Odyssey Indoor
By TMX Archives on 16th Jan 06
Belfast's Odyssey Arena will once more welcome the stars of the World Indoor Trials Championship as the sixth round of the Repsol-sponsored series returns to Northern Ireland on February 10 after its very successful debut in 2005."I Belfast's Odyssey Arena will once more welcome the stars of the World Indoor Trials Championship as the sixth round of the Repsol-sponsored series returns to Northern Ireland on February 10 after its very successful debut in 2005."I couldn't have been happier with the event we staged last year," claims event organiser Matt Bates. "It was our first attempt at indoor trials and we came very close to selling the event out which proved to me the event has wide appeal."The entry for the event sees reigning world champion Adam Raga leading the way on his factory Gas Gas while his Spanish compatriots Albert Cabestany, Jeroni Fajardo and Marc Freixa will also be pushing hard for the win. And Japanese Montesa Honda rider Takahisa Fujinami will be doing his best to beat them all off to take top spot.The British charge will, as ever, be led by Dougie Lampkin with world junior champ James Dabill taking a wildcard ride alongside exciting Italian Daniele Maurino.The eight riders will do battle on a mixture of the regular Octagon sections - some of which were seen last year - as well as some locally manufactured obstacles that Irish trials legends Andy Perry and Davy Rodgers of Trialstar are designing and building right now. The final layout of the obstacles will be announced real soon on the event's website www.belfastindoortrial.com which is packed full of pre-event information. You can also purchase tickets for the event through that site or give the Odyssey box office a call on 028 9073 9074 or 0870 243 4455.With the event falling just before Valentine's Day - that's February 14 in case you forgot - maybe it's worth whisking your loved one away for a weekend in the wonderful city of Belfast, watching the world trial before dancing the night away in one of the Odyssey's many bars or night clubs.