News

Rising costs

Posted on Apr 08, 2022

There has been a lot of talk and speculation on the effects of recent fuel costs and whether there will be any fuel surcharge for competitors at this years event. The Club is pleased to confirm that due to some additional late sponsorship we are not going to charge any fuel suppliment this year. It is recognised that to compete in the SSDT is costly enough without additional costs being put on to entry fees. The Club runs the event on a non profit basis so this year will be very tight but thanks to our generous sponsors we are working to keep the cost down as best we can. Please take time to c...

SSDT & Jitsie

Posted on Apr 01, 2022

We are pleased to announce that we have teamed up with Jitsie as one of our key partners for the SSDT. Jitsie is a brand that we know well through its long involvement of supporting riders at the SSDT and that is dedicated to the sport of trials, so the new partnership seemed an obvious extension of their relationship with our event. Our officials will be easily identified in their new Jitsie clothing, which will assist in lifting the overall image of SSDT, whilst the live coverage will certainly help promote and amplify the trial and the region to all corners of the globe.

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2022 Rider list announced

Posted on Mar 18, 2022

The final competitor list has been settled and numbers allocated. Monday morning's first man away is Scotsman Lewis Bell, leading a pack of Yamaha TYZ's in a nostalgic nod to the 1990's when Yamaha where a force in the world of trials. The event also sees the first electric powered bikes with two e-motion bikes entered. More details to come in future updates but here is the long awaited list. Rider list

Final preparations

Posted on Mar 04, 2022

With the entry list now complete we are in the process of allocating riding numbers so will be posting the final list of competitors soon. If you are lucky enough to have an entry some preperation is required for your mind, body and bike - we have produced a 'newcomers guide' which gives a few hints and tips and even if you are seasoned SSDT competitor you may find something useful in it. View it hereNewcomers guide

Additionally keen SSDT competitor Russell Houston had produced a series of Youtube videos on SSDT Preperation. Many thanks Russell, they are well worth watching. See them here Yo...

Scottish Six Days Trial 2nd to 7th May 2022

Posted on Aug 23, 2021

Scottish Six Days Trial 2022 Dates Announced

Following the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 Scottish Six Days Trials, we can confirm that the 2022 event is on and will be held from 2nd to 7th May 2022 centred around Fort William. Applications for entries will be open towards the end of October and if a ballot for entries is necessary this will be held mid December.

We have already started preparations and, although some work was completed for the 2020 event, there will be a lot of work required to make sure that the six daily routes over hundreds of miles are in a fit state to run the event....

SSDT Charity work.

Posted on Oct 03, 2020

Although the 2020 event was cancelled, many SSDT fans followed the virtual SSDT tour by Vince Mackintosh in May. Vince toured the event sections on his pushbike giving excellent commentary and SSDT tips along the way, together with his previous fundraising he raised over £4000 for the local hospital nurses. On top of Vince’s fantastic fundraising the SSDT team held a series of on-line raffles with prizes donated by local businesses, riders and trials retailers.

The aim of this was to give back to communities in and around Fort William. We made a grand total of £6651.49 of which the nearly hal...

Motorcycle dispatch riders, the unsung heroes of two World Wars

Posted on May 08, 2020

On the 75th anniversary of VE day the E&DMC would like to remember the motorcycle dispatch riders - the unsung heros of the World Wars