Dougie Lampkin went on the points rampage in Japan with a resounding double victory at Twin Ring Montegi.
It really was the Lampkin show and more than 11,000 bike-mad Japanese fans were treated to Dougie at his very best even when the rain pelted down on Saturday afternoon.
The Silsden champion laid the foundation then with an opening lap that left the rest shell shocked, as he got round the 15 sections for a loss of just one mark.
Even top Japanese trials star Takahisa Fujinami, winner of the Belgium round the week before, could not get close after his four mark opener.
Steve Colley compounded the British rampage with a great five mark run through the sections and only former champion Marc Colomer got near Dougie on lap two with a five mark loss, one up on Lampkin. Several sections were toughened up for Sunday, but it made little difference to Lampkin who reeled off
Graham Jarvis had two great days and is a strong fourth in the rankings despite doing an 18-hour flight from Amsterdam.
Championship points: 1 Lampkin 150; 2 Fujinami 122; 3 Freixa 107; 4 Jarvis 98; 5 Cabestany 74; 6 Colomer 65; 7 Kuroyama 65; 8 Colley 64.
Addingham road racer Mark Dale rocketed to a hat trick of victories at Elvington on his Coffecare Honda 125 machine and leads the Auto 66 125cc championship. He headed challenger Dave Whitaker over the line by half a machine's length.
Halifax sidecar pair Dan Clark and passenger Nigel Mayers had a great day on their Vital Signs backed Honda 600cc outfit winning five out of the six race programme. The Jim Thomson Trophy, perpetuating the memory of the Otley racing driver and head of Guyson Engineering, is up for grabs at Stockton Farm on Sunday where 150 drivers will be in action.
Henry Kitching stages the King Brothers Trophy autotest for Ilkley DMC on the Midland Hill car park at Bingley on Sunday.
Ilkley currently lead the Larkspeed Championship series on 794.8 followed by Yorkshire Sports Car Club on 620.4 with Huddersfield up to third on 584.9.
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