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Later today we will see the results of the Scottish Pre-65 - but before that we look back on some pics out of my Book SSDT The first 100 years.

Below Geoff Duke

Below  Eric Kitchener famous photographer when he was still riding.

Mick Andrews

Dougie Lampkin

Jordi Tarres - This was in 1989 he was on the new Beta Water cooled prototype - but it seized on the first day when the radiator got plugged with mud. - ( I was there that year )

Results.

Thanks to all the photographers and Publishers for the use of these great photographs in the SSDT Book.

( Not sure if this is still in Print)

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Answer to the Friday quiz - Gordon Jackson 1961- Grey Mare’s Ridge - One Dab- Observer David Johnson who now lives in Canada - he had a small Montesa Dealership for a while. ( We lost touch many yeas ago)
Harlow Rankin, and Brett Clark guessed everything correctly. - Bob Clark and John Kitchener also .
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The big event is finally just around the corner - today will see the start of the Pre-65 Two day Trial followed on Sunday by the traditional weigh in and parade. - This is a neat poster showing James Dabill on the Beta - He has now retired from regular Trials, but I’m sure he will still be trying very hard in Scotland.

And the forecast is> ( Thanks to John Kitchener for this)

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Quiz today in 3 parts - (a) Who is the rider (b) What year did he win the Scottish losing just one point? (c) What was name of the section where he took that solitary “Dab” ( WE even know the name of the Observer!!!)

Interesting to note that the AJS has Shrouds fitted around the carb - no air-boxes back then - on our old bikes we used a large piece of  truck rubber inner tube - pushed a hole in the center for the carb spigot then fastened everything tight with more rubber bands.

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Answer to the Thursday quiz - World Champion Road Racer - Geoff Duke  - competing on a BSA at a Scramble Promotion in Australia. —— No correct answers.

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The answer to the Wednesday quiz was the pic shows the famous Scottish section “Town Hall Brae” with the rider coming back down after losing a “5″ but what is even stranger is the rider looks very much like Alexz Wigg ( although I could be mistaken) .

Both John Kitchener and Pete Varey first spotted both the name of the section, and the rider coming down the wrong way.

Check out this neat drone video on UTUBE.

And at a time when we always talk about the rain for the Scottish - see this>

The risk of wildfires across many parts of Scotland over the next few days has been declared as ‘extreme’.

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Below is a pic of a British star Scrambling in Australia   - the year was 1955 - and he was not contracted to BSA.

Matteo Grattarola  seems to have bounced back, with some good results on the Factory Beta - a nice shot from last weekend.

I wonder how many people knew that Gilera made Scramblers-  back in the day. ??

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I see that Ryan Young was on a TRS estart at his latest Trials school - !!!

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Quiz - What is strange about this Scottish Six Day photo?

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Last Sunday, we met up with a couple of Enduro riders who stopped for a chat - turned out both of them had earlier experienced an “Over the bars” experience, when they ran into a barbwire fence. - Obviously something to watch out for, especially if you are riding in an old burned forest fire area. - That “Open” line through the blackened trees, may conceal a dangerous old wire fence.     ( Don’t expect anybody to hang some pink flagging on it!! - a good idea to stick a roll in your pocket)
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A few local Beta riders were out and about - all new to the Trials scene ( that is why you see they all bundled up in hot MX style gear) only Mike has bought a Trials helmet, so far. - But  Katie has nice Wulf Trials boots. Great to see them out having fun.

Update: Mike also has some Wulf Trials gear!!!

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Still on the Beta Theme - this old pic   popped up showing Jake Cook and Adam Haigh picking up their new Betas from Outlaw a number of years ago - neither of these lads ride anymore - as they are now family men ( but who knows they might be back)

I have always had a “Soft spot” for Beta - but although we started selling them in 1994 and I loved that first yellow & black model  ( Who can forget the Takumi Narita video that showed just what that bike could do ) - We didn’t start riding them until 1996 - the  reason - they finally put a decent kickstart lever on the bike!!! - That old one was a real leg gouger if your boot slipped off the pedal.

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If you are bored with regular TV - why not check out all the neat tapes they have on UTUBE ? - yesterday I clicked onto a couple of the “Trial Tube” videos - He is such a funny guy and gives honest impressions about the various bikes.

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Stan called yesterday prior to heading to Scotland -  long flights via Calgary-Amsterdam-Glasgow then a bus to Ft William - we chatted about the high cost to compete these days, plus some of the new health requirements and certificates.-

It seems things have doubled in price so we hope he has a good week - John Kitchener will be there to help out and hopefully get some photos.

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Leigh McKay   was at our shop yesterday - picking up the little Beta E bike for his lad - He said he had a good time at Ioco & rode around with Bob Clark. - He likes the new TRS 250 with the estart.

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Also heard from Walter in Spruce Grove, who has been out cutting some trails and sections on his property using the Evo 300 4T - glad to get out after all the snow. - I think everybody is looking forward to the Outlaw Trial on the May long weekend. - ( Watch for updates on this)

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A reminder that there are very few new Trials Betas or TRS left for this year, with most that are coming in all booked - if you are still “Sitting on the Fence” get the hell off because things will only be getting worse with higher freight and overall costs.

and PLEASE if you are buying a TRIALS bike  - get it from a TRIALS DEALER - ( Not everybody knows what these bikes are all about)
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The CPTA  Outlaw Trial at Ioco ( which we sponsored) had a total of 31 riders on what was perhaps one of the best weather days so far this year. - Some of the regular riders were absent due to covid and other things, which was unfortunate. - Leigh McKay was the only rider to make the trip down from the Interior, and had a good day first time out on the Outlaw 250 TRS, finishing 2nd to evergreen Bob Clark (TRS)

The Expert Class saw Canadian Champ Sean Bird (Scorpa) take the win ahead of Event organizer Steve Day (Scorpa) and Mike Legare (Vertigo)  -  Below Steve takes a dab on a difficult climb - watched by Sean.

Below we see a new name ( at least for us) Bernard Rodriguez ( TRS) from Mexico.

Results. Top three in each class
Ex - Sean Bird (Scorpa) - 13

2 Steve Day (Scorpa) 49

3 Mike Legare (Vertigo) 73

Advanced

1 Aaron Fisher (Scorpa) 36

2 Cam Collie ( Mont)  61

3 Melissa Andrist ( GG) 67

Intermediate

1 Tom Hillman (TRS) 20

Senior 45

1 Carl Muller (Beta)  71

2 Mike Pennington (TRS) 76

3 Greg Down  (?)   87

Sportsman

1 Bob Clark (TRS) 2

2 Leigh McKay (TRS) 36

Senior Intermediate

1 Don Doerksen (Honda TL 125) 2

2 Ted Blow (Beta) 8

3 Curtis Christian ( Scorpa) 9

Junior

1 Sean Grant (?) 58

A big thanks to Steve Day and the CPTA for hosting the event - Sorry we could not be there, I’m afraid old age and some health issues prevents me driving long distances by myself these days. - We hope you all enjoyed it and a special thanks to Don Doerksen for sending the results and the pics ( not sure who took these nice shots) - For more info and complete results click onto the CPTA website.
Spring is here - get out and ride.

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The weather on Sunday was fantastic for a ride - I decided to take out the Evo 300 SS this time - first for this bike since last November, and what a treat it was. - With my bad right knee problem -( both actually) - it has been easy to decide on taking a TRS estart - and lets face it - the Xtrack is a real winner.

So it was only last minute that I elected to load the Beta and head over to Roy’s place.- - I do have the Evo SS set up nicely with Boyeson reeds and other “Goodies” - which makes it perform even better, and I was soon feeling comfortable on the bike. - so much so that I elected to head up a nadgery section in order to reach the Two Chairs lookout.- rocky turns & steep.  - Doug rode down this last week, but I went around. - Glad to say it felt awesome with a “clean” ride to the top. ( but no pics or videos!!) -  - Suffice to say that I still love riding the Beta .

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This memory cropped up on FB - it was a day out with Sammy at Silver Creek when he first came over on Holiday !! A lot has happened since then.

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Meanwhile over in Spain - Team Jordi TRS had a field day. - Hey Boss - Did I win????

Victory for TRRS & Adam Raga, with very good results

Adam Raga p1 Tr1

Oriol Noguera P2 Tr2

Marc Piquer P1 Junior

Aniol Llamas P3 cadet 125

Bernat Vendrell P2 cadets

Joan Ricart P2 Tr4

Jimena Leboreiro P3 Women’s Tr3

Nico Rodriguez P3 Youth B

Jesus Martin P3 Veteran B

Manuel Revilla P3 Tr5

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We are still waiting to hear how the CPTA Outlaw Trial went at Ioco  -   with the nice weather  it should have been a perfect day. We will likely get these results tomorrow.

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