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MOTOCROSS Round 12: Teutschenthaler Talkessel c', FlMlWORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 250ccMX SERIES Tortelli always second. At 20 minutes, th e Fre nch ma n made h is firs t seriou s charge , but Everts, mor e confident than he has been for many weeks, re pulsed the cha llenge and moved clear again. A more serio us assault th en came on the hal f-h ou r, b u t it w a s soon over. Th e Fren chman's Kawasaki sudd enly sta rted to jum p out of gea r. "I im med iately settled for second," To rtelli sai d. " Bailey was a lon g way back. If 1 had tried to push too hard , perha ps the gea rbox woul d ha ve brok en , and 1 wou ld have had a zero score. I do not wa nt that ." Bolle y again held off the lead ers ea rly on before droppin g to a lone ly third a ha lf a minute behind , w h ile Vo hla nd wa s fourth. "I let them ge t away early on," Vohland sa id. " I go t blis ters on my hands in race one, and that's why I d id n' t want to push too hard in the early laps. Once we settled d own . 1 had Bolley' s pace, bu t it wa s'too late by then. " I~ By Alex Hodgkinson TEUTSCHENTHAL, GERMANY, AUG. 9 h e 25,000- stron g cro w d th at . w a tche d fro m th e s lo pes o f t he Ge r m a n tra ck Te u tsc h e n tha le r Talk essel (Cauld ro n Valley) were left in no doub t th at Stefan Everts w an ts his fourth' co nsecu tive World 250cc titl e badly , Vict orious in tw o head -to-head confrontations with a rch ad versary and cu rre nt point s leader Sebasti en Tortelli, the Belgia n - Everts - trailed by just four point s at the end of raci ng and left for ho me full of confid ence. "If I'm no t at leas t two in front again next week, I will be ve ry d isappointed ," the Radson Ho nda team rider said. . But the Belgian knows tha t, how ever empha tic his first-mota win was, he pas, sib ly owed as much to the French man's dtecha ni cal m is fo r tu ne a s to his own scorching pace in the 90-degree heat for ' win number two. _ Lone Ame rican Tallon Vohland continued to strive to regain a winning pace wi th a solid fifth overall from 6-4 mot os. , Tortelli grabbed the holesh ot in race one, bu t that was the only time he led all day. ~ "I made a mista ke early on the firs t lap a nd le t Pit (Beire r) a n d Stefan (Everts) past ," Tortelli said, "I' m a little ann oyed with myself for that. I was ab le to catch up to Stefan and challenge.him la ter in the race, but it was d ifficu lt to pass , and I had to settle for 'second an d lose three points of m y cha m pio ns hip lead." t Beirer had then delighted th e hu ge hom e crowd wit h a hectic rid e up fro nt, bu t Eve rts edged his way th rou gh on lap fou r. Su ddenly, the Ge rma n was at the back of the five-ri de r br eakaway, as the othe rs sna tched the op portu nity to pass him in rapid succession befor e he could regain his rhythm , Everts then led to the end . " It was necessary to win that race for me and for the cham pionship," he sai d . "I feel really happy this weekend. 1 am rid ing well and my new engi ne is mu ch stro nge r." Vohland tempor arily passed To rtelli for seco nd , but after 10 minutes he started to ma ke mistakes. "The track was slick in the hea t after they had wa tered to p revent the dust , and I mad e a few mistakes, " Voh land sa id. "But I was s till lying fou rth u ntil Bei re r too k me out. 1 ne ver saw h im co mi ng u p the insid e until he actuall y hit me." Down to 10th , the American recovered to fif th be fore Joa k im Ka rls son passed him on the fina l lap afte r charging from 11th in a tru ly won d erfu l ride. Beire r paid hard er for his mi stimed attac k. His silencer was d am aged in the incid ent, and he lost nearly a lap having a rep la cem e nt fill ed . The teams n ow kn ow that a noisy bike will be tested . Ba iley wa s a very happy third . "I ha ve had th ree poor GPs since I hu rt m y a nk le, but it is ge tting bet ter now, and I was able to push for most of the race at the same speed as Stefa n and Sebastien," Bail ey said . Everts led race two all the way, with Teutschenthaler Talkessel Teutschenthal, Germany Results: August 9, 1998 (Round 12 of 16) MOTO 1: 1. Ste fa n Ev e r ts (Hu n); 2. Se bas t ie n Tortell l ( K,l W ); 3. Frederic Boll ey (H un ); 4. Ma r nic q Bcrvoet s (SU7.); 5. Jock ...• Karlsso n (Hon) : 6 . Ta llon Vo hl and (Yam); 7. Mick a e l Ma sc hio (Y.1 m) ; 8. Leo n G ies bcrs (KTM ); 9. Ma rk East wo od (H o n ): 10. [osh Co p p ins (5u7o); 11. Pe ter lven (Kaw): 12. Rern y Va n Rees (Ka w ): 13. Yv~ Dema ria ( K.1W) ; 14. Miska Aaltoncn (KTM ); 15. An d i Ka nst inge r (Ya m). M OT O 2: 1. Ste fan Ever ts (Hon): 2. Seba s tien Tor tell i (Kaw ); 3. Fre de ric Bol le y (Ho n) : 4. Tallon Vo hlan d (Yam ); 5. Ma mi cq Bcrvoet s (5uz); 6. Mickac l Ma schio (Ya m ); 7. Pit Beire r (Hen): 8. locke Ka rlsson (Ho n); 9. Peter lven (Ka w): to. Leon G it.~bc..·r!o (KTM); 11. Jos h Co ppins (Suz); 12. Ma rk Eastwood (Hen): 13. Paul Coo per (Kawf 14. Miska Aa ttone n (KTM); 15. Fra ncisco Javier Ga rcia Viro (Yam) . O / A : 1. Stefan Eve rts (He n): 2. Se bastien Tcrtelli (Kaw): 3. Fred eric Belle y (He n): 4. Marn icq Bcrvoets (Suz ); 5. Ta llo n Voh lan d (Ya m ); b. M ick ae l Ma sch io (Yam); 7. Iock e Karlsson (H e n): 8. Leon Gies bers (KT M); 9. Pet er Iven (Kaw ): 10. josf Co ppins (Suz) . FIM/ WO Rl D CHA MPIONS HIP 250« M X SERIES PO INT STAN D IN GS (Af te r 12 o f 16 ro u n d !I) : 1. Sebas tie n Tortelli (421/5 w-ins) : 2. Stefa n Everts (417/6); 3. Pit Bcirer (290/1);' 4. Fred eric Belley (232); 5. Mamicq Bervoe ts (207 ); 6. Tall o n Vo h la nd (20 1) ; 7. j ocke Karl s son (180) ; 8. Mic ka el Ma sch io (l 7S); 9. Le on Gics be rs (118); to. Yves De ma ria (117); 11. Pau! Coope r (93 ); 12. Werner De....-it (86); 13. Peter Iven (86); 14. Jos h Coppins (75) ; 15. Justin Morri s (73); 16. Jaim y Sccve ne ls (67); 17. Ma rk Eastwood (65); 18. Miska Anltonen (39) ; 19. Pierrick Paget (32); 20. Fra ncisco [a vicr G.u nl Viro (30) . Upcoming Rounds: Round 13 - Balen-Mol, Belgium . August 16 Round 14 - Gdynia, Poland. August 30 (Above left) Stefan Everts pulled off a timely win at the German 250cc GP. His doub le mota win pushed him closer to series leader Sebastien Tortelll, who went 2-2 in Germany, (Below) American Tallon Vohland is getting stronger and stronger following his injuries. He went 6-4.

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