Another edition of the most legendary race in Trial kicks off A new edition of the Scottish Six Days Trial, the most important and emblematic 
An event full of history, charisma and feeling, where for six consecutive days 276 riders from more than 20 nationalities will cover a route of almost 1,000 kilometres and 30 daily areas. An unforgettable experience for those who come to Fort William and a must for those who have already tasted the poison of the Scottish Highlands.
In addition, it is a race where professional drivers of the stature of Brown, Dabill, Wigg or Lampkin coexist, along with more than two hundred amateur pilots. All in the same areas, with identical steps and the same rules.
SCOTTISH TRIAL PRE-65
It is also traditional to celebrate the “Pre 65”, on the two days prior to the “Six Days”. In this edition we have had an institution like Carlos Casas on the third step of the podium, as well as the victory for Sandra Gómez in the women’s category -42nd in scratch-. We also congratulate the rest of the Spanish riders who have finished the 101st edition ofthis mythical race: Joan Rovira (22nd), José Buixo (51st), Javier Cruz (77th), Pedro Andrés (77th), Javier Gil-Codesido (82nd), Gabriel Poveda (126th) and Miquel Roig (134th).
It should be noted that Gabriel Poveda has competed on the back of the Dot Trial that we tested exclusively from Trialworld, in collaboration with ARS Parts. Here is the link to enjoy it again.
Other must-have items for SSDT followers:
The Scottish Pre-65, according to Javier Cruz.
This is the Scottish Six Days experience, according to Carlos Casas.
Video of the Scottish 2012 Opening Ceremony
Scottish 2012 Opening Day Photo Gallery
Texts: Trialworld / Photos: G2F Media
THE SCOTTISH SIX DAYS TRIAL 2012
MATCHDAY 1
day has been without
It was a trajectorial spell for the main favourites, with a fifth draw at zero points at the top of the provisional standings, led by Jordi Pascuet and followed by Sadler, Dabill, Wigg and Lampkin.
The complete standings of the first day, available at this link.
MATCHDAY 2
On the second day, it dissolved into a five-way tie of leaders with zero points to its credit, leaving Pascuet and Lampkin at the head of the provisional standings, who remain tied without any penalty. The route of this day has been much harder than that of the first day, although at the level of sections, the riders declare that they are easier than in other editions.
Thorpe’s performance is surprising, as he is in provisional third place, tied with Dabill at two points. The one who has lost the most in this round is Alexz Wigg, who yesterday was co-leader and now, with eight points to his credit, is in 17th position. Another driver who is surprising is Bradley Cox, who at just 17 years old is in 17th position, just ahead of Wigg, leading the ranking of the “newcomers”. Emma Bristow continues to lead the women’s category. This second day was held in dense clouds around Fort William.
The riders started the day with a road trip to the Laggan Rocks sections. Unfortunately, this road was about to be blocked due to a traffic accident outside the SSDTs. This made it necessary to mount a device to control the delay that this meant in the pilots who had not yet reached that point.
One of the consequences was that The last four zones of the day had to be eliminated, finally leaving a total of 26 on this second day. Wednesday, the halfway point of the race, will take runners through 30 zones and 81 miles, passing through Spean Bridge, Fersit and Kinlochleven.
Complete standings of the second day of the SSDT at this link.
MATCHDAY 3
It was the third consecutive day without a penalty for a brilliant Jordi Pascuet, who for the first time in this edition does not share the lead with any other rider. His closest rival, Lampkin, dropped a point on this day, which also marks the halfway point of the competition.
There could be a really special event, such as the fact that a debutant brand, Jotagas, could obtain a victory. For his part, Lampkin, with five victories to his credit, will not make it easy for the Spaniard. However, the fight is much more to the ‘a’, as only 9 points separate the top 10 drivers and anything can happen.
an Austermuhle and Alexz Wigg are two of these pilots; Both have finished this third day without penalties. Not to be forgotten about the centenary winner, James Dabill, or Michael Brown, either.
The third day of competition has been the toughest of all those that have taken place in this edition, with very little time to rest throughout the day. The first runners tackled a new set of very slippery sections on Lake Eil, before moving on to more well-known areas such as Annat and Trotters Burn.
Thursday’s leg will be the longest of the six days of competition, with a total of 126 kilometres. The last zones, known as Fersit, are usually decisive in the classification.
Complete standings of the third day at this link
MATCHDAY 4
Anything can happen in SSDTs. As an example, we have Jordi Pascuet, who after leading the race for three days without penalty, on this fourth day has dropped 13 points at once, losing the lead to the British Lampkin.
Many factors have influenced the fact that this day has been, in addition to the longest, very hard. The rain, the cold and many kilometres on the road and blackwaters have tested the physical and mental capacity of all the participants. It is even said that it has been snowing.
Whoever recovers positions after a good day is Michael Brown, who is now second, with 1
0 points, just 3 behind Lampkin. Pascuet, third, is tied with the reigning champion of the event. James Dabill. The one in Beta, like Lampkin, has left most of the last areas of the day.
Friday, the 5th, is always special for runners and spectators. The routeis 82 miles, with easy access for spectators and a good part of the interzone on asphalt, which will allow the drivers to rest.
Full standings for day 4 of competition, Thursday. Here
MATCHDAY 5
After the harshness of the previous days, Friday dawned less cold and more prosperous to enjoy riding. The route favoured the arrival of the public who have come to Scotland to vibrate with the most legendary trial race in the world.
In the sports field, the abandonment of Ross Danby and his JTG before reaching the halfway point of the day should be highlighted; A pity, as he was putting together a brilliant performance and placed in tenth position. James Dabill was the best player of the day, with zero points to his name, which allowed him to get within one point of the leader, Dougie Lampkin. Behind them is also Michael Brown, just one point behind.
Therefore, everything will be ready for the three Britons to be decided on the last day, to be played on Saturday.
Full standings for Day 5 of competition, Friday. Here
MATCHDAY 6: VICTORY FOR DOUGIE LAMPKIN
The best reward that Dougie Lampkin could receive a few weeks after announcing his official retirement from competition was to win the most legendary and important race of all those held in Trial: the Scottish.
The Briton retires with 12 seasons in the World Championship, 99 Grand Prix victories and also 6 victories in the Six Days of Scotland.
Lampkin He took the lead in the standings on day four And he wouldn’t give up that position until the end of the race, although Dabill, who faced the last day of competition with only one point more than his rival, managed to close the gap and reach Fort William with a tie at 15 points. And not only that, since all its partials (number of zeros, ones, twos, threes, and fives) were identical.
In this way, the organization resolved the tiebreaker taking into account the time invested. Anticipation was high, as it was directly at the awards show that the winner of the Scottish Six Days Trial 2012 was officially announced in favour of Dougie Lampkin. Dabill, winner of the last edition in 2011, was unable to renew his crown, having to settle for second place. The podium was completed by a fantastic Michael Brown, with 21 points, who also fought with great options until the last day of competition.
Thorpe -31 points- was finally fourth and Wigg -32 points- fifth, followed by Austermuhle -38 points-, who beat the first Spanish rider, Jordi Pascuet -38 points-, who has starred in a spectacular performance throughout these six days of intense competition. The rider from La Seu de Urgell has managed to a rookie brand, such as Jotagas, finishes the race without problems and also has the satisfaction of having remained at the top of the standings during the first three days. He’s getting closer and closer to achieving his dream and beating SSDTs.
Jordi Pascuet:
I’m very satisfied with both the result and the behaviour of the bike, which in my opinion is ideal for this type of race, even though I haven’t been able to beat other local riders.
Jordi Tarrés: Like Pascu, I am very happy that being the first time that a Jotagas participates in the six days, we have managed to finish the race and also in a very good position. We started production just four months ago and everyone at Jotagas was looking forward to the arrival of the SSDTs, an event that is undoubtedly the best natural test bench to climb a trial bike.
Congratulations to all the Spanish and Andorran riders who have also finished this very tough competition:
32nd Jordi Picola
33rd Gabriel Reyes
54º Carlos Casas
55th Miquel Vergel
66º Marcel Albós
68th Miguel Angel Bermejo
73º Pere Martí
76º Diego Urreta
88º Genís Sánchez
89th Jorge Alonso
121st Armando Ugarte
128th Axel Jané
129th Alberto Bordoy
136th Pere Camp
142nd Manel Jané
149º Albert Arana
154º Ramón Palau
158º Josep Prat
169º Carlos Alzola
178th Joan Gaspart
183º Francisco Aldecoa
190º Jian Moncanut
196th Luis Alzola
200th Fernando Echezarra
214th Joan Bereguer
215th Carlos Echezarra
216th Jaime Roig
225º Albert Albó
Official standings for the 2012 Scotland Six Days. Here.
SSDT VIDEOS ZONE 2012
In the following links you can find summary videos of each day:
Almost 100 photos of the inaugural SSDT parade at this link.
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