FIM Worls Trials
Cabestany big in Japan
 Following
his first podium place of the season yesterday on the opening
day of competition at the Japanese round of the 2006 World
outdoor championship, Albert Cabestany (Sherco) improved on
that to win the second day of the latest GP, held earlier
today. Yesterday’s runner-up, Adam Raga (Gas Gas) repeated
his position with Dougie Lampkin (Repsol-Montesa HRC) taking
third place.
A rejuvenated Cabestany dominated the event dropping just
three marks over the opening ten sections on a course which
had only been slightly altered from yesterday. A further nine
marks over the remaining five sections saw him finish the
first lap on a score of twelve with reigning World champion,
Raga just one mark adrift on thirteen.
Raga, in his usual fashion, launched his attack in the second
lap with a two and three single dabs giving him a lap score
of five which under normal circumstances would have been sufficient
to win. However, a confident Cabestany was not about to let
his lead slip away and, keeping his cool, two single dabs
for the entire lap saw him take the win by four marks over
Raga with Lampkin finishing eight points behind the Gas Gas
rider.
Raga now leads the championship by eighteen points over Lampkin
who returned to second position after yesterday’s winner
Antonio Bou (Beta) was unable to repeat his performance today
finishing in seventh position. Cabestany, now leapfrogs Takahisa
Fujinami (Repsol-Montesa HRC) to take fourth position in the
overall standings
The Junior championship has now become a very close race
between Michael Brown (Beta), Daniel Oliveras (Gas Gas) and
Daniel Gibert (Montesa). Oliveras took top position today
with Gibert second and Brown repeating his third position
of yesterday. There are now just three points separating the
top three riders in this class.
Loris Gubian (Sherco) extended his lead at the top of the
Youth championship with victory over Matteo Grattarola (Sherco).
Ross Danby (Gas Gas) took the remaining podium position. Gubian
now has a comfortable lead over Grattarola in the championship
standings with Alexz Wigg (Gas Gas) who was not present in
Japan holding onto third position.
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