Montesa HRC Trial Team

Campeonato del Mundo de Trial Indoor. 3ª prueba

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Información de: Oficina de prensa y comunicación: infomotor

Sherco Team

Campeonato del Mundo de Trial. 3ª prueba

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Cabestany recupera la segunda plaza del mundial

aldes de Montbui, 10 de febrero de 2008. Albert Cabestany logró en la tercera prueba del Campeonato del Mundo Indoor, disputada en el Palacio de Deportes de Granada, una excelente segunda plaza final, que además, le permite recuperar la segunda plaza en la provisional del certamen, justo en el ecuador del mismo.

El piloto de Sherco volvió a estar muy efectivo y en la primera vuelta volvió a rozar el cero absoluto y solo penalizó en la zona 5, cuya dificultad fue insuperable para todos los participantes en esta prueba. De esta forma, Cabestany y Bou finalizaban su recorrido empatados a puntos en cabeza y solo la carrera en paralelo permitió romper el empate.

En la manga final, con el recorrido invertido de las zonas respecto a la primera vuelta, y con una elevado nivel de dificultad, Cabestany se vio sorprendido en las dos primeras zonas las cuales no pudo superar. A partir de ahí encadenó aciertos hasta asegurarse la segunda plaza final. En esta manga final Toni Bou sufrió un aparatoso accidente aunque pudo proseguir su participación y lograr la victoria. Cabestany se ha convertido en este inicio de temporada en uno de los grandes focos de atención, ya que por primera vez conduce la Sherco 3.2 4T en competiciones de alto nivel contabilizando sus participaciones con podios conseguidos.

La próxima prueba del campeonato del mundo de trial indoor se disputará en Lisboa (Portugal) el día 1 de marzo.

  Información de: Sherco Moto

Dougie Lampkin Team

World Indoor Trials Championship. Granada, Spain. Round 3 Saturday 09/02/08

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Dougie Lampkin's 2008 World indoor campaign continued with yet another disappointing result for the thirty one year old, as he finished in sixth place at the third round in Granada late last night. This latest below par peformance leaves the Beta rider in sixth position in the overall standings at the mid point in the shortened championship.

The usual array of Spanish indoor obstacles created the seven sections and one dual lane race that formed the qualifying challenge inside the Palacio Deportes Stadium. Three thousand local fans packed the arena to watch the seven competing riders, as they fought it out for a place in the all-important three-man final.

Following last week's poor showing at the previous round in Barcelona, Lampkin remained in Northern Spain to continue with his training schedule, in an attempt to familiarise himself with his new two stroke machine. After three years on a very different four stroke bike, Dougie always knew that the initial transition was going to be anything, but easy.

A nervous dab in the opening hazard of the night was a sign of things to come, as the multi World champion fived the very next section in what was to be a low scoring heat. A clean at section three marked a brief return to form, before a series of three fives in a row saw him crash down the leader board.

Lampkin at least finished the night on a slightly better note with a single dab in the last observed section, the waterfall, and a victory against his younger team mate Fajardo in the head to head race.

"Words can't express just how disappointed I am, not only for myself, but for the rest of the team, as the results in no way reflect the effort everyone has put in over the last month or so."

"The development work we have done appeared to have gone well, but perhaps we have all expected too much in such a short period of time. The good news is that we have now got three weeks without any competitions in which to get things sorted and to give me further time to get used to the bike."

Información de: Jake Miller (Departamento de prensa del Dougie Lampkin Team)

James Dabill - Top Trial Team

World Indoor Trials Championship. Round 3 - 09/02/08. Granada, Spain

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James Dabill's maiden season as a permanent rider in the 2008 World indoor trials championship continued in Granada, Spain last night, with the youngster from Leeds once again coming off worst against his more experienced rivals.

Despite his best efforts James could not recover from technical difficulties with his clutch, and a broken rear wheel, which forced him to ride his second bike for the majority of the event. The scale of the disaster was clear to see with Dabill failing in all but the last section, taking his score to a hefty thirty-three marks.

With three out of the six rounds now having been completed, Dabill sits seventh in the general classifications, just one point behind his compatriot Dougie Lampin, who has also endured an equally torrid indoor campaign this year so far.

Although James finished in a similar position in Barcelona just six days before, the two performances were visibly different. In the northern city James had rode with great confidence and looked very much on par with the other riders, however two unforced errors would spoil an otherwise good ride. In Granada it was a stark contrast, with Dabill and his bike never looking in tune with each other.

Only a three on the waterfall, the last section of the evening, prevented Dabill from suffering total humiliation in front of the three thousand Spanish fans. James' ordeal had lasted a mere eight minutes and forty eight seconds, a seemingly brief encounter in return for the long journey south from his Italian team headquarters.

"I do not know what it is about Granada, but I had an equally bad time here last year too."

"The night didn't start well, with us having to bleed the clutch on my first bike just minutes before the trial started. It was weird as it had been perfectly OK during practice, but in the warm up the lever came straight into the bars."

"A five in the first section set the tone, and when I broke the rear wheel in the second hazard, I had a feeling that it was just going to be one of those nights. I never felt comfortable on my second bike and really struggled for the rest of the lap. I was glad when it was all over, and I want to forget about it immediately, as it was a real nightmare in every way."

Información de: Jake Miller (Departamento de prensa de James Dabill)