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TALK TRIALS TONI BOU

STILL WINNING My years of hard work and training have made me into what I am today: the undisputed motorcycle trials world champion both indoor and outdoor. The support from my team at Repsol Honda and all my sponsors give me 100% and, in return when I am holding the Renthal handlebars of the Cota 4RT in the competition, I give them the same. I understand that changes have to be made in any sport for it to progress and I am very happy to say that after the opening round of the new TrialGP format for 2017, I am still winning. WORDS: TONI BOU AND JOHN HULME

or the first time in my motorcycle trials career, qualifying was introduced at the opening round of the FIM Trial World Championship in 2017. Yes, I was very nervous and I did feel the pressure as one mistake could have spelt disaster for me as we only have the one go at making a good time to decide our starting position on race day. As it turned out, my young fellow Repsol Honda team rider, Jamie Busto, set the quickest time at 29.47. I was second at 30.29 with Adam Raga third at 30.89. Yes, it was that close. With qualifying over I knew it would not be such a problem for Jamie to watch me for a change! After starting the event in the morning in bright sunshine, a massive thunderstorm halfway through the first lap totally changed the nature of the hazards. Albert Cabestany had qualified badly and as an early starter gained an advantage in the rain, leaving me trailing him by a single mark with Adam breathing down my neck one mark behind. In very difficult conditions on the second and final lap, all my pre-season training came into play as I opened up a significant lead to start my 2017 outdoor season in the best possible way with a win – happy days! Until Next Time – Ride On! – Toni

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2017 FIM X-Trial World Championship

In an exciting final round of the championship Toni Bou proved to be the absolute master, to further extend his record breaking win of consecutive FIM X-Trial World Championships to eleven and with it take his 52nd individual round win in the process of this incredible adventure from 75 starts. In truth the only rider who could stop the dominant Bou is his long standing rival and fellow Spanish rider Adam Raga on the TRS. He has pushed Bou all the way this season and taken the championship to the final round in this short World Championship competition contested over only four rounds, but eventually had to once again take the second step on the podium. With Albert Cabestany having a nightmare in France at the final round in Nice, finishing 7th, his fellow Spanish rider Jeroni Fajardo took 3rd overall in the championship by just two marks.

Spain Reign — 2017 X-Trial Des Nations

Spain, represented by the Repsol Honda team riders Toni Bou and Jaime Busto, were the worthy winners of the 2017 FIM X-Trial des Nations held in Pau in France in April. After two laps of six sections the formidable pairing ran out the easy winners to record Spain’s eleventh consecutive success in this team competition. Representing Great Britain, Gas Gas riders James Dabill and Jack Price survived a disastrous second lap to claim the runner-up spot just a single mark ahead of France’s duo of Alexandre Ferrer – Sherco, and Benoit Bincaz – Scorpa. Five nations were represented in the competition in Pau consisting of Spain, Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany. Each team had two riders, with one team member having to be under the age of twenty-five as the new eligibility rule was applied for the second year in a row to the competition. Photo credit: Reygondeau/GoodShoot

Scott Trial Presentation

2017 FIM X-TRIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPION: 1: Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) 80; 2: Adam Raga (TRS-ESP) 60;

3: Jeroni Fajardo (Vertigo-ESP) 37; 4: Albert Cabestany (Sherco-ESP) 35; 5: Takahisa Fujinami (Repsol Honda-JPN) 20; 6: James Dabill (Gas Gas-GBR) 19; 7: Jamie Busto (Repsol Honda-ESP) 15; 8: Franz Kadlec (Gas Gas-GER) 5; 9: Alexandre Ferrer (Sherco-FRA) 4; 10: Loris Gubian (Beta-FRA) 1.

NICE (FRANCE), 31.03.2017, RESULTS: 1: Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) 0; 2:

Adam Raga (TRS-ESP) 6; 3: Jeroni Fajardo (Vertigo-ESP) 13; 4: James Dabill (Gas Gas-GBR) 13.

Don Morley – APMC Position Renowned international photographer and trials rider Don Morley has taken over as the next Honorary President of The Association of Pioneer Motorcyclists (APMC). Ken Blake, who is the APMC’s previous Honorary President and now the new Chairman, welcomed Don to his new post at a special investiture meeting of the Association. Don is the 49th Honorary President in the Association’s 70 year history, and most of his predecessors have either been former TT racing or motorcycle industry greats so it is regarded as being a wonderful personal honour. Morley spoke of his new position: “I still have no clue as to how or why I was chosen although I have been an APMC committee member in the past. The APMC is in fact a life membership association, open to anyone who has held a motorcycle licence for 50 years or more, but is in fact stuffed full of former competitive riders like ourselves.” Don Morley has achieved much in his career as a sports and world photographic correspondent and is very well respected in the industry. Don Morley is seen here on the right accepting his investiture. 8

On Friday 7th April at The Buck Hotel, Reeth, The Scott Trial charity donations were handed out to many local recipients. Richmond Motor Club President Nigel Cummins presented the cheques to the various local charities. A grand total of £10,975 was given out this year, which included £3,475 that was raised by a Charity Team at the trial to be donated to The Mark Adams Trust. This latest donations brings the total to over £160,000 since Richmond Motor Club took over running of the Scott Trial in 1991. The Richmond Motor Club thanked all who helped and sponsor the trial, far too numerous to mention, and thoughts now turn to this year’s trial which is on 21st October 2017. The list of recipients are as follows (in no particular order): Swaledale Scouts, Swaledale Mountain Rescue, Friends of Reeth and Gunnerside Primary Schools, Reeth and Gunnerside Schools Fund, Ravensworth Primary School, Arkengarthdale Primary School, Yorkshire Air Ambulance, Great North Air Ambulance, Leyburn Primary School, Reeth Young Farmers, Swaledale Seedlings, St. Johns Centre Wednesday Club, RABI, Hambleton and Richmondshire MS Society, Richmond Cricket Club youth, Moorland Assoc, St. Teresa’s Hospice, DELTA, Holmedale Preschool, Richmond Cricket Club, Wensleydale Rugby Club Development Fund, Gamekeepers Welfare Trust, ACU Benevolent Fund, The Mowbray Suite at the Friarage Hospital, The Alistair Bullen Memorial Fund, Homestart, Just The Job, Robert Dent Memorial Fund, Marrick Institute, and The British Lung Foundation.

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New IRC Tyre

ACU joins LARA

The problem surrounding land access is an issue that everyone associated with motorsport could do without, whether that be organisers of two-wheeled or four-wheeled sport. LARA is the motoring organisation’s Land Access and Recreation Association and acts as a national forum for the principal groups in countryside motor sport and recreation. The ACU have now upgraded their membership of LARA to Full Members, which means that LARA now have representation over all four user groups: motorsport / recreation two, three and four wheels. John Collins, Chairman ACU Ltd said “Until recently, the ACU were Associate Members of LARA, however we have been working very closely with Alan Kind and LARA on a couple of issues which could have had and still may have a wide effect on motorsport in general. Land Access is vital to our off-road activities and as such we need to put our support where it is required in order to protect offroad sport. LARA is an important vehicle to deliver this.” Andrew Knightly-Brown, Chairman of LARA commented “This is excellent news and I am delighted to have the ACU back on board as a full member. This really adds teeth to the LARA machine and enhances our position across the range of motorsport and recreational activity.” For further information on LARA and its activities please go to: www.laragb.org

Established in 1974, Staniforths are proud to announce the release of the all new and improved TR011 tubeless rear trials tyre. As the sole UK importer of IRC tyres they have supplied the Japanese brand in the trials market for many years. The new tyre will have more purchase on the sealing band, eradicating any loss of pressure and giving a much stronger fit on the wheel rim for a much better, air tight seal. The new tyres are available through the Staniforths dealer network in the UK. To help promote the new tyres IRC were at the Pre-65 SSDT where Mike Rapley presented John Gornall, on the left, with a new set of the rubber for his efforts in the two day competition.

Steve Bradley It is with great sadness that we have to report the death of Steve Bradley. The 62-year-old Otley based motor engineer collapsed and died while he was spectating at the Cameron Hill group of sections at the Pre-65 SSDT. He lived and breathed trials along with his son Joel, and in particular had an interest in the Scott Trial after Steve’s father Harry published a book on the history of the famous trial.

Trial Magazine: Kia Continuing our long relationship with the main Kia dealers Triangle of Chesterfield, we took delivery of the latest generation Sorrento model as a support vehicle for the Scottish Six Days Trial. Ticking all the boxes for our needs if it’s a new Kia you are interested in take a look at their advert in this issue, and mention Trial Magazine, you never know!

Rock Oil partners with Sport7 Rock Oil are delighted to announce a partnership with Sport7, who have been appointed the official promoter of the FIM Trial World Championship that now falls under the TrialGP banner. As the official lubricant partner to the series the agreement will showcase the Rock Oil brand including a range of branding, experiential, hospitality and marketing rights. The global reach of the series will help both their UK and export business across all market sectors. Jake Miller from Sport7 is on the left, with Rock Oil’s Managing Director Greg Hewitt on the right.

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As a tribute to his father Joel (pictured) rode his father’s machine in the street parade in Fort William on the Sunday, where he was well supported by the trials community and his many friends.

We are excited to announce that the next issue of our sister publication, Classic Trial Magazine issue number 21, will be available in the next few weeks. For those of you who have never seen the magazine available in the Newsagents, it’s because it’s a subscription only publication. In its 100 pages, it follows the same format in A4 size as this magazine and brings you some of the best trials pictures and machine tests that you will ever find covering the classic year’s right through to the air-cooled mono-shock era. It’s a quarterly publication with four issues published per year. It’s very easy to take a subscription by going to our website: www. trialmaguk.com where you can use the dropdown toolbar to find Classic Trial Magazine Subscriptions and payment can be easily made by Paypal. You can also take a subscription by calling: 01663 744766 but please note that we can only offer this facility on Monday and Fridays between 10.00am-14.00pm. On the website you can also view the many back issue copies that we still have available for those who have missed out. www.trialmaguk.com

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FIM TRIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Promoted by Sport7, the new TrialGP FIM Trial World Championship opened its doors for the first time in Spain.

TrialGP is go The opening round of this year’s Trial World Championship arrived with the riders welcomed to Camprodon in Spain with an exciting 2017 series to look forward to, as the introduction of a new promoter Sport7 would bring many changes with it. The area for the trial world championship offered a vast range of challenging conditions including rivers, rocks and steep climbs found in abundance in this mountainous region in the Pyrenees close to the French border. Motorcycle trials has witnessed many changes over the years. The sport started to generate European interest in the early sixties and a new championship was introduced titled the ‘Challenge Henri Gouthars’ series in 1964. In 1968 the series was granted FIM European status and was won by Sammy Miller, riding a Bultaco. With motorcycle trials becoming better recognised internationally the FIM granted full world championship status in 1975. Spain has hosted a round ever since as the series has grown, but the venue this year is a new and virgin one where the new promoters would introduce some radical changes. ARTICLE: YOOMEE

ringing trials in line with the other FIM motorcycle world championship disciplines, TrialGP is the top category featuring the most elite riders. The other classes are as follows: Trial2, Trial125, TrialGP Women and Trial2 Women, with these categories making up the rest of the championship. The latter three classes would only contest six of the eight events. The 2017 FIM Trial World Championship 20

will be contested over eight rounds in venues all around the globe. Six events will take place on a single day, with the other two far away rounds in Japan and America having two days of points scoring rounds, making a total of ten points-scoring championship events for TrialGP and Trial2. Qualifying will take place the day before to decide the competition day’s starting order, with observation and time deciding the

better start positions making for an exciting start to each event. Promoters Sport7 have also introduced a new format for the TrialGP classes. Each day’s competition will include fifteen sections contested over two laps with a maximum time allowance of five hours. This will be allocated as two-and-a-half hours per lap, with a twenty-minute break after the first lap is completed. Another ‘first’ for the championship

is changes to the manufacturers’ championship and the way the points are scored. Montesa/Honda has dominated this category with 23 victories since its introduction in 1975. For 2017, manufacturers that have registered for this championship are able to choose a maximum of two riders per constructor, from the two categories TrialGP and Trial2, with the top riders in each class awarded points towards the constructors’ championship. JUNE-JULY 2017 • TRIAL MAGAZINE

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Jamie Busto (Repsol Honda-ESP) recorded history as the first winner of the newly introduced qualification process in the FIM Trial World Championship.

Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) The action started in this new era of world trials in the bright sunshine. Starting on time the new elimination procedure over the qualifying section was soon under way and added a new dimension to the sport. After watching some spirited attempts from the Trial125 followed by the Trial2 class it was time for the TrialGP riders. The starting positions offered were decided by ballot and, as you would expect from Takahisa ‘Fullgas’ Fujinami he soon set the benchmark, but parted with a single foot down to hamper his progress up the order. Toni Bou was then the one to lead the way before a very smooth but spectacular Jamie Busto raised the bar as the last rider, Eddie Karlsson, went out to claim the last position after he also parted with a mark. After the event opened to a fine start during the qualifying round on day one the conditions on race day took a turn for the worst as a thunderstorm halfway through the opening lap changed the nature of the 15 dry hazards. Heavy rain and hail came down and the conditions deteriorated quickly, affecting all three classes. Taking full advantage of this situation after a poor qualification, Albert Cabestany on the Sherco took a very slender lead going into the second lap just one mark in front of the ten-time FIM World Champion Toni Bou and two marks ahead of Adam Raga on the TRS. The youngest member of the Repsol Honda team, Jamie Busto, was the last rider out on the course but was not able to take advantage of this situation as the weather favoured the earlier riding numbers. After finishing the first lap just

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Franz Kadlec (Gas Gas-GER) entertains the crowd with his qualifying attempt that yielded 5th position. outside the top four on very close marks in a group which included Jeroni Fajardo on the Vertigo and Fujinami and Jorge Casales on the Beta, the podium dream for Jamie came crashing down with nine five-mark penalties incurred on the second lap. On his way to another clear victory and his 90th outdoor world championship win Toni Bou just got better, opening up a winning twelvemark advantage from his career-long rival Adam Raga. Despite the changes to the event format it was very much a podium as seen before, as fellow Spanish rider Albert Cabestany took the final step. The battle for fourth position was much closer as Jeroni Fajardo finished just one mark in front of Japan’s Fujinami, who was the first non-Spanish rider. After a poor 2016 season by his standards Casales showed much better form to push a very disappointed Busto into seventh. Great Britain’s James Dabill on the Gas Gas rescued a poor opening lap to move into eighth, followed by another of the hot young talents from Spain, Miquel Gelabert on the Sherco, in ninth with Italian champion Matteo Grattarola rounding off the top ten on the Gas Gas. Despite the many changes at the top level of the sport the reigning champion Toni Bou has once again thrown down the gauntlet as he took a clear-cut win on home soil in Spain. His latest victory also gained valuable points for Montesa in the new-format constructors’ championship, with an important win for Trial2 rider Gabriel Marcelli who is also four-stroke mounted on the Cota 4RT.

TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH SIX DAYS TRIAL

A Lampkin Legend Winners are a rare breed; such is the strength of their desire to finish in that treasured first position. Then we have the winners who want to break records which, as you would expect, comes with accumulating victories. Dougie Lampkin came to the ‘Scottish’ as a very young child knowing his famous uncles and cousins had competed, with uncles Arthur and Alan taking victories before the winning years of his famous father Martin. He made his first competitive appearance in 1993, taking the Ian Pollock award for the Best Newcomer in 7th position. In 1994 he would take the first victory, followed by more in 1995 and 1996 before committing his riding to the world championship series. In 2008 he started a winning run, taking further victories in 2009 and then from 2012 dominating the event until his latest victory in 2017. His single-mark winning score equalled that of Gordon Jackson in 1961 but Lampkin parted with his on the final day. I think you will agree that the title ‘Legend’ sits very comfortably on the shoulders of the 41-year-old Yorkshireman. ARTICLE: JOHN HULME

Just look at the 100% concentration in those eyes!

Dougie Lampkin gives the hazard a very close inspection, using his photographic memory for every part of the hazard. JUNE-JULY 2017 • TRIAL MAGAZINE

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SCOTTISH SIX DAYS TRIAL

This was Jack Price’s second attempt at the Scottish Six Days Trial. His second position was well deserved, and applauded by the very sporting Lampkin.

You can see the single mark as his boot steadies himself and his machine, visible under the sump shield.

lorious sunshine was cast over the whole event, including the traditional ‘weigh in’ day and the six days of competition. The event organised by the Edinburgh & District Motor Club Limited received a huge vote of success for all concerned, agreeing that this year’s event had been one of the best for many years. The team who makes it all happen is headed by the Clerk of the Course Jeff Horne and the Secretary of the meeting Mieke de Vos who delivered a superb event, it’s a simple as that. They had listened and taken on board how to take the event forward, and aided by the excellent weather received very few complaints – and quite rightly so.

ACTION ALL THE WAY

The scores had been close all week before Dougie Lampkin went clean on his early day, Thursday, to make his challenge for the 11th victory. As with many Scottish Six Days Trials a new star is born, and this year that title goes to 19-year-old Jack Price. He tried all he could but in truth he knew that Lampkin would take some beating. With no marks lost Lampkin arrived at the Lower Mamore hazards on the final with the record set by Gordon Jackson in 1961 the one to beat. Barring a disaster the victory would be his anyway. He spent a good five minutes checking out the line he would choose, before making his attempt at the final hazard of the group. He was inch perfect around the tight rocky corner in the boulder strewn river and he would gently open the throttle of the machine. He knew his front wheel was off line and took the safety ‘dab’. The two observers had noted it and it went into the scoring book. Lampkin paused at the top of the hazard for a few seconds, no words spoken either during his attempt or after. Showing a truly professional attitude to it all he picked his rucksack up and rode off. Yes that is the trials legend that is Dougie Lampkin, a role model for any aspiring young trials rider.

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No pressure here as his fellow JST Gas Gas UK team rider Michael Brown watches his every move.

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CLASSIC COMPETITION PRE-65 SCOTTISH

Gary MacDonald (BSA)

Mac’s Scottish

The build up to the Scottish Pre-65 was much as usual. While scrutineering was happening on the Thursday the start at Kinlochleven was literally under a cloud. The rains came down for a while but at least the snow that had been in the air in 2016 was not putting in an appearance. Machine examination passed by as did signing on with little problem, and for the spectators the appearance of Gary Macdonald on an immaculate BSA Bantam was interesting to say the least – more of which later. No less than seven previous event winners were in the entry list, including six time champion Dave Thorpe riding alongside his son Dan.

James Noble (Ariel) had his eyes on another win, but it was not to be.

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CLASSIC COMPETITION PRE-65 SCOTTISH

The top two riders Gary MacDonald (BSA) and James Noble (Ariel) compare notes on the opening day.

DAY ONE

At 10.00am on Saturday, the Pipers played Stuart Edgar and Billy Bishop away, with even numbers away on the Mamore Road loop while the odds took to the road section starting at Cnoc a Linnhe with its five hazards. Section one was a nice opener to the day, the last in the group being the most fearsome, and boy, did it see some marks lost. Even last year’s winner Dan Clark had problems, and it was some time before Rob Bowyer attacked it at high speed on the Triumph Twin and cleaned it in style to rapturous applause. Much later Dan Thorpe took a different approach in his attack and made a superb clean. Not only did Dan clean this section, but he was on his way to a perfect zero score on day one meaning that was the Bob Adamson Trophy won. Other potential event winners were having a few problems. James Noble had lost a single dab which kept him well in contention though and Gary Macdonald saw four marks go adrift. This would normally mean an event win would be very difficult to achieve from that position. Riding round with Gary was Calum Murphy and he was one mark further back on five. No less than three riders completed the day on a loss of six marks which included James Harland, Paul Heys and Paul Dennis. Seven of Friday’s top ten were riding on the even-number route so they had completed the Upper Mamore stretch to Callert before tackling the road-based stretch. Over on the other side of the Loch, Lee Granby was in trouble at Coire Sgoilte where his rigid Norton had developed gear box problems requiring some considerable work. Although he had to retire on the day, he was back out on Saturday. At Camas Na Muic it was the lower section that caused as many problems as the top sub. The last twist and exit are usually innocuous but it stopped quite a few, including Richard Allen, who was fived, as the observer spotted a quick stop. As riders signed off at the end of day one there were fourteen riders on single figure scores, and amongst them were four previous event winners so there was still much to play for.

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The attack by Vincent Mackintosh (Triumph) on Pipeline was very impressive.

Taking a break from the Kia twin-shock organisation Gerry Minshall strains to keep the James on line.

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CYCLE ON TOUR

Belgium Aywaille The hours of travel and practice put in by the cycle trials boys often goes unnoticed, but as with any sport the way to the top takes so much dedication and time. As with the motorcycle trials riders the experience gained competing abroad always stands you well, as you meet new organisers and it gives you the chance to see the foreign opposition. Great Britain has some superb new young riders on the cycle trials scene and, as you will see, they are quite capable of mixing it with the very best as we take a quick look at the second round of the Belgium National Cup competition, which took place at Aywaille in April. ARTICLE: ROBIN MOREWOOD

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Adam Morewood (Jitsie-GBR)

Charlie Rolls (GBR)

he riding ability of two young English riders, Adam Morewood and Charlie Rolls, has not gone unnoticed neither. Adam Morewood plays a very important part in the Jitsie international cycle squad based in Belgium and Charlie Rolls is part of the Crossbow team from Spain. Both riders spend so much time on the continent that they are probably better known in Europe than Great Britain!

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The second round of the Belgium National Cup was held at the excellent man-made facility in Aywaille, which is also a very popular motorcycle trials venue, having been used as one for many years, situated south-east of Belgium and very close to Liege. This event was categorised in the international calendar by cycling’s world governing body the UCI as a C1 category event, meaning that it carried points that would count to the overall UCI rankings for the riders. This ranking sorts the top ten in the 20” and 26” categories, who automatically qualify for the semi-finals in the upcoming World Cup events, allowing the riders to miss the tiring quarter finals. Due to this it attracted a high-quality field with riders from around Belgium, Holland, France, Germany, Spain and Great Britain. Four riders from Great Britain made the short journey across the channel waters to compete. Will Ackerley (Crewkerz) and Charlie Rolls (Crossbow) are competing against the world’s Elite riders in the World Cup this season so were out to get some points on the table and to gain valuable experience on the yellowgated Elite sections. Adam Morewood (Jitsie) cannot ride the World Cup until 2017 due to his age, but he also decided to gain early experience of the Elite sections in readiness for next season. As his sponsor, Jitsie is based in Belgium so it made good sense to give them some home exposure for their products. The fourth rider from Great Britain was Reece Seymour (Crossbow) who competed in the correct class for his age on the Black Cadet course in preparation for the summer’s UCI World Youth Games to be held in Denmark. TRIAL MAGAZINE • JUNE-JULY 2017

SPORT

ACU BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP • ROUND 2

Brown’s Back

Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK)

He might be small in stature, but Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK) put on a superb display of wellhoned throttle control to back up his second place at round one of this year’s ACU British Championship with a win in very difficult conditions at round two. The exposed hillside at Tow Tops, High Newton in Cumbria was a new venue for the Lakeland trial, run by the enthusiastic team at Westmorland MC Limited. Wind and rain lashed the venue and we have to applaud the observers and organisers, who had laid out twelve testing hazards to be ridden three times. The inclement weather did affect the hazards on the slate rock and steep climbs, but clear winners were found in all classes with the closest battle in the Experts class, won by James Fry from Richard Sadler (Acklams Beta). On his 125cc Beta Billy Green ruled the roost once again to head home the Youth A Class. ARTICLE: TRIALS MEDIA

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ACU BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP • ROUND 2

Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK)

Dan Peace (JST Gas Gas UK)

Iwan Roberts (Beta-UK)

CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS

Andy Chilton (Andy Metcalfe BMS Scorpa) TRIAL MAGAZINE • JUNE-JULY 2017

Looking very confident as early as the first hazard, Michael Brown never looked back as his championship rivals had no answer to his excellent form. The first-round winner Jack Price was the early loser as he could not find any rhythm in his riding, resulting in a massive crash on the fourth hazard where he crashed back down the steep slate rock — fortunately without injury. The quiet, unassuming Jack Sheppard (Beta-UK) lets his riding do the talking but he also looked a little nervous on his opening lap, parting with early marks before he settled down, to finish with Dan Peace (JST Gas Gas UK) on the same score of twenty-five. With Brown looking very good despite the heavy rain he matched his first lap score of eighteen as Sheppard pulled away from the elder of the two Peace brothers, Dan, with a score of twenty-two. Price was still in with a shout of second place, as was Iwan Roberts (Beta-UK) who looked far more comfortable than he did at round one. Incredibly, with the hazards at their worst the fight for the runner-up position was as hot as ever. The ‘Mighty Atom’ Brown was never going to be beaten as he lowered his lap score by a single mark to take a well-deserved clear victory, finishing seventeen marks in front of the battle for second place. Sheppard and Dan Peace were still battling

it out for the runner-up spot; Peace thought he had done enough with a last lap score of nineteen, but it was not to be as he lost out on the tie decider to Sheppard as they both finished on seventy each. Price had put in a much better final lap score to take fourth, followed by Roberts and Andy Chilton who had a good solid ride to sixth on the Scorpa.

ACU BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS RESULTS: 1: Michael Brown (JST

Gas Gas UK) 53; 2: Jack Sheppard (Beta-UK) 70; 3: Dan Peace (JST Gas Gas UK) 70; 4: Jack Price (JST Gas Gas UK) 74; 5: Iwan Roberts (Beta-UK) 75; 6: Andy Chilton (Andy Metcalfe BMS Scorpa) 80; 7: Jack Peace (JST Gas Gas UK) 81; 8: Toby Martyn (Vertigo) 86; 9: Sam Haslam (JST Gas Gas UK) 87; 10: Ross Danby (TRS UK) 94; 11: Jonathan Richardson (Sherco) 95; 12: Dec Bullock (Beta-UK) 101; 13: Sam Connor (Beta-UK) 105; 14: George Morton (Beta) 111; 15: Jack Spencer (Beta-UK) 117.

FLASHBACK SSDT 1967–2007

Sammy Miller (Bultaco)

Evolution

The legendary Scottish Six Days Trial continues to attract riders from around the globe who want to challenge their riding and survival skills in the event based around Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland. The evolution of the event that has run for more than 100 years has seen many changes, but the truth is it’s still the ultimate test of man and machine in reliability trials. The world of trials still focusses on the event, usually held in the first week in May, to check the reliability of the machines from the various manufacturers. Long gone are the glory days of the event but the manufacturers still value very highly a win at the ‘Scottish’. As we have covered the 2017 event in-depth in the magazine we now have a ‘Flashback’ look at the years 1967, 1977, 1987, 1997 and 2007. We open up with 1967 and Sammy Miller’s second win for Bultaco. WORDS: JOHN HULME • PICTURES: BRIAN HOLDER, COLIN BULLOCK, ERIC KITCHEN, YOOMEE ARCHIVE AND JIM CAPPER

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FLASHBACK SSDT 1967–2007

Dave Rowlands presents the ‘Thing’ to the world’s trials press. In reality it was the exBrian Martin prototype 175 BSA Bantam trials machine. Imagine if the ailing motorcycle manufacturing industry in a once proud Great Britain and its board of directors had turned this into the Yamaha TY 175 from Japan; how different the trials world would have been!

In 2007 James Dabill won the event on the four-stroke Montesa 4RT, breaking the twostroke domination which had lasted since Alan ‘Sid’ Lampkin’s win on the BSA in 1966.

1967: Miller Magic

When Alan Lampkin, on the 250 BSA, won the 1966 ‘Scottish’ he stopped Sammy Miller in his wheel tracks from taking his third consecutive victory — and Miller was not a happy man. The Irishman arrived at the event better prepared than ever this year. As it turned out he was never headed all week as he applied his ‘Miller Magic’ to take the win, and so began a domination of two-stroke machine wins which would last until 2007 when James Dabill won on the four-stroke Montesa. The 1967 event stands out for the year of the ‘Thing’ which Dave Rowland rode to second place. The ‘Thing’ was a 175cc BSA Bantam trials machine. Despite the mocking of his rivals Rowlands rode a determined week to take the runner-up position. The British manufacturing giants of BSA, Greeves and Triumph, to name a few, were fighting the challenge of the might of the Spanish trials manufacturers Bultaco, Montesa and Ossa, without success. They were new to the trials world but when Bill Wilkinson took the win for Greeves in 1969 it would be the last from a motorcycle manufactured in Great Britain. The Spanish domination would put the final nail in the coffin of the once mighty home industry.

1967 SCOTTISH SIX DAYS TRIAL

SPECIAL FIRST CLASS AWARDS: 1: Sammy Miller (Bultaco) 18; 2: Dave Rowlands (BSA) 34; 3: Dennis Jones (Greeves) 40; 4: Bill Wilkinson (Greeves) 41; 5: Gordon Farley (Triumph) 42; 6: Don Smith (Greeves) 50; 7: Jim Sandiford (Greeves) 50; 8: Arthur Lampkin (BSA) 51; 9: Ray Sayer (Triumph) 52; 10: Rob Edwards (Cotton) 53; 11: Scott Ellis (BSA) 60; 12: Derek Adsett (Greeves) 62; 13: Paul England (Triumph) 66; 14: Mick Wilkinson (Greeves) 66; 15: Roy Peplow (Triumph) 69; 16: Dave Thorpe (Triumph) 69; 17: Terry Savage (Triumph) 75; 18: Mick Bowers (BSA) 79; 19: Doug Theobald (DOT) 89; 20: Lawrence Telling (Bultaco) 89.

MANUFACTURER’S TROPHY: Greeves – Jim Sandiford/Bill Wilkinson/Don Smith

CLASS AWARDS BEST 150CC: Peter Gaunt (Suzuki) BEST 200CC: Dave Rowland (BSA) BEST 250CC: Dennis Jones (Greeves) BEST 350CC: Sammy Miller (Bultaco) BEST OVER 350CC: Peter ‘Jock’ Wilson (Ariel) BEST NEWCOMER: Martin Lampkin (BSA) SECOND BEST NEWCOMER: Paul Dunkley (Cheetah) BEST FOREIGN RIDER: Rowland Bjork (Bultaco-SWE) BEST LADY RIDER: Renee Bennett (Greeves) Best Lady Rider – Renee Bennett (Greeves) looks more like Miss Money Penny from the Wacky Races than a trials rider. Credit must be given where it’s due, mind, as she went on to finish the event in a male dominated competition. TRIAL MAGAZINE • JUNE-JULY 2017

The 1967 event is covered in depth in our sister publication Classic Trial Magazine (Summer 2017, Issue 21) available in June 2017 where you can read the full story of the Sammy Miller win and the ‘Thing’ ridden by Dave Rowlands.

RETRO

1987 WORLD TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP

Spanish world round winner Lluis Gallach (Mecatecno-ESP)

Time gentlemen please This Retro looks back at the opening rounds of the 1987 FIM World Trials Championship which presented its own changes and challenges, as does the new format for the 2017 series. In Spain it was the time limit which caused the riders problems but in Belgium it was good old-fashioned snow, leaving the tyres with very little adhesion to the frozen surface. Both events produced shock winners but for the Spanish brand Gas Gas it was the start of a world championship winning period which would last for over twenty-five years, producing two world champions along the way with Jordi Tarres 1993–1995 and Adam Raga 2005–2006. WORDS: YOOMEE • PICTURES: TOON VAN DE VLIET, MAURI/FONTSERE COLLECTION & THE GIULIO MAURI COPYRIGHT AND ERIC KITCHEN

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1987 WORLD TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP

Spain: Riders seen here include Jordi Tarres, Eddy Lejeune and Diego Bosis who were all excluded.

Spain: One of a new breed of young riders, Diego Bosis from Italy was looked on as a future world champion riding for Aprillia; he was also excluded for exceeding the time allowance.

imes were changing the FIM World Trials Championship, as machine development started to rise to another level aided by the development of the tubeless tyres. The air-cooled era was coming to a close as a new breed of cottage industry machines, from Spain in particular, started to break into the results. Liquid-cooled machines were just around the corner.

SPAIN

Spain: Steve Saunders, seen here in deep concentration, is watched by Eddy Lejeune who were both excluded. They had been team-mates at Rothmans Honda, where Saunders had finished second and Lejeune third in the 1986 WTC before Saunders moved to Fantic in 1987. The Fantic seen here is the new 303 model.

The machines from the new breed of manufacturer and in particular Mecatecno and Gas Gas made the headlines, but nowhere near as much as the exclusion of some of the world’s best riders who exceeded the time limit in round one of the 1987 series. Taking an obvious amount of time to complete their opening lap it soon became clear that the total time limit for the trial was going to be difficult to adhere to. The riders, including Great Britain’s runner up in 1986 Steve Saunders who was making his maiden WTC voyage on the Fantic and his previous year’s team-mate on the Rothmans Honda Eddy Lejeune, along with Jordi Tarres on the Beta and other riders were excluded at the close of play, having realised their mistakes too late. For Spain’s Lluis Gallach on the Mecatecno it would turn into a very emotional event, as he made the trial his own with a clear victory in front of a very patriotic crowd, followed home by the 1986 world champion Thierry Michaud from France. The new tubeless X1 tyres from Michelin were the ones to have fitted, with the biggest problem being to keep the air from escaping through the spoke nipples. The Mecatecno and Merlin machines from Spain had the answer with the Comstar: three solid spoke-type wheels fitted. To eradicate this problem Fantic had a standard rim fitted with a recess for the sealing rubber band as Beta opted for the standard type rim but with a central flange fitted. One rider was about to change the face of trials forever; that man would be Spain’s Jordi Tarres.

1987 WORLD TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP SPAIN, 5th MARCH 1987

ROUND 1: SANT LLORENC DE MORUNYS RESULTS: 1: Lluis Gallach (Mecatecno-ESP) 59; 2: Thierry Michaud (Fantic-

Spain: Having a steady, quiet ride into third position was Gabino Renales on the Gas Gas. TRIAL MAGAZINE • JUNE-JULY 2017

FRA) 71; 3: Gabino Renales (Gas Gas-ESP) 77; 4: Philippe Berlatier (MontesaFRA) 90; 5: Thierry Girard (Yamaha-FRA) 90; 6: Juan Freixas (Merlin-ESP) 94; 7: Tony Scarlett (JCM-GBR) 95; 8: Bernie Schreiber (Fantic-USA) 120; 9: Michel Traini (Beta-FRA) 125; 10: Eric Lejeune (Garelli-BEL) 127; 11: Martin Karlsson (Aprilia-SWE) 135; 12: Davide Marchi (Aprilia-ITA) 137; 13: Gilles Ciamin (Fantic-FRA) 139; 14: Bernard Cordonnier (Fantic-BEL) 147; 15: Rob Sartin (Yamaha-GBR) 150.

MY WORLD

SCOTTISH SIX DAYS TRIAL

Toon’s World

With over 100 years of history, this legendary trials event stands on its own in the world of motorcycling. Six days of pitching man and machine against the elements in the Highlands of Scotland. Sections in small streams, which can change into deep rivers within hours of heavy rain when joined by the melting snow coming from the mountains. Friendships and comradeship are all part of the event, which brings us round to Dutchman Toon Van De Vliet. Many Dutchmen had come over to Scotland, with the best ride coming from Eddy Moerman in 1984 when he was sixteenth. Trial Magazine editor John Hulme first came across Toon when they rode together at the 1978 SSDT, on the SWM machines from the very first batch of the production models, and they have remained good friends from that day. Here he reflects on the history of the event through his own eyes and Dutch rider’s antics over the years of competing in this traditional trials competition. WORDS: TOON VAN DE VLIET AND JOHN HULME • PICTURES: TOON AND RAIT VAN DE VLIET

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SCOTTISH SIX DAYS TRIAL

The best ever Dutch rider at the SSDT was Eddy Moerman (Montesa) in 1984.

Toon helps to promote Holland and the famous Clog shoes with Jill Andrews.

he Scottish is incomparable; it grabs you by the throat, you are addicted to it, love it or hate it. The real fans go time and time again, returning to this rugged place on the earth. Perhaps first as a participant, later as a spectator or supporter, but in the first full week of May, you always remember the Scottish if you have ever been at this event. You’re touched by the first notes out of a bagpipe played by a Scotsman, and you recognise the tune Amazing Grace, you are in love with this event. For those who hate the Scottish bagpipe music it is nothing more than ‘cats whine’, but in reality, it is a song written by John Newton in 1725 when in London who later became a slave trader and fantastic music for the bagpipes to make!

ELECTED

You need to be lucky to get to the start because only 275/280 riders can ride, and every year the TRIAL MAGAZINE • JUNE-JULY 2017

Sammy Miller, on the right, was the SWM team manager in 1978. It was a privilege to have his help with the support at the event.

Six Days of gruelling riding and fighting helped Toon to bring the SWM to the finish of his one and only ride in the SSDT.

trial is oversubscribed by at least 150-200 riders. So the ballot has to decide if you are in or out. When you are ‘elected’ and receive an entry, empty your money-box, find some sponsors or get some overtime at work because it takes a lot of time and money to arrive at a well-prepared machine. Then, as a foreign competitor coming from the mainland, you need extra money for the ferry crossing, your entry fee, accommodation and travel expenses. Also, start to budget for tyres and parts during the week. Read books about the Scottish, of which there are many, and have a look at films on YouTube. You will then be better prepared before you sign on to this unique trial. The SSDT is completely different to the World Trials and National Championships. For example, in the Dutch Open Championship, there are multiple classes guided using coloured arrows in the sections. The colours indicate the level of difficulty, which is complicated for the participants and also for the

spectators because they have to know the rules very well. The World Championships is very selective and open to a small group of riders to show off their skills. The hazards are quite dangerous, and the riders need a constant ‘minder’ to help the Acrobat or catch him when he falls off the machine. The factory riders — such as World Champion Toni Bou — have formed a whole team that helps them in the case of a mechanical breakdown or other inconveniences. A World Championship round can take up to two days per event and spectators often have to pay an entrance fee. What’s the difference with the SSDT, you may ask? The manufacturers use it to prove the reliability of their machines and the rider must do everything himself, such as riding and the ‘spanners’ work on the machine which proves the quality of the brand of his machine. No outside help is allowed. It can happen in secret and, if caught, the penalty is exclusion. 95

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