Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

World Championship 250cc MX Series: Round 3 Puzar pushes on in Sweden WEDE:\. ~IAY 13 ta l ys Alessandro P u za r won his thi rd consecutive G P with a I-I sweep of the Swed is h G P at the Sva ns taba nan circuit. The Chesterfie ld Suzu ki rider has now claimed five of the six m o to s run thro ugh three rou nds of th e World C hampions hip 250cc MX Series a n d is 2i points a head o f 125cc World Champ io n T rampas P ar ker i n th e sta nd in gs. American Parker fin ished sixth overall with a 3-8 score, while Ho lla nd 's John va n den Rerk a nd Engl and's Rob H erring mad e it a Suzuki sweep o f th e top thr ee overa ll po sitions. Van den Berk took th e lead at the sta rt o f th e first moto follow ed by Parker, wh o was fastest in tim ed practice, and H o lla nd 's Dave Strijbos. Many rid ers slid out o n the fresh lywatered, hard -packed tra ck on the first lap, including Puzar, Strijbos passed Parker but th en cra she d, whi le P uza r was cha rged back fro m hi s o pe n ing -la p mi shap a nd closed in o n Van den Berk near th e end o f the 40-minute-plus-two-lap mot o. Puzar ca ugh t a nd pa ssed th e Dutchman a few hundred yards befor e the finish lin e 10 tak e th e win. Dutch man Gert-jan van Doorn foll ow ed Pa rker across th e line. whil e Strijbos reco vered fro m his cras h to fiilish sixth behind It al ian ;\Ii ch el e Fanton. H erring sto p ped for clean goggl es durin g th e ra ce th en ca me ba ck th rough the pack a nd passed Swede Ma rcus Hansson nea r th e end for seventh. Van den Berk was first o nto th e trac k aga in a t the sta rt o f rnot o two, a nd he held th e lead u nt il lap si x when Puzar c ha rged past. From th en o n Puzar contro lled the race to th e finish. Van den Berk ran o ut o f gas on th e last lap. but Puz ar had been g iven th e two -lap sig na l as he crosse d th e line after 40 m inut es a nd o ne second had ela psed. Van den Berk p ro tested th at the race was th erefore o ne la p too long. the jury found him to be correc t a nd he was reinstat ed in th ird p lace. H erring recovered fro m a midpack start 10 claim th e runner-up spot afte r pa ssing Strijbos and Parker a lo ng th e wa y. Strijbos held o n to fourth a t th e finish whi le Pa rker slid to eigh th beh ind Van Doorn , Fanton a nd Peter Johansson. ex Ifl!OU 1d cou .see us ~YKOPI :\G . I Res u lts 0 / A: I. Alessandro P uza r (Suz): 2. J ohn Van de n Sal (S UI); 3. Ro b H ("rrin ~ (Sua): '1. Cert-jan Va n Doorn ( KT M); 5. DaH' Strijbos { Ka w ): 6. T rampas Parker (KT M); 7. Michele Fa n to n (S Ui ): 8. Yannig Kervel fa {Ka w): 9. Peter jobunsson (Ya m); 10. Ismo \'thko ncn {Sua): I I. Pekka Vehk onen (Yam): 12. Ma rcU!~ Han sson {Ka w): 13. Peter Dirckx (H o n ): I" . Roland Diepold { Ka w): 15. Ja ck)' Vimo nd (S UI); 16. \-larniq(: IkTVOt" l S ( Ka w ); 17. Pen Kovar (Hon]: 18. [ Iinmv Dobb (H e n]: 19. So H ogbe rg (Su z). MOTO 1: I. Alessand ro Pu rar (SUl): 2. John Van den Berk (Suz): 3. T rampas Park er ( KT M); ·1. Oen J an Va n Doo rn (KT l\1); 5. Michele Fanton (SUl); 6. Dave Strijbov (Kaw ): 7. Ro b H er r in g (SU1); 8. ~ l an:u !\ H a n sson ( Ka \\') ; 9. Yann ig Kervel la (K3w); .];0 Pet er Dirckx ( He n ): I J. J ;lCky Vim ond (SUl) ; 12. . I sm o Vrhkonen (Suz); 13. Petr Kovar (He n) : H . Bo H ogber g (SUl) ; 15. Pekkn Veh ko ne n (Ya m ). :\t OTO 2: I. Alessandr o Puzar (S UI.); 2. Rob H erring (SUI): 3. John Van den Ber k (SU1); 4. D3\'C trijbos (Kaw): 5. Gcn-]a n Van n oorn (KTM ); 6. Mi che le Fan ion (SUl): 7. Peter Johansson (Ya m ); 8. T ram pas Parker (KT M ): 9. Pekk.a Vehkonen (Yam ): 10. Ro la nd Diepol d (Ka w): II. lsmo vehkone n (S UI ): 12. Ya nn ig Kervell a ( Kd W); 13. Mar ni qc Bervoets (Ka w): 14. J imm y Do bb (H e n): 15. P eter Dirck x ( H o n ). 25 0 WORLD C HA M P IO NS III P POIN T ST AN DINGS: I. Alessa ndr o Puza r (113):2. Trampa s Parker (136): 3. Mich ele Fanion (76); 4. J ohn Van den &rll: (71); 5. Rob H f'rrin g (54): 6. Peter J oha n sso n 153); 7. Da.. Smjbos (5 1); 8. Ro land Diepol d (4 1); ..9•.Cert-jan Va n Doorn (38); 10. Yann ig Kervell a (SO); 11. Pekka Vehkouen (28); 12. Ji mmy Dohb (2.5); 13. Marniqc Bervoets (24); l -l. lsmo veb ko ne n ( 15); 15. (TIE ) Marcu s H an sson /j acky Vim ond (13 ). Rt. 8 • New Berlin, NY TICIln PlIED: Full WHhnd " GoI .. . ._ ....._...__$30.110 . 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