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occasio na lly ga ini ng ground. He was
never more than 30 me ters behind the
American.
"Then I ma de a co uple of mistakes
an d he go t away," said Herring. "We
had been so even ly matched, and the
rest were so far beh ind, I decided it
was wiser to settle fo r secon d."
Pekka Vehkon en was agai n str ug gling to sho w hi s norma l speed. and
he was passed by co us in Ism o at half
distan ce. But Ismo tired bad ly in the
fina l mi nutes and Pekka rei n heri ted
third, o nly to be passed by Bervoets,
Fanton. wh o had lost co ntact with the
group after 10 minutes, g ra d ua ll y
clawed them back, but hi s cha rge was
too late to get him better than fifth.
Van den Berk rode magnifi cen tl y in
the fir st 15 minutes to work up to
eig h th, but he cou ld o nly im p rove o ne
more pl ace as he passed the tir in g Swiss
Gunzinger. Struggling for visio n as the
mud he go t in his eyes during hi s
charge through th e field bega n to
sting, Van den Berk was event ua lly
passed o n the las t lap by South African
Collin Dugmore.
Van Doorn also ca me th rough th e
pac k well to be the last man unlapped,
whil e Dobb settled for 11th at the fin ish
after dropping beh ind o n the firs t lap.
:' " I started well , about fifth. but the n
I go t filled in and my Roll Off s broke,"
said Dob b. " I fell three times o n th e
firs t lap and I was ho pel essly last whe n
I stop ped at the end of the lap fo r fresh
goggles.
.
Strijbos had been well down in the
field. and after cras h ing at half distance
he had no chance of points and p u lled
ou t, leavin g the trac k before the race
was over.
Surra tt even tuall y got to the finish ,
sto pping first to retighten h is bars after
crash and then for fresh goggles. ~
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Results
T IMED . PRACTIC E: I. Trampas Pa rker (2
min utes, 28.85 seconds): 2. Rob H errin g (2:32. 10):
!. Ernes t G umi n ger (2:32.46); 4. Joh n Van den Berk
(2:32.89 ): 5. Mich ele Fa nt on (2:33.60): 6. Ism o
Vehko nen (2:3.:i.93); 7. Marn iq c Bervoet s (2:31.04):
8. Rolan d Diepo ld (2:34:. 4); 9. Alessandro P u za r
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(2:35.69): 10. Dave Strij bos (2:35.84): I I. J ames Dobb
(2:36.74); 12. Soren Mort en sen (2:36.80); 13. Peter
J ohan sson (2:36.98): 14. Peter Dirkx (2:37.96 ): 15.
Sima Helja nko (2:39.11 ); 16. Marcus H an sso n
(2;39.19): J7. Gert -jan Van Doo rn (2:39.67): 18.
Rupert Wa ll ner (2:40.5.; ); 19. Va n nig Kerv efla
(2:40.65): 20. Co llin Dugmore (2:4 1.48): 2 1. Willie
Surra tt (2:4 1.70); 22. Frank La ch (2:42. 16); 23. J ona s
Hermansson (2:42.34); 24. J OSlin Ba n ks (2:44.06); 25.
Pekka Vehk onen (2:44.23); 26. Ron n y WeUMenrat-d
(2;44.47); 27. Robert Bengrssc n (2:44.95): 28. j oh a n
Ejdehage (2:45.65): 29. Arn old lrniger (2:46.24 ); 30.
Er ic Bernard (2:46.31): 3 1. J erem y Whatle y (2:46.66):
32 . Axel Holvoe t (2 :47.32): 33. Tony Broberg
(2:47.43): 34. Mar k Bennett (2:49.63): 35. Micke Fri sk
(2:5UO) 36. Jor gen Ni lsson (2:.03.26): 37. CaiJly
:
N icolas (2:53.51); 38. Alwi n Van Asten (2:53. 76);
39. Peter h en (2:55.21); 40. Olivier Robert (2:55.37);
4 1. R udy Va n Leeuwen (3:03. 11); 42. Ma rio Martens
(3:03.70).
MOTO I: I. J im my Dobb (H on ): 2. J ohn Van
de n Berk (SUl ): S. Trampas Parker ( KT M); 4. Michele
Fan ton (SUI): 5. Alessandro Puzar (S ill); 6. Rol an d
D iepo ld (Raw); 7. Ma rni q c Bervoet s (Ka w ); 8. Pelka
Vehkonen (Ya m ]: 9. Co llin Dugrn ore {Hen): 10.
Yan nig Kerv ella ( Ka w): I I. Ern est Cuminger (Ya m);
12. Dave Strijbos (Kaw): 13. Peter Dirkx (Ho n ); 14.
Scren Mor ten sen ( Ka w) ; 15. Ismo Vehk o uen (SUl);_
16. Rob Herr in g (S UI ); 17. GlOri - J an Van Doo rn
\ KT M): 18. Axel Hol vOCI (Kaw ): 19. Arnold lrn iger
( Ha n ); 20. Ron ny w eusu-nrued ( Kaw ); 2 1. Ca illy
Nicolas (Suz); 22. Robert Ben g tsson (H us): 23, Peter Iven ( SUT); 2·1. Olivier Robert (Yam): 25. Rupert
WOll kner (SUI); 26. J onas Hermansson (S Ul) : 27.
jorgen Nilsson (He n): 28. Jo han Ejdehage ( Ka w).
" MOTO 2: I. Tramp."' Pa rker (KT M); 2. Ro b
Herring (SUl ); 3. Mamiqc Bervoets (Ka w); 'I. Pekka
Veh konen (Ya m ); S. Michell' Fant on (S UI); 6. Ismo
Veh kcne n (S Ul): 7. Collin Du g rno re (H o n): 8. Joh n
Va n d ell Berk (SUL ); 9. Ernest Gunaiuger (Ya m) : 10.
C.ert-jan Van Do orn(KT M); II . j irumv Do bb (H on);
12. Yan nig Kervella (Kaw): 13. Axd Ho lvoet (Ka w);
H . Sore n Mort en sen ( Ka w) ; 15. Alw in Van Asteu
(Kaw): 16. Robert Ben gisson (lI us) ; 17, Ro n n y
w eusrenra ed ( Kaw): 18. M a n 'u ~ Hansson (Kaw ): 19,
Ruper t Wallner (S Ul) ; 20. Peter Dirkx {Ho n): 21.
O livier Ro bert (Ya m): 22. Peter Joha nsson (Ya m ):
23. j erem y Whatley (Ya m): 24. Si mo Helja nko
{ Ka w): 2.1). j o nas Her man sson (Sm); 26. Will it·
S u rratt (Yam); 27. j or gen Nilsso n ( H o u ).
250 WO RLD C H AM P IO NS H I P POINT
ST ANDINGS: I. AI~~ ndru Puza r (284): 2. J ohn
Van den S('r k (184); 3. Pt'kka Vehkoneu ( 172); .1.
(T IE ) Da ve Slr ijbos/ Midl t'lt' Fumu u ( 152): 6.
Trd mpas Par ker (124); 7. Ji mmy Oobb ( 122); 8.
Ma nllqr Bervoet s (97); 9. (1' 1E) Peu-r Dir kx / Ro b
H t'u inK (94): I I. Ro la nd Diepold (79); 12. Yanu ig
Ker vell a (78); 13. Gt·n -Ja n Va n Doorn (77 ); )·1. ('.ulli n
Dugrnon- (63); 15. Pt'It'T j o hau sson (r)3) ; 16. lsmo
Vd,ku nt'n ('16); 17. Mar nls ltmssoll ('16); 18. Alwin
Van ASH'U (33): 19. So re-u Mor tensen (:il ); 20. M~nL
Be-mn-u (30).
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