Words and photos – Mike Davies
Trials and Scrambles rider, Gwyn Chambers from Brecon in South Wales passed away on June 1st 2021.
Gwyn had ridden a variety of different makes of trials machines and appeared on the scene as a teenager in 1953 when he started winning awards.
That year he was selected to to represent the East South Wales Centre in the Inter Center team trial held near Luton. It would appear that he started riding on a 125cc Tandon followed by a HJH, several James models then a 250cc Greeves before gaining sponsorship from the Cotton factory who supplied him with scrambles and trials machines.
Gwyn trained as a plumber when he left school but in 1956 whilst serving in the Army on his National Service, he was selected to ride a 350cc BSA Gold Star in the ISDT held in West Germany where he gained a silver medal.
One of Gwyns favourite events was the Scottish Six Days Trial in which he competed several times winning special first class awards.
In 1965 he gave up motorcycling for a while and followed his brother into competing in car road rallies. He started in a most unlikely vehicle being a Ford Cortina Estate, quickly followed by a very trick Ford Anglia with a special engine provided by the Ford Factory.
Gwyn ran a garage and tyre depot in Brecon until he retired at the age of 65 and took up golf as a hobby as well as enjoying skiing holidays with his family.
I am grateful to Gwyn’s family for loaning me pictures of Gwyn that he had obviously treasured.
TRIALS GURU 
Hello,
Gwyn was my mother’s cousin and the last remaining cousin to her younger brother John Grant. John has only recently heard about Gwyn’s passing and has not been able to get in touch with the wider family, particularly Gwyn’s niece Sian. I wonder if you would be able to help me get in touch on John’s behalf. Any help you can offer will be much appreciated
I’ve sent you pm Facebook message. With the help of others I wrote the obituary.