British Championship - Round 3 - Neath
General news 20-04-2009 by Webmaster
Some images from the recent British round at Neath - Courtesy of Heath Brindley - Check out the gallery Here
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British Championship - Round 1
General news 04-03-2009 by Webmaster
THE SCARBOROUGH TRIAL – ROUND 1 OF ACU EVENTS LTD
The above event was hosted by the Scarborough & District Motor Club and was held at the Low North Park, Harwood Dale, Scarborough on Sunday 1 March 2009.
Ross had a disappointing result contesting the first round of the British Championship finishing 8th overall on 86. After the trial talking with Marcus they both believe that this result did not reflect on how well Ross had ridden. Unfortunately, he suffered a couple of harsh observer decisions. However, on the final lap it was good to see that Ross along with Team Mate Dibbs and Sherco Rider, Browny, were the only riders to clean the final section which claimed the title from Dougie for Dibbs.
Ross commented “The sections were all of the right severity and it was good to be riding two laps of 15 again. The overall time did not cause any problems”.
Even though Ross did not have a decent result this was a good opening round to the Championship.
The next round will be held at Kinlochleven on Sunday 22 March enough time to get some good solid practice in!!
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New Gallery Added - Courtesy of Ian Cross
General news 12-02-2009 by Webmaster
Courtesy of Ian Cross http://www.pics4all.co.uk/
Ian Cross - Gallery
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Snippets of Ross from last year and beyond
General news 08-02-2009 by Webmaster
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Ross wins the Southern Experts
General news 15-12-2008 by Webmaster
Ross Danby wins the 67th running of the event. In cold damp conditions Ross Danby rounded of his year with a narrow win from Gas Gas team mate Sam Haslam. On the clubman route Ben Bramwell sneaked the win from Dave Clinkard; Clinkard actually won the main event in 1980!!
Southern Experts 1: Ross Danby (Gas Gas) 44 2: Sam Haslam (Gas Gas) 49 3: Alexz Wigg (Montesa) 53 4: Sam Connor (Beta) 67 5: Simon Welch (Beta) 67. Clubmen 1: Ben Bramwell (Scorpa) 41 2: Dave Clinkard (Beta) 48 3: Charlie Lee (Sherco) 52
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Ross takes a credible 2nd in the Northern Experts
General news 14-11-2008 by Webmaster
Ross takes some quality scalps in the Northern Experts ending in a 3 way JST Gas Gas podium. Dan Thorpe taking the win with Ross in second and Shaun Morris in third place.
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JUNIOR WTC – ROUND 8 & UEM CHAMPIONSHIP - ROUND 5 UDEVALLA
General news 04-09-2008 by Webmaster
Saturday 30 August saw the 5th round of the European Championship in Sweden. Following a very long journey, Ross and his dad arrived safely in readiness for practice sessions prior to the weekend events. The sections were set around the perimeter of the famous GP Motocross circuit on steep rock faces.
Day 1 - European Championship
Ross was competing for the first time this weekend on his new 2009 model PRO250 and was thrilled with it's performance. The sections were not easy at all; they were very steep and slippery and were waiting to take marks off you.
Lap 1was not the best for Ross making a few errors and not riding to his best. On lap 2 he managed to find rhythm, flowing and riding with more confidence putting in a better lap.
Ross finished in 10th place overall on a total of 59 marks. Said Ross “Today I did not ride as well as I would have liked but I have to tell myself that today has been a good practice session ready for the World round tomorrow which I am determined to improve on my score and position”.
Day 2 – FIM Junior World Cup
With light rain just before the start made the sections a wetter than the day before and making the rocks more slippery.
Ross on Lap 1 was riding more to form after yesterday. He ended on 27 marks putting him in 6th position going into Lap 2 and 1 mark off 5th.
Lap 2 the sections had dried out and this made for better grip. Again Ross rode them if not better but only finished 2 marks less than his first lap. He ended on a total of 52 marks finishing in 5th overall and only 9 marks off 3rd place.
Said Ross “Today I was pleased with my riding, however, the scoring is so close that once a mistake has been made it is hard to pull it back. I am still in 6th place overall with 115 points and only 1 point off 5th place held by Team Mate Sam Haslam, who unfortunately suffered an ankle injury during practice which meant he was unable to compete over the weekend – so my best wishes to Sam for a speedy recovery.
With 2 rounds remaining I will be pushing hard to get into the top 5 or higher!!. My thanks go to Marcus for keeping me focussed again this weekend and to my sponsors in their support for me during this year”.
Ross will be leaving for Portugal on Wednesday 10 September for the penultimate FIM and final European round and then travelling across to Spain for the final World Round – Good Luck Ross!!
Now back at home Ross will be competing in the penultimate British Championship round at Hook Woods hosted by Thames MCC this weekend where the battle continues between Team Mate – Sam Haslam and ex. Team mate Wiggy!
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FIM JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND 6 – TOLMEZZO - ITALY
General news 01-07-2008 by Webmaster
“A HOT AND FRUSTRATING DAY”
Team Danby (JST GG 250 PRO) arrived at the beautiful historic town of Tolmezzo in the province of Udine, North Eastern Italy. Sitting at 1,060ft above sea level, Tolmezzo is located at the base of the Strabut Mountain and its existence dates back to the first millennium.
The whole of north east Italy had been subject to a mini heat wave all week with temperatures in the mid 30’s. Sunday was no exception.
Ross struggled to find any rhythm the previous day in the UEM but today however, he went into the trial fully focussed and started well putting together a first lap that saw him finish in 4th with Ross, Sam & Alexz on 27,28,29 respectively.
Things didn’t start well on the 1st section. A problem with a damaged radiator was causing the bike to overheat, which saw Ross take a 3 on this relatively easy section. Further problems and some errors saw further dropped marks.
Section 9 was ridden for a clean and given rapturous applause from the knowledgeable crowd only to be marked as a 1. It simply wasn’t going to plan. A final clean on the man made tree log section 15 saw Ross finish on 28 points for a total of 55.
Picture courtesy of Andy Greig
With 6 riders finishing within 3 points of one another, Ross was understandably frustrated and disappointed to have slipped to ninth position from fourth.
Ross said,"Last night Marcus & I discussed the areas I needed to improve on from the previous day and today I did ride a lot better however, the second lap wasn’t what I was looking for. But saying that, I finished just 3 points off 4th and with not riding like I know I can, I shouldn’t be too unhappy. This is my first year and with the 100% support from my sponsors I know I have, this will drive me on to continually improve and challenge for the podium."
Ross went on to say,"My sincerest thanks as always to Marcus and my sponsors. Also, my best wishes go to George Morton after a nasty fall between sections saw him rushed to hospital with a broken collar bone. Get well soon!"
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JUNIOR WORLD TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND 5 - FRANCE
General news 01-07-2008 by Webmaster
Team Danby descended on the small town of Maisse just south of Paris thoroughly looking forward to the 5th round. The small town being completely swamped by the trials fraternity and a site to behold.
The day started overcast but the sun didn’t take long to come out and the temperatures started to soar. Ross, still trying to shake off a chesty cold, was having trouble breathing in the humid heat but was still up for it.
The day started very well as Ross was leading the field through the first 7 sections and then a 5 at 8 let Gubian through into first place. A heavy shower making the already difficult sections quite tough saw Ross take further 5’s on 11 & 12. By the end of the lap, Ross was in 4th on 42 marks lost.
Riding the second loop on section 10, Ross took a nasty crash falling back onto a rock with the bike coming down on him. After being shaken by the fall, he took a few moments then got back up and carried on with the last few sections.
Ross was unaware throughout the last lap if he had done enough to hold 4th position and managed to finish on 44 despite the problems, which secured 4th position overall.
With Gomez dropping down the leader board, this now moves Ross up a position to 4th and just 6 points behind Gas Gas team mate Sam Haslam.
Marcus’ wife Helen was on-hand to give Ross a back massage and get him prepped up for the next round in Tolmezzo Italy.
Special thanks to Steve Brown who helped us with a sharp pit stop visit when problems arose. Many thanks.
Thank you once again to all Ross' sponsors and supporters who are making 2008 another worthwhile year, so far, for him.
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British Championship - Round 4
General news 18-06-2008 by Webmaster
ANTHONY REW TRIAL – ROUND 4 OF THE COLIN APPLEYARD
Kelly Farm
This weekend saw the 4th round of the British Championship held at Kelly Farm, Lustleigh, Devon.
With the sections being tough and very demanding over the 3 laps of 12 sections, the conditions changed and became very slippery as the rocks were getting polished and the light showers did not help as well.
Ross’s 1st lap was brilliant as he was riding with confidence and was showing good performance. On his 2nd lap the conditions changed and he incurred a further 10 marks. Going into his final lap, time was once again going to be a problem to complete the hazards comfortably. There was no time to check many of the sections and he just had to ride them.
Ross’ total score was 116 putting him in 5th place just piping fellow team mate, Sam Haslam by 4 marks.
Said Ross “I was happy with laps 1 and 2. Lap 3 was more demanding and physical. Since returning from Japan I am struggling to get rid of a nasty cold which I found did affect my fitness. Cheers Marcus for your help and support today and for keeping up on foot - you will have your bike for the next 3 rounds!”
Ross now prepares for his European trip leaving on Thursday for France taking in Italy and the Czech. Republic rounds of the FIM/UEM championships.
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