Scott Trial

Showing no signs of slowing down at the ripe old age of 42, Yorkshire’s Dougie Lampkin showed his younger rivals once again how to literally walk on water at this year’s Scott Trial as he took his sixth win. Riding with number 198 on his machine he pushed himself to the limits of his pain barrier to pass all but one of the 200 riders to the finish flag, and with the time and observation element of the event taken into account he was once again victorious. Battling with the toughest of conditions as high winds and heavy rain fell on the event he also posted the best observation score. Pushing the many rivers to bursting point it was a relentless battle over the sodden moors for the opportunity to have your name put on the prestigious and much sought-after Alfred A. Scott Memorial Trophy. The event carries a sporting heritage of over 100 years and the Lampkin family name and the Scott Trophy are very closely associated, as the name can now be found for the 14th time etched into the history of motorcycle trials. Between 1960 and 1966 it was Arthur – 1960, 1961 and 1965, and Alan in 1966 who won before Dougie’s late father Martin won in 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1982. Dougie’s first win came way back in 1994, followed by 2006 and 2007, 2013, 2017 and 2018. The fact that he has now repeated his winning feat of 2017 when he won both the Scottish Six Days Trial and the Scott puts him quite rightly in the ‘Legends’ bracket of motorcycle sport – well done that man!