Trials Guru has spent a few days on a vacation in the Lochaber area, just taking in the scenery without a motorcycle, by way of a taster for what will be happening in just a month from now. We are talking about the Pre’65 Scottish and Scottish Six Days Trials.

So just as a taster, here is the entry list of the SSDT and a photo of a well-known SSDT section!

See you in Fort William, see you in May.

Trials Guru

SSDT 2016
No Name – Nationality – Bike – Previous Rider
1 Michael McNiven – Scottish – Beta – Yes
2 Rhuaraidh Mackay – Scottish – Sherco – Yes
3 Jack Dignan –  Scottish –  Beta –  Yes
4 Nicholas Paxton –  British –  Montesa –  Yes
5 Andrew Paxton –  British –  Montesa –  Yes
6 Sean Doyle –  Irish –  Scorpa –  Yes
7 Joan Gaspar –  Catalan –  Sherco –  Yes
8 Marc Viladomiu – Spanish –  Yes
9 Benjamin King –  British –  Gas Gas –  No
10 Thomas Haslam –  British –  Gas Gas –  No
11 Danny Haslam –  British –  Montesa –  Yes
12 Jesper Antonsen –  Denmark –  Beta –  Yes
13 Dan Joergensen –  Denmark –  Honda –  Yes
14 Carles Esteve –  Catalan –  Sherco – Yes
15 Urreta Diego –  Spain –  Beta Evo –  Yes
16 Trevor Heath –  British –  Jotagas – No
17 Raymond Haslam –  British –  Gas Gas –  No
18 Joeseph Haslam –  British –  Beta –  No
19 Aitor Lafoz Ortiz –  Spain –  Montesa –  Yes
20 Thomas Hetze –  Germany –  Beta –  No
21 Ernst Schweiger –  Austria –  Montesa –  No
22 Leopold Steiner –  Austria –  Montesa –  Yes
23 Joan Pere Santure –  Andorra –  Vertigo – No
24 Xavi Vilaro Torrents –  Spanish –  Gas Gas – No
25 Dougie Lampkin –  British –  Vertigo –  Yes
26 James Lampkin –  British –  Beta-Uk.Com –  Yes
27 Ramon Palau Forte –  Spain – Scorpa –  No
28 Alfons Soler Ferran –  Spanish –  Montesa – No
29 Neil MacNiven –  Scottish –  Montesa – Yes
30 Ally Morrice –  Scottish –  Sherco – Yes
31 Richard Gaskell –  British – Ossa – Yes
32 Stuart Gaskell – British – Beta – Yes
33 James Johnson – British – Beta – Yes
34 Harry Lampkin – British – Vertigo – Yes
35 Paul Dixon – British – Vertigo – Yes
36 Jordi Pascuet – Spain – Jotagas – Yes
37 Simon Pickard – British – Jotagas – No
38 Roman Kyrnyckyj – British – Jotagas – No
39 Nigel Birkett – British – Scorpa – Yes
40 Stephen Dixon – British – Birkett Scorpa – No
41 John Holland – British – Beta – Yes
42 Amos Bilbao – Spanish –  Montesa 4Ride – Yes
43 Ben Bowkett – British – Gas Gas – Yes
44 Matthew Christopher – British – Beta – No
45 Julien Panabieres –  French – Vertigo – No
46 Patrice Pastou – French – Vertigo – Yes
47 Ben Hemingway – British – Uk-Beta.Com – Yes
48 Dan Hemingway – British – Beta – Yes
49 Scott Alexander – Scottish – Beta – Yes
50 Paul Paterson – Scottish – Beta – Yes
51 James Burroughs – British – Beta Uk 300 – Yes
52 Becky Cook – British – TRS – Yes
53 Craig Talbot – British – Beta – Yes
54 Gareth Talbot – British – BVM Beta – Yes
55 Sam Haslam – British – GasGas – No
56 Jack Lee – British – John Lee GasGas – Yes
57 Yuriko Kobayashi – Japan – Beta – Yes
58 Kanji Kono – Japan – Beta – Yes
59 Hiroaki Onishi – Japan – Beta – Yes
60 Chikao Namita – Japan – Beta Evo – No
61 Emma Bristow – British – MRS Sherco – No
62 James Fry – British – MRS Sherco – Yes
63 Jean Marc Breton – French – Vertigo – Yes
64 Franck Olivier – French – Montesa – Yes
65 Robbie Allan – Scottish – Honda 4RT – Yes
66 Richard Devine – Scottish – Mickey Oates Honda 4RT – No
67 Tim Junkleiwtz –  German – Sherco – No
68 Jan Junklewitz – German – Sherco – No
69 Matthew Maynard – British – Sherco – Yes
70 Jack Stones – British – Aklams Beta UK – Yes
71 Christophe Fabre – French – Vertigo – Yes
72 Max Figarella – French – Gas Gas – No
73 Donna Fox – British – Sherco – Yes
74 Chloe Richardson – British – Beta – Yes
75 Jonathan Richardson – British – Beta – No
76 Euan Campbell – Scottish – Scorpa – Yes
77 Aaron Smyth – British – Montesa – No
78 Paul Lonergan – British – Sherco – No
79 Gareth Andrews – Irish – Montesa – Yes
80 Andy Perry – British – Montesa – Yes
81 Russell Houston – British – Montesa – No
82 Andrew Blackman – British – John Lee Beta – Yes
83 Chas Lee – British – Gas Gas – No
84 Fred Michaud – French – Sherco – No
85 Andre Buchwalder – Switzerland – JGas – No
86 Noe Pretalli – Switzerland – Montesa – No
87 Guy Favre – French – Scorpa – Yes
88 Sam Connor – British – Beta – Yes
89 Jonny Starmer – British – Beta – Yes
90 Valentin Leiser – Swiss – Beta – No
91 Dominique Guillaume – Swiss – Scorpa – No
92 Bruno Royer – French – Beta – No
93 Gilles Burgat – French – Sherco – No
94 Michel Front – French – Scorpa – Yes
95 Paul Nicholson – British – Montesa 4RT – Yes
96 Gary Pears – British – Scorpa – Yes
97 Ross Danby – British – TRS UK – Yes
98 Luke Walker – British – MRS Sherco – No
99 Gareth Palmer – Scottish – Sherco – Yes
100 Patrick Palmer – British – Sherco – Yes
101 Andrew Anderson – Scottish – Scorpa – Yes
102 Lewis Byron – Scottish – Beta – No
103 Chris Alford – British – Gas Gas – Yes
104 Anthony Farrow – British – Montesa – Yes
105 Adam Mccanna – British – Montesa – Yes
106 Martin Sandiford – British – Beta – Yes
107 James Dabill –  British –  Vertigo Factory – Yes
108 Jimmy Mccanna – British – Montesa 4RT – Yes
109 Allan Adamson – Scottish – Ossa – Yes
110 Kevin White – Scottish – Montesa 4RT – No
111 Jan Brockmeyer – German – Montesa – No
112 Juergen Heinze – German – Montesa – Yes
113 Thomas J Weir – Scottish – Gas Gas – Yes
114 Robbie Weir – Scottish – Gas Gas – Yes
115 Josh Worthington – British – Montesa – No
116 Adam Norris – British – Beta – Yes
117 Victoria Payne – British – Sherco – No
118 Scott Cameron – British – Beta – Yes
119 Calum Murphy – Scottish – TRS – Yes
120 Stuart Crayk – Scottish – Gas Gas – No
121 Joe Spivey – British – Splat Sherco – Yes
122 George Spivey – British – Splat Beta – No
123 Jess Bown – British – Scorpa – Yes
124 Matt Bown – British – Scorpa – No
125 Peter Miltenburg – Netherlands – Sherco – Yes
126 Chris Burgin – British – Gas Gas – No
127 Ben Burgin –  British – Gas Gas – No
128 Duncan Hutchison – Scottish – Beta – Yes
129 Clarke Hutchison – Scottish – Gas Gas – No
130 Tom Hudson – British – Beta – No
131 Jim Hudson – British – Beta – Yes
132 Karl Clark – New Zealand – Beta – Yes
133 Paul Jackson – New Zealand – Beta – No
134 Tom Affleck – British – MRS Sherco – Yes
135 Andy Chilton – British – Montesa Honda – Yes
136 Jack Sheppard – British – Montesa – Yes
137 Morten Andersen – Danish – Montesa – Yes
138 Thomas Pedersen – Danish – Sherco – No
139 Lee Edmondson –  British – Beta – Yes
140 Thomas Sagar – British – Sherco – Yes
141 Andrew Sagar – Welsh – Sherco – Yes
142 Thomas Hick – British – Acklams Beta – Yes
143 Guy Kendrew – British – Beta – Yes
144 Ashley Wood – British – Gas Gas – Yes
145 Chris Beecroft – British – Montesa – Yes
146 Sam Jennings – British – Montesa – No
147 Jamie Stephenson – British – Montesa – Yes
148 Travis Fox – USA – Gas Gas – No
149 Dennis Sweeten – USA – TBC – Yes
150 Joe Jennings – British – Sherco – No
151 Toni Zink – Germany – Sherco – No
152 Dan Peace – British – Gas Gas – No
153 Ian Austermuhle – British – Beta-Uk.Com – Yes
154 John Crinson – British – Beta – Yes
155 Paolo Lazzaroni – Italian – Beta – No
156 Alessandro Merlo – Italian – Beta – No
157 Per Berggren – Swedish – TRS – Yes
158 Simon Sharp – British – Vertigo – Yes
159 Sam Sharp – British – Vertigo – Yes
160 Massimo Parodi – Italian – Beta – No
161 Davide Morando – Italy – Beta – No
162 Miles Carruthers – British – Sherco – Yes
163 Ian Weatherill – British – Vertigo – Yes
164 Lewis Peart – British – Ossa – Yes
165 Bobby Clark – British – Ossa – No
166 Rob Waite – British – Beta – No
167 Mark Grant – Scottish – Montesa 4RT – Yes
168 Giorgio Corrieri – Italy – Montesa – No
169 Paolo Broganelli – Italian – Montesa Cota – No
170 Lewis Bell – Scottish – Montesa – Yes
171 Liston Bell – Scottish – Montesa – Yes
172 Cfn Stuart Mack (Reme) – Scottish – Acklams Beta – Yes
173 Wo2 Vince Mackintosh – British – Acklams Beta – Yes
174 Phil Wiffe (Reme) – British – Acklams Beta – Yes
175 Cpl Sam Sanderson – British – Acklams Beta – Yes
176 Richard Suffell – British – Beta – Yes
177 Sandra Gomez – Spain – Scorpa – Yes
178 Josep Maria Prat – Spanish – Vertigo – No
179 Fred Adams – British – Montesa 4RT – Yes
180 Robert Paterson – Scottish – Montesa – No
181 Craig Horne – Scottish – Montesa – No
182 Marcel Albos – Andorra – Gas Gas – Yes
183 Albert Arana Puig – Spanish – Gas Gas – Yes
184 Scott Gordon – Scottish – Montesa  -Yes
185 Euan Allan – Scottish – Beta – No
186 Jamie Reid – Scottish – Beta – No
187 Ralph Yeaman Jnr – Scottish – Scorpa – Yes
188 Ralph Yeaman Snr – Scottish – Ossa  -Yes
189 George Edyvean –  British – Montesa – Yes
190 Rob Pollard –  British – Beta – Yes
191 George Pollard – British – Beta – Yes
192 Chris Curtis – British – Sherco – Yes
193 Jorge Alonso – Spain – Vertigo – Yes
194 Manel Jane – Spanish – Vertigo – Yes
195 Alberto Bordoy – Spanish – Vertigo – Yes
196 Chris Pearson – British – MRS Sherco – Yes
197 Dan Thorpe – British – Gas Gas – Yes
198 Vaclav Bruj – Czech Republic – Sherco – Yes
199 Ernie Byrne – British – Beta – No
200 Axel Jane –  Spanish- Vertigo – Yes
201 Albert Albo – Spain – Vertigo – Yes
202 Joan Moncanut – Catalan – Gas Gas – No
203 Philip Baxter – British – Montesa 4RT – No
204 Louis Grey – British – Beta – Yes
205 Katy Sunter – British – JST Gas Gas UK – Yes
206 Mark Sunter – British – Gas Gas – Yes
207 Osamu Kioka – Japan – Montesa – No
208 Masaki Inomae – Japan – Beta – Yes
209 Gary Macdonald – Scottish – Scorpa – Yes
210 Duncan Macdonald – Scottish – Scorpa – Yes
211 Craig Houston – Scottish – Scorpa – Yes
212 Colin Ward – British – Beta – Yes
213 Travis Ward – British – Beta – No
214 Noe Reinoso Serra –  Spain – Sherco – No
215 Carlos Casas – Spain – Montesa – Yes
216 Kevin Mosey – British – Montesa 4RT – No
217 Declan Bullock – British – Beta – Yes
218 Takeshi Miyabara – Japan – Beta – No
219 Katsuyoshi Sugiura –  Japan – Beta – Yes
220 David Hollands – British – HLS Beta – No
221 Gordon Murray – Scottish – HLS Beta – Yes
222 Ross Murray – Scottish – HLS Beta – Yes
223 David Anderson – Scottish – HLS Gas Gas – Yes
224 Stuart Anderson – Scottish – HLS Gas Gas – Yes
225 John Charlton – British – Beta – Yes
226 Stephen Larkin – British – Montesa – Yes
227 Joe Baker – British – MRS Sherco – Yes
228 Tom Hooper – British – MRS Sherco – No
229 Andrew Stevenson – Scottish – Montesa 4RT – Yes
230 James Carr – British – Scorpa – Yes
231 Alexz Wigg – British – JSTGas Gas – Yes
232 John Shirt – British – Gas Gas – Yes
233 Michael Brown – British – JSTGas Gas – Yes
234 Jack Ferguson – Scottish – Beta Evo – No
235 Dougie Gibson – Scottish – Gas Gas – Yes
236 Fanus Boshoff – South African – Beta – Yes
237 Peter Leslie Simpson – South African – Beta – Yes
238 Kevin Chapman – British – Gas Gas – Yes
239 Richard Timperley – British – Acklams Beta – Yes
240 Corey Dubik – British – Acklams Beta – Yes
241 Matthew Alpe – British – Beta – Yes
242 Tom Middleton – British – Beta Evo – No
243 Joel Sadler – British – Beta – Yes
244 Sam Yeadon – British – Acklams Beta – Yes
245 Davy Morewood –  British – Beta – Yes
246 Reece Morewood – British – Beta – No
247 Boyd Webster – British – Beta – Yes
248 Alan Mudd – British – Beta – Yes
249 Rene Mabily – French – Vertigo – No
250 Thomas Mabily – French – Jotagas – Yes
251 Joe Hutchinson – British – Gas Gas – No
252 Scott Turpin –  British – Gas Gas – Yes
253 Aran Drachenberg – British – Inch Perfect Trials Beta – Yes
254 Graham Tales – British – Beta – Yes
255 James Moorhouse – British – Bultaco – Yes
256 John Battensby – British – MRS Sherco – Yes
257 James Stones – British – MRS Sherco – Yes
258 Andrew Battensby – British – Beta – Yes
259 Stefan Bernhart – Germany – Gas Gas – No
260 Frederik Ganter – German – Gas Gas – No
261 Paul Terry –  British – Sherco – Yes
263 Gavin Lowther – British – Sherco – Yes
263 Andreas Zipf – Germany – Beta – No
264 Klaus Deisinger – German – Gas Gas – No
265 Darren Palmer –  British – Montesa – Yes
266 James Black –  British – Sherco – Yes
267 Lee Mcgee –  British –  Montesa – No
268 James Mcdougall –  Scottish – Gas Gas –  Yes
269 Andrew Nicholson –  British –  Gas Gas – No
270 Grant Reid – Scottish – MSport Montesa 4RT – Yes
271 Iwan Roberts – Welsh – Beta – Yes
272 Michele Bosi – Italian – Bet -a No
273 Jon Berlin – South African – Vertigo – No
274 Adrian Lewis – British – Vertigo – No
275 Bill Merritt –  USA –  Vertigo – No
276 Daryl McCall – Scottish – Beta – Yes
277 Sandy George –  Scottish – Beta – No
278 Barry Kinley –  Manx –  Beta – Yes
279 John Chatto –  British – John Lee Beta – No
280 Brian Wojnarowski –  Canadian –  Sherco – Yes
281 Richard Midgley –  British –  Beta-Uk.Com – Yes
282 Sam Boocock –  British –  Appys Beta –  No
283 Sam Cahill –  British –  Trials UK Beta –  Yes
284 Nigel Sharp –  British –  Beta Evo –  Yes
285 Gary Maclennan –  Scottish –  Beta –  Yes

Thanks to the SSDT committee for the permission to publish their entry list.

2016 SSDT Rider list in pdf:

SSDT 2016 Rider list TG

Road Trials in Derbyshire Under Threat!

Graham Taylor told Trials Guru: “I am the secretary of South Yorkshire and Derbyshire TRF. Could you please try to get as many of your readers to object to the TRO on Washgates you may not be aware of this? If it closes it will affect the Bemrose, Reliance and other trials. We have a feeling Hollinsclough will be the next target, see the attached link”.

Web: http://consult.peakdistrict.gov.uk

Graham Taylor – South Yorkshire and Derbyshire TRF

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So that’s two years passed since Trials Guru was created and what a 24 months it has been.

Taking stock we have brought you articles from the sport, special sections on competitors and machines and some great photographs from both amateur and professional photographers from around the globe.

It is encouraging to know that you, the reader enjoys Trials Guru, both here and on facebook/twitter, where we tend to set the links to new material when it becomes available.

We have also set a new logo on our facebook page which replaces the 1977 photo of Yrjo Vesterinen in the SSDT and updated our header photo.

Keep watching, it is all down to you! – More to come from the world of Trials.

Trials Guru – it’s a success because of you!

It is noticeable how Trials Guru, the online medium for viewing photographs and articles of the sport of motorcycle trials world-wide, has really taken off.

Trials Guru is also now being referred to in sporting circles as ‘Guru’ or even ‘TG’ for short.

It started purely as an idea that ‘TG’ creator, John Moffat had back in 2003 which had been offered to a webmaster of a well-known trials website, but it was turned down because it “wouldn’t be of any interest”.

Trials Guru was eventually launched quietly and without fuss in March 2014, that is two years ago now and it has grown steadily without advertising other than word of mouth.

Obviously its success is down to finding interesting material and the fact that it is totally without charge, be that subscription or payment to view. It is free and that is probably its appeal.

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We have been very fortunate that Trials Guru’s creator has many contacts in the sport, which has helped bring information to you the reader. Of course you, the reader, are equally important in the mixture, without you there would be no need for Trials Guru!

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