Victory for one dab Dabill
By Barry Robinson on 23rd Nov 06
LEEDS international trials ace James Dabill won the Yeadon-Guiseley Motor Club's DT Smith Trophy trial at Addingham Moorside on Sunday. The Cookridge man lost just a single mark on the tough hillside course. Repsol Beta machines, ridden by Dabill, Ben Hemingway and Ian Austermuhle swept the board.
The event was staged in brilliant but cold weather on the famous Addingham Moorside course. Was this going to be an all action replay of the previous weekend at the Northern Experts Trial? Maybe.
Clerks of Course, Mel Harrison, Mike Hinch, James Noble and Andrew Carter worked hard on a format that baffled, but worked. A lap of 10 sections on the hardware on Addingham Moorside, with an eight section, totally seperate course for the Small Wheelers, under the command of Sergeant Major Hinch. The Hard course big guns and Clubman course adults then took off to a mini ‘Moorside' above Brunthwaite village where four sections nestled under a huge rock outcrop, with grass thrown in amongst the rockery.
One lap of that bit of the course, then it was down to take in six subs in the stream at Emmotts, twice, then back to the previous four with a finale of 10 sections on Addingham Moorside, by which time the light was going down fast, and the thermometer was following in sympathy.
Complicated, yes, but it all worked just fine. Was it a Northern Experts replay? Substitute James Dabill for Shaun Morris and it virtually was.
Dabill lost a single mark, on the second lap, on that new group of sections above Brunthwaite. The Chesterfield contender Dan Thorpe challenged on lap one with an unpenalised ride through 20 sections but then lost a mighty 13 marks on his second lap. Austermuhle's challenge took a dive when he faltered on the easy third section near the start of the event.
DT Smith Trophy Trial
Addingham Moorside (Yeadon-Guiseley MC)
Experts: James Dabill 1, Ben Hemingway 6, Ian Austermuhle 9 (all Repsol Beta).
Inters: Rob Loney (Gas Gas) 57, Ross Crosby (Montesa) 77, David Petty (Beta) 83.
Novices: Jason Turner (Gas Gas) 92, Ben Robinson (Beta) 116, Russell Rooksby (Montesa) 123.
Youth Class A: Zac Sherwin (Beta) 56, Jon Chambers )Gas Gas) 76, Josh Maude (Gas Gas) 79.
Clubmen: Michael Benn (Gas Gas) 19, Darren Holmes (Beta) 25, Graham Abbey (Montesa) 25.
Youth Class A: Matthew Abbey (Sherco) 32, Ben Oughton (Beta) 56, Thomas Sharp (Gas Gas) 108.
Youth Class B: Tom Rennison (Beta) 32, Chris Hunt (Gas Gas) 26, Thomas Stewart, (Gas Gas) 32.
Youth Class C: Bevan Blacker (Beta) 72, Jack Stones (Beta) 76, Sam Beecroft-Penny (Sherco) 85.
Youth C easy: Danielle Whitham 13, Ryan Cartwright 22, Jordan Gridle 44. (all Beta).
Youth D easy: Corey Greenwood (Beta) 49, Aldis Blacker (Yamaha) 63, James Taylor (Beta) 68.
For full report, results and pictures see T+MX News, Friday, November 24, 2006.