Sport • ACU Trial British Championship
TRIAL EXPERT
BRAD BEATS THE CLOCK The same names keep appearing at the top of the results in this hugely popular class that always boasts the highest entry level of the four ACU British Championship classes. So many want to win — and are capable of it — in a mixture of youth and experience, and as a stepping stone to moving into the higher classes in the ACU British Championships, it is ideal. In this case, the battle again also came down to the clock, with just three marks covering the top three podium positions. As it happened, the best observation score did not secure the win in what was, once again, a highscoring fight for victory. Article: Trials Media It is ironic that the top three finishers were all quite spread out in the starting ballot and that both eventual winner Brad Bullock and fourth-placed Cory Dubik chose to ride the first lap at the head of the entry as second-placed finisher Dan Thorpe started a little later.
EASY OPENER
Section one would prove a much easier opening section than the other routes. Many clean riders were recorded, as Dan Thorpe and Cory Dubik had steadying single-mark losses. The second section was a different entity, and the best effort for the three laps came from Brad Bullock, with his single-mark loss on the opening lap. In section four, the real action began, with five and six also taking no prisoners. But, once again, it was the first lap where the best effort came from, on four, with George Gosden’s single-mark effort the best by far. Section five witnessed nothing better than a three, and the highlight of section six was a one-mark loss from Dubik on the Vertigo. As the lap closed, Gosden held a narrow lead on 19 marks lost, with local rider Jonny Starmer next on 22, along with Brad Bullock on the same marks. It was a case of push and shove to find a way through many sections, with the event proving a battle of the fittest.
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Cory Dubik (Vertigo)
April-May 2023 • Trial Magazine
