Dabill shock as he quits Beta
By John Dickinson on 8th Dec 06
JAMES Dabill, Britain's reigning European and 2005 World Junior trials champion, has shocked the trials world by quitting the Italian TTT Beta squad and agreeing terms to ride for the rival Italian-based Future TRW Trial Racing team in 2007.
Ranked ninth in the world in his first full World Championship season this year, the 20-year-old from Leeds, West Yorkshire, will campaign a specially prepared Montesa Cota 4RT for the official HM supported squad, with the World championship and the Italian domestic series being at the top of James' priority list in 2007.
Outside of the official Montesa HRC factory squad, the Future TRW trial racing team is the most important and professional set-up on the international circuit, with a competition budget approaching half a million euros. No less than 31 riders, across all levels, are supported by a staff that includes four race managers, two office managers, seven mechanics, nine assistants and four team trucks, including a new semi-trailer that incorporates both workshop and hospitality facilities. TRW Automotive achieved global sales in excess of 12 billion US dollars in 2005 and is amongst the top ten largest automotive suppliers in the world through its distribution of safety related products and systems.
For full story see T+MX NEWS, Friday, December 8, 2006