lock and a squirt of the loud peddle to avoid the inevitable. Then, whilst shunting to get myself out of trouble, it tried to roll over backwards instead. I put this incident down to “testing” the limits of tilt and I now am more aware of the maximum angle achievable, but I’m sure I shall carry out more “testing” in the future.

We continued with the remaining sections, again with a mix of scores. We completed the 8th section in good time (Jeff probably had the fastest time) and it was decided that we were still hungry for more and so drove the first two sections again, that way we could try to improve the mixed scores achieved earlier. Some people did better their original efforts, some people just managed to equal.

After the 10 sections we were done, I think an enjoyable day was had by all. All complaints to Mr Pittaway please. Glyn and myself were very please that the new motor out performed us as drivers and that we didn’t suffer any mechanical breakdown or teething issues.

Huge thanks must go to Team Dodge for their marshalling skills and continued support for the section. And all that’s left to do now is for Glyn to clean the motor before Easter.

Russell Cook

Results

They can be collected at MROC events or if you would like one sent to you please send me your details including your membership number. I will also require from you a stamped addressed envelope size 254X178mm (cost of posting at 1st March is £1.11 but may rise in near future).

Glyn Phillips
Membership Secretary 

Well done to Keith Woodridge who is this year’s winner.

Due to problems outside anyone’s control I have not been able to use the scores from all the trials that took place this year, so I have calculated the results on your best score of 4 out of the 5 trials I had results for. It was either this or not award the trophy at all, so if anyone feels aggrieved at not winning please see me and I will give them an extra windscreen year sticker for 2011.

So how do I work out the winner? Some say I use a complicated system to work all the scores out and then bin them and decide who I would like to win. As if I would do a thing like that.

I started the trophy in 1998 to give a chance of winning a trophy to new comers and old hands alike on as fair a playing field as possible. The first year the old hands had a bit of an advantage as all drivers started the year without a handicap.
The handicap trials are based on a maximum place score of 30 for the winner 29 for second etc,etc. The winner however then picks up a handicap score of 5 points which is added to his future trial result. So if the winner scores 10 points in the next trial he or she enters, in the handicap league it will be calculated as 15. So for example, you may win the trial on the day with a score of 7 but in the handicap league it will show as 12. This continues to a maximum handicap of 20.
No account is taken of vehicle class.
Once you have a handicap it stays with you until I feel generous enough to reduce it. Don’t hold your breath it hasn’t happened yet.

There, it should all be as clear as Eastnor mud.

Glyn