Bultaco — Yrjo Vesterinen:
“It would have been in 1974 during my first ride in Scotland that I first met Jock Wilson. As it is often said, first impressions count and with Jock this certainly was the case, a warm friendly smile and the firmest handshake I had ever encountered. As the week progressed I felt that Jock genuinely tried to help me by giving me useful tips and encouragement during the week. This paved the way for a lifelong friendship. Whilst in Fort William, I noticed that Jock very much enjoyed the evenings in the bar usually having an interesting conversation about the trial with a glass of his favourite whisky in his hand. Some years later when I saw him he said that he has had to adjust the fuel mixture a bit. I didn’t get it. He noticed, laughed and said I have had to add a bit of water to the whisky as the engine was running a touch too rich! After we got married, my wife Diane and I moved to live down south in Woking, we were in regular contact with Pat and Jock. The highlight of every year was the Wilson family New Year’s Eve party at their house on Red Lion Road on the leafy outskirts of London. Soon after our son Mika was born, Jock and Pat presented him, for his first birthday, with a jolly nice trike with big fat wheels. That was a gesture that we very much appreciated. At first the trike was a bit too big for him. Later when Mika had grown up a little and was already cruising around the house on his trike and also at that point he was beginning to speak a little. We said to him, “Please, thank Uncle Jock for this new toy of yours”. Mika being a smart young lad took it on board and when Jock arrived he said: “… Thank you very much Auntie Dock”. Jock smiled broadly. That name stuck and in our family Jock is still affectionately known as Auntie Dock!”