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2005 WORLD MX

2005 WORLD MX: R15 of 17, Aug 28, Isle of Wight, England

• Round 15: Grand Prix of England
• Circuit: Isle of Wight
• Date: 28 August 2005
• Crowd: 25000
• Temp: 24ºC; Weather: Sunny

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 Ramon, Steve, Bel, Ktm, 39:49.678
• 2 Pichon, Mickael, Fra, Honda, 39:51.661
• 3 Townley, Ben, Nzl, Ktm, 39:52.575
• 4 Coppins, Joshua, Nzl, Honda, 40:02.874
• 5 Everts, Stefan, Bel, Yamaha, 40:15.953
• 6 Jorgensen, Brian, Den, Yamaha, 40:18.271
• 7 Leok, Tanel, Est, Kawasaki, 40:21.993
• 8 Barragan, Jonathan, Spa, Ktm, 40:50.760
• 9 Vehvilainen, Jussi, Fin, Honda, 40:57.455
• 10 Strijbos, Kevin, Bel, Suzuki, 41:00.298

MX1 MOTO 2

• 1 Townley Ben, Nzl, KTM, 39:52.981
• 2 Coppins Joshua, Nzl, Honda, 39:56.629
• 3 Pichon Mickael, Fra, Honda, 40:03.255
• 4 Ramon Steve, Bel, KTM, 40:10.429
• 5 Everts Stefan, Bel, Yamaha, 40:13.710
• 6 Barragan Jonathan, Esp, KTM, 40:53.053
• 7 Priem Manuel, Bel, Yamaha, 40:58.166
• 8 Noble James, Gbr, Honda, 41:01.539
• 9 Vehvilainen Jussi, FIN, Honda, 41:03.617
• 10 Atsuta Yoshitaka, Jpn, Suzuki, 41:04.149

MX2, MOTO 1

• 1 B. MacKenzie Yamaha GBR 40' 30.091
  2 T. Rattray KTM RSA +4.660
  3 A. Cairoli Yamaha ITA +32.476
  4 M. Bonini Honda ITA +37.012
  5 D. Guarneri Yamaha ITA +47.236
  6 M. Maschio Yamaha FRA +48.261
  7 C. Pourcel Kawasaki FRA +48.937
  8 A. Boissiere Yamaha FRA +49.791
  9 A. Chiodi Yamaha ITA +50.500
  10 C. Nunn KTM GBR +53.425

MX2, MOTO 2

• 1 D. Philippaerts KTM ITA 40' 19.780
  2 C. Pourcel Kawasaki FRA +1.173
  3 T. Rattray KTM RSA +36.463
  4 C. Nunn KTM GBR +38.612
  5 A. Boissiere Yamaha FRA +41.385
  6 R. Goncalves Yamaha POR +1' 3.997
  7 A. Chiodi Yamaha ITA +1' 11.173
  8 G. Swanepoel Kawasaki RSA +1' 12.452
  9 M. Maschio Yamaha FRA +1' 13.041
  10 P.A.. Renet Yamaha FRA +1' 50.875

KTM / TOWNLEY REPORT: MX1

Townley back on the box with victory at the Isle of Wight.

• After a spell of unlucky falls and injuries, KTM factory man, Ben Townley, has warded off all challenges to take victory at the 15th round of the MX1 world championships at the Gore Basin circuit on the Isle of Wight. Townley looked awesome the entire weekend and his radiant smile upon arrival on Friday at the circuit was a portent of the result that would follow.
• Thousands of air horns sounded as the gate dropped for the first MX1 heat. Townley got entangled in mid pack but cut through the field like a man possessed. The factory KTM rocketed into seventh place on the opening lap and immediately began to pressurize points leader, Stefan Everts. The Belgian held off Townley as long as he could but he was no match for the young, determined challenger. Townley disposed of Everts within two laps and set his sights on fellow Kiwi, Josh Coppins. BT caught and passed his countryman and was in a podium position however the race was far from over. He took the bit between his teeth and started to reel in the leading duo of Steve Ramon and Mikael Pichon. The crowd went mad when Townley closed down the Frenchman on the last lap and with a last minute dash the two went side by side into the final section of circuit. Elbows rubbed however it was Pichon who had the better line with Townley having to settle for third spot and a masterful come back.
• BT would once again have to work his magic at the start of the second moto. He trailed Pichon going into the first turn and managed to jump passed a gaggle of riders as he tripled the uphill step jump however he was still out of the top five. Three sections later, BT appeared through the whoops in second spot and within the lap he was into the lead and checking out at a serious pace. The crowd were loving every second of the Kiwi phenomenon and ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ echoed through the Gore Basin as Townley scrubbed and whipped his factory KTM over the obstacles. There was no challenge for the twenty-year-old has he cruised to victory and his fourth GP success of the season!
• “It has been a goal of mine recently to go after the last three Grand Prix victories and I have got one so there are two more to go. I am riding good at the moment and we have some good tracks to end the season; I can’t wait. They did a good job with the track today considering that it was over-watered this morning. They got the diggers out and corrected the mistake so I want to congratulate them.
• I worked hard on my starts during the week but I guess I have to keep on working! I battled hard with Stefan in the first race, I caught Josh and it was pretty hectic racing out there. In the second moto I made a push for the lead on the first lap and was able to get my times down. Half way through I thought I had over-done it because I was making a few mistakes but I settled and finally took the victory so I am really happy,” explained Townley.
• BT heads to the Netherlands for the penultimate round of the MX1 series to be held next weekend at the tough and demanding sand circuit of Lierop.

YAMAHA / EVERTS REPORT: MX1

Everts forced to settle for fifth in England

• Stefan Everts could rise no higher than fifth this afternoon at a hot and sunny Gore-Basin circuit on the Isle of Wight for the Grand Prix of England, the fifteenth round of the FIM 2005 World Championship. The Belgian has however drawn closer to a ninth title with just two rounds remaining in the MX1 series.
• Even though he surrendered eight points to Coppins to make a new lead of forty-five, a ninth World Championship is now realistically within reach for Everts with only a hundred points left to win and trips to Holland next week (Lierop) and Northern Ireland (Desertmartin) in a fortnight's time.
• Finally some decent summer weather greeted the Grand Prix paddock after a month of three races dampened by rain and affected by heavy muddy conditions. 25,000 spectators turned out to watch the World Championship campaign enter its final stages. The track, scenic, spectacular -with a lot of jumps- and challenging, is popular with the fans and also the riders. The soft dirt quickly became rough and technical with several lines on offer around the course allowing some interesting racing as the gaps between the riders fluctuated.
• Everts, who clocked the fourth quickest lap in timed practice, confessed that he did not feel in-tune with the circuit over the weekend and although he started within the top ten during both motos was unable to challenge the Steve Ramon and Ben Townley who broke free in each respective race. The 32-year old took part in an electric five rider dice for fourth position in the first moto and lost time to the front three when he struggled to find a way past team-mate Brian Jorgensen. Everts' fifth place was almost improved on during the second moto when he moved into third but a mistake coming out of the whoops meant that he became entangled in a battle with Pichon and Coppins and could not pip a fading Ramon for fourth approaching the chequered flag.
• Brian Jorgensen was not pleased with his Saturday effort of nineteenth fastest but started brightly in the first moto and was part of the same thrilling battle for fourth position, finally taking sixth behind Everts. In the second race three crashes saw the Dane end up outside of the points.
• The Yamaha L&M Motocross team have won six Grand Prix (from fifteen) and eleven motos (from thirty) so far this season.
• Stefan Everts (Yamaha L&M Motocross Team) - fifth overall
  "Today was not my best day. I had a real battle with the track. In the first moto I had trouble passing my team-mate, after that I had a few good laps but finally took fifth. In the second moto I was third for a while but Coppins had started to push and I made a big mistake in the whoops and went off the track. From that moment I turned the gas back and stayed in fifth. When Ramon was slowing down at the end I tried to catch him but it was too late."
  

COPPINS / HONDA MX1 REPORT

Coppins pulls back valuable points at British GP

• With the memory of his first ever GP victory claimed at the Gore Basin circuit a year ago, CAS Honda racer, Josh Coppins had high expectations coming into the 15th round of the MX1 series at the Isle of Wight. The Kiwi could not go home with victory however he did prove that his determination and fighting spirit have won him back eight valuable points as he keeps his championship hopes alive.
• Close to thirty thousand enthusiastic English fans lined the boundary fences to see the gate drop for the first MX1 race. The CAS Honda star almost grabbed the hole-shot however, Belgian Steve Ramon, managed to take the advantage but overshot the next corner and pushed Coppins wide, losing the Kiwi precious time and positions. The worst was feared when Coppins signalled to the CAS Honda pits that something was not right with his machine in the opening laps of the race. He kept circulating at race pace but lost his third position to fellow Kiwi, Ben Townley. Everts was now behind Coppins and breathing down his neck. The New Zealander never once panicked and managed to find some extra seconds and succeeded in pulling away from his championship rival. He crossed the finish line in fourth but was not happy with the result due to a carburetion hitch.
• Coppins could not count on his usual great start and race two would see the Kiwi having to elbow his way through the pack in the opening laps. ‘Lizzard’ soon caught Everts who was in fourth and started to hound the Belgian at every opportunity. Coppins stalled his bike as he exited the whoop section and lost a position to Pichon and valuable time on the train in front. He quickly got his bike going and what was to follow totally had the cheering fans gob smacked. Coppins shut down Pichon, Everts and Ramon in the latter half of the race and left them trailing in his dust. The amazing speed which he was carrying took him to within five seconds of fellow Kiwi Ben Townley by the time the chequered flag had been waved – an amazing show of raw speed and determination.
• “I didn’t have the best of starts this weekend,” explained Coppins with disappointment. “We had some small problems in both motos but no complaints; I did the best I could. It just wasn’t my weekend. I was riding pretty well and quite fast but it just didn’t come off for me – sometimes it’s like that. I rode pretty bad in Germany and got on the podium and I rode well here today and didn’t.”

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