Scott Trial
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The Scott Trial is a British motorcycle trials
Motorcycle trials
Motorcycle trials, also termed observed trials, is a non-speed event on specialized motorcycles. The sport is most popular in the United Kingdom and Spain, though there are participants around the globe....

 competition run over an off road course of approximately 70 miles. One of the most challenging trials events in the UK its appeal is to clubman riders as well as international professional riders. The Scott raises money for the "Scott charities", a range of local non-profit making organisations.

History

The Scott Trial began in 1914 when Alfred Angas Scott
Alfred Angas Scott
Alfred Angas Scott was a motorcycle designer, inventor and founder of the Scott Motorcycle Company. A prolific inventor, he took out over 50 patents between 1897 and 1920, mostly concerning two-stroke engines and road vehicles. Scott was a keen potholer and the second president of the Gritstone club...

, inventor and founder of the Scott Motorcycle Company
The Scott Motorcycle Company
The Scott Motorcycle Company was owned by Scott Motors Limited, Shipley, West Yorkshire, England and was a well known producer of motorcycles and light engines for industry...

 challenged the workers at his factory to ride from the factory in Shipley
Shipley
Shipley may refer to:Places in England*Shipley, Derbyshire*Shipley, West Sussex*Shipley, West Yorkshire**Shipley People*Ann Shipley, Canadian politician*Burton Shipley, first Maryland Tarrapins men's basketball coach...

 through the Yorkshire Dales
Yorkshire Dales
The Yorkshire Dales is the name given to an upland area in Northern England.The area lies within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Cumbria...

 to Burnsall
Burnsall
Burnsall is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Wharfe in Wharfedale, with a five-arched bridge over which the Dalesway passes, and is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is southeast of Hebden, along a river path dated...

, a riverside village near Grassington
Grassington
Grassington is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England.The town is situated in Wharfedale around from Bolton Abbey and is surrounded by limestone scenery...

. Of the 14 starters only 9 finished. The event was reintroduced after the First World War in 1919 and although Alfred Scott died in 1923 the event continued to be run by the Scott workers until 1926.

The Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...

 and District Motor Club then took over the management of the event and moved the start and finish to Blubberhouses
Blubberhouses
Blubberhouses is a small village and civil parish located in the Washburn Valley in the borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, a county in the north of England. It is situated to the south of the Yorkshire Dales national park, and to the north of a Roman road and Fewston Reservoir.The village is...

, a small village in the borough of Harrogate
Harrogate
Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. The town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters, RHS Harlow Carr gardens, and Betty's Tea Rooms. From the town one can explore the nearby Yorkshire Dales national park. Harrogate originated in the 17th...

 in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

. In 1938 the land was owned by the Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

 Waterworks Authority which decided not to allow motorcycle trials on their property, so the trial was moved again to Swainby
Swainby
Swainby is a village in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is 8 miles north east of Northallerton on the A172. The small market town of Stokesley is only 5 miles away....

, on the north western corner of the North York Moors National Park in Cleveland
Cleveland, England
Cleveland is an area in the north east of England. Its name means literally "cliff-land", referring to its hilly southern areas, which rise to nearly...

 and control was taken over by the Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...

 and Stockton
Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in north east England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority and borough of Stockton-on-Tees. For ceremonial purposes, the borough is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire as it also incorporates a number of smaller towns including...

 Motor Clubs.

Swaledale

In 1950 the Auto-Cycle Union, the governing body of motorcycle sport in Great Britain, divided the area into the North Eastern Centre and the Yorkshire Centre and the Scott Trial was moved to Swaledale
Swaledale
Swaledale is one of the northernmost dales in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in northern England. It is the dale of the River Swale on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire.-Geographical overview:...

, one of the northernmost dales in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, where it has remained to this day. The Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...

 and District Motor Club took over the organisation until 1990, when the Richmond
Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond is a market town and civil parish on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. It is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and serves as the Park's main tourist centre...

 Motor Club took over.

The 1962 Scott Trial

In his career of over 1000 wins motorcross champion Sammy Miller
Sammy Miller
Samuel Hamilton "Sammy" Miller, MBE is a championship winning motorcycle racer, in both road racing and trials. He was awarded an MBE in the 2009 New Year Honours.-Career:...

 considers the 1962 Scott Trial as the greatest ever. A week of rain meant the course was muddy and dangerous. Conditions were so bad that only 40 finished from a field of 185 that started, with Miller's Ariel
Ariel Motorcycles
Ariel Motorcycles was a British motorcycle manufacturer based in Bournbrook, Birmingham. It was one of the leading innovators in British motorcycling, and was part of the Ariel marque. The company was sold to BSA in 1944 and the name was discontinued in 1970...

 500cc a clear winner.
This was Millar's second of seven Scott Trial wins.

Present day

The current Scott Trial continues to be a time and observation event run over an off road course of 84 miles, divided into 76 sections. Riders lose marks for putting a foot down or "footing" in the observed sections and for finishing behind the fastest rider. Over the years a huge range of special awards and memorial trophies have become associated with the Scott Trial, including 'best performing Yorkshireman' and 'oldest official finisher'. As in 1962 the weather can be as harsh as the course. In 1998 only 27 of the 147 entries completed the course. On this occasion Graham Jarvis won for the third time with the fastest time of 5 hours 50 minutes. In 2008 rain reduced the finishers to 60 out of 200 with Jarvis winning for the 8th time.
In 2009 Graham Jarvis won again despite being 28 minutes slower than the previous years runner-up James Dabill. His unique skill over the sections, losing him 22 points compared to Dabill's 38, gave him his ninth win.
The 2010 Scott Trial was won James Dabill with a 4 point lead over Graham Jarvis. Three-time winner, Dougie Lampkin
Dougie Lampkin
Douglas Martin "Dougie" Lampkin, MBE, also known as Doug, is an internationally renowned English motorcycle trials rider. Born into a family steeped in motorcycle sport—his father, Martin Lampkin, was the first FIM Trial World Championship winner in 1975, and his Uncle Arthur was also a regular...

, retired due to machine failure in the early stages for the third year in succession.
The 2011 Trial was won by 19-year-old Jonathan Richardson; James Dabill and Ian Austermuhle were joint second.

Scott Trial Winners

YearEntriesFinishers%WinnerFastestFastest Time
1914 14 9 64 Frank Philip (Scott
The Scott Motorcycle Company
The Scott Motorcycle Company was owned by Scott Motors Limited, Shipley, West Yorkshire, England and was a well known producer of motorcycles and light engines for industry...

)
Frank Philip
World War 1 - 1914 to 1918
1919 74 35 47 Geoff Hill (Triumph) Geoff Hill
1920 131 64 49 Clarrie Wood (Scott) Clarrie Wood
1921 50 29 58 Clarrie Wood (Scott) Clarrie Wood
1922 58 27 47 Harry Langman (Scott) Billy Moore (Scott)
1923 80 30 38 E. Mainwaring (Scott) Clarrie Wood (Scott)
1924 90 35 39 W.H. Clough (Scott) W.H. Clough
1925 117 64 54 Eddie Flintoff (Sunbeam
Sunbeam (motorcycle)
Sunbeam was a British manufacturing marque that produced bicycles and motorcycles from 1912 to 1956. Originally independent, it was ultimately owned by BSA...

)
A. Jackson (AJS
AJS
AJS was the name used for cars and motorcycles made by the Wolverhampton, England, company A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd, from 1909 to 1931, by then holding 117 motorcycle world records, and after the firm was sold the name continued to be used by Matchless, Associated Motorcycles and Norton-Villiers on...

)
1926 134 30 23 Eddie Flintoff (Sunbeam) W. Evans (Triumph) 19.75 mph
1927 145 60 41 Oliver Langton (Scott) W. Evans (Triumph)
1928 116 51 44 Eric Langton
Eric Langton
Eric Langton was a motorcycle speedway who won the Star Riders' Championship in 1932, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship. He also finished runner-up in 1934...

 (Scott)
Eddie Flintoff (Sunbeam)
1929 119 97 80 Vic Brittain (Sunbeam) Eddie Flintoff (Sunbeam)
1930 92 38 41 Len Heath (Ariel
Ariel Motorcycles
Ariel Motorcycles was a British motorcycle manufacturer based in Bournbrook, Birmingham. It was one of the leading innovators in British motorcycling, and was part of the Ariel marque. The company was sold to BSA in 1944 and the name was discontinued in 1970...

)
Allan Jefferies (AJS) 2:19:54
1931 100 63 63 Vic Brittain (Sunbeam) Stanley Woods
Stanley Woods
Stanley Woods Dublin, an Irish motorcycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and winning the Isle of Man TT races 10 times in his career. He was a past pupil of The High School, Dublin. Stanley started racing in 1921 on a Harley Davidson...

 (Norton)
2:39:44
1932 94 70 74 Allan Jefferies (Scott) Allan Jefferies 2:30:00
1933 69 32 46 Len Heath (Ariel) Len Heath
1934 69 38 55 Ken Wilson (Panther
Phelon & Moore
Phelon & Moore manufactured motorcycles in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England from 1904 to 1967 particularly those under the Panther marque. They became identified with one particular design of motorcycle which had a large sloping 40-degree single-cylinder engine as a stressed front frame member...

)
Ken Wilson 2:00:00
1935 74 42 57 Len Heath (Ariel) Allan Jefferies 2:28:18
1936 80 38 48 Billy Tiffen (Velocette
Velocette
Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns...

)
Allan Jefferies 2:58:00
1937 89 42 48 Allan Jefferies (Triumph) Allan Jefferies 1:48:00
1938 86 Len Heath (Ariel) W.J. Smith (Levis
Levis (motorcycle)
Levis motorcycles , manufactured by Butterfields of Birmingham, were for many years one of England's leading manufacturers of two-stroke motorcycles...

)
3:28:46
World War 2 - 1939 to 1945
1946 137 Bill Nicholson (BSA
Birmingham Small Arms Company
This article is not about Gamo subsidiary BSA Guns Limited of Armoury Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B11 2PP or BSA Company or its successors....

)
Bill Nicholson 3:16:58
1947 147 Bill Nicholson (BSA) Bill Nicholson
1948 100 Jim Alves (Triumph) Jim Alves 3:27:45
1949 137 Bill Nicholson(BSA) Bill Nicholson 2:40:00
1950 195 Bill Nicholson (BSA) Bill Nicholson 3:08:00
1951 178 Bill Nicholson (BSA) Bill Nicholson 3:54:00
1952 169 Johnny Draper (Norton) David Tye (BSA)
1953 156 Arthur Shutt (F-Barnett
Francis-Barnett
Francis-Barnett was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1919, by Gordon Inglesby Francis and Arthur Barnett, and based in Lower Ford Street, Coventry, England,...

)
David Tye
1954 140 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith (motorcyclist)
Jeffrey Vincent Smith MBE is a former world champion motocross racer.His achievements include two FIM 500cc Motocross World Championships , two British Trials Championships, multiple British Experts Trial wins, four individual race wins in the Motocross des Nations, one Scottish Six Days Trial win...

 (BSA)
Jeff Smith
1955 145 Johnny Brittain
Johnny Brittain
Johnny Brittain became famous as a British motorcycle trials rider. His father Vic Brittain was also a famous trials rider and winner of the British Experts Trial in 1936 and 1938....

 (Royal Enfield
Royal Enfield
Royal Enfield was the name under which the Enfield Cycle Company made motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines. This legacy of weapons manufacture is reflected in the logo, a cannon, and their motto "Made like a gun, goes like a bullet". Use of the brand name Royal Enfield was...

)
Gordon Jackson (AJS)
1956 139 Johnny Brittain (Royal Enfield) Gordon Jackson
1957 163 Artie Ratcliffe (Triumph) Brian Stonebridge
Brian Stonebridge
Brian Stonebridge was a leading British motorcycle racer of the 1950s competing in scrambles, now known as motocross.Stonebridge began riding for the Matchless scrambles team in 1950, winning a gold medal in that year's International Six Days Trial. In 1952 and 1954, he was a member of the British...

 (Greeves
Greeves (motorcycles)
Greeves Motorcycles Ltd is a British motorcycle manufacturer producing motorcycles mainly for the trials and off-road market. Owner Richard Deal bought the rights to the Greeves name in May 1999. The original company had been producing motorcycles since 1952, funded by a contract with the...

)
1958 178 Sammy Miller
Sammy Miller
Samuel Hamilton "Sammy" Miller, MBE is a championship winning motorcycle racer, in both road racing and trials. He was awarded an MBE in the 2009 New Year Honours.-Career:...

 (Ariel)
Jeff Smith (BSA)
1959 197 Jeff Smith (BSA) Jeff Smith
1960 236 Arthur Lampkin (BSA) Jeff Smith (BSA)
1961 180 Arthur Lampkin (BSA) Arthur Lampkin
1962 201 Sammy Miler (Ariel) Sammy Miller
1963 223 Sammy Miller (Ariel) Arthur Lampkin (BSA)
1964 183 72 39 Bill Wilkinson (Greeves) Bill Wilkinson
1965 188 Arthur Lamkin (BSA) Arthur Lamkin
1966 193 43 22 Alan Lampkin Arthur Lampkin
1967 184 40 22 Sammy Miller (Bultaco
Bultaco
Bultaco was a Spanish manufacturer of two-stroke motorcycles from 1958 to 1983.-Origins:The origin of the Bultaco motorcycle company dates back to May 1958. Francisco "Paco" Bultó was a director of the Montesa motorcycle company founded in 1944. After several years of steady growth and road racing...

)
Bill Wilkinsom (Greeves)
1968 150 46 31 Sammy Miller (Bultaco) Gordon Farley
1969 176 44 31 Sammy Miller (Bultaco) Malcolm Rathmell (Greeves)
1970 147 61 41 Sammy Miller (Bultaco) Alan Lampkin (Bultaco) 4:30:03
1971 185 76 41 Malcolm Rathmell (Bultaco) Alan Lampkin (Bultaco) 4:41:35
1972 195 Rob Shepherd (Montesa
Montesa Honda
Montesa Honda is the Spanish subsidiary of Honda, which assembles several models of motorcycles, bicycles, and parts at its Barcelona plant. The company exports 75 per cent of its production to Europe.-Permanyer and Bultó:...

)
Rob Shepherd
1973 201 49 24 Malcolm Rathmell (Bultaco) Malcolm Rathmell 4:42:35
1974 185 48 26 Rob Edwards (Montesa) Malcolm Rathmell (Bultaco) 4:38:21
1975 198 44 22 Malcolm Rathmell (Montesa) Malcolm Rathmell 4:25:00
1976 200 53 27 Malcolm Rathmell (Montesa) Malcolm Rathmell 4:13:40
1977 195 60 31 Martin Lampkin (Bultaco) Martin Lampkin 3:46:30
1978 183 76 42 Martin Lampkin (Bultaco) Martin lampkin 4:25:10
1979 200 42 21 Malcolm Rathmell (Montesa) Malcolm Rathmell 4:52:27
1980 177 41 23 Malcolm Rathmell (Montesa) Malcolm Rathmell 5:13:56
1981 178 62 35 Martin Lampkin (SWM
SWM (motorcycles)
SWM was founded in 1971 by Piero Sironi and Fausto Vergani and was based in Milan, Italy. SWM manufactured Observed Trials, Enduro, Motorcross and off-road motorcycles in the 1970s and 1980s. They started with small capacity Sachs engined enduro bikes and began making Rotax engined trials bikes in...

)
Nigel Birkett (Fantic) 4:48:24
1982 140 50 36 Martin Lampkin (SWM) Malcolm Rathmell (Montesa) 4:36:55
1983 128 70 55 Gerald Richardson (Armstrong
Armstrong-CCM Motorcycles
Armstrong-CCM Motorcycles was a British motorcycle manufacturer. Based in Bolton, England. Alan Clews formed CCM in 1971 from what was left of BSA's off-road competition team and bought spares to produce his own motorcycles. This was a successful business and the Bolton factory was established...

)
Gerald Richardson 4:24:14
1984 152 50 33 Nigel Birkett (Yamaha
Yamaha Motor Company
, is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...

)
Gerald Richardson ((Yamaha) 4:32:20
1985 104 63 61 Gerald Richardson (Yamaha) Gerald Richardson 4:15:45
1986 146 78 53 Tony Scarlett (Yamaha) Philip Anderson (Yamaha) 4:57:16
1986 146 78 53 Tony Scarlett (Yamaha) Philip Anderson (Yamaha) 4:57:16
1987 164 99 60 Philip Anderson (Yamaha) Harold Crawford (Yamaha) 4:44:57
1988 151 71 47 Philip Anderson (Yamaha) Harold Crawford (Yamaha) 4:32:20
1989 148 91 61 Philip Anderson (Yamaha) Gerald Richardson (Yamaha) 4:41:02
1990 139 65 47 Robert Crawford (Beta
Beta (motorcycle manufacturer)
Beta is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer, specialising in off-road motorcycles. Beta are best known for their popular trials bikes. In 2005, they launched a range of enduro motorcycles using KTM engines. In the 2010 they will launch the new RR series, with a new engine made in-house...

)
Philip Anderson (Yamaha) 5:08:20
1991 145 62 43 Philip Anderson (Yamaha) Philip Anderson
1992 142 76 54 Steve Colley (Beta) Wayne Braybrook (GasGas) 5:04:30
1993 140 69 49 Steve Colley (Beta) Robert Crawford (Aprilla
Aprilia
Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle company, one of the seven marques owned by Piaggio, the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer.Aprilia started as a scooter manufacturer, but has more recently come to be known for its race-winning sportbikes...

)
5:19:42
1994 166 68 41 Dougie Lampkin
Dougie Lampkin
Douglas Martin "Dougie" Lampkin, MBE, also known as Doug, is an internationally renowned English motorcycle trials rider. Born into a family steeped in motorcycle sport—his father, Martin Lampkin, was the first FIM Trial World Championship winner in 1975, and his Uncle Arthur was also a regular...

 (Beta)
Dougie Lampkin 5:25:17
1995 142 80 56 Robert Crawford (Yamaha) Robert Crawford 4:27:47
1996 129 74 57 Graham Jarvis ((Scorpa
Scorpa
Scorpa is a manufacturer of trials motorcycles based near Alès, France. It was founded in 1993 by Marc Teissier and Joël Domergue. The first model produced by the company was the WORKS 294 in 1994, powered by a single-cylinder, two-stroke Rotax engine...

)
Steve Colley (GasGas) 4:56:40
1997 138 78 57 Graham Jarvis (Mail Marketing Scorpa) Graham Jarvis 5:20:08
1998 147 27 18 Graham Jarvis (Mail Marketing Scorpa) Graham Jarvis 5:50:40
1999 175 76 43 Graham Jarvis (MM Bultaco) Wayne Braybrook (Silkolene Montesa) 5:11:17
2000 195 83 43 Wayne Braybrook (Silkolene Montesa) Henry Moorhouse (280 Haven GasGas) 5:22:13
2001 Foot and Mouth
2002 200 86 43 Michael Philipson (Beta) Ben Hemingway (Beta) 5:38:25
2003 200 83 42 Graham Jarvis (Sherco) Graham Jarvis 4:45:28
2004 200 68 34 Graham Jarvis (Sherco) Graham Jarvis 5:15:26
2005 200 78 39 Graham Jarvis (MRS Sherco 290) Ian Austermuhle (Beta UK.com 270) 5:10:23
2006 200 80 40 Dougie Lampkin (Montesa) Dougie Lampkin 4:56:49
2007 200 85 42 Dougie Lampkin (Repsol Montesa 4RT 249) Dougie Lampkin 4:53:30
2008 180 60 33 Graham Jarvis (MRS Sherco 290) James Dabill (Sandford Montesa 300) 5:02:48
2009 169 79 47 Graham Jarvis (MRS Sherco 290) James Dabill (JST Montesa) 5:13:32
2010 200 73 37 James Dabill (JST GasGas UK 300) Michael Brown (MRS Sherco) 5:08:48
2011 210 85 40 Jonathan Richardson (Sherco - MIAL MRS) John Sunter (Montesa Appleyard) 4:41:58

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