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TALK TRIALS TONI BOU

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ANDORRA I am sure many of the readers of the magazine will have seen my short training ‘clips’ on the various Social Media outlets from one of my regular locations, the excellent Naturlandia outdoor facility high above Sant Julia de Loria, Andorra. I have been based in Andorra for the last five years as it has everything to offer in my fast-moving life to keep me at the top of my chosen profession, motorcycle trials.

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am sure some of you will be familiar with the Naturlandia Adventure Park as it’s not far from the location of some of the world-round hazards that have been used in the past when the championship has visited Andorra. It’s situated in the La Rabassa area surrounded by 800 hectares of forest and located between 1,600 and 2,000 metres above sea level. It’s a haven for all kinds of activities: nature, sports, educational, recreational and entertainment specially designed for everyone, and is open all year round. I mentioned to your editor John Hulme about the toboggan ride; if you ever visit the park try it – ask John, it comes recommended! I have an arrangement that allows me to practice here and it has everything to offer me for my training schedule.

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it’s given me the chance to get out on my Montesa Cota 4Ride. I have a nice ride up to the venue, which enables me to appreciate the beauty of this area so much and also have some fun on the tracks along the way.

It was a privilege and a pleasure to have the last round of the 2019 FIM X-Trial at La Vella in the stadium. To ride in front of such an enthusiastic crowd made me realise just how much they appreciate the riding from myself and the other riders, we all enjoy it as much as they do. With my 25th FIM world title under my arm my focus now is moving to the outdoor series. We have already been testing with my Cota 4RT for the 2019 outdoor season as I once again expect it to be very competitive year but, as always, come the opening round in Italy we will be ready for the fight for title #26.

Until next time – Toni Bou

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First of all, we must apologise over the confusion with the classes and results etc in the last issue of Trial Magazine. Now with the confusion over – for both Trial Magazine and everyone else – we can bring you the up-to-date championship positions after the first six rounds. Picture Credit: Barry Robinson

CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS AFTER ROUND 6 OF 8 S3 EXPERT: 1: Dan Thorpe (JST Gas Gas UK) 106; 2: Guy Kendrew (JST Gas Gas

It was time for a celebration at Inch Perfect Trials in late March as the owner Matthew Alpe took delivery of production number 50 of the limited edition run of the Montesa Honda Cota 300RR model to celebrate 50 years of Montesa’s Cota model production. Performing the handing-over ceremony of the gold framed four-stroke machine is Graham Foster-Vigors, the Off-Road Sales Manager for Honda (HME-UK).

UK) 96; 3: Chris Stay (BVM TRS) 93; 4: John Crinson (OffroadMoto Beta) 60; 5: Richard Timperley (JST Gas Gas UK) 44.

S3 OVER 40: 1: Philip Houghton (Beta) 99; 2: Darren Wasley (Gas Gas) 70; 3: Tony Buckley (Beta) 64; 4: Kiaran Hankin (Vertigo) 64; 5: Huw Price (Beta) 45.

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In the search for victory Toni Bou (Repsol Montesa Honda) and Jaime Busto (Gas Gas) set the record for the biggest winning margin in the history of the FIM X-Trial of Nations held at the Vendespace stadium in France. The pair did not drop a single mark in the first two rounds of the contest, while the French pair of Benoit Bincaz (Beta) and Alexandre Ferrer (Sherco) parted with 12 marks as they joined them in the final. Bincaz was handicapped by a fall in the warm-up prior to the event which left him with bruising to his wrist and leg. He performed well alongside Ferrer to take France to second place despite some late failures.

Spain also suffered a couple of disasters in the final, but won by 12 marks to 34. British youngsters Jack Price (Gas Gas) and Toby Martyn (Beta) performed superbly, finishing just one point behind France after the first two rounds to just miss out on the final. Martyn – on his X-Trial debut – and Price were two of the stars of the evening to take third for Great Britain for the second year running.

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the model was born last year. This reference model in sportsmanship, finish and performance has been conceived in the experienced competition department of the manufacture.

Applauded for its aggressive and spectacular design, it is the heiress of the successes achieved by their top rider Adam Raga, adopting many of the technical solutions used in the Trial World Championship and becoming a winning motorcycle.

It’s not just the lightest motorcycle in its category, it also offers great confidence when riding it, making it the best option for professional and amateur riders. The engine has been updated with a new crankshaft that substantially improves the performance thanks to its improvement in the balance and the compression ratio of the crankcase.

A new design in the ‘dome’ of the cylinder head, together with the new compression ratio, give it a very controlled feel at low speed and provides a more reactive behaviour.

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starting point of this exciting new model which is based around the ‘Raga Racing’ model. Its key point is the fact that it expands the concept of both trial and adventure with the best balance between performance, technical specifications and versatility for the ultimate enjoyment. Improvements over the riding comfort mean that the seat is more suited to a longer riding time, and a new transparent tank fuel tank with a capacity of 3.8 litres has been designed in association with Acerbis to make sure it fits in with the style and nature of the new model.

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Motor Single Cylinder, Two-Stroke, Liquid Cooled Capacity 125cc, 250cc, 280cc, 300cc Bore & Stroke 250: 247.7cc, 72.5mm x 60mm 280: 272.2cc, 76mm x 60mm 300: 291.4cc, 79mm x 60mm Carburettor Dellorto PHBL 26 Ø 26mm; Reed Valve Induction Clutch Hydraulic 3 Disc Diaphragm System

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1st: Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP)

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2nd: Adam Raga (TRRS-ESP)

With wins in Budapest, Bilbao, Granada and Marseille it was quite fitting the undisputed king of the indoor 2019 FIM X-Trial World Championship Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) would round off the season with another victory in front of his ‘home’ fans in La Vella, Andorra.

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ANDORRA — TONI BOU: “I am delighted with my performance tonight as it was in front of so many of my ‘home’ fans. I knew that the challenge would come from Adam Raga, but all evening I felt as though I had something left in my riding. In the final I felt very confident despite the technical nature of the hazards which needed my full concentration. The season has been a huge success for the team as this was my 75th podium and 62nd victory. I want to once again thank everyone who contributes to the success of the Repsol Honda team and helps make the combination of the fourstroke Cota 4RT and myself such a dominant force in the world of motorcycle trials.”

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2019 FIM X-TRIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 6: LA VELLA (ANDORRA) FINAL: 1: Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) 1; 2: Adam Raga (TRRS-ESP) 11.

RUNNER-UP FINAL: 3: Jeroni Fajardo (Gas Gas-ESP) 11; 4: Jorge Casales (Vertigo-ESP) 12. 5: Takahisa Fujinami (Repsol Honda-JPN) 7; 6: Benoit Bincaz (Beta-FRA) 7; 7: Luca Petrella (Beta-ITA) 15; 8: Jaime Busto (Gas Gas-ESP) 17; 9: Miquel Gelabert (Sherco-ESP) 22.

CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS: ROUND 6 OF 6 RESULTS: 1: Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) 115; 2: Adam Raga (TRRS-ESP) 89; 3: Jeroni

Fajardo (Gas Gas-ESP) 58; 4: Jaime Busto (Gas Gas-ESP) 51; 5: Benoit Bincaz (Beta-FRA) 43; 6: Miquel Gelabert (Sherco-ESP) 25; 7: Jorge Casales (Vertigo-ESP) 15; 8: Takahisa Fujinami (Repsol Honda-JPN) 11; 9: Luca Petrella (Beta-ITA) 8; 10: Gabriel Marcelli (MontesaESP) 6; 11: Alexandre Ferrer (Sherco-FRA) 3; 12: James Dabill (Beta-GBR) 3; 13: Aniol Gelabert (Scorpa-ESP) 2; 14: Sondre Haga (TRRS-NOR) 2; 15: Teo Colairo (Gas Gas-FRA) 1; 16: Dan Peace (Sherco-GBR) 1.

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Happy days on the Corran Ferry.

Advantage Dabill It was very much a case of a ‘Showdown on the Ben’ once again after the drama of the previous year, as James Dabill carried his advantage into the hazards on the final day of the 2019 Scottish Six Days Trial to take a welldeserved victory.

Having led the event all week, he finally brought Dougie Lampkin’s run of seven straight victories to an end in the Edinburgh & District Motor Club’s famous event. These two riders had been in very close company all week, never being separated by more than a few marks over the five days, and slowly pulling clear of the chasing pack as the week progressed. They went into the final day separated by just two marks as James Dabill held the advantage over Lampkin in a repeat of the final day scenario of 2018. This time there was no drama for Dabill as he parted with a single mark as did Lampkin giving ‘Dibsta’ the win he so much wanted.

It’s quite ironic that James on the Italian Beta was the last rider to win the Scottish before Dougie Lampkin’s incredible run in 2011. Riding the four-stroke Montesa Cota 4RT, he took his first ‘Scottish’ victory in 2007, the first for a four-stroke since Alan Lampkin, Dougie’s uncle, on a BSA back in 1966 making this his third victory.

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Team Dibsta

Making memories with my two boys in the street parade.

The Beta with support from ‘Luca’ and the team at Beta-UK ran like a dream all week.

JAMES DABILL: “I am delighted with this latest victory at the 2019 Scottish Six Days Trial after the win was snatched away in 2018 in the final hazards on Ben Nevis.

The defeat made me so much stronger mentally, and this year I arrived at the event very calm and relaxed. As anyone who knows me they will tell you I am very much a family man these days. Having my wife, Emma, and my two boys, Archie and Noah, as well as my mother and father with me is all the motivation I need.

“Coming home in the evening after a day at the SSDT I can spend some family time which allows me to relax.

My parents, Mal and Cherry, and Emma have all been on the trials journey since the very early days of my career sharing the highs and lows, and it’s good to have them about when I need some support.

“It was a nice gesture from the Clerk of the Course, Jeff Horne, to allow Archie and Noah to join me in the parade as the riders passed through the streets of Fort William. I appreciated that.

“The Beta has run like a dream, and the support from ‘Luca’, the factory mechanic, and the team at Beta UK has as always been second to none. Apart from the usual maintenance, and the fitting of new tyres, I have not used any additional parts. I have had a fantastic group of riders near me, and we have had a really good ‘crack’ which makes the six days of riding so much fun. To everyone who supports me in my trials career, I would like to say a huge thank you”.

A very special moment with my two boys and the winning trophy, this is my third win.

Having someone like Dec Bullock riding close to me has helped make the six days good fun. I have known Dec for many years, and we had a good ‘crack’ all week.

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The greatest of all trials On 5th May 2019, Fort William and the West End car park in particular, on the shores of Loch Linnhe, was the main focus of the trials world as Scotland once again welcomed everyone to the greatest of all trials events on the planet, the Scottish Six Days Trial. The Edinburgh & District Motor Club opened its doors to the 283 riders who had successfully negotiated the ballot to hand their machines over to the control of the superb organising team behind this iconic occasion in Scotland that has been played out since 1909. The largest motorcycle trials event of its type anywhere in the world invites the riders to compete over a very testing and demanding course, which takes in six days of trials action in the surrounding areas of this scenic Highland location. The event takes in different routes every day from its base in Fort William, with an average of 30 hazards to be ridden on each of the six days over a plotted course based on- and off-road in some of the most remote areas of this beautiful part of the world with its rugged terrain.

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he talking point before the event and also during the week was who could haul in the 12-time winner Dougie Lampkin, who has dominated the event with consecutive wins since 2012. Last year James Dabill had the victory snatched away in dramatic fashion when he fived one of the closing hazards on Ben Nevis. Dabill arrived in Fort William ready for the challenge as he had last tasted victory in 2011 before Lampkin got a hold on the event in 2012. Behind these two was a group of challengers who cannot wait to fill the boots of these two rivals and make their own mark on the event.

Weigh-in day The street parade brings out the townspeople of Fort William.

Trial Magazine editor, John Hulme, in the middle with the 1969 winner, Bill Wilkinson, on the left and Jeff Horne Clerk of the Course on the right.

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A fine day welcomed everyone to the customary weigh-in on the Sunday morning where the machines pass through a control manned by members of the Edinburgh & District Motor Club, who mark with paint a few major components that cannot be changed on the machine during the six days.

With 283 riders to process, the focus then moves to the town centre as the police guide the full entry through the main street headed by a traditional Scottish Pipe Band, much to the delight of the residents and many of the trial’s followers. The event is supported by all the significant trials importers, who offer a free service to riders of their particular brand of machine. It is supported by some dealers who also provide a wide variety of accessories, parts and clothing, etc. to the riders as they head out on their six-day adventure.

After the parade, all the machines are then fuelled up for the start on Monday and then returned to the secure compound on the car park that becomes the home for the event. Behind the scenes, the club, supported by a team of officials, puts the logistics in place to ensure the smooth running of the event.

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Number one is the Catalan rider Carlos Casa (Vertigo-ESP).

Dougie Lampkin (Vertigo): He has told James Dabill the winner’s trophy is on loan. The friends and rivals had a great battle all week.

Dan Peace (Sherco): This was an excellent ride which bodes well for the future.

Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK): A good result from Michael, his life takes a new turn as he moves with his wife Sammy Jo to Las Vegas and the bright lights of the USA to perform in motorcycle shows.

Iwan Roberts (TRRS-UK): This result is just what the doctor ordered for the Welsh trials champion.

Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK): He will be disappointed with this result but no doubt will return stronger in 2020.

DAY 1: IT’S OH SO CLOSE

A long-time supporter of the event, Catalan veteran, Carlos Casas, was a very proud man as he left the Fort William start at 07.30am, with the remainder of the 282 contenders following him at one-minute intervals. It was a cold, fresh day interrupted with small signs of snow on the odd occasion before the sun shone through in the afternoon.

As the riders finished the last hazards at Lagnaha in the sunshine, there were just two riders who had kept their feet on the footrests, and they were last year’s runner-up James Dabill (Beta) who was looking at a third victory and young Welshman Iwan Roberts (TRRS).

Looking to secure the win that would be his 13th and 7th consecutive ‘Scottish’, Dougie Lampkin (Vertigo) lost his only mark of the day in the final of the four hazards at the second group of the day Leanachan. Riding in close company were the Gas Gas team riders Jack Price and Michael Brown, who lost just one mark each in the Blackwater group way out on the exposed moorlands above Kinlochleven.

Behind these were many other low-scoring riders, including the experienced Ross Danby (TRRS) and Richard Sadler (Gas Gas) who were next in line on two marks lost. It was drama for the young Dan Peace (Sherco) as he rode all the hazards clean until he entered the final group at Lagnaha. With just three hazards remaining for the day he hit a marker, and a fivemark penalty spoilt a ‘clean’ day.

At the close of the day, the top 15 positions were covered by a mere five marks. The preceding weeks to the event had seen some warm, dry weather in the area which had left the many rivers and tracks very dry, which brings its own problems.

MONDAY: 30 SECTIONS, 71 MILES OVERALL SCORES: 1: Iwan Roberts (TRRS-UK) 0; 2: James Dabill (Beta) 0; 3: Dougie Lampkin (Vertigo) 1; 4: Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK) 1; 5: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 1; 6: Ross Danby (TRRS-UK) 2; 7: Richard Sadler (JST Gas Gas UK) 2; 8: Sam Haslam (JST Gas Gas UK) 4; 9: James Fry (Sherco) 4; 10: Andy Chilton (BMS Scorpa) 4; 11: Joe Baker (Active Sherco) 4; 12: Jack Peace (Sherco) 4; 13: Alexz Wigg (John Lee Mcs Gas Gas) 4; 14: Dan Peace (Sherco) 5; 15: Tom Minta (BMS Scorpa) 5.

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Andy Chilton (BMS Andy Metcalfe Scorpa): A much underrated rider, red hot ‘Chili’ gave everything 100% as always.

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Richard Sadler (JST Gas Gas UK): This was, as Richard would tell you, a ‘steady’ ride.

Ross Danby (TRRS-UK): A good solid rider, Ross will have been looking at finishing higher up the order.

Francesc Moret (Montesa-ESP): A world-class rider, it was good to see Francesc at the event and he has promised to return.

Sam Haslam (JST/John Lee Gas Gas): Showing his talent with the occasional superb daily scores.

DAY 2: DABILL’S ‘CLEAN

With the rotation of the riding numbers, Tuesday would be Dougie Lampkin’s early start day.

After the long cold road run in the dry conditions from Fort William, the riders would arrive at Laggan Locks. This iconic hazard is no longer the daunting prospect it used to be but still takes the occasional marks. The riders would then proceed to Forest Gate where the Rocky River hazards were very slippery under the overhanging trees. It was a disaster for Lampkin, who parted with a three-mark penalty in the final section of the second group of the day.

Using his vast experience of the event, which dates back to 1993 when he first took part, he remained calm and focused on damage limitation and kept his feet firmly on the footrests for the remainder of the day, including the fearsome step at Witches Burn.

In contrast, James Dabill, riding some 30 numbers behind his rival Lampkin, executed a perfect clean on the same hazard that had taken the marks from Lampkin in Forest Gate. He would remain focused all day to stay at the head of the pack on no marks lost.

For Iwan Roberts the day turned into a disaster as he slipped away from the leaders with a disastrous score of 10 marks lost, which included a stop on the Witches Burn step in front of a packed crowd of watchers.

Four-time runner-up in this event, Michael Brown moved into second position with a very steady two-mark ride for the day and just three in total. He lost one mark at Forest Gate and the other in the third sub at the spectator favourite Creag Lundie. Spain’s Francesc Moret joined Dan Peace in parting with just one mark each, which moved Dan up to fourth position overall and Moret sixth.

TUESDAY: 30 SECTIONS, 107 MILES DAILY SCORES: 1: James Dabill (Beta) 0; 2: Dan Peace (Sherco) 1; 3: Francesc Moret (Montesa-ESP) 1; 4:

Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK) 2; 5: Dan Thorpe (JST Gas Gas UK) 2; 6: Dougie Lampkin (Vertigo) 3; 7: Andy Chilton (BMS Scorpa) 3; 8: Jack Peace (Sherco) 4; 9: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 5; 10: James Fry (Sherco) 5.

OVERALL SCORES: 1: James Dabill (Beta) 0; 2: Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK) 3; 3: Dougie Lampkin

(Vertigo) 4: Dan Peace (Sherco) 6; 5: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 6; 6: Francesc Moret (Montesa-ESP) 6; 7: Andy Chilton (BMS Scorpa) 7; 8: Jack Peace (Sherco) 8; 9: Richard Sadler (JST Gas Gas UK) 9; 10: James Fry (Sherco) 9.

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Jack Peace (Sherco): In the shadow, at the moment, of his elder brother Dan, no doubt next year could be a different story.

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Sam Connor (Beta-UK): The 2005 winner will be disappointed with his result this year; he knows he can ride so much better.

Tom Sagar (Montesa): Always a good consistent rider in the ‘Scottish’.

Alexz Wigg (JST/John Lee Gas Gas) – Sometime rider ‘Wiggy’ loved his week’s riding with his good pals Jack Lee and Sam Haslam.

Tom Minta (BMS Scorpa): It was good to see his sponsor Nigel Birkett encouraging this young talent.

DAY 3: LAMPKIN FIGHTS BACK

It was time on day three for the event’s leader, James Dabill, to take his turn at the front of the entry heading south at the start of the day from Fort William before making a trip across Loch Linnhe on the Corran ferry and immediately into the first group at Ardgour. Maybe it was the cold, but Dabill’s day started on the wrong foot as he put one down in the second hazard of the day; maybe nerves, maybe cold, who knows, but it does show just how human these riders are.

The following group, named Carnoch which is a river littered with large white boulders, Dabill pioneered a new line and executed a brilliant clean on the first section of the group before parting with a ‘one’, much to his annoyance, on the final hazard — these would be his only two marks lost for the day.

Yorkshire’s Dougie Lampkin came fighting back in his usual fashion, parting with just a single mark to keep him very much in the game on an overall total of five as the day ended with Dabill still leading on two marks lost.

Maintaining his challenge for his first much sought-after first Scottish Six Days victory, Michael Brown kept the pressure on, parting with two marks for the day leaving him on five marks overall, the same as Lampkin.

Remaining in an impressive fourth place Dan Peace kept himself still in the hunt for a podium place with an impressive third-day performance equalling Lampkin’s single mark effort just in front of Jack Price, who kept his daily loss to just two.

After a disappointing day on Tuesday Iwan Roberts bounced back to move into sixth position. It was all very close at the top at the halfway stage!

WEDNESDAY: 30 SECTIONS, 78 MILES DAILY SCORES: 1: Dougie Lampkin (Vertigo) 1; 2: Dan Peace (Sherco) 1; 3: Iwan Roberts

(TRRS UK) 1; 4: Sam Haslam (JST Gas Gas UK) 1; 5: James Dabill (Beta) 2; 6: Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK) 2; 7: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 2; 8: Ross Danby (TRRS-UK) 4; 9: Andy Chilton (BMS Scorpa) 5; 10: Richard Sadler (JST Gas Gas UK) 5.

OVERALL SCORES: 1: James Dabill (Beta) 2; 2: Dougie Lampkin (Vertigo) 5; 3: Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK) 5; 4: Dan Peace (Sherco) 7; 5: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 8; 6: Iwan Roberts (TRRS UK) 11; 7: Francesc Moret (Montesa-ESP) 12; 8: Sam Haslam (JST Gas Gas UK) 12; 9: Andy Chilton (BMS Scorpa) 12; 10: Richard Sadler (JST Gas Gas UK) 14.

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James Fry (Sherco): Riding in close company with his wife Emma all week, they encouraged one another all the way.

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Ben Hemingway (Beta-UK): Riding with his brother Dan they had some ‘magic’ moments.

Dan Thorpe (JST Gas Gas UK): A winner of his first ever Pre-65 Scottish earlier in the week.

Benoit Dagnicourt (Vertigo-FRA): A world-class rider a few years ago, the Best Newcomer Award was well deserved.

DAY 4: GAME ON

Put two top athletes who are at the top of their game together, and you will see them at their very best, and that’s what happened on day four between the event leader, James Dabill, and the defending champion, Dougie Lampkin.

Thursday, day four of the competition, is the second longest of the week taking in a long lap of 101 miles. The route sets out over the Mamore road and tracks above Kinlochleven before emerging around the head of Loch Leven and heading down the stunning scenery in Glencoe.

After the well-known groups of sections at the exposed Chairlift and Ba House locations, the riders faced the tough hazards at Gorton, a non-spectator group. These daunting hazards in the river have proved critical in finding a winner in more recent years, but in 2019 it did not bother the top two riders, who both passed through with good solid rides.

The riders then have to face the longest stretch of off-road with the crossing of Rannoch Moor, bringing the riders eventually to the final group at Fersit before a 20-mile run on the road back to the safety of the ‘Parc Ferme’ in Fort William; a true test of man and machine.

Both Dabill and Lampkin would emerge from the tough day not losing any marks, leaving the situation at the head of the results exactly the same as the day before.

Michael Brown dropped from joint second position to a close third overall as his one mark for the day, dropped in the second section at Gorton, gave Lampkin the advantage overall. The two marks dropped by Dan Peace meant he maintained his fourth position, with Jack Price a single mark behind. With a superb ‘clean’ day, Iwan Roberts maintained his sixth place in the results.

Oliver Smith (Gas Gas): This young rider will be very happy with the Best Performance up to 200cc award.

THURSDAY: 30 SECTIONS, 101 MILES DAILY SCORES: 1: James Dabill (Beta) 0; 2: Dougie Lampkin (Vertigo) 0;

3: Iwan Roberts (TRRS UK) 0; 4: Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK) 1; 4: Francesc Moret (Montesa-ESP) 1; 5: Jack Peace (Sherco) 1; 6: Tom Sagar (Montesa) 1; 7: Dec Bullock (JST Gas Gas UK) 1; 8: Dan Peace (Sherco) 2; 9: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 2; 10: Andy Chilton (BMS Scorpa) 2.

OVERALL SCORES: 1: James Dabill (Beta) 2; 2: Dougie Lampkin (Vertigo) 5;

3: Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK) 6; 4: Dan Peace (Sherco) 9; 5: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 10; 6: Iwan Roberts (TRRS UK) 11; 7: Francesc Moret (Montesa-ESP) 13; 8: Andy Chilton (BMS Scorpa) 14; 9: Jack Peace (Sherco) 16; 10: James Fry (Sherco) 16.

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Amos Bilbao (Montesa-ESP): The 2002 winner is still a strong popular rider at the event.

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John Shirt Jnr (JST Gas Gas UK): The Gas Gas UK ‘Main Man’ still gives the SSDT 100% since his first appearance in 1987. He has ridden every year since.

Team JST Gas Gas UK A: Richard Sadler, Jack Price and Michael Brown won this much sought-after award.

Gilles Burgat (Beta-FRA): Still a very competent rider, the 1981 winner loves his week in the Highlands.

Stuart Mack (Acklams Beta): His father Sandy will be very proud of this award for the Best Services Rider.

Nigel Birkett (BMS Scorpa): Having just celebrated his 65th birthday, ‘Birks’ has ridden in and completed every SSDT since 1971: some record!

DAY 5: ALL TO PLAY FOR

What is very much a road-based day, taking in the stunning area around the Moidart Peninsula before returning to the Corran ferry, produced a slight advantage for Dougie Lampkin as he parted with one mark and James Dabill two as they pulled clear of thirdplaced Dan Peace. With a three-mark advantage at the start of the day, Dabill parted with his two marks in the latter part of the afternoon. The first was on the steep loose climb at Camasnacroise at the side of the road and then a second on the final section of the day at old favourite Rubha Ruadh on the orange rocks.

Lampkin was very much on form and knew that he needed to start to try and reduce Dabill’s advantage; he wanted a ‘clean’ day. And so it was, until the very top hazard at the group of hazards at Meall Nam Each where he parted with his only mark as he tried to keep his machine on the chosen line; this reduced the gap to two marks leaving Dabill on four against Lampkin’s six.

As for Michael Brown, the dream of his first Scottish Six Days win went out of the window on the top hazard where Lampkin had lost his single mark for the day. He tried all he could to maintain forward motion on the Gas Gas but a five-mark penalty was the result, and in the process, he lost his third place position overall to Dan Peace. The elder of the two brothers, Dan had parted with just two marks for the day as he focused on his first podium position in his third attempt. Also in within a shout of that final podium position was Jack Price, who came under attack from Iwan Roberts with Andy Chilton, an outsider.

FRIDAY: 30 SECTIONS, 95 MILES DAILY SCORES: 1: Dougie Lampkin (Vertigo) 1; 2: James Dabill (Beta) 2; 3: Dan Peace (Sherco) 2; 4: Andy Chilton (BMS Scorpa) 2; 5: Sam Connor (Beta-UK) 2; 6: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 3; 7: Iwan Roberts (TRRS UK) 3; 8: Jack Peace (Sherco) 4; 9: Richard Sadler (JST Gas Gas UK) 4; 10: Ross Danby (TRRSUK) 4.

OVERALL SCORES – 1: James Dabill (Beta) 4; 2: Dougie Lampkin (Vertigo) 6; 3: Dan Peace (Sherco) 11; 4: Andrew Anderson (East Neuk BMS Scorpa): Taking the award for the hotly contested Best Scottish Rider.

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Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK) 12; 5: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 13; 6: Iwan Roberts (TRRS UK) 14; 7: Andy Chilton (BMS Scorpa) 16; 8: Jack Peace (Sherco) 20; 9: Richard Sadler (JST Gas Gas UK) 20; 10: Francesc Moret (Montesa-ESP) 21.

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Tom Knight (JST Gas Gas UK): Living the dream: riding with his father Juan in his first SSDT at 17-years-old on the 125cc.

DAY 6: IT’S DABILL’S CHAMPAGNE

James Dabill (Beta) finally brought Dougie Lampkin’s run of seven straight victories to an end and denied him his 13th victory in the Edinburgh & District Motor Club’s famous event. James had been the last rider to win the Scottish before Lampkin’s incredible run back in 2011.

The battling rivals went into the final day separated by just two marks, with Dabill holding the advantage in a repeat of the final day scenario of 2018. Both riders arrived at the crucial Ben Nevis group without having parted with a single mark during the earlier part of the day. The two final hazards on Ben Nevis were once again the hardest of the day, and arguably of the week.

Lampkin arrived first and needed a big dab just after he entered the first section.

Dabill rode this section with ease and edged the lead to three marks. On to the fourth and final section of the group, which was the fateful one for Dabill in 2018 and just as Lampkin had done in the previous section, Dabill took a big prod after he lost the front wheel on a slippery rock but then, holding his composure, he got the Beta back on track to complete the section without further loss.

Jack Price actually posted the best performance on the final day with a superb clean ride, but even this effort was not quite enough to net him the final podium position. That honour went to Dan Peace, whose single mark ride was enough to retain a hard-earned third place.

SATURDAY: 30 SECTIONS, 57 MILES DAILY SCORES: 1: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 0; 2: James Dabill (Beta) 1; 3: Dougie

Lampkin (Vertigo) 1; 4: Dan Peace (Sherco) 1; 5: Sam Haslam (JST Gas Gas UK) 1; 6: Alexz Wigg (JST Gas Gas UK) 1; 7: Benoit Dagnicourt (Vertigo-FRA) 1; 8: Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK) 2; 9: Sam Connor (Beta-UK) 2; 10: Richard Sadler (JST Gas Gas UK) 3.

Vince Mackintosh (Acklams Beta): Having lost his wife to cancer Vince has devoted the past few months to raising money for cancer charities; he is a very worthy winner of the Best Endeavour Award.

2019 SCOTTISH SIX DAYS OVERALL FINAL POSITIONS RESULTS – TOP 50: 1: James Dabill (Beta) 5; 2: Dougie Lampkin

(Vertigo) 7; 3: Dan Peace (Sherco) 12; 4: Jack Price (Gas Gas) 13; 5: Michael Brown (Gas Gas) 14; 6: Iwan Roberts (TRRS) 19; 7: Andy Chilton (Scorpa) 22; 8: Richard Sadler (Gas Gas) 22; 9: Francesc Moret (Montesa-ESP) 26; 10: Sam Haslam (Gas Gas) 27; 11: Jack Peace (Sherco) 28; 12: Ross Danby (TRRS) 32; 13: James Fry (Sherco) 33; 14: Sam Connor (Beta) 37; 15: Tom Sagar (Montesa) 39; 16: Alexz Wigg (Gas Gas) 40; 17: Tom Minta (Scorpa) 41; 18: Ben Hemingway (Beta) 44; 19: Benoit Dagnicourt (Vertigo-FRA) 45; 20: Dan Thorpe (Gas Gas) 46; 21: Luke Walker (Sherco) 47; 22: Amos Bilbao (Montesa-ESP) 49; 23: Guy Kendrew (Gas Gas) 50; 24: Dec Bullock (Gas Gas) 59; 25: Chris Pearson (Sherco) 62; 26: Joe Baker (Sherco) 72; 27: Jonny Starmer (Beta) 73; 28: Stephen Dixon (Scorpa) 74; 29: Emma Bristow (Sherco) 82; 30: Sam Yeadon (Beta) 86; 31: Dan Hemingway (Beta) 87; 32: Richard Timperley (Gas Gas) 91; 33: Richard Gaskell (Beta) 91; 34: John Sunter (Montesa) 93; 35: Tom Affleck (Vertigo) 94; 36: Andrew Anderson (Scorpa) 100; 37: Jan Peters (TRRS-GER) 100; 38: Andy Perry (Montesa-IRE) 101; 39: Filippo Locca (Beta-ITA) 109; 40: Chris Alford (Gas Gas) 111; 41: Joe Dawson (TRRS) 114; 42: John Shirt Jnr (Gas Gas) 117; 43: Arran Drachenberg (Beta) 125; 44: Philip Alderson (TRRS) 131; 45: Juan Knight (Gas Gas) 137; 46: Callum Murphy (TRRS) 146; 47: Tom Middleton (Beta) 152; 48: Tobias Baptist (Montesa-GER) 156; 49: Gareth Andrews (Beta-IRE) 156; 50: Stephen Larkin (Beta) 156.

SPECIAL AWARDS BEST MANUFACTURERS’ TEAM: JST Gas Gas UK A BEST NEWCOMER: Benoit Dagnicourt (Vertigo-FRA) BEST FOREIGN RIDER: Francesc Moret (Montesa-ESP) BEST OVER 40: Dougie Lampkin (Vertigo) BEST LADY RIDER: Emma Bristow (Sherco) BEST PERFORMANCE UP TO 200CC: Oliver Smith (Gas Gas) BEST PERFORMANCE 201CC–250CC: Alexz Wigg (Gas Gas) BEST PERFORMANCE OVER 250CC: James Dabill (Beta) BEST SERVICES RIDER: Stuart Mack (Beta) Roy Palmer (RAS Montesa): When you celebrate your 60th birthday why not ride in the ‘Scottish’: that’s what ‘Pushrod’ did!

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TOP 50 MANUFACTURERS Russel Houston (TRRS): Well that’s it for 2019.

Over and out at the Scottish Six Days Trial.

RESULTS: 1: Beta, 12; 2: Gas Gas, 12; 3: Sherco, 7; 4: Montesa, 6; 5: TRS, 6; 6: Scorpa, 4; 7: Vertigo, 3.

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Emma Bristow (Sherco) 29th: “I just love the event and I feel very proud to see so many other female riders following in my wheel tracks. I am happy with my personal best position but I will return in 2020 with the top 20 my main focus. My husband James has been 100% with me all week encouraging me, so the result is very much a joint effort. With excellent support from Sherco, and my mother Sahara with the mobile support providing food and more encouragement, we have had a super week in Scotland; thank you to everyone including the organisers and my sponsors for making this possible.”

Leading the way Never one to rest on her laurels the undisputed FIM Ladies Trial World Champion Emma Bristow continues to push herself in every event she enters, and the Scottish Six Days Trial was no different.

Finishing in a personal best 29th position, she now has her eyes on the top 20 in 2020. With nine ladies entered they did themselves proud as they all made the finish in this male-dominated sport.

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Jess Bown (Scorpa) 100th: Learning more with each passing year, she knows that with some more consistent riding she can achieve a much better result.

Chloe Richardson (Beta) 126th: The PE teacher has now moved to Enduro Extreme, but Chloe always enjoys her week at the event.

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Katy Sunter (Gas Gas) 130th: Riding in the company of her husband, Dan Thorpe, Katy had a good week and will be happy with a much better result than in 2018.

Louise Alford (Gas Gas) 160th: After retiring from the event with a knee injury in 2018 Louise came back fitter and stronger to secure her first finish in the event.

Victoria Payne (Active Sherco) 207th: Victoria once again enjoyed the event with another finish under her belt.

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Hannah Styles (Vertigo) 176th: Making the return to the sport in 2018 Hannah got her first taste of the SSDT in 2019.

Jane Daniels (Gas Gas) 193rd: With motocross and enduro her main motorcycle sport Jane had a tough baptism at the event, but kept smiling to make it to the finish.

Rosa Torres Ferraz (Sherco-ESP) 227th: All the way from Spain, and in her first SSDT, Rosa can hold her head high with a finish to her name in the greatest motorcycle trials test of them all.

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Steven: “This riding top was one of the best I have worn, with the quarter zip. This made it easy to take on and off; with the conventional riding top it’s always a little difficult when you have just the neck hole. It was also quite warm on the road.”

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Steve Moffat: “Having ridden the SSDT twice previously, I had a fair idea what preparations I needed to do for the 2019 event. I rode my 2018 Beta Evo 300 in last year’s Scottish without any trouble and I felt no need to change to a new machine as my motorcycle had been tried and tested. I prepared my motorcycle as thoroughly as possible making sure that wheel bearings were renewed, new chain and sprockets were fitted, and the rear shock linkage bearings were also replaced etc. I also used the ‘Beta UK SSDT preparation guide’ to the letter as it is always spot on and very useful as a reference document. I also compiled a checklist of everything that was done to the machine pre-event.

I really enjoy the SSDT as it is a true test of rider and machine, but all the preparations taken were in vain, given what was to happen on the Friday when my Beta suffered a gearbox failure at Glenuig on the road. I had no gears and so the motorcycle ground to a halt. I had a look at the clutch with the Beta on its side but could see nothing untoward. I decided to press on as I could now restart the motor and select all gears, but initially could not select neutral.

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My trial was very enjoyable up until the Friday, as the weather was good for riding and I had posted some good rides and I think had performed better than last year.

All I can say is roll on 4th May 2020, provided of course that I am fortunate enough to gain an entry for next year’s Scottish, as it is unquestionably the best trial on the planet!”

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From Trial Magazine and Trials Media:

Thank you Covering the Scottish Six Days Trial for Trial Magazine and Trials Media is a mammoth of a task but none of it would happen without the support of so many people. For us, the planning for the event starts as soon as I check out of the Garrison Hotel, when I book the same room for the following year. At the back-end of the year we will be making regular contact with the Clerk of the Course, Jeff Horne, and the organising team at the club. It’s at this point John Moffat comes into play as he helps me to get the outside broadcast in motion with the guys from Nevis Radio and Michelin tyres.

Communication starts with Montesa for the ‘Press’ machine and all the other jobs that need sorting, and so it goes on. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who in any way shape or form supports our efforts at the event and, of course, after the event to the many thousands of readers who purchase the magazine — Thank You.

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Jeff Horne plays a very important role in communicating with the Police to keep everyone safe.

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Jeff Horne, Gordon Lawley and David Dignan.

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Travelling man Following on from the feature in the last issue of Trial Magazine on the 2018 Jurassic 3 Day Trial in Costa Rica I spoke over the phone on many occasions to one of the main men from the organising team, Felipe Koberg. As happens so often in my job it appears that we met at the Scottish Six Days Trial! Felipe was riding, and he had asked me for some pictures from the 2018 event; fortunately, I had taken a few. We have spoken many times on the telephone over the last couple of months, and so began the partnership with the magazine to help the super enthusiastic club to promote the new event for 2019. What made the job easier was the fact that Felipe was once again competing in the Scottish Six Days Trial, giving us a chance to catch up in person. With so much interest in the event, it was time to ask Felipe some questions about the 2019 Jurassic 3 Day Trial in Costa Rica.

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Where did the idea of the Jurassic 3-Day Trial come from?

The Jurassic 3 Days idea started after my second ride in the SSDT. I was amazed that in 2018 I was the only Latin American riding. After speaking with many riders on my return home, I realised that there was an opportunity in my country to run such an event.

Before I started to ride in trials 12 years ago, I was a hardcore enduro rider for 18 years. My first event was in Nandayure, a rural area located in the heart of the Nicoya Peninsula, considered today to be the largest Blue Zone in the world.

This enduro ‘Enduro Nandayure’ brings more than 1000 riders every year and is regarded as the best in the region.

Last year they asked me to open the gates before the event since there are many private farms to ride through. I rode my trials machine, and it reminded me after so many years that there was an opportunity for a top trials event. The local organizers of Enduro Nandayure, Felo and Jhosman, are long-time friends; they loved the idea and started helping to locate the best sections, understanding what we wanted which obviously was inspired by the SSDT. Gustavo Jop who started trials riding ten years ago rode with me in the 2017 SSDT and supported the idea, becoming a great advisor and accompanying me many times on the long journey of finding the best routes and best sections.

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2018 was very testing with the weather conditions at the SSDT.

Competing in the 2018 Scottish Six Days Trial, did this help with the Jurassic 3 Day Trial idea?

Yes, definitely. My first Scottish in 2017 was relatively easy because every day the weather was great.

Many riders told me that we were lucky and that with the typical weather it would have been a totally different story. This made me come back in 2018 to prove that they were wrong! It turns out that the weather was terrible and the conditions were different than the previous year.

Over the six days, I saw riders from the previous year which I had made contact with, and I also made new friends. Many riders helped me sort out any problems I had; the friendship was fantastic.

I now have friends from Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Spain, Switzerland, etc. We all share the same passion for life!

Carlos Casas helped to bring riders to Costa Rica?

Carlos Casas is considered the ‘Trial Ambassador’ in Europe. His great attitude, his openness, his tips, etc. made me understand that he is a true gentleman.

After the Enduro Nandayure in July 2018, I immediately called Carlos and asked him what he thought of my Jurassic 3 Day Trial idea. Initially, only Carlos agreed to visit us, but then he asked me if he could bring a friend. After that it made me realise that we could ask some of my friends I had met in the Scottish, and I started making phone calls to them. It turns out that all of them decided to come; I could not believe the response. All of a sudden we had 12 guys coming from Ireland, Spain, France, Cataluna, Guatemala; I would call Carlos and ask him what he thought of this guy and the other, and for all of them he said yes call them all. The only problem was the supply of trials motorcycles which limited the invited riders.

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Fun loving people at the 2018 Jurassic 3-Day.

There are other options available according to the rider’s requirements, we offer a variety of packages in case the rider wants to bring his family along for example. They may wish to visit other locations in the country and plan various activities like visiting the white beaches, white water rafting, volcanos, whale watching, surfing classes, snorkelling or diving, etc. We can offer the support of a tailor-made trial/vacation in order to maximise the experience.

The 2018 adventure was more of a promotion and a preparation for 2019?

Since this is our first three-day event, we decided that it should be carefully done with the advice of experts on this type of event in the trials world.

After knowing that we had the support of the European riders to come, we decided to make a replica of what the first event would be like to understand what we need to improve and make it one of the best experiences in the world.

The Jurassic 3-Day trial will offer two routes of around 60 hazards, a low to intermediate level and an advanced level.

Costa Rica is the place to be in 2019.

For the travel arrangements for riders, you have formed a partnership with DHL? Logistically travel is not the problem, it’s the supply of motorcycles. There will be a certain amount of machines available for rent. We realised that the best solution would be to create a partnership with a major logistics and freight company so riders could bring their machines.

Therefore we have created two types of package where riders can choose the one that suits them the best, according to a budget or a faster time required for transporting motorcycles. For example, the basic package starting at 1,725 Euros includes the special shipping metal crate, return ocean freight and customs process, hotels, meals, local transportation, inscription, fuel and food support throughout the three days, including the official J3DT shirt & award ceremony. This option takes about 65 days from when the machine is delivered to the drop-off location and 46

then returned home.

For the second option, the price is 1,995 Euros, where the return shipping is done by air and approximately 15 days for everything.

For this option, we have been in negotiations with DHL, a partner of the event for logistics and freight, where we have a special shipping price. Everything else on the package, other than shipping, remains the same as the first option.

For options, once the rider processes and pays the inscription, a special unassembled shipping metal crate would be sent to the specified address with the instructions on how to assemble and properly pack the motorcycle for it to be safe for the journey. Once it is ready, the package must be delivered to an authorized location in the main cities in Europe. Other locations on different continents are also available, and if riders are interested they must contact the organisers at desk@JurassicTrial.com.

What attracts you to the Scottish Six Days Trial?

I have always been very passionate about trials and life’s challenges; I had heard about the Scottish Six days Trial as being the most difficult and demanding in the world. After my twin sister passed away in 2015, I decided to live my life differently, going a step further and fulfilling my dreams. In 2016, I contacted SSDT organisers, and I was accepted in 2017. The feeling of accomplishment in the first year was amazing, but 2018 was magical since I had to overcome many problems; I loved the challenge.

As a supporter and partner of this event Trial Magazine will be following the preparation for this competition with a full report from the 2019 Jurassic 3-Day Trial. Follow Jurassic 3-Day Trial on Facebook or Jurassic Trial on Instagram and the web www.JurassicTrial.com for the latest news from Costa Rica.

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CROSSOVER OSET

My friend’s electric

Who rode the first Oset? Guess what, he is still riding them today.

Fifteen years ago, in 2004, Ian Smith came up with the concept of a mini electric trials bike. His son Oliver had been obsessed with bikes more or less from birth through watching motorcycle videos, and he didn’t want to wait until he was six or seven to start riding. From day one on the concept bike ‘Oli’ was standing up and balancing almost immediately! That was the birth of the OSET revolution, Oliver Smith Electric Trials, and a worldwide brand was born. A good friend of Ian Smith and his family, from as far back as 2007 when Trial Magazine in Great Britain broke surface the same year, the editor John Hulme has watched both the OSET range and Ian’s family grow over the years. The originator of riding the very first electric OSET, Oliver has grown into a very good, mature trials riders as he passed through the youth championships and moved into adult life, making the transition to a petrol-aspirated full-size trials machine. With the transition made to the modern two-stroke made it was a chain of events that made him realise where his roots still lay, ‘My friends electric’.

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Testing the suspension to the limit on a drop-off.

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fter what seemed an eternity in the youth trials ranks, Oli Smith recently turned 18, making the successful transition from ‘Boy to Man’, not just in life but also in the trials world.

A very well-mannered, studious character, he thinks before he answers questions – a very nice attribute in the modern world we all live! Recently finding himself in a situation, his regular two-stroke trials machine was in transport to another event. As he lives for riding in trials, and with Sunday approaching, he had to give his enthusiastic father, Ian, a nudge: “Dad, can I please have my old OSET back to ride in a trial?”. “Sure!” was the answer, with the words: “You bend it, you mend it son”.

On any Sunday Andy Withers talks up the story: “Oliver Smith is a tremendous trials talent competing in the ACU Trials 2 championship, but not only that, he still oozes enjoyment when riding anything with two wheels.

“Recently, at a club championship meeting in Hampshire, Oli’s usual competition machine, a Gas Gas, was packed ready to be transported to the Santigosa three day trial in Spain. “Do not touch it or break it” was the message on the box! Not to miss out on the fun, in an ‘On any Sunday’ moment, Oli turned up with an OSET in the back of a small hatchback to take on all comers in the Expert class at the club trial. Stuart Hammond, acting as the spanner man, helped to put the OSET together in the car park. What followed was a day’s trialling that gave grins – not only to Oli but also to the 55 other riders and their supporters while giving the best advert for electric trials bike money couldn’t buy.

“The bike was an OSET 24.0R weighing in at 45kg, an advantage over the petrol heads of approximately 20kg. RST forks and Oli’s personal choice of a DNM air shock gave good suspension in most conditions, although dropping four metres from the edge of a gravel pit to a gravel mound did test the travel, as it did with all machines. Hope Tech 3 brakes are the only other personal choice non-standard part.”

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The pit “It was in the pit that the power of the electric OSET was tested to the limit, designed for both adults and teenagers to enjoy. With Oli, a full-grown adult, on board the more significant climbs needed the OSET to be fully wound up to the limit. With some creative and, at times exciting run-ups, he made most climbs with flamboyant leaps and applause at the top as the light weight had an effect that he used to the bike’s full potential. He explained that they are working on the next generation of OSET electric bikes.

“As electric technology gathers pace and moves

forward, they will soon be ready with the step up to a full-size machine. As a test pilot knowing how to use the electric power to its full potential, Oli brutally put the bike through its paces. A change of battery, the chain slipping off the tensioner and a loose battery cover (Stuart’s fault apparently), were minor distractions from the wheelies, outrageous jumps and balancing acts that any rider would die for. It was a spectacular display executed by the throttle of an inspiring young rider giving an indication that when the full-size model arrives, it will be right up there bringing new cutting-edge technology to the world of trials.

Oliver Smith is a master of both the electric and petrol-fuelled trials motorcycles.

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2008: The OSET electric bikes have come a long way since this early example.

Oliver drops one of the early OSETS into a river in Yorkshire. His father still remembers the reaction from the watching parents when he pulled both Oliver and the OSET from the water: “They were amazed that the battery-powered bike was still up and running; Oliver was just very wet!”.

Light and nimble “Over the tricky technical sections, the OSET had a clear advantage, with the lighter weight and agile handling exposed to its full potential by Oli. Section three was up an increasingly bigger concrete staircase. Oli managed the only clean rides of the day on three out of four laps, which was a true testament to the machine and the rider’s ability! A “t the end of the trial, there was a stream of enthusiasts wanting to ‘have a go’ including Mike Powdrell, a two-stroke rider who won a tight Expert class. He tested it over some technical sections with a very positive verdict: “It is so light; what surprised me was the amount of power it could deliver. I really enjoyed it. It was great fun and makes you realise you how much the electric bikes have progressed over the past few years”.

“The photographs never really tell the true story; Oli is still enjoying riding the OSET 15 years on. He summed up the day: “It was a load of fun challenging myself and the bike to try to prove that at whatever level you’re riding there’s still loads of fun to be had on the OSETs — enjoy”.”

OSET “When Ian Smith opened the door of the trials world to electric bikes back in 2004, it changed the future of the sport forever. Based initially in America, OSET is the UK part of the company started by his mother and David Knight in 2007. Ian, with his wife Louis and the young family, would move to the UK in 2009. Oliver has grown up through the development of the OSET brand and youth trials. The new trials star is ten-year-old Elliot, with their daughter Ella in the middle as another set of eyes for OSET at events.”

Showing some early style on the OSET, Oliver applies some good old English ‘Body Lean’.

Bringing innovation across from electric trials bikes to petrol-fuelled ones this is Oliver on the Sherco engined OSET with Ian’s own idea of the frame design, in Belgium for the Trial World Championship in 2016.

Oliver has grown up with the electric bikes along the way and made many friends, including the two Brightmore boys seen here.

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It’s 1985 and Dave Thorpe (Honda-GBR) finally put his name on the 500cc World Championship trophy. In a fantastic season he also showed the Americans who was the Boss with his outstanding individual performance at the Motocross Des Nations. Photo: Graham Milne.

Motorcycle Retro Replay Sometimes in life, you need a little prompting to get new projects off the ground, and this was the case with Motorcycle Retro Replay.

I have a growing archive of motorcycle pictures covering all aspects of the twowheeled machines from many photographers around the world. It’s not just motorcycle trials that are my passion; if I am honest, I am a real ‘anorak’ concerning motocross, road racing and enduro. My prompt for this new magazine title came from an old friend, Peter Beardmore. He had contacted me in July 2017 to tell me he had a photographic collection dating back to 1962 and asked if I would be interested in the pictures.

WORDS: JOHN HULME

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As a motorcycle manufacturer CCM was well established in the motocross world so why not include trials? Nick Jefferies was out of contract, having previously ridden for Honda. Alan Clews knew that with all his four-stroke trials experience he would be the ideal man for the new trials project in 1978. Photo: Toon Van De Vliet.

Anglo American Match Races 1971: Just look at the full-on aggressive riding style from Dave Aldana, which was reminiscent of flat track racing as he ran onto the grass on a few occasions! You can see the ‘Gaffer tape’ holding the fairing together after numerous crashes. Photo: Peter J Beardmore.

Maybe this is my favourite photo? Everyone has a hero, and in 1973 mine was Finland’s Jarno Saarinen. Over the weekend of the 19th and 20th May it was the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. On Sunday evening it was announced that as the result of an accident at the Italian Grand Prix both Jarno Saarinen and Renzo Pasolini had been killed in a multi-machine crash. I was gutted; this photo is from a few weeks before.

Photo: Peter J Beardmore.

In the late 60s and the 70s the name Bryan ‘Wild Wade’ would make the headlines on many occasions in the world of motocross. Greeves, Husqvarna and Suzuki would all be rewarded with British championship titles. Photo: Justyn Norek

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nitially, Peter wanted to print a book, but this idea was ditched when he told me the very sad news that he had terminal cancer. It was a massive blow. I had known Peter since my early teens; he was such an inspirational guy and when he eventually passed away in late October 2017. It was a very sad time.

Scanning time During the summer of 2017, while battling cancer, Peter had secretly been scanning all the photos for me, which was a huge help; he could not sleep and carried the scanning out late at night and in the early hours of the mornings.

On one of my visits to see him he gave me copied CDs of all the pictures he had scanned and all the originals. To say I am eternally grateful is a massive understatement. Peter had placed the majority of the photographs in albums with notes about the rider, machine and event and some TRIAL MAGAZINE • JUNE-JULY 2019

comments. This was music to my ears!

I then had to park the project up for a while due to the commitments of my two mainstream publications Trial Magazine and Classic Trial Magazine. It would be May 2018 before I could start in earnest to locate pictures and informative text for the 132 pages I had planned for the A4 size magazine. Once I had these, it was all systems go.

Following my passion As a small boy, I was very fortunate that my late father, Ron, had a good secure job at Ferodo brake linings at Chapel-en-le-Frith, employed as an automotive instrument fitter in the Research and Development department. The ‘perk’ of the job was a loan car that needed some muchvalued road miles putting on it to help with the brake and clutch development. Whatever Ferodo were working on was made available, and the free

bit came from the fact that the all-important fuel was free of charge. The only catch was you had to put more than 150 miles on the car between Friday at 16.30 and Monday at 08.00!

Motorcycle Trials was the main attraction with many weekends to the Midlands, Yorkshire or Wales for trials and scrambles, or motocross as it was becoming known, and Oulton Park and Darley Moor, to name but a few, for road racing. The trade shows were attended, as were many car and motorcycle museums. Speedway and Grass Track could take us anywhere but the most memorable times had to be the ones where we went to watch Grand Prix Motocross at Dodington Park, Farleigh Castle, Hatherton Hall and Hawkstone Park. The Oulton Park road races including the transatlantic series between Great Britain and the USA with my mates Andy Gregory, and the late John Garlic, were great occasions also.

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Magazine production My good friend Dean Cook, at The Magazine Production Company, would design the magazine. A fellow motorcyclist himself, Dean knew exactly what I wanted, which mirrored in the first proof I saw of the magazine.

Various media companies helped source missing information with the text and Barry Robinson, Brian Holder, Don Morley, Eric Kitchen, John Moffat and Toon Van De Vliet all came to the rescue on many occasions.

I wanted a good mixture of both black & white and colour pictures as sometimes I am of the opinion that period pictures look better in black & white. I also wanted to get the ratio of each of the four disciplines in the magazine: trials, motocross, road racing and enduro to a good balance.

The majority of the pictures also needed to be fresh ones that had not been seen before, which I think we achieved quite well.

When the magazine arrived from Buxton Press, again the print quality was excellent and to their usual high standards. Here you can view some of the excellent pictures in the magazine.

Who is Emil Bollhalder from Switzerland, you may ask? With his fellow Swede Karl Busser as his passenger and using a very potent four-stroke Yamaha engine housed in an EML sidecar frame they dominated the FIM World Championship in 1982 and repeated the feat in 1983. Photo: Toon Van De Vliet.

Italian motorcycling legend Giacomo Agostini was born on 16th June 1942, the eldest of three brothers from Brescia in Italy. In a career that was born from a young passion for racing motorcycles he would become a legend of the sport, with undisputed supremacy from 1965 for a decade through to 1975. Photo: Peter J Beardmore.

Thank you Peter J Beardmore for your passion for motorcycles and for prompting me to produce Motorcycle Retro Replay.

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Here we look at the Two Day FIM European Enduro Championship Italy 1982: Keeping your feet dry is well worth it if you have a long day ahead of you. The 500cc class winner Guglielmo Andreini (Maico-ITA) wanted to be at his very best for the special test stages.

Photo: Toon Van De Vliet

For the early days of adventure to the many events with my parents Ron and Joyce, I can never remove such fond memories from my mind, they are there for ever.

Thank you The magazine is not just about one person, John Hulme. Some of the pictures also came from my collection and from the many photographers I know as friends. Some we had to pay for but to have access to them is worth every penny.

Dean Cook did an excellent job to colour correct and enhance many of the photos that had aged with time. This from my own experience is not an easy task and quite laborious to get images to the best they can.

Davina Brooks worked well with the words I supplied, copy editing them to make sure it all made sense.

The response from the trade and the advertisers was very encouraging as many were super enthusiastic to see such a magazine in print — a big thank you for that, it was very much appreciated.

With Lisa Carr looking after the logistics, it all came to life and went out to the retailers and preorders in November 2018. I am happy to say that it’s been an enormous success.

To Peter Beardmore: if you are looking down, I thank you for the prompting to produce the magazine. For the early days of adventure to the many events with my parents Ron and Joyce, I can never remove such fond memories from my mind; they are there forever. To my wonderful wife Jane, all I have to say is a massive thank you for holding my hand and for putting up with me.

Sorry I have to apologise on three counts. Firstly, there are some occasional spelling errors, which I will leave for you, the reader, to find. Secondly, because of the number of pages, we were not able to saddle-stitch (staple) the magazine together therefore it's inevitable that some of the better pictures were pulled into what we term the ‘gutter’ of the magazine as it was perfect bound.

Thirdly, a small number of the references to facts and figures were not quite correct. On the whole, however, I am delighted with the product.

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971 — The Easter Bank holidays in April would come alive for the first time to the booming sound of the four-stroke BSA and Triumph machines in the Anglo-American Match Races. Launched by the BSA–Triumph group, two teams of riders from Great Britain and the United States of America would race over three rounds at Brands Hatch on Good Friday, Mallory Park on Sunday, and finishing at Oulton Park in Cheshire on Easter Monday.

The winning team would be the one with the highest number of points.

The two main teams of five riders were limited to factory contracted riders from both BSA and Triumph. This limited the strength of the American team, but without a doubt the new series format was a big hit with the fans.

This was very much a show of power from the once mighty ailing British motorcycle manufacturers and the upper hand was without a doubt with the British from the very start. They would compete on the superior and lighter new triple-cylinder machines whereas their America rivals were on the 1970 model machines which were heavier and not as dynamic.

p The first ever Anglo-American series was restricted to factory contracted riders on BSA and Triumph machines. Both brands were still very prominent in road racing around the world despite the problems the motorcycle industry in the UK was facing.

Number eight, John Cooper, leads the way from Don Castro (5), Dick Mann (4), Don Emde (6) and Dave Aldana (3).

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In 1978 they had a rehearsal with the Hepworth Trophy Trial, the ACU centre stewards report gave them 10 out of 10 and it was awarded national status for the first time in 1979. Now it had grown in stature they wanted a better start area and it was Norman Eyre who came up with the answer. He was a manager at the Duron Brake factory in Buxton and he gained the club’s permission to use the factory and its canteen facilities as the start area for the first time in 1980. The event attracted 75 riders in the solo class and taking his first national win at the event was Chris Clarke.

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1: Chris Clarke (350 Sandiford Montesa) 39; 2: Norman Shepherd (310 Holden Ossa) 41; 3: Rob Shepherd (360 Honda) 41; 4: Chris Sutton (350 Sandiford Montesa) 43; 5: Nigel Birkett (350 Sandiford Montesa) 49; 6: Allen Collier (280 Jerrard SWM) 62; 7: John Hulme (350 JES Majesty) 63; 8: Kiyoteru Hattori (200 Honda) 65; 9: Steve Moore (325 Comerford Bultaco) 65; 10: Alan Lampkin (325 Comerfords Bultaco) 75.

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Dan is the man

Dan Thorpe (Triumph)

Dan Thorpe was just eight years old when his famous world-round winning dad Dave won the first of the six Pre65 Scottish trials in which he triumphed, and it was questioned then whether his little lad would ever be able to emulate that classic win of 1987. In the intervening 32 years, the sport knows only too well that little Dan grew up into big Dan, and in his long and very successful career he has secured more than 100 wins of national trials but the Pre-65 Scottish, which is now a two-day event, has so far eluded him. Until this year, that is, as Dan is now a married man of 40, claimed a victory in this year’s trial. There is no doubt it was an immensely popular victory and one that not only Dan savoured but so did his dad Dave, who finished in 111th position. Of course his mum and Katy, his wife, and the rest of the Sunter family, it was a case of ‘Dan’s the Man’.

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s he rode into the finish he was able to tell anyone who asked that he had gone clean for the second day, and he learned through the usually reliable grapevine that the other four riders with whom he had shared the first day’s lead on one mark lost were all reputed to have lost at least one mark. If the eventual results proved to align with the grapevine’s information, then Dan would be home and dry. But, of course, nothing is ever as easy as rolling into the finish confident in the knowledge that you have won, for it has to be clarified officially, and many will know just how official results can vary from the claimed marks lost. So Dan and his fans — and there are a great many of them — had to wait until the official prize presentation that evening in the Kinlochleven school hall. Eventually, the list of names not called out became forever smaller, until the moment itself when Graham Archer was delighted to announce that the winner of the 2019 and 35th running of the Scottish Pre-65 Trial was Dan Thorpe on one mark lost riding a Triumph Cub, making the Thorpes the first father and son winners.

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The Pre-65 ‘Scottish’

Each year the Highland village of Kinlochleven is happy to play host to the Pre-65 Scottish with the organisation in the hands of the resourceful and capable Edinburgh and District MC, although it’s a different group from that organising the Scottish Six Days which follows the Pre-65 event.

As is always the case, entries were dramatically over-subscribed when the entry list closed before Christmas, and despite the number of riders being increased to 200 from last year, there was still a 25-strong reserve list of eager riders who wanted to take part. However, that list was soon whittled down to zero in the weeks preceding the trial itself, and come Thursday evening when scrutineering and signing on took place if you had a previously accepted machine with you a last-minute ride was available — a rare occurrence indeed.

It was chilly, overcast and dull when the popular parade around the town, which always attracts the crowds, took place prior to the 10.00am start when Murray Whittaker and John Charlton left the start ramp to go in different directions around the figure-of-eight course which took in 30 sections laid out in 15 groups.

The regular pair of hazards called Aluminium Works had to be cut out due to the bridge leading to Pipeline being under repair and was therefore replaced by extra two sections in Loch Eilde Burn.

Scotland had reputedly enjoyed a very dry winter, which was borne out by the fact that so many riders commented that the ride across Blackwater, which the even numbers undertook first, was drier than anyone could remember. What boggy parts there were caused few

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problems, and the stony one-line tracks that wind around the hills and tussocks of the remote land were bone dry and dusty, with the sharp rocks incredibly unforgiving.

The iconic Pipeline, the third group for those about to tackle Blackwater, rode well, to begin with, but as the loose rocks moved, it became more difficult. There were many clean ascents, but equally many marks were discarded on the higher reaches of the infamous hill which for many is the iconic vision of the Pre-65 Scottish. However, it was on the odd-number loop with the fourth section of the opening group, Cnoc A Linnhe, that caused so many problems, where clean rides were few and far between. It is a section that has in the past been the trial decider.

Dan Thorpe was one of the neatest cleans, his riding in the weeks prior to the trial being exemplary having won both the April S3 Championship rounds, so his clean was not unexpected. However, the very next section, Pollock Hill, a single sub section that is tricky but, by no means considered a trial decider, was the location where Dan had a quick dab – only five sub sections into a two-day trial of 60 hazards.

With the even numbers out on the Blackwater loop, the odd numbers had six groups alongside the southern road below the loch before the two groups swapped loops after a refuelling stop back at the Kinlochleven base.

Come the end of the opening day five riders had lost just a single mark: Thorpe, Ben Butterworth, Colin Bailey, Steven Murphy and Dan Clarke who would retire on day two, and meanwhile the winner for the past two years, Gary Macdonald, had a surprising two dabs on Coalasnacoan right at the end of the day.

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Best Scottish Rider: Calum Murphy (BSA)

John Charlton (Triumph)

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Best Newcomer: Kiaran Hankin (BSA)

Best 251–350: Dennis Sweeten (BSA-USA)

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Mark Harris (Ariel-IRL)

Concentration

Day two, Saturday, saw a bigger gathering of spectators in the Highlands to see some more action with the 30 sections again in two loops, once more alongside the loch with the ‘hill’ loop being along the old military Mamore Road, in the cold but fine weather that would eventually turn to sunshine.

Annoyed with his two slack dabs towards the end of his first day, Macdonald remained feet up on day two determined to make it a hat-trick of wins if at all possible as he was not due to ride the Six Days the following week.

Equally determined was Thorpe who also remained feet up, encouraged by sixtime winning parent Dave and wife Katy, who was forever on hand to provide the encouragement and, of course, the vital food and drink.

For the riders at the top level, the trial is not that difficult; it’s concentration as much as ability that brings the results, and Dan Thorpe has as much talent in that direction as he does in riding, he is very much a thinking rider. Dan knew that to secure this first victory, it was so important to keep the feet ‘glued’ to the footrest of the Triumph Tiger Cub, and that’s exactly what he achieved; a clean day.

As is usual with this trial, the second day witnessed retirements due to both machine failure and rider fatigue, with 181 official finishers.

The weather had been warmer for day two, but it was nowhere near as warm as the applause Dan received at the presentation for his success. No doubt Dave may well have said “that’s the first lad, you’ve still got five more to win before you catch me”, but there’s few who would begrudge Thorpe Junior the chance to emulate his famous father, who remains the winner of more Pre-65 Scottish trials than any other rider. Like father, like son; popular winners of the classic scene’s most popular trial.

Classic Trial Magazine welcomed Jean Claude Commeat – Claudio Pictures – to the Pre-65 Scottish, seen here with Yrjo Vesterinen.

2019 PRE-65 SCOTTISH TRIAL BEST PERFORMANCE: 1: Dan Thorpe (Triumph) 1; 2: Ben Butterworth (Ariel) 2; 3: Gary MacDonald (Triumph) 2.

BEST PERFORMANCE ON FIRST DAY: Ben Butterworth (Ariel) 1 BEST PERFORMANCE ON SECOND DAY: Dan Thorpe (Triumph) 1 BEST FOREIGN RIDER: Stephen Murphy (BSA-IRE) 3 BEST NEWCOMER: Kiaran Hankin (BSA) 9 BEST SCOTTISH RIDER: Calum Murphy (BSA) 4 BEST RIDER OVER 60: Yrjo Vesterinen (BSA-FIN) 10 BEST RIDER ON A RIGID UP TO 250: No Award BEST RIDER ON A RIGID OVER 250: Gary Shaw (Triumph) 89 BEST WOMAN: Donna Fox (BSA) 19 BEST OVER 350: Colin Bailey (Ariel) 6 BEST 251-350: Dennis Sweeten (BSA-USA) 10 BEST 201-250: Darren Wasley (Triumph) 5 BEST UP TO 200: Norman Shepherd (BSA) 11 BEST MATCHLESS/AJS OVER 300CC: Philip Wiffen (Matchless) 18 OLDEST FINISHER: Mick Grant (BSA) 59 SPECIAL FIRST CLASS AWARDS: Stephen Murphy (BSA-IRE) 3; Calum Murphy (BSA) 4; Darren Wasley (Triumph) 5; Colin Bailey (Ariel) 6; Neil Dawson (BSA) 7; Robbie Weir (Triumph) 8; Kiaran Hankin (BSA) 9; John Charlton (Triumph) 10; Dennis Sweeten (BSA-USA) 10; Yrjo Vesterinen (BSA-FIN) 10; Norman Shepherd (BSA) 11; Mark Harris (Ariel-IRL) 11; Murray Whittaker (Triumph) 11; Andy Hipwell (BSA) 12; Paul Dennis (Triumph) 12; Nick Shield (Triumph) 13; Davy Morewood (Triumph) 13; Ian Myers (Triumph) 13; Mark Sunter (Triumph) 14; Mark Reynolds (Triumph) 14.

FIRST CLASS AWARDS: Hamish Jamison (Francis Barnett) 14;

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Paul Bennett (Francis Barnett) 14; Chris Clarke (BSA) 15; Sam Clarke (Triumph) 15; Scott Alexander (Sprite) 16; Robin Luscombe (Triumph) 17; Duncan Mitchell (Triumph) 17; Chris Haigh (Velocette) 17; Mike Watson (Triumph) 18; Michael Erving (Ariel) 18; Mark Smith (Ariel) 18; Philip Harris (BSA) 18; Philip Wiffen (Matchless) 18; Richard Allen (Ariel) 18; Tyler Murphy (Triumph) 18; Donna Fox (BSA) 19; Roy Palmer (Velocette) 19; Lewis Bell (Royal Enfield) 20; Ian Payne (Trifield) 20; Kevin Chapman (Trifield) 21; Eric McMeekin (Francis Barnett) 21.

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Sunday the 30th June 11am – 3pm Swains Centre Harpur Hill Buxton SK17 9JL

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Situated in the beautiful Peak District countryside, our motorcyclist event will host the best names in rider safety, including:

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Charity raffle and cake sale in support of the Armed Forces Bikers. The CafĂŠ will open an ice cream van and an Operational Fire engine will be in attendance.

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CAMERA MAN COLIN BULLOCK

Trials, camera, action!

I have personally known Colin Bullock for many years; we became friends in the early ‘80s, and he has always supported my books and magazines with his excellent pictures and memories of his trials adventures. He has not just taken pictures; his back catalogue of motorcycle trials film is something he should be very proud. It’s a recorded history of trials and off-road motorcycling dating back to 1991 but do the readers know the full story of how the filming came about? I hand you over to the capable words of Colin Bullock.

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In the mid-nineties Adam Norris (Hamilton Yamaha) comes under the scrutiny of Colin with his video camera at the Scottish Six Days Trial.

Man and machine: this time it’s a camera, as Colin keeps his eye on his fellow photographer John Hulme.

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charge it was taking to run the recorder!

It was, however, shoulder-mounted, which made it fine for filming — but it did need a fairly substantial rucksack for housing it. I still have the said beast, and it still works, which is more than you can say for some of the other cameras I have bought over the years.

To do the editing, we linked it up with another similar camcorder, and away we went. It was a manual operation involving lots of forwards, backwards, record, pause, play etc. It was fine, and you could voice over the copy afterwards, but if you found you had made a mistake later on what a lot of messing about it was to put right!

Thank goodness for digital footage and computer editing these days which can be so much quicker and more accurately. I don’t miss the old methods and can only thank Stuart Hay who was a trials and enduro enthusiast who spent many a long evening helping me out.

One of the early films Colin produced was ‘How to Ride Trials’ with Mick Andrews. He did a follow-up film many years later with Mick, and to get a view of body positioning from a different angle some bright spark suggested filming from a tractor bucket positioned above the action!

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hen in conversation with John Hulme following this year’s Telford show, he was saying that I must have a fair old catalogue of off-road video films. It is fairly true as I started filming events in earnest in 1991.

Before then I had concentrated on stills, having first started with Motor Cycling Weekly and then Trials and Motocross News in 1979. Still, photography is something I will always enjoy doing but recording events is very satisfying, especially from a few years later. The old Castrol and C H Wood films always used to be the staple diet of club nights, and without realising it at the time, the history of our sport was being

recorded for posterity. It was the Scottish Six Days Trial — where else — that got me thinking of film making, and so having purchased the hardware to start, a great lump of a JVC Super VHS camcorder, off we went.

Portable, really…

I’d had a play a year or so earlier with a VHS portable recorder — well, they said it was portable — with a separate camera and recorder pack. It was not a good idea for following trials, so it was abandoned until the relatively userfriendly camcorder came along. The JVC took a three-hour tape, which was great except it did eat batteries at a considerable rate such was the

How to Ride Trials with Mick Andrews One of the early films we did was ‘How to Ride Trials’ with Mick Andrews. It was great fun to do, watching the master at work and then spending more time with him doing the voice over. That was done at Mick’s cottage in front of a roaring log fire which you can occasionally hear when playing the film back.

I did a follow-up film many years later with Mick, and to get a view of body positioning from a different angle some bright spark suggested filming from a tractor bucket positioned above the action. It was an experience that stays imprinted on my mind to the present day!

I went on to do two training DVDs with Steve Saunders: ‘The Cotswold Way’ and ‘Trial 2000’ and two things stand out very clearly even today; first, watching him at close quarters as he would practice each section over and over until he could clean it on every attempt. Second, and much

A regular at the Scottish Six Days Trial since the late 70s this iconic Colin Bullock picture of the eventual winner in 2007 James Dabill (Montesa) has been used globally in many publications. It was the first four-stroke victory since Alan Lampkin (BSA) in 1966.

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In alphabetical order: Mick Andrews, Wayne Braybrook, Martin Crosswaite, Colin Dommett, Steve Saunders and Dan Thorpe have all turned up on CJB films. The initial preparation for commentating is that after I have the edited film, we get together, put it on the screen and just start talking. No script has ever been written, and sitting down with these guys is just great as they impart their knowledge of the riders, motorcycles and the sections.

John Hulme, Trial Magazine Editor: “Colin has been a real inspiration since we started producing magazines back in 2007, providing excellent pictures and reports. We are eternally grateful to enthusiastic people like Colin because without their help the magazines would never happen”.

more embarrassing, was when he said ‘bring a motorcycle along as it’s a bit of a trek to this bit of ground I want to use’. I trouped along three fields behind Steve, and his dog kept coming back to find me. It was all the fault of the camera on my back, I explained, but he did not believe me and still reminds me of it to this day!

More recently another training film was made with Dan Thorpe, a rider who has helped me considerably with my DVD productions in the past ten years.

Filming Back to the start in 1991 and the Scottish Six Days Trial, which with the assistance of the Archers family and others, we have covered every year since. It is without a doubt my favourite place to be at the end of April and beginning of May. 1993 saw me adding the Pre-65 Scottish to the rest of events we covered and, again, a film has been made every year since; except of course 2001 when the country had the terrible foot and

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mouth epidemic. The following season we added the UK Trials Review to the catalogue. Not an original idea but getting 10 to 15 events on film every year since has proved to be a labour of love.

In the early 2000s, we were allowed to film many world championships from home and abroad, which added much to the variety of events on the Review and, for a few years, we had to take the UK off the title, such was the wide variety of events. While most riders don’t mind being on the ‘Review’ there is one part of it they try to avoid. ‘It’s a 5’ we feature every year as one thing is for certain, everyone will take a tumble, and you just hope there are few people to witness it when it happens!

In 2018, one British Championship rider was lying in the mud on his back when another told him ‘that’s it you are on this year’s film.’ Everyone seems to take it in good part so far! Filming is one thing, but without a commentary, it’s just not complete. I have been so lucky with people who have been willing to sit down with me and talk their way through hours of footage.

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Off-road variety It has not all been about trials as we have done the odd Enduro, Junior MX and probably ten Weston Beach Races, but mainly my interest has been trials. The latter was usually with the help of the late Nik Fisk, the event race commentator.

One year he interviewed two Weston rookies prior to the race, and we arranged to meet them again at four o’clock after the race had finished.

Neither of them turned up as they were both in hospital — no wonder no one wanted to talk to us the year after! Nik was also terrible for stopping production as he would disintegrate into laughter when he has made a ‘Fau Paux’ on the commentary.

The coming of the digital age made life a lot easier both with cameras and computer editing, although I am sure you need to have a master’s degree to work some of the editing programmes that are on the market! At least now no more VHS, VHS-C, SVHS, Hi 8, DV Cam etc., just a memory card. No more shoulder-mounted camcorders either. Whoever said a good big one beats a good small one every time has no concept of following off-road events!

The back catalogue Fortunately, I had kept most of the old tapes, so we put them all onto DVD, which has given the back-catalogue a new lease of life and now totals nearly 200 films. It is always nice when someone says ‘I rode in the 1993 Scott Trial and lost the tape’ or ‘I have not got a VHS player anymore’ and we can sort that out for them. All the films are available on DVD from 1991 onwards, and the back catalogue has made a superb collection of trials since then. This is close on 30 years of trials and so, if you are at an age of wanting to watch yourself in action in your younger years, then get along to the website to see just what we have to offer at www.cjbphotographic.org

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1: Scottish Six Days Trial 1993: Steve Colley (Beta) won, did you ride? 2: Yes the Classic scene is catered for: Mick Andrews takes the front cover shot from the 1993 Pre-65 SSDT. 3: Individual world rounds are catered for with this one from the 1998 UK event at Hawkstone Park, were you there? 4: Many of the yearly reviews such as this one from 2000 cover all classes of the sport condensed into two or three hours. 5: Fortunately Colin had kept most of the old tapes, so he put them all onto DVD which has given the back catalogue a new lease of life and now totals nearly 200 films. It is always nice when someone says ‘I rode in the 1993 Scott Trial and lost the tape’ or ‘I have not got a VHS player anymore’ and we can sort that out for them. All the films are available on DVD from 1991 onwards and the back catalogue has made a superb collection of trials since then.

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As always it’s good to see friends, and that was the case at the Telford Classic Show. Ken Roberts and I go back a long way. He is heavily involved with the Manchester 17 MCC Ltd, and while we were talking one day, Ken produced a brochure on the subject of etiquette at motorcycle trials. The said brochure is a real club effort, with Rick Stewart, as always, doing the most significant part of the generation of it and who deserves mention over everyone else, including the other club members who contributed. The idea came from the ‘Dead Easy’ team lead by Roger Townsend who often gets real ‘never been to a trial before’ riders taking part in a Dead Easy beginners’ event. The missing ‘thanks for observing’ and other niceties started to come up too often and so the idea of an etiquette leaflet was born at one of the beer-fuelled, so-called trials committee meetings. Why someone who had never even been near a trial should know stuff like queuing, score checking, not putting your score down etc. All the members contributed to put something in, and Rick Stewart made sure it made some sense.

Kenny Roberts: no, it’s not the road racer, it’s the front man for the Manchester 17 MCC Ltd. It was through Ken that the idea for this article came to life. He has been around the trials scene for many years, this picture is from close-on 40 years ago!

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If you bring a dog with you to a trial, make sure it’s under control. No, properly, really, really under control, and on a lead if needs be. Don’t let it be your dog that causes trouble and maybe costs us the use of the land.

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he Manchester 17 Motorcycle Club began in 1935 when two groups of motorcycle enthusiasts in suburban Manchester got together and decided to form a club. The club’s name comes from the number of riders at that first meeting. Since then they have been involved in most forms of mainstream motorcycle activity from road runs and training to televised scrambles, from speedway to touring, rallies and road racing.

John Hartle, from Chapel-en-le-Frith and the second guy to lap the TT Course at over 100mph, was a club member and rode trials as well as racing at international level.

The club now runs more than a dozen trials every year, ranging from the ever-popular Dead Easy trials to the national Dave Rowland Trophy and Northern Experts trials, as well as two rounds of the Cheshire & North Wales Centre ACU Championship, The Fisher Trophy Trial and the Hipwell/Hartle Trial.

Everyone starts somewhere, and for many, their Dead Easy trials are where it all began — or what they come back to. Riders can be anywhere between six and 70-ish years old. Some riders are already experienced motorcyclists, who then turn up at their first trial having ridden road machines or motocross for years. But often it’s the first time they’ve found themselves face-to-face with a Section Begins card. And it can be a little bit bewildering — even scary. It’s at that point that many start to find out just how different riding a motorcycle off-road and in a competition is from anything they’ve done before; so many new things to do and learn. Rules and regulations, licences and then the riding itself, where to go and what to do? And what not to do!

The purpose of this guide is to give a gentle nudge in the right direction and help you get started the right way. Remember, the idea of it all is to have fun and make new friends — and trials are great for both of those. On behalf of everyone at Manchester 17 MCC Ltd, welcome to Trials; the friendliest and most social motorsport there is. Thanks to everyone who helped bring this guide together. Find out more about the club at www.manchester17.org.uk TRIAL MAGAZINE • JUNE-JULY 2019

Many trials areas are used a lot by trekking groups and some folk you’ll see in those groups maybe only sat on a horse the first time some half-an-hour ago. Horses are not daft and they know when a rider is nervous, think about that.

A Beginner’s Guide to Trials Etiquette at Motorcycle Trials DOGS ARE GREAT: We love dogs, and a trial venue can be an excellent place for them to have a bit of a runaround. The trouble is, sheep and other livestock may not be so keen on them, and nor will some of the local wildlife such as ground-nesting birds. If you bring a dog with you to a trial, make sure it’s under control. No, properly, really, really under control and on a lead if needs be. Don’t let it be your dog that causes trouble and maybe costs us the use of the land.

HORSES ARE GREAT TOO: Many trials areas are used a lot by trekking groups, and some folk you’ll see in those groups may be only sat on a horse the first time some half-an-hour ago.

Horses are not daft, and they know when a rider is nervous, think about that. You’ve probably noticed this, but horses are bigger, stronger and probably faster than you and have the equivalent of a steel lump hammer at each corner.

Plus teeth, big teeth! Some of them are okay with motorcycles, but many aren’t. They don’t understand what motorcycles are and can easily be spooked. Think about being on one when that happens. If horses come near, stop! Stop moving and stop your engine. Acknowledge the group’s leader and the riders. Wait until they’re well clear before starting up again. If you have to pass them, then do so slowly and well away.

OTHER USERS: There’s a chance that, somewhere around the trial route, you’ll come across other people nothing to do with the trial.

Whoever they are and whatever they’re doing — family groups, dog-walkers, Sunday strollers, hardened hikers, birdwatchers, mountain bikers, residents etc. — be friendly and show them respect. It’s their leisure time too! If you get the opportunity and they’re interested, maybe explain a bit about what a trial is and isn’t — it’s not a race, there’s hardly any noise and most of the time you’d never know we’ve been on the land.

There’s a chance that, somewhere around the trial route, you’ll come across other people, nothing to do with the trial.

If you get the opportunity and they’re interested, maybe explain a bit about what a trial is and isn’t — it’s not a race.

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Don’t be a Carpark Hero. Wheelies are fun and you’ve waited all week to ride ... but cars and folk are expensive to have dents taken out of and you’re responsible for any damage you — or your kids — cause.

Filling in the Form — write clearly, then check it. You do want us to get your name right in the results don’t you?

Attend the pre-Start briefing, as it’s how we let you know important stuff like where all the sections are, where the route goes, and the number of laps you’ll be doing.

Your first trial You have arrived at your first trial, unloaded your machine and got your riding kit on so what’s next? Find the Secretary of the Meeting; he will love you for it. It’s not just you they are sorting out though, so be patient.

FILLING IN THE FORM: write clearly, then check it: You do want us to get your name right in the results, don’t you? The same goes for Membership Forms too, please. If you’re not sure about something, ask.

DON’T BE A CARPARK HERO: Wheelies are fun, and you’ve waited all week to ride but cars and folk are expensive to have dents taken out of, and you’re responsible for any damage you — or your kids — cause. Please don’t ride around the car park.

SILENT ZONE SIGNS MEAN JUST THAT: If there’s a Silent Zone sign, then there’s no riding before the start. Don’t even start up the engine until start time, please!

ATTEND THE PRE-START BRIEFING: It’s how

Queuing is part of trials, accept it. Be sociable and have a chat with your fellow competitors. But don’t queue jump or push in, just don’t. It’s not nice.

we let you know important stuff like where all the sections are, where the route goes and the number of laps you’ll be doing. And the niggly bits — like any potholes, cliff edges and other little things you might want to know about!

DON’T BE A BLOCKER: Walk up the section first, then back down it until you know where you want to go. But don’t get in the way of someone riding it or block the observer’s view.

QUEUING IS PART OF TRIALS: Be sociable and have a chat with your fellow competitors. But don’t queue jump or push in, don’t. It’s not nice.

After all, you wouldn’t like it if someone did to you.

MAKE SURE YOUR NUMBER IS VISIBLE: No number equals no score. Can they see the back one too? If you are given number bibs, wear them correctly.

IF A SECTION IS TOO HARD, IT’S OKAY TO ASK FOR A FIVE TO BE MARKED DOWN:

Don’t be afraid to ask the observer for a five. It’s sensible, and everyone’s done it at some time.

THE OBSERVER IS YOUR FRIEND: Ask him about the section, how it’s riding etc. if you want to give it a go but don’t know how.

WAIT TO BE OBSERVED: Don’t ride the section until the observer indicates they’re ready.

They might miss that perfect clean.

Walk up the section first, then back down it until you know where you want to go.

But don’t get in the way of someone actually riding it or block the observer’s view.

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DON’T ARGUE WITH THE OBSERVER OVER A SCORE: What they say goes, end of, and it’s

in the rule book too for your clarification on the ruling.

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The Observers are your friends. Don’t ride the section until the observer indicates they’re ready. They might miss that perfect clean!

Signs: read them, they may want to tell you about any pot holes, cliff edges and other little things you just might want to know about!

If someone has broken down or is stuck, check they’re okay. It might be you next time. Maybe offer to take a message back to the Start.

Thank the Observers after your last lap. It’s polite, and you need them more than they need you.

WHEN THERE’S NO OBSERVER DO YOUR SHARE: Park up at a suitable spot and hand

the board to the next rider after writing down their score.

NEVER OBSERVE YOURSELF: Never put your score on the observer card; it’s just not cricket.

LAPS: Do each section once per lap. If you don’t, it’s cheating. The only exception is if you’ve had a problem and are running very late or young inexperienced riders accompanied by their parent/minder. Ask the Observer first, of course.

ALWAYS FOLLOW THE MARKED COURSE:

Hidden holes and quarry faces add to the fun.

Also, that grass you’re on is how the farmer earns his living, so we’ve marked you through where they want you and not where they don’t. Don’t mess it up, please: “Abuse it, we lose it, simple as that!”

LITTER — DON’T LEAVE ANY: And if you see any, please pick it up and take it home.

DON’T MITHER THE OBSERVER: Checking your score and that they’ve got all your laps down is fine, but don’t waste their time or interrupt them when they’re observing someone else.

While you’re doing your thing in a section, you want the observer to watch you, don’t you? So does everyone else!

SOMEONE BROKE DOWN: If someone has broken down or is stuck, check they’re okay. It might be you next time. Maybe offer to take a message back to the Start.

DON’T HANG AROUND: If you’re almost last, don’t hang around. The observers might pull the sticks and go before you finish. Remember, they’ve been there all day.

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THANK THE OBSERVERS AFTER YOUR LAST LAP: It’s polite, and you need them more than

they need you.

PULLING UP THE STICKS: After it’s all over,

offer to help pull up the section/s or carry THE FLAGS/BAGS: It may be a long walk back to the start, and you’re the one with the engine!

BE SAFE: Don’t do anything daft that might endanger yourself or someone/something else.

IF YOU’RE NOT IN THE TRIAL, YOU CAN’T RIDE THERE: Only those entered in the event or

involved with organising it can ride on the land.

Full stop, no exceptions. No, not even you! Most

venues aren’t available for practice at other times either. Don’t go there without specific permission.

GET STUCK IN — AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS TOO: Even if you’re enjoying your trials, you’ll

find you enjoy it more and get to know who’s who and what’s what sooner if you get involved and maybe find out when the marking-out team are going to set the next trial up. Go along and do what you can to help. You’ll be glad you did, and so will we!

Trial Magazine would like to thank ‘Team Manchester 17 MCC Ltd’ for the opportunity to generate this article.

Even if you’re enjoying your trials, you’ll find you enjoy it more and get to know who’s who and what’s what quicker if you get involved.

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With new support coming from the super enthusiastic Brian Higgins to the organisers of the 2019 ACU British Trials Championship, it has taken a new look with a view to help promoting the series and making it more attractive for both riders and spectators. The first round would take the riders down to the superb trials facility at Hook Wood and the team led by Jim Connor for the Surrey Cup. This event attracted 60 riders across the classes on a warm spring day.

It was the defending champion, James Dabill, who had the target on his back as the rider they all wanted to beat. After a close opening lap where Dabill held a single mark advantage over Jack Price, he showed his experience with good second and third lap scores to take the win. It was Beta’s new signing, Toby Martyn, who provided the challenge as he leapfrogged Price on the final lap with the best single lap score of ten marks lost to finish second, just eight marks behind a happy Dabill.

Round two moved to the Welsh Valleys and the contest for the St David’s cup which attracted 54 riders across the classes. With world championship preparations in Italy taking priority for James Dabill he was absent from the event. In warm dry weather, as expected, we witnessed a battle between the younger riders, Jack Price and Toby Martyn on the exposed hillside venue located high above the town of Neath. This event provided a more natural traditional type of terrain than round one with a wide variety of hazards ranging from exposed rocky outcrops to steep banks, streams and wooded areas with twelve hazards to be ridden over three laps. With the best lap scores on each of the three, Price always had the upper hand over Martyn as Dan Peace took the last step on the podium in third position.

In the championship it’s as close as ever with Jack Price just a single mark in front of Toby Martyn whilst Dan Peace has moved in front of James Dabill.

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TRIAL GB CLASS ROUND 1: THE SURREY CUP RESULTS: 1: James Dabill (Beta) 38; 2: Toby

Martyn (Beta) 46; 3: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 54; 4: Dan Peace (Sherco) 61; 5: Andy Chilton (BMS Scorpa) 66; 6: Jack Peace (Sherco) 67; 7: Billy Green (RG Montesa/Honda UK) 97; 8: Tom Minta (BMS Scorpa) 113; 9: Hugo Jervis (TRRS UK) 140.

ROUND 2: THE ST. DAVID'S TRIAL RESULTS: 1: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 32; 2:

Toby Martyn (Beta) 36; 3: Dan Peace (Sherco) 44; 4: Iwan Roberts (TRRS UK) 49; 5: Billy Green (RG Montesa/Honda UK) 65; 6: Jack Peace (Sherco) 67; 7: Jack Sheppard (Sherco) 73; 8: Andy Chilton (BMS Scorpa) 80; 9: Tom Minta (BMS Scorpa) 121; 10: Hugo Jervis (TRRS UK) 122.

TRIAL GB CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS RESULTS: 1: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 35; 2:

Andy Chilton (BMS Scorpa)

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Toby Martyn (Beta) 34; 3: Dan Peace (Sherco) 28; 4: James Dabill (Beta) 20; 5: Billy Green (RG Montesa/Honda UK) 20; 6: Jack Peace (Sherco) 20; 7: Andy Chilton (BMS Scorpa) 19; 8: Tom Minta (BMS Scorpa) 16; 9: Hugo Jervis (TRRS UK) 14; 10: Iwan Roberts (TRRS UK) 13; 11: Jack Sheppard (Sherco) 9.

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Ross Danby (TRRS UK)

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The new Trial 2 class once again uses a divide between the sections used in the two classes. It’s very much catering for many of the riders who believe that the Trial GB class is just too difficult both technically and in the severity of the hazards. It’s very much a mixture of the ‘Old School’ with the younger riders.

The scores were very close at round one with Sam ‘Super’ Connor pulling out all the stops on the last lap to secure victory with the best lap of the trial parting with just seven marks.

With Ross Danby and Sam Haslam just a few marks behind, it was all to play for at round two in Wales. And what a fight it turned out to be but not for the win but for the second and third positions. Using all his skills and experience Ross Danby etched out a small advantage on the opening lap and despite Richard Sadler coming good on the second lap, Ross recorded the best lap of the trial parting with a mere seven marks lost to put the win out of the reach of the others. The fight for second and third was between the two Gas Gas riders Sam Haslam and Sadler. It was the opening lap where Sadler lost out losing twenty two marks as Haslam was in the fight with Danby on nineteen marks lost with the TRRS rider on fifteen. Sadler started his fight back on the second lap pulling one mark back on Haslam who remained very calm. It was the same story on the last lap but Haslam took the second step on the podium with Sadler one mark behind in third. It’s also worth noting the result of the young Buxton-based Mitch Brightmore who came home in a very creditable sixth position.

Danby has opened up a small advantage in the championship over Sam Connor but expect this fight for the title to be a strong one all season.

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TRIAL2 ROUND 1: THE SURREY CUP RESULTS: 1: Sam Connor (Beta-UK) 42; 2: Ross Danby (TRRS UK) 46; 3: Sam Haslam (JST Gas Gas UK) 51; 4: Dec Bullock (JST Gas Gas UK) 63; 5: Luke Walker (Sherco) 65; 6: Richard Sadler (JST Gas Gas UK) 79; 7: Oliver Smith (Gas Gas) 85; 8: James Fry (Sherco) 85; 9: Alexz Wigg (Montesa) 91; 10: Joe Baker (Sherco) 95; 11: Ben Hemingway (Beta-UK) 102; 12: Mitch Brightmore (JST Gas Gas UK) 104.

ROUND 2: THE ST. DAVID'S TRIAL RESULTS: 1: Ross Danby (TRRS UK) 40; 2: Sam Haslam (JST Gas Gas UK) 52; 3: Richard Sadler (JST Gas Gas UK) 53; 4: Sam Connor (Beta-UK) 65; 5: James Fry (Sherco) 67; 6: Mitch Brightmore (JST Gas Gas UK) 74; 7: Dec Bullock (JST Gas Gas UK) 78; 8: Josh Hanlon (Beta) 92; 9: Luke Walker (Sherco) 97; 10: Oliver Smith (Gas Gas) 106.

TRIAL2 CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS RESULTS: 1: Ross Danby (TRRS UK) 37; 2: Sam Connor (Beta-UK) 33; 3: Sam

Mitch Brightmore (JST Gas Gas UK) 88

Haslam (JST Gas Gas UK) 32; 4: Richard Sadler (JST Gas Gas UK) 25; 5: Dec Bullock (JST Gas Gas UK) 22; 6: James Fry (Sherco) 19; 7: Luke Walker (Sherco) 18; 8: Oliver Smith (Gas Gas) 15; 9: Mitch Brightmore (JST Gas Gas UK) 14; 10: Josh Hanlon (Beta) 8; 11: Alexz Wigg (Montesa) 7; 12: Joe Baker (Sherco) 6; 13: Ben Hemingway (Beta-UK) 5.

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Lloyd Price (TRRS UK)

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It was always on the cards that the Expert and Trial 125 classes would attract the most entries. Comeback kid Chris Stay, from the Isle of Wight, took the honours at round one on the TRRS after a very tight fight with Ben Morphett who was once again showing that there is still life in his aging two-stroke Montesa Cota 315R. With both riders parting with a five on the first lap, it would go down to the last lap and Chris Stay’s better lap by a single mark gave him the closest of victories. In third and fourth were the Gas Gas riders Dan Thorpe and Sam Yeomans.

The Welsh valleys would deliver another new winner with Lloyd Price keeping the Ladies Trial World Champion Emma Bristow at bay by a single mark. Posting a clean no mark loss on the second lap, this gave Price the edge over Emma. Showing girl power at its very best, we wonder how long we will have to wait for the ‘Queen’ of the trials scene to secure her first victory. Take no credit away from Price though as he was happy to take the full house of points.

With first round winner Chris Stay down in sixth position, we now have three riders at the head of the championship on thirty points. Bring in the next three riders who are all very close in the championship and it most certainly looks like it’s going to be an interesting year.

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EXPERT CLASS ROUND 1: THE SURREY CUP RESULTS: 1: Chris Stay (TRRS UK) 12; 2: Ben Morphett (Montesa) 13; 3: Dan

Emma Bristow (Sherco)

Thorpe (JST Gas Gas UK) 19; 4: Sam Yeomans (JST Gas Gas UK) 29; 5: Charlie Smith (Beta) 31; 6: Lloyd Price (TRRS UK) 32; 7: Tom Culliford (TRRS UK) 33; 8: Emma Bristow (Sherco) 33; 9: Joseph Collins (Montesa) 38; 10: Richard Timperley (JST Gas Gas UK) 39; 11: Iwan Jones (TRRS UK) 40; 12: Tyler Rendall (Gas Gas) 41; 13: Richard Pallot (Beta) 43; 14: Aldis Blacker (Gas Gas) 43; 15: Tom Ablewhite (Sherco) 43.

ROUND 2: THE ST. DAVID'S TRIAL RESULTS: 1: Lloyd Price (TRRS UK) 10: 2: Emma Bristow (Sherco) 11; 3: Dan

Thorpe (JST Gas Gas UK) 14; 4: Gwynedd Jones (Beta) 15; 5: Sam Yeomans (JST Gas Gas UK) 15; 6: Chris Stay (TRRS UK) 19; 7: Ben Morphett (Montesa) 31; 8: Charlie Smith (Beta) 33; 9: Tom Culliford (TRRS UK) 37; 10: Richard Pallot (Beta) 38; 11: Iwan Jones (TRRS UK) 49; 12: Aldis Blacker (Gas Gas) 51; 13: Tom Ablewhite (Sherco) 55; 14: Gus Oblein (Sherco) 57; 15: Joseph Collins (Montesa) 61.

EXPERT CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS RESULTS: 1: Lloyd Price (TRRS UK) 30; 2: Chris Stay (TRRS UK) 30; 3: Dan

Thorpe (JST Gas Gas UK) 30; 4: Ben Morphett (Montesa) 26; 5: Emma Bristow (Sherco) 25; 6: Sam Yeomans (JST Gas Gas UK) 24; 7: Charlie Smith (Beta) 19; 8: Tom Culliford (TRRS UK) 16; 9: Gwynedd Jones (Beta) 13; 10: Iwan Jones (TRRS UK) 10; 11: Richard Pallot (Beta) 9; 12: Joseph Collins (Montesa) 8; 13: Richard Timperley (JST Gas Gas UK) 6; 14: Aldis Blacker (Gas Gas) 6; 15: Tyler Rendall (Gas Gas) 4.

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It may have been a small entry at round one but the eventual winner, Brett Harbud, had to be at his best to keep the young Scottish rider, Ben Dignan, at bay who had Adam Harris for close company.

Brett opened the winning advantage with the best scores on laps one and two.

Scotsman Ben Dignan brought the fight for this title to the table and scored a very convincing win in round two to leave the points all equal at the top of the table with his close rival Brett Harbud.

Ben Dignan (JST Gas Gas UK)

TRIAL 125 CLASS ROUND 1: THE SURREY CUP RESULTS: 1: Brett Harbud (BVM Beta) 41; 2: Ben Dignan (JST Gas Gas UK) 54; 3: Adam Harris (Gas Gas) 56.

ROUND 2: THE ST. DAVID'S TRIAL RESULTS: 1: Ben Dignan (JST Gas Gas UK) 45; 2: Brett Harbud (BVM Beta) 63; 3: Adam Harris (Gas Gas) 64.

TRIAL 125 CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS RESULTS: 1: Ben Dignan (JST Gas Gas UK) 37; 2: Brett Harbud (BVM Beta) 37; 3: Adam Harris (Gas Gas) 30.

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Compact entry Starting at the Farlow & Oreton village hall in Foxhill, Oreton, Shropshire, the South Birmingham’s Motor Cycle DK Mansell Trial held round four of this year’s Wessex Plant Hire British Sidecar Championship. A compact entry of 23 drivers and passengers enjoyed the day’s action, with four retirements and two non-starters.

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CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP: 1: Jon Tuck/Matt Sparkes/Izzy

Saunders (TRRS) 72; 2: Josh/Luke Golding (TRRS) 68; 3: Nigel/Gracie-Mae Scott (Beta) 60; 4: William Cane/Sam Baxter (Sherco) 41; 5: Rupert/Chris Kimber (Beta) 17.

CLASS B INTERMEDIATE: 1: Jack Corlett/Beth Thomas (Gas Gas) 80; 2: Robert Head/Arron Jacobs (Beta) 66; 3: Sean/Paul Cuckow (Sherco) 17.

CLASS C CLUBMEN: 1: Jon Corlett/Jaime Howe (Gas Gas) 71; 2:

Jake Pope/Harriet Shore (Sherco) 58; 3: Karl Jarvis/Jane Grossman (Scorpa) 52; 4: Paul Fishlock/Sam Atherton (Montesa) 48; 5: Luke Etheridge/Dave Denyer (TRRS) 48.

CLASS D NEWCOMERS: 1: Michael Shipley/Robert Wilson Luke Etheridge & Dave Denyer (TRRS) 94

(Montesa) 40; 2: Neil/Mike Franks 27; 3: David/Kevin Ryan 20.

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CELEBRATION 1969 SSDT

‘Wilky’ gives Greeves the glory Rewind the clock to 1969, when the Spanish Armada had its feet firmly under the door in the world of motorcycle trials in all the major events including the Scottish Six Days Trial. Leading the way was Sammy Miller, who was the man under the microscope with his immaculate 252cc Bultaco. He had arrived as the firm favourite amongst the other 190 riders at the Edinburgh and District Motor Club Ltd Golden Jubilee Scottish Six Days Trial. The once mighty motorcycle manufacturing industry in Great Britain was sitting on the fence, watching the industry fall into a slow, painful death. As Miller looked confident, Bill Wilkinson arrived apprehensive about his week in the highlands. His Greeves had given him nothing but engine trouble on the runup to the event. What was about to unfold over the next six days was not written in the script though as ‘Wilky’ gave Greeves the glory of becoming the last motorcycle manufacturer from Great Britain to win this famous, iconic event.

WORDS: YOOMEE WITH SUPPORT FROM MOTORCYCLE/MORTON’S ARCHIVE, JOHN MOFFAT, TRIALS GURU AND YRJO VESTERINEN • PICTURES: BRIAN HOLDER

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Winner Bill Wilkinson: “I never expected to win as the Greeves had broken down in every event for nine weeks running. They continued to replace parts with the machine in the competition department led by Bill Brooker, who was very supportive. I had suggested to Bill to have the frame chrome plated but he said the budget was not available, but to my surprise it was carried out before the Scottish. It was close at the top after day one with three riders only one mark behind leader Don Smith. He again remained in the lead on day two as Mick Andrews moved into second place. After Wednesday the first 100 riders would be moved into the second half of the entries, so number 101 would be the first man away on Thursday. Sammy Miller carried his Wednesday lead into Thursday as Smith cracked.

I was riding number 54 and on the final day I rode ‘Pipeline’ at my very best. To my surprise the week had gone well with no problems from the Greeves at all. I fitted a new rear tyre on Tuesday and Thursday evening. The victory was good for me as I managed to put Miller under pressure on both Thursday and Friday. Greeves were over the moon with the win, Director Derry Preston Cobb gave me the winning machine to keep and a bonus of £50.00! Further bonuses came from Shell, Lodge, Dunlop and Renold’s; happy days”.

Sammy Miller faced an uphill battle all week after a very poor opening day. He finished third with the Best up to 350cc Cup on the 252cc Bultaco after a great fightback.

With his concentration at 100% on Callart Falls, Mick Andrews used all his skill and determination to take the Ossa home in a well-deserved second position.

A new machine had been promised with a re-designed frame and styling but it had not been finished in time, so he rode his eight-month-old model.

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The youngest of the three Lampkin brothers, Martin was the highest placed rider on the new generation of ‘Micro’ machines that were challenging the invasion of the Spanish manufacturers.

The 17-year-old was rewarded with the Best up to 150cc Cup on the Gaunt Suzuki.

Day One Mileage: 159; Sections: 24

Mick Bowers would lead the riders away at one-minute intervals riding out over the Forth Road Bridge, and they would take a northwesterly route in the cold and wet drizzle as the rain came down on the way to Fort William. In a meagre scoring day, it was Sammy Miller who was once again the talking point as he parted with 11 marks to finish way off the top riders.

Arriving in Fort William, the headquarters for five of the six days, the sun shone through, with even Don Smith (Montesa) looking very

happy despite nearly missing the start as he had overslept. His total of just five marks lost gave him an early lead, followed by the top 20 all covered by just a few marks.

MONDAY: 1: Don Smith (Montesa) 5; 2: Peter Gaunt (Gaunt Suzuki), Chris Milner (250 Ossa) & Bill Wilkinson (Greeves) 6; 3: Jim Sandiford (Bultaco), Geoff Chandler (Bultaco), Malcolm Barnes (Ossa), Mick Andrews (Ossa), John Hemingway (Sprite), Rob Edwards (Cotton), Malcolm Rathmell (Greeves), Kenny Fleming (Montesa) & Martin Lampkin (Gaunt Suzuki) 7.

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Never destined to win the event, Don Smith finished 4th and led the Montesa team to win the much sought-after Blackford Challenge Trophy for the Best Manufacturers’ Team award.

Check out the crowd on the lower slopes of Ben Nevis. Gordon Farley could not find his form on the Montesa that had promised so much in the early part of 1969.

Peter Gaunt on his own brand of the Suzuki trials machine. A man of many engineering talents, he also produced other ‘Gaunt’ manufactured trials machines using a variety of engines from Ducati, CZ and Jawa, to name a few. He sadly passed away recently.

Day Two Mileage: 66; Sections: 27

Safely in Fort William, the riders faced a much shorter day as Don Smith was happy to defend his lead with three single marks lost. Bill Wilkinson, along with Andrews, was in joint second position just two marks behind Smith.

Earlier in the day Andrews’ Ossa, which had suffered a partial engine seizure on the opening day, had needed some hectic spanner work to remove the cylinder head and the extra gasket which had been fitted to up the compression ratio to give him more power for this event.

Despite these changes, he was forced to get his feet down in section eight which was the second group of the day at the 1,500m summit of Grey Mare’s Ridge, his only penalty for the day.

TUESDAY: 1: Smith 8; 2: Wilkinson 10; 3: Andrews 10; 4: Chandler 13; 5: Martin Lampkin 14; 6: Gordon Farley (Montesa) 14; 7: Dave Thorpe (Ossa) 14; 8: Peter Gaunt (Gaunt Suzuki) 15; 9: Edwards 15; 10: Miller 15.

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Sheffield’s Dave Thorpe has the lower-mounted front mudguard on his Ossa which transformed the physical look of the Ossa compared to the one Mick Andrews was riding. If you take a close look at his head it’s a hat, not hair you can see!

Day Three Mileage: 111; Sections: 21

On a long day, the route would be taking the riders past the famous Glen Finnan Memorial and Camp Hill to attempt a run of three groups of hazards containing eight sections. Don Smith crashed on the Camp Hill hazards, and a fivemark penalty was recorded. Sammy Miller was the man on form as he parted with just a single mark for the day on the Ravine hazards. It put the Irishman right up the leader board to finish the day on the same marks as Bill Wilkinson.

He was also in excellent form; two three-mark penalties cost him dearly but despite this sixmark loss the day would see him at the head of the trial for the first time on a total of 16, the same as Miller.

WEDNESDAY: 1: Wilkinson 16; 2: Miller 16; 3: Andrews 17; 4: Smith 18; 5: Gaunt 19; 6: Thorpe 20; 7: Chandler 20; 8: Martin Lampkin 22; 9: Edwards (Cotton) 24; 10: John Hemingway (Sprite) 25.

Day Four Mileage: 123; Sections: 33

The route would take the riders out to Spean Bridge and past the Commando Memorial before tackling eight hazards at Laggan Locks.

It would then be the climb up to the height of 2,500 feet above sea level and the crossing of the Corrieyairack Pass. Sammy Miller took an early advantage on the hazards at Laggan Locks, parting with no marks. Bill Wilkinson had ‘Lady Luck’ shining down on him as he parted with just a single mark, when as he exited the top hazard at Laggan his chain de-railed but he was well clear of the section ends cards. On the return leg of the long day, new hazards had been introduced at Bradileig and Stob Ban, as well as on the wild moorland between the roads to Spean Bridge, taking the riders to Leitir Bo Fionn.

THURSDAY: 1: Wilkinson 17; 2: Miller 17; 3: Andrews 19; 4: Gaunt 20; 5: Smith 22; 6: Martin Lampkin 25; 7: Thorpe 26; 8: Edwards 27; 9: Farley 32; 10: Hemingway 36.

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Motorcycle News journalist Peter Howdle talks with one of two American riders in the trial, Vic Boocock. English born, he had emigrated to Northern California to become their trials champion on a Bultaco but he just missed a Special First Class award in his first SSDT.

Seen here on a Bultaco, later in his trials career Sweden’s Thore Evertson would become a leading challenger at both the SSDT and European championship with a move to Ossa. He was the second-best newcomer in the 1969 ‘Scottish’.

Day Five Mileage: 71; Sections: 32

A close battle was now emerging between Bill Wilkinson and Sammy Miller, with Mick Andrews only two marks behind in the hunt for his first win. Wilkinson and Miller had started the day on new rear tyres in the fight for the victory, trying to find that winning edge. At the close of the day though Miller had opened up a five-mark lead; was he about to record history on the final day of the trial? Don Smith along with Mick Andrews were both wanting to give either Montesa or Ossa their first victory and join the rising tide of Spanish winners in the SSDT. With true determination, Wilkinson had single-handedly put the brakes on a total Spanish domination at the event with the only all-English manufactured motorcycle in the top ten.

FRIDAY: 1: Miller 28; 2: Wilkinson 30; 3: Smith 31; 4: Andrews 32; 5: Thorpe 36; 6: Gaunt 38; 7: Farley 41; 8: Edwards 49; 9: Lawrence Telling (Montesa) 49; 10: Dennis Jones (Gaunt Suzuki) 52.

Day Six Mileage: 143; Sections: 18

To break up the ride back to Edinburgh it was agreed to introduce what would eventually become the iconic Pipeline above Kinlochleven, 100

Imported from California and ridden by Ralph Forbes this was the first ever Yamaha (Number 79) to compete in the Scottish Six Days; the model was a 250cc DT1. He was a garage proprietor from Edinburgh and also ran Northern Motorcycles in Eyre Place in the Scottish capital. The machine was originally registered in the USA and was exported to Scotland prior to the 1969 SSDT.

and as it happened, it would eventually decide the winner. With the Greeves in second gear and working well as he left the second subsection and went into the third and final one, he made a quick push on the gear change to drop the Villiers engine down to first gear and passed through the ends cards just as the machine was running out of power. Sammy Miller went in second gear on the Bultaco knowing a clean ride would seal the victory. As he entered the third and final hazard, he was off line, and a single mark was gone before he lost momentum and a three-mark penalty was incurred. Three miles later it was all over as Miller parted with a further four marks on the rocks at Martuim, and a watching Bill Wilkinson knew he had the win in the bag.

Miller would slip to third position by a single mark behind Andrews.

SATURDAY: 1: Wilkinson 30; 2: Andrews 34; 3: Miller 35; 4: Smith 42; 5: Martin Lampkin 44; 6: Farley 46; 7: Gaunt 48; 8: Thorpe 49; 9: Telling 54; 10: Edwards 59.

A much more comprehensive report and pictures on the 1969 Scottish Six Days Trial can be found in our sister publication Classic Trial Magazine, Issue 28 Spring 2019.

1969 SCOTTISH SIX DAYS TRIAL SPECIAL FIRST-CLASS AWARDS RESULTS: 1: Bill Wilkinson (250 Greeves) 30; 2: Mick Andrews (250 Ossa) 34; 3: Sammy Miller (252 Bultaco) 35; 4: Don Smith (250 Montesa) 42; 5: Martin Lampkin (128 Gaunt Suzuki) 44; 6: Gordon Farley (250 Montesa) 46; 7: Peter Gaunt (128 Gaunt Suzuki) 48; 8: Dave Thorpe (250 Ossa) 49; 9: Lawrence Telling (250 Montesa) 54; 10: Rob Edwards (170 Cotton) 59; 11: John Hemingway (125 Sprite) 64; 12: Roy Peplow (250 Bultaco) 64; 13: Brian Hutchinson (125 Sprite) 65; 14: Alan Lampkin (128 Gaunt Suzuki) 68; 15: Malcolm Rathmell (250 Greeves) 68; 16: Derek Adsett (250 Greeves) 72; 17: Mick Wilkinson (250 Greeves) 75; 18: Jim Sandiford (250 Bultaco) 81; 19: Dave Rowland (250 Bultaco) 85; 20: Geoff Chandler (250 Bultaco) 86; 21: Ian Haydon (170 Cotton) 90; 22: Ted Breffitt (250 Ossa) 90; 23: Roland Bjorck (250 Bultaco-SWE) 91; 24: Billy McMaster (250 Bultaco) 91; 25: Darrell Stobbart (250 Bultaco) 96; 26: Mick Bowers (175 BSA) 97; 27: John Hayton (250 Bultaco) 103; 28: Kenny Fleming (250 Montesa) 104; 29: R Brown (250 Montesa) 105; 30: Ken Sedgley (125 Sprite) 107; 31: Billy Hutton (250 Bultaco) 112; 32: Lars Sellman (250 Montesa-SWE) 113; 33: M Brown (250 Bultaco) 113; 34: Maurice Newsham (250 Bultaco) 114; 35: Ernie Page (250 Bultaco) 119; 36: John Luckett (250 Bultaco) 122; 37: Norman Edgar (250 AJS) 123; 38: Thore Evertson (250 Bultaco-SWE) 129.

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DEBUT 1999

Bultaco is back… well, almost!

In 1999, at the World Trials Championship round in Belgium, the famous name Bultaco was once again on the podium, with the young English rider Graham Jarvis. The Spanish brand first produced motorcycles in the late 50s, followed by the worldwide success with Sammy Miller changing the face of the trials world forever when he moved to the manufacturer in 1965 and produced the Sherpa ‘T’ model. With economic problems in Spain, the doors closed on Bultaco production in 1983.

The brand would remain away from trials until 1998 when Marc Tessier purchased the rights to the famous name and started to produce trials motorcycles from his company Sherco Moto S.A.R.L. The 1999 brochure carried the famous Bultaco ‘Thumbs Up’ emblem followed by the words ‘Sherco built to go’. Over the next couple of years, the name Bultaco was dropped, the motorcycles became Sherco, and the famous name would once again disappear.

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reat Britain’s Graham Jarvis had started the 1999 trials season on the ageing Scorpa fitted with the out-of-date Rotax engine. Scorpa was founded in 1993 by Marc Tessier and Joel Domergue, and their first production trials motorcycle was the Works 249 which came out in 1994. Step forward to the opening three rounds of the 1999 world championship and Jarvis had finished with two seventh positions in Spain and a sixth place in Portugal. Looking at a new venture away from Scorpa Marc Tessier had been putting together a trials machine behind closed doors with a new lightweight single cylinder watercooled engine using a five-speed gearbox. It would be housed in a lightweight steel frame, using all the latest technology and parts available.

Built to go

On the 17th April 1999, the new machine was entered in its first ever world championship trial at Ceusmes in Belgium.

The machine looked the part very much and carried the traditional mix of the Bultaco red, with a chrome frame and grey aesthetics adding the finishing touches. Graham Jarvis was very enthusiastic about the new machine and looked very confident on it. In a year when Dougie Lampkin dominated the world championship on the Beta, Jarvis rode at his very best to take the final step on the podium behind Japan’s Takahisa Fujinami on the Honda. A very emotional Marc Tessier was over the moon! On day two in Belgium, he finished ninth before heading to the Isle of Man for the next round. A seventh and a fourth position proved the machine was most certainly on the pace of the other manufacturers.

Scottish Six Days glory

With the machine now in production, the next focus was the Scottish Six Days Trial in May. Graham Jarvis had taken his first win the previous year and arrived at the event focused on more glory. As the results came in on day one he was at the head of the pack with Spain’s Amos Bilbao (Montesa), on one mark lost each. Day two was very warm as Jarvis kept his cool and his feet on the footrests all day! At the close of play on Wednesday, Jarvis was still in the lead on two, from Jordi Tarres and Steve Saunders on seven marks lost each. Looking very much the winner over the next two days as he held the lead he came into Fort William on the Saturday as the event winner. What’s more, Bultaco had four more machines in the top twenty.

A time to evolve

The success for Jarvis and the ‘new’ Bultaco would continue as he visited the podium on four more occasions with second-place finishes in France, Switzerland and Italy, and another third in the USA to finish an eventual fourth overall in the world championship. As 1999 turned into the year 2000 the amalgamation of the two words, Bultaco and Sherpa would bring us a new motorcycle manufacturing name: Sherco, who continue to produce a range of motorcycles in the present day.

1999 SCOTTISH SIX DAYS TRIAL RESULTS: 1: Graham Jarvis (Bultaco) 4; 2: Steve Colley (Gas Gas) 11; 3: Jordi Tarres (Gas Gas–ESP) 14; 4: Amos Bilbao (Montesa-ESP) 16; 5: Steve Saunders (Gas gas) 21; 6: Martin Crosswaite (Gas Gas) 25; 7: Robert Crawford (Montesa) 30; 8: Wayne Braybrook (Montesa) 36; 9: Adam Raga (Gas Gas-ESP) 49; 10: Andru Codina (Bultaco-ESP) 51; 11: Joe Baker (Bultaco) 52; 12: Adam Norris (Yamaha) 54; 13: Jordi Pascuet (MontesaESP) 58; 14: Jonny Starmer (Montesa) 59; 15: Philip Alderson (Bultaco) 29; 16: Dan Thorpe (Yamaha) 60; 17: Hans Greiner (Fantic-GER) 60; 18: Paul Bolton (Beta) 67; 19: Carlos Casas (Montesa-ESP) 67; 20: Alex Van De Broek (Montesa-HOL) 52.

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