World Championship Chat

So we kick off again this weekend in Germany. Am guessing not many expecting to see Toni Bou overhauled this year, so 1st place is pretty much a given I expect. But what and who do we think from 2nd down? these places consist currently of very well established riders with all of the major players (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th places) bar Fajardo having been on the WTC scene for 12+ years now so - Will anything major change in 2011? Will one of the Brits get amongst Raga, Fuji, Fajardo and Cabestany? Will there be any mega stars emerging in 2011?? I personally think Pol Tarres will go big this year Will anyone other than Bou even win a round in 2011? Heres hoping for a good y…

Head. 1 - Bou 2 - Raga 3 - Fuji 4 - Cabestany 5 - Lampkin 6 - Fajardo 7 - Dibs Heart 1 - Lampkin 2 - Dibs 3 - Brown. Would be great if Doug managed to pull off that 100th win, unlikely but you never know. Doug generally starts the WTC strong and with it being two days and a relatively 'home' fixture in Northern Ireland.

This weekends Spanish championship round. Fajardo 31. Raga 37. Cabestany 44. Freixa 47. Bou 68. He's been getting close all year and now has tasted victory, will he be the next Spanish world champ ?

I was just reading the Todotrial website and noticed that Alfredo Gomez, (new World Youth Champion of course ) got a hero's welcome at the airport when he arrived home. He got an audience with the Mayor and let out on the balcony to crack open a bottle of bubbly (F1 Style) in front of his adorning fans gathered outside. Fair play to the guy! It must be something to be a world champion and get that kind of treatment.. Similar to what happens over here I bet

Now second in the points JF seems to be liking his switch back to Beta. Is he the new #2 ?

Four weeks tomorrow will see the eagerly awaited start to the 2007 World Outdoor Trials Championship in Mancha Real in Andulacia, Spain. Me and DJ Denzil are making the trip to cheer on Doug, Dibs, Browny, Wiggy and the rest of the GB lads. Is there anyone else making the trip. No doubt the usual suspects will be up for a few Cerveza's and a plate of olives anyone else is always welcome to join in.

Seen today at the dirtbike show, Ace trials team members with gas gas jackets as was DIBS!!!

anyone know why Fuji didn't ride for Japan @ the TdN?

Hi from New Zealand- heading to france/spain in june july and want to drop in on the Lourdes outdoor wtc round- how do you go about getting tickets? also looking to buy some repsol montesa clothing -is this gear on sale at the wtc? I have 2014 Repsol; 4rt lastly- do Montesa spain do factory tours and if so whats the process and is it worth it to see? Many thanks from the perennial dabber

I am planning to travel to Hawkstone Park this July for the World Outdoor Round being held there.I need to arrange flights/accommodation/car hire but seeing as the indoor calender has already changed I was wondering how reliable the outdoor calender is or has been in the past.I don't fancy booking everything only to find the date has changed. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

After a long talks with the FIM we can confirm that next years world trial at Nord Vue will be 2 days and with major changes to the rules to be announced, Nord Vue will be even more spectacular, a new website will be up and running in december . www.worldtrialuk.com

Surely they will not place this outdoor No Stop madness ruling on indoor stadium trials? If they did then I cant imagine an indoor trial with no stopping allowed. The indoor sections would be dramatically different than today. If they apply the no stop ruling to indoor trials then I can see a dramatic shift back ot the way things used to be when stadium trials became popular. There was riders who proved to be good stadium trick riders and those who rode better outdoors in natural terrain. How can a rider hone his razor sharp indoor trick skills for hop and bop indoor and then change mind set for no hop and bop outdoor trial? An indoor trial on a Wednesday night an…

Had a cracking day at the world round, never been able to go before but to be able to see those guys up close is amazing. The sections looked good,hard enough so even the top guys were dropping marks but you could se the talent there. The observer on the last section was getting some stick on lap 1 for 5ing everyone, but he seemed to have relaxed a little on laps 2 & 3. Thanks to all the promoters, site staff, observers etc for a job well done.

Milan Positions Raga Cabestany Fugi Lampkin Bou Fajardo Mourino Sorry no more info

It appears that the Casablanca round has been cancelled and the date for the Granada round has changed.

The following has been reported on the Indoor Trials Official website for Marseille. 'Dougie Lampkin (Repsol Montesa-HRC) has not even finished first lap after a big crash in section five. Due to the impact he has suffered several contusions.' Does anyone have any further news, how serious is the injury?

Ok, so Raga won today.good for him but...... If he was to win tomorrow where does Bou need to finish if Raga was to win the title ?

So Dynamite Bou has lost again to arch rival Adam Raga, this time in the Spanish Championship held on 24th June 2007. So has Raga proven in consecutive outdoor competitions that Bou can be beaten, which may prove an advantage before this coming weekends WTC Round in Italy or will Bou simply bounce back and show it was just a minor hiccup in his quest for his first outdoor WTC crown, to match his indoor one.

who is minding dougie at sheffield arena on 8th january

So who do you think is going to take the place of Dabil within the factory team? Jamie Busto - The current World Junior Champ Eddie Karlson? Jack Sheppard?