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Well personally I'm none the wiser but for the avoidance of any doubt this wasn't the Bon Accord Club who are based in Aberdeen. Naturally as any Scotsman knows, Aberdonians are far too mean to give away free stuff!

Tell me why you can't name this club please?

I would have a look for your two local clubs which are the Inverness and District MCC and here in Aberdeen the Bon Accord MCC. Join either or both and you'll soon find out where you can and can't ride and make some new friends into the bargain. BAMCC website is www.bamcc.co.uk

Hi Darren, this could be your lucky weekend! Drop me an e-mail bill@bamcc.co.uk and I'll set you on the right path.

Buy a full frame camera Mark. You will not regret it. Now if only I had the cash for a 5D MKiii......

Hi Mark, hopefully I can answer your question with some authority as I have and use a Canon 7D for shooting trials and other bike sports. Great camera which will give great shots in just about any conditions, autofocus works well and when all else fails you can pop up the flash and annoy the riders. I would have told you to go and buy this camera but about four months ago I bought a 5D MKii which has a full frame sensor and well wow! The quality of the pictures from the 5D just blew me away, even when the light dips you can ramp up the iso to 3200 and still see no noise and although the 5D "only" has nine af points it still has more accurate focusing than the 7D. Only reason to buy the 7D would be to save abit of cash but if not buy a 6D and revel in the quality of your images. How about this for a thought, you can buy a good 5D MKii from evil bay for about a grand!

For everyone who asked who asked to see the photos, here they are. Hope you all enjoyed your day out in the sun. Full album with sixty photos can be found here

You weren't dreaming I saw it too. You can find it on the BBC I Player at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sv...and_25_06_2010/ and forward it 22 minutes 35 seconds.

Ask and ye shall receive. For all the peeps that asked today here are the galleries from todays trial. www.aslq88.dsl.pipex.com/lash09/ Great day out, great weather, new route system seemed good, large entry what more could you ask for. One question though, are twinshocks the new "in thing" in Scottish Trials ?

Thanks for the positive replies gents. Always nice to get feeback especially positive feedback. John drop me an e-mail at bill@fintrayfineframing.com and I'll see what I can sort out for you.

For anyone who is interested here are the photos from Sunday's Craiglash Trial. http://www.aslq88.dsl.pipex.com/craiglash/index.html

Depends on your definition of reaonable I suppose but have a look at the range of dedicated slide/negative scanners made by Plustek. They start at around the

I know Grant from my days riding trials with Bon Accord MCC. Please pass on my best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.

Well John you really are a fountain of knowledge . Met Mr Ickx once at Goodwood and he was a really top bloke. I stand corrected on the number of his Le Mans 24 victories. Any other famous faces ever ridden in the SSDT I wonder ?

That's a lot of helpers there John. Sorry I missed it. One question though. Please tell me that the Jacky Ickx listed is not the same one who used to race F1 cars and who won the Le Mans 24 hour race on no less than five separate occasions ?

Well at least there seems to be some very good news on the horizion for everyone going to the west coast this year. According to this article Midgies on the BBC News website the midge population this year has been drastically reduced by the heatwave. Maybe this year I won't come back looking a big red blob, unless of course it's my suntan.

Hey Guys, What's white and red and goes Beep, Beep, Beep ? Give Up. That'll be the open top England Team bus reversing back into it's garage. PS It was like living in Portugal round here last night, never heard so many cheers !! Oh and how many BRITISH players are still playing at Wimbledon ?

Might be worth your while looking on Ebay. I have seen some very nice EOS 10d's going for less than your budget. I think mine has now taken over 50,000 shots in 3 years and apart from the odd sensor clean it has been absolutely perfect. A bit more substantial and solid when compared to the 350D IMHO.

Amos Bilbao at Mamore during this years SSDT. I don't think it meant to give it that much gas but he managed a clean anyway !! Top Bloke..

Thanks Scottie thats exactly the kind of info I need. Hope to see some of you there. Weather forecast isn't too good though is it ?

Thanks Flash just my luck. It still seems like a bit of a secret meeting though. Does no-one know the start time or what happens on Saturday ? Is it just practice or do they do the first lap of the competition. How far is it to walk to the sections or are they all miles in the hills ? Ah so many questions, still I suppose I could always go to the bike racing at Knockhill instead. Easy to find starts at 9am and finishes after the last race.

Does anyone have any information on this weekends British round being run by the Lochaber club ? I checked their website yesterday and it said details to follow. Anyone know where and when and what happens on Saturday so I can justify an overnight trip ?

Carles it is always a pleasure to watch you ride in the SSDT or the Pre 65. You always seem so relaxed and nothing much ever seems to upset you. One question how does the 4T Montesa compare with the old two stroke ? It seems to me that the old bike should be a bit quicker to respond from a closed throttle. Is there any noticeable delay on the power kicking in on the 4T ? The picture is of your good self on the last section at Nevis Forest on Saturday. Bet you weren't expecting those two sections ?

Never been to the SSDT i'm guessing Lew. There are 280 bikes in there and they all belong to the riders. Good news is that there someone looking after them 24 hours a day. I don't think they have had one stolen yet but I might be wrong. In the meantime here is a picture of Katy Sunter who is showing up more than a few blokes this week.

OK Manz, if it's wide angles you are looking for how about this ? For 51 weeks of the year this is a normal car park and then the SSDT rolls into town.