A message from Torbay Motor Club; Torbay Trial – Sunday 17th March 2024.
I am writing to inform the Council of our plans to use some of the country roads within your Parish for our annual event on the above date, using the same route as in previous years.
Classic Reliability Trials are not rallies or races, but a reliability test for drivers and their vehicles, some dating back to the 1930’s, to ‘climb’ observed sections that are usually steep, un-surfaced and sometimes too rough for most everyday vehicles.
The event route will be fully authorised by the Motorsports UK (formerly MSA), and has been consulted with the County Highways, Teignbridge District Council, Devon & Cornwall Police and Dartmoor National Parks Authority.
Any residents in the local area likely to be specifically affected or inconvenienced will be visited before the event so that any special circumstances can be taken into account in the final arrangements.
Approximately 70 Competitors, a mix of Solo Motorcycles, Sidecar Outfits and Cars, will be using the public highway within your Parish at low speed at approx 1 to 2 minute intervals.
We plan to run two short “Observed Sections” on private land at Farley Copse in the morning and afternoon. Competitors will be under strict instruction not to exceed 15 MPH along these narrow access and exit roads. Between approximately 08:20 and 11:30hrs vehicles will travel around the North of Chudleigh in a Westerly direction to Farley Copse, exiting to the Teign Valley road then towards Chudleigh Knighton.
Between 13:30 and 16:30 hours the vehicles will return heading south down the Teign Valley road to Farley Copse, then exit towards Milestone Cross and head North towards Halden.
Permission has been granted from the landowners and PR visits will be carried out to properties in the near vicinity to the Observed Sections.
All competitors will be aware that they may encounter people on foot or horseback while using the narrow roads and will be prepared to stop and switch off engines as necessary.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have queries or would like more information.
Keith Sanders
for Torbay Motor Club Limited
