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wasn 't rid ing smoothly and it was wiser to let him go and se tt le for the (10) po int s." " I think Tallon went off too fast," sa id Bervo ets. "I could stay with him once he was in front, and 1 already had the lead again before he fell." By th e time Vohland fell , Ev e rt s, Werner Dewit and Yves Demaria h ad closed righ t u p on him. Dewit was also to su ffer. "I fe lt good , " said Dewit. " I had come past Bartolini, Beirer and Demaria, but I was committed to the line Tallon fell onto. I los t the train and had to settle for fourth." D emaria pushed Evert s hard for many laps before accepting defeat. "After those first two disastrous GPs I needed a finish for my confidence, so I backed off on the last two laps," said Demaria. Eve rts was not too upset at the end of his victory run. " I didn 't know h o w I w ou ld la st physi cally afte r m y recent sic kness," said Everts. "In the end I still felt fres h at the en d of that fi rs t m ot o . I on ly dropped three points." The champion was less content after fin ish ing 10th in race tw o, es pecia lly after his main title rivals both took full ad vantage. "I just didn't gate well," said Everts, "But the dust w as a problem in the pack as the sun got low er, and I w asn' t feeling so good either." Be rvoets took a clear h olesh ot , bu t aga in VohIand had the -speed . This time the Am erican was in charge. ' "When I got in front I just conce ntrated on riding the track and put the other ride rs ou t of my mind," Vohland sai d. "I think I let them get to me in the firs t race and th at's why 1 tens ed up. Tha t w in was important. There's not mu ch in the points, an d n ow I ca n go to the nex t races knowing I am the fastest." Bervoets was retrospe ctive. "I wasn't wo rried w hen Tallo n came past again," sa id Bervoets. "I m ade the m is t ake of th in k in g he wou ld fade again like in th e first moto, however, and didn't push him too hard at first. Wh e n I realized he was not go ing to sta rt m akin g mi st a k e s, I s t a r te d a charge, but I m ad e a mist ake m yself. I was only down for a cou ple of seconds, bu t h e wa s gone, a nd I jus t h a d to accep t se cond in th e m ot o and the GP win." Dewi t was agai n impressive for third. "I caug ht up to Marn icq at one poin t, but it is always more d ifficult to attack your teammate forcefully and I settled into a speed," said Dewit. " It was difficu lt to p ick it up aga in when Herring started to close near the end." Rob Herring, so long th e enigma of the GPs bu t so often injured in recent years, was happy with fourth . "It's a lon g time since I was that near the fro nt," sa id Herring. "I might have had th ird, but Dewit is a crafty rider. 1 decid ed to settle for fourth after making a m istake over a tabletop two laps from the end ." Beirer was again in th e top six but had to admit that his home GP had not gone as well as he had hoped. "My team didn't put me under pressure, but 1 was too anxi ou s to do reallv well here today," said Beirer. "I started making litt le mi stakes early in the first race and tried to o vercome them b y even m or e commitment. Th at was a mistake because I ju st tensed up; got arm-pum p an d couldn' t find the lines. The only good laps I rode all day were th e last four a fter I fel l. I loosen ed up and it was n o problem to repass Bartoli- Everts had a bad day. The champ ion lost ground to his title rivals after card ing a disappointing 10th In moto two and fourth overall, but he still has an 11-point lead over Bervoets . ni. O ne more la p and 1 would h a ve had Belley too." . Demari a 's sa d season continued. The Frenchm an didn't even make a lap. " H e caught his left b oot in a hol e and has s tretched the a nkle ligamen ts, " exp lai ned team b oss Michele Rinaldi. Bader Manneh fin ally fou nd a track more to his likin g than the greasy Spa nish su rface o r th e sand of H oll and to post 17-15 mot o finishes from midpack starts. Hansson, making a return to the GPs as a m ember o f th e sa me Ma g ic Bike Yam aha team as Moore after a one-year inju ry absence, d id well to qualify after only four week s riding but DNF ed both motos. I~ German 250cc GP Teutschenthal, Germany Results: April 14, 1996 (Round 3 of 13) Italian 125cc GP Glavera del Montello, Italy Results: April 14, 1996 (Round 1 of 12) MOTO 1: 1. Marnicq Bervo et s (Su z ); 2. St efan Everts (Hon); 3. Yves Demaria (Yarn); 4. Werner Dewit (Suz) ; 5. Pit Beirer (Hon); 6. Tallon Vohl and (Kaw). 7. Andrea Bartolin i (Ya m ); 8. Aless io Ch iod i (Yam ); 9. lock e Karl sson (Hon); 10. Fred er ic Belley (Kaw); 11. Remy Van Rees (Kaw ); 12. Kurt Nicoll (KTM); 13. Miska Aalt onen (H on ); 14. Jairny Scevenels (Hon); 15. Joakim Eliassen (Yam). . MOTO 2: 1. Ta llo n Voh la nd (Ka w ); 2. Mami cq Bervoeta (Suz) ; 3. Werner Dewit (Suz ); 4. Rob Herring (H an); 5. Frederic Bailey (Ka w ); 6. Pit Beit er (Hon ); 7. An d rea Bar tolini (Ya m ); 8. Alessio Chiodi (Ya m ); 9. Iocke Karlsson (Han); 10. Ste fan Everts (Han); 11. Pedro Tragter (Suz ); 12. Peter Iven (Ka w); 13. leon Gies bers (K TM ); 14. Sa nd ra Pu za r (Hon) ; 15. Bader Manneh (Han ). O/A : 1. Mamicq Bervoets (Suz); 2. Tallon Voh lan d (Ka w); 3. Wern e r Dew it (Suz ); 4. Stefan Everts (Ha n ); S. Pit Beiter (Ha n); 6. Andrea Bart olini (Yam ); 7. Fred eric Belley (Kaw) ; 8. Chicco Chiodi (Yam ); 9. Yves Demaria (Yam) ; 10. locke Karlsson (Ha n). W ORLD CH A M P IO N S H I P 250« MX SE RIES POINTS STAND INCS (After 3 of 13 ro unds): 1. Stefan Ev erts (103 /2 wins); 2. Mam icq Berv oets (92 / 1); 3. Tallon Vohland (88); 4. Werner Dewi t (71); 5. Pit Beirer (66); 6. Fre deri c Bailey (51); 7. loc ke Kar lsso n (SO);8. Andrea Bartolini (45); 9. Pedro Tragter (38); 10. Chi cco Chiodi (34); 11. Yves Dem aria (27); 12. Peter Iven (23); 13. Rob Herring (21); 14. Sandra Pu za r (20); 15. Remy Van Ree s (18); 16. Ialmy Sc ven els (9); 17. Ku rt Nicoll e (7); 18. l eo n Gies be rs (6); 19. Osca r Vrom ans (5); 20. ]oakim Eliassen (4). M OT O 1: 1. Massim o Bartolini (TM ); 2. Mi ch ele Fan ton (Kaw); 3. Mick ael Maschio (Hon ); 4. Brian Kjaer Jor gensen (Suz ); 5. Ale x Belom etti (Han ); 6. Philippe D u pa s q u ier (Ka w) ; 7. C laudio Federici (Ya m) ; 8. Sebastien Tort elli (Ka w ); 9. Luigi Seguy (Kaw ); 10. Fabio Pic co (Hon ); 11. Marco Sta llmann fKa w ); 12. Xavier Colomer (Suz l;" 13. Paul Malin (Yam ); 14. Fred eric Vialle (Yam); 15. Mauro dal 'Lago (Han). MOTO 2.: 1. Ma ssimo Bart o lin i (TM ); 2. Claudio Federici (Ya m ); 3. Brian Kja er Jor ge n se n (Suz ); 4 . Michele Fanton (Ka w ); 5. Mauro dal'La go (Ha n ); 6. Mickael Ma s chio (Ha n ); 7. Frederic Viall e (Yam); 8. Upcoming Rounds: Round4 . Gdynia, Poland, April 21 Round 5 - Mantova, Ita ly, M 5 ay W Championship 125 M orld cc otocrossSeries Round 1:Italia nGP Bartolini brings it home CIAVERA DEL MONTELLO, ITALY, APR. 14 assimo Bartolini gave the small TM factory its first-ever overall GP win w hen he comp letely d omina ted racin g at the typ ically s lick Italian track of Giavera del Montello, 50 miles inland from Venice in the north of th e co u n try, in the fir st round of the world 125cc MX series. As u sua l in the sm alles t GP class, hom e ride re dom inate d th e Italian event, providing 10 of th e 20 scorers, while the French provided half of th e rest. Arizona's Bob Moore wa s unable to compete after br eaking his hand TO days previously, but he could take comfort fro m the fact that hi s main tit le rival Sebastien Tortelli could only score nine points after a DNF in race two. Ex-500cc World Champion Marcu s M Brieflv·· ·~·~. . LuigiSeguy (Ka w ); 9. Simone Giro la mi (Hon); 10. Erik Camerlengo (Yam ); 11. Alex Belornetti (Han) ; 12. Davi d Vuill emin (Kaw ); 13. Attilio Pignotti (H on); 14. Fabio Baldu cci (Han); 15. Marco Stallmann (Ka w ). O/A : 1. Massim o Bartolini (TM); 2. Michele Fanton (Kaw); 3 . Brian Kja er JOrg ensen (Su z) ; 4 . C laudi o Federici (Ya m ); 5. Mickael Maschio (H on); 6. A le x Belom ett! (Ho n ); 7. Lu igi Se gu y (Ka w) ; 8. M auro dal'Lago (Hon ); 9. Fred eri c Vialle (Yam ); 10. Philippe Dupasquier (Kaw) . WO R LD C HA MPIONS HI P U See MX SE R I ES PO IN TS ST A N D INCS ( Af l ~ r 1 of 12 r ou n d s ): 1. Massim o Bartolin i (40 / 1 win ); 2. Michele Fanton (30); 3. Brian Kjaer Jorgensen (28) ; 4. Cla udio Federici (26); 5. Mickael Ma schi o (25); 6. Alex Belometti (16); 7. Luig i Seguy (15); 8. Mauro dal' lago (12); 9. Fre deri c Vialle (11); 10. Philippe Du pa squi er (10 ); 11; Sebastien Tortelli (8); 12; Simo ne Girolami (7); 13; (TIE) Fabio Picco / Erik Camerlengo (6); 15. Mar co Stallman (6); 16. (TIE) Xavier C ol omer /David Vu ill emin (4 ); 18. ( TI E) Paul Malin / Attili o Pigno tti (3); 20. Fab io Baldu cci (2). Upcoming Rounds: Round 2 . Payeme, Switzerland, April 21 Round 3 . Bellpuig, Spain, May 5 Dutchan dG erman GPs. - j was suff~ring 'lrom ·food poisoning and a fever. after which I was feeli rigvery tired . cha mpio ns hip le ade r explained. Blood analysiss howed Ihad a low · iron count. 'I was able to ride on Wednesday before .the GP herem Germany. I have lost a lot 'of strength. but I expect to be back to full 'fitness for the Italian GP on May 5.- Everts has been 'prone to blood disorders ' following sickne s s ever s ince he had his 's ple e n removed after a fi rst-corner crash at the 1992 German GP. ' . . ":'" ... Italy.has proved to be a dangerous place for American MXers this year. Trampas Parker is still out.of action after damagingvertebrae in his back in the first warmup race at Esanatoglia ,on the first weekend of March. arid in the week before Easter. Mike Healey' broke' three ribs ' - one of 'which punctured a lung'while practicing at Malpensa Raceway. A day . later Bob Moore' crashed in private ,testing close to Michele Rinaldi's Yamaha ,base in Dag Boyesen was one of the victims of ihe ' Parma and broke abonem his right hand. He . ' home nationlrule which reserves two places cannot 'race for 30 days arid will miss the first · at the start for riders of the. host country even two 125c': GPs. There'· is a 's light possibility .' . iftheir riders cannot qualify. Boyesen was 21st that Parker can return to racing at the French' in' his qualificatio n group . normally good . .500cc GP on May 5.. while,a comeback date.. ' enough, for res erve, but no riders.with a Ger-. . man license had made It. so he was out. The · for Healey is difficult to forecast. . ' ' .. , . ludicrous nat ure of the rule, desrqriedto This tale of woe 'has 'left Tallo;' Vohlan'd as ' ensure the home crowd two riders to support: the only remaining American MX GP title can- was emphasized when one of the "Germans ' didate racing at present. The Kawasaki factory was actually a Belgian - Axel Holvoet. who rider also gave himse lf a shock 'over Easter had ridderi US SX- in.1994/95 and now corn.when.he .crashed i a Dutch "ice. hurting a" pe tes for a Ge rman dealer on a German ' n wrisi. Examination revealed nofracture. how-. license ' while true German Beirer did not ' , ' count as one of the two : home - men because ' f ;ver. · he co mpete s on a Swiss license: At least Ma's s i':"o Barto·lini. the 25.year-oid do~ble . Boyesen received the travel indemnity, but the ' winner of the opening 125cc GP. is no relation . situation became even more frust ratinq when to Yamaha 250cc GP rider Andrea or.former Holvoet. who would not receive payment: left four-stroke ace Walter" Bartolin i may so und ' the track on.Saturday evening'claiming that he " . , exot ic' to Ameri can ears, but it' almos t as co rn- ·had a sore knee. ~on a namein Italy as is Smith in the U.S. . A few mi nuies before :the second race: the n ie 250cc GP ser es has been 'reduced to 13" German organizers set off canno ns and fire'rounds' foll owi~g the c a nce llation .of the works to entertain the crowd: "Hey, what was Argentine GP planned for May 19 because: that? Are the Russians back?" joked one pho' 'two O ppos'i ng factio ns each currently claim to .tographer. be the officially sanctioned body affiliated to the AM. The date was offered to tender and Die tma r Lache r declined to take 'up his ' four Eur opean promotors made inquiries: but wild-card start in'·the 250cc GP as a result of each had obstacles put in.their way either by .his thigh injuries sustained at 'the Italian 500cc their national federations or the local govern- ' GP two weeks 'earner. so Attilio Pignotti .ment authonties. The 250cc riders now face a ' had the honor 'of being the first rider 'to take month without a 'race after the Italian GP on advantage of the new ruling which allows a ' May'5. · '. . rider to raceout of his normal class in his horne-country GP. Pignolti.·a500cc Gi' 'reguStefan Eve rt s tiad b~en able to ride only lar, actually scored pointsjn the Italian 125cc once .during th e two wee ks between 'the GP ~fter posting 16·13 moto finishes:

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