Manx International Classic Trial
2023 MANX INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC TRIAL RESULTS
Thanks to all the riders for making the effort to come and ride our event.
We sincerely hope you all enjoyed the weekend & hope to see you all again next year.
2019 Video
Click on the YouTube link below to see the official Video of the 2019 event. This was our first venture into filming the event & we hope to continue and improve it going forward (apologies in advance for the lack of Pre 65 footage on the Sunday - technical issues).
Many thanks to Dario Leonetti for his assistance with the video.
A group of our regular visitors from Spain have put together an excellent video of their trip to the 2019 event, which captures the true spirit of our trial and the beautiful locations.
Sincere thanks to John Watterson from Isle of Man Newspapers for allowing us to reproduce his report of this years event.
The premier pre-65 class honours went to Lancastrian Kiaran Hankin, an experienced all-rounder who has enjoyed top-10 finishes in the Manx Grand Prix, Classic TT and Ultra-Lightweight TT.
Riding a well-fettled 185cc BSA Bantam, he was third overnight after 32 sections in the west and south of the island. Leading the way after Saturday was three-time former World Trials Champion Yrjo Vesterinen, now aged 66, who showed glimpses of his old style on Saturday. But it all went awry for the popular Finn on Sunday when his day started badly when he put his Bantam the wrong side of the ends’ card on the second section of the morning at Cooil Slieu, observed by Dave Welsh. By the time he got to the infamous top sub at Cluggid Gate he had already slipped down the order before he took an undignified and hefty fall into the river on the final turn.
He was not alone there, the slippery section would have been a tough test for experts in the Manx National Two-Day six weeks earlier. Mark Jackson made it a Lancashire 1-2 when claiming second place on the 240cc Cub, with 2018 winner Stephen Murphy of Northern Ireland third. Former Manx Two Day Trial winner (not to mention Senior MGP and F1 TT) Nick Jefferies started well and was joint fifth overnight with a loss of three, but he added 38 on Sunday to drop to 15th on the Bantam. Nick, now aged 67, suffered a heart attack last November but was back to great form.
The Clubman pre-65 class saw an astonishing clean ride by Peter Carson of Derbyshire on a replica of a 1954 rigid back-end Bantam. One mark behind him virtually throughout was Chris Gascoigne of Lancashire on the 250cc Francis Barnett.
In the Twinshock premier class any hopes Juan Knight had of another victory went south when he missed a flag at Montpelier (Druidale watersplash) on Sunday morning. He ended on 21 for the weekend aboard the 1981 ex-Sparrer Druggan 350 Ossa Gripper. Knight and Glen Scholey of North Yorkshire both ended Saturday’s run without loss, but the latter had to settle for fourth overall and best newcomer on his Honda RS.
Wayne Wardell is likely to acknowledge that he was lucky to escape a five on the first sub alongside Juan-e-Clarey’s Bridge on Saturday morning, but he ended on 21, the same score as Knight with the TY250 Yamaha and one ahead of Scholey. Graham Christian also rode well on his TY250 to finish fifth on 33. Lee Wardell and first-timer Dylan Cain also impressed.
Welshman Steve Plain, a regular visitor to the island, bounced back strongly from illness to win the Clubman Twinshock category on 10 marks, having also cleaned day one on his 175 Yamaha. Under-35s not qualifying for the overall awards included Daniel Smith, runner-up in the Clubman pre-65 category on 27 marks, and Thomas Knight and Matty Lund - second and third in the Twinshock premier.
Past Results
2022
Overall Results
2022 Overall Results
2019
Final Class Results
2019 Final Class Results
Overall Results
2019 Overall Results
2018
Final Class Results
2018 Final Class Results
Overall Results
2018 Overall Results
2017
Overall Results
2017 Overall Results
Pre 65 Class
2017 Pre 65 Class
2016
Pre 65 Premier & Clubman
2016 Pre 65 Final
Twinshock Premier & Clubman
2016 Twinshock Final
2015
2014
2013
Former Winners
Pre 65 Premier Class
1996 Roy Wilson - 200 Triumph
1997 Roy Wilson - 200 Triumph
1998 Peter Salt - 250 Greeves
1999 Kevin Chapman - 350 Triumph
2000 Nic Draper - 350 BSA
2001 Cancelled due to Foot and Mouth
2002 Peter Salt - 250 F Barnett
2003 Kevin Chapman - 350 Triumph
2004 John Maxfield - 200 Triumph
2005 Robin Luscombe - 200 Triumph
2006 Dave Thorpe - 200 Triumph
2007 John Maxfield - 200 Triumph
2008 Dave Thorpe - 200 Triumph
2009 John Maxfield - 200 Triumph
2010 Juan Knight - 250 Triumph
2011 Juan Knight - 250 Triumph
2012 Juan Knight - 190 Drayton Bantam
2013 Paul Heys - 250 Triumph Cub
2014 Eddie Aitkin - 270 UPB Cub
2015 James Harland - 350 Triumph 3T
2016 James Harland - 350 Triumph 3TA
2017 Phil Houghton - 500 Triumph Twin
2018 Stephen Murphy - 185 Drayton Bantam
2019 Kiaran Hankin - 185 BSA Bantam
2020 Cancelled due to Covid-19
2021 Cancelled due to Covid-19
2022 Kiaran Hankin - BSA Bantam
2023 Dan Clark - Ariel
Twinshock Premier Class
1996 Juan Readshaw - 325 Bultaco
1997 Dan Thorpe - 350 Bultaco
1998 John Kneale - 200 Fantic
1999 Stuart Clague - 250 Yamaha
2000 John Kneale - 200 Fantic
2001 Cancelled due to Foot and Mouth
2002 Bob Gent - 156 Fantic
2003 Bob Gent - 156 Fantic
2004 Eddie Aitkin - 40 Fantic
2005 Andrew Keel - 212 Fantic
2006 Mick Thurman - 250 Majesty
2007 Mick Thurman - 250 Majesty
2008 Mick Thurman - 250 Majesty
2009 David Pye - 250 Fantic
2010 David Pye - 250 Fantic
2011 Graham Christian - 250 Yamaha
2012 Stephen Murphy - 330 Yamaha
2013 Stephen Murphy - 270 Yamaha
2014 Stephen Murphy - 270 Yamaha
2015 Stephen Murphy - 270 Yamaha
2016 Stephen Murphy - 270 Yamaha
2017 Juan Knight - 349 Montesa
2018 Darren Wasley - 300 Fantic
2019 Darren Wasley - 300 Fantic
2020 Cancelled due to Covid-19
2021 Cancelled due to Covid-19
2022 Barry Kinley - 175 Yamaha
2023 Juan Knight - Montesa
Pre 65 Clubman
1996 Joe Morgan - 350 Ariel
1997 Bob Baker - 350 Triumph
1998 Ian Watkins - 350 AJS
1999 David Emmott - 350 AJS
2000 Stan Cordingley - 250 James
2001 Cancelled due to Foot and Mouth
2002 Stephen Collins - 200 Triumph
2003 Jim Davidson - 250 BSA
2004 Ian Harland - 410 AJS
2005 Paul Brimelow - 246 James
2006 Carl Winstanley - 250 F Barnett
2007 Eric Boocock - 250 BSA
2008 Mathew Mison - 500 AJS
2009 Mark Sturtevant - 350 BSA
2010 Roger Callaghan - 197 James
2011 Mark Sturtevant - 350 James
2012 Alan Aslett - 250 BSA
2013 Carl Winstanley - 250 F Barnett
2014 Alan Aslett - 270 UPB Cub
2015 Peter Carson - 175 BSA
2016 James Morton - 230 Triumph
2017 Peter Carson - 175 BSA
2018 John Chatto - 250 James
2019 Peter Carson - 185 BSA Bantam
2020 Cancelled due to Covid-19
2021 Cancelled due to Covid-19
2022 Paul Norman - James
2023 Peter Carson - BSA Bantam
Twinshock Clubman
No Award
1997 Dave Welsh - 200 Honda
1998 W Holdsworth - 175 Yamaha
1999 Rod Webb - 200 Seeley
2000 Andy Sykes - 175 Bantam
2001 Cancelled due to Foot and Mouth
2002 Jim Davidson - 250 Honda
2003 Paul Doherty - 175 Yamaha
2004 Hans Klein - 175 Yamaha
2005 David Craine - 250 Honda
2006 Nigel Rooksby - 125 Fantic
2007 Nigel Rooksby - 125 Fantic
2008 Roger Smith - 250 Yamaha
2009 Stuart Clague - 156 Fantic
2010 Martin Pratt - 230 Honda
2011 Philip Hodgson - 250 Honda
2012 Mark Curry - 320 Yamaha
2013 Philip Hodgson - 250 Honda
2014 Mark Curry - 250 Suzuki
2015 Gareth Mackey - 156 Fantic
2016 Migual A G Cuesta - 350 Bultaco
2017 Andy Ellis - 175 Yamaha
2018 Martin Gilbert - 60 Honda TLM
2019 Steve Plain - 175 Yamaha
2020 Cancelled due to Covid-19
2021 Cancelled due to Covid-19
2022 Steve Plain - Yamaha
2023 Harry McKay - Fantic