SSDT Day Five - Dobb moves nearer his goal
By G2F on 7th May 10
When news broke that ex motocross World champion Jamie Dobb - Gas Gas had entered the 2010 Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) to raise money and awareness for www.malecancer.org, many thought the now thirty-eight year old would not last the distance, and that his appearance in the Highlands would be no more than a short lived publicity stunt. However with four days gone the 2001 125cc World motocross champion remains on target to realise his goal of finishing this ultra tough event.
Dobb is Britain's last World motocross champion, the nation had waited twelve long years since David Thorpe last took a title, for the then twenty-nine year old to bring gold back to these shores once again. Whilst Dobb currently sits outside of the top two hundred places, this is not stopping the former off road champion from enjoying his maiden visit to the SSDT. As Jamie explained. The result is not important to me, just to finish would be a great achievement and is my single goal this week."
"I came here expecting it to be tough and it has been. That said I have still been enjoying myself especially on some of the moor crossings. I have had some low moments, but having now made it past midway I have got a second wind, which is the mental break through I was perhaps looking for."
"Mentally it's testing and physically it is horrendous. The hardest thing for me is pushing my way through the sections, especially when there are two together and you have got to get up a rock face to get to the next one. I have come back down my fair share I can tell you."
"Although the moors can be equally as tough, as you have got to be alert at all times and looking for the next bit of danger, this is my favourite bit even when I went straight over the handlebars, head first into a bog and the bike landed on top of me."
"Tuesday and Thursday have been the toughest days so far, although all the days are tough, just that some are tougher than others. The sections on Wednesday were a little less daunting, I think I managed to scrabble my way through most of them."
"Unless you are a trials rider and have been to the SSDT you can have no idea what goes on up here. The average motocrosser wouldn't have a clue what to expect, as they only think about their own sport. I have always been quite open minded and have had an interest in trials with John Shirt Jnr being a good friend of mine."
"I actually think the most talented and gifted guys on bikes are trials riders and this week has just confirmed that to me even more. Watching it on TV is one thing, but until you see it in real life you have no idea of the size of some of those steps."
"I would love to be back next year, and maybe I will bring some more guys from motocross with me, as they talk about the Erzberg extreme enduro in Austria being tough, but this is a six day Erzberg."
"As long as I reach the finish, having raised some money and awaress for charity, then I will be very happy."
2010Results
Day 4 - Daily Positions / Scores
1: Sam Connor - Beta- 0
2: Dougie Lampkin - Beta - 0
3: Darren Brice - Scorpa - 1
4: BenHemingway - Beta - 1
5: Dan Thorpe - Gas Gas - 1
6: James Dabill - Gas Gas- 1
7: Alexz Wigg - Beta - 2
8: Sam Haslam - Gas Gas - 2
9: IanAustermuhle - Beta - 2
10: John Shirt - Gas Gas - 2
11: Dan Farrer - GasGas - 4
12: Michael Brown - Sherco - 5
13: Gary MacDonald - Gas Gas -5
14: Ben Morphett - Beta - 5
15: Mark Sunter - Beta -6
Overall Positions / Scores
1: Alexz Wigg -Beta - 9
2: Ben Hemingway - Beta - 9
3: Michael Brown - Sherco - 10
4:James Dabill - Gas Gas - 13
5: Gary MacDonald - Gas Gas - 15
6: IanAustermuhle - Beta - 15
7: Albert Cabestany - Sherco - 20
8: James Lampkin- Beta - 24
9: Ross Danby - Gas Gas - 25
10: Sam Haslam - Gas Gas - 30
11: Jonathan Richardson - Sherco - 30
12: Sam Connor - Beta - 32
13:Dougie Lampkin - Beta - 33
14: Darren Brice - Scorpa - 33
15: John Shirt- Gas Gas - 33