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A lain Lejeu n e IS uz ); 9 . Gi usep pi A nd rea n i (A pr); 10 . A rto Pan tt ila (KTM ); 1 1. Dletma r Lach er (KTM) ; 12. Fra nco Ros si (Cag); 13. Dave Str ijbo s (Ho n ); 14 . M ika Kou ki (Suz); 15. Helmut Frauwall n er (Su z). 2 ND MOTO: 1. Ve h ko ne n; 2. Kov ar ; 3 . Kouk i; 4 . St rij bo s; 5. Corrado Maddi i (Cag ); .6. Lac her: ,7. Lej eune; 8 . Van der Ven ; 9 . Andres",; 10 . Godt r~)ld ; 11 . Con t ini; 12 . Pau l Hunt (Cagl; 13 . Pet er Dirkx (Ha n); 14 . Vladi mir Fia la ; 15 . ~ve s Gervaise (KTM~; PO INT STA NDINGS: 1. Slrilbos (184); 2. Maddll f 160); 3. Vehkonen (1541; 4 . Van der Ven (1 131; 5 . Van der 8 erk (981 6. Martens (80) ; 7 . Lejeune (761 ; ; ; 8 . Panttila (6 3); 9 . Andreani (541 10. Gijseghem (5 2). 250cc MJC World Championship Round8 . .o ~ Kinigadner • • reIgns In Spain By Mannix Devlin Thierry Michaud took another World Championship trials win. MONGAY. SPAIN . JUNE 23 Defending World Champion Heinz Kinigadner used all his experience, gui le and stamina to score a dramatic win over Heinz Kinigad ner won the 250cc World Championship round in S~ in. but the defending World Champion still trails Jacky Vimond by 35 POints. 125cc Mj( World Championship RoundS Vehkonen sweeps Czech·GP By Dave Smith P OVAZSKA BYSTRI CA , CZEC H OS LA VA KIA , J UN E 16 Cag iv as P ekka Vehkon en pull ed himself ba ck i~t o c~ n tention for th e 125cc titl e WIth two ra ce wins in th e Czech o- 34 slo va k ia n G P . Th e Finn's o vera ll sta n d ing was further assi sted by p roble ms su ffered by th e tw o m en h eading him in th e point s ta n d in gs in ra ce o ne . T eammate Corrado Ma dd i i retir ed with power- val ve p robl ems, a n d H oll and 's Dav y Strijbos lo st grou n d a ll through th e ra ce from th e secon d lap on with a co ns ta nt misfire ca used by a n e lec tr ica l probl em with hi s H onda. Such was th e seri es lead er 's la ck o f p ower that on one occasi0 !l S ~rijbos had 10 di smount to push h is bike up th e s teepest h ill o n th e circ u it. Madd ii spent a ll his time a t th e tra ck sid e closely o bse rving th e exp loi ts of hi s closest ri val. Vehkon en led both m ot os from sta r t 10 fini sh , but in th e fir st m oto th er e wa s a particularl y cl os e finish with KTM 's Kees Van der Ven a m er e [our secon ds behind and still clo sin g rapidl y. Belgium 's Guy Van Gij segh em su rp r ised m ost peo p le by la ki n g up .Ihe ea r ly cha llen ge behi n d th e [lyin g Fi n n . At the halfw a y po int . however , J ohn Va n d er Ber k a n d Czech h ero o f the da y Pet r Ko var, fo llowed Va n d er Ven th ro ugh , leav in g th e Belgi an to [end o ff fellow co untry men J a ck y Martens a n d Thierry Godfroid to th e fla g. G odfroid's seventh spot wa s a ll the m ore a mazin g when i t was d iscov ered th at h e wa s st u ng o n th e tongue b v a bee a n d n eed ed ur gent med ica l attent io n a t th e close o f th e ra ce as h is ton gue h ad swollen 10 tw ice its n o rm al size. Local hero Kov ar gave th e 20,000 stro n g cro wd so me th ing to ch eer in t he second race when he lat ched o n 10 Veh ko nen a t th e start a n d ha rr ied h im in a terr ier-like fashi on, m at ch in g h is fi ve-leet , o ne- i nch bu il d . Despit e a ll th e effo rt he p UI fort h , he was still just five seconds in a rrears o f the Fi n n a t th e fla g , a n d h is res u lts good en o ug h to g ive him seco n d o vera ll o n th e d a y. . M ik a Kouki tri ed d esp eratel y to m ak e it a Finn ish 1-2 in ra ce two , bUI was denied th e cha nce a t every a ttem p t by Kov ar, who kep t h im a t a dis tance. T h e teen a ger m ade a bett er sta rt th an in race o n e a n d ea rn ed h is just rew ar ds with th ird . An epic battl e took place in th e secon d m oto between Maddi i and S trij bos afte r th e you ng .outch~an m o m enta ril y stepped o ff his ma chi ne, droppi ng behind l\la dd ii a n ~ Al a in Lej eune. H e came ba ck-q u ickl y to d emote L ej eune wi th in two laps,.bu t it took a nother seven la p s befor e h e . co u ld ge t by th e w il y Ital ian . Van der Ven d id h is now cu sto m a ry blast from th e ba ck , a fter h e ta ngled with two other ride rs o n th e fi rst lap. H e cli m bed th rough to a n event u a l eig h th a nd a t th e fla g was cl osi ng in o n Lej eune a n d La ch er in fro nt o f him. Van der Berk spoi led h is da y by cras hi n g o u t o f ra ce two , lu ck!l y withou t injury, a n d Yves Gerva ise j us ti fied his upgrad in g from reserv e 10 score his ' first point o f th e year's ser ies. Marten s' upside do wn season co ntinued . H e p laced six th in ra ce o ne, but was fo rced o ut o f the second m or o before half di sta nce wi th a brok en • rear shock. Re sult s - 1ST MOTO: 1. Pekka Veh kon en (Cag ); 2. Kees Van de r Ve n (KTM ); 3. John Van d er Bar k (Yam); 4 . Petr Kova r (Kaw); 5. Guy Van G ij s eg he~ (Han); 6 . Jacky M art en s (KTM) ; 7. Th ierry Godt roid I Kawl; 8 . cu rr e nt ser ies points leader Jacky Vimond at th e weekend 's Spanish rou n d. s ta g ed o n th e o ld Mongay tr ac k . Current 125cc MX World Champ ion Mi chele Rinaldi was fastest in pra ct ice, but it was Vimond who was firs t to show in moto one, ahead of H olland 's Gert-Jan Van Doorn. Austrian Kinigadner and his works KTM gated 11th but th e ch a m p sa ved m ost o f his effo rts for th e second half w hen h e m ade a real stron g charge . T en minutes from h ome he ca u g h t a n d passed Va n Doorn a n d two laps fro m home h e we nt by Vimond to score a psych ol o g ical vic to ry o ver h im . R in ald i had ga ted badl y but ca m e thro ugh to si x th by th e close. Arn o Drech sel, third i n th e poi nt s ta n d i ngs, d idn ' t lik e th e circ u i t a n d co u ld o n ly secure eig h th . Yama ha 's Vim ond was aga in in th e lead a t the st an o f m or o tw o, but a very aggresive Rin a ldi a n d Van Doorn wer e right behind him . Within two laps th e Ital ian was th rou gh to tak e t he lead a n d w ith in a few laps he had p u ll ed o u t a n eig h t to l O- second ad va nta ge. Va n Do orn we nt do wn o n th e o pe n i ng l a p t r yin g 10 p a ss Vi mon d . Kin ig adn er agai n pl a yed it co o l a t th e s ta rt a n d agai n ch a rged in th e seco n d half. With two laps to go, Kinig a dner aga in ca me by Vimond sco rin g a secon d p sycholo g ica l p oint. H e closed up th e ga p o n Rinaldi o n th e next lap, but m ade a co u p le o f mis ta kes in th e dust y co n d i tio n s a n d was left to cross the lin e in the italia n 's wheel tra ck s - lit erall y. Amer ican Donnie Cantal oupi, ridin ga Husqvarna, pi ck ed up three GP poi nts for fin ishing 13th in th e seco n d m ot o, Vimond sti ll h as a h ealth y 35 po int a d va nta ge o ver Kini gadner in th e series, but th e Austri an now lo oks 10 be • co m in g o n strong. Results 1ST M OTO : 1. Heinz Kinigadner (KTMI; 2 . Jackv Vimond (Yam); 3 . Gert·Jan Van Doo rn (Han,; 4 . (Hu Jo rgen Nilsson _ s); 5 . Marc ":e.lke neers (Mall; 6. Michele Ri n aldi (Suz); 7. M aun zlo Dolce (Han); 8. Arno Drec h se I IKTM ); 9 . Pabl o Colomina (KT MI; 10 . . Anders Eriksson (Yam) ; 11 . And rei Ledovski (KTM); 12 . Manfred Sc hau bl e (KTM); 13 . Jeen -c taude Laque ve (Ha n); 14 . Ol ivier Perrin (Kaw); 15 . Atcis Niedermeyer (Hu s]. 2ND MOTO: 1. Ri nald i; 2. Kinigadner; 3 . Vimond; 4 . Dr ech sel ; 5 . Roland Diepo ld (Kaw) ; 6 . Yan ni g Kervella (Han); 7. Dolce; 8 . Van Doorn; 9 . Soren Mortensen (Kaw); 10 . Velken eers ; 11 . Laquave; 12. Sc ha ub le ; 13 . Donni e Can tal ou pi (Hus); 14 . Henk Va n M ierl o (Han); 15. Si ma Taimi (Hus). POINT STANDINGS: 1. V im ond (2 20) ; 2. Kin · iga d ner (18 5); 3 . D r e c ~ seI 1177 ); 4 . Rina.ldi 1164 ); 5. Van Ooo rn (15 9 ); 6 . Nilsson (13 8); 7 . Erik sso n (9 3 ); 8 . Vel ke neers (8 81; 9 . Kerve lla (86 ); 10. Defe e (8 4) . Observed Trials World Championship Series: Round 8 Michaud all the way in Poland By John Dickinson MY SI ENICE; POLAND, J UNE 23 Fantic' s Th ierry Mi chaud con tinued his h eadlong gallop towards hi s fir st World Champi onship title, thanks to a win in th e Pol ish ro u n d . . Defendin g World C ham pion Eddy Lej eune fini shed secon d , 10 m arks behind hi s a rch rival. ' Th e th ree- Iap co u rse co nta in ed 16 sec ti o ns pe r lap a n d it o bvio us ly held few terrors for Mi ch aud as h e guided hi s m onoshocker 'round for th e brilIiarul v co nsis te nt lo ss o f just eig h t ma rk s per ci rc u it. Meanwhile, Lej eune was trying hard 10 beat Mi chaud, as h e did in the previ ous round in Au stria, in order 10 ga i n so me point s o n th e runaway points leader. But it was not 10 be and Mi ch aud in cr ea sed his points lead to 23. G ill es Burg a t conso li da ted hi s fo u rt h pla ce in the po int standings with yet a n o ther high scoring ride on th e Sonauto- Yamaha , beating a sub dued Philippe Berlati er a n d the twinsh oc k Ap_rilia into fifth place. American a ce SCOIl H ead and his 24 0 Bet a turn ed in lap sco res of29, 18 a n d 26 10 fin ish 14th. The World Ch ampi onship co n ten ders now enjoy a two-month rest (w h i le th ey chase National titl es ), and the series resumes o n Au gust 25 with th e Finnish round, sta ged a s usual at • Espoo. Results . 1. Thierrv Mi c ha ud (Fan ) 24 ; 2 . Eddv LeJe.une (Han) 34; 3 . Steve Saunders (Han) 39 ; 4 . G ill es 8urgat (Yam) 50; 5 . Ph i hp~ 8erlatl~r (Apr) 5 4; 6 . Tonv Scarlen (Yam ) 55; 7. Diego 80515 (Man) 60 ; 8 . Jordi Tarres (Bel) 61 ; 9 . Pascal Couturier (Betl 64; 10 . Andrau Codina (Man) 68 ; 11. Uuis Gallach (M erI 6S; 12 . Renata Ch iaberto (Fan ) 71 ; 13 . Peter Ja hn (Ho n l 72 ; 14 . Scott Head 18e1l73; 15 . John La m pki n (Arml 76 . , . POINT STANOINGS ; 1. Michaud (154); 2. Lejeune (13 1); 3 . Saunder s (122 ); 4 . 8~rgat(90 ); 5. Gallach (6 8 1 6. Scarlett (6 4); 7. Bertatier (5 7); 8 . Couturier ; (511; 9. Ch iab erto (49); 10 . 80Sls 1401 ·

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