Motor Sport: Leeds motorcycle sprinter Chris 'Cannon' Hannam set the fastest time of day on his 1135cc four cylinder Suzuki at Esholt Park and clocked 144 mph but the outright record was not broken.

Bingley's Peter Booth won the 250cc racing class on his Yamaha at 97mph while Bramley's Paul Taylor repeated his classic class win on his British Triumph machine stopping the clocks at 102mph.

Bradford three wheeler specialist Des Smith took his Hillman Imp powered machine to a three wheeler class win with brave passenger Peter Oldfield.

Geoff Barraclough went two up in the Vintage class racing a 250cc Ducati and a valuable 350cc Manx Norton. Ironically it was the Italian built Ducati that went fastest, 83mph compared with the old Norton's sedate 71mph.

Allerton motor engineer Martin Grimwood rode his 400cc Honda instead of his turbo-charged four cylinder Honda 600cc machine which shredded its gearbox at Elvington two weeks ago.

Ilkley MC's King Bros Trophy autotest, one of the longest standing events on the club's calendar, ran at Pool Mills.

Top driver was Guiseley's David Mosey in his Mini special but it could have been closer if Burnley driver Tim Sargeant had not had a drive shaft break on his Dutton sports car on the last test of the day.

Ilkley fielded three winners. Graham Hepworth, from Otley took his class in a Vauxhall while Leeds member Bob Moorhouse, driving a Westfield sports car, was the best novice entry.

Robin Luscombe and new passenger Les Ashby won the British sidecar championship qualifying trial at Parracombe, Devon from Beta-mounted husband and wife team Robin and Gill Morwood. "We now have a six point lead in the championship. Les has stepped into the Appleyard Yamaha sidecar outfit and been just about right from the first event" said Luscombe.

Yorkshireman Dougie Lampkin retained his unbeaten FIM World Motorcycle Trials Championship record in sweltering Grosseubach, Germany and has now scored 200 championship points at the halfway stage in the ten round series with a record breaking ten consecutive victories in the new style two-day format.

Isle of Man rider Steve Colley, oldest of the Team Tarres GasGas line-up, took fourth and sixth places.

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