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Entries are now open for the 2025 Exmoor Clouds Trial, to be held on Sunday 2nd November.

2025 Exmoor Clouds Entry Pack – CARS (DOC)
2025 Exmoor Clouds Entry Pack – CARS (PDF)

2025 Exmoor Clouds Entry Pack – BIKES (DOC)
2025 Exmoor Clouds Entry Pack – BIKES (PDF)

“We can now announce that the entries are open for the 54th edition of the Exmoor Clouds, running this year on Sunday the 2nd of November. We were once again winners of the coveted Trial of the Year award in 2024 and also very pleased with the feedback around moving the event from September to November. As a result, the format of the event will remain very similar, starting and finishing once again at the Rest & Be Thankful Inn at Wheddon Cross, and taking in approximately 60 miles and 14 sections across the Somerset side of Exmoor.

That being said, we will have at least one brand new section and several other returning hills from previous years, to keep you on your toes!

If you can’t enter this year, we are always on the lookout for marshals, so please contact Norton on [email protected] or 07949 926621 or Paul Merson on 07771 825700 if you are able to help.

We hope to see you on the day, for another competitive day’s trialling on Exmoor!”

Start Venue : Rest & Be Thankful Inn, Wheddon Cross, Minehead, TA24 7DR

Entries are now open for the 2025 Tamar Trial, to be held on Sunday 12th October.

2025 Tamar Trial – Online Entry

2025 Tamar Trial Regulations (Cars)
2025 Tamar Trial Regulations (Motorcycles)
2025 Tamar Trial Entry Form

“Launceston & North Cornwall Motor Club welcomes you to the 78th Tamar Trial to be held on Sunday 12th October 2025 catering for motorcycles, combinations, and cars.

The 2025 route will follow a similar route to last year, around the Tamar Valley and West Devon to begin, with our mid-trial rest stop at the Fox & Grapes, Lifton, before competitors head towards the coast and North Cornwall for the afternoon hills. The favourites are included, and we have a several new hills planned along the route too, as we aim to make the trial appealing to all classes and competitors.

The start venue will again be at Proper Ansome Café in Launceston and the finish at the popular Wilsey Down pub, where trailer parking will be available in the adjoining cattle market car park, only a couple of miles from the last sections.

We hope you will join us on the 12th 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 2025 Taw & Torridge Trial, to be held on Sunday 14th September.

CARS : 2025 Taw & Torridge Trial Regulations (CARS)

BIKES : 2025 Taw & Torridge Trial Regulations (BIKES)

ONLINE ENTRY FORM : 2025 Taw & Torridge Trial Online Entry

“We are grateful to Clovelly Estates for allowing their car park and facilities at the Clovelly
Visitors Centre to be used for the start again this year.

We do not promise mud for a trial in September but we do have an abundance of sections in
the spectacular North Devon countryside!

We should have at least 17 sections and a special test in a route of approx. 60 miles. Please
come and have fun with us!“

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

Entries are now open for the 2025 Yorkshire Dales Trial, to be held on Sunday 11th May. The even is now being run by the Ilkley and District Motor Club.

2025 Yorkshire Dales Trial Regulations
2025 Yorkshire Dales Trial Online Entry and Info

Start Venue : Pateley Bridge Showground, Pateley Bridge, HG3 5BD

Entries are now open for the 2025 Torbay Trial, this year running on Sunday 16^th March.

2025 Torbay Trial Regulations (CARS)
2025 Torbay Trial Regulations (BIKES)

2025 Torbay Trial Online Entry

“Conditions permitting we hope to have three new Sections this year along with the popular classics like Simms and Tipley.

We expect to put on another tough event and will again do our best to balance this across the Classes to give each Class a fair crack at the Overall positions. This will include Scoring Relief on some Sections based on Class and/or wheel size (e.g. cars running 13″ wheels).

This event is often fully subscribed before the closing date so if you are thinking of entering then best not to leave it too long.

If you are not planning to compete but can help to Marshal, then please contact Dave Haizelden Clerk of Course – 07841 860121.”

Start Venue : Exeter Court Hotel, Kennford, Exeter EX6 7UX

Tickets are now available for the ACTC Awards Evening, one of the few opportunities triallers get to sit in the same room without leaving at one minute intervals!

This year’s ACTC Awards Evening will be on Saturday the 15^th of March 2025, once again the night before the Torbay Trial. The venue will again be at the popular Padbrook Park Hotel at Cullompton and we plan to have a fun evening looking back over the 2024 season and congratulating those that will pick up the silverware.

Ticket sales must close on Friday 21^st February 2025 so that final numbers and Menu Choices can be passed to the Hotel. Plenty of accomodation is available but you please must book this yourselves.

If you’re planning to come along then best not to delay, you can book using the following link :

ACTC Awards Evening Booking Form

Entries are now open for the 2025 Launceston Trial, running on Sunday 2^nd March.

2025 Launceston Trial Online Entry
2025 Launceston Trial Regulations
2025 Launceston Trial Entry Form [DOCX]

“We are pleased to open entries for the single venue Launceston Trial, its 39th running on Sunday 2^nd March 2025 at Lew & Eatscott Woods (between Launceston & Okehampton). The event has been well supported in recent years so we hope many of you can join us this year for a relaxed day of trialling with plenty of sections on offer for all classes.

We are looking at approx. 18 hills for all with the bikes having a selection of their own sections as well. Note the additional classes than on a normal classic for the motorcycle classes, catering for the variety of ages and machines we have had in recent years.

We hope a good number of you can join us. Of course, if you are unable to enter, offers of marshalling, as ever, would be greatly received.”

Venue : Lew Woods, Lewdown, Devon, EX20 4NY

Entries are now open for the 2025 March Hare Trial, to be held on Sunday 2^nd March.

2025 March Hare Trial Regulations (CARS)
2025 March Hare Trial Regulations (BIKES)

2025 March Hare Trial Online Entry

2025 March Hare Trial Entry List

The challenging conditions underfoot from last year’s March Hare have lead to some changes for this year, as we become a round of the ACTC championship for the first time. No more grass sections, no more Rosie’s Bog and a split route to allow Kineton to run at every 2 minutes should lead to much fewer delays. The aim is definately to finish on time this year after two successive late ones! We plan to run the event to a similar format as the last year with the entry open to both cars and motorcycles, including 12 sections and 2 tests. We’ve taken out the problematic Battlescombe and Viaduct from last year and found a historic section not used since the Guy Fawkes in the 60s along with a new hard stony section that I hope will give a good restart opportunity.

Starting at Porky’s Diner at Honeybourne near Evesham and finishing at The Amberley Inn on Minchinhampton Common, the 79 mile route will again include many of the historic sections once used by the Colmore & Guy Fawkes Trials, including; Kineton, Postlip, Fry’s Quarry and Saintbury, the intention is again to make it an entry level trial where even beginners will see the top of many of the sections, but there might be something to test class 8 in the quarry.

The Falcon MC equivalent of a Triple Award for three gold medals in a row is in action and five competitors are ‘on a Cotswold Stone’ – let’s see if they can go clean again and pick up the award.

Trailer parking is available at the finish in Nailsworth, and a proposed route to follow from there to the start at Honeybourne will be provided.

For car entrants an RS Clubman competition licence is required for both driver & passenger – for motorcycle entrants an ACU licence is required – please ensure you read the event regulations carefully.

The organising team looks forward to receiving your entry. If you are unable to enter, please consider volunteering to marshal by contacting the event secretary with your offer to help.

For marshaling offers/enquiries contact the event secretary: [email protected]

Start Venue : Porky’s Diner, Weston Road, Honeybourne, Evesham, WR11 7QF

The Chairmans Trial which was due to run on Sunday 23rd February 2025 has been cancelled.