he two New Zealanders
finally did it: They won their
respective Grand Prix classes . It was the first time that
two New Zealanders p roduced Grand Prix victories on the same
day. And for these tw o riders who live
togeth e r in Belgium and also train together. it was a date to re membe r. In front of
approximately 25.000 scream ing spectato rs , the duo from Do w n Under. Josh
Coppi ns in the MX I class and Ben Town ley in the MX2 cla ss, do m ina t ed the
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Brit ish Gra nd Prix. held at the Isle of
Wight circuit in England . Coppins, who
rides for th e ve ry strong CAS Honda
te am , produced 2- 1 results and edgedout two-time World Motocross Champio n Mickael Pichon . who went 1-2 but
lost out on the second-moto tie-breaker.
Townley. a good friend of Coppins, went
I-I fo r his fifth GP win of the year and
his seventh of his career. For KTM factory ride r Townley, who already has had
GP success , it w as an e xt ra-spec ial
moment , as his fellow New Zeal ander
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