Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

onds ahead of D avid Knight on day on e and just 12 seco nds ahead on day two. Mak ing a few small mistakes on day one just like his E2 class teammate Salminen, Aro no w holds a 23 -point cham pionship lead . " D ay on e went pretty well. I just had two small crashes, but I was happy wit h the wa y I was riding," Aro said. " Winning again was w hat I wanted to do , so to extend my cham pion ship lead was perfect . " In th e first lap on day two, I felt really, really tired. I do n't kno w w hy, but I w as afraid th at I w o uldn't be able to ride w ell or even finish t he race. In t he second lap I st arted t o feel much better. I was able t o push like normal." eN GP OF SLOVAKIA SKOVDE, SLOVAKIA RESULTS : JUNE 26-27, 20 0 4 (ROUND 6) -- Gu illaume (GG); 't. Mika Ahola (H us): S. Marko Tark kala (H bg). 2004 T he official Gas Gas team was without their reigning I 25cc World Champion, Petri Pohjamo, the Finn deciding to stay home and rest his injured knee. Also, with t he team's regular 4S0cc four-str oke rider Thierry Klutz also out injured with a damaged shoulder, Finnish form er Grand Prix motocross rider Miska Aaltonen made his W EC debut. Aaltonen finished in 17th and 14th in the Enduro 2 class. The good news for Gasser was that it became the first manufacturer to place a two-stroke machine on an Enduro 3-c1ass podium w hen Frenchman Sebastien Guillaume placed third on day one. Husqvarna had no official two-stroke riders competing in Slovakia, because the team's Enduro 2 class rider, Mika Saarenkoski, switc hed from a 2SOcc two -str oke to a 4S0cc four-stro ke. W ith the Italian marque's reigning 250cc FourStroke World Champion and Enduro I class rider, Peter Bergvall, not present with an injury, Robert o Bazzurri upheld Husqvarna's honors. Wi th Mika Ahola and Anders Eriksson producing results that weren't really worth shouting about, Italian Bazzurri placed fourth in the EI class on day two, Husqvama's best EI finish this season with its TE2S0 four-stroke machine. UFO Corse Yamaha rider Stefan Me rriman is rumored to be considering switching to a 4S0cc machine and the S. Enduro 2 class in 'O While Merriman is all too aware that " anything can happen" and that two rounds of this year's WEC season still remain, he looks all but assured of the EI title. Wi th the ISDE taking place before the final two rounds of this year's W EC series, and w ith Finn Juha Salminen se t to race in the USA ne xt seaso n, Me rriman may also compete in the E2 class and line up alongside Salminen in the E2 class at the Six Days in Poland. LAST OUTDOOR NATIONAL IN OHIO Presented by Dunlop Radial Rover Light Truck Tires ?.:.....DU~LD.P I.ltlNr r.ueK ... ., ....... ~ #IJj 1'WinAir ~ . .4 ~. - 4LS/S ~ CgcIL.:!!..~ See all the Pro 's Stewart, LaRocco. Car michae l, Brown, Langston, Hughes. Sellards, Hamblin . Reed , Tedesco, Windham JULY 23, 24 & 25 Yamaha ~ 2~ Classes for Main Track: Mini Sr., Super Mini, School boy, 16-24; 125 B. 125 C, 250 B, 250 C, 25+A, 25+B/C, 30+A, 30+B/C , 40+, Lt weight A (125cc), Hvy. weight A (250·0 pen) Dunlop additional $500 in Lt., Heavy wei ght ' A' classes Classes for ATV & Youth Track: 898-4198 2 Wheels · Stock 50's Jr., 50's Sr., 50 Injector, 60's, Mini Jr. ATV's • 2 stroke, 4 stroke, 30+ 2 & 4 stroke, 0-300 7 B class trophys guaranteed Concessions available: bobcat of dayton inc. 293 ·3178 Briefly..• visit our website at www.mxnalion als.com '9"'"IIAD IAI 1I0VEII Day 2 ENDURO I: I . Stefan Merri man (Y ; 2. Simone A1bergoni (Hon) ; 3. am) Barton O bluc.k (Yarn); 4. Robe rt o Bazzurn (Hus); S. Petteri Silvan (KTM). i EN DU RO 1 : I. Juha Salminen (KTM); 2. Alessand ro Bottu ri (KTM); 3. Arnau Vilanova (Hon ); 4. Paul Ed mondson (Ho n); 5. Alessandro Zanni (Ho n). EN DU RO ) : I. Samuli Arc (KTM); 2. David Knight (KTM); 3. Ivan Ce rva ntes (KTM); 4. Mika Aho la (Hus); 5. Anders Eriksson (Hus) . at Kenworthy's MX Park . . . MOTDCROSS~ ~ Day I ENDURO 1: I. Stefan Me rriman (Y ); 2. Simone Albergoni (Hon) : 3. am Barton Obluc.ki (Yam); .of . Helder Rodrigues (taM) ; S. Alessio Paoli (T M). ENDURO 2: I. Juha SaJm;"en (KTM); 2. Paul Ed m<>n

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