On the verge of celebrating its 100th birthday, this event continues to holds its global status in the World of motorcycling and has an appeal that stretches far beyond the two wheel community.

Over the coming weeks, G2F Media will provide regular releases regarding the 2010 event that will contain exclusive content written specially for the Scottish Six Days Trial. These pieces will hopefullyprovide an interesting insight to this great competition and will include interviews with some carefully selected riders. If you have received this initial communication via email, you are already included on the event distribution list, however if this is not the case and you wish to receive regular updates, please email your contact details to worldmedia@g2fmedia.com.

During the event itself G2F Media will provide twice daily updates and access to the official results as and when they are issued each evening. Bonafide press will also be provided with the facility to download a wide selection of high resolution copyright free images - for editorial use only - on a daily basis.

For those members of the press / media who wish gain accreditation for this event, please download, complete and return the appropriate application form (click here to download). All applications must be received by noon on 23/04/10. For those members of the press / media who will be unable to attend the event, but still require access to SSDT FTP image server, please email your request to worldmedia@g2fmedia.com.

To give you taste of the uniqueness of this historic event, you can view the following images via the links located at the bottom of the left hand column:

[1] Debbie Evan - 1976 - 175 Yamaha - Famous female competitor who is now a leading Holywood stunt woman and recently starred in Amanda Holden's 'Fantasy Lives' TV series on ITV.

[2] Opening Parade - 2006 - Fort William High Street - the 275 competitors from around the globe are welcomed by the Highlanders and visitors who flock to this traditional event each May.

[3] Crawford Carrick Anderson - 2007- 250 Scorpa -Highly popular Scottish rider who shows no fear despite being both deaf and dumb. His full blooded approach does not always pay off, as is beautifully captured at the boulder strewn sections at the Nevis Range complex, which boast the UK's ony mountain gondola.

All images by kind permission of Eric Kitchen, who has been photographing the Scottish Six Days Trial for over thirty years and holds a library of over thirty thousand images specific to this event.

Previous winners*

2009 - Dougie Lampkin - Beta
2008 - Dougie Lampkin - Beta
2007 - James Dabill - Montesa
2006 - Graham Jarvis - Sherco
2005 - Sam Connor - Sherco
2004 - Graham Jarvis - Sherco
2003 - Joan Pons - Sherco
2002 - Amos Bilbao- Montesa
2001- Cancelled due to Foot + Mouth

2000 - Steve Colley - Gas Gas
1999 - Graham Jarvis - Bultaco
1998 - Graham Jarvis - Scorpa
1997 - Steve Colley - Gas Gas
1996 - Dougie Lampkin - Beta
1995 - Dougie Lampkin - Beta
1994 - Dougie Lampkin - Beta
1993 - Steve Colley - Beta
1992 - Steve Colley - Beta
1991 - Steve Saunders - Beta

1990 - Steve Saunders - Beta
1989 - Steve Saunders - Fantic
1988 - Steve Saunders - Fantic
1987 - Jordi Tarres - Beta
1986 - Thierry Michaud - Fantic
1985 - Thierry Michaud - Fantic
1984 - Thierry Michaud - Fantic
1983 - Toni Gorgot - Montesa
1982 - Bernie Schreiber - SWM
1981 - Gilles Burgat - SWM

1980 - Yrjo Vesterinen - Montesa
1979 - Malcolm Rathmell - Montesa
1978 - Martin Lampkin - Bultaco
1977 - Martin Lampkin - Bultaco
1976 - Martin Lampkin - Bultaco
1975 - Mick Andrews - Yamaha
1974 - Mick Andrews - Yamaha
1973 - Malcolm Rathmell - Bultaco
1972 - Mick Andrews - Ossa
1971 - Mick Andrews - Ossa

* 1971-2009 inclusive

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www.ssdt.org