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2005 WORLD MX

2005 WORLD MX: R13 of 17, Aug 7, 2005, Locket, Czech Republic

• Grand Prix of Czech Republic
• Circuit: Loket
• Crowd: 19000
• Weather: Rain, Temp: 14ºC

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 Everts Stefan, Bel, Yamaha, 39:07.404
• 2 Pichon Mickael, Fra, Honda, 39:08.506
• 3 Coppins Joshua, Nzl, Honda, 39:15.728
• 4 Strijbos Kevin, Bel, Suzuki, 39:29.757
• 5 Townley Ben, Nzl, Ktm, 39:37.707
• 6 De Dijcker Ken, Bel, Honda, 39:44.690
• 7 Leuret Pascal, Fra, Honda, 39:48.352
• 8 Leok Tanel, Est, Kawasaki, 39:56.065
• 9 Jorgensen Brian, Den, Yamaha, 40:02.135
• 10 Hucklebridge Mark , Gbr, Honda, 40:02.392
• 11 Theybers Danny, Bel, Suzuki, 40:06.113
• 12 Seguy Luigi, Fra, Yamaha, 40:07.839
• 13 Smets Joel, Bel, Suzuki, 40:16.400
• 14 Cooper Paul, Gbr, Honda, 40:30.877
• 15 Meo Antoine, Fra, Husqvarna, 40:32.429

MX1 MOTO 2

• 1 Strijbos Kevin, Bel, Suzuki, 39:27.132
• 2 Coppins Joshua, Nzl, Honda, 39:31.918
• 3 Townley Ben, Nzl, Ktm, 39:36.520
• 4 Everts Stefan, Bel, Yamaha, 40:00.962
• 5 De Dijcker Ken, Bel, Honda, 40:05.679
• 6 Seguy Luigi, Fra, Yamaha, 40:12.958
• 7 Leok Tanel, Est, Kawasaki, 40:13.832
• 8 Hucklebridge Mark, Gbr, Honda, 40:32.281
• 9 Noble James, Gbr, Honda, 40:37.174
• 10 Theybers Danny, Bel, Suzuki, 40:48.254
• 11 Leuret Pascal, Fra, Honda, 40:55.838
• 12 Atsuta Yoshitaka, Jpn, Suzuki, 41:04.511
• 13 Priem Manuel, Bel, Yamaha, 41:10.656
• 14 Salvini Alex, Ita, Suzuki, 41:12.132
• 15 Jorgensen Brian, Den, Yamaha, 41:13.295

MX2 MOTO 1

• 1 A. Cairoli Yamaha ITA 40' 21.047
  2 M. De Reuver KTM NED +8.905
  3 C. Nunn KTM GBR +14.669
  4 A. McFarlane Yamaha AUS +17.317
  5 C. Pourcel Kawasaki FRA +17.854
  6 C. Melotte Yamaha BEL +29.363
  7 S. Pourcel Kawasaki FRA +30.769
  8 B. MacKenzie Yamaha GBR +31.579
  9 A. Chiodi Yamaha ITA +42.441
  10 N. Aubin Yamaha FRA +48.158

MX2 MOTO 2

• 1 C. Pourcel Kawasaki FRA 40' 54.679
  2 A. Cairoli Yamaha ITA +10.906
  3 D. Philippaerts KTM ITA +14.453
  4 A. McFarlane Yamaha AUS +24.112
  5 C. Melotte Yamaha BEL +28.336
  6 B. MacKenzie Yamaha GBR +30.010
  7 C. Nunn KTM GBR +42.223
  8 S. Sword Kawasaki GBR +53.943
  9 A. Chiodi Yamaha ITA +56.380
  10 A. Leok KTM EST +58.759

YAMAHA MX1 REPORT: MX1 : Everts rescues podium at Loket

• The day after confirming that he will see out the final year of a record-breaking glorious career by signing with Yamaha for a sixth and last World Championship campaign in 2006, Stefan Everts was able to salvage an excellent second position at an overcast Loket circuit for the Grand Prix of Czech Republic; the twelfth round of seventeen in the premier FIM MX1 series.
• The Belgian convincingly owned the first moto in front of 19,000 spectators who braved the low temperatures and showers. Everts overtook hole-shotting team-mate Brian Jorgensen and proceeded to show Mickael Pichon (Honda) around the Czech slopes that were fast, slippery and allowed precious few passing possibilities.
• The second moto began in explosive style as a first corner pile-up claimed a number of casualties including Steve Ramon (KTM), Pichon and Everts. The eight time world champ began a long haul through the pack from almost dead-last in a prolonged rainfall that caused the track to get rougher and more technical. His forty minute charge was rewarded with fourth position on the final lap as he dove past Ken de Dycker (Honda). Kevin Strijbos (Suzuki) won his first ever Grand Prix with success in the second sprint. Everts' title rival Josh Coppins (Honda) who finished third in moto 1 was bumped back to third on the podium.
• Jorgensen dropped back to sixth in the first moto after suffering with arm-pump and then fell in the closing stages to finally cross the line in ninth. Unable to make an impact in the second moto after a poor start and narrowly avoiding the chaos that caught Everts, the Dane could only manage fifteenth by the flag.
• JK Racing Yamaha rider Luigi Seguy was running in third position during the formative stages of the second moto before slowly slipping back to sixth. The Frenchman was the second highest Yamaha rider with seventh overall; one of his best results of the season.
• Everts has been watching Coppins chip away at his points lead in the World Championship for the last four races but has now managed to stop the rot, even if the reverse was only by a single point. The gap now stands at 39. Everts has won eight from twenty-six motos prior to Loket but had missed the podium only twice in thirteen Grand Prix.
• The World Championships now have a free weekend before the last four races occur in a hectic five week period. The paddock next convenes at Gaildorf for the Grand Prix of Germany on August 20th/21st.
• Stefan Everts (Yamaha L&M Motocross Team) - second overall
  "Somebody was a little bit too fast in the first corner and took a few riders down; I think that in every GP I have to crash at least once and comeback through at the moment! It has been a tough season so far. I did my best today and finally I was able to pass Ken de Dycker on the last lap for fourth position. I think with the rain the track got a lot better, it was more slippery and the speed came down. I am really glad that I am still on the podium and the championship has more or less stayed the same so I am really happy for that."
• Brian Jorgensen (Yamaha L&M Motocross Team) - 12th overall
  "In the first moto I felt like I was riding really good. I knew Stefan was right behind me at the beginning but I was holding the pace well for the first eight laps. He started to come closer so I tried to push harder and got arm-pump in one lap. It was difficult after that to control the bike and I dropped back to sixth. With a lap to go I got too aggressive in one corner and the back end spun around making me crash so I ended up ninth. In the second moto I don't know how but I missed the start completely. There were some massive crashes on the first lap and I got caught up in the first corner. I tried to get through that second moto and it was nothing special."

COPPINS / HONDA MX1 REPORT

• Coppins fights to keep in the points hunt
• The famous Loket circuit, situated just across the German-Czech border has played host to the 13th round of the MX GP World championships. CAS Honda man, Josh Coppins, has lost one point to arch rival, Stefan Everts in the championship standings despite some tough luck over the weekend.
• Coppins could just about avoid a first turn pile up as Spanish rider Jonathan Barragan clashed with the CAS Honda. It took Lizzard a few laps to regain his composure however he was constantly posting the fastest split and looked to be making some headway on the leaders when he moved into third position around the halfway mark. Coppins pushed his machine to the limit and spectators thought that it would be battle of the titans as both Coppins and Pichon had closed the gap on Everts. A few minor errors in the dieing minutes of the race gave Pichon and Everts just enough breathing room to take honours but Coppins had proved that he was carrying superior speed.
• Dark clouds threatened another downpour for race two nevertheless Coppins’s lightening quick reactions saw him grabbing the hole-shot but then losing it to Belgian, Kevin Strijbos as he exited the first turn. Lizzard lost the use of his roll offs on the second lap and with the consistent rain he had a difficult task ahead of him. The CAS Honda lost no time and powered its way up the inside of a difficult off camber to snatch the lead from Strijbos. Battling with his vision, Coppins managed to keep Strijbos at bay but with ten minutes to go he made a small error and lost the lead. Unable to take the punishment of the pebbly soil, Coppins had to settle for second spot.
• “ Today has been quite difficult. I almost went down in the start in the first race but managed to keep on the bike. I came back quite good and had great speed in the middle of the race. I was able to catch up to Stefan and Mickael so I was quite happy with that. In the second heat I broke my roll offs two laps into the race and battled to see the lines which made things quite difficult. I’ll race in my home town in Balen next with Ben. It’s a heavy sand track so it will be good to do some testing with the bike before Lierop and improve my sand riding,” explained Coppins

KTM / TOWNLEY REPORT: MX1

• Townley recovers with impressive speed.
• Poor weather conditions have hampered the Czech GP held in Loket this weekend for the 13th round of the MX GP series. KTM’s Ben Townley, was not perturbed by the challenging conditions and proved that he is one step closer to getting back to his former speed and hopefully, winning ways.
• Riders were faced with a wet circuit before the start of the first heat with scattered rainfall not making for ideal race conditions. Townley managed to avoid any first turn tussles and within two laps was into fifth position, just ahead of fellow Kiwi, Josh Coppins. Townley’s luck would let him down a lap later as he tried to make a pass on Yves Demaria by ducking up the inside of the French veteran. BT remounted and managed to fight his way back from ninth to fifth place by the end of the 35 minute moto often showing glimpses of great speed.
• In race two, BT was involved in a first turn pile up but still managed to keep his bike upright only losing minimal time. He miraculously recovered to 11th place within the first lap and was showing amazing speed. Five laps later, the resilient Kiwi was in third and running the fastest lap time every lap even though he had lost the use of goggles. BT worked hard at bringing down an 11 second deficit to within 4 seconds of the leading duo of Strijbos and Coppins with two laps to go. Townley crossed the finish line in third spot showing that his former speed was back to where it should be.
• “ It’s been a better day than the last two GP’s! I was happy to finish both races. It took me a while to get back into the first race after the crash but I finished the race pretty strong. The second race I was hoping to be up front in the but I went down in the start and came back from last to third which wasn’t too bad. My goal for the next GP is to get back on the podium and win some races,” vowed Townley.

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