Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

tra ck is a jo ke . I a m reall y d isappoint ed . I've lost so ma ny po int s tod a y: Barto lin i, wh o h ad h eld se c o nd p lace for m ost of th e race , began to look d own at his mach ine a fte r th e 30-m inut e mark . After letting Johansson by , he start ed losing ground at a rapid ra te . "The bike started m isfirin g : Barto lini said. "I had to let J oha nsson by, then with about a la p to go, th e m ot or nearly cut out. I'm not sure what it was, maybe 1had blown the motor: It turned out to be a s m a ll ho le in th e exhaust. Darryll King fi n is he d in four th plac e a fte r a q uic k fue l-tank c ha nge on th e start line . "We noticed a le ak in th e tank on th e st art line , " King sa id . "We c ha nged it, but only had th e e lep ha nt ta nk , s o I had to run a high e r seat a s well. It's th e first tim e a ll ye a r I had ridd en with th e high er s eat , a nd it took some laps to get use d to it. 1 also had a probl em with my cl utch. The new one we put in wa s sticking in the t urns , I might ha ve lost s o me groun d on Smets today , b ut I'm in o ne piec e , and I rode the bike I wa s g iven as qu ick as I could: Shayn e King finished in fifth pla ce for fifth overall. It was a g reat performanc e considering he had been rac ing Supe rc ross all s eason. "I love th e Grand Prix sc e ne ," King sa id . "I'v e learned a lot in Am erica and wa s ab le to u se s ome o f tha t e xtra experienc e today . I'm s till not being over confident a b o ut rac ing outdoo rs in Am e ric a , b u t wit h th is ra c e and th e Australian Gra n d Pri x under m y bel t. 1 at le a st have a sma ll advanta g e over th e othe r g uys : As for injure d St efan Everts. he was last seen ya wn ing in the L&M Husq varna te a m tru ck . For th e fou r-tim e World Motocross c ha m p io n , he ha d seen noth ing that impre ssed him . eN Peter Johansson took runner-up honors after posting 2-3 moto finishes. training again after my hand injury, so my fitne s s is still a problem." The King brothers both finished in the top 10 , Darryll sixth and Sha yne seventh. For both Kings , it was a long mota, but for Darryll, it was a s ign ificantly long mota after having to deal with a faulty clutch. "Be c a us e I had to pass a lot of rid er s , I burned my clutch out," Darryll King sa id . "I really had to us e line s I m ight not have us ed , but I fe lt good about com ing ba ck from so far back." S hayne King really didn 't have the power that some of th e wo rks ride rs ha d , ha vin g d eci ded to race a p ro du c ti on KTM in Sp a in . Bu t he stil l rode a brillian t race. "I c a me h ere to get pr e par ed fo r the Ame rica n Nationals : King said. "Rid ing a bik e with all the Euro pe a n fa ctor y p arts would not have helped m e a t all. I might' ve gott en a bett er resu lt. but that's n ot why I' m he re . I fe el a s though this ha s be en a gre at (Abov e) Shayne K ing c ontinu es t o ride the early round s of the GP series In prepa ration f or the upcoming AMA Na tiona l MX Series. He went 7-5 on the day. (Left) Mamicq Bervoets continues to ride well in his first season i n the 5 0 0 c c class. He took second In the first moto and third in the second for third overall. (Bottom l e ft) Sm e ts (3) e n j o ys a comfortable 36point lead in the series over Bervoets. he lp for Glen Helen in th ree week s ." Th e second mota wa s more o r les s the sa me sto ry. S mets again hit turn o ne first th en p ro ceed ed t o pull a huge lead o ve r s econd-p laced Andrea Ba rtolin i a nd Pe te r J oh a ns so n . Again , it wa s J oh an s s on mak ing m ista kes early. "Andrea got m e agai n o n the sec o nd t u rn, " Jo ha nsson s ai d . "It then took me abou t 20 m inutes to get by him . I re a lly ne ed to get some bett er starts , beating J oe l from behind is not goi ng to happen : For the Yamaha rid e rs , ra ce tw o was a m a j o r probl em . Be r v o e t s s ta ll e d h is m a ch in e in t he s tart blocks , bu t got it go ing aga in a fte r some stress ing m ome nts . "It ju st s to p ped ," Ber vo ets sa id . "I kicked it a bout 10 times then it sta rte d. From there it was a long m ot o , 1 had to ride rea lly hard , a nd th e tra c k is s hi t. Wh y th e y p ut san d on th is cu e I e Circuit EI Calvario Osuna. Spa in Results: April 23 , 2000 [Round 4 of 1&1 M OTO t : 1. Joel Smets ( KTM ) : 2 . M arn ic q Bervoets (Yam) ; 3 . Andrea Bartol ini (Yam): 4 . Peter Johansson ( KT M) ; 5 . Mi ska A altonen ( Hu s) ; 6 . Da rryll King (Hus ) ; 7. Shayne Kin g ( KTM) ; 8 . J oaki m Karlsson ( Ha n ) ; 9 . Gert Ja n Van Doom (VOR) ; 10 . Avo Look (KTM); I I. Bernd Eck enba ck (Yam ); 12. Gert -den Boekhorst ( Hus ); t 3. Willie Van Wessels ( Hus); 14 . D amien Kin g (KT M) ; 15 . Fabr izio D ini ( Hus) . MO TO 2 : 1. J oe l Sm e t s ( KT M) ; 2 . Peter Johansson ( KTM ) : 3. Andrea Barto li ni ( Yam ) : 4 . Da rr yl! K ing ( Hu s): 5 . Shayne K i n g (KTM ) ; 6 . Mam icq Bervoets (Yam) ; 7. Erw in Machtlinger (Hon); 6. Chris Burnham (VO R); 9 . Mi ska Aaltonen (Hus); 10 . Gert Jan Van Doorn ( VO R) ; I I . Javier Vi co Gar c ia (Yam ) : 12 . Av o Leok (K TM ) ; 13 . Ma ssimo Bartolin i (Yam) ; 14. Damien King (KTM): 15. Joakim Karl sson (Hen}. C IA : 1. Joel Smet s (KTM): 2. Peter Johan sson ( KTM ) ; 3 . An d rea Bartolini (Yam) ; 4. Marn ic q Bervoe ts (Yam) ; 5 . Dar ryl! Kin g (Hus) ; 6 . Shay ne King (KTM); 7. Miska Aal to nen (Hus) : 8. Avo Leak ( KT M); 9 . J oa k im Ka rlsso n ( Hon) ; 10 . C hris Burnham (YOR). FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 500« MX SERIE S POI NT STANDING S (A fter 4 of 16 rounds): 1. Joel Sme ts ( 152 /3 win s); 2 . Ma rn icq Be rvo et s ( 116/1 win ); 3. Andrea Bartolini (9 1); 4 , Darry l! King (67) ; 5. Peter J ohan sson (78); 6. Misk a Aa ttc ne n (54); 7 . Gert Jan Van Doom (45); 8. Shayne Kin g (40) ; 9. Erwin Machtl inger (39); 10. A vo Leak (39): 11. Willi e Van Wessels (35): 12. Chris Burnham (30 ); 13. Jonte En gdah l ( 2 7) ; 14 . M a ssi m o Bartolini (2 3); 15 . Dami en King (2 3 ). Upcomi ng Rou nds: Round 5 - Schwanenstadt. Austria. May 14 Round 6 - Foxhill. England, May 28 n e VIl s M AY 10. 2000 45

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