THE Darlington Motor Club ran the second round of their Wednesday evening trials on July 10 at Dalton Woods, near Croft, where 63 riders took part in a very easy trial ideal for beginners over four laps of a ten-section course.

Results. - Clubmen: 1 Ian Lonsdale (Beta) 0; 2 L M Lonsdale (Gas Gas) 0; 3 Paul Ayre (Montesa) 0; 4 Andrew Dorman (Gas Gas) 1; 5 Simon Gill (Bultaco) 1; 6 John Sunley (Gas Gas) 1; 7 Becca Rennison (Beta) 2. TY80s: 1 Bevan Blacker 80; 2 Jack Gibson 90; 3 Jordan Fox 107.

Saturday saw the Weardale Motor Club hold the third round of their club trials championship at Killhope in Weardale, where 79 competitors tackled four laps of a very rocky ten-section course.

Michael Lee (Sherco) and Kirk Vitty (Beta) had a close scrap for the A-class win, with Lee taking it by a margin of four from Vitty, who would have won if he hadn't stalled the engine of his Beta in the ninth section on the opening lap.

Results. - Novices: 1 Ian Stephen (Montesa) 8; 2 David Humble (Beta) 13; 3 Martin Pratt (Beta) 20. A-class: 1 Michael Lee (Sherco) 4; 2 Kirk Vitty (Beta) 8; 3 D Ridley (Gas Gas) 53. B-class: 1 Scott Fenton (Sherco) 6; 2 James Grieves (Beta) 14. C-class: 1 John Richardson (Beta) 2; 2 Carl Hollis (Gas Gas) 8; 3 Herbert Scott (Beta) 12. Over 45 (all on Gas Gas): 1 Joe Pattinson 1; 2 Peter Bainbridge 3; 3 Tom Nixon 4.

On Sunday the action moved to Westgate in Weardale, where the South Shields club had an 81-strong entry for their Centre Supporters Trial.

Results. - Hard course: 1 Michael Phillipson (Beta) 6; 2 Michael Lee (Sherco) 10; 3 Kirk Vitty (Beta) 11MC. Clubmen's course: 1 Ian Cheetham (Beta) 4; 2 Geoff McDonnell (Sherco) 14; 3 Tony Hodgson (Sherco) 22; 4 Scott Fenton (Sherco) 29. Easy course: 1 Nick Johnson (Gas Gas) 4; 2 David Lonsdale (Gas Gas) 6; 3 Alan Winter (Gas Gas) 6