GUERNSEY REVISITED 1975
Posted by Tony Down at 12/2/2007 3:45 PM 
Categories: Vintage Motorcycles, Vintage Bikes, Vintage Trials, Trials
Categories: Vintage Motorcycles, Vintage Bikes, Vintage Trials, Trials
GUERNSEY REVISITED 1975
After the first RAF v Guernsey Team Trial things seemed to slide with various problems but with
some new faces the event was resurrected in 1975 and time to do it again, unt ziz time zer will
be no prizzzoners!
I can't get my hands on the old Valetta any more so now I have to charm the C130 crowd at RAF
Lyneham. Normally when a military aircraft uses a civilian airfield the RAF gets charged for all the
services, but in this case as several of the Guernsey trials riders work at the airfield they can swing
the charges, and I can persuade the Hercules boys that they can shoot some approaches and
even land at an airfield they don't normally go to, a classic win, win situation.
So as everybody is happy we leave on the Friday lunchtime and in less than 2 hours we are on
the Island of Guernsey. The press is there and they make quite a spectacle of the whole thing
and promise to be around for the event over the weekend. This time it's a 2 day with both days
added together for the overall result.
the Island of Guernsey. The press is there and they make quite a spectacle of the whole thing
and promise to be around for the event over the weekend. This time it's a 2 day with both days
added together for the overall result.
A Real Steep Climb in the Heather Day1
On both days there were crowds everywhere, a bit like the "Tour de France" and radio and TV
were also making the most of it, on reflection a great shame that events like the Scottish never
attracted the same degree of media attention, but there again Guernsey is almost a "family"
island. Don't knock it, enjoy!
Usual mixture of great sections with a lot of variety and no excuses of, I don't like this, or this
because just like the weather, the next one is completely different! Rocks on the beach, rocks up
on the headland, sandy climbs under some trees right beside the beach road, tree roots and steep
climbs through the heather and of course a handful of mud holes to make it a "real" trial.
Lots of fun wining and dining on Friday and Saturday nights, and then a whole new set of
sections on Sunday. My memories of all of the sections are somewhat clouded but as I have a
Trophy with my name on it I guess I must have won?..... and this time I believe we won the Team
prize but don't quote me.
Day 2 Hey, I'm getting Good on this Heather!
Tony Down
If you are an AHRMA member don't forget to check the early November articles for some of the
2006 and 2007 events, and if you were there then you might be on www.trialsphoto.com
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