Speedtracktales – 2012 in review

31 Monday Dec 2012

Posted by Highwayman in International Six Day Trial, Internationale Sechs Tagefahrt, Sei Giorni Motociclistica Internazionale, Six Jours Internationaux

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The last post of the year. Thank you to the many who helped me take Taff Isaac’s old archived site and putting it into a new body then breathing in new life with additional content. Not least my wife as I thought this was a 2 day job that now sucks up a few of the late hours of many days. The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. It appears the ISDT attracts a healthy level of interest across the globe and not just with the traditional competing nations. Most popular content appears the be the 1939 ISDT and the history of big German BMW airhead twins. Sadly we lost Ken Heanes during the year and he is one of the most popular attractions for people coming to the site from searches and so I am hoping in the next year to produce a meaningful page on his history in the ISDT. Anyway thanks for dropping by without readers this would be a hard task to continue beyond giving the old site a rebirth.

Thanks from me and Taff for your help and efforts all the best to you in 2013 and let’s party like it’s 1913…. as it will be centenery year

Adrian

Here’s an excerpt:

4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 46,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 11 Film Festivals

Click here to see the complete report.

Perfect Gifts – #1 Triumph Trophy Bible

27 Thursday Dec 2012

Posted by Highwayman in Book, Enduro, England, Gelände Sport, International Six Day Trial, Internationale Sechs Tagefahrt, ISDT, Manufacturers, Motorcycling, Motorsport, Regolarità, Sei Giorni Motociclistica Internazionale, Six Jours Internationaux, UK

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Meridan, Triumph, Trophy

An excellent book publiched by Veloce books written with great personal authority by Harry Woolridge who knew the bike thoroughly working in the development of the bike at the Triumph works at Meridan right through an into the Workers Cooperative years.

The bike was one of the mainstay items in the British arsenal of motorcycles which it used to dominate the pre 1970 ISDT and just about every detail there is to know is faithfully recorded in this book.

here is a list of the registrations of works Triumph Trophys that were prepared for the ISDT

Registration	Model	Year	Comment	Image
JAC 564	TR5	1949		????
JAC 565	TR5	1949		????
JAC 566	TR5	1949		????
KAC 677	TR5	1950		????
KAC 678	TR5	1950		????
KAC 679	TR5	1950		????
LNX 341	TR5	1951		????
LNX 351	TR5	1951		????
LNX 361	TR5	1951	650cc 6T engine fitted	????
MNX 62	TR5	1952		????
MNX 64	TR5	1952		????
NUE 813	TR5	1953		????
NUE 814	TR5	1953	Rigid converted to Swing Arm	????
NUE 815	TR5	1953		????
NWD 198	TR5	1953	650cc 6T engine fitted	????
NWD 199	TR5	1953	650cc 6T engine fitted	????
PNX 388	TR5	1954	650cc 6T engine fitted	????
PNX 660	TR5	1954		????
PNX 661	TR5	1954		????
PUE 727	TR5	1954		????
PUE 728	TR5	1954		????
SAC 980	TR5	1955		????
SAC 981	TR5	1955		????
SAC 982	TR5	1955		????
HAC 373	TR5	1956		????
HAC 374	TR5	1956		????
HAC 375	TR5	1956		????
YNX 962	TR6	1958		????
YNX 963	TR6	1958		????
RWD 853	TR6	1958		????
608 BWD	TR6	1960		????
777 BWD	TR6	1961		????
119 CAC	TR5AC	1961		????
120 CAC	TR5AC	1961		????
230 CAC	TR5AC	1961		????
105 CWD	T100C	1962	350cc engine fitted	????
106 CWD	T100C	1962		????
895 BUE	TR6	1962	Built for Bud Ekins	????
929 FNX	TR6	1962		????
678 CUE	T100C	1962		????
117 LAC	TR6	1964		????
BNX 822B	TR6	1964	Built for Steve McQueen	????
HUE 252D	T100C	1965	350cc engine fitted	????
HUE 253D	T100C	1965		????
HUE 254D	T100C	1965	350cc engine fitted	????
HUE 255D	T100C	1965	Enlarged 504cc engine	????
HUE 256D	T100C	1965	Enlarged 504cc engine	????

You can read a summary sample of the book at

google books

or alternatively you can buy online at Amazon Books

The Triumph Trophy Bible

A Happy Xmas and New Year to you all

22 Saturday Dec 2012

Posted by Highwayman in Austria, Enduro, Gelände Sport, International Six Day Trial, Internationale Sechs Tagefahrt, ISDT, Photography, Regolarità, Sei Giorni Motociclistica Internazionale, Six Jours Internationaux

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our readers and contributors

Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches neues Jahr
Buon Natale e un nuovo anno felice
Joyeux Noël et une nouvelle année heureuse
Prettige Kerstdagen en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar
Hezké proziti vánocnich svátkú a stastny Novy rok
Feliz Navidad y una Feliz Año Nuevo
God Jul och Gott Nytt År!
Wesołych Świąt i Szczęśliwego nowego roku
Kellemes karácsonyi ünnepeket és boldog új évet
Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta
メリークリスマスとハッピーニューイヤー
glædelig jul og et godt nytår
God jul og et Godt Nyttår
Feliz Natal e um feliz ano novo
Καλά Χριστούγεννα και ευτυχισμένο το νέο έτος
Веселого Рождества и счастливого Нового года

Thank you for dropping by, you make the effort worthwhile and in particular those who have chosen to add a comment or share their own experience of the ISDT with us.

Thanking you again and hope to get to see more of you in 2013.

May I wish you all a happy and healthy xmas with your families and friends and hopefully many of you wil lbe fit and raring to take a good bite out of the new year when it arrives. Maybe see some of you up at the Centenary celebrations at Carlisle next August.

Thanks for reading – Adrian and also on behalf of Taff Isaacs who started this whole thing

The Putoline Telford Classic Twin Shock Road Racing and Off-road Show 9 / 10 February 2013

21 Friday Dec 2012

Posted by Highwayman in Enduro, England, International Six Day Trial, Internationale Sechs Tagefahrt, ISDT, Motorcycling, Motorsport, restoration, Scrambling, Sei Giorni Motociclistica Internazionale, Six Jours Internationaux, Trials

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classic, motorcycle, show, twinshock, vintage

News of a show in Telford this coming February featuring ISDT related memorabilia and bikes – dont miss it especially the following of interest to the history of the ISDT.

In 1975 the ISDT was run in the Isle of Man. The 6 man UK trophy team was, for the first time, to ride Jawas supplied by the uk importer Bickers, under the management of Ken Heanes and Chris Oliver. Ken and Gold medallist Dave Smith have now died whilst Ernie Page is now in America but at the Telford show the remaining team members Mick Bowers, Jon May, Dave Jeremiah and John Pease will meet up again for the first time in 3 decades. Dave Bickers will also be there and will be bringing along two of the bikes actually used in the event. Chris Oliver and ISDT legend Arthur Browning will add to the entertainment as the team is interviewed on stage by compere Colin Dommett .

Our results round up service…..

15 Saturday Dec 2012

Posted by Highwayman in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Enduro, Europe, Gelände Sport, Germany, International Six Day Trial, Internationale Sechs Tagefahrt, ISDT, Isle of Man, Italy, Motorcycling, Motorsport, Poland, Regolarità, Sei Giorni Motociclistica Internazionale, Six Jours Internationaux, Sweden, UK, Wales

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We have been diligently, with the help of many supporters, pulling together the images of the ISDT in a hope to protect the history of the event and convey how the changing century imposed its standards on the attire, machines and attitudes of those riding. However our most frequent request from readers is to see copies of historic results looking for the names of family members, history of bikes or other studies of the riders and venues for the events. I made an appeal to our faithful supporters to help to bring together the results of the event as it seems many national governing bodies no longer hold these in their archives.

The original emblem of the FICM

Thanks to the efforts of our secret agent in Germany, the FIM itself has stepped in and has scanned and provided all the remaining copies of Final Results and Stewards Reports they hold. The collection is substantially complete and and we will be releasing these as pdf files, hopefully with some analysis of the material they contain on the event pages. Speedtracktales wishes to thank Marc Pétrier of FIM Information Resources who has facilitated the scanning of the FIM archive of ISDT results material and is allowing us to make it available here as a public service. You will be able to download a copy of the original Results and Stewards Report.

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