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2024 marks the ACTC Championships 40th Anniversary – To mark the occasion, we intend to have an extra special Awards Evening on Saturday 16^th March 2024 at

Padbrook Park Hotel, Swallow Way, Cullompton, EX15 1RU

As well as the Awards for the 2023 Championship Season we will be celebrating this milestone with a look back at forty years of competition. It is also an opportunity to pay tribute to previous Award winners over this period, many of whom we hope will be attending.

A 3 Course Dinner will be served from 7pm, you can book your place and select your menu options from the QR code below or this link : https://forms.office.com/r/a4s6JePyJB

Accommodation can be booked with the Hotel directly (please state that you are attending the ACTC Dinner) and ample parking is available for those bring their Trials vehicles on trailers for the Torbay Trial which is the following morning.

Entries are now open for the 2024 Cotswold Clouds Trial, to be held on Sunday 4th February.

2024 Cotswold Clouds Trial Regulations

2024 Cotswold Clouds Trial Online Entry

“On Sunday 4th February 2024 we welcome you to join us, as we have done since 1963, for our annual Cotswold Clouds Classic Trial. Over the years many competitors, marshals and spectators have enjoyed the Cotswold Hills and this year will hopefully be no exception. Although some of the hills may provide more of a challenge than others, the clerks of the course do not wish to make all sections stoppers for any of the 9 classes, giving all the chance to successfully climb some hills during the day.

The Clouds remains a successful and popular trial attracting a full entry for many years. The organising team of Nigel Moss, Julian Archbold, Ben Giles and Suzanne Burns look forward to receiving your entries, so please complete your online entry as soon as possible to avoid disappointment (if you require a paper entry form please contact the Secretary asap). We will keep you updated with entries via our website and facebook page.

The excellent facilities at Fromebridge Mill will again be the start venue as in previous years. Tea, coffee and hot food will be available as usual. Trailer parking will be available at the Fromebridge Mill. Also as previous years, The Minchinhampton Golf Club, Minchinhampton Common, will host the finish. Hot food and drinks will be served and competitors and marshals will be made welcome.

If you’re not planning to compete this year, please consider offering your services as a Marshal. These offers are so very much appreciated and we literally couldn’t do it without you. If you are able to help in any way, please contact either Nigel Moss (07870277163) or Julian Archbold (07967729753).

We look forward to seeing you on the hills.“

Start Venue : Fromebridge Mill, Fromebridge Lane, Gloucester, GL2 7PD

Entries are now open for the 2024 Clee Hills Trial, taking place on Sunday 21st January.

Online Entry – Cars
Online Entry – Bikes

2024 Clee Hills Trial Regulations (Cars)
2024 Clee Hills Trial Regulations (Bikes)

“This year, the Clee Hills Trial changes significantly, and yet it stays the same. At the summit of the organization we have a new club – Midland Manor Motor Club, but below them the organising team remains the same. Clerk of Course – Simon Woodall; Chief Marshal – Adrian Tucker-Peake; Secretay of Meeting – Pat Toulmin. plus their stalwart assistants – Barbara Selkirk; Richard Houlgate; Mark Powis; Graham Austin

The route remains very similar to last year, what the pre-Covid regulars would recognise as the “Eastern Loop”. We lose one section, and gain one new one that we already passed on last year’s route. Everyone will do all the same hills, but with Class O missing out those deemed not suitable. No special class for the HSTA Heritage cars, but they are welcome in Class O. Bikes will be expected to have factory fitted lights, unless running in Class X. Once again we will be offering the option of Shared Drives, this is NOT double-running, the car gets one score regardless of which person drives the section, rather like the drivers in long-distance sports car racing.

The start is once again at The Squirrel in Ludlow, with the Travelodge next door one on side, and petrol at the Co-op on the other side. Could a start be more convenient? Signing On reverts to paper and Scrutineering will be carried out electronically, but we will have an official wandering around the carpark making random checks. The route will be just under 75 miles (this is not just luck, Motorsport UK has a price change at 75 miles so we like to keep below that.), with a fuel stop at about half way round.

Riders of the heavier ‘Himalayan’ bikes have had their criticisms noted and will have a slightly easier route this time round.”

More info including entry list available on the event website at http://cleehillstrial.info/

Start Venue : The Squirrel, Foldgate Lane, Ludlow, SY8 1LP

Entries are now open for the 2023 Tamar Trial, to be held on Sunday 22nd October.

2023 Tamar Trial – Online Entry

2023 Tamar Trial Regulations (Cars)
2023 Tamar Trial Regulations (Motorcycles)
2023 Tamar Trial Entry Form

“Launceston & North Cornwall Motor Club welcomes you to the 76th Tamar Trial to be held on Sunday 22nd October 2023 catering for motorcycles, combinations, and cars.

This year’s event is again being run in memory of our long-standing Clerk of the Course, Pete Cooper who very sadly passed away in 2021. Pete put a huge number of hours of work into the Tamar and many other grassroots motorsport events over the years and his hard work was rewarded with the Tamar Trial being awarded trial of the year in both 2019 and again in 2021. Indeed, in Pete’s memory there is an award for the best car performance by a club member on the Tamar.

The 2023 route will head west to start, skirting Bodmin moor for some classic hills and hopefully some new sections. Then back towards the Tamar valley around late morning/lunchtime before crossing the Tamar into West Devon for the afternoon hills. Angel Steps, Lew Woods, Park Impossible are all planned favourites that will be familiar to competitors.

As ever, we aim to make the trial appealing to all classes and competitors with a range of sections.

The start venue will be at Proper Ansome Café in Launceston and the finish remains at Pete’s local, the Frog & Bucket Pub in South Petherwin, just outside of Launceston. Both the start and finish are close the A30 dual carriageway for easy access.

We are pleased to be able to offer the easy-to-use online entry system again available at www.lncmc.co.uk/online-entry/, alternatively postal entries are still welcomed.

We hope you will join us on the 22nd October and we look forward to offering you a good day’s trialling in a beautiful part of Devon and Cornwall.“

Start Venue : Proper Ansome Café, Maunders Yard, Launceston, PL15 9HS

Entries are now open for the 2023 Kyrle Trial, to be held on Sunday 8th October.

2023 Kyrle Trial Online Entry

2023 Kyrle Trial Regulations

“Ross and District Motor Sports Club have great pleasure in welcoming you to the 44th running of the ‘Kyrle’.

We are grateful to Forestry England for allowing our event to continue in the Forest of Dean. Also, not forgetting our three private landowners.

A great effort has been put in by Club Members and trials enthusiasts to prepare for the event. We are committed to an October date, in many respects the wildlife dictating this. We are very keen to try and keep the event on the trials calendar. We are grateful for all entries whether novice, expert or young, also those getting on a little!

The format for this year’s event will be as in previous years. Starting at The Old Court Hotel (HR9 6DA) at Symonds Yat. Then running through Ganarew, Newton Court Woods, Pengraig, land at Goodrich, and then of course onto the Forestry England land starting with the Pludds area before finishing at our club house in Ross on Wye for a well-earned drink and catch up on the day’s activity!

PLEASE NOTE DUE TO WORK TAKING PLACE IN GLODSMITHS WOOD WE ARE UNABLE TO GO THERE THIS YEAR. PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO GO THERE.

We can offer a great variation of approximately fourteen observed sections and two observed tests, with relatively low road miles.

So come along for a great day’s motorsport in the Wye Valley and Royal Forest of Dean.

IF YOU WISH TO SUPPORT THE EVENT OTHER THAN BY COMPETING, PLEASE COME AND MARSHAL. CONTACT THE CHIEF MARSHAL OWEN JONES ON 07880 730884 OR EMAIL [email protected]

Your organising team,
Phil & Tom Aubrey, Phil and Kay Jones, John and Julie Tatlow & Owen Jones”

Start Venue : The Old Court Hotel, Symonds Yat West, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 6DA

*** This event has unfortunately now been cancelled due to lack of entries. ***

Entries are now open for the 2023 Taw & Torridge Trial, to be held on Sunday 17th September.

2023 Taw & Torridge Entry Pack (CARS) [PDF]
2023 Taw & Torridge Entry Pack (BIKES) [PDF]

Start Venue : The Clovelly Visitors Centre, Clovelly, Bideford, EX39 5TL