Sport • Highland Classic
HIGHLAND CLASSIC
A GOLDEN CELEBRATION It seems like an eternity since Mick Andrews won the 1972 Scottish Six Days Trial on the Ossa, the last win for the iconic Spanish motorcycle manufacturer — 50 years ago, to be exact. This win was a highly prestigious one, with the fight between Bultaco, Montesa and Ossa commanding the bragging rights, which, of course, would be followed by machine sales. It was very much a case at the time of win on Sunday, sell on Monday. With all this in mind, the Inverness and District Motor Cycle Club Limited decided that their extremely popular Highland Classic Two-Day Trial in Scotland would, for 2022, be titled the ‘Ossa Edition’. So it was time for them to make the telephone call to the winner of the 1972 ‘Scottish’ Mick Andrews to invite him to be their guest of honour. Still, as super-enthusiastic as he was when he won in 1972, he gladly accepted their offer. Words: John Moffat and Classic Trial Magazine • Photographs: Iain Lawrie and Fin Yeaman
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Autumn 2022 • Classic Trial Magazine
