laird387 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hi, The 2014 Scott Trial will be the Hundredth time this unique and very special event has been run. To mark the occasion I shall be trawling through the archives of images of any riders in the event from earliest days up to and including the 2013 event. It was always the policy in Offroad Review to include more images of the also-rans, simply because the winners images were always available - but without the rest of the field there would be no event - I fully intend to continue that policy in my postings on TC. So if you have ever ridden in the Scott - or you have friends who have but do not regularly check this website - then watch this space, I promise you a unique insight into this wonderful event. To ensure maximum coverage for this venture I have secured full assistance from old friends and colleagues, so watch and enjoy. Deryk Wylde. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetfeet Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 i for one is looking forward to seeing all the pictures Deryk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted March 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hi, With his works C15T in the 1960 Scott, Johnny Draper watched by the usual knowledgeable crowd. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted March 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hi, There is a long list of top flight trials riders who never quite made it in the Scott. High on the list will be multiple winner of the A-CU Trials Star. Steve Saunders, seen here by Barry Robinson in 1984. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Hi, Not exactly a n image from the Scott - but very much part of the Scott background. In October 1947 the British Experts Trial was held in Yorkshire for the first time. After the first event in Worcestershire, the previous twelve British Experts events had been held in Gloucestershire, but this time the Birmingham Club joined forces with the Bradford and District Club who put on a 66 mile course starting from Snaygill – Yorkshire riders may remember the nearby ‘Tomato Dip’ transport cafe – in West Yorkshire. This picture of legendary works BSA tuner Jack Amott (500 BSA) was taken at Styx, a hazard famous from prewar Scott trials. Styx was actually on an ancient coaching road, which the Scott organisers with their dry humour renamed the ‘Fawksgive Way’ which ran between Silsden and Addingham. On the way to the Styx an earlier section was named ‘Yewdiss Mount’! Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Hi, Gordon Jackson looking slightly hard pressed as he exits Tottergill in the 1961 Scott, the one event he never would win. Enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted March 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Hi, If all else fails, the scenery at the Scott trial must impress! Rob Crawford spotted in action at Orgate Falls by Barry Robinson. Enjoy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hi, Dave Bickers in the 1959 Scott Trial, where on his own Greeves Scottish, he took the award as Best Newcomer. Enjoy. Attached Images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hi, I have been sorting through some of the archive images of the Scott trial and here is a scene from the event in 1960, showing Peter Stirland on his Royal Enfield on his way through the 'Washfold' section. Enjoy. Attached Images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hi, Going back a little further in time, in the 1930 Scott Jack Williams (Rudge) found the going interesting, to put it mildly. A member of the official Rudge team with Fred Povey and G Butcher, Jack scored the Best Performance on Observation, dropping 38 marks. Enjoy. Attached Images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hi,And now for something a little different.An interesting family group, spotted by Barry Robinson, proud father Martin Lampkin, having set fastest Time and Best on Observation, has won a barrowload of silverware! Seen here with his young sons Harry and Dougie, on the back stairs of the hotel and the marvellous Scott trial trophies.Enjoy. Attached Images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hi, More action from that famous old Scott section, 'Washfold', from the lens of Barry Robinson. Those of us who have ridden the section know that the step that you have to get over is above front spindle height, so unless you already have the front wheel slightly airborne the only way out is nose first over the bars and very wet! This is the 1982 event and the rider is Rob Shepherd. Enjoy. Attached Images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hi, Successfully over the Washfold step in the 1982 Scott, Nick Jefferies. Photo by Barry Robinson. Enjoy. Attached Images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hi, An historical point in time, the 1953 Scott sees Arthur Shutt on his way to winning the event on his works 197cc Francis-Barnett - not only the first ever win in the event for a lightweight two-stroke - but also by a rider from the South - definitely not approved by the northern riders! Arthur was, like most factory riders at the time, a total amateur. His day job was as a civilian electronics expert and scientific officer in the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (RSRE), Malvern working on control systems for ground-to-air missiles. He used his electronic expertise to boost the Villiers flywheel magneto output by adding roadster lighting coils to boost the input voltage then, reputedly winding his own HT coils to cope with the increased input voltage and double the actual HT voltage output, giving the Francis-Barnett works machines a significant reliability improvement. Enjoy this Ray Biddle photograph. Attached Images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hi, In the 1951 Scott, Brian Martin, later to become BSA Competition Manager, presses on with his works Francis-Barnett 125cc. Enjoy. Attached Images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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