Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

fas t downhills , th at was murder. I was all ov er he pla c e ." The ser ie s p o ints lead er would e ve ntu a lly finish in 13th pla ce . some 17 points do wn o n Brown. The cha m pionshi p po ints now re a d : Langston 132 - Brown 130 . Mo ta tw o would mean everything . Afte r a 30-min ute de lay due to the t rack b e in g ove r-w a t e red , Br o wn ma de no mista ke a s he blasted out of the uph ill start a nd se t a p a ce nobody could m a tc h . Langs to n , who g ot a third - place start, was quickly past second -placed Seguy and set out after Brown. " I fe lt okay," La ngs ton said . " I knew Mike wo uld be qu ic k aga in, he love s these type of trac ks. I did m y best but hi s pace was a little t o o much for me ." Fu rt h e r back . series favo ri tes Jamie Dobb, Jeff Dement a nd Tra rnpas Pa rker plugged away after ba d s t arts . Pa rk e r sta rted in 25th pl ac e and wo rk ed his way up to s ixth. while Dobb ma d e his way to 10th a fter a 20 t h -pla c e s t a rt, an d Dem ent wa s abl e to get to 11th plac e . Brow n fe lt fine a s the m idda y heat b e g a n to tel l on the competition . While Lang s ton dropped o ff. Brown kept h is sp ee d at th e sa me le vel ; it was Mike Brown at his best. "I like th e heat," Brown sa id. "After t he d e lay I just s a t in th e sun and e njo ye d th e warmth, whe n it c a me tim e to ra c e I al ready knew I was th e q ui c ke s t today . With a nothe r g reat start I c ou ld m a k e my own p a c e . Lang ston hung with me for a while, and I'm sure he will be quicker than m e on some tracks. b ut today I won th e m ind ga me, th at 's also importa nt in a World c ha m pions hip. I do n' t wa nt to s ta rt m a king wild s tate men ts , La ngston is a good ride r, b ut I've felt I ha ve the s peed to ra c e with a nyone ." Finishing o rde r in m o ta two was Brow n , Langston, Seguy, Puzar and Caps. eN Mladina Circuit Mladina, Croatia Res ults: May 14, 2000 [Round 5 of 1&1 Brown also bega n to listen to his b ike , and what he hea rd was a ra t tling noi s e com ing fro m ben eath him . " I was not s ure w hat it was ," Brown s aid . "I was really getting ne rvo u s , I thought, ' n o way! ' When I ca me in th e y told me it was the front s procke t, which had com e loose." Th e final finishing order was Brown, Seguy. De me nt, Ja mes Dobb and Ca rl Nu nn. As for Lan gston , he was ha ving a ll so rts of problem s . "I came togethe r with Seguy early in the ra c e ." Lang ston said . "He hi t m y bra ke line and I wa s lo s ing b rake fluid . Nea r the end of th e race , I ha d no bra ke , and on th is track. with the cue I e MO TO 1: 1. Mik e Brown (Hon); 2 . Lu igi Seg uy (Yam); 3. J eff Deme nt (Hon) ; 4 . J ami e Do bb (KTM) ; 5 . Ca rl Nunn ( Yam); 6 . Philippe Du pa sq uier (1 M); 7. J o hn n y A u bert ( Hus) ; 8 . A lex Pu zar ( Ya m ) ; 9 . Daniele Brlc ca (K TM): 10. Thom as Treversin i (Hus} ; 11. Cristia n St ev anin i ( Husky ) ; 12 . Ivan Lazz ar in i ( Ho n); 13. Gra nt Langston ( KTM ); 14. Patric k Cli PS ( KTM ); 15. Sv en Breuge lmans (Suz ) . MOTa 2 : 1. M i k e B ro wn ( Ho n) ; 2 . Gr a n t Langs to n (KTM); 3 . Luigi Segu y (Ya m ); 4 . Alex Puza r (Yam ) ; 5 . Patrick Ca ps ( KT M ); 6 . T rampas Park er ( K T M); 7 . Cri st i a n Ra va gli a (S u z) ; B. Ph ili p p e D upe squler (T M ); 9 . Th o ma s Tr eversml (Hus): \ 0 . J am ie Dobb (KTM ); 11. J eff Dem ent (Han): 12. Eric Ca rmerlengo (S ua): 13 . Ma thi eu Lelloz (Ya m) ; 14. Steve Ram on ( Kaw) ; 15. Kenneth Gun dersen (KT M) . O /A : 1. M ike B ro w n ( Ha n) ; 2 . L u ig i Seg u y (Yam ); 3 . A lex Puzar ( Ya m); 4. G ran t La ng st on (KTM): 5. J eff Dem ent (Hon): 6 . J am ie Do bb (KTM ): 7. Philippe De pasq uie r (TM); B. Patri ck Caps (KTM ): 9. T hom as Tr everstni (Husky) ; 10. Cart Nunn (Yam) . FIM WORLD CHAMPION SHIP 125 MX SE R I ES PO INT ST AN DING S (A ft er 5 of 16 rounds ): 1. Mi ke Br own (1 50/1 wi n ); 2 . Gra nt La ngston ( 149/1) : 3 , J a mi e D obb ( 12 7/1 ) : 4. Lu ig i Segu y ( 109/1) : 5 . T hom as Tre versini (86) ; 6. Tram pa s Parker (86); 7 . Patri ck Caps (B5); B. Carl Nu nn (85/1); 9 . Kenn eth G u nd e rse n ( 7 0) ; 10 . Al ex Pu zar (66) ; 1 1. Je ff Dem ent (55); 12 . Phili p pe Depasquir e (4 8); 13 . Eri c C ame r lengo ( 2 7) ; 14 . Cri st ia n Rav aglia ( 22 ) ; 15 . Cristian Stevanini (20) Upcoming Rounds: Round 6 • Foxhill, England, May 28 Round 7 - Spa. Belgium, June 4 n e vv s MA Y 31 ,2000 37

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