Skywalker Jarvis!
By TMX Archives on 12th Oct 07
GRAHAM Jarvis retained his British Trials Championship with a cracking ride in the final round of the 2007 series at Skyrakes Farm, near Skipton, Yorks, on Sunday. The switch to the Sherco 4T this year has given Graham a totally new focus and his dominant ride at Skyrakes gave him his first four-stroke crown. And in the Experts category, Joe Baker did a similar confident job to take his (and Scorpa importer Nigel Birkett's) first National crown on the SY250 two-stroke.
Graham was gracious in victory stating, I'mobviously chuffed to win the Championship but I really wanted to do sofair and square by beating Shaun (Morris) here today. I know it wouldhave been a really tight finish to the series as Shaun has been ridingon top form.
On the day, Graham did everything that he could,dominating from the start and eventually dropping half the score ofyoung pretenders Michael Brown and Alexz Wigg who joined him on thepodium. The trial was staged over three laps of 12 sections and Brownytook two of those circuits to get into his stride, when a final lap of12 eventually proved good enough to knock young Wiggy down to third.
**Full report and Pictures in T+MX issue October 12, 2007.
RESULTS
COLIN APPLEYARD BRITISH SOLO TRIALS CHAMPS
Rd 8 (Final) Bradford Trial (Bradford & DMC)
CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS
1 Graham Jarvis (290 MRS Sher) 11 + 5 + 14+ - = 30
2 Michael Brown (250 Rep Beta) 24 + 22 + 12 + 1= 59
3 Alexz Wigg (300 JST Gas Gas) 16 + 16 + 28+ 2 = 62
4 Steve Colley (300 JST Gas Gas) 14 + 34 + 32+ - = 80
5 G MacDonald (290 MRS Sher) 27 + 27 + 27+ 4 = 85
6 Sam Haslam (250 Birkett Scorp) 21 + 31 + 38+ - = 90
7 James Dabill (Future Mont 4RT) 38 + 33 + 33+ 6 = 110
8 Ian Austermuhle (Repsol Beta) 40 + 38 + 30+ 6 = 114
9 Liam Walker (300 JST Gas Gas) 33 + 40 + 43+ - = 116
10 George Morton (270 Rep Beta) 44 + 46 + 44 +- = 134
FINAL SERIES STANDINGS after 8 rounds: 1 GrahamJarvis 145 points (CHAMPION), 2 Shaun Morris 123, 3 Michael Brown 119,4 Wigg 91, 5 Haslam 77, 6 MacDonald 73, 7 Colley 72, 8 Sampson 56, 9Dabill 46, 10 Walker 38, 11 Morton 37, 12 Elwood 27, 13 Connor 24, 14Phillipson 16, 15 Austermuhle 21, 16 Hemingway 11.
EXPERT CLASS
1 Joe Baker (250 Birkett Scorpa) 3 + 5 +9 + - = 17
2 Ross Danby (125 JST Gas Gas) 5 + 9 +9 + - = 23
3 Dan Thorpe (300 JST Gas Gas) 5 + 20 +14 + - = 39
4 Mika Vesterinen (250 Beta) 25 + 17 + 21+ - = 63
5 Craig Robinson (JST Gas Gas) 25 + 18 + 24+ - = 67
6 Martin Crosswaite (Montesa) 19 + 20 + 33+ - = 72
7 James Fry (MRS Sherco) 29 + 23 + 21 +- = 73
8 Sam Ludgate (Repsol Beta) 12 + 30 + 32+ - = 74
9 Chris Pearson (290 MRS Sher) 11 + 37 + 28+ - = 76
10 Dan Hemingway (Repsol Beta) 28 + 24 + 24 +- = 76
11 M Jones (290 Haven Sherco) 42 + 26 + 32 +- = 100
12 Gary Jenkins (290 MRS Sherco) 30 + 39 + 34+ - = 103
13 Dan Farrer (300 JST Gas Gas) 29 + 38 + 37 +- = 104
14 Gareth Andrews (270 Rep Beta) 31 + 35 + 39+ - = 105
15 B Wibberley (Stevens Gas Gas) 40 + 30 + 39+ - = 109
FINAL EXPERT STANDINGS after 8 rounds: 1 Joe Baker149 points (CHAMPION), 2 Ross Danby 134, 3 Dan Thorpe 125, 4 Vesterinen95, 5 Pearson 73, 6 Robinson 72, 7 Fry 61, 8 Jones 59, 9 Jenkins 40, 10Robert Andrews 38, 11 Farrer 30, 12 Gareth Andrews 26, 13 Brice 25, 14Wibberley 17, 15 Ludgate 15, 16 Hemingway 13, 17 Bayliss 11, 18 Doyle10, 19 Crosswaite 10, 20 Ely 9, 21 Cripps 6, 22 Sunter 5, 23 Sherwin 4,24 Welch 3, 25 Blackman 3, 26 Crellin 3, 27 Regan 3, 28 Baker 2, 29Crinson 1.
FINAL EXPERT 125cc STANDINGS after 8 rounds: 1Ross Danby 160 points (CHAMPION), 2 Robert Andrews 68, 3 Lee Shankie60, 4 Graham 34.
YOUTH SUPPORT CLASS
1 Jack Challoner (Repsol Beta) 20 + 12 + 13 +- = 45
2 Ben Morphett (125 Gas Gas) 32 + 29 + 28 +11 = 100
3 Adam Jones (Haven Sherco) 31 + 31 + 42 +- = 104
4 Jack Challoner (Repsol Beta) 40 + 32 + 38 +9 = 119