British Trials Championship - James Dabill
Round 2 - Mitchell – South Wales
Round two saw James Dabill’s assault on the 2006 British
trials championship take a major set back when he could only
manage a lowly fourth place today. This had the effect of
totally offsetting his stunning showing at the opening round
back in March. Having suffered a last day nightmare at the
recent Scottish six day trial, James arrived in South Wales
looking to make amends for his late error last weekend.
However the revenge Dabill was looking for never materialised
as he suffered three mediocre laps, losing fifteen marks on
each tour of the twelve dry sections. James actually held
joint second place at the end of the opening lap, behind early
leader Morris and level with Colley.
Dabill was to gradually slip down the leader board as the
day progressed. By the end of lap two James was in joint third
with Colley, Jarvis having now taken charge after a poor opening
lap, and Morris having slotted into second position at this
point.
The twenty year old from Leeds in West Yorkshire was further
demoted as veteran campaigner Colley pulled of a remarkable
last lap to leave Dabill in a disappointing fourth place come
the finish. This result also drops James to third in the overall
standings after two rounds, ten points behind championship
leader Jarvis and two points adrift of Colley.
Dabill will have little time to dwell on today’s events,
as he prepares to fly to the USA on Tuesday, ready for next
weekend’s World championship trial, which will hopefully
bring a return of form for the young Beta rider.
“The result is perhaps worse than I thought I had ridden.
I knew I wasn’t riding at my best, but I thought second
place today was still a possibility and third was the absolute
least I would have settled for. Fourth is a bit of a disaster,
and is the result of dropping five marks too many on each
lap, as that has been the difference today between a good
result and a bad one. Let’s hope that the trip to the
States brings better things as I am ready for another good
ride.”
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