Mick Andrews, is an English former international motorcycle trials rider. He was FIM European Trials Champion in 1971 and 1972 and is a five times winner of the Scottish Six Days Trial, taking the laurels in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1975, equalling the record set by Sammy Miller. In 2015, Andrews was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.
Biography
Born in Elton, Derbyshire, Andrews began competing in trials events during 1959 at the age of 15 riding a 197cc James before moving up to a Matchless 350 the following year. In 1961 Andrews' talent was spotted by AMC Competition Manager and former three time Scottish Six Day winner Hugh Viney, who offered him a factory-sponsored AJS ride. He competed on the AJS models until 1965 when the AMC company purchased the James and Francis-Barnett companies, switching their works riders to the more competitive 250cc James machines. After AMC went out of business in 1966, Andrews picked up a ride with the Rickman brothers before gaining a factory-backed ride with the Ossa factory in 1967. He was to spend six years with Ossa, during which time Andrews won the Scottish Six DaysTrial three years in a row and won the European Trials Championship twice, all on a bike designed and developed by himself. The Ossa MAR is a well known machine used in vintage competition the world over. In 1973 he signed to ride and develop a bike for Yamaha. The bike was the TY250 and Andrews went on to add two more Scottish Six Days wins to his tally with victory in 1974 and 1975. During this time, he also designed the TY80 and TY175 models on which so many top riders had their first taste of trials riding. Andrews competed in the FIM Trial World Championship until 1980, and still rides in select events including the occasional visit the AHRMAVintage days in the UnitedStates.
British Trials Championship
European Trials Championship
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Points
Rank
1970
Ossa
GER -
FRA -
GBR -
BEL -
IRL -
SPA 1
FIN -
SWE -
POL -
15
10th
1971
Ossa
GER 1
GBR 2
BEL 1
IRL 10
FRA 1
SPA 1
SUI 1
FIN 2
SWE -
75
1st
1972
Ossa
BEL 1
IRL 1
FRA 2
SPA 1
GBR 1
GER 1
ITA 4
FIN 3
SWE -
SUI -
87
1st
1973
Yamaha
IRL 4
BEL 6
SPA -
FRA 1
POL 5
ITA 1
FIN 2
SWE 2
SUI 4
GER -
70
2nd
1974
Yamaha
USA -
IRL 2
BEL 1
SPA 7
GBR 3
FRA 1
ITA 2
POL 6
GER 6
FIN 6
SWE 5
CZE 4
SUI 2
84
3rd
World Trials Championship
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Points
Rank
1975
Yamaha
IRL -
BEL 8
SPA 4
GBR 10
FRA 1
POL 5
ITA 2
CAN 9
USA 10
FIN 4
SWE 3
SUI 5
GER 4
CZE 1
82
4th
1976
Yamaha
IRL 7
BEL 4
SPA 7
GBR 4
FRA -
GER -
ITA 1
USA 6
SWE 3
FIN 3
SUI 3
CZE 4
69
4th
1977
Yamaha
IRL -
GBR 10
BEL 10
SPA -
FRA -
GER 10
USA -
CAN -
SWE 9
FIN 7
CZE 7
SUI -
13
13th
1978
Yamaha / Ossa
IRL 4
GBR 3
BEL 7
FRA 7
SPA 3
GER 6
USA 8
ITA -
AUT -
SWE -
FIN -
CZE -
44
6th
1979
Ossa
IRL -
GBR -
BEL 7
NED -
SPA -
FRA 8
CAN -
USA -
ITA -
SWE 10
FIN -
CZE 8
11
16th
1980
Ossa
IRL -
GBR 1
BEL -
SPA -
AUT -
FRA -
SUI -
GER -
ITA -
FIN -
SWE -
CZE -
15
12th
Honors
FIM European Trials Champion 1971, 1972
Scottish Six Day Trial Winner 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975
