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crowd excited on the edge of its sea ts right to the final whistle. Lampkin went first and made a brilliant clean on the cable drums - but Colomer was equal to it. And Colomer took the advantage with another clean on the following ;;ection while Lampkin needed a single dab. Lampkin then cleaned the final, difficult triple step, putting the pressure on Colomer, but the Montesa man is on top of his game at the moment and matched Lampkin's effort. It was still possible for Lampkin to draw with a win in the race, but from the flag, Colomer always just had the edge to win the first-ever World Indoor Championship round and claim the 20 points that go along with victory. f"N Brieflv. •• . . A new rule has been brought into lorce lor indoor trials concerning .. sumping." or resting the cases 01 the bike on an obstacle. One mark is now awarded if the machine is sumped. A rider is marked for dabbing or sumping up to three marks - lose more than three and the rider is deemed to have lailed and is awafded the five-mark maximum. Tommi·Ahvala was riding the new'aluminum-framed Fantic. The chassis worked Rne. but the motor gave trouble on both days i.n Tur.in. Saturday the power valve broke. and Sunday "clutch problems struck. A late move for next year is the possibility 01 Ahvala riding a Montesa for the French importer Adrian Prato. He alre~dy wears Prato's TRAP riding gear. Amos Bilbao was on a high' Saturday 'at the indoor. bringing the crowd. to its (eet with some amazing riding - until a heart-stopping crash from the (:able drums brought his evening to a halt. Bilbao was lucky to escape .serious injury as he crashed backwar.d to the ground With the . Gas Gas dropping across his legs. Riders are allowed one five-minute time.o~t Palasport Arena Turin, Italy Results: November 23-24, 1996 (Round 1 of 10) HEATS: 1. Doug Lampkin (Bet); 2. Bruno Cammozzi (G-G): 3. Marc Colomer (Mon); 4. Amos Bilbao (G-G); 5. Graham Jarvis (500); 6. Tommi Ahvala (Fan); 7. Marcel Justribo (Bet); 8. Donato Mig[;o (Bet). SEMI: 1. Marc Colomer (Mon); 2. Doug Lmapkin (Bet); 3. Amos Bilbao (G-G); 4. Bruno Camozzi (G-G). FlNAL: 1. Marc Colomer (Mon); 2. Doug Lampkin (Bet). WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP INDOOR TRJALS SERIES POJNT STANDINGS (After I of 10 rounds), 1. Marc Colomer (20/1 win); 2. Doug Lampkin (17); 3. Amos Bilbao (15); 4. Bruno Camozzi (13); 5. Graham Jarvis (11); 6. Tommi Ahvala (10); 7. Marcel Justribo (9); ~. Donato Mig[;o (8). Upcoming Rounds: Round 2 • Sheffield, England, January 4 Round 3 • Koblenz, Germany, January 11 to repair crash dam'age in an indoor event. They must stop the clock. make the repair and get back on the track in live minute~or be excluded. Marcel Justribo. the 18-year-old ex-European Champion. As without a ride for next year at the moment. His Beta ride with the Spanish impol'lers is ending as they are not sponsoring anyone in the World Championships next season. A Gas Gas ride is favored for the talented but olten unmotivated Justribo. Seven-time World Champion .Jordi Tarres hils .decided not ttl contest the liew Indoor Championship despite an automatic qualilica: tion as the number-three-ranked rider' in the world. Tarres has oniy one aim lor ·97. to chaile.nge lor an unrea.1 eighth World Ch'ampionship title outdoors. He is understood' to have agreed tei ride Gas Gas bikes on a privaie team .lor bne or two more seasons. depending on his results. Alter retiring. the tiot tip is tliat Tan-es will.then run the officiai Gas Gas works teani. . . 'Kenichi Kuroyama' has also declined to ride the World Ind~or series. bui in the Japanese teenager's case it is becaus.e he is resting a bad back that he nursed throughout.the '96 season'.. (Above left) Gas Gas-mounted Amos Bilbao made It to the semi after his teammate, Bruno Camozzl, let him win the point he needed to qualify. (Above) Tomml Ahvala Was riding the new, aluminum-framed Fantlc but didn't make It out of his heat. (Below) A solid if unspectacular Bruno Camozzl made It to the semis to finish last - behind Bilbao, the teammate he let qualify.