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Auction News: H and H Classic Car Auctions Duxford Sales – 24 April 2014
Image – Catalog cover H and H Classic Car Auction, Imperial War Museum 24 April 2014 H and H Classic Car Auctions Duxford Sales – April 2014 – Digital Edition. Limited ISDT interest again however of...
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Historic Film: Rock, Moorland & Rain 1951
Flicking through an issue of ‘the Motor Cycle‘ 19 July 1951 I spotted this article which drew my mind to a video I had seen on Youtube and thought I had featured it in a previous Blog here. Image –...
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ISDT 1952: Bad News from Bad Aussee for Great Britain
So read the title of the editorial in ‘Motor Cycling‘ in the issue of 25 September 1952 in a report covering the ISDT 1952 that had recently taken place at Bad Aussee in Austria. “Bad News From Bad...
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Mapping the ISDT: 1952 Austria
We now have a map … not sure when I will have time to start making a digital version. Let me know if anyone has any better information please. Image – The routes followed in each of the six days of the...
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Mapping the ISDT: 1951 Italy
This list of places along the route was released in an article in ‘the Motor Cycle‘ 19 July 1951. THE MOTORCYCLE, 19 JULY 1951 International Six Days’ Trial September 18 to 23 Routes for the...
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Speedtracktales and the history of the Reliability Trial
In this post to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of Speedtracktales V2, I’m going to admit that I promised the site would not just cover its core topic of the International Six Days Trial (ISDT) but...
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Reliability Trials: Reliance Trial 1935
I was recently very fortunate to stumble on an original copy of ‘the Motor Cycle‘ for 1935 in which there was a 3 page report with images of the Liverpool Motor Club’s ‘Reliance Trial’ The event which...
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ISDT 1948: Gold medal saved
Hot news – ISDT 1948 Gold Medal rescued from Flea Bay. Unfortunately no information exists as to who the person awarded the medal was. Photo – Gold Medal (front) ISDT 1948 Photo – Gold Medal (rear)...
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Reliability Trials: Reliance Trial 1924
This report of the 1924 Trial was published in the magazine Motor Sport in December 1924 and shows how the event started from Liverpool and crossed across North Wales and featured many of the ISDT...
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ISDT 1961: Wales – the arrival of the Special Test
If you were to ask many current followers of the ISDE what part they might take most interest in.. it will be the ‘Special Tests’ usually one Cross Country and one MX style each days is designed to...
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A ripping yarn from 1919 about Motorcycle Trials in Llangollen
It was interesting to find this news cutting of the 6 June 1919 as it indicates the trials in the area that used the Allt y Bady had some kind of ‘Official’ status back in 1919 which is confirmed in...
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Mapping the ISDT: San Remo Italy 1948
The ISDT restarted after the war and 1948 was the second year of the resurrection of the event with the British Trophy team victorious with Captain Allan Jeffries (600 Triumph), CN Rogers (350 Royal...
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ISDT 1948: Event reports –‘the Motor Cycle’
Recently arrived at the Speedtracktales Checkpoint central was the two issues of ‘the Motor Cycle’ of 16th and 23rd September 1948 with a full report on the opening of the ISDT 1948, which was held at...
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ISDT 1939: Closing report and the final sprint for the Border
In the 7th September 1939 issue of the Motor Cycle, the editor of the magazine A. B. Bourne who had been in Germany covering the ISDT 1939 event published an article titles ‘My Week in Germany’ giving...
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Bike number 31 The TV175 Alan Kimber Rallymaster Replica, as used in the 1961...
The story of the Lambretta Rallymaster as used by Alan Kimber in the ISDT 1961 via Bike number 31 The TV175 Alan Kimber Rallymaster Replica, as used in the 1961 ISDT.
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ISDT 1939: event report in ‘the Motor Cycle’ 31st August 1939
The 31 August issue of ‘the Motor Cycle’ carried a 12 page article on the ISDT that never was. Possibly heralded as being the best ISDT of all time, on paper the potential obsessive stage management by...
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ISDT 1935: tracking down an old Triumph 500 reg BMX 621
I have been slowly sifting through the images found over xmas on the Stilltime Collection website having built a database so I can collect all the details the images allow and then linking those facts...
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Sid Wicken 1929 to 2014
It gives me much sadness to announce to the ISDT family of the loss of a popular member of the legion of six days riders. Sid Wicken – Dad and Grandad – passed away 23/07/2014 in his sleep yesterday –...
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ISDT 1974: Appeal for riders to contribute memories to a new book
Photo – official event logo ISDT 1974 Our frequent contributor Brian Catt has sent this request – “Marcello Grigorov has just contacted me with the news that he is writing the book of the 1974 ISDT. I...
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Powys Enduro at 40 years old 2014
I have today been proud again to step into the shoes of the Clerk of the Course for the Powys Enduro which ran today for the 40th time since 1974. This event remains an almost unique classic unequalled...
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