Dabill wins BTC6
The ‘new’ event organised by the Torridge & District MCC was a success after the club set out real challenging (but not daft) course.
The practice lap on Saturday afternoon was ruined by the torrential rain which worried the organisers and riders. Nevertheless they changed a few sections for yesterday and the weather brightened up so all was well.
The first 5 sections were in the wood which were very muddy and the rest were on dryer rocky outcrops which really were excellent sections. Section 2 was very hard at the end with a very steep, muddy double step which only Dibs and Craig Robinson got out of on the first lap. Dibs had a superb one dab ride and Craig had a committed ‘three’. Both Dibs’ main rivals Browny and Wiggy fived. This gave Dibs an early lead which he ‘buzzed off’ and finished the first lap on 24+3 on time. This was 9 better than Wiggy in 2nd.
Browny was best on lap 2 and closed the gap slightly on Dibs but because conditions were tough James rode the last lap confidently and recorded the best final lap to confirm the win.
James was naturally happy to win but will admit to making too many mistakes yesterday which frustrated him. He is very self-critical with his riding (which is not a bad thing) and sometimes this frustrates him. He was pleased that the event was harder than the previous two and congratulated the club on the podium as did Micheal and Alexz. The ‘main class’ sections should be challenging for the riders as this is the stepping stone for the WTC..
Dibs now has a 9 point lead with two rounds to go so things are still close. We expect ‘Legend Lampkin’ to ride at the next round so this should spice things up. James has a massive amount of respect for Doug but we hope Doug rides because James always raises his game when he rides.
Sam Haslam (JSTGG) had his best BTC result of the year finishing 4th. Sam always rides well in the mud and looks good on his new RAGA bike. Sam is now joint 4th in the Championship with Jack Challoni so expect a focused Haslam at Round 7.
Ross Danby (JSTGG) was 6th and also looked good. Ross really impressed me on the hard final part of the second section where his ‘full-on’ aggressive style worked. Ross was beaten by George Morton and is now battling with George to stay ahead of him in the championship standings…
The Expert Class was won by Sam Connor with Jonny Walker 2nd on his WREN GAS GAS PRO125. This is Jonnys best BTC result of his career and comes off the back of his first National win at last weekends Dave Rowland Trial. WELL DONE! Jonny is now 6th in the Expert Championship, second best GG rider.
Lee Sampson (TRC GAS GAS) had a bad day finishing 7th, but is still 5th overall in the Championshp and best GG rider.
Dan Thorpe (JSTGG) rode the Alan Jefferies instead of the long trip to Devon where he was focused for the win after not winning the Dave Rowland. Dan was dissappointed to finish 4th after three bad ‘fives’ spoilt his day.
Thanks to Jack and Factory Kev…