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With Gunders en hold ing off Chiod i
for 15 minutes, Van Drunen led overall,
bu t he too wa s in trouble.
"I s tarte d to get cramp in my legs
fro m about the third lap: ' the 15-yearold Gundersen sa id.
The you ng o rwegia n even tua lly
left th e race after hitting his head too
hard o n the grou n d i n a c ras h, a nd
Chi odi passed Van Drunen, At the halfhour mark, Eggen s, forced to rid e in a
low gear to force his now-a iling motor
throu gh th e sand , wa s dropping back
qu ickly, an d Chiodi was no t only goi ng
to win the title and the ove ra ll on the da y, h e w a s a ls o goi ng to ta ke th e
moto.
(Lell) Flrsl-moto winner
Claudio Federici (25 )
leads Marcel va n
Drunen. Van Drunen
ended up seco nd
overall on the day .
while Federici had
a
disappointing secondmoto outing to finish
fl llh overa ll.
Van den Ber g was a brave second,
half a m inu te down, and collapsed after
crossing the line.
In t he ba ttle for the nu m be r- fi ve
plate, Maschio exited early afte r a crash,
and VuilIemin had to be desperately signal ed not to pa ss Eggens on th e fin a l
lap.
"I nearly had to stop to avoid doing
so!" Maschio said .
Eggens finished equal on points with
Maschio, but the Hond a rider took the
number-five pl ate by vi r tue o f better
moto finishes.
Moore's G P career ended after just
one lap, when the rear shoc k blew .
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Dutch 125c c GP
Llerop, Holland
Results: Augus131 , 1997 (Round 12 of 12)
MOTO 1: 1. Claudi o Federici (Hus): 2. M 5. Mid.ad
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MdSoChio (163); b . David Vuillrmin (163); i . Bob Moo re
025/l); 8. Jaml~ Dobb (1 18); 9. Thomas T ravc rsini
(106); to. Luigi Seguy (101); 11. Alex Bclomctti (85); 12Michde Fan ton (8J); 13. Phtbppc Dupcsquicr (77); 14.
Erik Camcrlcngo (74); 15. Nicolas Charlier (74); l b. Moll(
Bartol ini (M); 17. Ma rcel Van Drunen (58); IS. Brian
Jorgense n (57); 19. Paul M otHn (55); 20. Erik E~l'ns (52).
American will stay with KTM in the 50Qcc GPs .
alongside Kurt NIcoli and Shayne King .
Brieflv...
Which bike Cla ud io F.deri~i will fide in
19 98 will probably be decided in an Italian
Dave . Strij ~ could be back on Husqvama
next year. " M y Injury problems are behind me '
now and I have .the speed back bu t no t th e
endura nce yet. of course, " Strijbo s said . "I
was with (Claudio) Fe derici at Lo mmel last
. week to teach him to ride sand and I had the
same speed-as hi m . As he won the ffrst race
today. I om obviously on the pace. "
court of law.' The world number three signed a
contract a few weeks ago w ith Magic Bike to
have his current employ .ride Yamaha. only
ers . Husqvarna. claim himon a clause in his
-current contract by' whic h they retain his services if they match financially any other offer . .
Paul M,alin cou ld ri~ .only one lap on S~tur.
somethinq they' have s ubse quently done • and
day, but had to pull off bec ause o f an injury
Fede rici has signed with the m. M agic B ike
sustained in Belgium. " I broke the scaphoid 'in
boss Giorg i!? FOi., who had then unsuccessfully
tried to sign Mike Brown (who will now return . my right hand when I fell near the end of the' .
Belg ian GP two weeks 'ago . M ali n said.. ~ I
to Amenca with Honda of Troy) , will not give
didn 't realize "until I woke up on Mo nday wit h'
up Federici without a fight. Once I get home
my hand heavity swollen', and the break was
fro m this GP, 1WIll speak wrth my lawyers and
confirmed by Xvray 't he next d ay." In July ,
we may take thrs to court. Federici Signed a
Malin had broke n his left scaphoid. "but this is
contract with me before he signed again with
more .seriou s because it ' s my ~hrott}e ha nd."
Hcsqvama." Foi said .
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Andrea Bartolini is now 95 percent certain
Yamaha France within 10 day s. "( have ended : to, ride .the VZM400F Yamaha' again next year.
but he will ride a 25Q for Italy at the M ot ocro ss
said.
negoti ations ' wi th David Thorpe:"
des Na tions. A pparently Cbiodi . Federici and
Probable new target s for the Cat Honda tea m
Puzar all refused to ride a 250 . so now the first
are nowMrckael Ma schio and Luigi Sequy.
two named will both ride 125s alongside "Barttho ugh the latt er also has-a good offer to- ride
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Yamaha for a team run by Hany Everts. Thorpe
had also approached Trampas Porker. but the .
Frederic .Viane expec ts to sign again with
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