2005 Indoor World Trial Championship Round 8
26/2/2005 - Pavilhao Atlantico Stadium, Lisbon Portugal
Found a good combination with the bike but missed the final lap.
Round 8 of IWT championship took place in Lisbon Portugal. A week
ago, Fujinami spent a frustrating time in Italy, because he could not
bring out the potential of the bike, which he knew was pretty high.
So, he concentrated on getting used to the bike in a short interval
before the Portugal round. It was actually the first time since round
one in Sheffield that he had such efficient time to ride the bike we
would use in the competition.
Fuji was the second rider to start the qualification lap following
Tadeusz Blazusiak. Blazusiak has been appearing at the Indoor competition
quite regularly this year. Although he wasn't up to perform as regular
riders would do, watching Blazusiak's ride gave Fuji some ideas for
his ride.
Sections in Portugal were generally technically demanding, but the
biggest challenge was section two, where a hop over with two steps
to climb in succession. It was a true test of a precise timing, and
was the section either 'clean or five'. Cabestany was the only rider
who found the fine timing to succeed, and the rests all fived.
Fuji made a mistake at the section five, which wasn't especially difficult,
and it costed his chance for the final lap. There was a hop over to
a steel plate, and he aimed to hook the engine-guard to the plate.
When he hopped over, the rear tire hitthe scaffold pipe and the rear
wheel slipped a bit. Fuji ended up with a maximum penalty points.
Fuji completed the seven observed sections with 11 points. He won
the double-lane against Lampkin, but Fuji was 2 points short behind
Lampkin to finish fourth and miss the final lap. It was a huge disappointment
for Fuji, for he felt very comfortable on the bike, which he described
as a good integration with the bike.
It was Cabestany that showed a solid ride in Portugal. He completed
the qualification lap with a perfect score. Fans were thrilled by Cabestany's
performances, and they gave him a big support in the final lap too.
When the final lap was over, he shared the same penalty points with
Raga, but Cabestany was 2 second faster than the championship leader.
Cabestany celebrated his first win of the season, and Raga's consecutive
winning was stopped with 7 wins.
The development program of Montesa is going successfully, and the
bikes are getting to be the final stage. Lampkin showed his strong
ride against Cabestany and Raga in the final lap, and it showed the
potential of the bike. Unfortunately Lampkin made mistakes and he dropped
from the battle this time.
There will be a big testing week for Montesa after the Portugal round,
and further development and adjustments are to be taken into the bikes.
The team looks to bring their latest bikes to the next round in Italy.
It is interesting to see how the bikes are going to be, but one thing
for certain is that Fuji will not have much time to ride the bike prior
to the competition again.
Fuji and Montesa team are looking forward to good results in the Indoor
season, but their first priority is to develop the bike the best way
possible for the moment.
Quote from Fujigas:
Indoor Trial World Championship 2005
Round 8 |
Final Lap |
1. |
Albert Cabestany |
Sherco |
7 |
2. |
Adam Raga |
Gas Gas |
7 |
3. |
Dougie Lampkin |
Repsol Montesa-HRC |
18 |
Qualificarion Lap |
1. |
Albert Cabestany |
Sherco |
0 |
2. |
Adam Raga |
Gas Gas |
7 |
3. |
Dougie Lampkin |
Repsol Montesa-HRC |
9 |
4. |
Takahisa Fujinami |
Repsol Montesa-HRC |
11 |
5. |
Jeroni Fajardo |
Gas Gas |
17 |
6. |
Marc Freixa |
Repsol Montesa-HRC |
20 |
7. |
Tadeusz Blazusiak |
Gas Gas |
21 |
Point Standings |
1. |
Adam Raga |
78 |
2. |
Albert Cabestany |
61 |
3. |
Dougie Lampkin |
43 |
4. |
Jeroni Fajardo |
36 |
5. |
Takahisa Fujinami |
36 |
6. |
Marc Freixa |
26 |
7. |
Toni Bou |
11 |
8. |
Tadeusz Blazusiak |
8 |
9. |
Jerome Bethune |
5 |
10. |
Fumitaka Nozaki |
1 |
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