Waltham Chase Trials Club - John Wright Charity Trial Geoff Muston
Q  By Andy Withers Photos by Awsportsphoto The Annual John Wright Charity Trial took place at Woodberry Lane, Rowlands Castle with the usual giant helping of mud and water. The Three Wise Men, Bob, Colin and Geoff set out fifteen sections spread out with good stretches of mud plugging between groups. Thomas Moss was the star of the show cleaning the trial on the intermediate route on his Twinshock Fantic, after his modern bike had to be left in pieces in the garage. Reynard Norris on his first visit to Woodberry was a good second finishing five ahead of Martin Carter. Matt Boreham was next up with a solid performance after two years out of the saddle. On the same route Shaun Francis topped the clubman's class but he was outscored by loan Twinshock B 6
winner Gary Tarrant struggling with a heavy clutch on his Fantic whilst Paul Anstey fresh from his Perce Simon victory completed the route on his Pre65 James for a respectable forty one. Mike Smallshaw showed his class on the novice route topping the over 40's Bob Hampton
and producing the best score on the route ahead of Andy Pattison and Colin Mew who had to be separated by cleans. Ironically Geoff Muston on his Twinshock Honda scored thirty three the same as Pattison and Mew to be top Twinshock C runner, seven ahead of sparing partner Mik Michanek. On the D Route, one was the best score, Steve Wagstaff took the main class, Nik Everett finished five ahead of Phil Jones in the Twinshocks and Tig Hartwell sped round the three laps on his Francis Barnett finishing six ahead of George Greenland and Andy Withers, the Two Wasp BSA riders separated by cleans. Emily Page was best lady rider fourth on ten. David James showed his liking for the mud on his 80cc Beta, the only youth rider to complete the course with an excellent six marks lost. The biggest winner was the charity Parkinson's UK which received a ÂŁ240
