2009 - Dougie Lampkin - Beta
2008 - Dougie Lampkin - Beta
2007 - James Dabill - Montesa
2006 - Graham Jarvis - Sherco
2005 - Sam Connor - Sherco
2004 - Graham Jarvis - Sherco
2003 - Joan Pons - Sherco
2002 - Amos Bilbao- Montesa
2001- Cancelled due to Foot + Mouth

2000 - Steve Colley - Gas Gas
1999 - Graham Jarvis - Bultaco
1998 - Graham Jarvis - Scorpa
1997 - Steve Colley - Gas Gas
1996 - Dougie Lampkin - Beta
1995 - Dougie Lampkin - Beta
1994 - Dougie Lampkin - Beta
1993 - Steve Colley - Beta
1992 - Steve Colley - Beta
1991 - Steve Saunders - Beta

1990 - Steve Saunders - Beta
1989 - Steve Saunders - Fantic
1988 - Steve Saunders - Fantic
1987 - Jordi Tarres - Beta
1986 - Thierry Michaud - Fantic
1985 - Thierry Michaud - Fantic
1984 - Thierry Michaud - Fantic
1983 - Toni Gorgot - Montesa
1982 - Bernie Schreiber - SWM
1981 - Gilles Burgat - SWM

1980 - Yrjo Vesterinen - Montesa
1979 - Malcolm Rathmell - Montesa
1978 - Martin Lampkin - Bultaco
1977 - Martin Lampkin - Bultaco
1976 - Martin Lampkin - Bultaco
1975 - Mick Andrews - Yamaha
1974 - Mick Andrews - Yamaha
1973 - Malcolm Rathmell - Bultaco
1972 - Mick Andrews - Ossa
1971 - Mick Andrews - Ossa

* 1971-2009 inclusive

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Cabestany, the only man to have beaten Toni Bou in World Championship competition this year, only considered entering the Scottish Six Days when a friend of his ignited his interest and recently handed him a cluster of DVDs to watch at his leisure.

“A year ago, all I knew about the event was that people did so many miles before they even got to a section,” said the Spaniard with a wry smile. “Because of that I thought ‘this is not a trial for me’. But then I accepted that this fact is one of the things that actually makes the event so special. My friends gave me the DVDs from a few years ago and I had a look at them. It looked fun and I decided I would like to enter.”

With the SPEA FIM Trial World Championship paying a visit to the Highlands this year Cabestany’s entry is not entirely coincidental. It is clear that, while having fun is definitely on the agenda, he sees the SSDT as an opportunity to hone his skills in what is an unfamiliar environment for the Catalan.

“One of the reasons I decided to enter is obviously because we have a World Championship event in Scotland,” confirmed Cabestany. “I know the sections will be very different, but getting used to the terrain before the World Trial in June will definitely help me. It will give me a feeling for the rocks and the grip.”

“In addition to that though, there is the fact that a friend of mine is fifty years old this year, and it has always been his dream to come and do the SSDT,” continued Cabestany. “So the two of us, plus another friend, decided that this would be a good year to go.”

The big question is whether Cabestany, who in recent seasons has proved himself to be something of an Indoor specialist, can compete for the win. “I would like to say that I have entered just for fun, because this is a trial that is all about fun. You have to enjoy the sections and the mountains and everything. But people expect me to win or at least to challenge for the victory.”

“Of course I would like to win. It would be nice to have a SSDT victory to my name, but I also recognise that to come and win the event at my very first attempt will be very difficult. Also, I do not feel quite as comfortable on these sort of sections as I do in other conditions, so I think it's going to be so difficult to even think of winning. But I will try for sure. I am novice in this competition, and sure I will find many things that will surprise me, and so I have to manage them. But I expect to be ready for the challenge!”