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Lads, lads, (& lassies!), this topic is just going round in circles! The Observer made a decision based on seeing the action from one angle in real time. Maybe the event / the rider / the conditions had an influence, maybe not. But the records say it was a three. End of. The armchair observer has the benefit of multiple angles, pause, slow motion, rewind & replay. Hence the debate! The officials are volunteers and you probably won't get them again if you continue to criticise in this way. Perhaps you should try it yourself, instead of complaining! Lets look at it another way. Had Dougie been given a 5 (an extra 2 marks) that would take his total for the week up to 8 marks lost. However he would still be in the lead of the trial, with Haslam on 9, Brown, Connor & Dabill on 14. In the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter if it was a 3 or a 5, it makes no difference to the overall scores. I wasn't there, I didn't see it, so I'm happy for it to be a three.

Some more photos from the recent Telford Show for you to see. Note to self - empty the camera before going to a show to get more pics. Ran out of camera memory before I got to the Pre65 Scottish stand!