SCARBOROUGH Motor Club’s popular Cliff Collinson National Trial at Low North Park on Sunday appeared to belong to teenagers Iwan Roberts and Jack Price as they put their skills and nerves to the test.

The pair finished level on marks lost, but Welsh wonder Roberts produced a fantastic last lap score of two to steal the win on most cleans from Price.

Fifteen-year-old Jack Peace surged through the ranks on the high-revving 125cc Cloburn Gasser to top the youth expert class with the third best score of the day.

The weather was wet and overcast for the 80 riders competing at the old army camp.

Peace and Wallsend's Billy Bolt both started a little nervously by their standards, with a few marks squandered. But there was only one five for Peace on the first lap before he kicked into gear with a last lap of 14, bettered only by Roberts and Price.

Intermediate winner Chris Alford was in his element, no-one coming close to matching the likeable Lincolnshire man's consistent lap scores of six. There were no failures on his card at all, just the odd marks lost.

Hutton-le-Hole's Tom Wood was pleased with his day's effort to take runner-up spot.

Best ride had to be from Zac Collinson, youth winner in the intermediate class, who beat his father Gary for the first time.

The Scarborough club was grateful to all East Yorkshire Centre clubs and officials for their help in observing. Even newly-elected centre president Barry Overy was out observing, but he did keep his chain of office covered from the rain. He thought it might rust.

A FIELD of 56 riders were at Alwinton, in Northumberland, on Sunday for the Seaton Delaval Club’s Harry Norman Trial, which at one time was threatened by heavy overnight rain.

However, after some swift early morning modifications, the trial went ahead with two eight-mile laps of 20 sections, with the water levels in some of the streams just passable in places.

John Crinson was put under extra pressure with the visit of Richard Gaskell, from Cumbria, along with Bedlington’s John Battensby. But with just a couple of marks against his name, the win was never in much doubt and he had a dozen to spare at the finish.

On the clubman route, Stuart Gaskell went one better than Richard by taking the win, his 14 marks putting him three clear of Eddie Aitkin, with his ever-improving son Scott not far behind on 23.

Andrew Rawding was in a class of his own on the newly-named sportsman route, getting the better of Garry Bloodworth and John Grey. Competitors in this class had no option but to ride a good number of the expert and clubman routes, such is the nature of the course.

Along with the long ride round, it made it a tough day for these riders, who battled through the day to finish just before dark. Molly Mayhew had a mile-wide smile after finishing her toughest event to date.

RICHMOND Motor Club will stage the annual Eric Ridley Trial, formerly the Lowesys National, on Scott Trial country at Tounge Hill, near Marske, on Sunday.

Paul Terry will act as clerk of course with his course-marking team, while Anne and Louise Stones will take the role of event secretaries. The trial starts at 10.30am and will include all classes plus class A youths.

Lyndsey McIntyre will provide catering on the day, including her legendary bacon butties.

FIFTEEN motocross races in three hours and 15 minutes on a heavy track, with four adult classes and a full youth programme, was just a fair day for the Pickering and District Motor Club at their Haygate Lane track on the outskirts of Pickering.

David Brown and his Pickering team dragged the course to lift the moisture after some heavy rain. The main task was towing vehicles in and out of the meadow.

Brian Gallon had a busy day riding the antiques classes and then having a run in group two, but scoring different points. He ran out of luck in the seventh race when he dropped the 250 Honda and broke off the clutch lever. The part was replaced and Gallon won the second group two events from James Thompson.

Robbie Dowson and Sean Robinson made the running in the unlimited final, with Steven Hind always in the picture. Broughton youngster Paul Jackson was the class act in all five youth races, with Luke Turner tracking him usually about a lap in front of the rest of the field.

Results

Scarborough & DMC Cliff Collinson Trial, Low North Park. – Expert: 1 Iwan Roberts (Beta); 2 Jack Price (Gas Gas) 18; 3 Billy Bolt (Scorpa) 41.

Best Scarborough DMC expert: Andy Chilton (Montesa ) 43.

Youth Expert Award: Jack Peace (Gas Gas) 37.

Intermediate: 1 Chris Alford (Gas Gas) 12; 2 Tom Wood (Gas Gas) 39.

Best Intermediate member: Shaughan Galway (Gas Gas) 53.

Youth Inter Award: Zac Collinson (Gas Gas) 62.

Clubman: 1 Stephen Bennett (Beta) 10; 2 Phil Perry (Gas Gas) 13; 3 Colin Bailey (Beta) 13.

Youth Clubman award: Henry Jackson (Gas Gas) 12.

Seaton Delaval & DMC Trial, Alwinton. – Expert: 1 John Crinson (Sherco) 2; 2 Richard Gaskell (Ossa) 14; 3 John Battensby (Sherco) 15.

Clubman: 1 Stuart Gaskell (Beta) 14; 2 Eddie Aitkin (Sherco) 17; 3 Scott Aitkin (Sherco) 23.

Sportsman: 1 Andrew Rawding (Gas Gas) 31; 2 Garry Bloodworth (Beta) 52; 3 John Grey (Fantic) 55.

Fixtures

Saturday: Wetherby DMC annual film show and supper, The Millstones, Kettlesing, 7pm. By ticket only.

Sunday: Richmond DMC Eric RidleyTrophy Trial, Marske, 10.30am; Yeadon-Guiseley MC 10th club trial, Dob Park, Otley, 10.30am; Middlesbrough DMC Trial.