HorshamRidersClub

JULY 2013 NEWS

HORSHAM RIDERS

CLUB NEWS

JULY2013 NO. 213

www.horshamridrers.co.ukOFFICIALSSecretary : Fiona Husband 01306 712317Email contributions : fiona@horshamriders.co.ukChairman : Ian McCullochEditor : Dick Husband 01403 257094Trials : Mike Husband : 01403 257626 mike@horshamriders.co.ukTeam Manager: Adrian Holloway 07964 179711Site Officers: Mannings Heath- Ian McCulloch 01403 263667: Northlands-Mike Husband 01403 257626, Rome- Tim Husband 01306 712317 : WallisWood- John Charman 01403 786441

HR EVENTSØ JULY

SUN 28 BOGNOR CLUB TRIAL   Miscombe Woods

Ø AUGUSTSUN 4 HR CLUB TRIAL   Mannings Heath   Team IndiansSUN 11 REDHILL AND REIGATE GROUP TRIALSUN 18 PRACTICE DAY- HalnakerSUN 25 BOGNOR CLUB TRIAL   HeaddownØ SEPTEMBERSUN 1 HR CLUB TRIAL   Rome Woods   Team CossacksSUN 8 BOGNOR GROUP TRIALSUN 15 PRACTICE DAY   HalnakerSUN 22 BOGNOR CLUB TRIAL   Steep Marsh, PetersfieldWED 25 COMMITTEE MEETING, Six Bells, Newdigate 8 pmSUN 29 ADDER BROWN TRIAL, Henley Village, Fernhurst

NEWS AND COMMENT

PRACTICE TRIALSThe last one was at Mannings Heath on 15th June and was onlyattended by 11 riders which was too low to warrant holding the event.We are fortunate that Adrian has undertaken the setting up andrunning of these sessions, he deserves more support than this. Onthis occasion Adrian was entered in the London to Brighton cycle raceand had to be up at 4 am the next day so it was a hard one. At thenext Committee Meeting we will have to discuss if it is worth carryingon with practices or you could show you want them to continue bytelling Adrian at the next event.

PHOTOSI never know what picture will be in the Newsletter as Mike, who doesthe layout, sees what space is available. Of course they’re all(hundreds of ‘em) on the website, not quite as good as getting thepublicity in print. Adrian’s crash in the slalom will be worthy of a fullpage - but if you’ve got others worthwhile from the camping pleasesubmit to Mike now.

MISSING NEWS?Due to the June trial at Walliswood being cancelled there was noNewsletter that month, the previous May issue only went to July sopay attention to the August/September events –

4th August   Club Trial at Mannings Heath is a reverse trial   TeamIndians

25th September   Committee Meeting at Six Bells Newdigate.

FOR SALE Ex John Charman, 1989 Honda Scooter with log book,starts on kick, needs battery, was running round field at camp   anyoffers over £10 accepted   for HR Charity.

THE HOTTEST CAMP EVER – We melt for Charity!But not the best attended unfortunately, we clashed with Murray’sWimbledon final and Lewis Hamilton on TV, plus it was just too hot forsome - John P, and our Chairman had gone to his villa in France toget the good weather! Here’s the weekend story that will make himwish he’d stayed.

FRIDAYNone of our usual earlybirds were on site at 5pm, Tim had the loo-digjob done as Adrian was seeing his daughter off on her prom (whateverthat is!) but I gather  it    expensive.   By 8 pm a  few were on siteincluding Adrian who in about an hour lit a small fire (no boy scout he)but it later roared for about 15 bodies to sit round. Everyone waspleased to see Jamie F make an appearance, unfortunately for theeditor who had promised to eat one of his hot marshmallows if hecame.  I can confirm they are inedible and like evostick won   leaveyour fingers when you try to dispose of them - bring a dog to lick themclean. Phil W renowned for his camping record of 48 lagers for theweekend was down to    dozen ciders but they were about 8% so justas effective. By 1.30 am very much so!

SATURDAYTeam Kwackers, Tony, Phil, Stuart and Cassie plus Adrian set out easyfor the Yankee. They didn’t know where the start was, they wereinformed that whilst the hobbit represented the cock-up theory weexpect members to smooth out the difficulties and not sit aroundboozing till 1.20 am the night before but they just smiled happily.While the entry of only 19 signed on we had some visitors, John C withan old scooter which was a runner – and 3 times it was ridden roundthe field, it was for sale for offers in aid of the charity £10 or bestoffer, we got none so we’re going to put in on E-Bay. Then Dave A(Tea Bag) came on his annual visit to get insulted and abused as hisshed-ful of bikes remained stationary. John P next on a 98cc Guzzihad a brief visit as he lives 17 miles away and it takes 1 ½ hours totravel home on it. Phil has to dash off to his bank – the cider is pricey!

We heard from Tony F of the wonderful care that Jamie had beengiven at the Royal Marsden Hospital so decided part of our charityfund should be sent to them, you’ll see how much at the end. RFHhas had a few thousand over the years so it will be split.

The Yankee went so well that Harry R and Adam H were tempted ontowhites to better their scores. Martin T rode his first trial of this typeand found it more enjoyable and tactical than a normal event. Irelated stories of close run finishes where the top 2 riders were on 195on the last section, one rides the white to make his 200 but he dabs,the other watching rode blue, cleaned and won. Clint rode this one,his first since the collar bone op, but he still won though not on 200but Sean had problems so no cards came to record his score! Therewere 3 or 4 cases of front calipers stuck on, was it bad maintenance

or heat?

By 6 pm we were at the slalom reported separately. Then to thebarbecue, and the evenings’ challenges. The World Wee Skis are nowtraditional, 4 teams entered and much cheating took place. Gordoninformed me he was the new world Champion but it was disputed andwill have to go to higher authority for a decision.

A new woodland game with 2 competitors, bums on ground, with feetbraced against a central log over which one tried to pull the otherover. It was highly contested getting down to the heavyweights,there was no chance of cheating as Tim was observing - Phil W wasdeclared the winner, though after he let Cassie pull him over. Thenall relaxed around the fire, 25 or more on Saturday except Kieran wasso tired he lay on the grass and went to sleep.

Results: YANKEE TRIAL - 6TH JULY

1 Clint Leggett 1902 Mike Husband 1603 Tony Flegg 1604 Phil Walker 1485 Adrian Holloway 1286 Steve Hook 1227 Martin Tooley 1208 Stuart Evans 1099 Tim Husband 10710 Chris Heron 10611 Adam Holloway 9912 Cassie Armsby 8713 Mick Dunstan 6814 Harry Ross 6815 Kate Husband 5416 Sam Husband 5217 Emily Flegg 8

DNF Sean Parsons Bob Collins

SUNDAYThe forecast was 30 deg C for Gatwick area so we moved everythingfurther back into whatever shade we could find. The entire clothingcupboard was on display but we only sold a pair of boots - time againto involve E-Bay. Team Kwackers were out again tightening thesections. The entry was low at 37 as we forgot to advertise ourCharity Weekend. Ray M came, not to ride as his knee has gone buthe contributed to the raffle – good man. Tom H said he may dowhites, signed on as blue, content as cleaning all the sections seemedthe best thing to do on a hot day.

Result on blue route showed an excellent effort from Mike Hyden whocame joint second with Rich Ellis. Adrian came back to his properroute and was ahead of Tim, but Harry R had a hard day and Phil TWretired with a backache - better than a pain in the neck!

On Whites Steve Farrall on 2 bettered Andy D by 1 mark but Tony,having set out 2 days running and entered with Emily in tow and theclear up to complete was getting weary but still ahead of Phil and Mike.

Yellow – Mike B and John Y separated by a single dab andphotographer Steve H a dab above Steve P – they were on all singlefigures. Mick D started the twenties with schoolboy Jack T level withschoolgirl Cassie 4 points away,

Reds – won by an RRND visitor Simon C, taking all the glory fromEmily by a mark, So the trial produced the lowest of scores but only1 absolute clean, Tom H. The half way scores W14, B23, Y30 werenot the lowest as they were uplifted by some heavy losses at thebottom end.

Thanks go to the weatherman and the Kwackers team, Fiona and Timfor all their efforts and everyone else who helped, plus all thecontributions for the raffle prizes and all the riders who bought thetickets! You all helped to make this one of the best camps we’ve had.

After insurance payments to AMCA we had £691.80 to distribute toCharity – it is being allocated at follows –

Royal Marsden Hospital - £400Riders for Health - £300

THANKS TO ALL

RESULTS

NAME Route TotalStephen Farrall W 2Andy Dudman W 3Tony Flegg W 14Sam Davidson W 22Phil Walker W 27Mike Husband W 33

Tom Horsborough B 0Rich Ellis B 3Michael Hyden B 3Adrian Holloway B 18Tim Husband B 23Nick Green B 37Stuart Evans B 37Harry Ross B 114Phil T Wand B DNF

Mike Blackman Y 1John Yardley Y 2Steve Hook Y 7Steve Parker Y 8Mick Dunstan Y 21Jack Taylor Y 25Cassie Armsby Y 25Trevor Hocker Y 27Ben Rinds Y 30Adam Holloway Y 42Eric Scutt Y 44Kate Husband Y 95Mark Ross Y 97Martin Turner Y 145Rob English Y 152Kieran Garlic Y DNFDerek T Wand Y DNFJames Garlic Y DNFGordon Brown Y DNF

Simon Canacot R 8Emily Flegg R 9Rachel Measure s R 21

Analysis Ent DNF % Fin 1/2 wayWhite 6 0 100 14Blue 9 1 89 23Yellow 19 4 79 30Red 3 0 100 9

THE SLALOM – SaturdayDue to the heat, delays and late starts we didn’t get round to startthis exciting bit till 6pm, by which time several had gone home. Overabout 100 yards you had to zig-zag downhill, a tight turn at the

bottom and 4th gear uphill in a straight line. Most riders had 3attempts, some 4, trying to beat their own or the leaders score. Welist their best and worst times below   well done Tony for his win yetagain and thank you and well done Fiona for doing all the stopwatchwork.

RESULTS Best Worst Comment

Tony Flegg 25.42 26.881 overshootTim Husband 26.24 28.061 overshootMike Husband 26.56 28.81Adrian H 26.92 28.80Very special overshootStuart E 29.09 30.79Steve H 31.41 32.63James G 32.00 33.871 overshootGordon B 32.56 32.24 Extreme overshootAdam H 32.60 32.84Harry R 32.64 34.17

Footnotes   Tony’s first ride was his quickest at 25.36 but he didn’tstop within the box so it didn’t count as a result. Other overshootsare noted but Gordon was noteworthy, never mind the limit box hejust couldn’t stop. Best display came from Adrian who did stop, justoutside the box when he smashed into someone’s parked bike and laydown to be photographed by Steve   hope it will be in this issue!

SUNDAY – THE BIG RAFFLE SWINDLEThanks to everyone who brought contributions for the prizes, we managed tohandout 19 in total ranging from expensive spirit to easy clean fluid, if youwon both don’t drink both at once. The attendance of a glammed up lady inan elegant wide brimmed Edwardian hat enabled the draw to be made withoutcheating (thank you Anita!)

6 PRIZES REMAIN IN THE CARAVAN TO BE COLLECTED – THEYBELONG TO – Martin T, Phil TW, Chris H, Sean P, Derek TW and NickG. TAKE YOUR PICK OF THE PRIZES, FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.

FOR SALEHONDA MOPED WITH LOG BOOK – £10 OR OFFERS – PROCEEDS TOCHARITY (SEE EARLIER IN NEWSLETTER) – Phone Dick or Mike

2006 Beta Rev 3 250. Good condition, new front tyre, chain &sprockets, grips two trials ago. Two owners from new both withinclub. £1500 Adrian Holloway 07909 019002

IN THE CLOTHING CUPBOARD available for a RFH donationNEW IN – Riding Shirt S – Polyester and Riding Trousers – Boys US size 241 pair riding boots Size 361 pair small trials glovesTrials trousers Waist 26, Waist 28 Leg 23 , Waist 28 Leg 27 Waist 28 Leg 27 poor condition2 ONeal riding shirts (small youth?)1 Answer riding shirt - youth extra large1 Answer man sizeAdult one piece overalls – fireproof!Ladies ankle boots size 3-4

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