The little Czech town of Jilmnice saw only 3 of 24 National Teams emerge with 'Cleans' & East Germany MZ Machinery cleaned up the Trophy Cupboard.   Each and every ISDT event had the extra efforts made by some Competitors & this 1963 event was no different, 'on the Wednesday the rectangular town prepared to close the day's competition when the scream of a 300cc 2 stroke MZ on the limit rose to attract all & Bernd Uhlman flew into the timer's sight at the arrival square & dashed his card into the time clock with roughly one second to spare.   Sufficient to avoid any penalty after being delayed repairing a puncture.

Brian Catt's 1963 souvenir Badge!

Ken Heanes on his Triumph Twin, Britain's riders & machinery now long on in time after winning the Trophy in 1953 & the Silver Vase 3 years prior to that, development in the commercial capitalist markets pursued from UK seemed reluctant to advance.

Austrian Vase teamster Johann Sommerauer Jawa lost 20 points on time with machinery troubles, otherwise his team remained intact, laying second to an unpenalized Italian Team.  Britain's A Team had lost Fletcher & was down to 3rd by Friday evening.   Triumph Trio Ken Heanes, Johnny Giles & Roy Peplow had remained intact from Monday onwards.  Czech course planners had the course through Spindleruv Mlyn area where slippery rocky tracks abounded.   Sammy Miller even compared long climbing sections to Mare's Ridge types. here is the Jawa Ad after the event.

Arthur Lampkin 343 BSA, Tries out here a Red Star marked Helmet used by Rider Gengij Krjucenko.

Brits had come to admire the quiet light efficient MZs Bernd Uhlman 300 cc & fellow East German teamsters Werner Salewsky & Peter Uhlig used 250 7 175 versions & cruised to their Trophy win.  Immaculate turned out machines as usual by the Italians on Moto Guzzis whilst the oversize Czech 358cc machine ridden by Vladimir Stepan impressed all with bottom end sheer power.   When the actual number plus makes of British retirements is read thru, it shows how the development of BSA, others & Villiers had largely been visual and down to cost with minimal expenditure profit levels the aim rather than performance.   You do not compete in World Markets like that, Brits have always thought they could develop and produce fine things until competitors are underestimated..

One only Lady rider Mary Driver clung on to emerge with a Bronze on her Greeves.

Soviet man Vladimir Darvin IZ on Wednesday gets past fallen Tony Sharp of the Barrow Club on his Jawa.

Johnny Giles on his 490 Triumph followed by Sammy Miller on the 500 Ariel.

6th Day Mileage had reached 974 total, including Speed tests on a triangular 4.6 lap nr. Jilmenice, even riding to the Speed Circuit claimed Scott Ellis on his Triumph with a defunct gearbox & Bob Sharp (CZ)with a holed piston.   A tough Trial where 111 retired from the 280 starters, Golds won by 102, Silver by 40 & Bronze by 27.