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(Left) American Tallon Vohland took over second In the ser ies point standings. (Above) Round one win ner Marnlcq Bervoets (4) had an off day and dropped to fourth in the standings. Jaimy Scevenels (22) was 10th overall. Dutch GP Valkenswaard, Holland Results: April 9, 1995 MOTO 1: 1. Stefan Everts {Kaw]; 2. Tallon Vohland (K.aw ); 3. Rem y Van Rees (K.aw); 4. Pedro Tragter (Suz); 5. Leon Giesbers (Suz); 6. Peter lven (Kaw); 7. Kurt N icoll (Hon); 8. Jaimy Scevencls (Ho n); 9. Werner Dewit (Suz); 10. Andrea Bartolini (Yam); 11. Mamicq Bervoets (Suz); 12. M iska Aaltonen (Han); 13. Bob Moore (Yam); 14. Mar k Eastwood (Han); IS. DannyTheyber5 (Hon). M OTO 2: 1. Stefan Everts Kaw); 2. Werner Dewit (Suz); 3. Yves Demaria (Yam); 4. Pedro Tregter (Suz); 5. Pete r lven (Kaw); 6. Leon Giesbers (Suz); 7. Kurt Nicoll (Hon ); 8. Ta llon Vohland (!Caw); 9. Joa ldm Karl sson (Ho n); to. Remy VanRees (Ka w); 11. Miska Aaltonen (Han); 12. Jaim y Scevenels (Han); 13. Danny Theybere (Ho n); 14. joe k un EJiasson (Yam); 15. An drea Bartolini (Yam). O/A: I. Stefan Everts (Kaw); 2. Ped ro Tragter (Suz); 3. Ta llon Voh la nd (Kaw); 4. Werner De w it (Suz); 5. Remy Van Rees (Kaw); 6. Peter Iven (Ka w); 7. Leo n Giesbers (Suz ); 8. Kurt Nico ll (Ho n); 9. Yves De m a ria (Yam); 10. Jaim y Scevenels (Han). WOR LD CHAM PI O NS HIP 25 0« M X S ER IES POINTS STANDINGS (a fter 2 of 15 rounds): 1. Stefan Everts (61/ 1 win); 2. Ta llon Voh land (SO); 3. Kurt Nico ll (46); 4. Mamicq Berv oets (45/1); 5. Yves Demaria (43); 6. Pedro Tre gter (37); 7. Werner Dew it (29); 8. Peter Iven (26); 9. Remy Van R.,.,. (23); 10. Peter Beir er (23); 11. Joakim Karlsso n (23); 12. Leo n Giesbers (21); 13. Bob Mo o r e (20 ); 14. Mi sk a Aa lt one n (18) ; 15 . An d rea Bartolini (17). Upcoming Rounds: Round 3 - Payeme, Switzerland, April 23 Round 4 - Maggiora, Italy, April 30 W C orld hampionship125cc M otocross series R 2: SpanishGP ound D utchman losing the second m oto nar rowly to Massimo Bartolini on the factory TM. This, by th e way, w as the firstever GP moto success for th e Italian finn . Claudio Federici, th e winner in Italy, cou ld d o no better than seven th in th e first m oto and was involved in a first comer crash with American Jinuny Button and England's Paul M alin in race two. Button had chased hom e Federi ci in race one. The first 15 in the series - eight Ital ians, thr ee Fr enchm en, Strijbos, Button, Malin, South African C o llin Dugmo r e (w h o was a retirement lat e in r ace o ne while running toward th e fron t) - will receive th ei r ex pens es paid to the next surorises BELLPUIG, SP AIN, APR 9 or the secon d week in a row, there w as a sh o ck i n g, yet d eserv ing young winner in the World Championship 125cc MX Series, as 21 year-old French k id Mikael Maschio broke the Italian domination of the class with a runaway win in th e first moto of the Spanish round at Bell puig an d a solid fifth in race two. The 31 points he earned m oved Maschio to third in the championship behind seri es favorites Alessio Chiod i and Alessandro Pu zar, who each rode two consistent, rather than spectacular races, to consolidate their po sitions in the seri~ point standings. Pu zar was sti ll riding in great pain after dislocating two vertebrae in his back during practice at the previou s week's Italian seri es opener. Old hand Dave Strijbos also showed improved form to move into the reckoni n g with two leaderboard rides, the f Spanish GP Bellpuig, Spain Results: April 9, 1995 M O TO 1: 1. Mikael Maschio (Hon); 2. Mauro Dal 'Lago (Hon); 3. Alessandro Puzar (Hon); .... Dave Strijbos (Suz); 5 . Alessio Chiodi (Yam); 6. Cristian Ravaglta (Hon); 7. Gaudio Federle (Yam); 8. Jimmy Button (Hon); 9. Luigi Seguy (Kaw); 10. Miche le Fanton (Kaw); 11. Sebastien Tortelli (Kaw); 12. Iargen Fink (KTM); 13. Erik Camerlengo (Yam); 14. Brian Kjaer ]irgen.c;en (Hon); 15. Leonardo Leoni (Hon). MOTO 2: 1. Massimo Bartolini (TM); 2. Davey Strijbos (Suz); 3. Alessio Chodi (Ya m); 4 . Allesandro Puzer (Hon) 5 . Mickael Maschio (Han); 6. Erik Cameriengo (Yam); 7. Sebastien TorteIli (Kaw); 8. Mauro Dal'Lago (Ho n); 9. Collin Dugmore (Suz); to. Stephane Roncada (Hon); 11. Frederic ViaUe (Kaw); 12. Phili ppe Dupasquier (Yam); 13. Leonardo Leoni (Hon); 14. Alessandro Belo metti (Hon); 15. Xavier Colomer (SU2~ O /A : 1. Mikael Maschio (Hon); 2. Dave Strijbos (Suz); 3. Alessandro Puzar (Hon); 4. Alessio Chiodi (Yam); 5. Mauro Dal'Lago (Hon); 6. Massimo Bartolini (TM); 7. Sebastien TortelIi (Kaw); 8. Erik Camerlengo (Yam); 9. Cristian Ravaglia (Hon); 10. Gaudio Fed erici (Yam). WO RLD CHAM PIONSHIP U See MX S ERIES POINTS ST A ND INCS {after 2 o f 12 rou nd s ): 1. Alessio Chiodi (59); 2. Alessandro Puzar (58); 3. Mikael Maschio (46); 4. Cla udio Federici (44); 5. Dave Strijbos (42); 6. Mauro DaYLago (35); 7. Collin Dugmore (JO); 8. Massimo Bartolini (28); 9. Erik Camerlengo (28); 10. Jimmy Button (28); 11. Sebastien Tortelli (23); 12. Paul Malin (18); 13 . Michele Fanton (18); 14 . Cristian Ravaglia (11); IS. Frederic Vialle (11~ Upcoming Rounds: Round 3 - Cosquin, Argentina, April 30 Round 4 - Szczeein, Poland, May 14 . Mark Eastwood scored iwo points in Holland & leadedfuel . '"We have alsoIoundthatwe ' using pump fuel bought tocatly On Saturday . are using 10% more fuel just because of the morning.. while .·Karlsson was beli eved to be · richer. settings necessary since regulations ' still using the BP fuel as registered. 16-9 rnoto oUtlawed Avgas '&'lead ed fuel. Our bikes here ' :The AM announced in Holland that two of 'the ' finishes,": ' . are fined with 13·Iit.er fuel tanks. We:hope that . . . . will be enough.~ . slxfuel samp les' taken at the opening 250cC' GP in SPain did not conform With FIM regula- .: Anoth erslx r ider s, including .championship . . tions regarding distlltation at 100 dpgrees Cel- pace setters Stefan Everts, Tallon Vohland, . .Sylvain Geb oers was confident that the i 2 . sius and proportions of,saturates and arornat- . Yves Demaria and Kurt Nicoll, were.tusl-test-. liter tanks on the Suzukis would prove suffl.lcs.t The samples invo lved were taken from ' ed in Holland. " . .' cien t. "The prob lem at the Belgian GP ·last · .Swede Joakim Karlsson and Brit Mark .East. Year was that. something 'always seemed to wood , both of whom said they haq beef! using Addendum: A typical Saturate is· methanol , .' crop-up when 'we wanted to test fuelconsump.special Iuel produced by BP..Eastwo od had while amongst the most widely-used aromatics tion with .Greg AlbertYn in sand. His 'aggre'ssive beenanon-scorer in Spain but Karlsson had . are zylonol and tytono t, both' used in the. pro- . riding style meanlthat he was using 10% more · 'posted 7-9·motofiniShes. '. .. . (;luetionof glue. Both groups are parformance- ' fuel ,than. Bervcetsand Dewit. they are .both ; . . . . . . enhancing ingni dierits in iuel. · . ' experienced. sand .riders andare not so heavy . •• 'KarlSson's' entrant Plo c io sn r ound o f t h e se ries a t Cosq ui n i n A rgentina on April 30. l~ COlm ·Reed commented. ~i .'. . ~. . . . . . ...-: .' . on fue!.". . . . . was 'assured before th6 start of the Season by' , Ho nda .ta ctory rider Kurt .Nlc o ll rode the . ' Les Thacker of BP that the fuel Supplied to us . DuichGP with a specially-fabricated gas 'tank ' Jan De .Groot did not want. t~ .disclose :the ,wii s.FIM legal,arid hesaid that tl)ey 'had been' . · w ith a -.qu ick-fiI!e r c.ap fr o m .the world of. . capac ity of the tanks on the' Kawasakis, but in regular contact wilh Senor Bu~o ,~:the presi- . endurance roadracinq. "It was my team man- ' ai:lmittedthat they had laiger !iJel tanks for the dent of the 'FJM Techn ical Comm ission'. My ·ager Erik Geboers' idea to make the pit stop,". · Dutchraceas welr"as incorporating additional ' decision to' use the -fuel was based on his.' said Nicoll: ."ln testing I found tnat -I could ride -capacity -witha feed system underneath the . claim that wluvouldobtain consistent values, ·tWo .seconds· a lap faster wrih a normal ta'nlc; seat. . . .. . .. .. and this was particularly lmportant 10 me as in' than with tne ~ulky . tanks necessary to race : . ',earlier discussions with · Esso . I had been . 45 minutes in sand. I planned my stop for :the Pe1er Beite r, frtth in .Spain, was anon-Slarter advised. thaI"there were seasonal differences , half hour. That way I.had as 'Iong' as possible . in Holland. "I crashed on Saturday last week · ,n the vapi>rizfng factor of Super Plus unleaded . to op en ·up. a n a dvan tage ove r the riders ' and needed 11. stitches in my left 'knee: he pump fuel Which'meant that at certain times cif ' beh ind an d hopefully no t lose .too man y said. ~I taped 'rt up this morning and I wasn't in ' the year in certain Countries it.would no longer ' · . places. .It is always difficult to say ~ I gained any great pain during free practice, but when I. be within FIM fimits~" Reed ' added tha t he . anything by the tactic, but I don't think I lost · decided t.o replace the taping before qualifica- ' "Wouid be sending itie B SamPle from Karlssori anything . I was only stood still l or four sec -. · tion I discovered that the 'stitches: had Come for te.stlngbe!ore the I.nternatiorial Jury .is onds and I was in the wo'rk .area feir ~total of. . out: It was not wcirth carrying oil and risking · .2 , ·'reconvenec:l .to decide on any .aclj on : ~I "Wil.! · 1 seconds ·to .take on four Iit.ers .and I only ' . damaging the .mu~es o~ getting an infection.~ e·xpee,!. a BP representative to accompany us lost .one place irt the .f.irst moto to my team-, . . '. '. . 10 Geneva when the case is heard by the FIM mate Jaimy ' Scevenels .and .1 repassed him Frederi c ~lIey :and 'Marcus ' Han~on ' we;e ' ·Jury.". while I lost none in the second. t. should have . both sti!1 ab~nt . .' .. . been. better-pl~ced in the first .rac~ but a crash . . '. " . When' asked to explain .what saturates and after 15 minutes when the front wheel went . The British .500 MX GP scheduled .for JUly' 9 'aromatlc s wfire at a press .conference neither. away .costme thai:" . ... ' . , w'hich' wascailcelled hist week" has ' been . . :. . ..... ' . . . , .'; '. replaced by a German round at Blelstein on Srb nor a member of the FIM Technical Com.' . ' ' mission present were able ·t o illuminate. Srb . · A numb er of pr iv at ee rs made a fuel 'stop" the same date ,' July 9. .The nervousness on . uS!rg jerry' caris, but the other factpry. riders.'. It)e currency markets 'at p iesent caused the · safd, ' You cim't expeel <1' membe( o(the Tech, " nical Commission to know 'anything about fuel all used extra large tanks "in Holland because British 'lo cancel as the recent. fluctuat.ions in . .tests." The fourride is whose ' fuel samples .' of the additional consumption in a simd race. . exchange ~ rate against the Swiss Franc '(in frOm 'Spain :Here found to cornpiy with FIM. . ' . . . . . . .' . .which all FIM p ayrnenls are calculated) meant . rule~ were Pedro .Tragter and Van Wessel, .. The· nit.um i o 40 m inute pl us 'tw o' lap '~otos that Ihey faced additiona l expenditu re of both using Howell Racing Fuel , Bob Moore ' are not Ihe only otti er lactor. Team Rinald i ' around $15 ,000 on ·tne pe rm it fee , travel ' .who; Iike,his Rinaldi teammales, uses.Elf, and 'chief mechanic 'lUer Ald in ih ighlighted one of ' indemnity and prize money payments,',Ger" Danish priV ateer JesperJirgensen whO.was ' the problems facing 'teams this year because : many will thUSly host two rounds 'of the senes ' ·using ll ump.fuelfrom a local g~ sta~ion. , . . ' ~f the new ruel regulations Wh!ch outlaw Avgas . this year. . . .... - 1-< P-.

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