Here are the provisional results for the 2025 Highland Classic Two Day Trial – British Four Stroke Edition
New Awards for 2025
Highland Classic News!
We will have two new annual awards this year at the Highland Classic. For the ‘Laird Jamie’s Challenge’, for the best performance by a rider over 35 years of age competing on the shortened B Route, the winner will be awarded the ‘Schreiber Cup’ which will be donated by 1979 World Trials Champion, Bernie Schreiber. A suitable cup is currently being sourced. The winner will be posted glassware to keep.
Secondly, for the best performance by a B Route rider, over 35 years of age, the Peter Valente Memorial Quaich. This award is being presented to the club by Peter Valente’s brother Simon, who was also a trials rider. Again, the winner will be posted glassware to keep.
2025 Riding Numbers
The riding numbers for the 2025 Highland Classic – British Two Stroke Edition have been released!
1 Trevor Bennett
2 Jeremy Clark
3 Duncan Macdonald
4 Calum Murphy
5 Ian Thompson
6 Rachel Thompson
7 Steven Ainslie
8 Kevin Chapman
9 Josef Kuchlmeier
10 Gerhard Pegam
11 Mark Simpson
12 Mark Hewitt
13 Vince Mackintosh
14 Clive Bailie
15 Terence Mckee
16 Ronald Simpson
17 Adam Blacker
18 Andy Townson
19 George Noble
20 Findlay White
21 Robert Faulkner
22 Gavin Milne
23 Ronnie Looker
24 Michael Batty
25 David Edes
26 James Wilson
27 Andrew Dawson
28 John Ellis
29 Michael Platts
30 Tony Davison
31 Colin Fray
32 Christopher Gascoigne
33 Will Brockbank
34 Sean Radcliff
35 Pete Clibburn
36 Carl John Winstanley
37 Jim Hough
38 Olivia Aitken
39 Rhuaraidh Mackay
40 Kevin White
41 Andrew G Brown
42 Jon Gamble
43 Kenneth Drummond
44 Russell Houston
45 James Chambers
46 Jamie Chambers
47 Desmond Leckey
48 Michael Leckey
49 Christopher Houston
50 Gillie Murray
51 Alick Murray
52 Bryan Bayes
53 Mick Grant
54 Steven Moffat
55 Bernard Schreiber
56 Daniel Lamont
57 Michael Adams
58 David Lemon
59 Brett Stein
60 Brad Stein
61 Michael Ratcliffe
62 John Dismore
63 Keith Annette
64 Robert Stanex
65 Graham Law
66 Cameron Edgar
67 Ross Edgar
68 Kevin Dignan
69 Stuart Edgar
70 Garry Shaw
71 Ross Thomson
72 Steven Corry
73 John Garrioch
74 Paul Salvadori
75 Leo Salvadori
76 Murdo MacPhail
77 Calum Winter
78 Alan Winter
79 James Reid
80 Chris Trafford
81 Roger Summers
82 Jamie Maclean
83 Jamie Hogan
84 James W. Reid
85 Harry Mckay
86 Gavin Cairns
87 Martin Peirson
88 Gary Maclennan
89 David Thomas Murphy
90 Tyler Murphy
91 Alan Crayk
92 Stuart Crayk
93 Harry Stanistreet
94 Jonathan Souch
95 Lindsay McConnachie
96 Bretton King
97 Alan Gordon
98 Andy Owens
99 Bruce Alderman
100 Allister Stewart
101 Ross Mcculloch
102 Duncan Dunbar
103 Darren Johnson
104 Ian Cochrane
105 Frank Blackbyrne
106 Chris Hampshire
107 Connor Allan
108 Vic Allan
109 John Macfarlane
110 Mark Hardy
111 Jeremy Saffin
112 Simon Hirst
113 Graeme Crawford
114 Chris Koch
115 Ashleigh Davison
116 David Craig
117 Craig Middleton
118 James O Rourke
119 Philip Harris
120 Donnie McLeod
121 Barry Burton
122 Jonny Mullan
123 Gavin Johnston
124 Allan Adamson
125 Grant Adamson
126 Neil Dawson
127 Ian Shedden
128 Gary Younghusband
129 John Oswald Byers
130 Colin Jack Ward
131 Colin Ward
132 Grant Smith
133 Alastair Crocket
134 Martin Pratt
135 Martyn Pratt
136 Kim Waters
137 Ashley Towriss
138 Ralph Petts
139 Gary Daykin
140 Terry Raw
141 Ian Hopley
142 Andrew Chandler
143 Jamie Swanston
144 Ray Cummings
145 Neil Hebdon
146 Gary Macdonald
147 Derrick Edmondson
148 Peter Mccanna
149 Timothy Leckey
150 Andrew Walters
151 Mat Mison
152 Mark Kremin
153 Tony Dillon
154 Craig Haworth
155 Mark Jenkinson
156 Graeme Monteith
157 Gareth Jones
158 Andrew Jones
159 Alan Wallace 1
60 Malcolm Bell
161 Christopher Milliken
162 Nathan Britton
163 Robert Poulton
164 George Smyth
165 David Hamill
166 Jack Varty
167 Roy Varty
168 Iain Clark
169 Mike Irving
170 Nick Shield
171 Ephriam Wilson
172 Andy Fitzsimmons
173 Ian Strickland
174 Paul Heys
175 Alex Martin
176 Paul Martin
177 Rob Goodwin
178 Steven Mellor
179 George Houston
180 Gordon Muir
181 Ian Ford
182 Steve Hughes
183 Barry Siddle
184 Stephen Wilde
185 Andrew Dennis
186 Andrew Ellis
187 Shawn Smith
188 Pete Clements
189 Paul Jackson
190 Paul Symons
191 Chris Brooks
192 Chris Banks
193 Ross McCullough
194 Chris Forshaw
195 Andrew Dale
196 Mark Scott
197 Tim O’Neill
198 Melvin Parkin
199 Craig Turpie
200 Stephen Howard
2025 Entries Closed – Entry List REleased!
The time has come to close the entries for the 2025 British Two Stroke Edition of the Highland Classic!
The event remains very popular with riders and we have had to run a ballot for the 200 places.
To those who are now on the Reserve List, do not despair as we do usually have a 10% withdrawal rate, so all is not lost!
To those who have made the first cut, CONGRATULATIONS!
Here is the 2025 Entry List in Alphabetical order of Surname:
2025 Entries Open!
The entries for the 2025 Highland Classic Two Day Trial – ‘British Two-Stroke Edition’ are now open and will be open until 20th February.
Please make sure you download and read the Supplementary Regulations for the event.
Entries are limited to 200 and if oversubscribed, we will ballot entries.
2025 British Two-Stroke Edition
Entries will be taken from Saturday 1st February 2025, online for the 2025 Highland Classic Two Day Trial – British Two Stroke Edition!
The regulations have already been released in advance of the entry form being made available by the organising Inverness & District Motor Cycle Club. The event will take place on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June at Alvie Estate with some new features for 2025.
All Over 35 rider’s on the A Route, all classes, will be competing for the Premier award, The Ray Sangster Memorial Trophy which was commissioned last year and won for the first time by Cheltenham;s Steve Saunders, the former Comerford’s Bultaco, Honda, Fantic and Armstrong rider.
For 2025, we also have the new ‘Laird Jamie’s Challenge’ for riders who don’t want to tackle the full 18 sections per lap per day, but a shorter run around the Alvie hills with a reduced number of sections being tackled.
The Clerks of Course have responded positively to feedback received after the 2024 event and will be easing some of the hazards and access to them.
There will also be some new ‘social features’ this year for rider’s enjoyment, more will be revealed as we approach June!
The entry form will be available on our facebook page and the Entry Form page on this website from 1st February at 09:00 and will remain open for a three week period.
Entry Fee is payable after confirmation of entries have been sent to riders and the fee remains at £75.
2025 Regulations Released
The 2025 Highland Classic Two Day Trial – ‘British Two-Stroke Edition’ supplementary regulations have just been released, in advance of the entries opening on Saturday, 1st February at 9am.
In the event that we are oversubscribed, then we will do as the last two years, ballot the entry.
The good news is that the entry fee is still fixed at £75 per rider. There is some exciting new features for 2025, one of which is the ‘Laird Jamie’s Challenge’.
Laird Jamie’s Challenge:
This is for riders who perhaps feel that two full laps per day is maybe beyond their capabilities, but still want a challenging weekend with a variety of sections on the B Route. Some classes have been combined and we maintained the Under 35 classes for the more youthful entrant.
The committee has listened carefully to the feedback we received after last year’s trial and have agreed that an easing of some sections and entrances to hazards is required, this has been fully acknowledged and taken on board for this year.
Entries open on 1st February and will remain open for a two week period, it is not necessary to include payment until you have a confirmation of entry, at which time a bank transfer of the entry fee of £75 will be required.
Observers?
If you are planning entering and have a friend, relative, spouse that would be willing to observe for us, then please, please, please put their name on the entry form. It would be very much appreciated. Observers will receive packed lunches both days and catering when they come off the hill.
In the meantime, download the regulations and have a good read of them BEFORE entering.
Supplementary Regulations 2025
We look forward to receiving your entry very shortly!
Mieke de Vos (Event Secretary) & John Moffat (Event Co-ordinator)
2025 Highland Classic
We are already planning for the 2025 Highland Classic Two-Day Trial which will take place on 7/8 June at Alvie Estate.
This year, after the BSA/Triumph edition we picked up on comments made that the B Route was a bit too challenging, so we embarked on a rider feedback where we collected all comments about the event, good and bad.
This feedback was discussed at committee and it was agreed to ease back the B Route and to make some further improvements when laying out the event in 2025.
In short, we listened to rider’s comments and criticisms which helps ensure that the trial is set out at the correct level.
Further, we have decided to have the ‘Laird Jamie’s Challenge’ (named in honour of the Laird of Alvie Estate, Jamie Williamson) where riders can opt to ride a limited amount of sections on both days. We usually have two laps of 18 sections per day, which will continue. However, the ‘Laird’s Challenge’ will be over run over a lap and a quarter per day, so 25 sections (50 in total) will be attempted rather than 36 sections per day (72 in total).
We feel this is an excellent solution, to allow our more mature competitors to take part, without losing the enjoyment of the ‘Friendliest Classic Trial In Scotland’. It also allows the younger competitors to compete for the ‘Ray Sangster Memorial’ award on the A Route (36 sections per day) and all the other classes.
We have now merged Pre65 and Britshock machines to simplify the classes and awards.
New sponsors were brought on board in 2024, including Hodge Plant Ltd and 7even Contruction and this worked well and allowed us to freeze the entry fee and we plan to do the same for 2025. The number plates are already in stock, these have been once again sponsored by Gavin Cairns Roughcasting.
Kudu Products of Leeds have also come on board to supply course marking materials and are our new supplier for the rider’s number boards.
Entries for the 2025 ‘British Two-Stroke Edition’ of the Highland Classic will open on 1st February 2025, online.
Watch This Space!
Many thanks to Classic Dirt Bike (Mortons Media) for their coverage of the 2024 BSA/Triumph Edition.
2024 – Provisional Results
Results of the 2024 Highland Classic Two Day Trial – The BSA/Triumph Edition.
The Ray Sangster Memorial Trophy won by Steve Saunders
Results:
2024 – Observers Draw
Here are the lucky observers who were prize winners in the Prize Draw – Sponsored by Highland Leisure Sport, Invergordon!
Numbers drawn by our Guests of Honour: Tony Davis; Mike ‘Bonkey’ Bowers and Alan ‘Sid’ Lampkin.
Many thanks to Craig & Chap Middleton of Cromarty Brewing Company for the presentation packs of their products.
Saturday
Brian Trafford – £ 100
Alex Carmichael – £ 50
Sheena Mackay – £ 25
Sunday
Adrian Martin – £ 100
Carina Gravener – £ 50
Lorna Dougan – £ 25
David Dougan – Cromarty beer pack
Donna Summers – Cromarty beer pack
Sheena Mackay – Cromarty beer pack
Andy Kelly – Jitsie Helmet