Dougie Lampkin battled through the pain barrier to claim sixth and seventh places in round four of the FIM World Trials Championship after an incident packed event in Japan.

The Silsden rider damaged a rear wheel on his Repsol Montesa HRC bike on day one and the subsequent repairs incurred seven time penalties.

Up to that point he had ridden the first 11 sections for a mere seven penalties and, in trying to make up for the time loss, Lampkin rushed the last three sections.

On the final section, a testing waterfall climb, he fell back and dislocated his right index finger, used to operate the front brake.

After medical attention Lampkin managed to cover the next full lap for a loss of 33 marks and claimed sixth position.

Lampkin bravely returned to action the following day but was restricted by his injury and finished a place worse off, leaving him fourth in the overall standings.

Meanwhile, European champion James Dabill was performing well against the top contenders but his second lap contrasted sharply with his first.

The Cookridge rider explained: "I did everything right on the first lap and everything wrong on the second.

"It has been hard work but it is only my second year in world events and I have beaten some top names on the championship scene."

Dabill finished seventh on day one and followed that up with eighth.

Saturday: 1 Toni Bou (Esp) Repsol Montesa HRC 6; 2 Adam Raga (Esp) Gas Gas 11; 3 Takahisa Fujinami (JPN) Montesa 42; 4 Albert Cabestany (Esp) Sherco 50; 5 Jeroni Fajardo (Esp) 54; 6 Dougie Lampkin (GB) Repsol Montesa HRC 63. British: 7 James Dabill (Future Montesa) 69. Sunday: 1 Raga 9; 2 Bou 11; 3 Fujinami 18; 4 Cabestany 22; 5 Fajardo 52; 6 Kenichi Kuroyama (Jpn) Yamaha 53. British: 7 Lampkin 54; 8 Dabill 59. Standings: 1 Bou 117, 2 Raga 103, 3 Fujinami 88, 4 Lampkin 75, 5 Cabestany 68, 6 Fajardo 58. British: 7 Dabill 54.

  • The second Yeadon-Guiseley MC beginners trial at Silsden attracted over 50 riders, ranging from pensioners to six-year-old Gabby Whitham of Silsden.
  • Leeds youngster Rhys Large was top rider on the conducted course, separate to the main course at Emmott's Farm.

The trials course was planned by Guiseley's Graham Campbell and Mel Harrison of Bingley, who both rode in the trial on a non-competitive basis to keep a close eye on their pupils.

  • Silsden's Danielle Whitham, aged 12, finished fifth in Class B in the fourth round of the British Women's and Girls' Trials Championship at Holloway. Whitham scored 11 championship points.
  • Otley motorcycle road racer Bryan Bate steered his 600cc Honda to four podium places in a meeeting at the Teesside Autodrome in Middlesbrough. He also raced the same machine in the open classes, securing two sixth and two eighth placings.