World Outdoor Trials Championship Sequatchie, USA
Round 3 Day 2 Sunday (2 day event) 27/04/08
Dougie Lampkin endured a difficult second day of competition
at the Grand Prix United States, round three of the 2008 FIM
SPEA Trial World Championship. He finished in eighth place,
one position lower than yesterday amid tricky conditions.
The rain that had been threatening all week finally arrived
in Sequatchie, Tennessee on Sunday morning. Light, but persistent
rain fell until the mid-point of the first lap and made today’s
trial completely different from yesterday’s competition.
While much of the soft earth looked to give more grip when
damp, the numerous rocks making up the course became treacherously
slippery in the wet and muddy conditions.
Several riders, including Lampkin, elected to miss-out of
several sections rather than risk making errors or potentially
falling. Despite this, the multi-World champion again did
not look comfortable in the conditions, as he struggled to
demonstrate the form he is famous for.
His first lap saw a score of forty-eight marks and his second
was only marginally better, to produce a total of eighty-four
for the day and eighth place, a result which did little to
belie the effort put in.
Commenting on the day, Dougie said; “We had everything
today; bad riding and a few problems along the way. I was
having trouble setting off, which meant that I couldn’t
build the momentum I needed for many of the obstacles. It
felt like I was fiving everything.”
“The organisers moved some of the flags after the rain,
but this actually made things more difficult. It just didn’t
click again today and I’m very disappointed with my
performance; there just aren’t enough excuses for a
ride like this weekend’s.”
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