Club - Bradford Trials

Hi Peter, hope you're well.

Just a quick progress report with regards to our ongoing planning dispute. After seeking further help from a number of gentlemen seemingly in the know (Steve Murty, Robert Halsted), we've been advised to stick to our initial plan and submit an application for a lawful certificate for existing use, along with all the testimonials kindly gathered up by your good self. We're hoping to submit the application today weather permitting (it's a bit bleak up here!!), at which point its out of our hands. We're feeling confident of a result after the recent consultations so we shall just have to wait and see!

I'd just like to say, on behalf of Ian and the rest of my family, how grateful we are for all the kind help yourself, Bradford Trails and it's riders have kindly donated to us. Without your help, we'd wouldn’t have had a hope and you've greatly increased our chances of success. We'd really appreciate it if you could pass on our extreme thanks to the rest of the committee and to all the riders who submitted a testimonial or signature. We hope to see them all riding up here freely, as they should be, once we receive the result. The application is truly in your debt.
With regards to the application fee, any kind donations from the club to help with the submission costs would also be greatly appreciated by the Boothman family, and we shall keep you posted on how the application unfolds. Fingers crossed!!
Kind Regards

Sam Boothman

Annual Dinner and Awards Presentation.
A big thankyou for all who donated raffle prizes or items for the auction. To name a few JohnHulme (Trials Mag), John Lampkin (Beta) Dougie Lampkin, Trials UK, Kevin Feeney (Colin Appleyard), Martin Sandiford, Stuart Cameron (Autowbars) plus others.
The 91 guests sat down to a 3 course meal at The Silsden Golf Club. Comments recieved during the evening and after it seems it was a right good do. During the evening a raffle was held along with an auction on the goods supplied by friends of Bradford  Club.
A donation of £225 was made to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
The club thanks Nathan, Jackie, Allison and Phil along with others for making the evening a success.
Next years date has been booked. Make a note in your diary 10th November, same venue.

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Scott Trial
Congratulations to the following club members
Graham Tales
THE "S.HUGHES"TROPHY.OLDEST OFFICIAL FINISHER OVER THE
AGE OF 40

George Morton
THE "JIM RIDING" MEMORIAL TROPHY.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LANCASTRIAN.

Liam Walker, Aran Drachenberg, Anthony Ayrton, Harry lampkin, Ross Crosby & Philip Armstrong. All Spoons

Yorkshire Centre Team Trial
Bradford team finished  1st at the Centre Team Trial organised by Huddersfield Falcons. Team members Phil Disney, Aran Dracenberg and nathan Wriglesworth lost a combined total of 55. This was 10 less then 2nd team YG.  Well done lads

Full results here.  There are 5 pages of results  NOTE YG won the Intermdeiate award NOT Barnsley

The Presidents Trial

On a pleasant Saturday afternoon, thirty to forty participants gathered at the Bull's Head Pub, Wilpshire, to commence  this annual social event.
Having won last year, Steve Shutt was the mastermind & "Clerk of Course", so for this year, he and friends had decided to conduct the event in deepest Lancashire. Leaving nothing to chance, passports, valid until midnight, were thoughtfully arranged for  the visitors from Yorkshire. Just how long was the course going to be?
The nine teams who started were soon to find out. Over fifty questions and ten riddles were posed and in addition each team had to try and collect ten items of "Treasure" along the way. The main objective was to have an enjoyable day and finish safely  at the designated pub, where pie & peas were laid on. So the fun & games began. Here are just a few observations.

To say Mandy & Co. were strong competitors just because they were propping up the results would be unfair because they were really classified DNF. This was a strange outcome because she was fast & in fact passed most of the other teams, often several  times. Eventually, evidently deciding enough was enough, Mandy headed straight for the pub. Not sure about the motivation; hope it isn't time for pen lines on bottles of the good stuff there Richard!

The "Ayrton Four" were seen several times throughout the day, still smiling and in the future, with the girls a little older, Sue driving and Dad actually getting out of the car to help, they will surely be challenging for the win.

The "Lost Souls" were aptly named. Pressing on they passed the author four times. Unfortunately, on each occasion they were travelling in the wrong direction.

"The Taylors".  Don't be fooled by the catchy name, this team meant business. Quite whether this business included the questions at hand was debatable.

The "Pride of Lancs" were not quite up the their billing. Better luck next year lads.

Mentioning no names, the team entitled "Four Idiots & Me" did well and finished just off the podium in 4 th place. Who the idiots were, remains an unanswered question. Will one more,  or one less idiot make a difference next year? We will have to wait & see.

Now we get to the medal positions.
In "Bronze", the "Lords Above" were spot-on for distance travelled, scored highly in both the riddles and treasure collection categories but slipped up a little on the general questions. Perhaps some divine intervention during the cemetery search would  have helped!

Easing into the "Silver Medal" position, with a typically slick performance were the "Bright Sparks". Now normally, one would think that Nathan " I'm not going back, have you seen the price of diesel" Wrigglesworth, plus two smart girls in a van would  be a recipe for trouble, but it seems to work & I think I know why; teamwork.
Firstly there is Helen, the quiet one. I reckon she is the brains of the outfit, who together with the organised and highly efficient Jacquie, formulate a master-plan.
Of course their strategy then has then to be translated so that a mere male can understand it, but Jacquie, after years of practice, quickly conveys this to Nathan and thereafter they progress well. However, they were not to triumph & in part this was  because of an oversight, which I hesitate to mention in case they remedy the situation next year, but as none of Bright Sparks will ever read this report, I can safely inform the reader that their Achilles heel was a simple rookie mistake;  with three  quarters of the course successfully completed, they ran out of sweets. This was serious, it was tea time, Nathan was hungry, concentration wavered, pie & peas beckoned; one more Kit-Kat and a bag of crisps might have seen them close the points gap to  the leaders but it was too late and the day was lost.

The Victors
The astute among you will have already worked out who the winners were, but for the benefit of the majority I can confirm that The Hopefuls, a.k.a. Messrs. Crosby & Jackson, claimed top spot in this prestigious event. This crack partnership, formed on  the night before the event, was to work seamlessly on the day. Jackson, world famous in Silsden but little known in Lancashire, prepared well. After nearly five hours sleep and a busy Saturday morning he was almost ready & after putting thirty quid in  his tank, before deciding that petrol would do a better job, he set off and slipped unnoticed (apart from the radar trap at Laneshawbridge) across the border to collect his team-mate, the "Legend of Leyland Close", Phil Crosby.  Philip was equally well  prepared, he even had a pen and it was clear that they were ready for anything those cunning Lancastrians could throw at them.
The game went well, with barely a hiccup, just the usual need to back-track occasionally, which is how Phil came to learn that it really is possible to reverse a VW at 30 m.p.h.  Whilst keeping an eye out for the articles to be collected, the team were  surprised to discover that the humble plastic bag, common to households & hedgerows throughout Yorkshire, is considered "treasure" in Lancashire. "14 million at work but nothing around here", quipped Phil and so it seemed until over an hour later Jackson  shouts "bag" & flat spots the tyres in an emergency stop. Out jumps Phil & like a cat (an old cat) pounces on the desired article, all under the astonished, silent scrutiny of a gent doing a spot of gardening.
An explanation was in order. "Country Code Enforcement Officers, Preston branch. Had a report of a stray bag. Can't be too careful you know. All part of the service!" Then, vrooom, the blighters were off again.
One tricky question required the search of a cemetery and at one point there were so many teams parked outside Samlesbury Church that the locals thought it must be Sunday. Philip was crafty here. After five minutes the question was duly answered, but  did he immediately return to the car?  No; he would spend a further ten minutes
(or as long as it took to smoke a roll-up) pretending to read all the other headstones just to throw rivals off the scent.

The team sped on, questions were dealt with and the duo were soon on the final leg, then came the now infamous question "How many white sails?" Once found, the ship was quite an impressive focal point but what was the answer? From the bottom of the driveway  old eyes squinted; "what do you reckon?" says Philip. "About 20" says Martin. "Sure?". "No". "Best check or Shutty will have us on this one". The intrepid Phil then scurries up the drive for a better look. He counts. He pauses. He counts again. He pauses,  again. He is stood there for so long, the householder comes out with a cup of tea. This does the trick. He counts a final time & returns to the car. "Got it" says he. "22". "Sure?". "99%". "Near enough".  Or is it?
A little later, they park up for a few minutes, answer the riddles & then realise that they have to take a detour just to complete the final question. This done they head for the pub, where tasty pie & peas were soon enjoyed.

After the meal it was time for the results and as is customary, a run through of the questions and answers preceded the announcement. The usual good-natured banter accompanied this session. Allison enquired as to why an "Allen Screw" wasn't classed as  a screw. Martin couldn't understand why OXO reads the same upside-down & backwards in Yorkshire but not in Lancashire. "Pride of Lancs" were reminded that boats tend to float. (At least the good ones do, otherwise it's considered a bit of a design fault).  Then there was the sneaky question of naming the chef, which was set to be answered whilst parked very close to the Millstone Inn & Restaurant, which, naturally enough, had a chef.
However, the late Mr. Cook was the answer & not the actual chef, Anson Bolton.    So, whilst Bolton was a cook and Mr. Cook was unlikely to have been a chef, Cook took the honour. Still with me?   Now Steve was in charge and wasn't going to stand for  any of this nonsense; "my answers are set in stone" he announces, before carrying on. So; with reference to the ship question, what answer was Steve looking for; 19.  Really?  Possibly!  So if you are ever passing  . . . . . . . never mind; it matters  not, just don't be surprised if in certain quarters you happen to hear the chief organiser referred to as "Captain" from now on.    

In conclusion.  
The Traders Arms provided good food. Fellow competitors were, as usual, good company but above all our thanks go to Steve, sorry, "Captain" Shutt & his crew for putting on such an excellent and well run event for all to enjoy.

Manx 2 day
NATIONAL TEAM AWARD
The Salisbury Garage National Solo Club Team Award
 - best aggregate by a team of three solos:  Bradford A Score  -    208
Phil Disney,  Nathan Wrigglesworth, Anthony Ayrton

The Peveril Club Trophy - Clubman Class overall winner
Graham Tales

Congratulations to Club members

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Well done Bradford members at the SSDT.
Arun Drachenburg  Special 1st Class   
Harry Lampkin  Special 1st Classs
Ross Crosby  Special 1st class award
Nathan Wrigglesworth 1st Class awards
James Duxbury 1st Class Award
James Moorhouse 1st Class award
Alan Mudd 2nd Class
Phil Scott 2nd Class Award
Rob Barber 2nd Class award
Sam Boocock 2nd Class Award
Dougie Lampkin, Phil Disney retired injured

MAMORE TROPHY for the best performance by a team of three competitors being member of the same club, all private entrants:
Team B Arun Drachenburg Harry Lampkin Nathan Wrigglesworth