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ther e . eleg a n tl y pi ck ing u p just o n e p o int (fo r a stop ) . At t he en d of the f irst loop , Lamp - Despite their best efforts, Americans couldn't do m uch w ith their home-court advantage. Geoff Aaron (ab o ve leftl w as the top yank o n Saturday in 18th, whereas Ryon Bell (a bove ri ghtl took Su nd ay ' s top-Ameri can h onors w ith a 17th. k in w as already f a r a head of everyo n e else . having scored o nly two i ng n o d oubt as to his trials domi- marks ! In s econd place . F r eix a had n an c e . B eh in d the Montesa rid er , the 10 poi nts, and t hen came t he p revi - f ig h t fo r second place was closer. o us d a y ' s w inn e r , Raga , w it h o ne Fr e i x a a n d F u j i n am i both sco re d po i nt m o r e . In fo ur t h p l a ce w as se ve n p o int s and fi nished in o rder with Cabesta n y with 12, a nd o nly in f ift h po di u m p o s it i o n s . Raga was cata- pl ace w a s Fujl narni , who s e concen- strop hic: He added another th r ee to tration was off. his first and slipped to fifth place. Rid - The second loop was a piece of ing m o re consistently was Cabestany , cake ' for La mpk in, who confidently who ult im ately did not ruin the strong rode to h is eig h th win of the season . cl imbed to fourth place . Upcoming Rounds: Round 6 - Foppolo, Italy, June 3o-July 1 Round 7 - Troisfontaines, France, July 7-B ha lf of the c o m p et it io n , a nd i n fact pick ing up ju st t w o m ark s, an d leav - DA Y 1: Ad am Raga (G-G); 2. Do ug Lamp k in (Mon); 3. Tak ahisa Fujinami (Hon) ; 4. Marc Freix e (She) ; 5. Albert Cabestany (Bet ); 6. Graham Jarvis (She); 7. Ma rc Co lomer (G-G) ; 8 . J o sep Manzan o (She); 9 . Marc el Ju strib o (She); 10 . J ose-Man uel A lc araz (Ma n); 11. Da vid Cobos (Mo n) ; 12. Ste ve Coll ey (G-G); 13. Kenic hi Kuroy ama (Bet) ; 14. Brun o Camozzi (G -G) : 15. Ta ich i Tana ka (Bet) ; 16. Jo rdi Pascuet (G -G ) ; 17. Tad eusz Blezusiek (G -G) ; 18. Geoff Aaron (G· G); 19. Ryon Bell (Mon ); 20. Wil son Craig (G·G) . performa nce he constructed in the first He proceeded almost perfectly , again Goldendale Fai rgrounds Goldendale. Washi ngton Resu lts : June 9- 10. ZOOl DA Y 2: 1. Dougie Lampk in (Mon); 2. Marc Freixa ( She); 3 . Taka h isa F uj i n am i ( Ho n); 4 . A l be rt Cabesta ny (Bet); 5. A dam Raga (G ·G) ; 6. J o sep Manzano (Sh e); 7. Marc Co lo me r (G -G) ; 8. Dav id Cobos (Mon); 9. Ma rcel Justr ibo (She) ; 10. Gra ha m J arv is (S he) ; 1 1. .Jo se-etenuel Al caraz (Mo n ); 12. Ken ichi Kuroyama (Bet); 13. Ste ve Colley (G -G); 14 . Jordi Pascuet (G-G) ; 15. Bruno Ca mozzi (G-G); 16. Te ich! T a n ak a (Bet) ; 17 . Ryan Be ll ( Mo n) ; 18 . Tedeuzs Blazusiek (G· G); 19 . Geoff Aaron (G·G); 20. David Fe rna ndez (S he). FI M WO RLD CH AMPIO NSH IP T RIALS SE RIE S PO IN T S STANDI NGS ( A f t er 5 or 9 ro un ds) : 1. Doug ie Lampkin ( 187 / 8 wins); 2. Tak ahisa Fujinam i ( 152/1 win ); 3. Marc Freixe ( 137); 4. Graham Jarvis ( 1 14) ; 5. Ad am Ra ga ( 103/1 w i n ) ; 6 . Albert Ca best any (98); 7. M arc Colome r (83); 8 . David Cobo s (75) ; 9 . Kenich i Kur o yam a (72) ; 10 . Stev e Colley (7 1). eN BRIEFLY••• The World Series goes back west: This was the first W orld rou n d for Goldendale. a little town near the Columbia river. which separates Washington state from Oregon. Despite its rookie status. the event offered excellent pits and expert section layout, thanks to a good job done by John Isherwood and his club. COTA (Columbia Observed Trials Association). Unfortunately, n ot many European rid e rs contested the event. a problem that also plagued the previous event in Japan. In total, there were 26 riders at the start. After s ome v e ry strong riding in the early part of the series (In cluding a winl , Ta kah l sa Fujinami had a relatively off performance in.Wash ington. The J a p a nese rid er went 3-3 on the w eekend, l o s i ng grou n d to rival lampk in in the title c hase. The sections were split into three groups. The first two zones were close to the start; three through 14 were on a hill that could be reached by bus; and the indoor-style number 15 was also at the start. COTA's Bob Reed prepared a vintage m u s e um in a building in the pit area. Thanks to the help of several private collectors. Reed was able to put toget her 75 old bikes. 26 of which were specifically for trials. About 6000 spectato rs showed up on Saturday and BooO on Sunday. paying an admission fee of $15 to take in the action. Finn Tom m y A hva la . the USA champion in 1999, was only a cameraman at this event. He works for Gas Gas USA's Dale Malasek and is busy doing 260 demonstrations this year all over the country. One such demo was held on Saturday in downtown Goldendale. Ahvala said he enjoys this new activity. and he does not miss the competitions. There was a great step forward in press·oHice organiza tion. compa red with some previous U.S. World rounds. This time there were three computers available. and although no fax machine or telephone was present. the kindly work of Michael Niemela. who was responsible for the cornputers. satisfied the needs of most journalists. In the .Junior class , Josep Manzano won both days. He was especially dominant on the second day. when he performed at a level above the others. Indeed, the Spaniard scored six points on the sections reserved for Junior-class entrants. against the 45 of two-day runner-up Taichi Tanaka. Taking third on both days behind the Japanese rider was Polish rider Tadeuzs Blazusiak. the only non-elite pilot to make the overseas transfer. The top U.S. rider on Saturday was Geoff Aaron . in 1Bth place. Ryon Bell was 19th. Wil· son C r a ig was 20th. Den n is Sweeten was 21st and Travis Fox was 22nd. On Sunday. Bell was the best American in 17th position. followed by Aaron in 19th. Craig in 21st. Raymond Peters in 22nd. Sweeten in 23rd and Fox in 24th. cue' e ne VIl' s JUNE 27 ,2001 53