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Giuseppi Andreani captured his first overall GP w in in Argentina. Pekka Vehkonen (2) won in Venezuela and a week later finished t hird overall beh ind American Rick Ryan (45) at the A rgentinean GP. Italy's Michele Fanton . trailing for most of th e race. Bu t in the lat e goings; both Vehkonen rand Sm ith charged ahead of th e Kawa sak i rider. Ryan rode most of the mo to in fifth to secure second ov erall , whil e Sweden 's Jorgen Nilsson took sixth. Fr enchman Yannig Kervella, Honda, who had p laced an encou raging fifth in th e first moto, 'Yas hampered by a twisted kne e in the second. After dropping back aft er sus ta i n in g t he injury , Kerve lla fou ght back th e pain to fini sh eigh th. Ser ies poi nts leader from H oll and , Yamaha J ohn Van den Berk, had an off day fin ishing 12th overa ll with a 11-9 score. But Van de n Berk m aintai ns a co m fo r ta ble points cushion of 30 over Vehk o nen , 283253, with one round left to go in Sweden . _ Results 250: 1. Gi useppi Andrean i (Han) 4- 1: 2. Rick Ryan (Honl 2- 5; 3 . Pekka Veh konen (Cag) 6-2 ; 4. Miche le Fenton (Vam) 7·4; 5. Rodney Sm it h (Suz) 10 -3 ; 6. Gert-Ja n Va n Doorn (Cagl 3 -11 ; 7 . Rob Herring (Vam) 1-0; 8 . Vann ig Kerve lla (Han ) 5·8; 9. Peter J ohansson (Yam) 8 -7; 10 . Jorgen Nil sson (CagI 12 -5 . WORLD CHA M PIONSHIP 2500c MX SERIES ; POINT STANDINGS: 1. Van den Berk (28 31 2. Vehkonen (2 53); 3 . Smi t h (21 5 1; 4. J eremy Wh atl ey (194); 5. Van Doorn (185 1; 6. Diep old (163); 7. Fanton (159); 8 . Sor en Monen son (149); 9. Kerv ella (14 5); 10 . Peter Johansson (143) . Rob Herring easil y won the first moto in Argentina. but a rock punctured his crankcase in round two as he was cha rg ing up from fifth. World Championship 250cc MXSeries: Round 11 Andreani tops Ryan in Argentinean GP COSQUIN, ARGENTINA, SOUTH AME RICA, AUG. 14 Italian Giuseppi Andreani captured his first-ever GP overallvictory at the expense of America's Ricky Ryan in the second-tolast rou n d of the series. Giuseppi, Hondamounted went 4-1 to cla im the overall ~hile Ryan went 2-5 ' ' f or second I dglng F' pace, e Inland's Pekka Vehkonen, who 26 tallied a 6-2 combination. Britain's Rob Herring looked to be th e rider to beat after the Yamaha pilot smoked everyone in the first moto for the win, but while in fifth pl ace and climbing in the second moto, H erring 's good lu ck ra n out as a rock put a whole in his cra nkcase and all th e transmi ssion oil ran ou t, pu tting an end to his ride. Andreani ra n into th e same problem in th e first rnoto, however, the Itali an managed to bab y hi.s Honda-to fini.sh fourth. In th e first moto, H ernng got the . upper hand on Ryan after H oll and's Gert-Han Van Doorn and Vehkon en collided which resulted in a big pi leup. Caught in the mess included USA's Rodney Smith and Germany's Roland Diepold. H erring easil y captured th e moto win, whil e H onda-mounted Ryan hung in for second place. Van Doorn regro u ped to finish third , whi le Andreani limped in for fourth. The seco n d moto was totall y dominated by Andrea n i, who had World Championship 250cc IfX Series: Round J 0 Vehkonen's victory in Venezuela MARACA Y, VENEZU EL A, AUG. .7 Cagiva's Pekka Vehkonen kept his chances of winning th e World Championship 250cc MX Series title alive by sweeping both motos at th e Venezuelan GP, while seri es points leader from Holland, Yamaha's John Van den Berk went 6-2 for third overall. Sneaking in betwee n th e two riders was Finland's Yan n ig Kerv ella , Honda. . Vehkonen captured the win in the first moto after passing team mate Cert-jan Van Doorn, and won the second after out-lasting a fading Rob Herring, who had passed Van den Berk earlier in the race to take th e lead, but Herring couldn't stand th e 90 degree temperatures. Vehkonen eventually worked his way up and passed the wilting Herring, then shot . b~ Van den Berk for the lead and WIn . Van den Berk gated poorly in the first moto and had to labor the whole race and eventually finished sixth. But in the second, he jumped to a good start, and after bouncing up and down with Vehkon en a n d H err ing , fin ish ed a co nse rva tive second. Van Doorn , who finished second in the firs t moto, was ano ther victim of th e heat and humidity in the second mo to and coul d on ly scrape up a 10th. American Rodney Smith, Suzuki, was a top contender early in bo th rnotos, but an ear infection th at was affect ing his bal an ce kept him out of a top placing. Smith earned j ust four points on the day a nd is tied for third place with Britain's Jeremy Whatley, who m issed the Venezuelan GP with an injured hip. Another American, R ick Ryan , rode consistently to place ninth overall, via a 11-8 tally. Sweden's Jorgen Ni lsso n, who rode his best race of the season after placing third in the first moto, was forced out of the second race when h is rear shock bro ke. This gave Kervella what he needed to claim second overall, his best overa ll finish of his career. Despite so-so starts in both motos, Kervella ended up going 4-3 for second. He 's tied for eigh th in points. . Roland Diepold, from Germany, seem ed to be headed to a third-place finish in th e first moto but twisted his foo t and dropped back to ninth. Although he packed his foot with ice, he was in too much pain to start th e second. _ Results 2 50 : 1. Pekka Vehko nen (Cag) 1- 1; 2. Vannig Kerv ell a (Han) 4 -3 ; 3 . J oh n Van den Berk (Yam) ; 6 ·2; 4. Gen·J an Van Door n (Cag) 2·101 5. Michel e Fant on (Vam) 5· 7; 6 . Sor en M onensen (Kaw) 9· 5; 7 . Pet er Jo hansson (Yam) 8·6; 8 . Rob Herr in g (Varni 0-4; 9 . Rick Ryan (Hon I1 1-8; 10 . Giuseppe Andreani (Han) 10 -9. W ORLD CHAM PIONSHIP 250cc M X SERIES POINT STANDIN GS: 1. Van den Berk (27 1); 2. Vehkone n (226); 3. (Tie) Whatley/ Smith (194); 5. Van Doorn (165); 6. Diepold (160 ); 7. Fanton (13 7); 8 . (Tie) Johan sson /K erve lla (126 ); 10. (Tie) Herring /D irckx (109 ). World Championship J25cc IfX Series: Round JJ Stijbos tops in Finnish GP KU O PI O , FINLAN D, AUG. 14 Finland's Dave Strijbos came one step closer in claiming h is second World Championship 125cc Series title after capturing the overa ll victory at the Fin nish G P. T he 21-year-old from Finland . no w holds a seven point lead over rival Je an-Michel Bayle, wh o finish ed second o verall via a 2-3 tall y. His win in Finland is Strijbos' 21st in his career. ' . . Even though Strijbos and Bayle were th e feature attraction, it was Holland's Pedro Tragter wh o stole th e show in the first moto, The Honda rider sped away from the pack and eventually finish ed over a minut ed ahead of his nearest competitor, which happened to be Bayle. Third p lace went to Strijbos, followed by American Mike Healey, piloting a Cagiva. Roundi ng out the top five was Finland's Mika Kou ki. The secon d moto was all Strijbos'. He jumped out to an ear ly lead with Healey in pursuit. Strijbos held a commanding lead the whole way with Hea ley hanging on for a second-place finish. Bayle suffered a poor sta rt and spent his entire moto weaving his way through the pack. He even tually finished third. J ust one round remains in th e series, which will decide the seasonlo n g bo u t between Strijbos and Bayle. - Results 125 : 1. Dave Str ijbo s (Cag) 3-1 ; 2. J ean-M ichel Bayle (Han) 2·3; 3 . Mike Healey (Cag) 4- 2; 4. Pedro Tragt er (Han) 1-12; 5 . M ika Kou ki (Yam) 5-8 ; 6. Al essandro Puzar (KTM) 9 -6 ; 7. A rto Pan t ill a (KTM) 6-10; 8 . Bobby Moore (KTM ) 0-4; 9. Al ain Lejeu ne (Han) 8-11 ; 10 . Pasi Hagstr om (Kaw) 0 -5 . WORLD CHAMPI ONSH IP 12 5cc MX POINT STANDINGS; 1. Strijbos (365); 2. Bayl e (35 8); 3. Tragt er (216 ); 4. Puzar (164); 5. Healey (14 6); 6. M assimo Cont ini (143); 7 . Corrado Maddii (138); B. George Jobe (132 ); 9 . Lejeu ne (126); 10 . Ko uki (1 11 ).