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See l got the lead and look ed to be ru nning aw ay to his third win in a row w hen this last-lap crash cost him t he w in. He finished eighth, was ahead of Manzo for t h ree- q ua r - ma tc hed Seel's pace, a n d o nce th e te rs of the m o to , bu t he hi t a ti re ba r - dir t section was co m p le te d, Seel rier th at had be en b umped o n to t h e ente red t he up hi ll c hicane o n a line (Rightl Chambon held on for t rack by K inigadner. The Italia n w en t just a few inches wider t han u su al. It s e c o nd. down pretty har d and got up to fi n ish was t here that h is rea r tire ca ug h t t he in 20th plac e. d us t left b y th e b ikes comi ng fr om th e S U P E R P O L EISU PERFI N A L o ff- road section o nto th e pa vement. Hi s rea r wh eel lo st all g rip, and See l Two w ins fo r See I were a good pre - slid o u t. Hal f a lap wa s left, and Kun - se n tatio n ca rd for t he 2 0 - lap m a i n ze l we nt o n to score a hu g e vic tory e ve nt , but Kunz e l was st i ll pac i ng rig h t in fro n t o f h is KTM bo sses. rig h t wi t h See l, a nd h i s v i ctory i n S ee I d idn 't kn ow th e b att l e w a s Sup erPo l e pro v ed i t. S e el gr i d de d over , and o nce h e restarted , he w ent secon d, a hea d of Ki n i g adn e r a n d bac k o n th e c ha rge in th e ho p e th at Cham bon. he woul d finish better th an t he eigh th Chambon c o n t roll e d t he f irst tu rn he wa s sitting in , but that was it , and at th e end of the fast sta rting st raight. SE R IE S PO IN T S S T A ND I N GS ( Af t er 7 o f 13 ro un ds ): I . J urgen Ku nzel (235/2 wi ns) ; 2 . Bo ris Chambo n (229 / 2 wins): 3. Edd y See! ( 198 /3 wins): 4 . Ivan Lazzari ni (1 82 ); 5. Frede ric Fiorenti no ( 148) : 6 . M ax M anzo ( 143) ; 7 . Ge ra ld De le pi ne (133 ) ; 8. MlI ssim o Belt ram i ( 122); 9 . Fabnce Guyot ( 105 ); 10 . Willi am Rubio (9 6) . ( KTM) ; 3. Bori s Cha m bo n (KTM) ; 4 . Ma x Manzo (Ver ); 5 . Kl au s Kinigadner ( KTM) ; 6 . Ge ra ld De lepin e ( Ve r); 7 . Bernd Hiem er ( Hu s) ; 8 . D av id e Goaztn i ( H us) ; 9 . F rede r ic Fi o ren t in o ( KT M ); 10 . W illi am Rubio ( Hus) . SUPERFINAL: 1. J urgen Kun zel ( KTM ); 2 . Bor is Ch a m bo n ( K T M); 3 . G er a ld D e lepi ne ( Ve r ) ; 4 . William Rubio ( Hus) ; 5 . Paolo Fa rio li (KTM ); 6 . Ma x Man zo (v er) : 7. Devide Gouini (Hus ); 8 . Edd y Seel ( H us) ; 9 . M a ssim o B el trami ( H us) ; 10 . J ero me Gi raudo (Ver) . FI M WOR L D SO PE R M O T O C H A M P I O N S H I P Upcoming Rounds: Ro und 8 - Sachsenri ng, Germany , Septembe r 21 Round 9 · Muret-Toulouse, France. October 5 Cha m bon la nded second o n the podi- Kunze l and Manzo were the re w it h Massimo Belt ra m i ( Hus ) . MOTO 2 : I. Eddy See l ( Hus) ; 2. Jurgen Kunz el um. Seel and Davide Gozzini r ig h t behi nd T h ird place went to B elg ia n Gera ld h im . Chambon seemed to be a ble to Delepi ne - t he runner - up i n t h e '02 h ol d the pace and k eep the lead , but cha m pi onship - after h e s tarte d in it l a st e d fo r o nly t h ree la ps b efore sixth plac e and h ad a long b attl e to Kunzel m ad e a m ove for t he lead b y pass Dav id e G o zz in i wh en th e tw o g ettin g a drive u p th e long st raig h t - w er e fourth and fifth re sp ec tively. F o r awa y . S eel had be en ri ght b ehind French man Willi am Rubio it w a s th e Kunz el s ince t he first lap, but after best SuperFina l of th e ye a r. He land - Kun zel p a ss ed Ch am b on , S eel wa s ed in fourth pl ac e , t ha n k s also to th e frustrated b y Chambon, who held h im sion o n th e last lap. Fario li was fifth J urgen Kunzel was all smiles after the Austrian GP. ' Today a dream became true, - he said. "I'm going to my home GP in Germany as standings leader, and that' s fantastic. Nothing could be bett er than all this. and plus I won here in Austria. the home of KTM , Everything worked perfect because we found a perfect setup very easily so I didn't waste time on the bike, and I could train and learn the track all the time, Through the entire day I felt really comfortable and fast, and in the main event I could keep my speed consistently, Then some lappers got me into troubles as they didn't let me go, and Seel got closer and passed me in the last lap, But I gave ali i had, and I pushed harder and harder, and Eddy went down, So luckily I'm the winner. I want to say a special thanks for my team and all the mechanics because today they did a perfect job,- See I c rash th at c reated some con fu- at ba y in th ird plac e for th e nex t 1 I BRIEFLY•• • la p s. Onc e See I got b y Ch amb o n , a nd M anzo six t h. La zza r in i broke h is Kun ze l w a sn't far ahea d, and Se e I eng ine when o n ly j '/, la p s w er e co m- " I d idn't win on the pap er . but there is no do ubt I am the mora l winner of thi s GP , the real winner of this race, - Eddy S eel said without hesitation, "f 'rn even more charged for the rest of the series be caus e I've prov ed I'm co nsistently there, and today I' m th ird in the standings . The cras h didn't affect my determination, It rather motivates me more. The championship is long still, and with some downs to the others, like Lazzarini today, I can hopefully find myself happy at the end cau ght h im qui ckly . A few c o n f use d pl et ed . Th e s ta n di n g s see Kunz el lapped rid ers a llowed Se el t o g ain th e k eeping an eve n st ro nge r lea d , w ith e x t r a ro om , bu t just as with Ch am - Cha mbon st ill secon d. Seel m oves u p down because I didn't do anything strange. and I was the faster through that part of the track, The tire was okay, the speed also, so I think that there was some dirt on the asphalt on the side b on , h e found t ha t catc h in g Kunzel to third , a nd L azzarin i lo ses o ne p lace of the line , and I think I w ent just a noth ing wi der but eno ugh to touc h it wit h my wheel. You know , I had no idea how many lap s wer e left because I w as wi th my eye s on Kunzel all the ti me . I w a s o ne thing a n d p a s sin g h im to sit fourth. another. &P of Austria Melk, Austria Resulls : September 13·14, 2003 (Round 7 of 131 T h e H u sk y ride r did n 't give u p , and h e rema i ned glued to K u n ze l' s rear fender. At t he beginning o f t h e last lap , Seel m ad e an aggressive and impressive pass for th e lead . Kunzel eN MOTO 1: l. Eddy Seel (H u s) ; 2. J urgen Ku nzel ( K T M ) ; 3 . B or i s Cham bon ( K T M ) ; 4 . K l au s Kinigadne r (K TM) ; 5. Frederic Fiorentino ( KTM ) : 6 . lv en Lazza r in i (Hbg); 7 . Bernd Hie m e r ( Hu s ) ; 6 . Ge r ald De lep in e (Ver) ; 9 . M a x Manzo (Ver) ; 10. of th e year if I continu e being th is stro ng . I' m not able to explain wh at happened w hen I w ent had to pass him, and every fraction of second was precious, so once I completed the lap, I didn't expect the race to be over already. That really frustrated me,.. Boris C ha m bo n was very satisfied with his second place, - I'm happy because I feel great with the new bike, and I had good heats today,- Chambon said, ' I just experienced a unexpected excess of sliding in the SuperFinal after a while. I had taken the lead immediately, but then Kunzel passed me, He was faster and really strong here, and especially yesterday he did so good with the ram as well. I kept going fast behind Jurgen, and after almost a half-race I start feeling my rear tire loosing grip, and that didn't make me feel as co mfo rt able as I nee d . It' s strange because I opted for a hard tore, Anyway Eddy and Jurgen were really fast. but it's OK, and I'm so happy for the second place and for KTM ,It had been a while since Gerald Delepine had been on a GP podium. " I'm finally back." he said . " I had many problems to get over, and it looks now things are getting the right way hope ful - ly. I had Manzo behind for most of the main event. but I told myself that there was no way he would pass me, I had to take the podium, and I luckily did, I hope now to stick up here for a long time . " Ivan Lazzarini face d a neg ative weekend and never co uld ex press his potential the way he wanted, "Saturday I didn't feel that okay," Lazzarini said. " I'm not experienced enough With the rain yet, so loday with the dry it took a while to learn the track. In the first heat I hadn't a good start, and I came up sixth despite a not-complete feeling W the bike, In the second, the fourth ith w as almost ta ken, but Kinigadner hit a delimitatio n tire which crossed my line . and I w ent down hard. But I was still confident that I could get a fourth at least in the main. Unfortunately I couldn't even try as my bik e start ed making strange no ise in the w arm -up lap . I jumped quick off the gate. but in the first tum the engine we nt o ff . I could co nti nue , but in the matt er of a lap or a litt le mo re , it broke, The bike is competitive and has all the speed needed: we only suffer some lack of rehability sometimes, " Delepine finished third. The c ircuit in M elk is bran d new . This c ity in nort hern Au stria usually host s a round o f the German champio nship , but o n a diff eren t circ uit that features a Laguna Seca -styl e chicane . That track wasn't liked by the riders, who seem to be more comfortable with the new facility, Youthstream president Giuseppe Luongo celebrated at a party with his crew on Sunday night after the GP, The party was to honor his 20th anniversary as a race promoter, e ye. e n e vv s O C T O B ER 1 . 2003 37

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