JOHN SUNTER, of Healaugh won the Eric Ridley Memorial Trial at Hurst, North Yorkshire on Sunday. He rode his Repsol Montesa to an almost penalty free victory over West Witton national S3 Part champion Richard Sadler.

The Richmond organisers plotted the first sections – not a million miles from the legendary Washfold section of the 1980s. The stream was slippery but the first section was mild for all classes.

Sadler lost a mark in the second where the tight gully caught him, plus Phil Alderson, James Stones, Rob Waite and Tom Minta. Sadler lost another mark in the sixth and the last where Ken Wallis was on duty.

The 11th was a decider as Paul and Tom Robinson watched the penalties rise.

Sadler mastered it while Sunter dropped his only penalty.

The trial, one of the best winter events on the Yorkshire calendar, attracted 116 riders.

JAMES STONES, 17, won Darlington and DMC’s trial at The Woodyard, Reeth on Sunday.

For the Arkengarthdale teenager, it was a double youth success as he topped the overall results on the expert course as well winning the novice class at the trial and also at the Help for Heroes Trial three weeks ago. In the plast month James has won the fastest newcomer in the Scott Trial.

Again the AMCA affiliated club matched their ACU rivals with 96 entries who rode a three-lap ten-section course in the dense woodland overlooking Reeth.

Runner-up overall on the hard course Mark Willis excelled in beating Philip Alderson on home ground.

He stopped in four sections which was very non-Alderson but daughter Robyn kept the wheels on the Askrigg bandwagon by winning the Clubman class from Hipswell’s David Peacock and John Stones. On the Green course Paul Dennis was the class act ahead of front runners Adrian Harrison and Paul R Sadler.