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h ol d it either and was stretchered off after a cr ash . Fortunately the medical aid was only necessary as a precaution. Much had been expected of Dielmar Lacher and he had a decent ride up to eighth in race one. " I had the hardest compound tires, but there were still no knob s left on after five la ps," said Lacher . A nd h e was h ead ed for a simi lar place i n race two until h e came up on Klutz. "I thought I was giving h im -a wide berth after seeing the way he h ad just m issed Joha nsson, b ut h e too k my front wheel away w hen h e rod e straight across the raci ng l in e, " fu m ed th e ach ing and winded Ger man . A sick Ge rt Jan Va n Doom rode only on ce, o u tside th e poin ts. Franco Ross i sim p ly cou ld n' t ho ld his Husky off the bi g ju m p s af ter smacki ng h is left shou ld er a week ea rlier a t a French r ace, w h ile Shay ne King wou ld ap pear to be faci ng a year of bad starts, as the little KTMs struggle out of the gate. The o rganizers had responded on Friday to rider requests for a revision to the always troublesome first turn, but the replacement proved little better. John Van den Berk w as o ne o f three to go down there in th e ope n er and his race was run after three laps, which was how long it to o k for th e h oled radiator to drain of water. In th e second race he got back to 13th after being forced off into th e overgrown shrubs at that first tum. l~ Portuguese GP Argan il, Portugal Res ults: Ap ril 2, 1995 (Round 1 of 12) MOTO 1: 1. Joel Smet s (Hbg) ; 2. Jack y Ma rte ns (H u s ); 3. Peter Johansson (H us ); 4. M ikkel C a p ra n i (Kaw); 5. Trampas Par ker (KTM); 6. Darryl! King (Ka w ); 7. Mike You ng (Ve r]: 8. Dietmar Lacher (Ho n); 9. Rud i Van Lee uwen (Ho n); 10. Shayne King (KTM); 11. Johan Boonen (H us); 12. Eman uele Giovanelli (Han); 13. Pete r Dir kx (H a n ); 14. Gera ld Delepine (H on ); 15. Attilio Pign otti (Ha n). MOTO 2: 1. Smet s; 2. Park e r; 3. Da rryll King; 4. Yo u ng; 5 . Ca pra ni ; 6 . Van Leeu w en: 7. Di rk x; S. Marten s; 9. Joha nsson; 10. Shayne King ; 11. Mervyn Ansn e (Ho n); 12. Pignotti: 13. John Van den Berk (Hon ); 14. Ale x Paccioretti (Hon); 15. Chris Jacobs (H bg). O/A: 1. Joel Smcts (Hbg) ; 2. Trampas Park er (KTM); 3. Jacky Marte ns (H us ); 4. Darryll King (Kaw ); 5. Mikkel Caprani (Kaw); 6. Peter Johansson (Bus ); 7. Mike Young (Ver ); 8. Rudi Van Leeuwen (Hon ); 9. Peter Dirkx (Ha n); 10. Sh ayne King (KTM ), WOR LD CHA M P IONSHIP 500ee MX SE RIES POINTS STANDINGS: 1. Jot.'! Smets (40 /1 w in); 2. Tram pas Pa rker (28); 3. Jacky Martens (25); 4. Darryl! King (25); 5. Mikk el Ca pr aro (24); 6. Peter Johanson (22); 7. Mik e Young (22); 8. Rud i Van Lee uwen (17); 9. Peter Dirkx (Hon ); 10, Sh ayn e King (12), Upcoming Rounds: Round 2 - Sill endorf, Austria, April 23 Round 3 - Wohlen, Switzerland, May 7 (Above left) Former 500cc champ Jacky Martens gave Smets a run in the fi rst mota but crashed in the second. He went 2-8 for th ird overall . (Above) Mike Young, on the 530cc Vertemati fou rstroke, made his GP debut in fi ne slyIe by going 7-4 for seventh overall. (Left ) Another GP newcomer, Denmark's Mikkel Capran i rode well In his debut. The Kawasaki rider went 4-5. C lass newcomers Paul Malin from England and Collin Dugmore from South Africa were the o nly other nonItalians to break in to th e top five of either m oto . 0 Italian GP Cast ig lione dal Lago , Italy Resu lts: April 2, 1995 (Round 1 of 12) MOTO 1: 1. Gaudio Federi ci (Yam); 2. Alessandro Pu zar (Ha n ); 3. Eri k Came rlengo (Ya m); 4 . Ales si o Chi odi (Yam); 5. Paul Malin (Yam); 6. Mau ro Del'Lego (Hon); 7. Jimmy Button (Han) ; 8. Dave Strijbos (502); 9. Michele Fan ton (Ka w) : 10. Co llin Dug mo re (Suz); 11. Mickael Masch io (Han); 12. Wa lter Rart oli ni (TM); 13. Phili ppe D u pasq u ier (Y am ); 14. Stepha ne Ron cada (Hon ); 15. Cris tian Ravaglia (Han ). M OT O 2: 1. Ch iod i; 2. D ug mo re : 3. Federici ; 4. Puzar; 5. Button ; 6. Masdtio; 7. Sebastian Tortelli (KolW ); 8. Massim o Bartolini (TM ); 9. Mali n; 10. Fred e r icVialle (Kaw); 11. Fan ton ; 12. Strijbos; 13 . Fabio Balducci (Ho n); 14. Luigi Segu y (Ka w ); 15. Roncada. O/A: 1. Cla udi o Federici (Yam ); 2. Alessio Chiod i (Yam ); 3. Alessandro Puzar (H an); 4. Co llin Dug mor e (Suz); 5. Jimmy Button (Han); 6. Pau l Malin (Yam ); 7. Erik Ca mc rlengo (Ya m ); 8. Mik ael Ma schi o (Hon); 9. Dav e Str ijbos (Suz); 10. Michele Fan ton (Kaw ). WOR LD CHA MP IO N SH IP 12 5ce M X SE R IES POINTS STAND INGS: 1. Cla udio Fe erici (3511 win); d 2. Ales sio C hi o d i (33); 3 . Alessandro Pu zar (30); 4. Co lli n Du gm or e (23 ); 5 . Jimm y Bulton (20 ); 6. Paul Malin (18); 7. Erik Ca me rlengo (15); 8. Mi ka el Maschio (15); 9. Dave Strijbos (12); 10. Michele Fant on (12). Upcoming Rounds: Round 2 - Bellpuig. Spain, April 9 Round 3 - Cosquin, Argentina. April 30 W hampionship1 5ccM orldC 2 otocross Series Round 1:Italian GP Federici's day CASTIGLIONEDAL LAGO, ITALY APR. 2 , o m e riders had a field da y as th e w orld 12Scc MX ser ies opened at the C asti glione dal La go track 100 miles north of Rome. Favorites Rinaldi Yamaha factory rider Alessio "Chicco" Chiodi and 1990 World 250cc Champion Alessandro "Sandra " Pu z ar, o n t h e Maddii Honda, ended the day all square in their personal d ue l and both were on th e podium, but both we re beaten overall by teen age sensation Clau dio Fede rici o n what is effectively his local track. Bo th m otos w ere runaways, the f irst for Federici and th e secon d for Chiodi. Ll.S, cha llenger Jimmy Button, ri ding fo r the Ita lian Magic Bike H onda team, ha d b een fastest qualifier, bu t w as drop pe d b y th e lead er s early i n b o th m otos an d h ad to be satisfied with 7-5 m ota fi n ishes. H with two bikes in 'complete '95 specification." ' The' '94 engine used by factory rider Mike Young in racing was housed in a '95 revised frame , but the big changes are in the new The ninth round of the World 500 MX GP motor. "We have gone up a lillie on capacity Series at Hawks tone Park in England on July to 550cc at present, but I am ,not convinced that that is the right way and perhaps we will 9 has been cancelled. The FIM ,is actively seeking a replacement. but ~ is unlikely there go back to 53Occ," explained Alvaro. "But the big change is the complete absence of chain will be any takers at such short notice . The potential financial ruin of the organizing Salop transmission within the motor." Valve movement and intemal transmission is now all .by Motor Club is blamed for,the cancellation; the recent 'market devaluation of Sterling against gear wheels: "We have one kilogram extra weight , but it is worth it because we have the Swiss Franc has increased costs by $10,000, and the FIM sanction fee has dou- now eliminated timing slip in the duration of a bled this year to $5000: while the promoter race: Young; from Montclair; California, who has faced a series of bad-weather races in the ' was the U.S. Four-Stroke Champion in 1992, was put in touch with the Italians by Swedishlast two years, and incurred losses at' more born L asse Larsson. Ex-ATK parts manager · than $50,000 at their last two GPs. The lack of Cord Piea'rson is accompanying Young on his a British challenger did not augur well for a Euro adventure. . ' change 'of fortune. The recent devaluation also hrt the Spanish 250, Portuguese 500 and Italian 125 'promoters hard. The Portuguese were ' Trampas Parker was' openly confident of his titl e chances ' on the 360cc factory KTM: "I only ableto run thanks to the sponsorship by took the holeshot two motes out of three at the national telecommunication network and a number of other secondary sponsors, whom , the Mantove warmup race," 'said Parker. "We now have a new longer,pipe fabricated at the ' .they were able to attract with live coverage of , factory in Mall ighofen and,this has improved , the race on the state-run TV network. power as we ll as :reducing noise ." Othe r diff erenc es to t he FVM bikes of Ronn y , The Vertemati brothers, arrived In Portugal with an updated '94 bike for the race and an Weustenraed and Shayne King are a longer '96,pre-production frame with revised linkage , all-new '95 model as number two-bike. Alvaro Vertemati said, "The weather has been so to suit the Marzocchi rear shock. New larger bad that we' have had too lill ie time to test the '· 51inm Mar:i6cchi Ma'gnum forks will be used " ". new bike: but 'we liope to arrive' in Austria ,iO Austria. Briefly_ ~ ... .. .. ~ @1 ~ ~ - ....... l-< 0... -< 15

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