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Presents the
OIA: 1. Frederic Vialle (Yam); 2. Sandro Puzar (IM);
5.thANNUAL
3. Jochen Jasinski (Yam); 4. Andi Kanstingcr (Hon ): S.
Thomas Traversini (Husl; 6. OliccoOUodi (Y.un); 7. Steve
Ramon (Ka w); 8. Claudio Federic::i (Hus) ; 9. Jimmy
Ved>wgh (Yun); 10. j immy Oobb (Suz).
125c:c WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MX S ERIES POINTS
STANDINCS (After 8 of 12 rounds): 1. Otio:o 0U0di
(246/2 wins); 2. Sandro Puzar (232/2); 3. Oaudio red l.m
(180/1); 4. Frede ric Vialle (167/2); 5. Mickael M~hio
(114); 6. Da vid Vuillemin (lOt) ; 7. Th.1IJ1dS Travl"l'llini(91),
8. Bob Moo re (8..'ilJ ); 9. Micklt' Fanton (82); to . Al.-x
Belo..,lli (76); II. Luigi Soguy (74); 12. Erik c.merJoongo
(73); 13. N icolas ChArlier (65); 14. Philippe Dupasquier
(57); 15. Iemcs Dobb (52); 16. XAvk.'fColomc..-r (SO); 17. Max
Bartolini (46): 18. Carl NW\l\ (41); 19. Brian Jorgcnscn (36);
20. j ochenj _
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KlM sport chief Heinz Kinlgadner was In .
Ge rstet ten to seek -early negotiations for
1998 . MWe"need 8 team and riders which
can Win o n our new '125 .· Kfnlgadner said.
· Ideally, we would like to worl< again with
B ob Moore and a you nger rider w ho -cen
advance under his, gui dance to be chemct-on." Mag ic Bike. who se Yamahas have not
bee n free of trouble this yea r and for VJhom'
Moore has ridden for the past two ye.ars. is
the obvious choice . M oo re confirmed that he
Would race ag ain in 199 8 :.IMy Wife is getti ng
homesIck. and I would Ideally like to race the
U,S .outdoor Nationals. but if the right offer
carneelonqfor the GP s , I Would retu rn to '
EuroPe again." .
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David V u ill e m in will decide within the
ne xt two weeks 'w het he r he will rac e
America or Europe next 'year. ~l have four
offers from America and two for the GPs. ~ I
stay here. it will be with Yamaha France . The
ot her offer is from an Italian team and there
can so metim e s be a. differen ce between .
whatls offered and what you eve ntually get.
Even if the French teen-age r does stay in
Europe, 199 8 will definitely be his last ln. the
in
M
GPs. "Whatever I decide, I WIll go full tune to
America In 1999. And if I choose one of the
U.S. deals • which are'an for 125 " I will prob8~1y net tide the . r~ining GPs." 'Anyone
.who.has hnishad top five in a Wood Champ;. .
onshfp is excluded from conte sti ng t he
12SccSepercross class:
.
Klnigadner cOnfirmed .KIM 's p lans in the
2sO
and 500cc GPs for 1998. "We need to sign
potential winners In all classes, and Shayne
King must decide wi thin the next co uple of
weeks if he wants to switch to the 250s. If
not, we must find someone etse qUickly and '
.nct ' be left in the po sitioil we 'were last jeer .
all of the best riders were already s;gned up..
J eff Lei sk wi ll be c;:o mir:'g over pe rsonally
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