Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

F IM World C h a mpio n s hi p 1 25 MX S e r ie s Round 1 3 : Mota P a r k C rockard fou ght ba ck fro m sev e nt h t o re g a in third des p ite ne arl y ru nning out of fue l. "It 's a goo d job we fitted the b ig fue l ta nk ," Cr oc ka rd sa id. "The fue l pip e wa s sp lit a nd the m o t o r was s p luttering in the last few la ps ." An d in race two t he Ir is h m a n chased Dema ria to the finish after a ha rd pass o n Coope r wh ic h le ft the Hu s q va rn a rider sprawling on th e g round. " It was th e same p lac e whe re Demaria had passed me for th e lead, " Cooper said. "I tr ied to defend th e ins ide against Yves a nd he used th e faster outside line to get dri ve up th e hill. So then I concentrated on using the fas ter lines a nd Gordon went up th e insid e a n d t ook o ut m y front whee l. You c a n 't win , can yo u?" Cooper's first moto ride had been amaz ing. Put on the ground at turn three , he left the Esplanade dead last but zip ped p a s t two d ozen riva ls for sixth . eN Grant Langston stretched out his series lead with another 125cc GP win in t he Dutch sand. ty of e n e rg y tho ugh and I was s o tired , I cou ld not c ha llenge h im , the track was so rough and it really to ok it out of me ." As is a lwa ys th e cas e in Dut c h GPs , th e Bergham t ra ck wa s d eep s a n d, for riders like Langston an d Gund e r s en , wh o both r ac e the Ne the rla nds Ch amp ion ship round s , this wa s a p ie ce of c a ke . On ce aga in a number of loc al Dut ch riders pr oved to give the GP re gu la rs pr ob lems a ll day long . In th e first m ot o it wa s Gundersen wh o b olt e d out o f th e s ta rt a n d Langston wheelied his way down the m a in straigh t. Int o th e first c o rner, Dobb was ea ting s and ; his race wo uld be a lon g one . La Citadelle Namur, Belg ium Results : August I , 2000 !Round 13 of 1I I 5 00 MO TO 1: 1. Joel Smet s (KTM); 2. Andr ea Bartolini (Yam ); 3 . Peter J oh ansson (KTM ); 4. Darryl! King (Hus); 5. Jock e Karlsson (Han); 6. Fabri zio Dini (Hus): 7. Franci sco Garc ia Vico (Yam ); 8. Marcel Van Drun en (Hus) ; 9 . Mi ska Aalton en (Hus) ; 10 . J onas Edberg (KTM); 11. Sigg i Bauer (KTM ); 12. Avo Leak ( KT M ); 13 . J am e s Mar sh ( KT M ) ; 14 . M arn ic q Bervoe ts (Yam ); 15 . Jo nny Lindhe (Hus). M OTO 2: I. J o el Sm et s (K TM) : 2 . Pete r ,"I cou ld see by the time I got to t h i rd p lace tha t t hey we re alrea dy g one, " Do bb sai d of Langston and Gundersen. "T he local D utc h r ide rs were q uick e arly and I ha d to get past them , then I wa s too ti red to really c hase the two leaders." J o hans s on (KTM); 3 . Andre a Ba rtolin i (Yam ); 4 . J ock e Karl sson (Hon); 5. Darry l! King (Hus); 6. J onte Engd ahl (KTM ): 7. Ch ri s Burnh am (Vor); B. J am es Ma rsh ( KTM ) : 9 . Sig gi Ba uer ( KTM ) : 10 . Mi sk a Aaltonen (Hus); 11. Fabrizio Dlnl (Hus); 12. Thierry Klutz (Vor); 13. Rupi Walkn er (K TM ); 14. Mirosla v Kucirek (KTM) ; 15. Gert Jan Van Doom (Vor). O/A: 1. J oel Srnets (KTM); 2. Peter J ohan sson (KTM ); 3. A ndrea Bartolini (Yam) ; 4 . .Jocke Karlsson (Han) : 5. Darryll King (Hus) : 6. Fabrizio Din i (Hus) : 7. Misk a Aa ltonen (Hus); B. Sigg i Bauer (KTM) ; 9 . Jam es Marsh (KTM): 10. Jon te Engdahl (KTM ). FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHI P 50 0 cc MX SE RIES POINTS STANDI NGS ( Ar ter 13 of 16 round s): I. J oel Srne ts ( 4 89 /1 1 wi n s) ; 2 . Pet er J oh an sso n (3 46 /1); 3 . Marnicq Berv oet s (33 6/1) ; 4 . Andrea Ba rtoli n i (31 5); 5 . D arryl! Kin g ( 25 4 ) ; 6. J oc k e Kar lsson ( 13 5) ; 7 . Gert J an Van Doorn ( 123); 8 . Misk a Aaltonen (1 17) ; 9. Max Bartolini ( 114); 10. Ma rce l Van Dru nen ( 10 1); 11. Will ie Van Wessel ( 10 0) : 12 . Er w i n Ma chtling er ( 9 5 ) : 13 . Chr i s Burn ham ( 88) ; 14 . Fabrizio Din i (83 ) ; 15. J onte En gd ah l (80) ; 16 . Av a Leak ( 70) : 17 . Franci sc o Garcia Vico (63) ; 18. J ames Marsh (6 1) ; 19. Dam ien King (5 2) ; 20 . J onas Edbe rg (43 ). By BERGHAM, HOLLAND, AUG.6 L::,..ig h t e e n - y e ar -o ld KT M ra c er '-" Gra nt Langston is on a ro ll. Just a s he ha d done back in Mar c h on the Valken sv a a rd c irc uit in South Hollan d the So ut h Afri c a n won t h e Dut ch 12 5cc GP. La ng s ton d id it with 2 -1 res ults a nd , while he was not as dom ina n t as h e w as in Va lk en s v a ard some five months ago , the stor y ha s not c ha nged all that mu ch. " I r a c e in t he Dut c h ' C ham pi o ns hi ps, " Lang s to n s a id . "Racin g in th ick s a nd is not a probl em fo r me , in fa ct I like it. Toda y I was able to get two go od sta rts and th a t makes all the diffe ren ce ." While La ngston cou ld s mile about his da y's work, th e same could no t be said for Gra n d Prix vete ran James Dobb. The Brit, a lso on a KTM, went 3- 5 fo r third o ve rall. T his wo uld 've been a great resul t fo r h im in the past, but for th e British champion, it is now not good e nough. "I ca n 't race wit h La ng sto n if I' m g iving him .the starts every time ou t ," Do bb sai d. "By th e tim e I get into second or third pla ce he 's gone." Dobb is n o w 4 3 points be h ind Langs ton in the title ra c e , for sure the pride of Eng la nd will ha ve to im prove if he is to have any chance of ta king Upcom ing Rounds: Round 14 - Eltelbruck, Luxembourg, August 13 Round 15 - Halle, Holland, August 27 2 50 MO T O 1 : 1. Yves Demaria (Yam) ; 2. Pit Beiter ( Kaw ); 3 . Gordon Croc k ard ( Han ) ; 4. Jo sh Coppins (Suz) ; 5. Cla udio Fede rici (Yam) ; 6. Paul Cooper (Hus): 7. Dann y Theybers (KTM) ; B. Mark o Kovalain en (Yam) ; 9 . Mickael Mas chi o (Kaw) ; 10. Pet er lven (Kaw ) ; 1 1. Mic hal Kadlece k (Suz ) ; 12 . Mark Huckl ebridge (Kaw); 13. Ale x Belome tti (Kaw ); 14 . J iri Cepelak (Yam ); 15. Joak im Eliasson (Yam ). MOTO 2 : 1. Yves Dem aria ( Yam); 2. Gordon Croc kard (Han) ; 3. Fred Bailey (Hon ); 4 . Pit Belr er (Kaw) ; 5. Claudio Fed erici (Yam ); 6. Paul Coop er ( Hus); 7 . J o sh Cop pins (Suz) ; 8 . Dann y Th eyb ers ( KTM) ; 9. Peter Iven (Kew) : 10 . J ussi Veh vil ain en { Hen } ; 1 1. J o akim Eli a sso n ( Yam) ; 12 . Mi ck ael Masc hio (Ka w) ; 13. Jiri Cepelek (Yam ); 14. Serge Guidett y (Hon) ; 15. Michal Kadl ecek (Suz). O /A : 1. Yve s D em ar ia ( Yam ); 2 . Gord on Crock ard (Ho n ) ; 3 . Pi t Beir er (Ka w ) ; 4 . Cl audio F ederici ( Yam ) ; 5 . J o sh Co p pi ns (Suz) ; 6 . Paul Cooper (Hus ); 7. Dann y Theybers (KTM ); 8 . Fr ed Boll ey ( Hon ) ; 9 . Pet er l v en (Kaw) ; 10 . M ick ael Masch io (Kaw ) . FIM WOR LD CHAMPIONSHIP 250cc MX SERIES POIN TS STA NDINGS ( After 13 of 16 rounds) : 1. Mic kael Pichon (33 7/ 3 wins): 2. Fred Bolley (333/4 ): 3. Pit Beit er (27 6); 4. Jo sh Coppins (27 1); 5. Claudio Federi ci (2 34 /1 ): 6 . Go rd on Croc ka rd (225/ 2) : 7 . Yves Demar ia (2 10 / 2 ) ; 8 . Pau l Coope r (205 ); 9 . Mi ck ael Ma schi o ( 13 3) ; 10 . Peter Iv en (1 21) ; ] 1. Danny Theybers (114 ); 12. Al ex Belom eti (76) ; 13. Colli n Dugm ore (7 4) ; 14. Marko Kovalain en (65 ); 15. Ju ssi Vehvll ajnen (5 5) ; 16. A lex Zanni (5 4); 17. Ryan Hughe s (52 ); 18. Remy Van Rees ( 44); 19. Serge Guidett y (38) ; 20. Just in Morr is (3 5). Upcoming Rounds: Round 14 - Eltelbruck. Luxembourg. August 13 Round 15 - Teutschenthal. Germany, August 27 36 AUGUST 23 , 2000' c u e I GEO F F M E Y E R e nevws En g lan d ' s fir s t Wor ld Motocro ss C ha m p io ns h ip si nce Da ve Th orp e ruled in th e m id -'80 s. "I a m m ore disappo inted bec ause I j ust rod e bad in the sec o nd m oto ," Dobb said. "I was just be aten by bette r ride rs . I c ould ha ve come to Ho ila nd and ra c e d m o re on th e s e sand tra c k s like the y h a ve , a nd I didn 't , but 1 lost t od a y be cau se I d id not ride to m y be st in. " La n g s t on ' s ma in o pp o s ition in Ho lla n d was fe llo w CHAM P KT M t e ammate Ke n neth G u nd e rs e n . Th e No rweg ia n fini s hed wi t h 1-2 resul ts a nd n e ar ly we n t 1-1 ha d La ngsto n no t c rashed in the second mot o . In fact , G u nde rse n m a y we ll ha ve b e e n t he best rid e r o n t he day despite him losing out to Langsto n. . " I was so ti re d in that secon d mo to , " Gundersen said. "The n I ca me aroun d a nd he wa s on t he g rou nd . I figured I cou ld get him a nd start ed t rying t o pass . He still ha d p len - Gundersen was clocking consistent laps , wh ile Langston loo ke d for a way to get int o the lead. "I was on Ke nneth 's ta le a nd was looking for places to get by ," La ngs ton said . "T he n I m a d e a s illy m ist ak e an d h e got e ven fur t he r away ." Bad starts relegated James Dobb to third overall. He is now 43 points behind Langston with three rounds left to go.

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