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"I got to o confid ent : Smets said . 'When I pa ss ed him the firs t t im e , I fe lt gr e a t. I did n ot e x p e c t h im [Eve rts ] to get me back . and th en I tried a pass, which was m a yb e not s o smart. I should ha ve wai ted as I ha d a lready done th e wo rk of getting to him . I a lso wa s ha v ing trouble with my t ire selection an d the b ike was slid ing all over th e p la c e ." As Smets remounted h is mac h ine , though . he would a ga in have trouble as he nearly collided with hi s KTM teammate , Johansson . "Pe ter came around as 1 was get ting up ," Smets sa id . "I d id no t see him a nd we m a d e c o ntact, we both we n t off th e tr a ck a n d in to a b ig ditch , luckil y ne ither o f u s cras he d, bu t it co u ld ha ve be en a b ig crash. We wer e luck y ." Th ird -p la c e d Ma rn icq Be rv o e t s had moved up to Sm e ts ' ba c k whee l as th e ra ce finis hed. For the first time this year, Be rvoe ts wa s happy to finish b e h ind his t wo more fa m o u s countrym en . "All yea r I had t rouble with arm pu m p ," Be rvoets said. "I ha d a n operation tw o weeks ago, a nd it' s ma de a b ig d iffe rence . I am now working a little harder a nd I have the confidence th at I c a n beat Ste fa n and J oe l. 1 am really opti mistic a bout the n e xt few race s ." CN 125cc Int 1st Jesse Casillas 2ndJ oshua Hansen 3rd TimWeigand 5th Eric Nye Mini 12-13 2nd D Millsaps avi 3rd D ennisJonon 125cc Jr. 1st Bryan Watson Mini 14-1 5 2nd D E aryl cklund 3rdJoshua Grant 4th KellyT edder 125cc Pro. 3rd Andrew Short 4th S teveLamson 250cc Int. 1st Jesse Casillas 3rd Brian Gray 5th Tim Weigand Open Jr . 5th Randy C ommans PRO 3rd Craig D avis O Pro. pen 5thAndy Anaya M AS 2nd P eteM urray 5th Mike Dunlap Seniors Int. 5th T royLee Mini 65cc 1stJeff Alessi 4thW Hahn il Seniors Pro. 1st Jim H y olle 3rd Tom Carson Mini 9-11 1st Jeff Alessi 5th Wil H ahn 250cc Jr. lst BryanWatson andy Com mans 2nd R IN T 1st R andy Fleisher 4th Steve Lamson Super Mini's All 1st Davi M illsaps 3rd TeddyMaier 4th Mike A lessi 5th K edder ellyT Mini A dult 3rd Tim W eigand 4th RJ Thompson 458 2nd JimHanenberg 5th RandyWessels OTMX MAS A 4th Rob Healy OTMX EXP 5th Bruce H endel V eterans Int 5th Victor Sheldon SUPPORTA 3rd Ryan-Federow Cln:uit of Uddevafla devalla, Sweden Resulls: J uly I , 2001 IRa ad 7 of 141 125: 1. Kenn eth Gundersen ( KT M) ; 2. St ev e Ram on (Kawa ); 3. Erik Eggens (KTM ); 4. Mark De Reuv er ( Yarn): 5 . Lu igi Seguy (Yam ); 6 . Steph en Sw ord (H usk y) ; 7 . Br ian J o rg ensen (Yll m ) : 8 . Ales sandro Belometti (v e rn ): 9 . Christian St eva n in i (Husky); 10 . Sve n Breugelm ans (Yam) ; 11. Jo rgen Huvell (KTM ); 12. Serge Guidetty (Husky); 13. Eri c Sor by ( Han) ; 14 . Mar co Dor sc h (KTM) ; 15 . A ntti Pyrhon en (Han ) AM WORLD CHAMP IONSHIP 125cc MX SERIES POI NTS ST A NDI NGS (Atter 7 of 14 roun d s) ; 1. J am ie Dobb ( 145/5 win s); 2. Erik Eg gens ( 10 1/1 win ); 3. Steve Ramo n (92); 4 . Al essio Chiodi (60); 5. Lu ig i Segu y (5 7) ; 6 . Sve n B reuq elrnans (5 6) ; 7 . A lessan dro Belo metti (53 ); 8. Kenn eth Gund ersen (47) ; 9. Mark De Reuv er (45) ; 10. Christian Stevanini (43) ; 11. Stephen Sword (42); 12. Patrick Caps (3 8); 13. Thomas Tre ve rs lni (KTM ); 14. Brian Jorgensen (35 ); 15. Marco Dorsc h (21) 250: 1. Go rdo n Croc kard ( Ha n ); 2 . M ickael Pic ho n (Su z); 3 . Ch a d Reed (Ka w) ; 4 . Cl au dio Federic i (Yam ); 5 . Josh Coppins (S uz) ; 6 . Fr ederic Ba il ey (Han) ; 1. Mickael Maschio (Ka w ); 8. Ca rl Nunn (Husky); 9. Jussi -Pekka Yehvllalnen (Han) ; 10. Collin Dugm ore (KTM ); 11. Joh nny Aubert (Yam ); 12 . Peul Co o p er (Yam ); 13 . Mli r ko Ko va l ai ne n (YlIm): 14. Pit Beirer (Yllm) ; 15. Peter Iven (KllW) AM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 250cc MX SERIES POI NT STANDINGS ( All er 7 o f 14 ro unds ) ; I. M ick ael Pichon ( 165/ 5 wins ); 2. Gordon Crockard (1 11 /2 wins); 3. Cf eudio Federi ci (73); 4 . J o sh Coppins (67) ; 5. Frederic Belley (66) ; 6. Chad Reed (6G); 1 . Pit Betrer ( 56 ); 8 . Yves Dem aria ( 54 ); 9 . Ju ssi-Pek k a Vehvilai nen ( 48 ); 10. Dann y Theybers ( 48); 1 1. Paul Cooper (41) ; 12. Mark o Kovalai nen (36); 13. Mick ael Masch io (33); 14 . Collin Dugm ore (27); IS . Johnny A ubert (23 ). 500 : 1. S tefa n Everts (Yam) ; 2 . J oel Smets ( KTM) ; 3. Ma rnic q Bervo e ts (Yam) ; 4 . Pet er J oh ansson (KTM) ; 5 . Fren clsco Garcia ( KTM) ; 6 . Sh ayn e Kin g (KT M); 7. Kent h As plu nd (KTM ) ; 8 . Ge rt Ja n Va n Do orn (VOR) ; 9. J oak im Karl sso n ( Hon ) ; 10 . Avo Leok (K TM ): 11 . James Noble (K T M ); 12 . A nd rew McFarlane ( Yam); 13. Jo nas En g dah l (KTM) ; 14 . J ohhny Lind he ( Husk y); 15 . Chris Burnhem (Han). AM WORLD CHA MPION SHIP 500cc MX SERIES POINT STAND INGS ( A ft er 7 o f 14 ro unds) : t. Stef an Everts ( 165/5 win s); 2. J oel Smets ( 131/2 win s ) ; 3 . Marni cq Ber voet s ( 106) ; 4 . Fr an c i sco G arc ia (56) ; 5. J ohnn y Li nd he ( 47) ; 6 . An drew McFarl an e ( 41); 7 . Shayne Ki n g (40) ; 8 . Cedric Melott e (39); 9. Peter Jo hansson (35) ; 10. Ava Leok (3 4) ; 11. Gert J an Van Doo m (30 ); 12. Will ie Van Wessels (28); 13. .Joeklm Kerlssc n (27): 14. Jo han Boo nen (22) ; 15. 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