th an the fo ur-stroke men, raci n g to
fourth, though he had to protest to get it
after being missed once by the lap scorers.
Just 15 riders completed the necessa ry three-quarters rac e distance and
crossed the line within five minutes of
the winner to be classified as finishers.
Sixteen went on to complete race two.
The story of tha t race is soon told.
Anst ie q u ickly passed Kucirek to
lead from lap two, increasing his advantage with every lap . "The only problem I
had was three laps from the en d w hen
my front wheel ca ught a rock on the
fi rs t hil l. I was m ore w orried abo u t
burning the clutch out than an ything, "
he explained after zig-zagging his wa y
to the top, feet up like a '50s trials star.
Rossi ha d lost a lap at th e start hi ll,
an d related hi s ill fortu ne: "Whatley
crashed at the top and I got my throttle
stu ck in his rea r chain." But Rossi was
still second overall, as only Anstie and
Belgian Danny Theybers completed 25
lap s of racing.
But the last word must go to Magnificen t Merv: "If it's that d ifficult, how
co m e I could beat 'em w ith two flat
tires?"
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Slovakian GP
Sverepec, Slovakia
Results: June 5, 1994 (Round 6 of 12)
MOTO 1: 1. Franco Roosi (Han); 2. Mervyn Anstie
(Han); 3. M.ucus Hansson (Hon); 4. DanyIIIGng (!ers (Hon); 6. Jaroslav Katrinek
(Hus); 1. Giovanni Cav atorta (Ho n); 8. Marcus Hansson
(lion); 9. Georges jooe (lion); 10. DarryUKing (Kaw) .
WO RLD OIAMPIONSHIP 500« MX SERIES PO INT
STA N DIN G S (Af le r 6 of 12 r o un d s) : 1. Marc us
Ha nsson (148/1 win); 2. Joel Smets (138/1); 3. Jac ky
M arl e n s (13 4/1); 4. Bill y Liles (92/ 1); 5 . Ronny
We u stenraed (92); 6. Gert Ja n Van Doom (78/1 ); 7.
Mervyn AnSl ie (71 / 1); 8. Da nyU King (63); 9. [c ha n
Boonen (61); 10. Danny They bers (61); 11. Franco Rossi
(59); 12. Jeremy Whatley (51); 13. Mir06lav Kucirek (49);
14. Si¢ Bau er (46); 15. Pe te r Dir lcx (43); 16. Gerald
De1epine (36); 17. Shayne Kin g (30); 18. Georges Jobe
(30); 19. Carlo Huben (25); 20. Manan Duchon (23) .
Upcoming rounds:
Round 7 - Mill, Holland, June 19
Round 8 • Blangies. France. June 26
(Above) TOl'nlntla1downpours left the
track In a nearly Impassable state,
prompting the top three riders in the poin t
stand ings to sit out the second moto.
(Above right) Verlema tl-mounted Joel
Smets recovers after the muddy first
moto. Smets sat out moto two against the
wishes of his team manager, but stili
holds second in the points chase.
(Right) Jacky Martens' big four-stroke
didn't cope well with the slimy conditions.
The defend ing champion fi nished sixth In
motoone.
World Championship 125cc Motocross Series
Round 5: Swedish GP
Three fram five
VRIGSfAD. SWEDEN. JUNE 5
ank Bob Moore extend ed his lead to
10 points when he clinched h is
third overall win in five roun ds to
date on the Michele Rinaldi-entered factory Yamaha.
The loose-surfaced Vrigstad track in
so u th-c en tral Sw ed en seemed to suit
both sand specialists and hard-t rack
favorites, as honors were evenly shared
throughout the field.
Moore paved the way for his overall
success with a clear-cu t win in the opener, with his closest rivals Italian Alessio
Chiodi, Dutchman Pedro Tra gter and
Frenchman Mickael Pichon filling the
next three places in the same order that
they hold in the standings.
Holland 's Dave Strijbos , fastest in
qualifying, finally got his act together in
race two to lead home a tight stru ggle
for second between Pichon, Moore and
Tragter, who finished in that order,
while Chiodi was pushed down to a distan t sixth by Cha rrel Sweebe.
Californian Bad er Manneh failed to
finish either moto, but stayed fifth in the
standings.
Dut chman John Van den Berk also
failed to score a t the facility w he re he
had won his first GP back in 1986.
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SwedlshGP
Vrlgstad, Sweden
Results: June 5, 1994 (Round 5 of 11)
MOTO 1: 1. Bob Moore (Ya m ); 2. Alessio Chiodi
(lion); 3. Pedro Tra gter (Suz); 4. MickaeI Pichon (Han);
5. Fred rik Werne r (Hus ); 6. Roy Snellingcn (Su z); 7.
Rem y Va n Rees (J
