Career
He competed in a variety of off-road motorcycle events, but specialized in observed trials competitions, winning the inaugural FIM Trial World Championship held in 1975. In a genre of motorcycling competition that features balletic grace and acrobatic finesse, Lampkin was an iconoclast, using sheer momentum and physical strength to assault trials course sections. The third son in a Yorkshire motorcycling dynasty, Lampkin was raised in Silsden, England where he began riding motorcycles at an early age.
In the early 1970s, Lampkin established himself as one of the top competitors in motorcycle trials, gaining the attention of Francisco Bultó, the owner of the Bultaco motorcycle company.
The European championship was considered to be the world championship at the time, as the sport of trials had yet to develop outside of Europe. He continued to experience success in the world championships until 1980, when the Bultaco factory began to experience financial troubles.
Lampkin then joined the SWM factory team until he retired from professional competition in 1982.
