JB Taylor 2009

Date: 5th April 2009

Stephen Barnes & Simon Cowley © John Naismith

Nerves and bottle were called for at Crewkerne on a steep wooded site. Duncan Stephens showed thirty two competitors the way to do it.

JB Taylor Sporting Trial

Organiser: Sporting Trials dot Com Where: Crewkerne, Taunton When: April 5th Championships: MSA, BTRDA Starters 33

Duncan Stephens won the fifty second JB Taylor Sporting Trial near Taunton, finishing nine points up on John Fack. Duncan became the fifth different winner in the first six MSA championship rounds.

On an extremely steep site and dry conditions Stephens gentle trickled round to lead all day. The day was not for the faint hearted. Early contenders Steve Courts and Calvin Kneebone dropped back during the afternoon. Stuart Beare continued his good results of 2009 finished fifth overall winning the intermediate class while also loosing a tie break for third. Mike Wevill won the novice class in twenty-third overall, and Tim Edwards the clubman class one place behind.

1 Duncan Stephens (Crosslé) 17marks; 2 John Fack (Crosslé) 26m; 3 Calvin Kneebone (Kincraft) 29m; 4 Ian Wright (Sherpa Indy) 29m; 5 Stuart Beare (Sherpa) 29m; 6 Steve Courts (Facksimile) 34m; 7 Ian Rodman (Apex 3) 36m; 8 Thomas Bricknell (Crosslé) 39m; 9 Paul Faulkner (Sherpa Indy) 39m; 10 Andy Wilks (RCAP) 40m; 11 Simon Kingsley (Crosslé) 42m; 12 Monty Peters (Apex 4) 45m; 13 Roland Uglow (Crosslé) 48m; 14 Ian Veale (Sherpa IRS) 49m; 15 Bill Sherras (Concord) 53m

Nick Speed & Mike Baker © John Naismith