VSCC Herefordshire Trial

Joint overall winner of the Herefordshire Trial, Simon Price approaches the stop & restart at Chandos

© Peter McFadyen The compulsory stop & restart at Chandos on the Herefordshire Trial was a popular spectating point. The flag drops for Antony Maitland and his Austin 7

Two weeks later, over the weekend of 19/20th March, the Herefordshire Trial produced another remarkable result when father and son Simon and Matt Price, both driving SWB Ford Model A Specials, tied for overall and class victory and in the long wheelbase class Simon Bowyer (Ford Model A) and Paul Jeavons (Vauxhall 30-98 Tourer) also tied on points with Archie Miller taking third place in

Jon Fleming and his bouncer Ice tackle the stop & restart at Chandos in their Austin Ulster

Matt Price tied for the overall win in Herefordshire with his father Simon, both driving Ford Model A Specials

Howell Clague concentrating on taking the correct route at Chandos in his Austin 7 Ulster

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Ian Webb (Austin Ulster Replica) gained a 2nd Class award on the Herefordshire Trial

his Chrysler 66 Sports to make it three different makes at the top of the class. David Rushton, ably partnered by Corinne Davies-Griffith

The team of Top Gear presenters met with little success in their borrowed Invicta High Chassis

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The 16th century house at Chandos and the Malvern Hills are the backdrop for Chris Batty’s climb en route to winning the class for long wheelbase standard cars

in his MG M Type, won the SWB Standard Cars class and Chris Batty took his Ford Phaeton 35 Model A Tourer to class victory in the LWB Standard section. With just one more round to go, the Scottish Trial on 2nd April, it will be interesting who emerges as the VSCC’s trial champion for 2021/2022.

With the afternoon sun filtering through the trees, Alexandra MilneTaylor reaches the top of the Chandos hill in her AJS 2-Seater Classic and Competition Car Classic and Competition Car

Matthew Roberts’ Ford Model A has a BBC camera drone following him up the hill at Chandos

Vigorous bouncing helped Andrew Wright (Austin 7) to a 3rd Class award

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Richard Marsh (Morris Bullnose) won a 3rd Class award Winner of the class for short wheelbase standard cars was David Rushton in his MG M Type