The Kirk Memorial Trial, organised by the Clayton Auto Club, was held on 18 February.
The event was the first round of the Group 5 Series and included Clubman and Novice Categories. The outright winners were David & Stella Plenderleith in a Fiat with Ross Cunningham/Jim Forrest second and Gary Howard/Bruce Fluck third. Winning novice crew was Howard Britten and Guy Monkman who were 5th outright.