Toni Bou commands day one

da Enzo Danesi | Mag 31, 2015 | News, Trial

Toni Bou commands day one

TRIAL REPORT

Saturday, May 30th 2015

Trial of Czech Republic

Trial 2015 Round T2

Toni Bou commands day one in the Czech Republic GP

Today Repsol Honda Team’s Toni Bou clinched the third of three triumphs to date in the championship, but the trial was anything but easy. In an event hampered by bad weather and tricky terrain, Toni Bou dug deep to pull off a great second lap. This season’s revelation Jaime Busto stormed to an amazing fourth place, while Fujinami took sixth.

It proved to be a fruitful first day for Repsol Honda Team at the second round of the World Trial Championship as the tournament stopped off in Sokolov in the Czech Republic for the first time. Toni Bou, making it three wins on the spin, tightens his grip at the top of the overall rankings. Bou let slip a few points on the first lap, but gave a master class on the second astride the Montesa Cota 4RT, scoring just seven points compared to the sixteen of his second-place adversary. The Spaniard exhibited great skill to keep the rivals in check throughout the third and final lap earning him, once more, top-spot on the roster. Bou now sports a fifteen point advantage at the head of the overall standings.

The youngster Jaime Busto gave everyone a big surprise keeping the bike on track over some areas which demanded some precision handling so as to minimize errors. After picking up some points, the Honda rookie moved into fourth spot on the first lap and held on to it throughout the day, narrowly missing out on the podium. In the general standings, the Basque rider continues to occupy sixth place.

Takahisa Fujinami didn’t have his greatest day out as the ex-champ struggled physically, still feeling the effects of the recent knee operation. Nevertheless, the Repsol Honda Team stalwart finished sixth although a little more consistency would have improved the final position. ‘Fujigas’ is now fourth in the championship, one point off third place.

Tomorrow the Czech Republic again plays host to the event’s second day and will feature twelve hazards on a three-lap, ten-kilometre trial.

Toni Bou ¹

RACE: 1ST CHAMPIONSHIP: 1ST

It wasn’t easy to win today. The trial was complicated; there were some tricky sections and it was easy to make a mistake especially with the strict application of the non-stop rule. It was easy to pick up points. I’m really pleased with the way that things turned out and for the third win of the season. We are opening up an advantage and that is really important because things will get complicated in the upcoming races.

Jaime Busto ¹⁵

RACE: 4TH CHAMPIONSHIP: 6TH

This wasn’t really my style of trial, but I felt great today. The first lap didn’t go so well and in the third I touched some arrows, but I’ve got to be really happy with the result because I’m learning so much in each race. A fourth place is fantastic and it was the result of some good riding. The sections were very slippery but I didn’t mess up. So, let’s see if I can improve on it tomorrow.

Takahisa Fujinami ⁵

RACE: 6TH CHAMPIONSHIP: 4TH

I’m not happy with the result. It was possible to have got onto the podium or finish fourth. I didn’t have much of a first lap, but I did well on the second. I picked up some points near the end and I finished in sixth place. I’m pleased that the team got behind me and the doctor really helped. I’m happy with the team-work and I’m thinking positively about tomorrow.

Miquel Cirera

Team Manager

It wasn’t easy for Toni today. It was a particular trial; very different from the other’s that we have done recently. It was the second lap that really marked the difference from the rest, who were unable to keep up the pace. It’s a great result as we face the rest of the championship and that is the line that we have to continue to follow. As far as Jaime goes, that was surprising, but we have to be very cautious and take it step by step. Fuji finished sixth but could have quite easily finished in fourth. To battle in those conditions certainly isn’t easy, but we have to dig in. We hope that the results from tomorrow will continue to be this positive. The team will be on the case, because behind the squad and the results there is a lot of hard work that goes in, both during the week and into the races too.

Results Day 1 GP Trial Czech Republic

Pos.	Rider	Num	Nation	L1	L2	L3	T3	Points	Team	Time/Gap
1	BOU Toni	1	SPA	22	7	14	4	20	Repsol Honda Team	47
2	RAGA Adam	2	SPA	27	16	14	3	17	Gas Gas	60
3	CABESTANY Albert	3	SPA	26	23	16	1	15	Sherco Factory Team	66
4	BUSTO Jaime	15	SPA	26	19	26	1	13	Repsol Honda Team	72
5	DABILL James	6	GBR	21	18	30	4	11	Vertigo	73
6	FUJINAMI Takahisa	5	JPN	28	20	28		10	Repsol Honda Team	76
7	FAJARDO Jeroni	4	SPA	31	21	25	5	9	Beta Factory Racing	82
8	FERRER Alexandre	8	FRA	30	36	28		8	Sherco Factory Team	94
9	KARLSSON Eddie	14	SWE	34	27	37		7	Montesa Team Karlsson	98
10	KADLEC Franz	16	GER	33	39	32		6	Beta Factory Racing	104
11	SHEPPARD Jack	13	GBR	41	44	34		5	Jgas	119
12	SORENSEN Ole Kristian	19	NOR	42	38	46		4	Sherco	126
13	PEDERSEN Hakon	12	NOR	45	44	39		3	Ossa Pedersen	128

Rider Standings

Pos.	Rider	Num	Nation	Points	Team
1	BOU Toni	1	SPA	60	Repsol Honda Team
2	RAGA Adam	2	SPA	45	Gas Gas
3	FAJARDO Jeroni	4	SPA	41	Beta Factory Racing
4	FUJINAMI Takahisa	5	JPN	40	Repsol Honda Team
5	CABESTANY Albert	3	SPA	37	Sherco Factory Team
6	BUSTO Jaime	15	SPA	33	Repsol Honda Team
7	DABILL James	6	GBR	22	Vertigo
8	FERRER Alexandre	8	FRA	21	Sherco Factory Team
9	OGAWA Tomoyuki	18	JPN	16	Honda Team Mitani
10	KUROYAMA Kenichi	20	JPN	14	Yamaha
11	KADLEC Franz	16	GER	10	Beta Factory Racing
12	CASALES Jorge	7	SPA	9	Beta Factory Racing
13	NOZAKI Fumitaka	19	JPN	8	Yamaha
14	KARLSSON Eddie	14	SWE	7	Montesa Team Karlsson
15	OGAWA Tsuyoshi	21	JPN	7	Beta
16	BROWN Michael	11	GBR	5	Gas Gas
17	SHEPPARD Jack	13	GBR	5	Jgas
18	SORENSEN Ole Kristian	19	NOR	4	Sherco
19	PEDERSEN Hakon	12	NOR	3	Ossa Pedersen
20	NOMOTO Yoshiaki	22	JPN	2	Beta
21	SATO Yuki	25	JPN	1	Honda