DOUGIE LAMPKIN kept his grip on the World Trials Championship with a superb victory at Hawkstone Park in Shropshire last weekend.

After sweeping through the first day's competition he found the going tough on the opening round of Day Two. He slipped to fourth during a tight openign round on Sunday - but then the heavens opened.

The 15 hazards, which included a brand new artificial section built from the remains of an old bridge, took on a whole new dimension as the water gave them all the grip of a bar of soap.

While all the other international riders struggled to cope with the conditions, Lampkin revelled in the rain.

"While everyone around him was dropping points galore he just flew up section after section. Some of the moves he made were almost impossible to believe," said an event spokesman.

He had taken the Saturday competition, dropping just 28 points against Spanish rider Marc Colomer's 41, and fellow Brit Graham Jarvis took third place with 50 points lost.

Lampkin increased his margin of victory on Sunday, dropping just 27 points which Jarvis took second place with 52 penalties and Japanese star Kuroyama was third with 52 marks lost.

The Silsden Rider's double top means he heads for San Marino this weekend on maximum points. Round three of the world series is rated one of the toughest in the calendar, but Lampkin will get plenty of support from the Italian crowds who will be backing his locally produced Beta machine.

l The Yorkshire Classic Motorcycle Club held a rally at Skipton on sunday when Cullingworth rider Keith Greenwood won the twin cylinder class ahead of Keighley stalwarts Peter Baldwin and Andy Lister.

Dave Emmott, also from Keighley, got round the entire course without penalty to win his class. Four spring frame riders also manged to complete the course without penalty.

l Dougie Lampkin (right) in action.

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