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FIM World Championship Trials Series Round 10: Kramoline STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARIO CANDELLONE NEPOMOK, CZECH REPOBUC, SEPT. 1-2 Pparently, Graham Jarvis is getting tired of his British countryman Dougie Lampkin dominating World Trials, for at the last three tourstops, the Sherco rider has never been off of the podium - once in France, twice in Andorra and again twice here at the final round in the Czech Republic (including a win on Sunday). Winning Saturday was Spaniard Adam Raga, who continues to be a pain in the neck for Lampkin (the champ admitted to being worried A about the Gas Gas rider when it comes to defending his title in the future). This, along with the fact that Lampkin didn't win either day of the final round, is of course good news for many trials fans - not because anyone has anything in particular against Lampkin, but because it may hint at a closely fought series in the future. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, however. After all, this round was too easy for the top riders, and at any rate, Lampkin had no real motivation for trying particularly hard. Also, he was impressive on Saturday morning, dominating the first loop on his Mon- tesa before losing concentration and plunging off the podium. In the final points standings, the highly contested second position was ultimately retained by Takahisa Fujinami, with Marc Freixa settling for third. Jarvis managed to hold on to fourth, ahead of Raga. Only Albert Cabestany, with a brilliant performance (his best in this season), was able to advance, overtaking Marc Colomer to steal the number-six position. (RIghtI AdIIm Raga won his second_ WorldT...... round on ct.y one. He finished fifth In points for DAY 1 With rain forecast, organizers were forced to layout the sections in a relatively easy manner, so despite the fact that the area was steadily hit by precipitation of varying intensities, conditions were just quite easy for the top riders. Lampkin, Fujinami, 2001. !Above) If overall wins were awarded In Worid Trials as they are In motocross racing. Graham .Jarvis would have won It In the Czech Republic. He finished second on ct.y one and flnt on day two, finishing out the season fourth In points. Cabestany, Raga and Freixa were cleaning many sections. The first surprise occurred at the indoor-style] 4th section, where Raga went outside the tape and compromised his excellent first loop. Then the same thing happened to Fujinami at section ] 5. Lampkin, riding superbly, as usual, managed to avoid such errors on the first loop, and he led at loop's end with two points, compared to Freixa's and Cobos' sevens. Cabestany had one more BRIEFLY••• Kramoline is known for its motocross circuit, and is a small town situated a few miles from Nepomuk. the longtime capitol of trials in the Czech Republic. This marked the second year in a row that the venue was visited by the World Trials circuit. and many things had been improved upon in the past year - thanks. perhaps. to promoting group Octagon Esedos spending the week before the event at the site. The sections were featured mostly in the forest, except for the first two and the last three. all of which were close to the start. about two and a half miles from the woods. There were no bu_ on hand to transport spectators. who instead relied upon their own cars. (Left) Detencllng and recently crowned World Trials Champion Dougle Lampkin had a relatively off w_kend, finishing fourth and second on the two days, respectively. In the Junior class. champion Josep Manzano was defeated both days. Taichi Tanaka took the opportunity to win both the days. and also to occupy 11th place overall. On Saturday. Manzano was runner-up. and Swede Anders Nilsson took the third position. On Sunday. Nilsson grasped second place. while Spaniard Israel Escalera reached third place. Curious: Riders just coming from - Les 5 Jours du Verdon - performed well in the Czech Republic. proving it is wise to keep in form by hitting every competition you can. The aforementioned event was a Scottish-style contest held in the French Alps was from August 21 to 25. Bruno Camozzi won, with Jordi Pascuet taking second and Graham Jarvis finishing third, After the normal trophy presentations. an additional prize ceremony was held to recognize the top finishers in the World Championship Series. since this was the final round. Trials has a Silly Season too: Now that the series has finished. it's time to talk about the team and sponsor changes. At the moment, only Marc Freixe is a sure thing. having re-Signed with Sherco. All of the other riders (champ Dougie Lampkin included) are finaliZing their deals. though not many expect any big surprises. 52 SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 • cue •• n __ s