On the second lap, a loose rock in section seven
forced the organizers to cancel that sectio n because it
was too dangerous even for spectators. Al l the scores
dropped a lot, although Raga w as careful to dab in the
right places w ithout assuming more ri sks. H e carded
only five additional poi nts during the lap. Fujinami pro ceeded very well, but a stupid five in section 10 meant
that he was only able to climb one position (fro m six to
fift h) . Frei xa finished second. Lampkin , who failed section 13, finished thi rd.
DAYlWO
The temperature dropped considerab ly on Sunday. It
had rained duri ng t he night, and a light drizzl e continued
to drop in the mo rn ing, making sections on the rocks
very slippery. N evert heless, all the top r iders were not
scare d by this and improved thei r scores.
But Lampkin was t he only one able to reach t he end
of section four. All the others sco red a five in the section. And section number six, already difficult on
Saturda y, seemed impossible to score less than th ree
po ints in during Sunday Raga came close to cleaning it ,
.
dabbing once , but then he put down other feet on the
final rock.
Cabestany, having failed section two, was a little
behi nd, wh ile - to t he sur prise of everyone - Spaniard
Jero ni Fajardo was in a splendid form . So, at half com pet ition , Raga w as leading, with 12 points. Behind him
w ere Fajardo and Lampkin , w it h 15 each, and then
Fujinami w ith one point more!
Fujinami was masterful on the second lap, however,
as he dropped only eight marks to threaten Raga ( I I
points) for the lead, but the Spaniard held fast and was
able to duplicate his w in of the day befo re and, above all,
gain the lead in the overall standings. Lampkin finished
third again, and the surpris ing Fajardo dropped 24 points
on the second lap, sliding back to sixth place.
eN
•
GRAND PRIX OF PORTUGAL
G O UVEIA, PORTUGAL
RES ULT APRIL 17-18, 2004
S:
(ROUND 2 OF 10)
DAY ONE, I. Adam Rag. (GG) 19, 2. Marc Freixa (Mon) 23 , 3. Doug
lAmpkin (Moo) 25; -t. Albert Cabestany (Bet ) 28 ; S. Takahea Fujinami (Han ) ) I;
6. Kenkhi Kuroyama (Bet) -40 7. Jeroni Fa)ardo (GG ) <19; 8. Antonio Bou (Bet )
;
56, 9. Jonll Pascuet (GG) 65, 10. Graham J"';' (She) 65.
DAY TWO , I. Adam Raga (GG) 23, 2. TakahisaFujlnoml (Hon) 24,3 . Doug
Lampkin (GB·Man) 25, 4. Albert Cabestany (Bet) 36, 5. M"" Preixa (Mon) 37;
6. [erom f ojo'
