Sunday's trial attracted an entry of 60ish riders down at Yetnor farm run by the Gravesend club. Monte was up and running by 9, paperwork all set out ready for signing on and Dave five chins Plumb was out tweaking the sections all this at 9 in the morning, good thing some of us are keen!!!

Having entered on the day I was right at the back of the pack which im not used to going last so it was flat out all the way pausing every now and then to watch other inters show me the route in the sections as I wasn't in the mood for getting off the bike and walking round ( I am one fat lazy B****** ) well I did walk some, mainly the flat ones! So it wasn't long before I was catapulting past most of the entry, even passed the bullet himself, must be that new gas gas he brought, slow as three-legged tortoise!

Then caught up with five chins who was trying his best to toughen up the sections on the second lap which were a bit easy, I think I should have hit them whites and given a lee "I don't finish a trial" Brocklehurst a run for his money, well I would have had to take the front wheel out at least to give him a sporting chance!!!:)

Had two stupid fives on lap two, one on Dicks, bike stalling on me over the first tree stump and another on Les Mattons section going the wrong bloody way. Cliff was doing his usual ' im a blowfish' impression (see pic)

and Lee was obviously bored and was trying the death defying root up between two trees on section 13, which did look well hairy, but he made it up just!! With Matt Parbutt at the top just in case it went the way of the pear. Would love to know why Matt was caressing LB`s bum, is there something you want to tell us boys you were looking very friendly up there.

Monte emailed me the results Monday-thanks for that and the pics didn't come out to bad either. Thanks to Dave and Monte for a great trial, all the observers and the rest of the Gravesend posse who made this event happen. Cheers.

fleety