Happy birthday Ross!
By TMX Archives on 7th Jan 10
ON Sunday, in sub-zero temperatures, the 53rd running of the Vic Brittain Trial continued the tradition of the event being the season's opening National event and Gas Gas-mounted Ross Danby ended the day on top of the podium, earning a belated birthday present.
With the Bewdley Club hosting the event for the second time, the route not far from Much Wenlock followed a traditional feel around the Shropshire countryside.
The first group at Easthope Wood was run in reverse order to 2009 and with the temperature gauge at minus one you would have expected the banks and roots to polish up. However, that did not turn out to be the case and all the hazards in the group were all well rideable whether riders were at the front or back of the entry.
There were a host of cleans in both classes on the opening sub but it did catch out eventual winner Ross Danby for a dab on the downhill cambered exit. Ross who celebrated his 21st birthday just 24 hours previously was, however, soon right on top of his game.
NATIONAL VIC BRITTAIN TRIAL
Wenlock Edge Inn, Telford (Bewdley MCC)
ROUTE A: Ross Danby (300 JST Gas Gas) 26 marks lost, Ben Wibberley (280 Gas Gas) 30, Sam Haslam (300 JST Gas Gas) 33, Alexz Wigg (290 Beta UK) 37, Dan Thorpe (300 JST Gas Gas) 39, Shaun Fox (300 Gas Gas) 43, Ben Sprigg (290 Beta) 52, Buster Regan (290 Beta UK) 61, Russell Rooksby (250 Gas Gas) 86, Darren Williams (300 Gas Gas) 102.
ROUTE B: Gavin Black (250 Montesa) 9, John Cowley (250 Beta) 13 (mc), Richard Allen (300 Gas Gas) 13, Tony Cowley (200 Beta) 20, Anthony Cooper (250 Gas Gas) 24, Ian Watts (290 Beta) 26, Pete Ruscoe (250 Gas Gas) 29, Lewis Black (300 Gas Gas) 30, Stuard Woodfield (250 Beta) 32, Ben Robinson (250 Beta) 33.
FOR FULL REPORT SEE T+MX NEWS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2010
Ross Danby recovered from his 21st birthday celebrations on the previous day to take victory in the Expert class on Route A.