2017 Exeter Trial

From my own phorographic archives (cardboard boxes of uncatalogued old prints) comes this very old photo of the Candidi Provocatores Allard J1 when owned and driven by Graham Greenwell. This must have been the 1987 Testing Trial at Mere on Salisbury Plain - 30 years ago...

Despite mishaps, injuries, illness and mechanical vissicitudes, the Candidi Provocatores will be riding again in the 2017 Exeter Trial on 6th to 7th January.

Binky has been slaving away by himself on the car and has the rear axle fitted with another pair of new and matched halfshafts that don't bind in the diff. He's taking the opportunity to refresh the handbrake linkage and fit an alloy inlet manifold as well.

Information Technology is fine so long as it's not duff info or flaky tech. The internet is on my side again now but this blog becaame a little - shall we say - dormant backalong but regular followers will remember that we broke the offside shaft on the Exeter last year so are hoping not to repeat this feat but tell that pesky section who's boss. (We are, in case you didn't know, with knobs on and no returns.)

We'll be starting from Popham and hopefully finishing in Babbacombe. Come and watch at Simms! Or Fingle! Or on some side of a hill called something-something Steep...