PR - World Trials - G2F
By TMX Archives on 27th Apr 06
Hawkstone Park 29/30 July 2006
With just two rounds of the FIM trial World championship completed, the 2006 series is shaping up to be one of the closest ever title fights with only a few points separating the four main contenders. Britain's very own Dougie Lampkin is amongst these early front runners and will hope to arrive at the T+MX Grand Prix Great Britain on 29 / 30 July 2006 at the famous Hawkstone Park venue, in a commanding position.
In the premier class Lampkin will be joined by James Dabill, who having moved from the Junior category as World champion, is already making his mark amongst the more established names. His career best seventh place at the last round in Portugal is a position he will be looking to improve on when he has the advantage of riding on home soil.
Picking up from where his team mate Dabill left off, Michael Brown is now dominating the Junior championship having won both of the opening rounds in style and against strong Spanish opposition, who were tipped to be the pre-season favourites. If all continues to go to plan Brown may be in a position to clinch his first ever-international title by the time the series reaches the sandy Shropshire venue.
The current strength and depth of the British assault in the Youth division is unrivalled by any other Nation. This group of emerging talent and potential future World champions will be looking for great home support when their campaign arrives in the UK in late July. This will be just reward for their efforts, which by that time will have taken them all over the World in search of young glory. Alexz Wigg spearheads this group and currently holds second place in the series, the rest of the top order is packed with the likes of Lee Sampson, Sam Haslam, Richard Ellwood and Ross Danby.
Course planning is already underway, with section master Martin Lampkin having unearthed four brand new hazards. He is also working on revamping the remainder of the sections to present the riders with a very different challenge and to once again provide the public with some of the most spectacular hazards seen anywhere on the World circuit.
Speaking about the preparation for this year's event, Jake Miller of L+M Events confirmed their intention of making the 2006 trial even bigger and better than the outstanding round they delivered last July.
"There is no doubt about the success of our initial event, but there is no way we can stand still, as people will be coming this year expecting more and that is exactly what we want to give them. The improvements we are making are wide spread with better camping facilities through to giving spectators increased viewing opportunities with two additional sections in the main group and an extra hazard close to the start.
"People are still talking about last year's trial, with the improvements we are making and the additional activities we have planned for Saturday including the Mini Masters event, we are aiming to give them an even more memorable experience this time around. There is a real buzz of excitement amongst the organising team that seems to be spreading, with advanced tickets selling twice as fast as last year.”
For further information about the event, details of discounted advanced entrance tickets, camping bookings, and for trade space / sponsorship enquiries please call L+M Events on 0161 705 2075 or visit the official event website www.ukworldtrial.com