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EVERTS DENIED 100th WIN |
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Monday, 28 August 2006 |
EVERTS DENIED 100th WIN BUT MAUFACTURERS CROWN SECURED
Yamaha Intur Sports Motocross Team’s Stefan Everts was beaten for
the first time this season after a thrilling contest against Josh
Coppins at Desert Martin for the Grand Prix of Northern Ireland.
The Belgian was forced onto the second
step after accumulating a 100% perfect winning streak of twelve rounds
in succession when he lost a second race duel with Coppins. He had
earlier taken his 22nd consecutive moto triumph by capturing the
opening foray from the New Zealander and this haul of 25 points
contributed towards the confirmation of Yamaha’s ownership of the
Manufacturer’s title in MX1 with the YZ450FM.
The powdery soil at the venue some 60 kilometres west of Belfast became
increasingly rough after a day of practice and qualification. Quick,
undulating and technical the layout demanded complete concentration but
also offered several racing lines for some interesting and intense
action.
For only the second time this year the
35 minute and 2 lap Grand Prix motos encountered rainy conditions as
brief showers scattered the scenic Irish landscape. Everts was too busy
to notice the spurts of light rain as he faced his hardest challenge
since the Portuguese round in April during Moto1. Coppins harried the
World Champion for the duration of the sprint and the duo were only
separated by more than a second when they had to negotiate backmarkers.
It was entertaining fare but Coppins only really showed his front wheel
to the Belgian in anger on several occasions, an overtaking move would
have been another feat altogether.
Everts started the second moto in a similar vein but Coppins was
a renewed force and a fantastic race between the rivals with numerous
lead changes occurred. They lapped all of the riders up to 3rd position
but in the closing stages Everts had to concede the moto, and the Grand
Prix, to the determined Kiwi who extended his lead throughout the last
ten minutes.
Everts has already claimed the 2006
campaign with an emotional victory three weeks ago at Namur. He heads
the standings by 181 points from fellow Belgians Kevin Strijbos and
Steve Ramon.
Cédric
Melotte was absent in Desert Martin after breaking three toes on his
right foot last week in a Belgian Championship event. The 28 year old
is hoping to be back in action for the following race at Lierop taking
place next weekend for the Grand Prix of the Netherlands; the
fourteenth and penultimate round of the Championship.
Stefan Everts, Yamaha Intur Sport Motocross Team:
“It has been a tough race today. The track was hard. The first race was
exciting and in the second Josh was so fast. At one point I could not
stay with him anymore and physically I was finished. I think that we
had the same speed but he was a bit stronger so I decided to go for a
safe second towards the end. I am happy for Josh, he has been working
hard for this. Of course I am a bit disappointed to lose but I still
have two more chances to reach 100.”
Carlo Rinaldi, Racing Manager, Yamaha Intur Sports Motocross Team:
“It has been a long time since we have lost and this was a situation we
were very used to! Second place overall is by no means a bad result and
our moto classifications were the same as Josh’s, but he deserved to
win because in the second race he seemed more physically prepared than
Stefan. Towards the end of the second moto Stefan struggled to keep the
rhythm. It is a pity because we very much wanted to take the 100th win
this weekend but I hope it is only delayed by one week or maximum to
Ernee. In the meantime we have won the manufacturer’s title which is
important for Yamaha. It is possible that Cédric will be back next
week, we should know by tomorrow.”
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Crowd: 18243
Weather: Changeable
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| 2006 GP of
Desert Martin, Ireland 27/08/2006 |
| Pos. |
Rider |
Manu. |
Nat. |
Total Time |
| 1 |
Stefan
Everts |
Yamaha |
BEL |
40'50.848 |
| 2 |
Joshua Coppins |
Honda |
NZL |
0'0.722 |
| 3 |
Ken De Dycker |
Honda |
BEL |
0'58.605 |
| 4 |
Kevin Strijbos |
Suzuki |
BEL |
1'9.286 |
| 5 |
Gordon Crockard |
Honda |
GBR |
1'27.028 |
| 6 |
Kornel Nemeth |
Suzuki |
HUN |
1'51.475 |
| 7 |
Manuel Priem |
Yamaha |
BEL |
1'59.467 |
| 8 |
Jonathan Barragan |
KTM |
ESP |
2'1.314 |
| 9 |
Antti Pyrhonen |
TM |
FIN |
2'2.284 |
| 10 |
Christian Beggi |
Honda |
ITA |
2'5.783 |
| 11 |
Steve Ramon |
Suzuki |
BEL |
-1 Laps |
| 12 |
Tanel Leok |
Kawasaki |
EST |
-1 Laps |
| 13 |
Kristof Salaets |
Yamaha |
BEL |
-1 Laps |
| 14 |
Wayne Smith |
Honda |
RSA |
-1 Laps |
| 15 |
Mark Jones |
Honda |
GBR |
-1 Laps |
| 16 |
Pascal Leuret |
Honda |
FRA |
-1 Laps |
| 17 |
Neville Bradshaw |
Suzuki |
RSA |
-1 Laps |
| 18 |
Johnny Lindhe |
KTM |
SWE |
-1 Laps |
| 19 |
Marcus Norlen |
Suzuki |
SWE |
-1 Laps |
| 20 |
Scott Columb |
Suzuki |
NZL |
-1
Laps |
| Pos. |
Rider |
Manu. |
Nat. |
Total Time |
| 1 |
Joshua Coppins |
Honda |
NZL |
40'51.512 |
| 2 |
Stefan
Everts |
Yamaha |
BEL |
0'25.650 |
| 3 |
Jonathan Barragan |
KTM |
ESP |
2'4.676 |
| 4 |
Ken De Dycker |
Honda |
BEL |
-1 Laps |
| 5 |
Kevin Strijbos |
Suzuki |
BEL |
-1 Laps |
| 6 |
Manuel Priem |
Yamaha |
BEL |
-1 Laps |
| 7 |
Kornel Nemeth |
Suzuki |
HUN |
-1 Laps |
| 8 |
Tanel Leok |
Kawasaki |
EST |
-1 Laps |
| 9 |
James Noble |
Honda |
GBR |
-1 Laps |
| 10 |
Antti Pyrhonen |
TM |
FIN |
-1 Laps |
| 11 |
Johnny Lindhe |
KTM |
SWE |
-1 Laps |
| 12 |
Lauris Freibergs |
Suzuki |
LVA |
-1 Laps |
| 13 |
Marcus Norlen |
Suzuki |
SWE |
-1 Laps |
| 14 |
Pascal Leuret |
Honda |
FRA |
-1 Laps |
| 15 |
Neville Bradshaw |
Suzuki |
RSA |
-1 Laps |
| 16 |
Kristof Salaets |
Yamaha |
BEL |
-1 Laps |
| 17 |
Bas Verhoeven |
Kawasaki |
NED |
-1 Laps |
| 18 |
Wayne Smith |
Honda |
RSA |
-1 Laps |
| 19 |
Marvin Van Daele |
Honda |
BEL |
-2 Laps |
| 20 |
Tom de Belder |
Suzuki |
BEL |
-2
Laps |
| Rider
Standings |
27/08/2006 |
| Pos. |
Rider |
Manu. |
Nat. |
Points |
| 1. |
Stefan
Everts |
Yamaha |
BEL |
639 |
| 2. |
Kevin Strijbos |
Suzuki |
BEL |
458 |
| 3. |
Steve Ramon |
Suzuki |
BEL |
418 |
| 4. |
Ken De Dycker |
Honda |
BEL |
409 |
| 5. |
Tanel Leok |
Kawasaki |
EST |
387 |
| 6. |
Jonathan Barragan |
KTM |
ESP |
306 |
| 7. |
Joshua Coppins |
Honda |
NZL |
249 |
| 8. |
Pascal Leuret |
Honda |
FRA |
242 |
| 9. |
Manuel Priem |
Yamaha |
BEL |
239 |
| 10. |
Cedric
Melotte |
Yamaha |
BEL |
224 |
| 11. |
James Noble |
Honda |
GBR |
198 |
| 12. |
Javier Garcia Vico |
Honda |
ESP |
196 |
| 13. |
Julien
Bill |
Yamaha |
GBR |
167 |
| 14. |
Antti Pyrhonen |
TM |
FIN |
161 |
| 15. |
Gordon Crockard |
Honda |
GBR |
153 |
| 16. |
Brian Jorgensen |
Honda |
DNK |
131 |
| 17. |
Marvin Van Daele |
Honda |
BEL |
129 |
| 18. |
Wyatt Avis |
KTM |
RSA |
106 |
| 19. |
Danny Theybers |
Suzuki |
BEL |
102 |
| 20. |
Sebastien Tortelli |
KTM |
FRA |
99 |
| Manufacturer Standings |
27/08/2006 |
| Pos. |
Manufacturer |
Points |
| 1. |
Yamaha |
639 |
| 2. |
Suzuki |
523 |
| 3. |
Honda |
494 |
| 4. |
Kawasaki |
391 |
| 5. |
KTM |
384 |
| 6. |
TM |
161 |
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