James Dabill signs for Gas Gas
By TMX Archives on 14th Nov 08
James Dabill has agreed terms and will ride for the GAS GAS FACTORY TEAM and TEAM JST GAS GAS UK for the 2009 season. He will be supported once again by his Minder Jack Lee at the World Trials Championship and the British Trials Championship.
Having ridden for the Future TRW Montesa Trials Team and Sandifords for the past few years he feels a change will give him the motivation he needs to further his career. He wishes to thank all at TRW, Montesa and Caroline Sandiford for their help during the past few years.
After winning this years Italian Trials Championship, James will 'come back home' and contest the British Trials Championship' which will add to the BTC. With Micheal Brown recently signing for Sherco next year looks to be a very exciting time for Trials fans.
GAS GAS UK Importer John Shirt jnr quotes;
"To have James on board is fantastic news for us. I feel we have missed Steve Colley after he retired from BTC competition at the end of 2007. Steve is possibly the best role model any young rider could wish to follow. His flamboyant riding style was superb to watch and entertained the British Fans. With James Dabill I firmly believe we could have the next Steve Colley and i hope it will be the start of a long and successful relationship. I believe James can push towards the Top 5 in the World next year and hopefully win the BTC and SSDT and I will do all I can to provide him with the best machine to acheive this.
All the ingredients are now in place with providing James with the GAS GAS PRO300, Jack Lee as one of the best minders, Kev Hipwell as his mechanic and also myself with my size 10s kicking his ass I'm confident of some good results. It's been a while since GG won the BTC and SSDT and I want a winner!
MARC ARANYO from the GG Factory quotes;
We recognise the importance of having the best riders in all countries. The UK market is very important for us and we are pleased to support this exciting British rider.
JAMES DABIL quotes;
I am absolutely ectastic to have been given such an oportunity from John Shirt and the GAS GAS Factory. We have been speaking for some time now and we have finally agreed a deal that suits all of us and to be perfectly honest I cannot wait for 2009 to begin.
I think it will be a good year for myself and GG as I will have a lot of support from Shirty, my fulltime Minder Jack Lee and with 'Factory Kev' preparing my awesome PRO300 I simply could not ask for more. I appreciate I still have along way to go to reach my goals in Trials and next year is very important for me.
I am also really looking forward to returning to ride the British Trials Championship. I seem to have been forgotten a little with the UK Trials fans because of riding in Italy but you can rest assured I'll be back next year and can't wait to 'bang bars' with my buddy Browny! May the best man win!
I want to finish with a massive thankyou to TRW and to Caroline and the rest of the lads at Sandifords for two great years.
Cheers Dibsta ;-)
Best regards and lets look forward to 2009.
John Shirt jnr.
GAS GAS MOTOS LTD.