Coppins 07 World FIM thread

**paturoa** · 25th March 2007, 08:38

Josh's FIM world campaign starts 1 April

Schedule here
http://www.youthstream.org/default.a...ndar&year=2007

Good luck Josh!

I'll attempt to keep the first post updated as we go.

Round 1 Benelux: 1 April: 1, 2: 25, 22, 47 for this GP 1st overall 47 points with 6 pt lead over 2nd place
Round 2 Spain : 15 April: 1, 1: 25, 25, 50 for this GP 1st overall 97 points total 19 pt lead over 2nd place
Round 3 Portugal: 22 April: 1, 2: 25, 22, 47 for this GP 1st overall 144 points total 19 pt lead over 2nd place
Round 4 Italy : 6 May: 1, 1: 25, 25, 50 for this GP 1st overall 194 points total, 36 pt lead over 2nd place
Round 5 Germany: 13 May: 1, 6: 25, 15, 40 for this GP 1st overall 234 points total, 42 pt lead over 2nd place
Round 6 Japan: 27 May: 3, 3: 20, 20, 40 for this GP 1st overall, 274 points total, 63 pt lead over 2nd place
Round 7 France 10 June: 1, 2: 25, 22, 47 for this GP 1st overall, 321 points total, 90 pt lead over 2nd place
Round 8 Bulgaria: 17 June: 2, 1: 22, 25, 47 for this GP 1st overall, 368 points total, 97 pt lead over 2nd place

Round 9 Sweden: 1 July: ?, ?: ?, ?, ? for this GP ??? overall, ? points total, ?? pt lead over 2nd place
Round 10 Citta di Faenza (???huh?): 15 July: ?, ?: ?, ?, ? for this GP ??? overall, ? points total, ?? pt lead over 2nd place

**paturoa** · 29th March 2007, 18:15

media release

"Only a few days and the biggest Motocross series in the world will explode into 2007 as the fastest Motocross riders in the world battle the sandy circuit of Valkenswaard in Holland for the opening round of the World MX1 and MX2 Motocross championship. .....Coppins still has to be the big favorite entering round one, but names like Strijbos, De Dycker and Ramon look dangerous, as do De Reuver, Leok, Nagl and Philippaerts. Overall the MX1 class is going to be very, very exciting."

**Katoomer** · 30th March 2007, 06:58

Has anyone seen if we are getting coverage on TV? I flicked thru sky's listings and couldn't find anything. Will have to subscribe to Mediazone for live webcast. Here come those late nights again.

**paturoa** · 1st April 2007, 09:38

JC is 3rd fastest qualifer and his first race starts at 11pm our time.

Looks like they have live results again this year - left hand pane about half way down.

http://www.youthstream.org

**paturoa** · 2nd April 2007, 06:25

Great weekend, BT wins, and now Josh too.

He had a 1st and 2nd for overall win!

**Danger** · 2nd April 2007, 07:49

Who got the 2nd and 1st?

**denill** · 2nd April 2007, 07:58

Date: 1 April 2007

Press release:

Josh Coppins wins opening round of the 2007 FIM MX GP series.

Yamaha factory rider, Josh Coppins, has raced to a superb overall victory at the first round of the FIM MX1 GP series in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands.

Coppins had a good gate jump in moto 1 and powered his way past Belgian, Ken de Dyker, moments after the start to take the lead in front of 25 000 spectators. De Dyker retaliated in the same lap with Coppins watching his every move from behind in second. With 6 laps gone “Lizzard” pressured the Belgian and took back the lead with De Dycker fading with every lap. Coppins posted fast and consistent lap times on the rough and technical sand circuit and took the checkered flag, over 15 seconds ahead of rival Steve Ramon, for his first GP win of the season.

The final decider would see team-mates Jonathan Barragan and David Philippaerts lead the start of second 40 min + 2 lap race with Coppins pursuing in third. The Kiwi made his way past Italian, Philippaerts, however he lost too much ground on Barragan who succeeded in opening up a comfortable gap. Coppins tried to close the deficit with a few minutes left on the clock but had to settle for a strong second and his first overall win in the 15 round series.

“This is a great start to the season. I didn’t expect to be this fast in the sand but we have been putting in some hard work on the practice tracks and in the pre-season races and that has paid off here. I took my time in the first moto to get past Ken as I knew he would not be able to run a fast pace for the entire race. Once I was out front I controlled the race and won with quite a big gap. The second moto wasn’t as easy and I tried to move in on Jonathan but he was riding really well so he deserved the win in the second moto. I am happy for the Rinaldi Yamaha team - we achieved more than our goal today,” explained an elated Coppins.

The second round of the MX1 GP series will move South to sunny Spain where the hard pack circuit of Bellpuig will see Coppins start with a 6 point lead.

www.joshcoppins.com

MX1 Results:

Race 1

1 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

2 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

3 de Dycker, Ken BEL Honda

4 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki

5 Barragan, Jonathan ESP KTM

6 de Reuver, Marc NED Yamaha

7 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM

8 Nemeth, Kornel HUN Suzuki

9 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Kawasaki

10 Noble, James GBR Honda

11 Leok, Tanel EST Kawasaki

12 Leok, Aigar EST Yamaha

13 Pourcel, Sebastien FRA Kawasaki

14 Brown, Mike USA Honda

15 Meo, Antoine FRA Honda

Race 2

1 Barragan, Jonathan ESP KTM

2 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

3 de Reuver, Marc NED Yamaha

4 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki

5 Priem, Manuel BEL TM

6 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

7 de Dycker, Ken BEL Honda

8 Noble, James GBR Honda

9 Brown, Mike USA Honda

10 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM

11 Crockard, Gordon IRL Honda

12 van Daele, Marvin BEL Honda

13 Renet, Pierre A. FRA Honda

14 Leok, Tanel EST Kawasaki

15 Vanni, Julien FRA Honda

MX 1 championship standings:

1 Coppins, J. NZL 47

2 Barragan, J. ESP 41

3 Ramon, Steve BEL 37

4 Strijbos, K. BEL 36

5 de Reuver, M. NED 35

6 de Dycker, Ken BEL 34

7 Nagl, M. GER 25

8 Noble, James GBR 24

9 Priem, Manuel BEL 19

10 Brown, Mike USA 19

11 Leok, Tanel EST 17

12 Renet, P. FRA 13

13 Nemeth, Kornel HUN 13

14 Mackenzie, B. GBR 12

15 Crockard, G. IRL 10

**denill** · 2nd April 2007, 08:01

It's been a good weekend for the Kiwis

**NordieBoy** · 2nd April 2007, 08:44

Go Josh!!!

**FlangMasterJ** · 5th April 2007, 13:54

Some highlight footage:

http://play.freecaster.com/Freecaste...03&cID=1001829

**paturoa** · 14th April 2007, 08:59

Round 2 for Josh this weekend in Spain, woohoo

**paturoa** · 15th April 2007, 09:09

Rained out practice day so racing today. First race is 11pm today Sunday.

**denill** · 16th April 2007, 08:28

Date: 15 April 2007.

Press release:

Coppins makes it a double victory at Spanish MX GP.

Factory Yamaha Rinaldi rider, Josh Coppins, has dominated the second round of the FIM Motocross World championships in Bellpuig, Spain. Rain showers on Saturday forced organizers to cancel the qualification sessions which meant riders only had an a combined warm up and timed training session to get accustomed to the muddy circuit.

Coppins posted second fastest time and rolled onto the line for the first moto with confidence. He just missed out on the hole-shot to American, Mike Brown, however it didn’t take the Kiwi long to take over the lead and build a comfortable cushion. Coppins controlled the race from the front and took the first victory with 20 seconds to spare.

Powering his YZ450F to the hole-shot in moto 2, Coppins was unchallenged as he put his head down and once again worked on a steady lead. A faultless ride saw the New Zealander cruise to his first double victory of the season to take maximum points.

“I’m really happy with the result today. After Valkenswaard we worked on a whole bunch of little things and these have definitely helped. The Yamaha has been really awesome on the hard circuits so I came into this race with a lot of confidence and a good feeling. The weather made the track conditions difficult and one-lined and I knew it was important to get a good start. I need to stay focused and take this momentum through to Portugal next weekend” explained Coppins.

Coppins will return to Belgium for a few days before heading to Agueda in Portugal with a 19 point lead in the MX1 World championship.

www.joshcoppins.com

Race results:

MX1 Race 1:

1 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

2 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki

3 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

4 Barragan, Jonathan ESP KTM

5 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM

6 de Dycker, Ken BEL Honda

7 Nemeth, Kornel HUN Suzuki

8 Philippaerts, David ITA KTM

9 Leok, Tanel EST Kawasaki

10 Noble, James GBR Honda

11 Pourcel, Sebastien FRA Kawasaki

12 Brown, Mike USA Honda

13 Coulon, Cyrille FRA Honda

14 de Reuver, Marc NED Yamaha

15 Allier, Thomas FRA Kawasaki

MX1 Race 2

1 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

2 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM

3 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki

4 Pourcel, Sebastien FRA Kawasaki

5 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Kawasaki

6 Barragan, Jonathan ESP KTM

7 Leok, Tanel EST Kawasaki

8 Philippaerts, David ITA KTM

9 de Dycker, Ken BEL Honda

10 de Reuver, Marc NED Yamaha

11 Allier, Thomas FRA Kawasaki

12 Priem, Manuel BEL TM

13 Brown, Mike USA Honda

14 Leok, Aigar EST Yamaha

15 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

MX1 World championship standings:

1 Coppins, J. NZL 97

2 Strijbos, K. BEL 78

3 Barragan, J. ESP 74

4 Nagl, M. GER 63

5 Ramon, Steve BEL 63

6 de Dycker, Ken BEL 61

7 de Reuver, M. NED 53

8 Leok, Tanel EST 43

9 Noble, James GBR 40

10 Brown, Mike USA 36

11 Pourcel, S. FRA 36

12 Mackenzie, B. GBR 29

13 Priem, Manuel BEL 28

14 Nemeth, Kornel HUN 27

15 Philippaerts, D. ITA 26