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Scott Trial
Scott Trial in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Scott Trial is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Scott Trial is a British motorcycle trials competition dating from 1914 run over an off-road course of approximately 70 miles (110 km). One of the most challenging trials events in the UK, its appeal is to clubman riders as well as international professional riders. The Scott raises money for the "Scott charities", a range of local non-profit making organisations.
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Background
History
The Scott Trial began in 1914 when Alfred Angas Scott, inventor and founder of the Scott Motorcycle Company challenged the workers at his factory to ride from the factory in Shipley through the Yorkshire Dales to Burnsall, a riverside village near Grassington. Of the 14 starters only 9 finished. The event was reintroduced after the First World War in 1919 and although Alfred Scott died in 1923 the event continued to be run by the Scott workers until 1926. The Bradford and District Motor Club then took over the management of the event and moved the start and finish to Blubberhouses, a small village in the borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire. In 1938 the land was owned by Leeds…
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- Coordinates
- 54.4069, -1.8133
Sources
- wikidata: Q7437420 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scott Trial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scott Trial?
- Scott Trial is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.4069°, -1.8133°.