NEW Yorkshire Centre trials champion Phil Disney rode his Appleyard Beta to overall victory at Telfit on Sunday, beating South Yorkshire ace Dan Farrer, local Askrigg rider Phil Alderson and Healaugh’s John Sunter.

Adam Milner ventured over from Malton to win the Inter class from local star Mark Willis and Low Row builder Andy Brown, with Will Reynolds closing the leaders down. But for a stop on the frozen bankside at the first section, and a failure on the same lap at Scott favourite Braithwaites, Ghyll William would have been a lot closer to the experienced Brown.

Russ Rooksby was just too sharp for musician Sam Jennings, excelling in the Arctic conditions, taking second novice placing on the hard course route. Sam blew all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order.

West Witton 16-year-old Richard Sadler put his brand new MRS Sherco, at the top of the Class A hard course results and was a fine third overall, bearing in mind he only collected the machine the previous Monday evening.

Arkengarthdale lad Jack Stones and Joe Jennings jousted for second place which fell eventually to the former. With number one son riding high in the youth division, Paul Sadler had to win the well-stacked Clubman category from Trev Willans and Phil Scott A failure by Paul would mean earache from Richo.

After the first section, with its steep ends cards frozen exit line, the tone was established – it was going to be a balancing act on soft throttles. Only three experts cleaned on lap one, the top trio.

The Youth boys got a shock as every rider failed on their first visit.

The clubman route was only marginally better and cleaned only by Robert Stones, young Jack’s father, on both laps and by Alan Maynard and Matthew Rennison on their first visit. The twists and turns at the second were possible, but Roger Williams and Sam Jennings failed on lap one.

The next three illustrated the conditions. Three attacks up scattered rocky sections saw only Dan Farrer blast the JST Gas Gas straight up the fourth and fifth. Adam Milner posted a strategic dab on four on the same line as Richard Sadler, while Disney played safe and footed all three sections.

Eddie Aitken flew all three on each lap, but Captain Aitken excelled on this, bettering Robert Stones and Trevor Willans.

The green course entry were dispatched to the ninth where turns over rock was on the menu at ten as well. Paul Sadler cleaned nine on lap one while Sadler junior stopped on lap two after a great clean first time up.

Jack Stones, cousin James Stones, Rob Waite and Joe Clements all foundered on the ninth. Back in deep water, the course tracked the beck up through 11, 12 and 13 and the marks eased off.

The third sub was fresh out of Scott Trial folklore, and was rider friendly, apart from the fact that the banks were frozen solid. Two young riders made the news – Will Peacock, from Hipswell, and Matthew Scholey, son of former Centre champion Glen recorded their first ever class victories.

The girls were out in force.

Harriet Peacock rode her first trial since the Ladies national at Reeth last August. Kathryn Wardle broke off her studies to shake down the winter blues along with Robyn Alderson, Hannah Richardson and Ellie Braithwaite.

With 122 rides homing in on ice bound Telfit, entry limit was 28 more bikes and bodies short of a full house. David Peacock worked hard to find sections under a layer of frozen snow.

With the temperature firmly in the minus figures, nothing eased and all 15 sections after two laps would have suited Torvill and Dean.

Garry Moorhouse, Jason Ayre, Will Peacock and Bruce Storr were the foot soldiers lugging the flag bags and shifting rocks in the icy streams for Peacock.

The trial did run, second time round, but it was a gamble but the weather did not win on Sunday in Scott Trial country.

THE report for the Castleside Club’s trial at Stanhope arrived too late for inclusion and will be in next week’s motorcycle trials sport columns.

SIX inches of snow and -4C temperatures put paid to the Scarborough club’s adult and youth trial at Low North Park, Harwood Dale, on Sunday. But the club moved rapidly to rearrange the all-classes trial to next Sunday.

THE big names in British sidecar trialling board the Isle of Man ferry on Friday and head for Peveril and the opening round of the national sidecar trials championship.

Cullingworth’s Robin Luscombe and his son Sam will be in the party, on their brand new Challenge Lusky Beta sidecar outfit, as competitors and as series sponsors. Six experts ride the St John’s course, but no Robin and Gill Morewood in those numbers.

Last year, local riders Juan Knight and Chris Molyneux toppled the reigning champions Jon Tuck and Matt Sparkes.

Now back on a two-stroke, after several years on Montesa, will the Luscombe duo upset the applecart?

Knowing Robin very well, I am assured he is not crossing the Irish Sea to admire the view. Harrogate builders Kevin Morley and Les Ashby will make the trip and ride their Beta outfit in the Intermediate class. Since his switch from an ex-Luscombe Montesa Morley’s form has rocketed.