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2005 WORLD MX

2005 WORLD MX: R12 of 17, July 31, 2005, Nismes Belgium

• Grand Prix of Wallonie
• Crowd: 12000
• Temp: 17ºC
• Weather: Muddy

SCHEDULE:

• Practices: Saturday 9.30 am
• Qualifying: Saturday 2 - 5pm
• Race: Sunday
• MX2 races 12.05 and 3.02 pm
• MX1 races 1.05 pm and 4.05 pm

2005 RACE RESULT - MX1

MX1 MOTO1

• 1 Pichon Mickael, Fra, Honda, 40:26.396
• 2 Coppins Joshua, Nzl, Honda, 40:30.935
• 3 Leuret Pascal, Fra, Honda, 41:01.021
• 4 Jorgensen Brian, Den, Yamaha, 41:04.164
• 5 Everts Stefan, Bel, Yamaha, 41:11.383
• 6 Ramon Steve, Bel, Ktm, 41:12.943
• 7 Townley Ben, Nzl, Ktm, 41:16.903
• 8 Smets Joel, Bel, Suzuki, 41:19.819
• 9 De Dijcker Ken, Bel, Honda, 41:27.814
• 10 Priem Manuel, Bel, Yamaha, 41:29.198
• 11 Strijbos Kevin, Bel, Suzuki, 41:31.600
• 12 Theybers Danny, Bel, Suzuki, 41:35.012
• 13 Leok Tanel, Est, Kawasaki, 41:37.973
• 14 Seguy Luigi, Fra, Yamaha, 41:39.583
• 15 Van Daele Marvin, Bel, Honda, 41:39.941

MX1 MOTO 2

• 1 Everts Stefan, Bel, Yamaha, 39:15.069
• 2 Pichon Mickael, Fra, Honda, 39:17.550
• 3 Coppins Joshua, Nzl, Honda, 39:19.446
• 4 De Dijcker Ken, Bel, Honda, 40:11.148
• 5 Priem Manuel, Bel, Yamaha, 40:15.097
• 6 Smets Joel, Bel, Suzuki, 40:27.490
• 7 Atsuta Yoshitaka, Jpn, Suzuki, 40:31.099
• 8 Ramon Steve, Bel, Ktm, 40:33.272
• 9 Leuret Pascal, Fra, Honda, 40:34.912
• 10 Theybers Danny, Bel, Suzuki, 40:37.316
• 11 Freibergs Lauris, Lat, Suzuki, 40:50.172
• 12 Leok Tanel, Est, Kawasaki, 40:54.172
• 13 Townley Ben, Nzl, Ktm, 41:01.888
• 14 Seguy Luigi, Fra, Yamaha, 41:10.629
• 15 Strijbos Kevin, Bel, Suzuki, 39:33.206
  

MX2 MOTO 1

• 1 A. Cairoli Yamaha ITA 39' 21.169
  2 D. Philippaerts KTM ITA +8.160
  3 A. McFarlane Yamaha AUS +9.283
  4 C. Pourcel Kawasaki FRA +32.392
  5 D. Guarneri Yamaha ITA +43.853
  6 C. Melotte Yamaha BEL +44.585
  7 A. Chiodi Yamaha ITA +45.737
  8 M. Nagl KTM GER +46.615
  9 A. Leok KTM EST +47.016
  10 A. Boissiere Yamaha FRA +50.958

MX2 MOTO 2

• 1 A. Cairoli Yamaha ITA 39' 41.903
  2 C. Melotte Yamaha BEL +2.474
  3 A. Chiodi Yamaha ITA +39.296
  4 A. McFarlane Yamaha AUS +40.272
  5 P. Caps Honda BEL +53.112
  6 M. Maschio Yamaha FRA +55.776
  7 D. Philippaerts KTM ITA +58.692
  8 A. Leok KTM EST +1' 2.910
  9 C. Pourcel Kawasaki FRA +1' 3.212
  10 A. Boissiere Yamaha FRA +1' 20.379

YAMAHA MX1 REPORT:

• Yamaha L&M Motocross Team riders Stefan Everts and Brian Jorgensen finished third and eleventh respectively in a muddy round twelve of the MX1 Motocross World Championship at Nismes, Belgium today. Mickael Pichon (Honda) made a successful comeback to GP racing claiming the GP win ahead of Joshua Coppins (Honda). Everts remains firmly in control of the series with a 38-point margin over second placed Coppins. Denmark's Brian Jorgensen is now tenth in standings.
• Brian Jorgensen produced another strong start in the opening MX 1 race to take the lead on the first two laps. Jorgensen was passed early on for the lead by Pichon. While fighting duo Coppins and Leuret took advantage from Jorgensen's weak fifth lap to pass the Dane. "Jorgi" rode consistently fast for the rest of the race, but could not close the gap with Coppins and Leuret. Brian's team mate Stefan Everts finished heat one in fifth after an impressive comeback from seventeenth.
• Both Everts and Jorgensen were at the front at the start of the second race, following early leader Pichon. Unfortunately Jorgensen could not capitalize on his good form as the bike stalled on the fourth lap. Smets (Suzuki) could not avoid Jorgensen and ran into him, damaging the silencer of Brian's bike. Jorgensen had to come in for another silencer to continue the race and would finish 21st in the end, just outside of the point scoring rostrum. Eight-time world champion Everts showcased his skills in slippery conditions and passed Pichon with five laps to go. Everts quickly pulled away from his French opponent to take a well earned race win. YZ450F mounted Manuel Priem (Van Beers Yamaha) rode to his best result of the season with a credible fifth place.
• Round thirteen of the series takes place next week in Loket, Czech Republic.
• Stefan Everts (Yamaha L&M Motocross Team) - third overall
  "I don't even clearly remember what caused my crash at the start of the first race. I hit a small rut and was thrown off. It was difficult to come back because the track allowed only one line. I was not so happy with fifth, and I have been having way too many comeback races lately so it was quite frustrating. I wanted my revenge in the second race and this time I had a good start. I saw Pichon making some mistakes after twenty minutes and my physical condition allowed me to outpace him near the end of the race. It's a pity that I could not offer my home crowd a GP win, and my 85th win takes a bit longer than expected but I'll try again next week."
• Brian Jorgensen (Yamaha L&M Motocross Team) - 11th overall
  "After the bike stalled in the second race I tried to picked it up, but Smets ran straight in to the silencer and it broke. It was hard to get the bike going again with a broken silencer, and I had to come in to get a new one. I tried to make the best of the situation when I restarted, although I was already lapped. Unfortunately I got a lot of mud in my goggles and for four laps I tried to remove the mud to preserve my goggles, but it didn't work. Overall it was a disappointing weekend because I had two excellent starts and my speed was good on Saturday and on Sunday. I was just a little bit too slow at the start of the opening race, but my results should have been a lot better here."

COPPINS / HONDA MX1 REPORT

Coppins shows amazing fight at Nismes

• Josh Coppins has shown his true fighting spirit at the twelfth round of the MX1 world motocross championship in Nismes Belgium. A rain drenched crowd witnessed an amazing Coppins surge in the second moto to claim second overall and move one point closer to his arch rival, Stefan Everts.
• Riders were lucky to start the first moto in somewhat drier conditions. Coppins managed to hug a tight line around the first turn and made up a handful of places by going around the outside of the next corner. As the pack settled into a race rhythm, Lizzard was forth and making huge ground on Pascal Leuret and Brian Jorgensen. It took the CAS Honda a couple of laps to take hold of second place and give chase to Frenchman, Mickael Pichon who had succeeded in pulling a reasonable gap. Coppins kept his head down and started to eat into Pichon’s lead. The clock would be against the Kiwi as he ran out of time however he did succeed in closing the gap substantially to settle for second.
• Coppins went down in the second turn of race two as he could not avoid hitting a fallen, fellow Honda rider, Pascal Leuret. The heavens had opened in the meantime and Coppins’s hopes of a GP podium looked dismal. ‘Lizzard’ took the bit between his teeth and started his charge through the pack. Within two laps he had broken the top ten and was posting the fastest lap time with ease. By the halfway mark Coppins had amazingly rocketed into third position and was rapidly closing down the leading duo of Pichon and Everts. Pichon made a mistake with five laps to go and handed Everts the lead. Coppins could smell the fumes of the Frenchman’s Honda and having lost his goggles due to the rain, he had to avoid getting roosted by Pichon by changing his racing lines. Still he pushed on and started to pressurize Pichon for second place. As the chequered flag fell, the CAS Honda rider had done all in his power to rebound from stone last to an awesome third position.
• “ I was fast enough to gain more points today so I am bit disappointed that I couldn’t capitalize on that. I put my heart and soul into the second moto and I did all I could to try and pass Pichon. We can be happy with the work the organisers did on the track last night and all weekend. The conditions could have been a lot worse but they did a great job. I’m looking forward to Loket next weekend. I like the track there, in fact there are some good tracks coming up and I like all of them,” explained a confident Coppins.

KTM / TOWNLEY REPORT: MX1

Belgian GP takes its toll on Townley.

• KTM factory rider, Ben Townley, has had a disappointing weekend that has been marred by bad starts and bad luck. Scattered showers made the spectacular Nismes circuit all the more technical nevertheless organisers did all in their power to keep the track in the best possible race condition.
• Townley had a lot of work to do as he was not placed well going into the first turn of race one. He did emerge a lap later in the top ten and was moving through the pack. After making his move on the Belgians, Ramon and Smets, Townley was up to fifth and had his sights set on a podium spot. BT made a small mistake which would cost him dearly however he managed to pick up his machine and rejoin the race, still in the top ten. Again he gave chase and upped his lap times towards the end of the race to finish seventh – a position that was certainly not a true reflection of his speed.
• The second heat would prove to be an even tougher battle for BT. Once again a mediocre start could would leave the Kiwi with loads of work to do. With two laps gone, the worst was feared when Townley pointed to his rear brake pedal as he passed the pit lane. BT had lost the brake pedal as he tussled through the pack and with a constant drizzle coming down the circuit became an ice-rink. With no rear brake, Townley went down at least three times during the course of the race. Rather than give up, he soldiered on and still managed to salvage thirteenth position.
• “I don’t know where to begin” said the twenty-year-old with his head in hands. “It has been a really tough weekend. I practiced my starts in the week and they were spot on. Today I had two bad starts which left me with plenty of work to do – I don’t know what I was doing wrong. It was really difficult riding without a rear brake in the second moto and I went down three times in the process. When I have a bad day it really goes wrong - this is definitely something I have to work on. We have the Czech GP next weekend and I like the track. I’m going to focus on getting back to where I should be,” vowed Townley.

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