Graham Jarvis returned to trials action six days after being given the all-clear following his knee operation.

He travelled with John Kendrew to the tiny hamlet of Marsett, scene of the washed-out Wetherby Motor Club's world trial in 1989, to ride in the Bainbridge MC trial mainly to test the right knee which he severely injured last April in the world trial at Hawkstone Park.

He was able to report the knee was fine, with no ill effects or pain. The MRS Bultaco was also fine after its lengthy 'rest' but he was disappointed that he did not win, and lost just one penalty mark to finish behind fellow MRS Bultaco rider Phillip Alderson.

"I have been out of trials for four months. There was a slight delay in the operation to repair the knee joint so when I had the medical check last week and was told that everything was well I spent a couple of days practising.

"On Thursday I worked on my Bultaco then that was it because on Friday and Saturday I was busy moving all the equipment to Bishop Thornton.

" I am going to watch Dougie in Andorra this weekend in the last world trial of the year and then call at the Bultaco factory and collect my new machine. I would liked to have won on my comeback ride but I didn't."

While Jarvis was having his near-miss, Allerton's David Petty was looking sharp at the Bradford trial at Cowling, winning the Inter class on his new Beta from Colne's Darren Mitchell, but only by virtue of a tie-break decider.

Trawden teenager Daniel Smith and John Holdsworth finished on the lowest hard course scores. Smith also set the standard on Saturday night at the Wetherby trial at Fellbeck where the light failed just after 7pm.

Skipton's Bob Akrigg took the Clubman honours from York's Ray Sharp and Denholme joiner Dane Smith but only after another tiebreaker resolved the lower positions.

Horsforth electrician Martin Fairburn won the Horsforth trial at Galloway Pastures near Greenhow from Sheffield visitor Ian Hague. Liversedge rider Keith Normington took the over 35's class from Wortley's Mick Kettlewell.

Skipton builder Gary Harlowe was the top inter class rider at the Bainbridge trial from York's Mick Sharp whose father Ray weighed in with his second award of the trials weekend.