Electrical fault unfortunate for Richie Dibben

SO CLOSE: Former WHS student Richard Dibben of Wanganui competing at the Whanganui Cemetery Circuit Motorbike Race, in the Supermoto category.

Wanganui's Richie Dibben did not let his disappointment show after his 18-point lead in the Supermoto class virtually disappeared after he finished 22nd of the 31 riders in race one.

"I had an electrical fault. Basically it was a coil wire. I was able to get going, but finished 22nd. I won the second race, but Duncan (Hart) pipped me by half a point to retain the title he won last year. If I had even finished 20th or better it may have gone my way. Yeah, it's disappointing, but there's nothing I can do about it," Dibben said.

Hart ended the day with a first and a third.

Dibben also missed setting a new lap record by the barest of margins in race two, however, visiting UK sidecar race Tim Reeves set a new target for this class.

(Wanganui Chronicle 28/12/15, portion of article)