Classic Dirt Bike

A momentous occasion

… and record the perfect score, of course the better the rider then the more chance there is of this happening. As I was busily writing this column or, to be more correct sitting staring at the computer screen and wondering what I could write about, news came in of Dougie Lampkin equalling Gordon Jackson’s ‘one dab’ win in the SSDT.

Immediately the focus of this issue’s column changed and the similarities between the two ‘one dab’ wins became apparent. First off, though the event has evolved considerably since Jackson’s win in 1961,

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