The 2016 Exeter Trial exploits of the Candidi Provocatores
We had poor visibility most of the way After the wettest December on record, the going was going to be muddy for the 2016 Exeter Trial and as I headed east from Kernowfornia I could see great swathes of earth had been carved out by the water from the newly ploughed fields and dumped in ditches and roads and other vestiges of human infrastructure. This year starters from Popham were the first off and, running as No.109, your brave boys found themselves only 6 cars away from the front of the pack. Having been at the tail end of classic trials for a few years we were interested to see what the conditions would be like, especially on Simms, which seemed to get polished and sweaty as the day draws on. Although not cold with our cast iron cabin heater ahead of us, we got very wet even on the drive from Popham. I had given some thought to having a zip sewn into my trousers and jackets but I hadn't actually done anything about it. I was quickly reminded how my Hein Gericke jacket w...