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Scott Trial Page on Trials Guru

Dedicated to the hardest motorcycle trial riders can take part in, the Scott is regarded as an annual classic. One route for all, fastest rider sets standard time. All in the Swaledale, North Yorkshire.

So, This is Yorkshire!

Ben Hemmingway - 2015

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Alfred John “Buttons” Button – 1955 – 2015

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“Buttons” on the left with John Moffat at the 2015 Scottish Six Days Trial during the daily Nevis Radio outside broadcast – Photo courtesy of Tony Jones

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a true character of the sport of motorcycle trials, “Buttons” or John Button as he was known.

Buttons attended the Scottish Six Days Trial many times in his capacity as a mechanic, whose training went back to the days of the Bultaco tuning wizard, Reg May of Comerfords.

During the 2015 Scottish, Buttons popped in almost daily to visit the Outside Broadcasts of Nevis Radio where he kept listeners and the radio presenters in stitches with his quick wit and humour during the week.

Buttons had battled with cancer for some years and had planned to spectate at the recent Scott Trial, but illness prevented him from doing so.

Trials Guru conveys sincere condolences to his family at this difficult time.

Funeral Arrangements: The funeral service for Alfred John Button (Buttons) will held on Thursday 12th November 2015 at 12.30pm at Rainsbrook Crematorium. Ash Lawn Road. Rugby. Warwickshire. CV22 5ET. please no flowers, donations to Macmillan nurses are welcome.

Alfred John ‘Buttons’ Button 1955 – 2015

Mike Ransom – Francis Barnett Ace

Mike Ransom on Mamore in the 2008 Pre'65 Scottish Trial - Photo: Iain Lawrie, Kinlochleven.
Mike Ransom on Mamore in the 2008 Pre’65 Scottish Trial – Photo: Iain Lawrie, Kinlochleven.

Trials Guru caught up with former Francis Barnett teamster, Mike Ransom and asked him about his trials career.

Mike Ransom: “I’ve been riding motorcycles for sixty years now and enjoyed every minute of it.

I never rode in the International Six Days, but I did ride my Francis Barnett in France at Rochepaule at Claude Coutard’s place where I won the Pre’65 event. From memory there were over three hundred riders there with all the various classes. I lost three marks on the last section on the second day. It was a fabulous event and a lovely journey to get to it.

My first Scottish Six Days was in 1957, when I received a Special First class award. I managed to win a Special First in every Scottish I rode in.

In 1999 I won the 250cc cup at the Pre’65 Scottish Trial, the same award I won thirty-six years previously in the Scottish in 1962 on the same machine – 307AKV.

Unlike many of my contemporaries, I have kept riding, I will be 80 in June and two years ago I bought a modern bike, a Montesa 4RT.

In 2012 I rode in the Relaince trial on the clubman’s route as it was fifty years from when I rode it on the Barnett which was brand new at the time. I finished runner up to Bob Baker by one mark”.

Mike’s modifications:

“My Francis Barnett is virtually original, it has the original hubs and they haven’t been skimmed. I was permitted to modify it it in 1964 to the specification it is now.

I altered the steering head angle to the magic 67 degrees, to do this I had to add 0.75 of an inch to the top frame tube. I did various modifications in 1964. I lifted the bottom tube, moved the motor back in the frame and narrowed the rear . I then took the two tubes that run under the tank and triangulated it with one.

At one stage ,I removed 0.75 of an inch out of the swinging arm, but immediately replaced it as it wasn’t successful.

At the time, the factory wasn’t keen on any modifications from standard, their policy was for bits to come from the shelves at AMC. I think the writing was on the wall financially as they went bust in 1966. They must have thought something of me, as they offered me the bike for just the purchase tax payment.

I do all my own welding and I am fairly proud to say that nothing has moved since 1964!

By comparison to the modern frames in T45 tubing, it weighs about forty five pounds more and I find that this hampers the machine somewhat.

I know that I made these modifications before anyone else and there are more James and Barnetts now than ever before!”

Mike Ransom on Am Bodach in the 2008 Pre'65 Scottish Trial - Photo Copyright: Iain Lawrie, Kinlochleven.
Mike Ransom on Am Bodach in the 2008 Pre’65 Scottish Trial – Photo Copyright: Iain Lawrie, Kinlochleven.

Trials Interest:

“My interest in trials started with push-bikes as children. We started a club called Old Park Hammers. Alan Morewood and Philip Beal were original members. My Hercules was very second hand, but I thought it was the bee’s knees when I put a big sprocket on the Sturmey-Archer.

We also competed round the Sheffield area riding Cycle Speedway using the old bomb sites which had been spread into red ash. I started motorcycling on a Cyclemaster which of course fitted into the Hercules frame. My mother entered me into a competition which I won at sixteen years of age.

My next bike was a model 18 Norton with girder forks on which I passed my driving test. This was followed by a BSA Gold Star B34 trials which weighed in at a whopping three hundred and eight pounds.

The Gold Star had a mere six inches of ground clearance and I ran it in going to the Motor Cycle show in London. On the way back I opened her up and shut her back down at 92 mph on the A1. That was on standard trials gearing!

I was at this time about 18 and I rode this all over Yorkshire you recall we rode to trials and back to Sheffield using ‘bobby dodgers’. I broke three pistons in it, taking the bottom plate off then scooping the bits out, before carrying on or home Otley, Ilkley, Bradford and Halifax were many miles from home. We had no other means or could not afford any alternative. I later found out that Goldstar pistons did not have split skirts, my local rebore chap kept using Hepolite split skirts which gave up”.

Competition:

“My first club was the Sheffield and Hallamshire, we were affiliated to the Yorkshire Centre. At the time there was perhaps 16 South Yorkshire Group Clubs such as Woksop, Doncaster putting on trials which included an South Yorkshire championship which I won quite a few times. Major trials were usually Centre status events where we did the long distances.

Centre trials in Yorkshire were around 60 miles one lap events and always included miles of moorland, something the modern rider would not comprehend; riding to the trials would be another. Trials were essentially a winter event and we took to Scrambling in the summer, I was Yorkshire centre champion in the late fifties riding my Enfield.

I did ride for Yorkshire three times in the Inter Centre Team Trial in the late fifties. At one event at Honiton Tom Ellis was team manager and he booked us in to a Temperance Hotel and I have recollections of Artie Ratcliffe, Peter Fletcher and Arthur Lampkin bringing crates of beer into the hotel lounge.

Tom Ellis was a bit upset, not about the beer but the noise the clinking of the bottles was making, we may have been chucked out. One weekend I did ride in the West of England trial at Newton Abbot on the Saturday a trade supported event to which I got seven pounds and ten shillings expenses, that was the standard rate.

We then had to travel the next day to Brecon to ride in the inter centre team trial. We then came back to Sheffield to be at work Monday morning and remember no M4 etc”.

Scrambles:  

“I did win the 500 final at our club scramble one year on my HT Ariel, but the Scrambles circuit was more like the Scott Trial (I have about 6 silver spoons) in those days and on that day the course was very hard and suited me. Of all the South Yorkshire Trials clubs that existed only two now put on trials.  

The Hallamshire is now affiliated to the East Midland centre. It does mean that all that land we used, is now lost. I know where we used to trial and scramble at Rotherham ( Listerdale) is now a huge housing estate.

I had a Royal Enfield 350cc springer, very novel in those days, which I also scrambled; a Tiger Cub and a loan of a 250 BSA. I purchased John Harris’s HT Ariel which I had quite a lot of success with. Winning the National Peaks Trial twice on the trot, and the Hillsborough Jack Wood twice on the trot too.

I got a bit of support from Ariel and rode in two British Experts finishing 16 both times, not bad when you consider we were the best in the world then. Tony Bou eat your heart out, he was not born then.

In one of the British Experts, Roy Peplow and Gordon Blakeway came together, which resulted in a broken leg for Gordon. I then went into the team with Sammy Miller and Ron Langston for that year’s Scott Trial.

Eventually I got a 1961 Barnett with the AMC engine in, it was wide and the motor would not pull second gear. I used to get quite slick at changing down to bottom when the motor died. I trialed that up and down the country locally and Nationally and I must have done well enough for Mr Denton, Sales Manager at Barnetts (then at Coventry) to offer me a ride on the new 37A Villiers motored Barnetts, for the 1962 Scottish.

The first trial was the Reliance a regional restricted event in those days, where I won it, and team members Ian Williamson and Johnny Roberts finished second and third with Eric Adcock on the DOT fourth. So an excellent start and then up to the start in the Market place in Edinburgh the result was the third place on 29 marks, behind Sammy and Gordon Jackson, Gordon having done that fabulous dab the year before 1961″.

Mike Ransom on Am Bodach in 2008 at the Pre'65 Scottish Trial - Photo copyright: Iain Lawrie, Kinlochleven.
Mike Ransom on Am Bodach in 2006 at the Pre’65 Scottish Trial – Photo copyright: Iain Lawrie, Kinlochleven.

Trials Guru: Many thanks to Mike Ransom for sharing his memories and giving us an insight into trials as it used to be. Mike was a skilled and talented rider in his day who kept going after many of his contemporaries had hung up their boots. Mike Ransom regularly rode the Pre’65 Scottish on the same machine that carried him to success in the Scottish Six Days in 1962. It is a pleasure to be able to share his story on this website.

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Mike Ransom leaves Gorgie Cattle Market, Edinburgh at the start of the 1963 Scottish Six Days – Photo courtesy: Jimmy Young, Armadale

Mike Ransom’s name will forever be associated with the marque, Francis Barnett, the motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1919, by Gordon Inglesby Francis and Arthur Barnett, and based in Lower Ford Street, Coventry, England.

© – Article: Text copyright: Michael Ransom, Sheffield – 2015

© – Photographs Copyright: Iain Lawrie, Kinlochleven, all rights reserved.

© – Photograph Copyright: Jimmy Young, Armadale, all rights reserved.

© – Layout and Publishing: Trials Guru/Moffat Racing/John Moffat 2015

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‘Up Memory Lane’ – South West Trials Reunion 2015

Words: Dave Cole

Photos: Mike Naish

Trials riders, organisers and observers, from both the past and the present, gathered at the Fingle Glen Golf Hotel, Tedburn St.Mary, near Exeter on Friday the 9th October to enjoy the “Up Memory Lane” reunion lunch.

Gordon Jackson, Mike Jackson, Gwen White John Trible and Jeannette Dommett
Gordon Jackson, Mike Jackson, Gwen White John Trible and Jeannette Dommett enjoying the Up Memory Lane celebrations – Photo: Mike Naish

This function is organised once every two years, with this being the 7th edition of the popular get-together, it is organised by the South West Classic Trials Association.

The 102 attendees were met in the reception area and were welcomed by Jeannette Dommett and Jean Squire, two young ladies who have been around our sport long enough to be well known to almost all of the guests as they arrived.

As each competitor signed-on, they were issued with their name badge. This might sound a little unnecessary or over the top but I can assure you that with the majority of guests being involved in the sport during the 1950’s and 1960’s era, some not seeing each other for many years, recognition is sometimes a little difficult. Many have lost a little hair, some have gained, maybe, a little weight, others have possibly become reliant on spectacles etc. All-in-all the badges prove to be a god-send for this type of occasion.

Once old friends are reunited over a drink and a chat all are invited to gather outside for a group photograph, a great way to remember such an occasion, SWCTA Treasurer, Mike Naish, was on hand with his camera.

An enjoyable three course lunch was next on the agenda followed by the Master of Ceremonies, Alan Dommett, officially welcoming everyone and reading out a list of ‘apologies of absence’ that had been received. He then continued by remembering old friends who are sadly no longer with us since our last gathering, two years ago.

The list of recently lost friends remembered by Alan included Pete Thompson, one of the founders of the “Up Memory Lane” function and a former Devonport and District Club member who competed successfully in trials, scrambles and enduro’s. –  Bill Hartnell, the organiser of the reunion for the previous four occasions. Bill was one of the mainstays of the Taunton Club for many years, the Secretary and Treasurer of the South West Classic Trials Association and served the South Western Centre Management Committee in many different positions of trust and honour over the years. – Max King, Trials rider, radio broadcaster, journalist and enthusiast of all forms of motor sport. Max is probably best known for his book ‘Trials Riding’, which was the first book dedicated to our sport ever to be written. – Jim Finlay, an accomplished trials rider who also worked tirelessly for his Otter Vale Club for many years. Jim worked really hard setting out trials, cutting out sections etc and always had a smile and a quiet welcome at the ready.

It was now time to welcome the first of three guest speakers; this honour fell to Mike Hann of the Yeo Vale Club. Mike, as a former technical college teacher, spoke very confidently and amusingly about his interesting 60 years of grass track racing, scrambling and trials riding.

Mike Hann entertains - Photo: Mike Naish
Mike Hann entertains – Photo: Mike Naish

A career that included gaining awards in twelve SSDTs and awards in six Pre’65 Scottish events as well as continuing to the present day, picking up awards on an almost weekly basis.

Mike’s performance was followed by Reg Squire, a former Crediton Club member. Reg, now in his 80’s, told the amazinging story of his 60 odd years long riding career which included scrambling, motocross and trials riding before, at the age of 78, taking up road racing, something which he continues to do. Reg’s race bike, a RS125 Honda, a genuine Grand Prix machine in its day, was also on display at the function.

The final speaker was John Bassett, a former trials rider who spoke of his involvement in the organisation of all forms of motorcycle sport in the Cornwall Centre for more years than most of us can remember. He reminded us of just how diverse the Cornwall  Centre events have been over the years with scrambles, trials, grass track, hill climbs, gymkhana’s, speedway and road racing. He also told a tale or two, including the story of how Colin Dommett’s boots got to be thrown off the Tamar Bridge!

All three speakers were sincerely thanked for sharing their tales, all are real gentlemen, they are all quiet and very polite in manner and all have a mass of sporting knowledge behind them combined with bucket loads of experience and a mass of enthusiasm for our sport.

Derek Cheesbrough, a founder of the reunion along with the late Pete Thompson, presented two special awards, one for the furthest travelled to attend the reunion, this went to Richard Baker who had travelled down from Surrey. The second award was for the oldest guest (who had not won the award in previous years) this went to the President of the Devonport & District Motor Cycle Club, 85 year old Ivan Pridham of Plymouth.

Derek Cheesbrough presents Ivan Pridham with the Olde Father Tyme award - Photo: Mike Naish
Derek Cheesbrough presents Ivan Pridham with the Olde Father Tyme award – Photo: Mike Naish

Outside on the grass was a small display of period motorcycles. As already mentioned we saw Reg Squire’s RS125 Honda Road Racer, there was also the Ex Pete Thompson 500 Triumph (Roy Peplow replica) twin which is now owned by Ivan Pridham, plus Gary Kinsman’s very smart HT500 replica.

Gary Kinsman's 500 Ariel - Photo: Mike Naish
Gary Kinsman’s 500 Ariel – Photo: Mike Naish

Nick Hunt’s very original looking 1960 Greeves Scottish 201cc plus Clive Causer’s two AJS machines a very original looking 350 rigid and one of the now rare 250AT models produced in 1969.

 Nick Hunt's very tidy and original looking (ex Dave Cole) 201 Greeves - Photo: Mike Naish

Nick Hunt’s very tidy and original looking (ex Dave Cole) 201 Greeves – Photo: Mike Naish

Also on displayed were just over eighty photographs of local riders from the 1950’s to 1970’s. As most of the pictured riders were in attendance at “Up Memory Lane” there were a great many tales to be told with happy memories rekindled.

Thanks to Jeannette Dommett, the Reunion Secretary, and her helpers most guests thought the event to be the best of these popular functions to date, certainly the attendance numbers seem to keep rising, and all said they looked forward to meeting up again at Fingle Glen, where the venue has already been re-booked for two years time.

See the West Country Trials – UK Page on Trials Guru for more West Country trials

© – Article: Text copyright: David Cole – 2015

© – Images: Mike Naish

© – Layout and Publishing: Trials Guru/Moffat Racing/John Moffat 2015

BBC – Scott Trial 2015 – TV feature 26 October & BBC iPlayer

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The BBC TV programme ‘Inside Out – Yorkshire & Lincolnshire’ covered the 2015 Scott Trial with an Outside Broadcast film unit. Paul Rose was the front man who kept up with the action on his new 650 SWM trail bike and it can be caught outside the Yorkshire /Lincolnshire region on the BBC iPlayer media by following this link:

Scott Trial 2015

The programme will go out on 26th October and be available outside the Yorkshire/Lincolnshire region on the iPlayer shortly after.

Scott Trial 2015 – Trial Guru’s view!

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Early morning shot of Trials Guru’s John Moffat interviewing Richmondshire District Council’s leader, John Blackie, an enthusiastic supporter of the Scott at the start line. Photo credit: John Hulme, Trial Magazine UK

Well what can I say? The Richmond Motor Club (Yorkshire) Ltd have excelled themselves once again by promoting what has got to be the best and most popular trials event in the UK calendar, the Scott Trial.

Finish line chat with Alexz Wigg who was second overall, a fine result. Photo credit: John Hulme, Trial Magazine UK

Trials Guru was there in the form of John Moffat who acted as start and finish field commentator, keeping the spectators and supporters informed, rider comments both at the start and finish and of course acted as auctioneer for the Scott Charity Auction on the Saturday night at the Richmondshire Cricket Club pavilion in the town. Over two thousand pounds was raised on the evening alone.

Moffat on the microphone, auctions off Adam Raga’s one piece trials suit – Photo credit: John Hulme, Trial Magazine UK

Ian Austermuhle was a popular winner and at the presentation he spoke highly of the club and John Lampkin of Beta UK for all the support he has had from the Silsden based importer.

Moffat had a pre-trial dinner on the Friday night, in the company of Trial Magazine’s John Hulme, Gas Gas UK importer, John Shirt and Scott winner (2012), Michael Brown at a local restaurant and it was a very informative evening indeed. It is quite different to have access to people at the centre of the sport in an informal manner and much was learned about the intricate workings of the sport from the in-depth conversations that took place that evening.

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Top men! Alexz Wigg, (Gas Gas) on the left, was runner up to Scott Trial winner 2015, Ian Austermuhle (Beta). Photo credit: John Hulme, Trial Magazine UK.

The trial itself was run in near to perfect conditions the course being covered very quickly by the top riders and it came as no surprise that local rider, Jonathan Richardson was first home to set standard time, the bench-mark from which all other riders lost marks accordingly.

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Seventh place man, Sam Haslam (Gas Gas) shares a joke with Runner-up, Alexz Wigg (Gas Gas) before they head off for a well-deserved pint after finishing the Scott. Photo credit: John Hulme, Trial Magazine UK.

The Scott committee ensure that strictly no-one is aware who sets standard time and who has lost what, on observation until the results are read out in reverse order at the presentation.

It was Austermuhle that looked confident at the finish. Richardson doubted that he had saved sufficient marks for a repeat of his 2011 victory.

Local rider, Jonathan Richardson (Beta) from Skeeby set fastest time, but had to settle for a fourth place overall. Photo credit: John Hulme, Trial Magazine UK.

Doug Lampkin, always the 100% professional blamed himself for the mistakes made when interviewed by Moffat at the finish line.

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Doug Lampkin (Vertigo) seen here at Whaw Bridge, came home in a fine third place, the lowest scorer on observation. Photo credit: John Hulme, Trial Magazine UK

John Sunter was well up on time, but knew he wasn’t fastest man as he was in the previous year.

James Dabill rode straight through the finish enclosure, spoke to no-one and promptly put the factory Vertigo straight in the van, walking briskly back to the Secretary, Diane Horner’s office, to hand back his riding bib without a word. It was a disappointing day at the office for Dabill finishing a lack-luster thirteen place overall. James would not be happy at that.

But it was a smiling Austermuhle that hoisted the Alfred A. Scott memorial trophy aloft on the Saturday night to much applause and cheering by the knowledgeable crowd who filled the Cricket Club in Richmond, victory after nineteen years of trying was finally his.

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A happy winner, Ian Austermuhle gives Trials Guru the low down on his Scott Trial day. Photo credit: John Hulme, Trial Magazine UK

All we can say is, roll on Scott Trial 2016.

Scott Trial 2015 Top Ten results –

Winner: Ian Austermuhle – Time: 3 Observation: 39 Total: 42

Runner-Up: Alexz Wigg – Time: 6 Observation: 40 Total: 46

Third: Dougie Lampkin – Time: 24 Observation: 25 Total: 49

4th – Jonathan Richardson – Time: 0 Observation: 61 Total: 61

5th – Ross Danby – Time: 19 Observation: 43 Total: 62

6th – Richard Sadler – Time: 20 Observation: 45 Total: 65

7th – Sam Haslam – Time: 7 Observation: 62 Total: 69

8th – Jack Price – Time: 23 Observation: 47 Total: 70

9th – Iwan Roberts – Time: 26 Observation: 58 Total: 84

10th – Guy Kendrew – Time: 20 Observation: 64 Total: 84

Scott Trial 2015 – Charity Auction Breaking News!

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Breaking news! – The Edinburgh & District Motor Club’s trial committees have agreed to donate guaranteed entries to both the 2016 Scottish Six Days and the 2016 Pre’65 Scottish trials to the annual Scott Trial charity auction – 2015.

Trials Guru’s, John Moffat will be on hand at the Scott Trial awards and charity auction evening at the Richmondshire Cricket Club, Richmond, North Yorkshire at 8.00pm on Saturday 17th October 2015 – to auction the entries off.

The SSDT entry is valued at £450 and the Pre’65 at £75 – but these are guaranteed entries which miss out the ballot proceedings – so they are worth a lot more!

The SSDT entry is guaranteed and what you bid is what you pay, the Pre’65 entry is different, read below*

Pre-bids are welcome which will set a reserve figure, looks like an exciting night for someone! Contact: Ros or Andrew Brown on tel 01748 886356 or 07815 481940 or email secretary@richmondmotorclub.com

*For the Pre’65, the machine must be eligible and comply with the Pre’65 Scottish regulations, but the important part is that your bid will skip the entry over the ballot, you will still have to pay the £75 entry fee, you are bidding on the ballot avoidance on the evening.

So get yourself along to the Richmondshire Cricket Club, Richmond at 8.00pm on Saturday 17th October !

Scott Trial 2015 – Charity Auction gathers pace

For those who don’t know, The Scott Trial 2015 Charity Auction, to be held on the evening of the trial on Saturday 17th October at Richmondshire Cricket Club prior to the results and awards presentation.

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AUCTION ITEMS INCLUDE:

Adam Raga’s one piece riding suit from John Hulme – Trial Magazine UK  http://www.trialmaguk.com

Albert Cabestany’s one piece riding suit from John Hulme – Trial Magazine UK  http://www.trialmaguk.com

Airoh Helmet signed by World Champion Emma Bristow – Malcolm Rathmell Sport, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate   http://www.mrsltd.co.uk

Pair of Gaerne Trials Boots – AG Bikes, Low Row   http://www.agbikes.co.uk

Signed Photo of James Dabill – Neil Sturgeon Photography

Handlebars, grips and glue from Apico   http://www.apico.co.uk

Coving for one room from Bruce Storr, NMC-Copley, Leyburn   http://www.copleydecor.co.uk

Meal for two from The Buck Hotel, Reeth   http://www.buckhotel.co.uk

Galvanised Sign Hanger from Nigel Cummins – MC Products Ironcraft http://www.mcproductsironcraft.co.uk

Roberts Classis DAB digital portable radio – Jon Gamble, Thompsons Electrical, Leyburn

Putoline Pit Mat – Putoline Motorcycle Oils   http://www.putoline.co.uk

Meal for two – The Farmers Arms, Muker     http://www.farmersarmsmuker.co.uk

Oils – Smith & Allan, Darlington      http://www.smithandallan.com

We have other items to follow kindly pledged by:

John Lampkin Beta UK, Silsden  http://www.beta-uk.com

John Shirt – Trial Enduro Direct/Gas Gas Motos Ltd, Buxton   http://www.trialendurodirect.com    http://www.gasgasuk.com

Andy Greig – Trials Central   http://www.trialscentral.com

Nigel Birkett – Birkett Motosport, Broughton-in-Furness     http://www.birkettmotosportukltd.co.uk

Nige Pearson – Trials UK, Horsforth, Leeds    http://www.trialsuk.co.uk

Paul Sadler – Acklams Beta, Harrogate    http://www.acklamsbeta.co.uk

Jewsons of Richmond, N Yorks      http://www.jewson.co.uk

Tennants of  Leyburn       http://www.tennantsgardenrooms.com     http://www.tennants.co.uk

The Scott Trial committee would like to thank the generous sponsors and supporters of the trial for their donations.

If you would like to donate to the charity auction, please contact Ros or Andrew G. Brown

tel: 01748 886356 OR EMAIL secretary@richmondmotorclub.com

The ‘Scott Trial’ logo is only to be used with permission of Richmond Motor Club (Yorks) Ltd and is a trade mark of the club.

German Trials now live on Trials Guru

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Mick Andrews at the World Championships at Gefrees in 1975 on his factory OW11A Yamaha 250 mono-shock. Photo world-wide copyright, Rainer Heise

With collaboration and permission of Rainer Heise, Trials Guru brings you some fantastic images of trials in Germany, both of German national riders, like Helmut Stanik, Felix Krahnstover and also international class riders such as Rob Edwards, Martin Lampkin, Brian Higgins, Mick Andrews, Malcolm Rathmell, Yrjo Vesterinen and more. Some of these images were used by Trialsport DE the premier trials magazine in Germany. Images date from 1974 to 1977 with more to come from Rainer when time allows. We at Trials Guru are always wanting to hear from you of suggestions for more trials on the site.

Rainer Heise – Trials In Germany

Scott Trial 2015 – Rider list issued

Rider Number Time Name Surname ACU Club U21 1st Machine Town
1 09:00:00 ROBERT HUNTER THIRSK & DIST * SHERCO THIRSK
2 09:00:20 CARL HORNE MANCHESTER  17 # * GAS GAS CHORLTON
3 09:00:40 STEVE PLUMPTON RICHMOND SHERCO NORTHALLERTON
4 09:01:00 EVAN ALLAN EDINBURGH ST GEORGE * BETA BONNYRIGG
5 09:01:20 VICTORIA PEEL BRADFORD & DISTRICT # * BETA GISBURN
6 09:01:40 MARTIN JACKSON BRADFORD * SHERCO ROCHDALE
7 09:02:00 ALISTAIR STEPHEN DALTON WEARDALE * BETA  EVO BISHOP AUCKLAND
8 09:02:20 ANDY ACTON MANCHESTER  17 * GAS GAS STOCKPORT
9 09:02:40 MICHAEL TODD SCARBOROUGH & DMC # * FEETUP GSA GAS SCARBOROUGH
10 09:03:00 CHRIS BROWN MIDDLESBROUGH * TT SCORPA MIDDLESBROUGH
11 09:03:20 DANIEL CARNE GUISBOROUGH AMC BETA EVO TEESVILLE
12 09:03:40 CHRIS PRIESTMAN WEARDALE * SHERCO DARLINGTON
13 09:04:00 ANDREW ALLUM RICHMOND BETA RICHMOND
14 09:04:20 ANDREW WOODWARD RAMSEY * GAS GAS RAMSEY I.O.M
15 09:04:40 CARL TENNANT RICHMOND CJT BETA RICHMOND
16 09:05:00 STEPHEN BENNET CONSETT * BETA SHILDON
17 09:05:20 ASHLEY PLUMPTON RICHMOND SHERCO NORTHALLERTON
18 09:05:40 ANDREW WALKER CHEADLE AUTO CLUB GAS GAS STOKE ON TRENT
19 09:06:00 JAMES MCGARRELL RICHMOND # MONTESA 4RT DARLINGTON
20 09:06:20 SAMUEL SHARP BRADFORD GAS GAS BARNOLDSWICK
21 09:06:40 RICHARD FRASER RICHMOND SHERCO RICHMOND
22 09:07:00 ANDY HALPIN RICHMOND GAS GAS GAINFORD
23 09:07:20 SEAN CLENNEL RICHMOND MONTESA RAVENSWORTH
24 09:07:40 CHRIS HENDERSON RICHMOND SHERCO MARRICK
25 09:08:00 BEN KING KENTON & KINGSBURY GAS GAS AYLESBURY
26 09:08:20 ZAC HUBERY CONSETT * SHERCO BISHOP AUCKLAND
27 09:08:40 ANDREW WASHINGTON HUDDERSFIELD FALCONS BETA EVO HUDDERSFIELD
28 09:09:00 PATRICK PALMER PERTH & DISTRICT * GAS GAS ABERFELDY
29 09:09:20 THOMAS LOWES RICHMOND BETA BARNINGHAM RICHMOND
30 09:09:40 JOHN BENNET CONSETT * GAS GAS SHILDON
31 09:10:00 GEOFF FIELDING RICHMOND GAS GAS HUNWICK
32 09:10:20 ERNIE BYRNE WEARDALE * BETA SPENNYMOOR
33 09:10:40 DEAN ROSS WEARDALE * GAS GAS WEARHEAD
34 09:11:00 TOM BENNETT STAFFS MOORLANDS * SHERCO NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME
35 09:11:20 JOE FORREST RICHMOND BETA BEDALE
36 09:11:40 RICHARD MIDGLEY BRADFORD * BETA EVO SILSDEN
37 09:12:00 GARETH PALMER PERTH & DISTRICT * GAS GAS ABERFELDY
38 09:12:20 ROGER SUMMERS DUNFERMLINE & DISTRICT * SHERCO KIRKALDY
39 09:12:40 BEN WHITEHEAD BRADFORD GAS GAS COWLING
40 09:13:00 BRENDAN SUFFELL RICHMOND BETA SCORTON
41 09:13:20 NICK ROYLE RICHMOND BETA RICHMOND
42 09:13:40 JIM HUDSON RICHMOND BETA KENDAL
43 09:14:00 RAY HASLAM BERKHAMPSTED MCC BETA AMERSHAM
44 09:14:20 MARK WRAY SCUNTHORPE GAS GAS RACING SCOTTER
45 09:14:40 JOE HASLAM BERKHAMPSTED MCC # * BETA AMERSHAM
46 09:15:00 DANIEL JOHNSON BARROW & DISTRICT GAS GAS BROUGHTON IN FURNESS
47 09:15:20 MATT BOWN MANSFIELD MAUN # * TRED-SHOP GAS GAS CHESTERFIELD
48 09:15:40 GARETH MARTIN WEARDALE * GAS GAS ST JOHNS CHAPEL
49 09:16:00 DANIEL HERRIOTT GUISBOROUGH BETA NORTON ON TEES
50 09:16:20 DUNCAN WRIGHT BON ACCORD MCC * MONTESA ABERDEENSHIRE
51 09:16:40 IAN RUTTER RICHMOND GAS GAS HUNWICK
52 09:17:00 THOMAS COATES RICHMOND # * SHERCO RICHMOND
53 09:17:20 ALDIS BLACKER RIPON # * BETA BOROUGHBRIDGE
54 09:17:40 GEORGE MOORE NENE VALLEY * SCORPA NORTHAMPTON
55 09:18:00 HARRY HOUGHTON LLANGOLLEN # * MONTESA FLINTSHIRE
56 09:18:20 RYAN JAMES DALTON WEARDALE # * BETA EVO BISHOP AUCKLAND
57 09:18:40 MICHAEL MCNIVEN DUNFERMLINE & DISTRICT MONTESA NAIRN
58 09:19:00 LUKE STANDRING BRADFORD GAS GAS FENCE BRADFORD
59 09:19:20 JEREMY CROSS WELLS & DIST MC * GAS GAS BRISTOL
60 09:19:40 MARTIN CARTER ALTON MILL * GAS GAS CHICHESTER
61 09:20:00 ANDY RIDLEY ZONA 1 MC SHERCO MALVERN
62 09:20:20 LOUIS HALEY YEADON AND GUISELEY * DIRTY BOYZ MONTESA
63 09:20:40 LAWRENCE WRIGHT MANSFIELD MAUN GAS GAS MATLOCK
64 09:21:00 BEVAN BLACKER RIPON * BETA BOROUGHBRIDGE
65 09:21:20 CHARLEY LEE NENE VALLEY * BETA
66 09:21:40 PATRICK JUKES RICHMOND # * OSSA RICHMOND
67 09:22:00 EDWARD BERRY BRADFORD & DISTRICT MONTESA SKIPTON
68 09:22:20 RYAN MARTIN WEARDALE * GAS GAS ST JOHNS CHAPEL
69 09:22:40 BEN FRANCIS HUDDRESFIELD FALCONS # GAS GAS DIGGLE
70 09:23:00 JONATHON HILLARY RICHMOND SHERCO BEDALE
71 09:23:20 CHLOE RICHARDSON RICHMOND # BETA UK SKEEBY  RICHMOND
72 09:23:40 JAKE GOWAN BOOTLE SCRAMBLE # * GAS GAS MILLOM
73 09:24:00 JAMES JOHNSON BARROW & DISTRICT BETA EVO CONISTON
74 09:24:20 SCOTT TURPIN CONSETT AND DMC # GAS GAS CONSETT
75 09:24:40 BEN GODDARD WETHERBY # * SHERCO HARROGATE
76 09:25:00 THOMAS FRASER RICHMOND SHERCO RICHMOND
77 09:25:20 VINCENT MACKINTOSH ARMY MOTORCRYCLE ASSOCIATION MONTESA INVERNESS
78 09:25:40 DAVID WOOD BARROW & DISTRICT * GAS GAS ULVERSTON
79 09:26:00 ROBBIE WEIR MELVILLE # * GAS GAS LH HADDINGTON
80 09:26:20 JAMES WAINWRIGHT EBORACUM * BETA HOVINGHAM
81 09:26:40 RUSSELL DODDS DERBY PHOENIX GAS GAS NORTHALLERTON
82 09:27:00 JASON AYRE RICHMOND BETA RICHMOND
83 09:27:20 CONNOR ATKINSON LYN DMC # * RCM SHERCO ILFRACOMBE
84 09:27:40 NATHAN PARKER RICHMOND # MONTESA LOTHERSDALE
85 09:28:00 STUART MACK LOCHABER # * ACKLAMS BETA ABERLADY
86 09:28:20 SIMON WILLIAMSON RICHMOND & DMC GAS GAS BARTON
87 09:28:40 TOM HUDSON RICHMOND * BETA KENDAL
88 09:29:00 RICHARD ARMSTRONG BRADFORD BETA SILSDEN
89 09:29:20 TOM MADDRELL SOUTHERN MCC * KNIGHT GAS GAS DALBY  I.O.M
90 09:29:40 ANDY DOWNHAM MACCLESFIELD BETA CREWE
91 09:30:00 SCOTT GORDON EDINBURGH ST GEORGE MONTESA EDINBURGH
92 09:30:20 CRISTIAN NARANJO RUANO LAS PALMAS ROGUE NUBLO * GRAN CANARIA
93 09:30:40 MARTIN BAYLES RICHMOND BETA BARNARD CASTLE
94 09:31:00 HUGO JERVIS HAFREN # * BETA LLANIDLOGS
95 09:31:20 DREW HOWIE INVERNESS BETA INVERNESS
96 09:31:40 SIMON PICKARD SCARBOROUGH & DMC MONTESA YORK
97 09:32:00 MILES CARRUTHERS HOOKWOOD SHERCO WATERLOOVILLE
98 09:32:20 JOE SPIVEY SHEFFIELD & HALLAMSHIRE # SPLAT SHERCO DRONFIELD
99 09:32:40 ROBERT CARR RICHMOND MC BETA 300 SKIPTON
100 09:33:00 CALUM MURPHY LOCHABER * GAS GAS LH GLENCOE
101 09:33:20 TOM HASLAM BERKHAMPSTED MCC GAS GAS AMERSHAM
102 09:33:40 MARK HARTLEY BRADFORD GAS GAS NELSON
103 09:34:00 PETER REW WEST OF ENGLAND MC BETA EXETER
104 09:34:20 CHRIS SHOREY DEVONPORT & DISTRICT BETA PLYMOUTH
105 09:34:40 SIMON SHARP BRADFORD GAS GAS FLASBY
106 09:35:00 ROBERT JAMES BON ACCORD MCC SHERCO ABERDEENSHIRE
107 09:35:20 THOMAS HOUSECROFT YEADON AND GUISELEY # * BETA WAKEFIELD
108 09:35:40 JOE JENNINGS YEADON AND GUISELEY DIRTY BOYZ GAS GAS GUISELEY
109 09:36:00 BARRIE DARRELL PICKERING BETA GILLAMOOR YORK
110 09:36:20 TIM WOODHEAD BRADFORD SHERCO SILSDEN
111 09:36:40 GEORGE POLLARD MOREHAMPSTEAD & DIST BETA EVO NORTH BOVEY DEVON
112 09:37:00 PAUL JEPSON SUTTON FALCONS BETA DUFFIELD DERBYSHIRE
113 09:37:20 ANDREW ANDERSON PERTH SCORPA KILLIN
114 09:37:40 LISTON BELL SACU MONTESA NEWLANDRIG
115 09:38:00 ANDREW TALES BRADFORD BETA ILKLEY
116 09:38:20 RICHARD FAWCETT NORTHALLERTON GAS GAS NORTHALLERTON
117 09:38:40 BILLY CRAIG CSMA INSPIRE HONDA DERBY
118 09:39:00 DAVID HEYS ROCHDALE BETA EVO ROSSENDALE
119 09:39:20 JIMMY MCCANNA BOLTON HONTA 4RT LEIGH
120 09:39:40 PAUL TURNER YEADON AND GUISELEY GAS GAS BUXTON
121 09:40:00 SAM DU-VIVIER EBORACUM # MONTESA YORK
122 09:40:20 PAUL DIXON BARROW DMC TBC HAWKSHEAD
123 09:40:40 LEWIS BYRON LOCHABER & DISTRICT # BETA MILTON OF CAMPSIE
124 09:41:00 JASON GALVIN MERTHYR MC MONTESA CAERPHILLY
125 09:41:20 PAUL MARWOOD BANOVALLUM SHERCO ALFORD
126 09:41:40 GARY COLLINSON SCARBOROUGH & DMC GAS GAS SCARBOROUGH
127 09:42:00 NATHAN CANNELL RICHMOND GAS GAS LEYBURN
128 09:42:20 PATRICK WARDLE EARL SHILTON TRIALS CLUB MONTESA 4RT THURLASTON
129 09:42:40 GRAHAM MARFLEET WEST ESSEX MCC GAS GAS HARLOW
130 09:43:00 CHRIS STELLING BRADFORD HONDA BINGLEY
131 09:43:20 JOEL GOWAN BOOTLE SCRAMBLE * SHERCO BOOTLE CUMBRIA
132 09:43:40 SIMON WEARMOUTH WYE VALLEY AUTO CLUB MONTESA CALDICOT
133 09:44:00 KATY SUNTER RICHMOND JST GAS GAS UK SHEFFIELD
134 09:44:20 KYLE DUFFUS HAYES LLDMCC BETA HOLYWELL
135 09:44:40 ADAM MCCANNA BOLTON HONDA 4RT LEIGH
136 09:45:00 RICHARD RIDLEY RICHMOND MONTESA 4RT HURST RICHMOND
137 09:45:20 IAIN ROBINSON MACCLESFIELD GAS GAS BUXTON
138 09:45:40 TOM MIDDLETON BRADFORD & DISTRICT BETA EVO LONG PRESTON
139 09:46:00 ROGER WILLIAMS RICHMOND & DMC BETA EVO NORTON ON TEES
140 09:46:20 OLIVER SHARP SPEN VALLEY GAS GAS HARTSHEAD
141 09:46:40 BEN KIRKMAN CYTC MONTESA ST HELENS
142 09:47:00 ANTHONY AYRTON BRADFORD SHERCO BARNOLDSWICK
143 09:47:20 GRAHAM TALES BRADFORD MONTESA ILKLEY
144 09:47:40 MARK SUNTER RICHMOND GAS GAS HINKLEY
145 09:48:00 CRAIG HOUSTON STEVENSTON SCORPA DALRY
146 09:48:20 TOM HOOPER LYN * SHERCO MRS PORLOCK SOMERSET
147 09:48:40 BRAD BULLOCK MACCLESFIELD # BETA CHESTER
148 09:49:00 SAM BEECROFT-PENNY YEADON AND GUISELEY # SHERCO YEADON
149 09:49:20 STEPHEN DIXON BASSENTHWAITE BIRKETT SCORPA GRASMERE
150 09:49:40 MICHELE BOSI FMI ITALY TBA ITALY
151 09:50:00 JOEL EDWARDS MERTHYR BETA PONTYPOOL
152 09:50:20 LIAM WALKER YEADON AND GUISELEY GAS GAS LEEDS
153 09:50:40 JOHN JAMES BATTENSBY BEDLINGTON SHERCO CRAMLINGTON
154 09:51:00 SAM LUDGATE TBC GAS GAS WAKEFIELD
155 09:51:20 DEC BULLOCK MACCLESFIELD # BETA UK 300 CHESTER
156 09:51:40 ANDY CRIPPS TBC SHERCO MANCHESTER
157 09:52:00 TIM PEARSON SHEFFIELD AND HALLAM SPLAT SHERCO DRONFIELD
158 09:52:20 SAM CAHILL YEADON AND GUISELEY TRIALS UK BETA MENSTON
159 09:52:40
160 09:53:00 MATTHEW MAYNARD RICHMOND SHERCO SWAINBY
161 09:53:20 SAM YEADON YEADON AND GUISELEY ACKLAMS BETA BOSTON SPA
162 09:53:40 ARAN DRACHENBERG BRADFORD BETA EMBSAY
163 09:54:00 WILLIAM BROCKBANK WESTMOORLAND AB SHERCO KENDAL
164 09:54:20 NATHAN WRIGGLESWORTH BRADFORD APPLEYARD SHERCO COWLING
165 09:54:40 BEN ROBINSON HUDDERSFIELD FALCONS JOTA GAS HUDDERSFIELD
166 09:55:00 RUSS ROOKSBY NORTHALLERTON MONTESA 4RT YARM
167 09:55:20 JACK SPENCER ROCHDALE BETA UK.COM BACUP
168 09:55:40 BEN HEMINGWAY YEADON AND GUISELEY UK BETA LEEDS
169 09:56:00 DANNY COCKSHOTT YEADON AND GUISELEY JOHN LEE GAS GAS LEEDS
170 09:56:20 CHRIS PEARSON SHEFFIELD AND HALLAM MRS SPLAT SHERCO DRONFIELD
171 09:56:40 EMMA BRISTOW SCARBOROUGH & DMC MRS SHERCO ALFORD LINCS
172 09:57:00 TOM AFFLECK GUISBOROUGH AMC AM MRS SHERCO SKELTON CLEVELAND
173 09:57:20 THOMAS HICK EBORACUM ACKLAM BETA YORK
174 09:57:40 DAN THORPE RICHMOND JST GAS GAS UK SHEFFIELD
175 09:58:00 LUKE WALKER E.S.T.C. #  MRS SHERCO ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH
176 09:58:20 DANNY GAMBLE RIPON SHERCO HARROGATE
177 09:58:40 ANDREW LISHMAN RICHMOND GAS GAS NORTHALLERTON
178 09:59:00 JAMES LAMPKIN YEADON AND GUISELEY BETA UK BRADLEY BRADFORD
179 09:59:20 WILLIAM REYNOLDS RICHMOND BETA SKEEBY
180 09:59:40 ROB WAITE RICHMOND ACKLAMS BETA HURWORTH
181 10:00:00 DAN HEMINGWAY YEADON AND GUISELEY BETA UK 300 LEEDS
182 10:00:20 JACK STONES RICHMOND # ACKLAMS BETA RICHMOND
183 10:00:40 SAM HASLAM BERKHAMPSTED MCC GAS GAS CHALFONT ST PETER
184 10:01:00 BILLY BOLT BEDLINGTON MC # SCORPA WALLSEND
185 10:01:20 IWAN ROBERTS LLANGOLLEN # BETA FFESTINIOG
186 10:01:40 ALEXZ WIGG BERKHAMSTED GAS GAS WINSLOW
187 10:02:00 JAMES FRY HOOKWOODS TRIALS CLUB MRS SHERCO ALFORD LINCS
188 10:02:20 JACK PRICE YEADON AND GUISELEY GAS GAS HUDDERSFIELD
189 10:02:40 RICHARD SADLER RICHMOND ACKLAMS BETA LEYBURN
190 10:03:00 IAN AUSTERMUHLE EBORACUM MC BETA UK 300 MALTON
191 10:03:20 JAMES STONES RICHMOND # MRS SHERCO RICHMOND
192 10:03:40 JONATHAN RICHARDSON RICHMOND BETA UK SKEEBY  RICHMOND
193 10:04:00 DOUGIE LAMPKIN BRADFORD VERTIGO SKIPTON
194 10:04:20 JAMES DABILL YEADON AND GUISELEY VERTIGO FACTORY BARNSLEY
195 10:04:40 JOHN SUNTER RICHMOND MONTESA SKIPTON
196 10:05:00 ROSS DANBY REDDITCH SXS UK BEWDLEY
197 10:05:20 GUY KENDREW NORTHALLERTON BETA UK NORTHALLERTON

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