Exeter trial

[Parker3865]

Just a good luck to anyone entered.

[julianharty]

We were either well prepared or lucky as all 4 Moto Morinis finished, a 100% success rate, unlike the field in general. In my class (Class 0) there were 8 riders listed, of these only 3 started and one retired leaving me and a Lexmoto 125/150 as the two who finished.

I might add that there were more involuntary dismounts from the 2 Camel riders than the 2 Kanguro riders - perhaps that's not statistically significant though?

[Parker3865]

Found this on youtube might amuse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3OV8LR ... WL&index=2

3mins 14sec; No75 red kanguroo
13mins 44secs; No94 white camel
15mons 43secs; No85? white camel
May have missed a Kanguroo?

[Vitesse]

May have missed a Kanguro?

No, Julian was in a different class (he's often said that!) so didn't do worst hills. The maniac did ride there and back home afterwards though!

[Vitesse]

May have missed a Kanguroo?

No, Julian was in a different class (he's often said that!) so didn't do worst hills. The maniac did ride there and back home afterwards though!

[Ming]

Very entertaining mixture of bikes, I absolutely loved the Step-Throughs! I found the Flag waving Marshall hard to follow, some were stopped, some weren't , some appeared to ignore it, and some just fell off...

[Parker3865]

I believe different classes had to stop or not. But most enjoyable

[Steve Brown]

Ref the flag waving marshals. Yes there were a number of different classes, only 2 of them had to do the stop/restart on the flag signal. I was in the 'fall here' class. I was very good at this, even if I say so myself and there is enough video evidence!

[Vitesse]

Ref the flag waving marshals. Yes there were a number of different classes, only 2 of them had to do the stop/restart on the flag signal. I was in the 'fall here' class. I was very good at this, even if I say so myself and there is enough video evidence!

I thought you just wanted to say hello so I would feel part of the team!

[Steve Brown]

Ref the flag waving marshals. Yes there were a number of different classes, only 2 of them had to do the stop/restart on the flag signal. I was in the 'fall here' class. I was very good at this, even if I say so myself and there is enough video evidence!

I thought you just wanted to say hello so I would feel part of the team!

I think I almost certainly greeted and possibly shook hands with everyone marshalling the whole 150 miles? I'm just waiting on the results to be published now-as I can't remember which of the hills I actually made it to the top of? I think I only managed a clean on one of them as even a single footing is a fail. So the majority will be fails and one classed as a 'stop', where my bike started misfiring and losing power and I couldn't make the climb so was returned to the bottom of the hill.

[Galligaskins]

That looks like a lot of fun.
It put me in mind of many (40 ) years ago a bunch of friends and I had a go at the North Somercotes Winter Series motocross. I only did a couple because I quickly realised I was rubbish. We ran in the trail bike class and I was on a borrowed DT175. The marshals didn't help if you fell off, they just stood around laughing. I fell off at the same place every lap, on one occasion accompanied by my plaintive cry of "not again!" resulting in much mirth for the bystanders. Meanwhile, my mate Phil, who was an experienced motocrosser made it look so easy as he floated across the tops of the whoop de doos, while I followed the contours up and down, up and down. Phil's little brother was competing in the junior ranks at the time and if he fell off, Phil and his Dad would throw rocks at him to encourage him to get back on The Exeter Trial looks a little more gentlemanly and supportive

[julianharty]

May have missed a Kanguroo?

No, Julian was in a different class (he's often said that!) so didn't do worst hills. The maniac did ride there and back home afterwards though!

Yes, I was riding in Class O which is aimed at newcomers to the full set of off-road sections or those with sensitive vehicles (cars). This means I missed out the 3 most challenging hills, in some cases the course has a milder section for Class O and I think we occasionally simply missed out the equivalent challenge as part of the design of the Class O route.

Many of the videos and photos are from the most challenging hills on the route were riders, including Steve Brown, keep the marshals busy and the spectators entertained with their antics. For the bikes, there are classes for smaller capacity bikes, larger capacity, and then a class for adventure bike riders. The smaller capacity classes generally are required to restart on various hills, the larger capacity and adventure bikes aren't required to restart on the sections (unless they do an involuntary dismount). All in all it was a bit confusing for me initially, however the route book is fairly easy to decipher in terms of restarts (I had to do them in Class O).

[Vitesse]

I think I almost certainly greeted and possibly shook hands with everyone marshalling the whole 150 miles? I'm just waiting on the results to be published now-as I can't remember which of the hills I actually made it to the top of? I think I only managed a clean on one of them as even a single footing is a fail. So the majority will be fails and one classed as a 'stop', where my bike started misfiring and losing power and I couldn't make the climb so was returned to the bottom of the hill.

You may not get the clarity you are looking for as we were briefed that the merest dab was an F (although a waved leg could be missed in the dark) and any lack of forward movement was an S (stop) be it an involuntary restart, faceplant or tumble down the hill. Thus no difference between going back down to the start or escape route and getting to the top by great physical effort!

[Steve Brown]

I think I almost certainly greeted and possibly shook hands with everyone marshalling the whole 150 miles? I'm just waiting on the results to be published now-as I can't remember which of the hills I actually made it to the top of? I think I only managed a clean on one of them as even a single footing is a fail. So the majority will be fails and one classed as a 'stop', where my bike started misfiring and losing power and I couldn't make the climb so was returned to the bottom of the hill.

You may not get the clarity you are looking for as we were briefed that the merest dab was an F (although a waved leg could be missed in the dark) and any lack of forward movement was an S (stop) be it an involuntary restart, faceplant or tumble down the hill. Thus no difference between going back down to the start or escape route and getting to the top by great physical effort!

You're right-provisional results are out and confirm what you say. (we aren't allowed to publicise or discuss on social meeja till final result published) Quite clearly though I got what I deserved!

[Parker3865]

Another youtube watch:-
https://youtu.be/i_TC_8RXxoc?si=q1BtV-qgB_UbLcmO

Hugo Wilson at 11:39 mins?