37-541: (Redirected from Six Days ) Six days or Six Days or 6 Days may refer to: Sports and games [ edit ] International Six Days Enduro , enduro motorcycling competition with national teams 6 Day Race Six Days in Fallujah , video game Six-day racing , cycling event Six Days of Ghent Six Days of Grenoble Film [ edit ] 6 Days , 2008 documentary film by Vincent Moon associated with
74-530: A Calthorpe which she later sold at profit in order to buy an ex WD Triumph 500 cc. The Triumph was then used in a hill climb held by the Liverpool MCC. As the only female entrant and one of only 2 people out of 300 entrants to succeed in reaching the top of the hill she gained a lot of publicity. She rode in her first motorcycle trial in 1920, the Blake Amateur Trial. After winning a gold medal in
111-775: A major impact on tourist income for the venue in which it is based each year. For 2013, the 100th anniversary of the holding of the first ISDT, the FIM announced that there were a record number of pre-entry requests of 820 covering 35 nations from across the Globe with 600 entries being allowed to compete. Usually referred to as the 'Olympics of Motorcycling' with trophies for best four-rider national, three-rider junior national, three-rider women's national, three-rider club national and three-rider manufacturing teams. Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded on an individual level. The medals are typically awarded based on percentage of finishers, or relative to
148-422: A younger sister Eileen, and her father William, a manage of a confectionary factory was a keen motorcyclist. As soon as she could legally ride, at the age of 14, she persuaded her father to let her have a motorcycle. He acquired a pre World War 1 Premier from a scrapyard and Marjorie had to rebuild it before she could ride it. When she had proved her ability to ride and keep the motorcycle running her father gave her
185-459: Is an extreme test of both rider and machine. A set number of miles are completed each day. It includes observed tests over tricky off-road sections and some road riding between sections. Marjorie competed in the SSDT every year form 1923 to 1939. In the 1923 event she was the only female rider. She won a gold medal and a special award from Raleigh for "her perseverance, endurance and expert riding ability in
222-547: The International Six Days Trial (ISDT), is the oldest 'off-road' motorcycle event on the FIM Calendar. The ISDT was first held in 1913 at Carlisle, England . It has occurred annually, apart from interruptions due to World War I and World War II , at various locations throughout the world. The early events were a true test of machine, rider skill and reliability. Held on the 'roads' of that era, today most of
259-460: The 1964 ISDT held in East Germany. This would be the first United States team ever, organized by John Penton . Marjorie Cottle Marjorie Cottle (5 September 1900 – 17 July 1987) was an English works supported motorcycle trials rider. She was one of Britain's best-known motorcyclists in the 1920s and 1930s. She competed regularly in reliability trials and was considered to be one of
296-581: The 2015 event held in Slovakia, the Australian team were leading the overall Men's World Trophy team classification on day 3. During this day, three of France's six competitors were disqualified from the event by the multinational ISDE committee for not completing the required course. Australia then rode the following days to manage their lead against second place Italy, until day 5 when the French team were reinstated into
333-542: The 260 miles of the first day of the trial. Cottle was a member of the London Ladies' Motor Club a motorcycle club for women based in London, founded in 1926/7 by racer and stunt rider Jessie Hole (later Jessie Ennis) . The club president was Kathleen Pelham Burn (Countess of Drogheda), Betty Debenham was press secretary and other members included Nancy Debenham , Violette Cordery and Mrs Victor Bruce . By 1940 she
370-518: The ISDE committee to disqualify the eight riders for missing a routine check was upheld meaning three of the French World Trophy team were disqualified resulting in team being reclassified to 23rd with Australia officially awarded as winner of the 2015 World Trophy title. Hollywood actor Steve McQueen and his friends Bud Ekins , Dave Ekins , Cliff Coleman and John Steen represented United States at
407-781: The International Trials" on 20 August. This was the International Six Days' Trial of 1927, in which the British Ladies' Team won the International Silver Vase. The trials were held in the Lake District, and attracted a large number of competitor. Details above taken from various issues of The Motor Cycle and Motorcycling magazines. The Scottish Six Days like the International Six Days Trial
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#1732851928677444-487: The Marjorie was judged not just for doing well as a woman but for riding better than most of the men. Marjorie also gained a lot of press attention and photographs because of her appearance and the importance she placed on it. Many event reports included comments like "smiling as happily as ever" or on how smart she looked when her fellow riders were disheveled and muddy. Marjorie wrote articles for various publications extolling
481-534: The North Wales Open Trial a motorcycle manufacturer in Wrexham, Powell, gave her a works supported machine. She later had works support from Raleigh, BSA and Triumph. Works support ranged from a specially prepared new machine along with some financial support to a small discount on spares. British motorcycles were exported worldwide, and many were marketed on competition success. Therefore. the riders as well as
518-440: The R.E.M. album Accelerate 6 Days (2017 film) , 2017 action film by Toa Fraser and Glenn Standring about the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London "Six Days" ( Grey's Anatomy ) , a 2007 episode of Grey's Anatomy Six Days (1923 film) , a 1923 silent movie starring Corinne Griffith Music [ edit ] "Six Day War" (1971), Colonel Bagshot song "Six Days" (song) (2002), DJ Shadow song Six Days on
555-459: The Road , song Other [ edit ] Hexameron , days of creation Six Days by Jeremy Bowen See also [ edit ] The Sixth Day (disambiguation) Six Day War (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Six days . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
592-440: The benefits of motorcycling and how to look smart whilst doing it. She wrote about how women riders are finding motorcycling is healthy and good for the complexion. She described herself as a fanatic about women motorcyclist doing themselves justice. She was concerned that all riders face prejudice, but females faced the most. Her advice was to never let yourself be photographed using the wrong spanner or donning make up whilst sat on
629-414: The best individual performance in the event within their specific class. Individual gold medals go to participants who finish within 10% of their class' top competitor's total elapsed time, silver medals are awarded for those who finish within 25%, and bronze medals are awarded to any rider who finishes all six days within their time allowance. Most recently the ISDE has been embroiled in controversy. During
666-576: The best riders in the country, male or female. Her greatest success was the International Six Days Trial of 1927, in which the British Ladies' Team won the International Silver Vase. That year the trial was held in the Lake District , and attracted a large number of competitors. She was described as the "most famous girl rider in the world". Marjorie Cottle was born in Seacombe , Wallasey , Cheshire, on 5 September 1900 to Emily and William Cottle. She had
703-437: The coast of Great Britain on a 7 hp, 798 cc Raleigh and sidecar. It was deemed an impossible task as some of the roads were of poor quality and the reliability of motorcycles was not as good as they are now. It was to be the longest ACU observed test ever. Marjorie announced that "What man can do, woman can do" and that she would ride the same route at the same time but in the opposite direction so as not to interfere with
740-725: The contest was always held in Europe . In 1973 it went outside continent for the first time, to the United States. Since then it has been outside Europe more frequently: twice in Australia (1992 and 1998), once more in the United States (1994), Brazil (2003), New Zealand in 2006, Chile in 2007 and 2018, and Mexico in 2010. The 2014 event was held from the 3 to 8 of November in San Juan , Argentina. The event has attracted national teams from as many as 32 countries in recent years. Over its long history
777-520: The event by the French-founded Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme without any penalty, despite having not completed the assigned course. This put the French team into the lead and with only one short day of riding to go the Australian team was unable to cut the French lead down enough during the final day. The FIM ultimately gave the victory to France in highly controversial circumstances. Australia protested by walking off
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851-466: The magazine ' The Motor Cycle ' had to admit she had successfully finished the grueling course "while burly men had given up from sheer exhaustion". The fact that she was often the only female entrant and very successful meant she often featured in daily newspapers, motorcycle magazines and general publications. Her riding skill and expertise were regularly praised such as "rode better than any mere man could hope to". At least one editor specifically said
888-432: The makes became famous. Marjorie first rode a Raleigh in a 24-hour trial from Birkenhead to Aberystwyth. It is unclear whether she was works supported by Raleigh for that event but it is likely as the machine was delivered to her by Hugh Gibson who was a famous rider and Raleigh's competition manager. She had no chance to familiarise herself with the motorcycle before starting the trial. Hugh Gibson planned to ride round
925-452: The more prominent ones with a special banquet in London . The occasion was well publicised, not only in the mainstream press but also in motor cycle publications and even women's magazines such as Home Notes . Miss Cottle won the prize for the best performance by a "lady rider" in the 1927 Scott Trial . She was the only woman to complete the course. After competing in the famous Scott Trials,
962-518: The most severe and difficult trial ever recorded". She won quite a few other Gold medals and awards over the years. Since then a number of women riders including Mary Driver in the sixties, Maria Conway and Katy Sunter have competed in this event. By 1926 there were so many women participating in various races and trials throughout Britain that the Motor Cycle Manufacturers' Union, the industry's trade organisation, decided to honour some of
999-622: The motorcycle or of being untidy and dirty. This was also extended to male riders. She was clear that you got filthy riding trials but you cleaned yourself up as much as possible before going into a bar or other public area. On one occasion she rode to Holyhead and got on a ferry. She arrived in Dublin at 4pm. The 5am start of the End to End Ireland regularity Trial was 250 miles away in County Cork. so she rode there and arrived with 2 hours to spare before riding
1036-417: The number of towns and villages that she passed through. One retailer's journal, The Garage and Motor Agent, was particularly enthusiastic about Miss Cottle's promotional activities on behalf of the motorcycle industry. She was, it declared, "undoubtedly one of the trade's most useful propagandists." Not only did she demonstrate that physical strength was not crucial for operating a motorcycle, but this magazine
1073-481: The official test. She rode a 2 3/4 hp (348 cc) Raleigh. They both completed 3,429 miles, averaging 300 miles a day in 11 days and 10 hours on 12 June 1924. The ride started and finished in Liverpool. In 1984 Ken Hallworth, a Raleigh owner and friend of Marjorie recreated the trip on his own Raleigh. From 5 to 15 July 1926 Marjorie undertook a 1,400-mile promotional ride on a 174 cc Raleigh. The object
1110-659: The podium and lodged a protest against the result due to the uncertainty of winning the ISDE actually requires riding the course. However, on 2 November of that year, the FIM International Disciplinary Court (CDI) rejected the appeals lodged by the Fédération Française de Motocyclisme (FFM), the Real Federación de Motociclimo (RFME) and the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) therefore, the decision made by
1147-645: The routes are truly 'off-road'. Originally titled the International Six Days Trial , in 1981 the FIM decided to update the name to International Six Days Enduro, the name Enduro having been devised by the Americans and popularised by many motorcycle manufacturers also greater reflected the change in the event from a trial to more akin to a rally featuring skills more associated with cross country motocross. The sport has been associated with many great motorcyclists before its 100th anniversary in 2013; this also includes women such as 1920s-30s star Marjorie Cottle . Up until 1973
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1184-459: The rules and conditions have changed to keep in step with the developments in the sport, but it remains a supreme test of rider and machine. Over the six days and upwards of 1250 miles a rider must contend with strict rules about time allowances and restrictions on mechanical replacements, carrying out his or her own motorcycle repairs. The ISDE can attract entries of more than 500 riders, together with thousands of support crew and spectators. This has
1221-718: Was always referred to as Miss Cottle in press reports. She rode in the International Six Days Trial every year from 1925 to 1939 inclusive. The Auto Cycle Union selected female riders Marjorie Cottle, Louie McLean and Edyth Foley as British B squad for the International Six Days Trial (ISDT) in August 1927 as they had done the year before. The News of the World carried a picture of Cottle, Edyth Foley, Louie McLean and two other leading female motorcyclists, Mrs M Grenfell and Mrs Spokes. The five were described as "the British ladies who triumphed in
1258-570: Was employed by the BSA company as one of their motor cycle sales representatives although she seems to have been kept in the showrooms not where she wanted to be, out on the road or riding in competition events. She became very involved with the Vintage Motor Cycle Club attending meetings, giving talks and prizes as well as sitting on the Brains Trust panel, She did drive cars in car trials. She
1295-458: Was especially impressed with "the fact that Miss Cottle always manages to look nice when engaged in her exploits, and not the least like a professional motor cyclist." In that way she "produces the best possible impression on the public" (Jones 532). She married Jack Watson-Bourne, who was a well-known trials rider, on 5 January 1927 at CerrigyDruidon in North Wales. Even after the marriage she
1332-540: Was to show how suitable the motorcycle is for female riders. Her route spelt out the word Raleigh in cursive script on a map of the UK. The first leg from London to Southampton was the upright (back) of the letter R. The finish, the bottom of the second down-stroke of the h, was in Edinburgh. It was a well publicised journey. Raleigh's adverts featured a similar machine which was to be awarded to whoever guessed correctly (or nearest to)
1369-525: Was using her trials Triumph to ride as a Home Guard despatch rider. Marjorie was Group officer in the National Fire Service in charge of DR training in North Wales. She had also assisted her husband, Jack, who trained military despatch riders at 2nd Signals Training centre, Prestatyn , North Wales before his death in March 1943. According to Koerner: For several years after she gave up competing, she
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