The Welsh Trial

Despite foot and mouth, Radnor Forest yielded 14 sections for this popular event, and on October 14, after Saturday’s 100-mile run, a large entry tackled the muddy hills. Presteigne filled with vintage cars beforehand, congestion and double-yellow parking good-humouredly excused.

Bowler Trophy: Jeremy Flann (A7); Presteigne Trophy: Ewen Getley (Bentley). First Class: A Cawley (Nash), R Scaldwell (GN), J Diffey (A7), B Marchant (Riley), D Rolfe (MG), K Dobinson (A7), D Knight (Ford), T Pipkin (Ford). Seconds: S Jones (A7), Miss N Banning-Boddy (A7), B Clarke (A7), S Fathers (Ford), S Baxter (Chrysler) and D Ellison (Ford).