"I got three DNFs two years ago and
only lost the title by three points." Chiodi said. "I'm not discounting anybody
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French 125cc GP
Pemes-Ies-Fontaines, France
Results: April 13, 1997 (Round 2 of 12)
MOTO 1: 1. eMceo Chiodi (Yam); 2. Claudio
Federici (Hus); 3. Nicolas O1arlier (Kaw); 4. Frederic
Viall. (Yam); 5. Bob Moore (Yam); 6. Michele Fanton
(Kaw); 7. David Vuillornm (Yam); 8. MrlaeI MasdUo
(Hon); 9. Sandra Puzar (TM); 10. Philippe Dupasquier
(Kaw); 11. Sader Manneh (Hon); 12. Thomas Traversin.i
(Hus); 13. Alex Belometti (Kaw); 14. Xavier Colomer
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(TMX); 15. Andreas Dygd (Yam).
MOTO 2: 1. Frederic Vialle (Yam); 2. Mickael
Maschio (Hon); 3. Luigi Seguy (TM); 4. Chicco Chiodi
(Yam); 5. Claudio Federici (Hus); 6. David Vuillemin
(Yam); 7. Michele Fanton (l (3).
Flat Sides Day.Glo $16
Ribbed Side-s $16
RibbC'd Side"" Oay-Glo $18
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Upcoming Rounds:
Round 3 - April 20, Mongay, Spain
Round 4 - May 4, Schwanenstadt, Austria
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Paul Malin eased back onto the scene
after his recent back injuries with a ninth
qualifying ti(lle on Saturday and explained
what actually happened in and since Indonesia. -I first fe~ a twinge when I carne in from
a 40,minLJte riding session on the Monday
before the GP. - Malin said. "I had a mas'lage that evening and went out for a slow
ride on Tuesday.. The rear end of the bike
shot· up 6n some braking bumps and my
back just gave way. I tried resting after that
but I was still in pain so I had an injection
from the AM doctor before practice. It went
again on the last lap and I was in acute pilin.
so bad that I couldn·t sleep all night. I just got
up on Sunday morning. packed my things
and came home. As soon as I got back to
the U.K. I went for a scan and two slipped
discs. and a trapped nerve were diagnosed. '.
David· Vuille·min lopks like the next
French ri·der to leave the GP scene to ride·
full-lime in the United States. '·1 have twO
offers from leBd;ng teams ~ 1998 in Ameri,
ca.' the reigning French and European
12Scc· SX champ said. "I have until July to
make a final decision what to do next year.•.
The lanky 19-year-old was outstanqing in
practice. the iessons he has learned by .
observing Sebastien Tortelll and riding·in the
United States bringing dividends. as_ he
fought the bike through the inside of the perilously slippery Pernes tums to head qualification. The only man within a half a second
of him was Mickael Magchio
One of only two Dutch riders to qualify was
Heikki Van den Berg of"the newly established Galvin team being run by Hany Nolte.
Hany has two riders in his team this year and
the other one is called Heikki Van ·den Bery:
There ara two of them. botti in the·same
team. and they.are not related. The other
one is contesting the European Junior
Series. Now Heikki is just about as common
a name In Holland as in America and apparantly there are just 11 Heikkis in total there.
all born in the '70s - and all presumably of
motocross· enthusiast fathers whose hero
was the mighty Meik!:
. cer of the throat and was fighting for his life
at·this time last year. .
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