WEATHER conditions were perfect for Northallerton DMC at the weekend, running a trial at Low Broomflat, Raisdale, between Chopgate and Carlton.

Josh Sprintall, from Scarborough, produced the perfect ride to remain clean, edging the win by one mark from Adam Milner of Leavening.

Milner lost his only mark lining the Gas Gas up to attack the huge rock step of section five.

Swainby’s Richard Simpson made no mistakes in Clubman A class and matched Sprintall’s clean ride to win from Andy Keel. Young Shane Monkman, from Ampleforth, made up the first three and Fryup’s Nikita Smith won Youth B on the Ace Gas Gas with only the hill climb giving her trouble, losing four of her eight-mark total here.

NORTH Durham Club staged a trial at their Edmondsley course on Sunday, when 60 riders turned up at the venue, just outside Chester-le-Street. Colin Ward, on eight, had a storming ride on the expert course, taking the win from Carl Hollis.

Carl Shaw completed the top three, with Eddie Aitkin taking fourth. Ian Stephen dropped just three marks on the Clubmand Course to finish seven clear of Dale Whittaker. Dave Humble, third, and Whittaker both lost out on section nine where the rocky stream took the majority of marks.

BETA four-stroke convert Neil Gaunt cleaned the Mill House Farm ten section course on Sunday to win one of the most coveted novice events in the Yorkshire Centre.

The Artie Ratcliffe Vase commemorates one of the county’s famous names – Artie Ratcliffe, Scott Trials and SSDT winner, former AMC and Triumph factory team rider. Ripon youth David Mawer’s runner-up ride won him the Ratcliffe award.

GAVIN Lowther struggled to contain builder Andrew Brown on Sunday at Wensley, where the Darlington club staged their September club trial.

Both rode the ten-section four-lap course at Park Gate Farm and turned in a 16 score, but Lowther’s 31 cleans did enough to take the Inter class when Andrew logged 26 cleans and 11 single dabs with best rides in the second and eighth sections. Top rider, though, was Jack Stones who put one over Rob Waite and Wallsend pocket rocket Billy Bolt.

THIS Sunday sees the Newcastle and District Motor Club hold its Travers Trophy Trial. By tradition a road-based event, it covers about 40 miles of the Wear Valley and surrounding areas, and has this year reverted back to its original start at the Golden Lion pub, St John’s Chapel, County Durham.

THE hard-working Thirsk DMC have acquired a new piece of trials land near Kilburn and will be running a trial open to all classes on Sunday. The event will be signposted from the A170 Scarborough road through Bagby.

Results Northallerton DMC trial, Raisdale, Sunday.

– Expert: 1 Josh Sprintall (Gas Gas) 0, 2 Adam Milner (Gas Gas) 1, 3 James Carr (Gas Gas) 6. Inter: Kevin Tate (Beta) 52. Clubman A: 1 Richard Simpson (Gas Gas) 0, 2 Andy Keel (Gas Gas) 3. 3 Shane Monkman (Gas Gas) 6.

Clubman B: 1 Andy Lee (Gas Gas) 5, 2 Harrison Whitaker (Beta) 7, 3 Andy Lewis (Gas Gas) 8. Youth A: Matt Maynard (Gas Gas) 13.

Youth B: Nikita Smith (Gas Gas) 8. Youth C: Jack Peace (Beta) 3.

North Durham DMC trial, Edmondsley, Sunday. – Expert Course: 1 Colin Ward (Sherco) 8, 2 Carl Hollis (Gas Gas) 21, 3 Carl Shaw (Gas Gas) 26, 4 Eddie Aitkin (Gas Gas) 32.

Clubman Course: 1 Ian Stephen (Beta) 3, 2 Dale Whittaker (Beta) 10, 3 Dave Humble (Scorpa) 12, 4 Louis Johnson (Beta) 19. Easy Course: 1 Brian Ridley (Sherco) 5, 2 John Grey (Gas Gas) 7, 3 Adrian Gallon (Gas Gas) 9, 4 Peter Shevlin (Gas Gas) 9.

Ripon DMC annual Artie Ratcliffe Trophy Trial, Winksley, Sunday. – Novices: Neil Gaunt (Beta) 0, David Mawer (Beta) 2, John Holdsworth (Scorpa) 7, Joe Bradley (Beta) 8, Paul Gravestock (Gas Gas) 17, Chris Beecroft (Montesa) 27. Over-40s: Paul Sadler (Beta) 3, Rob Hardisty (Beta) 5, Patrick Darbyshire (Honda) 11, Michael Platts (Sherco) 14, Tony Holmes (Beta) 19, Ian Myers (Sherco) 24.

Youths: Sam Yeadon 4, Bevan Blacker 4, Sam Beecroft -Penny 22. (All Beta) Non competitive: Sam Johnson 39, Aldis Blacker 49. (All Beta).

West Leeds Motor Club-national White Rose Trial. – Sam Haslam (JST Gas Gas) 4, Ross Danby (JST Gas Gas) 6, Dan Thorpe JST Gas Gas) 9, Richard Sadler (MRS Sherco) 16, Michael Phillipson (Beta-UK) 18, Sam Ludgate (Gas Gas) 18, Phil Disney (Appleyard Beta) 20, Chris Pearson (MRS Sherco) 28, Liam Walker (JST Gas Gas) 37, Ross Crosby (Sandiford Montesa) 38. 50/50: Phillip Alderson (Gas Gas) 21, Gavin Black (Gas Gas) 25, Graham Tales (Beta-UK) 32mc, Gary Harlowe (Beta) 32, Ben Ludgate (Gas Gas) 40 most ones, Glen Scholey (Beta) 40, Jamie Stephenson (Gas Gas) 43 most ones, Andrew Carter (Gas Gas) most ones, Grant Morris (Beta) 44, Ben Robinson (Gas Gas) 45. Clubmen: Sam Clarke (Beta) 21, Phil Scott (Beta) 24, Chris Clarke (Beta) 26, Ian Robinson (Gas Gas) 37, Mark Chippendale (Gas Gas) 40, Stuart Hall (Beta) 41, James Moorhouse (Beta) 45, Chris Manby (Beta) 46, Brendan Suffell (Gas Gas) 46, Robert Armson (Montesa) 52. Awards: The White Rose Trophy: Sam Haslam. The Dancaster Rose Bowl: Ross Danby. The Stevens Trophy: Dan Thorpe. The Chris Ludgate Memorial Trophy: Phil Disney. The Russ Line Trophy: Sam Clark. The Top Bird Trophy: Katy Sunter.

Darlington & DMC trial, Park Gate Farm, Wensley, Sunday. – Inters: Gavin Lowther (Gas Gas) 16 mc, Andrew Brown (Sherco) 16, Martin Bayles (Beta) 39. Novices: Adrian Harrison (Beta) 23, David Shields (Gas Gas) 28.

Youths: Jack Stones (Gas Gas) 14, Robert Waite (Sherco) 18, Billy Bolt (Beta) 20. Green course: Richard Fraser (Sherco) 22, Nathan Stones (Montesa) 25, Chris Laws (Gas Gas) 27. Clubmen: Paul Hayward (Scorpa) 17, Joe Forrest (Beta) 43, Mark Constantine (Montesa) 44. Over 40s: John Shannon (Beta) 54, Mark Lundberg (Sherco) 64, Phil Parks (Montesa) 65. Twin Shocks: David Abdale (Fantic) 59, Phil Ridley (Yamaha) 146. Youth A easy: Lucy Ridley (Sherco) 132. Youth B easy: Jack Brown (Sherco) 118.

Diary Dates Saturday: Horsforth DMC final Youth Class C & D trials championship, Tong, 10.30. Consett MC trial, Buttsfield Quary, Consett, noon.

Eboracum MC trial, Hobb House Farm, Rosedale, 1.30pm.

Sunday: Newcastle DMC Travers Tropy Trial, St John’s Chapel, Weardale, 10.00am.

Horsforth DMC final Youth C & D trials championship, Tong, 10.30am. Huddersfield DMC Yorkshire Centre trials championship, Holmfirth, 11am.