Edinburgh & District Motor Club
Pre'65 Scottish Two-Day Trial

2nd & 3rd May 2025

BULLETIN – 20th April 2025

With just under two weeks to go until the start of the 2025 Pre’65 Scottish Trial, we are delighted to announce that our Guest of Honour is Mick Wilkinson. Mick is a well-known character in Scotland as well as countrywide and in his native Yorkshire and has been making his annual trip North for almost all his life. You can read more about him in the Guest of Honour article in the programme.

We have managed to secure another area for overnight parking and, although this will not be enough, it will alleviate some of the overnight and parking issues we are facing. Just a reminder to everyone who is planning to stay overnight that you need to purchase a ticket (£10 per night, max 4 nights Wednesday 30th April to noon on Sunday 4th May 2025) from the official in the start area who is dealing with this before you park up and someone will show you where to park. Please note that payment is in CASH only this year as we do not have the means to take card payments. You will be issued with a ticket to display on your windscreen to identify that you have paid. Please be patient as we work out the best and most efficient way to deal with this unprecedented situation we find ourselves in. Please adhere to all our official signage around the village indicating the areas marked for Competitor/Officials Overnight parking and those for Competitor Day Parking only. We are truly sorry that we cannot provide an area for spectators but there is a lot of street parking around the village and we ask that you park with consideration for the local community and that you do not cause any obstruction to the flow of traffic. This is vital for the survival of the event for the future and your help would be very much appreciated by the organising committee.

We also have an exciting new venture this year in the form of “The Hub” which will be located in the Start Area on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There will be the Ness Highland Catering food van and a pop-up bar run by the local River Leven Ales. We hope you enjoy this addition to the event and that you support both businesses by enjoying their wares.

There will be Official Pre’65 Scottish Trial Merchandise on sale but it will be a limited range with stock carried over from last year but we will have 2025 t-shirts well stocked up for you to purchase from the lovely ladies who have taken up our appeal for help following the loss of Elaine. Thank you to them for volunteering.

Official programmes will be available to purchase on our own Merchandise stand, Claymore Garage in Glencoe, the Co-op, Kinlochleven and Leven Bites Sandwich shop as well as the Trial Office and Observers Office in the Leven Centre.

Cheers,
Anne Gordon
Secretary Pre’65 Scottish Trial 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

BULLETIN – 22nd December 2024

Apologies for the lack of information following the entry closing date and the ballot, which took place on Sunday 1st December 2024, and for responses to any emails being so slow. This was due to the death of my sister-in-law, Elaine Gordon on 20th November 2024. Many of you will remember Elaine as she has been the face of the Pre’65 Scottish Merchandise at the Trial for a number of years. As you can imagine, trials administration was the last thing on my mind and I hope you understand why it has taken a while to publish the outcome of the ballot.

There were 276 entries submitted by the closing date of 27th November 2024 which meant a ballot was necessary. This was carried out on Sunday 1st December 2024. Emails to the successful entrants were sent out on 11th December offering them a place in the trial and this was followed by an email on 12th December to all those unsuccessful with the relevant outcome of their entries. The response date to accept or decline both the offer of a ride and the offer of a reserve place was to have been sent to me by 21st December. If you have not received an email, please check your spam folder in the first instance. As a result of my inconsistent communication in response to email queries, the Committee has decided to extend the response date to Tuesday 31st December 2024. After this date, anyone who has not replied, or been in contact, will be withdrawn and the place in the trial will be offered to a rider from the reserve list. Alphabetical lists are attached and also show those who have accepted their offer.

Emails with a payment date will be sent out in mid January once we have received the cost of the Supplementary Road Insurance. Riding numbers will be sent out around the end of March to enable us to match up your nominated riding companion as far as we possible can. Please keep an eye on your email inbox at these times so you don’t miss out.

Any questions, please email sec@pre65scottish.co.uk and I will reply as soon as I can.

The Pre’65 Scottish Trial Committee wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2025.

Cheers,
Anne Gordon
Secretary Pre’65 Scottish Trial 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Successful Entrant - Offer of a ride 2025

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