The Experts returned to the forests around Heathcote on Saturday 23rd July with 22 crews entered. The late withdrawal of 2 experienced navigators (Geoff Floyd and Simon Brown) left 20 crews lining up to try and find all of the tricks and tracks road director Phil Nicholas had hidden in the 7 maps and 2 … Continue reading Competition Report: The Experts Trial Re-Visited Navigational Tour
Entries about to close for The Experts Tour
The Experts Trial Re-visited Navigational Tour. Saturday 23 July. Entries close this Friday 15 July. This is an event that gives crews a taste of what it was like to compete in an Experts Trial. The Experts Trial dates back to 1947! Take a look at the winners list to see the names of the … Continue reading Entries about to close for The Experts Tour
Officials needed for the Experts Saturday 23 July
You don’t have to be an expert to be an Expert’s Official! We desperately need more HRA members to volunteer as officials for the day time and especially the evening section. There will be very few Controls but there will be lots of very simple Passage Controls. Such is the nature of this Experts Navigational … Continue reading Officials needed for the Experts Saturday 23 July
Entries still open for The Experts Tour
The Experts Trial Re-visited Navigational Tour. Saturday 23 July. Entries are still open, but will close on Friday 15 July. Don’t delay further. This is an event that gives crews a taste of what it was like to compete in an Experts Trial. We cannot use the format of past Experts Trials these days, so … Continue reading Entries still open for The Experts Tour
The Experts Trial – Tough in the Old Days
Originally published with the Supp Regs for the 2022 Experts Trial Re-Visited Navigational Tour The first Experts Trial was run in July 1947. It was the brainchild of Alan Watkin, an experienced trials competitor who suggested to anyone who was interested “that a really hard trial should be staged”. He was as good as his … Continue reading The Experts Trial – Tough in the Old Days