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·M T C O S· OO R S .W orldChampionship500ccM otocross Series Round 5: Luxemb u o rgGP and I had no worries of anyo ne slipping past me if I were to mak e a small mistake." Th e eve n tua l runner-up was Peter Johansson, w ho came from an initial 11th, while Darryll King just headed Delepine a t the fl a g aft er both had slip ped off once at the very same comer during the moto. Czech GP ru n ner- u p Shayne King was elimin ated in freak s ty le as he recovered fr om the fir st -turn mel ee. "The bolt holdi ng the a ir filter came loose and got suc ked into the carburetor !" said an aghast King. Young' s chance of fini sh in g in the top six had been spo iled when he took too long to get aro u nd quick-starting Peter Hehmann as the German slipped d own in the field. The second moto was the highlight of the European off-roa d season to date, as Parker and Smets fought a tremendous duel for the lead that ultimately left both men on the ground an d out of the race. Parker needed less than a lap to pass the holeshotting John Van den Berk, but Smets was not going to let his arch rival gefaway and was hot on the KTM's rear w hee l as they came through the finish area . Th er e is no love lost be twee n the leading tearns at the moment since Husaberg qu estioned - though there was no By Alex Hodgkin son 32 FOLKENDANGE, LUXEMBOURG, MAY 28 e lg ia n privateer Gerald De lepi ne e merged as th e s hock wi nne r of th e fif th roun d of the World SOOcc MX series at the slick-su rfaced Kuelebierg track in central Luxembourg as championship pacesetters Joel Srnets and Trampas Parke r rode each other to destruction in a second moto which they domina ted bu t d id not finish. Men and machine have limits and both wen t over them as they enthralled a crowd of 7000. Jacky Martens repo rted back fo r actio n with a pain-wracked fifth in the opener, and Mike Young missed another top-fou r finis h wh en he got dra gged down by dislod ged fencing in race two. Park er was one of half a d ozen riders to hit th e grou nd in turn o ne of th e open er as Merv yn Anstie sli t he re d down in front of the pack, and a hectic ride through the ranks followed for the KTM star. In 25th after a lap, Parker hit the top 10 at half-d istance . "It was real difficult to make places on thi s slick surface," said Parker. "Some times I would dive inside three at a time, bu t then the front guy would lock up, I w ould run into him and th e two others I just pa ssed were back in front again. " At 35 minutes Parker passed Young for seven th and wi th three laps to go he ripped past Fran co Rossi for six th. A brave Martens would have been next. "I would have needed one mor e lap: ' said (Above) Privateer Gerald Delepine (20) surprised everyone In Luxembourg by winning the overall. The Belgian held off the challenges of Kiwi Darryll King (11)to win the second moto. King finis hed second overall. (Right) Trampas Parker (99) brake-checks points leader J oel Smets (3). They were engaged in a fierce battle for the lead in moto two, a moto they both failed to finish. Parker. "I was taking two seconds a lap out of Jacky (Martens) but a backmarker got in my way on th e next-to-la st lap and I ran out of time ." Martens wa s riding to sig nals fro m .m echa nic Graham Kent. "I kn ew he

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