November 2012 news Horsham Riders

NOVEMBER 2012 NO. 206

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Secretary : Fiona Husband 01306 712317 Email contributions : fiona@hrc1.org Chairman : Ian McCulloch Editor : Dick Husband 01403 257094 Trials : Mike Husband : 01403 257626 mike@hrc1.org Team Manager: Adrian Holloway 07964 179711 Site Officers: Mannings Heath- Ian McCulloch 01403 263667: Northlands- Mike Husband 01403 257626, Rome- Tim Husband 01306 712317 : Wallis Wood- John Charman 01403 786441

HR EVENTS Ø NOVEMBER SAT 17 WORKING PARTY Mannings Heath 10 1 ish Help to clear the tracks etc for the next club Trial SUN 18 PRACTICE DAY Halnaker SUN 25 BRIGHTON CLUB TRIAL Headown Wood Buriton Ø DECEMBER SUN 2 HR CLUB TRIAL Mannings Heath Team Jimmies SUN 9 BOGNOR GROUP TRIAL Faygate SUN 16 PRACTICE DAY Halnaker

Ø JANUARY TUE 1 BOGNOR CLUB TRIAL Halnaker Pit SUN 6 HR CLUB TRIAL Rome Woods Team Ajays

Ø NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING 13TH FEB AT SIX BELLS Ø AGM 15TH APRIL ALSO AT SIX BELLS, NEWDIGATE

NEWS AND COMMENT 2013 Friday 25TH January HR Meal and Quiz Night Six Bells Newdigate - Following the successful evening in May this is a post Xmas get together keep the date free!

We are holding our second social evening with a meal followed by quiz evening. We hope to attract more heads than last time which was an enjoyable session. It’s at the Six Bells, Newdigate again as we found the food and service very good – the beer ain’t bad either. I hope to have menus and prices at the next trial and will push to get as many as possible to come to win the prizes!

OUR SPECIAL XMAS NUMBER Coming up the December issue is a time for a special effort when we like to think we will get may contributions from you the membership.

Obviously we live in hope that our Chairman will be one with his insulting and entertaining articles and perhaps the trials secretary and team leader will put pen to paper or email a note of two, or a laugh maybe raised by members writing of their youth or earliest motorcycle beginnings – why not try? If possible by end of November please!

MARKING OUT REMINDER A while ago we reverted to putting in a full set of white markers for the course (team Greevies were not aware!)

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL Will be in the December issue – a reminder that we had to put these up a little for those that rush to pay at the trial – individual membership is £15 and family £18. Social non-riding members £10

but you still get a monthly Newsletter, WEBSITE Mike says this will be up and running later this month but he has been putting details on facebook in the meantime.

ROME RAINS SUPREME! November

Club

Trial

Overnight it looked like our turn to have Hurricane Sandy give us a visit as torrential rain left all roads leading to Rome Woods flooded to a level not seen in 15 years.

Outside the Royal Oak pub I was worried the water level would be above the caravan door and Langhurstwood Road was blocked by a police car. Tim phoned at 7.30 am – shall we cancel? But by 9 am when I arrived Tom H was at the gate eager to get the punches out so we went ahead and got an entry of 20, all of whom doubted their sanity!

On Saturday the Greevies Team had a nice day, Dan B, Tom H, Ray M and Nick G were aware that it would be wet on Sunday and marked accordingly, but still went and eased the gates on the day, it wasn’t going to be a good day for this team so a special thanks to them for their efforts on the day – clearing up was the last straw!

Signing on was a slow and prolonged process with riders lamenting efforts to get there. Adrian H was weary from cycling 96 miles around the Olympic Cycling route the day before, reckons he rode 5600 feet up hill but did not achieve the record time. Big surprise when Gary S arrives with his 5 year old son who insisted on attending don’t say anything, he has to learn that electric bikes won’t go everywhere in these conditions. Mick R re-appeared to collect kit for next month and gave us an entry of 3 white riders. He’d been too busy to ride but his bank balance

has flourished! Tony F was alone, Jamie just turned over in bed and stayed there, Phil W was camping with his sea cadets, not the best of nights to be out, Sean P says the website is still down so that won't help entries as they won't know if the event was cancelled he is going to walk his dog, then collect his daughter who was camping (another one) and walking 12 miles a day for her Duke of Edinburgh award I’d say he can keep it after last night!

Then Clint gives us a visit, he’d got a shocking cold don't come in I tell him, so he goes walking, like Sean who tells me theres a lot of grip on the leaf mould confirmed by Tom who says that’s right, until you get to a narrow gate, he washes his cards in a puddle and reckons he’d lost 48 as the second and subsequent laps got really bad.

Chairman Ian was last to arrive and talks Ray M and Nick G into changing their chosen route form Y to B - they’ll be sorry, but Ian could demonstrate his masterly prowess on the blue route. Mike Hyden paid his entry in egg money cash so many coins a separate container was required!

Out on the course which was not visited by your reporter, Fiona and Gordon had no comments on the suffering riders, but enjoyed the expanded streams and new waterfalls.

The white route had been laid out as alternative gates to the blue basic, a practice we had abandoned – but didn’t seem to cause any problems. Mike and Tim said it was enjoyable but you had to commit yourself to ride the going down bits, they had seen Graham K in a non-committal position before he fell off!

Mike also said the website should be back later this month, meanwhile it’s all on facebook – whatever that is! Mick R finished and says he’s knackered, the second two laps had taken its toll and the sofa was his next port of call. Tony F made an interesting comment when he said easiest bit today is loading the bike on the trailer. Martin T enjoyed

lap 1 but……. On the last section the drop was not within his fear limitations. Gary’s boy on the electric bike did get round 4 laps but had to wait while Dad did sections and got freezing cold.

With only a small entry and a tiring course the riders hoping to complete got a move on and by 1.45 pm the team went to clear up, Kit was sorted and they took the flags away to give them a wash – a comment was made that we used to straighten the wires up ….. Tom said ‘if that’s a hint I didn’t hear it!’ Mick D had to be chased for his cards ‘do you really want to see them’. Nick G had throttle jamming problems out on the course so sorted it in the carpark with a million deafening revs as the cable stuck again.

The results seem to show that the Blues had the toughest day with 3 entries finishing level on the mid-way score of 83. Tom H got off quick, as he knew the sections – his 4 laps were rapid but still lost 48, Tim followed then Dan B 65 and 67, but challenged by Ian. Ray M and Nick G regretted being talked into changing routes.

Adrian had a good ride on yellows with Martin T 9 points adrift, reluctant card returner Mick D’s score didn’t look poor compared to schoolboy Adam on 146 and the last to finish in that group. Mick R was well ahead of Tony F and Mike – well he’s over 50!

Luckily it didn’t rain all day so most of the flooding had gone on the way home. Thanks to Team Greevies and to all HR’s who turned out – actually they all said it was enjoyable!

RESULTS SHEET

EVENT

RESULTS ROUTE

Total

Mick Rivett

NAME

W

33

Tony Flegg

W

53

Mike Husband

W

88

Tom Horsborough

B

48

Tim Husband

B

65

Dan Berrisford

B

67

Toby Robinson

B

83

Graham Knight

B

83

Michael Hyden

B

83

Ian McCulloch

B

97

Ray Morris

B

116

Nick Green

B

141

Adrian Holloway

Y

40

Martin Tooley

Y

49

Mick Dunstan

Y

67

Adam Holloway

Y

146

Gary Stewart

Y

DNF

Tony Ryan

Y

DNF

Darren Teate

Y

DNF

Rowan Stewart

R

DNF

Analysis

Ent

DNF

% Fin

1/2 way

White

3

0

100

53

Blue

9

0

100

83

Yellow

7

3

44

116

Red

1

1

100

SOUTH COAST GROUP TRIAL The October event was run by Eastbourne club at Hailsham where they rode 9 sections for 5 laps. Entry was low (28) and there were no HR’s entered.

Results Expert A Farley 27 T Moss 40 M Strank 52 Int P Martin 19 G Martin 22 D Strank 33 O50 D Renham 49 M Marshall 52 S Wells 81 Due to Remembrance Sunday the November event clashed with our wet trial, it will be interesting to see how that event was affected.

The December and final round of the Group Trials for 2012 will be run

by Brighton Club at Faygate – a nice local one for our members to try out the week after our club trial.

FOR SALE IN THE CLOTHING CUPBOARD available for a RFH donation · 1 Pair IKON trousers W 24” L 22” · 1 Pair O’Neal trousers W 21” L 19” · 1 OCS Riding Shirt Large 2XL New · Size 3 – 4 boots (not trials)

TRADE ADS (£5 per year for members businesses only - helps you and the club) MERLIN MOTORCYCLES 2012 Gas Gas: Up to £500 off. Beta, Sherco, Scorpa - Spares, service & tuning too. Trials Training DVDs and books.

IRC tyres stocked.

Putoline & Castrol oils see www.motomerlin.org.uk - new online shop MERLIN BOOKS sell motorcycle books and DVDs, secondhand motorcycle books always wanted www.merlinbooks.com Mike Husband 01403 257626 HEADLINE ENGINEERING For aluminium and stainless welding helicoil thread repairs - cylinder head, brake discs/drums refining - all machining work - one off and prototypes.

Phone Derek head 01306 712565 JOHN CHARMAN Excavator for hire with driver groundwork, ponds, ditches, drainage, fencing. Good rates for club members. Tel 01403 786441 Mob 07967 466920 WANTED BIKES AND PARTS Project Bikes, Garages cleared.

I break bikes so anything considered. Also Metal Detecting land wanted, 50/50 split to discuss any of the above please call 0208 763 8920, mob 07948 789601, email trailbikestore@btinternet.com Pete partsrecycle.com Free online auction.

Teams 2012 AJAYS JANUARY Mike Husband W 01403 257626 Les Castle Y 07866 544634 Adrian Beech Y 07930 732717 Tony Ryan Y 07771 791292 Y 07912 560196 Darren Teate

HARLEYS Clint Leggett Gary Medhurst Tony Van der H John Bateup Will Bateup

W B Y B B

KWACKERS Tim Husband Phil Walker Tony Flegg Stuart Evans

B W W B

LAVERDOS John Yardley Kevin McDavitt Bob Collins Nigel Bray Tom Bray

Y B B Y W

DUGGIES Pete Brooker Jesse Brooker Benge Gordon Brown Kieron Garlic

B W B Y Y

FEBRUARY 01273 832912 01273 832912 07774 455604 07769 944472 07743 588540

ENFIELDS Sean Parsons Jack Northover Graham Knight Martin Tooley James Turner

W B B Y Y

MARCH 01403 730799 01403 710776 01293 871955 01403 734775 01293 871663

APRIL 01306 711038 01293 775106 01403 269567 01342 715959

FANTICS Sam Aldrich Joe Aldrich John Pock'ton Mick Dunstan Michael Hyden Rob Hyden

W Y Y Y Y B

MAY 01403 273862 01403 273862 01798 813827 01403 711962 01403 258352 01403 258352

MONTIES John Charman W Harry Ross Y Chris Heron Y Steve Parker B Ben Rinds Y

JUNE 01403 786441 07815 659827 01444 241355 07984 038622 07984 038622

JULY 01306 712317 01293 412905 01293 419867 07799 626730

INDIANS Ian McCulloch Brian Barnes Eric Scutt Paul Barnes Ian Johnstone

B B B W Y

AUGUST 01403 263667 01403 730623 01403 731810 01403 733255 02083 930048

COSSACKS Adrian HollowayB Dave Alder Y Mark Johnson B Sam Davidson W Joe Davidson Y Adam Holloway R

SEPTEMBER 07964 179711 02083 979660 01273 813782 07795 006823

OCTOBER 01273 555391 01273 601465 01342 713808 01323 893510

GREEVIES Dan Berrisford Steve Jones Nick Green Ray Morris Tom Horsborough Mark Stubberfield

B Y Y Y B B

NOVEMBER 01293 873788 01273 843489 07825 176636 07751 335445 07833 347303 07889 768685

JIMMIES Pete Bowker Eddie Charman Joe Beard Mick Rivett Gary Stewart

DECEMBER 01483 490586 07989 300797 07854 571919 01306 628077 01306 627464

W W B W Y

2012 PROVISIONAL DATES If you are unable to do your turn please try to arrange a substitute

Date JAN Mon 2 FEB Sun 5 MAR Sun 4

Event Club Trial Club Trial Club Trial

Site Rome M Heath N lands

Team Ajays Duggies Enfield

Date JUN Sat 30 JUL Sun 1 AUG Sun 5

Event Camp w/end Camp w/end Club Trial

Site N Lands N Lands M Heath

Team Kwackers

APR Sun 1 Sat 14 MAY Sun 6 Sun 13 JUNE Sun 3 Sat 16

Club Trial Practice Club Trial Group Trial Club Trial Practice

Rome Harleys N lands M Heath Fantics Rome WW Monties M Heath

SEPT Sun 2

Club Trial

Rome

Cossacks

OCT Sun 7 OCT Wed 10 NOV Sun 4 Sat 17 DEC Sun 2

Club Trial N Lands Committee Mtg 6 Bells Club Trial Rome Working Party Mannings Club Trial M Heath

Halnaker Trials Park Dates for 2012

Indians

Laverdos Newdigate Greevies Heath Jimmies

A 285 Chichester to Petw orth Approx 1 mile north of Halnaker Village - Start 10 am

Jan 15, Feb 19, Mar 18, Apr 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, Aug 19, Sept 16, Oct 21, Nov 18, Dec 16