Scottish on Show

And show organiser Alan Wright had put together a fantastic show of every winning machine since the event's inception back in 1984. (See the picture in the Telford Show feature starting on page 16.)

 

The committee made the decision to promote the event at Telford following the disaster last year when the Pre-65 Scottish had to be postponed before the second day's start, after completing just 20 sections on the Saturday, due to incessant and heavy rain.

 

Committee members, led by secretary Anne Gordon, were keen to meet entrants and tell them of plans for this year which include contingencies for wet weather – although everyone hopes that this won't be necessary.

 

Highlight of the weekend was the draw of a raffle with first prize being a free entry into the 2014 event.  

 

The lucky winner was Mark Samuel from Johnstown, Wrexham. The club had some difficulty tracking him down but there is a happy ending, however.

 

Mark entered the trial for the first time in 2013 but was unsuccessful on that occasion but is absolutely delighted to have won the competition and is looking forward to being part of the event in May. 

 

Mark plans on riding his James in the event when he will carry the riding number 161. 

 

He is also hoping that the weather is much better than it was in 2013 but he is not alone in that thought.

 

The result of the raffle was as follows:

1st prize – Free entry to the 2014 Pre-65 Trial.

2nd Prize – Pre'65 Scottish Shell Jacket 

3rd Prize – Pre'65 Scottish Hoody/Sweatshirt. 

 

Anne said:, "I think the raffle and our time at the show went down very well and we were delighted with the positive responses we got from people who took the trouble to visit us. 

 

"I think it was really good for the event that people could approach us for a chat and that having discussions regarding machine eligibility on a face-to- face basis was a good thing.

 

"We thought our stand looked very professional and it certainly seemed to attract a lot of attention (hopefully for the right reasons) and we did have a lot of complimentary comments on the quality of the stand we produced, which was very encouraging for us, particularly in light of the fiasco of an event we had in 2013.”

 

The display of winning machines drew plenty of  attention particularly as it was so varied from the 200cc Tiger Cubs, as ridden by the likes of Dave Thorpe, Tony Calvert and Paul Heys, to the mighty 500 Ariels as ridden by Sammy Miller, Davy Morewood and Neil Gaunt.

 

Meatiest of the lot was the 500 Royal Enfield, also victorious in the hands of Gaunty and contrasted with the two-stroke James as ridden by Magical Mick Andrews.