World Outdoor Trials Championship
Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
Round 1 Day 1 Sunday (1 day event) 30/03/08
 Dougie
Lampkin put the disappointment of the indoor season firmly
behind him with a rejuvenated performance at the opening round
of the 2008 FIM SPEA Trial World Championship held in Luxembourg.
Lampkin’s eventual fourth place was a welcomed result,
but was a poor reward for his opening lap showing.
The slippery man made sections saw Dougie back at his best,
with the thirty two year old looking very much at home on
his Italian two stroke machine in the more traditional surroundings.
Lampkin began the day by sharing the initial lead with Bou,
despite a soft five at section six, Dougie kept his ex team
mate very much in touch.
At the end of the first lap Lampkin was one of three riders
who held a share of the lead, with Bou, Fujinami and Dougie
all locked on twenty-five marks apiece. This put them five
clear of Raga, and eleven marks in front of Cabestany, with
the ground drying fast as the sun shone overhead.
With the smell of victory within his reach Lampkin started
the second lap in similar form and maintained his challenge
for that exclusive 100th Grand Prix win. However Ettlelbruck
was not to be the venue for this historic moment, as a series
of late errors saw him fall from an almost certain podium
finish.
Lampkin spoke about his day. “ This is a good result
for both me and the team, and has given us all the confidence
we have been looking for. Whilst one part of me is happy,
obviously I am also disappointed not to have finished on the
podium.”
“ The first lap went really well and showed what both
the bike and I am capable of. Unfortunately it was a different
story on the second lap, where three simple mistakes ended
up as three fives. Despite that I am now looking forward to
going to Bangor.”
Temperature: 20 c Weather: Sunny periods
Results:
Rider/Nat/Machine Total=L1+L2+Time
Total L1 L2 Time
1: Toni Bou 43 24 18 1
SPA - Montesa
2: Adam Raga
SPA – Gas Gas 44 30 14 0
3: Takahisa Fujinami
JPN – Montesa 53 25 28 0
4: Dougie Lampkin
GB – Beta 57 25 32 0
5: Albert Cabestany
SPA – Sherco 59 36 22 1
6: Jeroni Fajardo
SPA – Beta 78 45 31 0
7: Marc Freixa
E - Gas Gas 82 44 38 0
8: James Dabill
GB – Montesa 101 46 55 0
9: Michael Brown
GB- Beta 105 59 46 0
10: Daniel Oliveras
SPA – Sherco 105 64 41 0
Championship standings to date:
1: Bou 20, 2: Raga 17, 3: Fujinami 15, 4: Lampkin 13, 5: Cabestany
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Dougie Lampkin’s next event:
06/04/08 Sunday – Bangor, Northern Ireland
Rnd 2 World Outdoor Trials Championship
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