INTERNATIONAL 6 DAY MOTOR CYCLE TRIALS - NO SOUND

(19 Sep 1949)
Various shots of motor cyclists climbing hills with sharp gradients. Motor cyclists starting off, only one women rider. Various shots of trials. LS motor cycles passing across country road. Some come to grief on hills. GV motor cycles along winding roadway. Various shots all nationalities competing in trials. Also in trials are motor cycle combinations.
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[@alrockman]

1949 ISDT. Wales .
The water crossing and track is at Lluest Dolgwiail, between Llangurig and Cwmystwyth. (it is a council road to the water crossing from the Llangurig end). The lady rider featured is Olga Kevelos, riding a Norton (number 127). The sidecar (number 68) is the legendry Harold Taylor who competed at the highest level with only one leg and you can see his crutch on the side of the sidecar. The final speed test was on Eppynt. The parc ferme was at the gun park now Tescos car park

[@j.ochsenreiter]

Thank you!