March 2020:
Due to the worldwide pandemic caused by Covid-19, the Inverness & District Motor Cycle Club Ltd has suspended all events, activities and meetings until further notice.
Please also note that the SACU offices are also closed at this time. All motorcycle events are suspended until at least 31st May 2020 or further notice.
Notification of start-up will be given on this website, the club official facebook page and e-mails to current club members for the 2020 season.
Results from Round 1 of our Observed trials at Alvie on 8th March are now on the website.
Due to the current state of affairs in the UK and Scotland, the Scottish ACU, our governing body, has taken the very difficult decision this morning, 16th March 2020, to cancel all motorcycle events until at least the 31st May 2020.
This means that no events promoted by the Inverness & Dusrtrict MCC Ltd will take place during that period, this includes: Open To Scotland, National, Club Trials, Practice or Training Days, as we do not have valid insurance permits during this period.
Please note:
We would strongly advise that during this period that you DO NOT private practice on any land that the IDMCC normally use for events, as you do not have any liability insurance cover through the Inverness & District MCC or Scottish ACU.By doing so, you may be putting the landowner at risk if you were to have, or to cause, an accident with a motorcycle on their property.The Directors and Committee of the Inverness & District Motor Cycle Club Ltd will not be held responsible or liable under any circumstances if a member is injured or causes injury to third parties during private practice sessions.
The full statement by the SACU is detailed below:
“SACU Statement to Members – Coronavirus-19The Board of Directors have made the very hard decision to cancel all SACU permitted events till 31 May 2020. We will assess the situation after this date.This has not been an easy decision for the board, but considering the situation with the spread of the virus we believe this is the best way to proceed in the interest of our members and their families to ensure their wellbeing.We will make every effort to ensure scope for any Scottish Championship events to find other dates in the calendar.I hope you all can understand this decision, and that it is our responsibility to ensure the safety of all involved in Motorcycle Sport. – Sandy Mack MBE., Chairman-SACU”
John Moffat Company Secretary – Inverness & District Motor Cycle Club Ltd
The entry facility for this years’ Highland Classic Two Day Trial – The FANTIC MOTOR Edition, opens on Saturday 1st February at 00:01.
The event has become very popular in the last seven years with over-subscription being a ‘byproduct’ of the event’s success. Entries are taken on a ‘first come, first entered’ basis. Only the Regulations and Entry Form are available as a PDF download from this website and the club’s facebook page. There is no online entry facility and no ballot of riders.
This year is expected to be no exception and the entry opening day is a Saturday sees many entrants choosing to either hand deliver or courier their entry form to the Entries Secretary, John Moffat.
Those who are intending entering should be prepared to ensure:
Complete the entry form fully and clearly, especially the e-mail address as the confirmation of entry will be sent to entrants by e-mail.
All mandatory fields in the entry form should be completed including the tee-shirt size.
Riders who are under 35 years of age as at 13th June 2020 must ensure they tick the appropriate route in the left hand side. Under 35 riders are restricted to A or B Route, Pre’65 or Twinshock only.
Remember to enclose the correct entry fee of £60 per rider. No internet banking payment facility is available. Only Cheques or Postal Orders are acceptable, do not pay by cash, even if the entry is hand delivered.
Entries are receipted in order of delivery which includes multiple entries in one envelope, the topmost form is first and so on.
Retain pages 1 & 2 of the regulations for information, Do not send pages 1 & 2 back with your official entry form!
If hand delivering your entry please be aware that this is to a private dwelling house, so be courteous to the neighbours if doing so in the early hours of the morning or late at night. Simply post the entry through the letterbox please.
No confirmation of entries will be made available at the delivery address.
Regulations and the Official Entry Form will be available:
Good Luck!
Results from cards handed in at the finish at our Fairburn OTS event on Sunday 19 February 2020
| Matty | Reffin | Masters | 25 |
| Brian | Bell | Masters | 40 |
| Billy | Matthews | O/50 | 23 |
| David P | Edes | Nov B | 24 |
| Sammy | Robertson | Nov C | 61 |
| Neil | Campbell | Nov C | 63 |
| David G | Edes | Elec D | 14 |
| Billy | Mair | Elec D | 33 |
The Regulations and Entry Form for the 2020 Highland Classic Two Day Trial – FANTIC MOTOR Edition will be available from midnight on 31st January on the Highland Classic page and on the IDMCC facebook page.
Entries will be limited to 160 Adult solo riders plus a finite number of Signature Riders, plus our Guest of Honour and any Special Guest riders. No mono-shock machines will be eligible to compete.
The Scottish ACU arranges event insurance through SportsInsure, an Aon company who specialise in motorsport insurance cover.
Inverness & District are a responsible club who promote motorcycle trials events in as safe a manner as is possible. However we cannot do this without the backing of insurance cover.
SportsInsure have just launched an online portal where you can gain important information about the cover that is afforded at any trials event that IDMCC organise and promote.
Have a look at the new portal, it has your interest at heart as well as our landowners, committee and directors.
Highland Classic Two Day Trial 2020 – The Fantic Edition: ~
Entries will open on Saturday 1st February 2020 and are limited to 160 entrants. Entry Form and Regulations will be available as a pdf download from the IDMCC website on the Highland Classic page and on facebook.
Since 2014 we have usually been oversubscribed and we run the entry system on a First Come, First Entered basis, no ballot.
We also have a reserve entry list made up of those entries recieved when the allocation has been filled and we find that between 10-15% usually drop their entry before the event due to circumstances outwith the entrants control.
There will be a box in the entry form to tick to let us know that an entrant wishes to be on the reserve list if their entry has been received after the allocation is full.
Intro to Trials Day 2019 at Tain, Latest News:
A grand day out today, Sunday 29th December and the club will be donating the sum of £819.25 to Cancer Research in the name of Mrs Margaret Smith. Well done to all and a great turnout of 81 riders. New members will get a confirmation e-mail over the next day or so with their SACU Trials Registration card application form.
The club are hosting the now annual promotion event which is called Intro To Trials at Tain on Sunday 29th December.
An opportunity for existing members to get oiut on their bike after Christmas festivities and for potential new members to sample the sport.
Proceeds this year go to Cancer Research in memory of our President’s wife, Mrs Margaret Smith.
Not a competition, this meeting is run under an SACU Practice Permit, so no scores are kept.
An ideal opportunity for those wishing to take up the sport to have a go at some carefully plotted easy sections. You can join the club on the day for the 2020 season.
Entry fee is Adults: £16 and Youths £10. This will include a day licence if you don’t already have one from the SACU. It is entry on the day, no pre-entry forms required. Nice an simple, turn upo with your bike and riding gear, get signed on, pay the fee and ride!
On hand will be our Club Coachs for advice and encouragement. They will even guide you on how to observe at a trial if you don’t fancy active competition.
Venue:
Tain (IV19 1PE): https://goo.gl/maps/33f7KZJDY9v
