ONE of the toughest motorbike trial events in the country is being celebrated in North Yorkshire.
Trophies from the historic Scott Trial have gone on display at Tennants of Leyburn, on loan from Richmond Motor Club.
The Scott Trial has been described as the greatest test of man and machine and is run over the rugged terrain of Swaledale.
The first trial took place in 1914, when inventor and founder of the Scott Motorcycle Company, Alfred Scott, issued a challenge to his workers at the factory.
The challenge was to ride and navigate their way along a prescribed route from the factory in Shipley through the Yorkshire Dales to Burnsall.
Since then, the trial has been run annually in the Dales and Cleveland, and has been held in Swaledale since 1951.
Over the years a huge range of special awards and memorial trophies have become associated with the Scott Trial, including best Yorkshireman, oldest finisher as well as individual club awards.
The trophies represent a century of gruelling challenges and victories and the battling of man and machine against the elements.
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