There was a slight hiccup to the route on the first day when a traffic incident, unconnected with the trial, caused a road closure and needed a hasty bit of re-routing by the organisers.
None of this affected James Harland, who could almost be classed as a local with parents being Manx residents, the North Eastern based lad kept his boots firmly on the pegs all weekend and not only won the trial, but added his name to the small list of riders who have won by going clean.
Read more in Summer’s edition of CDB
