Manx Trials Club Championship 1st round
Howstrake 9th February 2008
	Expert					Schoolboy Expert
1	Michael	Jackson	61		1	Josh	Brain	18
2	Kevin	Millward	70		2	Tom	Maddrell	31
3	Saskia	Baxter	76		3	Ryan	Corkill	63
	Clubman					Schoolboy Inter
1	Colin	Scarffe	43		1	Olly	Megson	44
2	Sam	Ansermoz	52		2	Craig	Norrey	74
3	Michael	Owen	60		3	Oliver	Lace	99
4	Dean	Taylor	67
						Schoolboy Novice
	Sportsman				1	Callum	Millward	106
1	Howard	Sharkey	51		2	Juan	Lace	110
2	Rob	Taylor	75
3	Sean	Davies	85			Twinshock (on Sportsman route)
					1	Dave	Megson	75
	Pre-65 (on Sportsman route)				2	Paul	Ansermoz	87
1	Peter	Blackburn	41
2	Andy	Sykes	63
The first round of the Manx Trials Club Championship of 2008 took place at the Howstrake on Saturday 9 February
in bright but cold conditions. The four laps of eight sections on the cliffs were tricky and testing.
The premier class was won by Michael Jackson with a loss of 61 on the challenging expert sections.
Second place was taken by Kevin Millward who managed to stay just ahead of a spirited performance by Saskia Baxter.
Colin Scarffe took the Clubman class with a steady ride from Sam Ansermoz, out on his new Sherco,
with Michael Owen claiming the final podium place.
The Sportsman Class was won convincingly by Howard Sharkey even though he was missing his regular minder, Thomas!
Peter Blackburn took the Pre-65 class with a sponsored ride on Phil Readshaw’s Mick Grant Cub,
with Andy Sykes on his trusty Bantam in runner-up spot.
Ride of the day came from Josh Brain in the Schoolboy Expert Class with a brilliant ride losing only 16 marks.
Second spot went to Tom Maddrell on 31 which made these two young riders first and second overall on the day.
The Schoolboy Intermediate class saw an on-form Olly Megson take the win from Craig Norrey in second spot.
Both Callum Millward and Juan Lace rode well in the Schoolboy Novice Class with Callum just taking the win
on the slippery going.
Thanks go to all of the observers who turned out to make the event a very enjoyable start to this year’s championship.
The club’s annual Awards Evening will be held on Friday 21 March at the Douglas Yacht Club.
Tickets can be obtained from Julie Molyneux at £8 each.