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Bit like Andy then Good luck with the Weather all you nutters... errr I mean fine men (and women) taking 6 days of that on + 5 days of recuperation

Just got to mention that it was great to see Patrick do well in Guatemala. He's a great lad from a wonderful family and could be that champion the US is looking for. Craig, who is coming over to Hawkstone to watch him? Cheers

YOUTH 1 GOMEZ ALFREDO GAS GAS 71 SPA - RFME RFME LAFARGE 20 2 DANBY ROSS GAS GAS 72 GBR - ACU JST GAS GAS UK 24 3 SMAGE PATRICK SHERCO 75 USA - AMA RYP USA 29 4 CERVANTES ALEXIS SHERCO 73 FRA - FFM EQ. FRANCE 34 5 MILLAN DAVID SHERCO 77 SPA - RFME RFME LAFARGE 53 6 ANDREWS ROBERT GAS GAS 76 IRL - MCUI JST GAS GAS UK 56

Yeah, Patrick is doing real well Have a chat with Noel and see if he can do some more rounds. He has got a good chance of being that world champ you are looking for

Current Standings after Round 1 - Link - Trial Online WORLD 1 BOU TONI MONTESA 5 SPA 4 2 RAGA ADAM GAS GAS 1 SPA 6 3 LAMPKIN DOUGIE MONTESA 4 GBR 8 4 FUJINAMI TAKAHISA MONTESA 2 JPN 11 5 CABESTANY ALBERT SHERCO 3 SPA 17 JUNIOR 1 BROWN MICHAEL BETA 41 GBR 5 2 WIGG ALEXZ GAS GAS 49 GBR 10 3 GUBIAN LORIS SHERCO 50 FRA 13 4 GONTARD NICOLAS GAS GAS 42 FRA 15 5 GRATTAROLA MATTEO SHERCO 51 ITA 18 YOUTH 1 GOMEZ ALFREDO GAS GAS 71 SPA 8 2 DANBY ROSS GAS GAS 72 GBR 14 3 SMAGE PATRICK SHERCO 75 USA 16 4 CERVANTES ALEXIS SHERCO 73 FRA 21 5 MILLAN DAVID SHERCO 77 SPA 24

Just running through the results, I think what Alexz has done is truly remarkable. He's a stocky guy and that 125 has to work some to get him over those classes of obstacles and yet he completely dominated very very good riders. This round - Gubian scored a credible 53 for 4th place and you would say being close to Browny was an achievement in itself, but when Alexz nearly halved his score on the second lap it is just completely outstanding. It just shows how fast the lad is progressing Very well done Alexz

Thats a sure fire way to smear the windscreen!

Heres the results as they come courtesy of Trial Online - Guatemala Results - Round 1 No second loop scores in as yet when I posted this

Ok, so you think the crime is pretty bad eh? well maybe you just want to take a look at the uk. London has the highest crime rate for any city in the world! Metropolotan Police Stats: LONDON ONLY Link Gun Crime :- 3,807 / year - 10 per day Violence against a Person :- 197,264/year - 540 per day Personal Robbery :- 42,481 / year - 116 per day Vehicle Crime :- 137,772 / year - 377 per day Even in ABERDEENSHIRE Sexual offences, Burglary and Violence against a person is way above the national average. Link The world is getting more violent and dangerous by the day

Sounds like they had plenty of 'camping' going on in the toilets matey Anyway, I'm coming out of retirement to ride the trial (its that good !) just waiting for the regs to arrive Spud is making the trip up to ride as well and see if he can take that

I am reliably informed that the scenery is quite something. The trials terrain is as good as it gets, and yes, CK is right.. there are loads of women looking for that wealthy man to whisk them away... Andy, you missed your chance

Can't wait to hear your views on it especially as you will be in a position to give a good comparison to the Sherco 4T

You wont be disappointed with an 06 290 Gaz. The suspension is way better should work better than this matey

I would have probably been fine with a 250 but the reason I went for a 290 is because I was advised they are easier to sell.

I mentioned it on a previous thread but the 2003 290 I had was an animal and too much for me to control at the time ( as it was the first bike I used to get back into trials), but the 2006 290 I had last was way better as standard and I loved it . I don't see any reason why it should be messed with for a novice/inter rider....... but saying that, people will still attempt to 'tune' it to their needs ( or perceived needs ). People will always try and 'improve' the machine to accommodate their riding style in the belief it will make them better, when more time practicing correct technique will do more good. IMHO

Are you finding the 07 not to your liking as standard then? I had an '03 290 and that was snappy but the '07 is really smooth as standard. I too ride novice stuff and I found it a great bike for power delivery and traction

Mine use to do that too. Makes hell of a mess

I am hearing a lot of good things about this bike. When will we be able to ride the 2008 demo's? Probably not for a while but would like to know

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Just watched that vid section 7, I am not sure what benefit it gave but it was just blatant cheating in my book. I suspect though, if they were doing it, then so would the others. This is what makes 'Professional' trials a joke. It detracts from the amazing skills they have when this type of thing is done. It needs sorting out. !

Looks great - Sell it to me

HA HA - Good 'ol global warming for ya

All fair comments - Well if he can do it, this will have to be the year

I disagree. I believe when Doug thinks he can no longer win then he'll chuck the towel in. He surely must know it or be in denial ? If it were just Raga ahead of him then maybe just maybe, but now he has Bou,Raga,Fuji and Cabestany that can all win on their day and thats just too much of a hill to climb. BUT, I would very much like to be proven wrong IMHO