Devon TRF Group Forum

Doug
First bike/car is at 5:15, but it's a class O hill, so neither John or Paul will be doing it.
It will be a bit more of a challenge than the 'Ordinary Car/Bike' route entrants expect!
Gatcombe has also been washed out and is also a class O hill.
Nick

 

 

The Motorcycle classes are:

*A' = Single or Multi Cylinder Solo Motorcycles manufactured before 01.01.1970, (Engine and Frame)

and Enfield Bullets manufactured In India.

"B' = Solos up to 450cc

*C' = Solos over 450cc

*D' = Sidecar outfits

*E* = Three-wheelers

The Cars must all use STANDARD ROAD TYRES and the Classes are numbered according to climbing ability

the lower the Class number, the lower the climbing ability - (In theory]).

Class 1 - Front Wheel Drive {the most disadvantaged);

Class 2 - Pre-1941 Cars (many with small side valve engines and large diameter wheels):

Class 3 - Production Saloons, front engine, rear-wheel drive;

Class 4 - Production Saloons, rear engine, rear-wheel drive, below 1500cc;

Class 5 - Production Sports cars;

Class 6 - Production Saloons, rear engine, rear-wheel drive, over 1500cc;

Class 7 - Kit-Cars and heavily modified production cars;

Class 8 - Trials 'Specials' (many of which are very lightweight & the 'crew' sit almost over the rear axle)

Class 0 - For new members, or those with elderly or much-loved machinery to take part, albeit without

being eligible for the major awards. It is open to motorcycles, sidecars and 3 & 4 wheeled cars,

but takes a route that omits the severe or very rough hills.

 

Class O Route

LOCATIONS AND TIMES - Class 0

 

02:00 Haynes Museum Sparkford (all classes)

02:50 Wlndwhlstle and ObservedTest No. 1 193/ST395102

03:20 Redscrip 193/ST239084

04:00 Musbury Garage No Spectators

04:15 Emmetts Lane 193/SY268928

04:30 Gatcombe Lane 193/SY223911

04:55 Jobbles Lane 193/SY220933

05:15 Stewart's Hill 192/SY149896

05:35 Piyford 192/SY136949

05:50 Sandy Lane 192/SY123948

06:10 Core Hill ObservedTest No, 2 (all classes) 192/SY115922

07:40 (arrive) Crealy Park (all classes) Breakfast Halt

08:30 Wlndout 191/SX812917

09:10 HItchcombe 191/SX751898

09:35 Pepperdon No Spectators

09:50 llsington Holding Control (all classes)

11:00 Donkey Trot 191/5X786764

11:35 French's 202/SX917703

12:00 The Palace Hotel, Babbacombe,

Torquay, DevonTQI 3TG Finish

 

LOCATIONS AND TIMES CLASSES A - E AND 1 -8

6th January 2017

19:30 Cirencester Start

Popham Start

Sourton Cross Start

7th January 2017

00:00 Haynes Museum Sparkford

01:00 Classic Canes 193/ST404104

01:25 Underdown 193/ST234079

02:25 Musbury Garage No Spectators

02:40 Norman's Hump 193/SY203915

03:00 Clinton 193/SY205918

03:15 Waterloo No Spectators

04:10 Stretes 192/SY120939

04:20 CoreHillObservedTestNo.2(allclasses) 192/SY115922

04:45 Passaford Lane No Spectators

05:20 (arrive) Crealy Park (all classes) Breakfast Halt

07:00 Kingswell 191/SX853927

07:35 Tillerton Steep 191/SX789953

08:00 Fingle Hlll 191/SX743899

08:45 Wooston Steep 191/SX766897

10:05 llsington Holding Control (all classes)

10:40 Simms 191/SX785757

11:00 Tipley 191/SX795758

12:15 Slippery Sam 202/SX912690

13:00 The Palace Hotel, Babbacombe, Finish

Torquay,Devon TQ1 3TG

 

Nick 

 

-- Edited by NickJ on Sunday 1st of January 2017 08:04:46 PM

We run in class 5

TTR wrote:

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Do competitors really use Passaford Lane? If so, presumably the fence at the top is removed?

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Blimey i was just reading the same and was going to post the same question

Signs are up at back lane heading along the top of Passaford for the climb up to the top of mutters moor then on down to the Otterton road but then you know that  

I kinda thought it was used in the past but dismissed it as a dream but really its a tad narrow to the top end and kind of steep......... 

then i guess its along to the right on the level and straight up the hill climb 

I am marshalling Jobbles Lane on Class O.  It's an early start but please say hello if you are a Class O competitor.  I usually observe the finish.

jt wrote:

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TTR wrote:

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Do competitors really use Passaford Lane? 

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 Yes - confused me last year as in my head assumed we would go on up 127 and in the dark almost missed the RH turn 

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 Cap'n Paul rang me to clarify the route last night. Apparently competitors come off the main road and do the short 192-125, then 192-127 as far as to where a track splits off to the right. Then follows a track along the top of Otterton Hill Plantation and the turns a sharp left up a bank which is the continuation of Passaford Lane (the higher side of the wooden rail fence that marks our dead end) but not a section we use.

Makes sense as I have done the Exeter Trial a couple of times and recall thinking there was quite a drop to the right of me in places as I went along the top track just before the section proper!

Anyways up, good luck to all the competitors and marshalls. Hope the weather gods smile on you and that Cap'n Paul recovers to be well enough to compete 

Brian

We are car 198 BTW (currently at Haynes)

2000 post do I get one of these

It wasn't at Fingle - I won't comment further as not my place, but a sad end to a great day.

jt wrote:

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It wasn't at Fingle - I won't comment further as not my place, but a sad end to a great day.

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  Wooston then presumably.

I have to say I am not surprised. I know from personal experience how dangerous the event can be for spectators, (You might think you would see a flying stone before it hit you between the eyes, but no I did not and my broken nose still hurts years later).  The air ambulance had to retrieve someone with a broken collar bone after a roll at Simms a few years back. Lucky this was only a competitor rather than involving spectators too.

I do hope the health and safety nazis don't use this as an excuse to cause problems for the event.