Cornwall & Devon Land Rover Club. The Club Mag spring 2014 | Page 24

Majors:– Two teams from C&D competed at the Majors in 2013, held on the
weekend of the 14th – 15th of October at Eastnor Deer Park and run by MROC
with 28 CCV teams entered. The first team consisted of Steve Smerdon, Steve &
Graham Jeffery and took 18th overall finishing on 287 points as a team. Taryn
Gay, Chris Kilby & Trevor Kilby were in the other team and finished 23rd overall
on 322 points. The winning team came from Lincs LRC and was made up of Keith
Lynam, Jon Evison & Tom Stubbins who finished on 165 combined for the two
day event.
Mendip Challenge – The Annual Mendip challenge put on by Somerset & Wiltshire LRC, the weekend saw mixed conditions with the Saturday being dry, and
Sunday having a down pour making the sections very difficult. 16 drivers for the
club took part in the RTV with some of the more experienced drivers struggling. It
was Mark Swails who would prevail and take the Overall Trophy of Best Driver.
Dave White took second in class four and Steve Smerdon finishing fifth. Elsewhere, Simon Wheeler took overall honours in class ten. Nick Kinsman, who isn’t
a stranger to RTV’ing, was out for the first time in a Discovery and took a wellearned fifth in class five. On the Sunday, the rain came down and with the club
doing so well in the RTV, it was now up to the CCV guys to perform. Eleven of
them started the day but only 7 would finish - Simon Wheeler and Simon Badge
double driving Simon Wheeler’s newly purchased CCV motor pulled out after both
were having poor days and deciding that it was no longer fun getting wet. Ross
Lillicrap who had missed the RTV was taking part in the CCV, double drove Mike
Smerdon’s Land Rover and was taking part in his first Mendip Challenge. Although he didn’t finish high up, he was enjoying the challenging sections and conditions. Steve Smerdon who despite falling down a bank whilst walking a section,
finished off as the best C&D member finishing sixth in class.
Trophies won in 2013 at national events
Nationals: RTV: Class 4 1st & 3rd in class. - Simon Badge, David White
Class 11 1st in class. - David Burley
Taliesin Trophy - Simon Badge.
Team Trophy - David White, Simon Badge, Ross Lillicrap
CCV: Class 4 1st in class - Lee Newcombe
Class 9 2nd in class - Tony Penna
Colborne Trophy - Jayne Lyons (best lady)
Seniors Trophy - Stephen Jeffery
Comp: Class 8 3rd in class - Jordan Shirley
Class 9 - 3rd in class Chris Cuming
Mendips: RTV: Overall winner Mark Swails
Class 4 2nd in Class - David White
Class 10 1st in Class - Simon Wheeler
Baskies: RTV: Class 4 1st & 3rd in Class David Ellis, Pete Alexander.
Best Lady - Emma White
Time Trail: Class 9 1st in Class - Mike Smerdon
Tyro: SWB Class: 2nd in class Jake Waldon.
Photos by Jess Jeffery, Dave Barrell, Ross & Tiegen Lillicrap & Pete Garlick