Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

on a Maico! It was the first GP score for the German marque since Mike Larson made points in Luxembourg in 1986. Ron Lechien failed to show and had offered the organizers no explanation his GP career would appear to be over afte r just one race. C¥ Austrian GP Sittendorf, Aus tria Results: Ap ril 24, 1994 (Round 2 of 12) MOTO 1: I. Joel Smets (Ve r); 2. Jacky Marten. (H us); 3. Ma rcus Hansson (Hon ); 4. Franco Rossi (Han); 5. Siggi Bauer (!(a w); 6. Gert Jan Van Doom (Hon ); 7. Jeremy Whatley (Ho n); 8. Rudi Van Leeuwen (Hon) ; 9. Mervyn Ans tie (Ho n); 10. BiUy Liles (Hon); 11. Ronny Weuslenraed (Hon); 12. Johan Boonen (l(a w) ; 13. James Marsh (Hon); 14. Darryll King (Ka w) ; 15. Kar l Sulzer (KTM) . MOTO 2: 1. Joel Sm et s (Ve r); 2. Jack y Martens (H us) ; 3. Siggi Bauer (Kaw); 4. Marcus Hansson (Hon); 5. Karl Sulzer (KTM); 6. Mervyn Ansti e (Hon); 7. Gert Jan Van Dom (Ho n); 8. Darryl King (l(aw); 9. Je remy Whatl ey (H on ); 10. Yuri RuuI (Hon) ; 11. Mir oslav Kucirek (!(aw); 12. Ronny Weuslenraed (Hon); 13. Peter Di rkx (Hon ); 14. Brian Wheeler (Mai); 15. Christian Burnham (Hon). O/A: 1. Joel Smels (Ver); 2. Jacky Martens (Hus); 3. Ma rcus Ha nsso n (Hon); 4. Siggi Bauer (Kaw); 5. Gert Ja n Van Do or n (Hon); 6. Mer v yn A nstie (Hon); 7. Jeremy 'Nhatley (Hon) ; 8. Franco Rossi (Hon) ; 9. Karl Sulzer (KTM); 10. Darryll King (Kaw) . WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 50 0ce M X SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (Aft er 2 of round. ): I. Gert Jan Van Doom (52/ 1 win); 2. Jacky Martens (47); 3. (fIE) Joel Smets (46/ 1)/ MarcU5 Ha ns son (46); 5. Ro nn y Weustenraed (42); 6. Siggi Bauer (33); 7. Sha yne King (30); 8. Johan Boonen (30); 9. Billy Liles (23); 10. Jeremy Whatley (23) ; 11. Merv yn Anstie (11) ; 12. Mir os la v Kucirek (17); 13. Georges Jobe (15); 14. Peter Dirkx (14); 15. Franco Rossi (13); 16. Karl Sulzer (12); 17. Darryll King (10); 18. Ron Lcchien (9). World Championship 250cc M otocrossSeries Round 3: ItalianGP Win or bust By Alex Hodgkinson MONTEVARCH!. ITALY APR 24 . in o r bust seems to be the motto of Stefa n Everts th is year. At the 250cc MX GP opener in Spain th is March, the Belgian Kawasaki ride r broke twice, but since then he can do no wrong. He won both motos of the Dutch W GP, has dominated the prestigious Easter Trophy rac es and the Belgian Na tio n a l Championship opener, and he took another GP double at Monte varch i in Italy to move to within six points of the champ ionship p oints lead amazing, co n si d erin g his zero-point tota l on the openingdayoftheoun~~ Even defending champion Greg Albertyn had no answer to Everts at the Italian track, but second overa ll was enough to move him back to the head of the table, as previous leader Donny Schm it, in company with other genuine outdoor motocrossers like Kurt Nicoll, Mamicq Bervoets a nd Tram pas Parker, was res tric ted to lower leaderboard placings. Youth domina ted the placings o n the ju mp-infested track, and the top five positions in each race were dominated by Everts, Albertyn, Tallon Vohland, Rob Herring and Frederic Bolley. It wa s Vohland's best GP of the year thus far. He followed Everts past Albertyn early in race two , fin ishing (Right) Belgian Danny Theybers attacks a tum on the famous Sittendorf Kreuzriegel track. (Below) Defend ing champion Jacky Marte ns made up for a slow start at round one , f inishing second In both motos on his Husqvama lourstroke. He and Smets made a major dent In the points lead of rou nd-one w inner Gert Jan Van Doorn, who was fifth overall In Austria. four seconds do wn on the winner to clinch third on the day. Vohland 's Pepsi teammate Yves Demaria had joined them in a first-moto freight tra in ; all six of the riders involved completed the race within 12 seconds of each other. But Demaria was elim inated on the opening lap of race tw o, alo ng w ith [oakirn Karlsson and Alessandro Puzar. Mounted on a factory Honda, Edwin Evertsen continues to struggle with his injuries . He quit moto two while out of the poin ts, after ftnishing 22nd in the opening moto . c¥ ita lian GP Montevarchl, Italy Results: April 24, 1994 (Round 3 of 15) M OT O 1: 1. Stefan Everts (Kaw); 2. Greg AIbertyn (5=); 3. Rob Herring (!(aw); 4. Frederic Bolley (Yam); 5. Tall o n Vohland (Hon) ; 6. Yves Demarioa (Hon) ; 7. Andrea Bartolini (Yam); 8. Trampas Parker (KTM) ; 9. Alessandro Puzar (Kaw) ; 10. Donny Sdunit (Ya m); 11. ManUcq Bervoets (5=); 12. Kurt Nkoll(Hon); U Bernd Eckenbach (Hon); 14. Michele Fant on (Kaw ); 15. Peter Iven (!(aw). MOTO 2: 1. Stefan Everts (l(aw); 2. Tallon Vohland (Hon) ; 3. G reg AIbertyn (Suz) 4. Rob He rring (l(a w); 5. Frederic Bo ll ey (Yam) ; 6. Donny Sch mit (Yam) ; 7. Andrea B part~~i n( (Yam); 8. Michele Fan ton ((Ka w); 9. i Trampas arxe r KTM); 10. Mamicq Bervoets suz ); 11. Kurt N icoll (Ho n); 12. Werner De Wit (Suz) ; 13. Max Cazzarata (Han); 14. Miska A.1.lto n (Hon) ; 15. Peter ne Iven (Ka w). 01A: 1. Stefan Everts (l(aw); 2. Greg AIbertvn (Suz ); 3. Tallon Voh land (Ho n); 4. Rob Herr in g (Kaw); 5. Fred eric Bell ey (Ya m) ; 6. Andrea Bartolini (Yam); 7. Donny Schmit (Ya m); 8. Trampa s Parker (KTM); 9. Mamicq Bervcets (Suz); 10, Yves Demaria (Hon ). W ORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 250

• Cover