Scottish Six Day Trial
Fort William, Scotland
 James
Dabill recorded the most important victory of his young sporting
career, when he won the World famous and highly prestigious
Scottish Six Day Trial (SSDT) yesterday afternoon. Reinforcing
his recent World championship form, Dabill dominated all six
days of this demanding event by leading from start to finish,
and winning by a comfortable fourteen marks come the end.
Having collected the yellow leader board after a difficult
opening day, James then kept his Sandiford supported, Future
TRW Montesa Cota 4RT out in front to become the first four
stroke mounted rider in thirty one long years to win this
classic trial. Alan Lampkin on board a 250 BSA was the last
previous four stroke victor back in 1966.
Despite Dabill’s recent results at World level, five
times previous SSDT winner Graham Jarvis arrived in Fort William
as the favourite to lift the trophy once again. With Jarvis
mounted on a Sherco four stroke, the 2007 SSDT was billed
as the ‘battle of the four bangers’, but when
James emerged a full ten marks clear of his main rival after
a tough and wet first day, the war was almost won already.
However the remainder of the event was anything but easy
for the twenty one year old from Leeds, as he soaked up the
immense pressure associated with this endurance trial to record
the best performance on no less than four days of the competition.
The riders cover over five hundred and thirty miles throughout
the week as they make their way between the one hundred and
eighty scheduled sections. This confirms both Dabill’s
pure resilience and the sheer reliability of the Montesa Cota
4RT.
Absolutely overjoyed Dabill stated. “This is without
doubt the biggest win of my life and one that I have dreamed
about ever since I was a youth rider. What makes the victory
even more special is that I managed to lead it from the start.
The final day was always going to be tough with it being my
early day, but despite that I can honestly say I have really
enjoyed every moment of the trial, and never really felt the
pressure at anytime.”
“This trial is a real team effort, so I want to say
a massive thank you to the Future TRW team, everyone at Sandifords,
Jack Lee, Andy Huddleston, my mum and dad, plus my girlfriend
Emma all of who have supported me brilliantly, and without
whom this victory would not have been possible.”
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