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d id not work out that way. Nea r the end of the mota , I go t a little tired and made some mistakes. Mamicq is no t going to give up un til the end ." With the tw o Belgian rid ers now in firs t and second , all tha t was left fo r Dewi t was to find his way pa st Beirer, but that did not happen, and Beirer held on for third place, just ahead of Dewi t, Karlsso n, Frederic Bailey, Rob Herring, Brown, Dug more and Pete r Iven. Brow n wa s very unlucky once again. "I wa s firs t into the first comer, and then somebody hit my back wheel," he said. "It spun me around and I lost a lot of places ." Ever ts, on the other hand, nee de d not look over his shou lder: As he crosse d the finis h line, Bervoets was 11 seconds back and showing signs of defea t. " I go t a te rr i ble s tar t and h a d to fig ht," Bervoe ts said. "Th is tra ck is good, bu t it's hard wo rk, and Stefan was long go ne w hen I go t to second place." Moto tw o bro ught ou t a cha nge in th e tra ck, n ot to mention so me rai n . Brown, w ho was 20th after his tu rn -one mix-up, got a jump on Everts an d led into the first tum, followed by Tortelli, Sceve nels, Karlsson and Yves Demaria. Back in 12th a nd 13th , re sp ective ly, were Bervoe ts an d Vohlan d . Both wo u ld mak e some type of charge. Brown's lightning start would cou nt for very little as he dropped from first to ninth, while Bervoets had , by lap two, mo ved in to second place, followed by Beirer, To rtelli, Dewi t, Bolley and Voh land . While Vohlan d was not looking likely to tro uble Eve rts, his never-say-die attitude was giving some of the others trouble. "I go t a n eed le for th e pa in in my knee, and it feIt okay ear ly, but the pain in m y s houlder was always coming back," Vohla nd sa id . "It was ge tti ng tough, bu t they were goi ng so slow that I could keep a nice pace." Brown had wo rked his way past severa l riders and found the back wheel of Vohla nd . "I th ought we we re go ing to race a little, but I guess he had trouble at the to p of th e track," Brow n sai d . "He let me go by." Vohland was sure his Yamah a teamma te was the oniy one get ting liberties . "We need as ma n y good results as pos sible," Vohland said. "I thought he was going faster and I migh t be able to follow him, but I was not able to." Brow n then set ou t after the others. "I felt good . The track was perfect, a little like back in America," Brown said. "The sa me type of di rt , but those top few guys we re a little far ahead, and I settled in for a race wi th Bolley." Ba il ey, who had in the first mo to recorded the same blis tering times, could not mat ch Brown , however. "He wa~ fast - then it started raining; that wa s difficu lt," Bailey said . " It was g reat," Brown said of the rai n. "It was a lot of fun. We slowed a little, so it was not getting too hard to ride . [ liked the rain ." Everts and Bervoets were also feeling the cold rain on their faces, and as th e las t laps ticked , the two riders ma d e some unusual errors. "I saw Stefan up ahead and he was making mistakes, but just as I thought I could get hi m, I would do some thing stu pid," Bervoets said . Everts crossed the line and, raising his ar ms in victory, was soon lost in a ~ea of Ho nda jerseys - the Belgian racer was home, and the crowd was no t abou t to let him forget that. L "To win here in front of these people is grea t," Everts said. "We had a lot of changes in the trac k this weekend, wha t wi th the weather and everything. It was a real hard day. I want to go to South America, and Indonesia, and hopefully w rap the Cha mp ions hip up in Switzerland ," Everts said . Hold ing a s trong third place a t th e late s tages of the race, Tortelli again lost his head. " It was d ifficu lt w ith the rain," he sa id . " I just slipped and Beirer go t by me." Beirer said, "I followed him for a few laps and he was riding on the limi t. I'm no t surprised he crashed." With th e Wo rl d 250cc MX championships now head ing to Sou th Ame rica and Indonesia, the riders will not return to Eu rope un til mid -Au gu s t; a t that time, Everts will come home again. 0Belgian 250cc GP Kester, Belgium Results: June 22 , 1997 (Round 9 of 15) (Right) American Mik e Brown ho les hot the second moto and fi ni shed th e da y off in seventh o verall with an 8-5 mo to scor e. (Below) Frenchman Sebastien Tortelli crashed. aga in In the first mo to and fin ished f ourth in t he second mot o to gamer eighth overall. MO TO 1: 1. St ef a n Ev erts (Ho n ); 2. Marn icq Berv oets (Su z); 3. Pit Beirer (H on ); 4 . Werner Dew it (Suz) ; 5. Joa kim Ka rl sson (Ho nl : 6. Frederic Bell ey (Kaw): 7. Rob Herrin (Ya m); 8. Mike Brown (Yam ); 9. g Colin Du gmore CHon); 10. Peter lve n (}(a w ); 11. [airn y Sccvcncls (Ha n ); ] 2. Leon Oicsbcrs (KTM ); 13. Tallon Vohland (Ya m); 14. Miska Aal ton cn (KTM); 15. Ped ro Tragtcr. MO TO 2: 1. St ef an Eve r ts (Hen) : 2. Marnic q Bervoets (Suz) ; 3. Pit Belrer (Ho n); 4, Seba stien Tortell i (Kaw); S. Mike Brown (Yam ); 6. FnKleric Bolley (Ka w ); 7. [oa kim Kar lsson (Hon ), 8, werner Dew it (Suz); 9. Tallon Vohla nd (Yam); 10. Colin Dug m ore (Hon); 11. Jaim y Sce venel s (Hon), 12. Mark East wood (l'lon); 13. Miska Aal tonen (KTM); 14. Chri s Steve nin i (H a n). OIA ; L Stefa n Everts (Hon);'2 , Me rnicq Berv oets (Suz ); 3. PIt Be irer IHo n); 4, Wern er Dewi t (Su z ); 5. Frederic Bailey (Kaw); 6, Joa kim Karl sson (Han); 7. Mike Brown (Yam); 8. Sebastien Tortclli (Kaw); 9. Co lin Dugmore (Hon) ; 10. Tallon Yohland (Ya m); 1L Jaim y Scevenels (H on ); 12. Rob Herring (Ya m); 13. Pe ter Iven (Ka w); 14. M ish Aalt onen (KTM); 15. Mark Eastwood (Hon ). • WO RLD C HA MPIO NSH IP 250cc MX SERIES PO INT STANDINGS (After 9 of 15 round~) : 1. Stefan Everts (318); 2. Marnicq Bervoet s (246 ); 3. Seba stien Tortell i (232 1; 4. Beir e r ( 97); 5. Joa ki m Kar ls so n (167); 6. Werner Dew it (135); 7. [fIE) Frederic Belley / Peter Ivcn ; (124); 9. Ta llon vo htand (1OS) 10. Yves Demaria (104); 11. Mike Brown (91); 12. Colin Dugmore (81); 13. Mark East wo od (76) ; 14. Pe d ro Tra gt e r (60); 15 , Leon Giesbers (56) . Upc oming Rounds : Round 10 • seic Horlzonte, arazn, July 6 Round 11 - Maracay, Venezuela. July 13 Bervoets -(second) and -Dewitt (fourth) that galle the team a great boost. : Both riders like ndlng here end the Winfie ld people were very happy with " theresults ." said.team manaqer.Sylvein Geboers. " ".t' :', T~lIon . . ' the latest round 'with his ; ' Yves ~emaria had -another GP he-w ould reth er .forqet. The one-time season-long injunes. The American, wholooked like he was the man to ,.. ..hot.new kid ~is very qurokly.becomtnq the cold. bid man , De maria failed , 'give Evert s .a nd company a run this year, is loo king forward to next year, . to fimsh'both motos and, withthe number four on his' bike ,' one -wculd though.' "lt's been a bad season, ~ Vohland said: " I've got. talks with Rinalthink' his .set es pos ition in 1Dth isvery disappointing. M had_ I . trouble at di.about next year end l think he' wants' me back. It was important for me ' rneny GPs this year," said the winless Demaria. " Today was no diffe rent: to rtde here and get some practice. AliI can look f orward to for the rest of . but when I have everythinq going good , I can Win." . . the season is to make so me type of impression and give my sponsors ' -:.. some. exposure. r ve talked to Yamahe .in America arid now it look s 'really . Ge rman ~der, P it B'eirer 'feels his place in the series is a qood i'ndication of how good he is: ~ I'm !19t going to beat -Everts. Bervoets c r-Tortelli too qood fo~ the Unadi,lIa race. so' that' s'another big race for me." . ' . . .. " . .... ' .. ofte n - they ar~ the top few , Beirer aatd. :'But I thin~ I can be. in the 'top . , Mike B row n was' counti ng the days until he hit the, shores of the United five at every race. That is my place hi 'this' type of competitio n. You can't not get a holesh ot and expect to win in the 250 class. It's a tOugh class," I States . M leavefor America on Thursday Uune .26)and will spend ~ week Vo...a '"d once eqain 'struggled throuqh .. . ' M . " , ' b efore. the .South America n GP.s, "Brown said . "It wm be .i,i ce ' to see -everycne.Jt 'a been. long few months, over here." 'Brown, likeVchland . 'A n Jnte restmq epecte tor at the Belgian woo' f~mer, US GP winner s had talks with the Ainaldi Team on Tuesday. June 24. Brown did not know ' Gemt Wols ln k . The Dutch rider,. who.won ' several USGPs at Carlsbad. . . . . wa s ve ry i mpr e ss ed wt thSebe stlen his' sit uation for next year , but ,, ' , ' Hineldfhad this to say : ~ Wi t h ' ......,...--.--,-,...,.-,...,.- - -.;, . Tortelli.. " I was known for my' abili ty t o . pick good lines ,'; Wo lsink 'said.' " That's Tallon rvohtcndr. it Is clear. He is-a' very qood rider _one of the ' .: why I won so many GPs at Carlsbad, It .tcp few . But with Mike (Brown), was a tough' track and riders could It is a litt le less dear what we · . not pick. lines. there. This kid. Tcrtelh. is w ill do . He 'w ant s -to stay fo r raclnq many of the same lines I raced as s ure.th e lovesIt here, but we a kid. The se t racks have 'not changed ' a much..so I find myself sitti ng and thinking, will have more talks in-- : co uple of weeks. " . . ' Hey . t hat' s' w here { used tore ce ." W ol sin k . w ho 'i s st ill in vol v ed in t he , motocross' sc e ne through ' his manager The n ~w eelers ot'the Be l- . posit ion on t he' Dutch M ot ocro ss des 'g ia n ' S u zu k i t e a m were on. N ati on s te am, among ot her t hing s , is . display '( right) .in Kester, wit h sure Tortelli has lifted the game of Stefcri Au stralian flags , and .oc mpen- . .' Everts. Everts is riding bett er than eller . .nons for 'free trips to Australia, and I think it has a lot to do "";ith Tortelli as the cigarett e braod is very · .' bein g so" fa s t , ~ W ol sink said. ';(Tort elli popular there . :Whil~ the. colors .' has) gillen' Stefan another challenge and. att ract ed a lot" of att enti on . it . to Evert's credit, he has accept ed it. ~ . . was .also the . perfo rrria ~ c e o:f 'G P a many M ,' , - .. - .", ' . 45

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