SSDT Chat

The SSDT organisers are constantly looking forward to the future of the event. One factor that becomes more and more difficult is the management of the West End carpark. This years bad weather highlighted some of the disadvantages with the venue as it must be one of the most exposed start areas in the trials world ! Another major problem is car parking and this has got to the point of detracting from the general competitor and spectator experience. The organisers of the SSDT are currently considering a move to the Lochaber Rural Complex - this location is within a few miles of Fort William (beside Nevis range ski centre) offering under-cover secure facilities for…

Please use this topic for posting feedback on the SSDT DVD after you've watched it. Good, bad or indifferent, it doesn't matter. A pat on the back is nice but Matt and I would like to hear what you think so we can modify our future efforts if needs be. Please tell us what you like and dislike, which clips is your favourite and that sort of thing. I someone out there would like to do a proper review that would be great. I'd ask Andy to make it a sticky along with the post telling you how to order a copy. If your looking here for that info please go back a page and look for the release topic which contains a link to the order page.

OK production has started in earnest and I'm taking order via a buy now listing on ebay. SSDT 2009 DVD Ebay I hope anyone buying a copy enjoys it and don't forget to come back and leave feedback here on Trialscentral.com the home of observed trials on the internet.

The trialscentral.com DVD is now complete and I'll start taking orders next weeks. Again it's being offered un-copy protected for a small fee which only covers our very basic production costs. To make the order process easier for us to keep track of (we don't have a full time business here) ordering we be done via a buy now offer on ebay with payment via paypal. Again two camera men spent the week on bikes filming and getting very wet. The format will be much the same as previous years but due to the poor weather this year there is no helmet cam footage. The video tries to capture the whole event from sign on through to the award presentation but focuses mainly on sectio…

CJB Photographic have just released their 2009 SSDT DVD...if you want to relive that rain (or see it for yourselves if you were lucky enough to avoid the first-hand experience!) you can get your copy at www.cjbphotographic.co.uk.

As many of the SSDT regulars will know, the SSDT supports the local Cystic Fibrosis charity by means of a donation from the takings of the programme sales each year. On Saturday 7th November, Billy McIsaac is setting off on the journey of a lifetime to the Himalayas to need some much needed funds for Cystic Fibrosis. Billy says "I decided that going to Everest would be a great way to celebrate my sixtieth birthday and in turn do something positive for others and myself. My hope is that I can raise

.....I'm WALKING it! In order to raise money for some very deserving Scottish charities a team of 4 of us are taking part in the RBS Caledonian Challenge walking 54 miles across SSDT territory in 20 hours. Setting off at midday we will carry on walking through the night, with the route taking us from the start about 10 miles north of Fort Willaim, down to Fort William, up Glen Nevis, down into Kinlochleven, up Pipeline, over the Devil's staircase, across Glencoe moor and all the way down to the banks on Loch Lomond. So far we have clocked up about 300 miles of practice walks and have lost count of the number of blisters, so please dig deep and take a few minutes of yo…

Here are my photos from the scottish, sadly i was only able to make it to the nevis bank sections on the satarrday below i have listed the riders who's number i can see but there are also other riders whom number i couldnt make out. i have put them on my photobox acount because it is the easyest method for me to upload them but i havent water marked them or taken the res down so people can take them as they please. Cheers, Ross Leslie The photos can be accessed here:http://www.photoboxgallery.com/sk the riders i got numbers off of are:255,65, shall write the rest up later

Has any-one got an idea of what bikes and how many retired out of this years ssdt, i'm not talking about rider fatigue its mechanical breakdowns, it would be good to see after such a bad week.

My efforts from later on in the week after I retired Here you go They are not as good as andy or slapshot but then again I can't say photography is that high on my list of interests and my camera only cost

the last of the clips i have from this year hope you all enjoyed them http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=NorthE...;view=playlists go to the bottom playlist

A few videos I took at Forest Gate last Tuesday Click on the bottom play list and they should play consecutively http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=NorthE...;view=playlists

We left behind a Hebo folding stand at Tuesday lunch check. Has WIGGY written on it in felt tip. If anyone can return it to Carlisle I will give a small reward. Julian Wigg.

Here are a few tasters from our footage from this years video. The first is some moor work with a very wet moss crossing. Moor crossings Next is Coire Laire the first of the new groups on Wednesday Coire Laire Ishy, this is where your mate fell and did his shoulder. Last is Roughburn the second of the new groups on Wednesday. Roughburn

Did anyone else notice that, though entered, Vojta Klecka did not apparently ride this year and were they as sad as I to see this. He must have been doing the event as for as long as NIgel Birkett. A pity if the credit crunch has ended a marvellous run.

Well that

The Moffat Wallet......see, it does open...even has Jean's pic in there, sweet. ( I'll let the Moffster himself tell the story)

Unedited videos from Monday taken at Trotters Burn and Gearadh , You will have to select "play all " from the relevant playlist http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=NorthE...;view=playlists

Even at a quick look down the list: Alexz, Dib's, Sam, Browny, Jon, Jack and Jonny! Tough croud!

have heard Doug has is on 7, wiggy and Austemule both on one for today, saturday. not confirmed of course.