VMCC South Durham
The South Durham Section of the Vintage Motorcycle Club
The Beamish Trophy Trial
BTT 2012 - Velvet Path
Originally, the trial was run for 27 years by The Friends of Beamish and then by Durham Classic Motorcycle Club from 1998 until handing over to South Durham VMCC in 2008.
The trial covers just over 100 miles of Northern Dales in Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland and has a number of testing off-road sections.
The start and finish is at The New Board Inn, Hill Top, Esh, Co. Durham.
For further information on the trial, visit the Trial website in the link below.
www.beamishtt.com
Newsletter No 26 Feb 2013
Here are the Entry Form and Regulations in PDF format for the 41st Beamish Trophy Trial to be held on 22 September 2013. To read them you will need Adobe PDF Reader. If you don't have it you can download it for free from the link on the home page.
Download 2013 Regulations
Download 2013 Entry Form
Planning is proceeding well but there has been a recent hickup in that the management of The New Board Inn used for the start and finish has recently changed hands. We have made contact with the new management and we are confident that we will be able to use the Board Inn as usual. Howver if any change of venue is necessary we will let you know in good time.
Please complete and return your entry as soon as possible as total entries are limited to 150. Preference will be given to older machines.
There is no need to include a stamped addressed envelope. We do not acknowledge individual entries but do undertake to advise you within 2 weeks if your entry cannot be confirmed and you have been added to the waiting list.
Final Instructions and start times will be issued in the first week in September.
TYRES
Tyres used on the Beamish Trophy Trial must be suitable for On Road use and road legal. The Section wishes competitors to join in the spirit of the event by choosing tyres that are non-aggressive in appearance or destructive in use.
For the purposes of the Beamish Trophy Trial Road Tyres are defined as having a gap between the tread blocks NOT exceeding 6 mm, and a maximum tread depth of 10 mm.
Trials tyres ae defined as having a gap between the tread block exceeding 6mm but not exceeding 17mm.
These measures are needed to limit tyre damage to the tracks used in the event which are mostly private land and so retain the goodwill of the landowners thus ensuring the continuation of the event.
I look foward to seeing you all in September.
Tom
Newsletter No.25 December 2012
December 2012
Greetings
The official Beamish Awards Night on Thursday 22 November 2012 went off well and it was virtually standing room only at Middleton St George Cricket & Social Club.
Many trophy winners had travelled considerable distances to attend despite the atrocious weather. It was particularly pleasing to see a good selection of the marshals and helpers who give so generously of their time.
The proceedings were lent a touch of glamour by Angela Rushworth stepping in to present the trophies. Angela is a long-standing marshal and you have probably met her when signing-on.
During the evening we showed some video footage taken by Roy Sturgeon. This proved very popular on the night and copies are available. It is completely unedited but captures the mood of the day very well. If you would like a copy please send me a cheque for £3 payable to South Durham Section.
Once again we were able to have a draw for the Marshals and Helpers. Many thanks to those who supported this:
Dave Moffat
Dick Hobart
Geoff Nunn
Hugo Wilson of Bike Magazine
I have some sad news to impart. We heard during November that Robert Atkinson had passed away. As many of you will know Robert was the 'Father' of the Beamish Trophy Trial having started the event way back in 1971. Robert ran the event for nearly 30 years and made it into the major event it has become.
Robert was a great help to me and was a ready source of advice and help. I have tried several times to persuade him to present the trophies at an awards night, especially so this year as it was the 40th trial. However Robert was an intensely private man and he resisted all my pleading. He will be sadly missed.
The Regulations and Entry Form for the 41st Beamish Trophy Trial to be held on 22 September 2013 will be issued by the end of February. If you have received this newsletter you are on the mailing list!
It only remains for me to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
5 November 2012
Good evening.
Well the Trial has been and gone since last I wrote. In total there were 129 starters on the day from a total entry of 160, There were 118 finishers, 11 non-finishers, most of whom broke down & many had to be recovered back to the start. Many thanks to Mike and Bobby for providing the recovery.
The weather was generally good on the day with even some sunshine. The ground was however still wet and High House Lonnen proved especially challenging. The following Monday’s weather was horrendous and we were very fortunate to avoid it.
Thanks to all our many helpers including: North Durham Motor Club, The Friends of Killhope Lead Mine, North East Classic Motorcycle Club, BSA Owners Club, Northumbria VMCC who marshalled Westgate Ford and High House Lonnen. Thanks also to the many members, partners and friends of South Durham VMCC who worked so hard prior to & on the day to enable all of the sections to be open & the event to be completed successfully.
We are also indebted to the Dianne and Adrian at The New Board Inn, who allowed us to use the pub site for the start/finish again and the facilities at the pub for tea/coffee/meals/toilets. We would also like to thank all of our trophy sponsors. A massive ‘thank you’ to all the landowners and users who allowed us access to their land and property once again.
The off-site parking arrangements seemed to work. As you know the farmer makes no charge for this facility but we collect for a charity of his choice. Thanks to your generosity we have been able to present MacMillan Cancer Support with £197, an increase on last year.
There will be an official ‘Beamish Awards Night’ at our regular venue: Middleton St George Cricket & Social Club, Water View, Middleton St. George, Darlington, DL2 1JQ starting at 7:30pm on Thursday 22 November 2012. There will be a buffet, distribution of goodies for the marshals, a video and still photograph display and the presentation of trophies. We are also inviting all the marshals, observers and helpers so it is an opportunity to thank them. We really hope you can make it and it would be a big help in planning the catering if you could drop me an email or phone call to let me know you are coming.
The Regulations and Entry Form for the 41st Beamish Trophy Trial to be held on 22 September 2013 will be issued by the end of February. If you have received this newsletter you are on the mailing list!
Tom Norman
