Wessex Popup Post War Heritage Trial

02 Apr 2022

Near Wells Somerset

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The VSCC in association with the Heritage Sporting Trials Association (HSTA)


As part of the VSCC initiative to include some post war cars the VSCC are running a new trial for post war Heritage Trials cars. The trial will not be part of the VSCC Awards calendar and while being held under a VSCC MSUK licence it will not use the VSCC office and club resources.

To deliver this event the VSCC have teamed up with the Historic Sporting Trial Association (HSTA) who announced in 2020 they would develop a new concept called Heritage Sporting Trials.

Their aim was to attract owners of early post war Heritage trials cars NOT fitted with fiddle brakes, such as the Dellow, Allard and HRG to bring their cars out again. These cars would not be competitive in current historic trials against the Cannons and as the modern classic trials are generally too rough for 60/70-year-old fairly fragile machinery it was felt they should have their own trial. The response was amazing. If it had not been for the Coronavirus the Inaugural Heritage Trial would have taken place in June 2020 and there would have had at least 42 cars at the event with many new drivers.  Finally, the Inaugural Heritage Sporting Trial was held in July 2021 with some of the competitors entering a trial for the first time. Since the event HSTA has had interest from new competitors, and some owners of heavily modified trials cars are even considering returning them to original format.

The 2022 Wessex Trial is open these Post War cars accepted by the HSTA

 HERITAGE Class: Post WW2 cars of a type which competed in sporting trials prior to 1956 e.g., Dellow, . These vehicles must largely be in original period specification e.g., engine/gearbox/rear axle. Period modifications such as alternative head, additional carburettor, supercharger, hydraulic brakes may be acceptable  

MODIFIED HERITAGE class: Modified post WW2 cars of a type which competed in sporting trials prior to 1956 e.g., Dellow.  These vehicles may have later major modifications e.g., engine/gearbox/rear axle replaced. Any replacement components must have been available before the end of 1969.  

INVITATION CLASS: Open period trials cars that do not conform to other classes but may be considered acceptable by the organisers in the spirit of the event.  

Please click here for more information about the Heritage Trials Association


Welcome at some hills,

For a copy of the regs and entry form please contact VSCC member

Martyn Halliday   07739 464170

Email: martyn_halliday@msn.com

Competitors may be asked to help marshal some hills. 

This entry list only shows confirmed entries.

  Class Driver Make Model ccS Year
1 Halliday (Martyn) M.S. LOTUS Mark 6 trials car 1172 1950/53
1 Heydon (Roy) R. Sleeman Special 1172 1949
1 Houghton (George) G. DELLOW Mk 1 1172 1950
1 Isherwood (Andrew) Mr A. DELLOW Mk1 1172 1950
1 Kinver (Richard) R. Alf Frost Special 1172 1949
1 Llewellyn (Justin) J. DELLOW Mk1 1172 1949
1 Robinson (David) D. DELLOW Mk 1 1172 1950
2 Hodgson (Roger) Mr R. DELLOW Mk 1 1600 1951
2 Knight (Simon) S. DHS DHST 1172 1953
2 Lee (Stephen) S.P. DELLOW Mk II 1562S 1951
2 Wall (Dave) D.B. HRG 1800 1954
2 Wall (Eric) E. DELLOW Mk 1 1600 1950
3 Abbots (Ben) B. AUSTIN 7 SPECIAL 747 1934
3 Ashford (Peter) P. AUSTIN 7 747 1935
3 Bennett (Jeremy) J. ALLARD J1 4000 1948
3 Bennett (Jeremy) J. ALLARD J1 4000 1948
3 Bennett (Nigel) N. AUSTIN Bailey 950 1955
3 Bowyer (Charlotte) Miss C. FORD MODEL A 3300 1928
3 Bruce (Tobias) T. SINGER 9 Sports 4-seater 'B 972 1936
3 Elliott (Simon) S. VAUXHALL T/S 1489 1938
3 Garland (Charles) C.P.G. VAUXHALL 30-98 4224 1924
3 Hoskins (Harry) H.M. MORRIS COWLEY 1500 1929
3 Moore (Matthew) M.R. AUSTIN 7 CHUMMY 696 1929
3 Roach (Stuart) S.K. HRG 1.5 LITRE SPORTS 1496 1936
3 Rolfe (Claire) Mrs C. MG M TYPE 1087 1930
3 Thornton (Tom) T. G N PAPILLION 5250 1922/28
3 Whellock (Tim) T.J. AUSTIN 7 SPORTS 747 1932
3 Wiseman (Rebecca) Ms R. FORD MODEL A 3300 1930
3 Wiseman (Robert) R.W. GN SPECIAL 2497 1910/20
3 Wiseman (Sophie) Ms S. FORD MODEL A 3300 1930