ROBERTS RALLIES TO THE TITLE
After driving a rally car during the night and getting only a few hours sleep in between, Iwan Roberts blew the opposition away to become the first rider to win both the new Trial GB and Trial 2 ACU British Trials Championships. The only other rider with a mathematical chance of winning the title, Harry Hemingway, could not match the eventual winner over the three laps, finishing fourth on the day and second in the championship.
On the opening lap, both Roberts and Hemingway had gone head-to-head as they both parted with just six marks. Section eight proved the most difficult with the climb up over some very slippery tree roots; the best effort came from Roberts on the opening lap, who parted with just a single mark.
On the second lap, Iwan took the advantage with a loss of eight. He was the only rider who kept in single figures over the three laps; Sam Haslam joined him for a loss of nine on his final lap. In the battle for the podium, youngster Harry Turner showed his class which secured his third-place finish in the championship.
ROUND 8: LLANFYLLIN, WALES
RESULTS: 1: Iwan Roberts (TRRS) 18; 2: Harry Turner (Scorpa) 42; 3: Sam Haslam (GASGAS) 44; 4: Harry Hemingway (Beta) 45; 5: Chris Stay (TRRS) 48; 6: Sam Connor (Beta) 52; 7: Oliver Smith (TRRS) 53; 8: Duncan MacColl (Beta) 60; 9: James Fry (Sherco) 62; 10: Hugo Jervis (Beta) 74.
BEST LAP: Iwan Roberts (TRRS)