Day 1 : Brown and Lampkin share initial lead

[ssdt news]

Gas Gas team mates Dougie Lampkin and Michael Brown share the lead at the end of day one of the 2011 Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) after a glorious opening to the centenary edition of this World famous event. Both Lampkin and Brown completed the first of six days without any loss of marks having ridden the initial thirty observed sections that took them on a fifty-eight mile tour of the Scottish Highlands in an overall time limit of just over seven hours. Whilst conditions out on the moors were as dry as they have ever been, the lack of water over the winter months had left the boulders green and greasy.

Uninterrupted sunshine shone throughout the day as the two hundred and seventy six competitors took their first step towards a week of riding . The initial group of four sections at Leanachen proved to be a tough opening test with the second hazard being particularly difficult and taking many early marks from most of the field. Previous SSDT winner Graham Jarvis - Montesa and last year's victor Alexz Wigg - Sherco were to record two exceptional cleans here despite running close to the front of the entry when conditions were at their worst and most slippery.