JAMES Dabill led the world championship trial after the first of three laps on Saturday at Sokolov, Czech Republic.

The Cookridge Vertigo rider completed 12 sections just one penalty better than the invincible Toni Bou, Adam Raga and Albert Cabestany.

The Spaniards though were consistent and took over as Dabill lost his lead on lap three and finished fifth place.

Becky Cook from the Isle of Wight won the Ladies event on Saturday from world and British champion Emma Bristow who finished second ahead of Sandra Gomez and Doncaster chef Donna Fox.

In the World Cup event Wallsend’s Billy Bolt rode his new Scorpa to second place ahead of Denby Dale eighteen year old Jack Price.

On Sunday Bou and Raga just ran away with the trial. Cabestany and Dabill slumped to sixth and eighth.

Billy Bolt turned in the best Brit result while Roberts and Price claimed fifth and sixth. In the Ladies trial Bristow topped the Rostrum ahead of German contender Ina Wilde followed by Cook, Gomez and Fox.

The Yeadon-Guiseley club staged what could be the first of a series of mid-week fun trials for 19 club members on Wednesday evening at Emmott’s Farm, Silsden.

The light hearted eight-section trial was mild and allowed the top riders to relax.

Current Yorkshire Centre champion Sam Yeadon left his Acklams Beta at home and rode elderly Honda machine to fifth place behind Draughton’s Tony Holmes who in turn tracked Guiseley battling brothers Sam and Joe Jennings.

That left Burley novice Louis Haley to get his Montesa home and win the hard course class

Expert ranked Joe Jennings only just beat his musician brother Sam by two penalties.

Maurice Gill won the easy course class from young Bradley Green. William Sagar was just to sharp for Cookridge girl Poppy Fletcher in the small wheels class.

Kim and Paul Whitham ran the trial and stated that there could be more similar events in the pipeline.

The Wetherby club descended into the almost tropical backdrop of Heck Gill Farm on Saturday evening to stage the second trial in the Norman Crooks Trophy series of summer events.

Acklams Motorcycles front runner Joel Sadler contained new novice Ben Goddard and Ben Rhydding heating engineer Andy Tales. When Phil Hammond stopped in section five on lap one Rob Hardisty only had to ride steady to win the 50/50 class although Darren Mitchell and Mick Platts were poised to strike.

Grassington motor engineer John Maxfield stuck his Triumph Cub at the top of the easy course results leaving Graham

Keighley boy Arran Carter missed the rostrum in the Clubman class by just a single penalty in round three of the West Leeds MC club championship at Post Hill..

Guiseley’s Sam Jennings topped the charts in the Novice class