Toni Bou takes ninth win in UK
By TMX Archives on 16th Jul 16
A mighty Toni Bou, once again showing all the hallmarks of a champion, sealed victory in the British GP while Montesa took the manufacturers prize reaching a tally of 200 triumphs.
Toni Bou showed his true colours and impeccable style to win a complicated trial. Rain, on the eve of the event, made things all the more difficult. Indeed, it was during the opening two-thirds of the trial that mud hampered proceedings, and it was precisely there, where the Repsol Honda Team ace was able to truly shine. Bou picked up just a single mark on the first lap, three on the second and then produced a flawless, mark-free final lap on the Montesa Cota 4RT to sentence victory. Another well-deserved victory in the bag. The win brings the season's total to nine out of the twelve trials disputed. Furthermore, the champ extends his overall lead to 28 points due to his nearest rival finishing in third spot.
Bou's teammate in the Repsol Honda Team, Takahisa Fujinami, got bogged down on the first lap, notching up too many points as he tried to get a grip of the course. However, the Japanese rider rallied, producing a notable second rotation which brought him back into contention. In the end he narrowly missed out on a fourth final position by two points. ‘Fujigas' does, nevertheless, hold on to the overall third spot.
Jaime Busto got off to a poor start in Tong and in spite of battling on, was unable to pull back. The teenager struggled to find the rhythm and failed to put the finishing touches on some of his better moves. The Repsol Honda Team Basque rider did, however, fight back from eleventh place at the end of the first lap to a final seventh position at day's end. Busto now lies in fifth overall place in the championship.
