Manx Classic Weekend Trial 30/31 August 2003

Setting out the trial this year has been fun with the newly acquired quad bike!

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Heading towards Cluggid from       Oh no!..Tragedy!  How the ****     Perhaps we'll      I'll just ride it on
     Tholt y Will Road                      Tree down at        can I get them      have to go          the track!
                                                      Cluggid Gate        up this now!!!       round it.
                                                       Section 1

Some photos of the event itself, held in wonderful weather:
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This year's winner   ...and at the             A deserted           ...but not for long!     Our only lady
in action at              presentation with     Pit lane 0730       First away at 0800    entrant...and 1st
St Luke's Bridge     Geoff Duke OBE    Sunday                John French and        lady finisher ever
                                                                                        Sean Quaye              Denise Kissack
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Furthest travelled   An atmospheric     Mick Grant at            Former winner      Second in the
competitors from   photo of Hedley     St Luke's with           Peter Salt              Clubman class
South Africa,         Cockshott at         Duncan MacDonald                                Paul Brimelow
Earl Krause and     St Luke's Bridge   watching closely!
Hans Klein
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Impressive array     Dave Pengilley      Speedway star        The 4 main award     Hardest part of
of Trophies at         and son Martin     Eric Boocock          winners with Geoff    the whole trial for
the Hilton Hotel      receiving their       receiving his award   Duke OBE and        Kevin Chapman!
                              First Class award                                 Club Chairman,
                                                                                          David Harding
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Local man Paul     Dave Richards     PJ1 man Richard    Simon Wynne        Philip Green
Smith on his          on the AJS           Thorpe on his 
Triumph Cub                                    Sprite

The following is a small collection of photos from EDP Photo News
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Spectacular            Juan Knight, 2nd  Clubman winner     Geoff Walker        Derek Carson
scenery, southern    in Premier Class   Jim Davidson
route, Sloc Corner
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Denise Kissack      The famous tree      Roy Jones on       Port Soderick       Port Soderick
negotiating Sloc      at Cluggid took       his immaculate     Glen with Colin      Beach and
Corner without       no prisoners!          Greeves               Hedges                  Neil Gibson
ropes or pitons!