Beirer's early laps took him far
enough away from Bervoets to repulse
any challenge this time, and Vohland
was fifth.
"Peter Iven got me a couple of laps
from the end, but that's no disgrace,"
Vohland said. "He won the big Easter
race here a few years ago and always
rides this track well."
Round six will be held at Foxhill in
England, and Everts hasn't lost there in
three years. It was at Foxhill last year
that he gained his mental supremacy
over Tortelli, but the Frenchman has
also won there - his double success on a
125 in the 1996 double-header GP coming with race times only beaten by
Everts among the 250s.
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European 250cc GP
Leuven, Belgium
Results: May 10, 1998 (Round 5 of 16)
MOTO 1: 1. Sebastien Tortelli (Knw); 2. Stefan
F;verts (Hon); 3. Marnicq Bervoets (5uz); 4. Pit Beiter
(Hon); 5. Frederic Bolley (Hon); 6. Mickael Maschio
(Yam); 7.Jocke Karlsson (Hon); 8. Jaimy Scevenels
(Suz); 9. Paul Cooper (Kaw); 10. Leon Giesbers (KTM);
11. Tallon Vohland (Yam); 12. Josh Coppins (5uz); 13.
Joakim Eliasson (Yam); 14. Serge Guidetty (Hon); 15.
Miska Aaltonen (KTM).
MOTa 2: 1. Sebastien Tortelli (Kaw); 2. Stefan
Everts (Hon); 3. Pit Seifer (Hon); 4. Mamicq Bervoets
(Suz); 5. Peter Iven O has taken place In the saO"\" country. Last
year. B"elgium hosted two 500cc GPs when they took over a blank date
made available by a late cancellation by "the Irish. whUe the previous season Germany hosted two rounds of the big-bore series as the Luxembourg federation - temporarily without a suitable track: '!loved. their race
across the border. And in 1995. Germany also hosted two rounds as
they took over the British GP as well as running their own. The last time
two 250cc·FIM championship races took place in one'country in any single year was. however, in 1957. the ·inau.gural year of the FIM Cup for
machines of that capacity which was to later develop 'into European and
World stat~s. Two countries staged two rounds each - Germany and Belgi.um:.·
.
at
The mystery of Andrea Bartolini's problems the Austrian GP appears to
have been solved. I\,pparently. the ignition ~abre sendrng signals 'to the
ca,:,>uretor was damaged when the fuel tank .was being mounted and
.this was the'reason for the excessive luel flow. So much for high,tech ...
Leon. Giesbers ha·; rec~ntly' been winning Naii~>nal 'Championship
rounds in Germany and Holland on a 380 KTM rather than his GP.250, "I
too have the new frame with steeper fork rake like Shayne Kfn·g. and Hie
The Leuven GP w·as the inaugural ".Eu·ropean GP" in· motoctoss;
though of course .tarmac racing has used this handy iitle f.o, a second. GP bike turns really weil:" said ,Giesbers. -but I. ha\(e kept last year's engine. I
In· some countries 'frequently in :recent years..It was. however. not ihe . ·have ridd\'n the new 360 motor and I fee.! it has too much top:en~ power
.
first .time that more than one round of'a world series (in strict contraven- a'1d not enough lower in the. range."
.my own in' race two and brui.sed t.hem,,:'
•
could do no better than seventh in moto
one, but that was better than. he managed in moto two, when he crashed
again, fortunately withou t serious
injury.
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Swedish 500cc GP
Vasleras, Sweden
Results: May 10, 1998 (Round 4 of 12)
MOTO 1: 1. Andrea Bartolini (Yam); 2. Joel Smets
(Yam); 4. DarryU King (Hus);
5. Jo"an Boonen (Hus); 6. 01. Eifrem (!t); 3. Pet... Johansson
Upcoming Rounds:
Round 5 - Vantaa, Finland, May 17
Round 6 - Osuna, Spain, June 8
