The Lochaber Motor Cycle Club staged Round 1 of the Colin Appleyard British Solo Trials Championship at Kinlochleven on Sunday April 13th in wet conditions.
Those conditions contributed to a higher score line than envisaged by the organising team, and provided a shock result in the Championship class. Scarborough and Preston electricians Michael Brown and Shaun Morris battled with Leeds International James Dabill on the three lap course, a course bounded by the still waters of Loch Leven.
At the end of a tough event Brown took the class, but only on a tie-breaker from Dabill. The Scarborough contender rode twelve sections without penalties, four more than Dabill. Reigning champion Graham Jarvis never got on terms after a poor opening lap.
Seventeen year old Halifax rider Jack Challoner won the Expert class from Lynton’s Joe Baker and Beta-UK rider Ben Hemingway.
The non-championship Youth riders rode the Expert course with Lakelander Jonny Walker winning from Richmond’s Jonathan Richardson and Derbyshire youngster Jack Thompson.
Results can be found in the Results section of the Trials pages.