Morgan on 1923 Scottish 6 Day Trial

Morgan on 1923 Scottish 6 Day Trial
Morgan on 1923 Scottish 6 Day Trial

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  • laird387
    Saturday, August 16, 2014

    The Morgan, driven by J S R Wickham (not 'J R S' according to my copy of the official entry list), is a 1098cc model. It is seen being assisted up the steep climb from Altnaharrie Inn, which was used as a lunch break on the Tuesday of the 1923 Scottish Six Days trial. The Tuesday run took the 131 entries of mainly motorcycles but with a number of 'light cars' from their overnight stay in Strathpeffer - it is believed to have been at the Highland Hotel but I can not confirm that - to the descent into Altnaharrie for the refreshment break (lunch), then climbed back to the main road. In more recent years the Altnaharrie Inn had a fine reputation for fine dining, but the nature of the road in, which is still just as it was in 1923 in places, usually persuades diners to park their cars in Ullapool and charter a small boat to cross Loch Broom to Altnaharrie on the southern shore and return them to Ullapool afterwards. The trial continued to a night stop in Gairloch then on down to climb the highest pass in Great Britain, Bealach-na-baa, (usually known as Applecross hill these days) to the lunch break at the Temperance Hotel, today the Applecross Inn, and still with an excellent reputation for food. I have photographs of the Applecross refreshment break and also the climb in and out over 'Bealach' in my archives.