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' . ,. ,~ Round 8: England Demaria's By Geoff Meyer FOXHILL, ENGLAND, JUNE 19 efending champion Greg Albertyn rebounded from a scoreless day a t th e p revi ous round to regain the points lead at EngT'and's Foxhill track. The South African turned in two solid rides, but the real star of the day was Frenchman Yves Demaria, who s p lit moto wins w ith Albertyn and scored the overall win . It was the Pepsi Honda rider's first 250ccGP victory. "I wan t to prove to everyone that 1 can do this more often," said Demaria. "I think 1 am as good now as the other D (Left) Yves Demaria rode Impressively to the f1rst-ever 250cc GP win of his career. Many are po inting to the Frenchman as a future title contender. (Below) Greg Albertyn (1) traded mota wins with Demaria. but fin ished as the runner-up. Stili . he rega ined the series po ints lead. (Below left ) Having missed the last two Camel Supercrosses due to inj uries. Br it James Dobb made his return at his home GP. but posted disappointing 24-16 mota finishes. t 32 two (Albertyn and Everts). 1 have been practicing a lot." Demaria's riding was nearl y faultless, making even Albertyn appear erratic at times. His gating was a big reason for his win. "It feel s good to be back in the points," said Albyertyn, who twice ran out of fuel th e we ek before. "It was nobody's fault in Belgium - just bad luck." Belgian Stefan Everts finished third in both motes, and lost his short-lived series lead to the Johnson Suzukimounted Albertyn. Still, he was not disheartened. "Last year, Greg had it all his own way, so for it only to be two points' difference is good for me and my fans," he said . On the subject of Everts' fans, they were the cause of many complaints from the Albertyn camp . "They are swearing at me - throwing things at me. It's pissing me off," complained the champ. Americans Donny Schmit and Tallon Vohland topped Saturday's timed training. Schmit's performance was the most imp ressive, considering he was recovering from a shoulder injury. "It's not broken, bu t it keeps dropping down," he said. " I have it st rappe d prett y well, though." . In Sund ay's timed training, how ever, Demaria, Albertyn and Everts came into their own. Demaria was the quickest of the three, and had the first pick on the gate. Schmit picked 18th, while Brit James Dobb, who races in the States for the SplitFire /Hot Wheels/Kaw asak i team, got 25th choice. MOTa 1 Werne r Dewit mad e a flying start to lead fellow Suzuki rider Albertyn onto the tra ck. Demaria, Vohla nd, Marnicq Bervoets, home rider Kurt Nicoll and Everts wer e also near the front. Everts had been trapped in tum one, and was a little lucky to be seventh. Dew it 's lea d was sho r t- lived , a s Albertyn charged pas t the fading rider. "They need to put some sand on thi s place," said Dewit, who had performed much better in the sand of Belgium. Albertyn reeled off some brilliant lap tim es, gai ning a sligh t lead o ver Demaria. The Frenchman retaliated by turning in the quickest lap time of the moto, though he wasn't able to move by Albertyn. As the two leaders ba ttle d, th ey w alked away fro m thi rd -place Nicoll, a popular favorite with the crowd . When the Cas trol Honda rider fell and remounted in 17th place, the spectators' hopes fell along with him. Everts made his way pas t Dewit and Vohla nd, but any tho ught of catching the lead d uo wa s out of the questio n. Albertyn had begun to gel away from Demaria, building an advantage of three seconds by the ninth circuit. Schmit had started 10th, but slow ly dropped down the field until dropping ou t while 23rd. His hopes for anot her ti tIe this year are effectively over. " My shoulde r d oes not fe el too good," explained Schmit. "I re-injured it