Jack for all trades
Feb 05, 2020
4 minutes
Words and photographs: ALAN TURNER
The Talmag Trial has achieved an enviable reputation for evoking the time when big four-stroke singles ruled the roost in postwar mud-plugs. The Jack Thompson Trial has a more liberal approach. There is a similar focus for the main competition, but it also welcomes two-strokes, up to those of the 1960s Spanish invasion.
In 2019, the 30th Jack Thompson took place on its traditional date of the first Sunday in December. With bikes (and riders) of assorted capabilities, two laps of 20 sections and the inevitable shortage of daylight, the event is no easy undertaking. However,
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