2009 Exeter Trial
The weather was good and the going was dry for the 2009 Exeter Trial over Friday night and Saturday. Here's Barry and Fiona Smith in their 939cc MG PB "getting it on up" as Kool and The Gang might have said had they discovered the wonderful world of classic trials and not made a successful career out of disco, in which it is frequently necessary to -- and I quote -- "get it on down, get it on down, get it on down." Or maybe they're taking Curtis Mayfield's advice to "Move on Up." (My personal favourite trialling track is In a Rut by (appropriately enough) The Ruts. Listen to the words if you can. The middle bit always reminds me of looking for Warleggan in the mists of Bodmin Moor. I spectated at Simm's this year, which is generally reckoned to be one of most spectacular trails hills anywhere. Blue Hills on the Land's End Trial must come close but since they put the wriggle in at the top, I think it has to play second fi...