Past Trials

1921 Scottish Six Days Trial

In the 1921 Scottish Six Days Trial the rules for the event were similar to the previous year. The event attracted a record 131 entries, of which a record 112 made it to the Start.

The routes for the 1921 Scottish were:

First Day - 183 miles

Edinburgh - Stirling - Crieff - Amulree (test hill) - Kenmore - Dalwhinnie - Kingussie - Trinafour (test hill) - Inverness.

Second Day - 183 miles

Inverness - Strathpeffer - Achnasheen - Jeantown - Tornapress (test hill) - Applecross (lunch) - Applecross Hill (test hill) - Tornapress, then return by the same route to Inverness.

Third Day - 74 miles

Inverness - Abriachan (test hill) - Drumnadrochit - Fort Augustus - Glendoe (test hill) Foyers - Inverfarigaig Corkscrew(test hill) - Inverness.

Fourth Day - 165 miles

Inverness - Kingussie - Dalnacardoch - Kenmore - Dalmally - Oban

Fifth Day - 180 miles

Oban - Kilmelfort - Inveraray - Strachur - Glendarnel and back to Oban via Dalmally. (Test hil, Ballochandrain)

Sixth Day - 123 miles

Oban - Dalmally - Crianlarich - Lochearnhead Callander - Stirling - Edinburgh.

GOLD MEDALS

A F Downie (AJS sc)
L Newey (Ariel sc)
G Brough (Brough Superior)
H Karslake (Brough Superior)
W M Buchanan (BSA)
L L Sealey (BSA)
H F Edwards (BSA)
J H Walker (BSA)
R L Bird (BSA)
S C Hubbard (Coulson)
J Shepherd (Campion)
C H Hanwell (CEDOS)
J R Alexander (Douglas)
R J Baird (Douglas)
L Crisp (Humber)
R M Wilson (Hobart)
P R Dowson (Hawker)
L H Wells (Hawker)
R S Macrae (Harley-Davidson sc)
G Grinton (Harley-Davidson sc)
C A M’Keand (Harley-Davidson )
A J Sproston (Lea-Francis)
G Nott (Matchless)
A S Guthrie (Metro-Tyler)
J T Bashall (Martinsyde)
E Simms (Martinsyde)
S Bladder (New Imperial sc)
R Kershaw (New Imperial)
W L Cowan (New Imperial)
Norman Black (Omega)
Neville Hall (OK)
G M Townsend (P&M)
R Lewis (P&M)
J Westwood Wills (Powell)
Hugh Gibson (Royal Ruby)
F W Viles (Raleigh)
A L Downie (Raleigh)
J W Morton (Rover)
R Elliot (Rover)
A J C Lindsay (Rover)
G L White (Rover)
G Cumming (Sunbeam)
A Brown (Sunbeam)
J R Fellowes (Sunbeam)
R Brown (Sunbeam)
G Dance (Sunbeam)
F S Marsden (Sunbeam)
H Langman (Scott)
W F Scott (Scott)
W Westwood (Triumph)
R B Clark (Zenith)

SILVER MEDALS

R Cardrae (AJS)
A E Rollason (Ariel)
H N Lockhead (Ariel)
A G Cocks (Beardmore-Precision)
T Hunter (BSA sc)
L A Welch (BSA)
H Crisp (Humber)
J Conville (Lea-Francis)
F G Boddington (Morgan)
S Hall (Morgan)
D Parsons (Matchless)
D Wright (Norton sc)
W Handley (OK)
Norman Black (OMEGA)
P Cunningham (P&M)
A G Fenn (Raleigh)
H Nelson (Rudge)
J A Hilger (Rover)
R TBall (Scott)
W Moore (Scott) (Billy Moore - Scott trial assistant course plotter)
M T Calderon (Velocette)

It was reported that a further 13 competitors gained Bronze Medals and there were 26 retired during the week with various problems.

Information compiled and provided by Deryk Wylde.