Career
Born in Buxton, 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. He competed on the AJS models until 1965 when the Administrative Management College company purchased the James and Francis-Barnett companies, switching their works riders to the more competitive 250cc James machines. After Administrative Management College 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.
The Ossa MAR (Mick Andrews Replica) 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 AHRMA Vintage days in the United States.
