Coppins 07 World FIM thread

[NordieBoy]

Good on ya Mr Sham!

[paturoa]

Josh on pole.

Scott Colomb 22nd fastest in timed practice, 3 seconds behind Josh.

Katherine 2nd qualifier.

[denill]

Josh on pole.

Scott Colomb 22nd fastest in timed practice, 3 seconds behind Josh.

Katherine 2nd qualifier.

Thanks for the Hot News paturoa.

Here is Some More Info:

[paturoa]

Prumm second, 2.4 seconds behind Papenmeier.

She was leading, but something happend on lap 7 & KP lost 10 seconds.

She made all of it up over the next 4 laps and was less than a second behind with 1 lap to go.

[paturoa]

JC had a 1 , 6 for 3rd overall on the day 40 points. Philippaerts only had 41 points so a good result.

KTM’s David Philippaerts claimed his first-ever MX1 GP win at round five of the FIM World Motocross Championship in Teutschenthal, Germany, today.

Current points leader Josh Coppins had every chance to take his fourth overall win of the series after easily winning the opening moto, but a crash by the Rinaldi Yamaha rider while leading the second moto left him fighting for position behind a number of hungry GP competitors.

[denill]

Date: 13 May 2007.



Press release:



Coppins extends lead in the MX1 championship at German GP.



MX1 world championship points leader, Josh Coppins, has strengthened his stronghold on the motocross world championship with third overall at the infamous Talkessel circuit in Germany.



The factory Yamaha Rinaldi rider achieved his first pole position of the season in front of team-mate Marc de Reuver and grabbed the hole-shot in moto 1 from an inside gate pick. Coppins was unchallenged and won with a six second margin making it a Yamaha 1-2 with de Reuver trailing in second.



GP veteran, Mike Brown, lead Coppins into the first turn in the deciding moto but the Kiwi lost no time in moving past the American to build a comfortable gap. Five laps later Coppins was caught out in a sand section after hooking false neutral and lost his lead to a train of riders. A nail biting battle followed with Coppins having to claw his way back into the fight as he passed championship rival Kevin Strijbos. The Belgian retaliated with five minutes to go with Coppins settling for 6th.



“ This track is so fast which makes the racing really close. We got our first pole of the year which I was really pumped with and I was happy with my speed and the way I was riding. I made a mistake in the sand section which was really disappointing. On the bright side I have extended my lead in the championship. It could have been an easy win in the second moto but that’s motocross.” explained Coppins.


With Japan, next on the GP calendar, Coppins will head to Sugo with a 43 point lead.


www.joshcoppins.com


MX1 Race1

1 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

2 de Reuver, Marc NED Yamaha

3 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

4 de Dycker, Ken BEL Honda

5 Philippaerts, David ITA KTM

6 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki

7 Crockard, Gordon IRL Honda

8 Noble, James GBR Honda

9 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM

10 Priem, Manuel BEL TM

11 Anderson, Bradley GBR Yamaha

12 Brown, Mike USA Honda

13 Leok, Tanel EST Kawasaki

14 Barragan, Jonathan ESP KTM

15 Desalle, Clement BEL Suzuki







MX1 Race2

1 Philippaerts, David ITA KTM

2 Pourcel, Sebastien FRA Kawasaki

3 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

4 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki

5 Crockard, Gordon IRL Honda

6 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

7 Barragan, Jonathan ESP KTM

8 de Reuver, Marc NED Yamaha

9 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Kawasaki

10 Leok, Aigar EST Yamaha

11 Brown, Mike USA Honda

12 Renet, Pierre A. FRA Honda

13 Allier, Thomas FRA Kawasaki

14 de Dycker, Ken BEL Honda

15 Leok, Tanel EST Kawasaki



MX1 World championship standings:

1 Coppins, J. NZL 234

2 Strijbos, K. BEL 191

3 Ramon, Steve BEL 156

4 de Dycker, Ken BEL 131

5 Pourcel, S. FRA 130

6 Barragan, J. ESP 121

7 Philippaerts, D. ITA 115

8 de Reuver, M. NED 115

9 Leok, Tanel EST 112

10 Noble, James GBR 104

11 Brown, Mike USA 100

12 Priem, Manuel BEL 81

13 Nagl, M. GER 80

14 Mackenzie, B. GBR 73

15 Nemeth, Kornel HUN 66

[scott411]

report from germany

Track was very rutted and one lined, very hard to pass and easy to make mistake,

Katherine also lead second race but crashed in the sand/rut section, taking a while to start the bike again, got back to 5th, , only 5 points off the lead, happy with speed and bike and looking forward to round 2, not happy in losing the red plate,

[paturoa]

Josh and Scotty in Japan.

Well I'm guessing Scotty will be there - anyone know?

[paturoa]

Josh fastest in Saturday practice, Scotty 20th.

Japan is 3 hours behind, so first race tomorrow will be 4pm nz and the second moto 7pm.

[denill]

Josh and Scotty in Japan.

Well I'm guessing Scotty will be there - anyone know?

Scott Columb is riding the MX1 class for TEKA-Suzuki and had an overall of 25th in Germany. He is 32nd in the championship. Scott will also be at Sugo

[paturoa]

Josh 3rd in heat 1 but still extends his overall lead.
.... and 3rd in heat 2, for 3rd overall on the day.

the 40 points for the day also extends his lead over 2nd place by 20 points to 63 points

[paturoa]

Scotty had a 17, 20 for 5 points and is now 34th overall.

[oldguy]

Josh 3rd in heat 1 but still extends his overall lead.
.... and 3rd in heat 2, for 3rd overall on the day.

the 40 points for the day also extends his lead over 2nd place by 20 points to 63 points

Does he keep the red plate

[paturoa]

Does he keep the red plate

Yes, red plate is for the points leader, and he just extended his lead too!

[denill]

Date: 27 May 2007.

Press release:

Coppins stretches championship lead in Japan.

The 6th round of the FIM Motocross world championship has seen factory Yamaha racer, Josh Coppins, stretch his MX1 championship lead to 63 points at the Japanese Grand Prix in Sugo.



Coppins qualified fastest for the event (his second consecutive pole of the season) and had first gate pick going into the first moto. A tight line in the hairpin first turn saw the New Zealander emerge in third as a fast moving Billy Mackenzie raced to the front, passing Mike Brown for the lead. Coppins sealed the American’s fate three laps later to settle in second place. Spaniard, Jonathan Barragan put a spanner in the works when a late charge relegated Coppins to third.



With Brown grabbing the hole-shot in moto two and Billy McKenzie once again claiming the lead moments later, Coppins battled with Ken de Dycker for third and tried to find his race rhythm. Deteriorating track conditions made it physically difficult for the riders however Coppins pushed through to third but could not make much impression on the McKenzie and Brown. MacKenzie handed the victory to Brown when he had a huge get-off with five minutes left on the clock. Coppins could not capitalize on the Scots misfortune as he quickly rejoined the race forcing the Kiwi to be content with third.



“I was surprised I qualified on pole to be honest. I haven’t felt good on the bike all weekend and I think it showed in the race. I struggled to find good lines and my rhythm and had to make the best of bad day. It didn’t really go as I had hoped but I did my best. Of course I think about the championship all the time and trying to concentrate on race wins is not easy. On the other hand my consistency has built me a good lead in the championship,” explained a somewhat relieved Coppins.



Coppins will return to Europe for some testing with the Yamaha Rinaldi team in Italy before heading to St Jean d’Angely for the Fench GP in two weeks time.



Race results:



MX1 Race 1



1 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Kawasaki

2 Barragan, Jonathan ESP KTM

3 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

4 Philippaerts, David ITA KTM

5 Brown, Mike USA Honda

6 de Dycker, Ken BEL Honda

7 Pourcel, Sebastien FRA Kawasaki

8 Atsuta, Yoshitaka JPN Honda

9 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

10 Noble, James GBR Honda

11 Priem, Manuel BEL TM

12 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki

13 Masuda, Kazumasa JPN Honda

14 Nemeth, Kornel HUN Suzuki

15 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM



MX1 Race 2



1 Brown, Mike USA Honda

2 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Kawasaki

3 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

4 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

5 Atsuta, Yoshitaka JPN Honda

6 Philippaerts, David ITA KTM

7 Leok, Tanel EST Kawasaki

8 Noble, James GBR Honda

9 Priem, Manuel BEL TM

10 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki

11 Pourcel, Sebastien FRA Kawasaki

12 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM

13 Theybers, Danny BEL Honda

14 Nemeth, Kornel HUN Suzuki

15 Toda, Kuraudo JPN Suzuki



MX1 Championship standings:



1 Coppins, J. NZL 274

2 Strijbos, K. BEL 211

3 Ramon, Steve BEL 186

4 Pourcel, S. FRA 154

5 Philippaerts, D. ITA 148

6 de Dycker, Ken BEL 146

7 Barragan, J. ESP 143

8 Brown, Mike USA 141

9 Noble, James GBR 128

10 Leok, Tanel EST 126

11 Mackenzie, B. GBR 120

12 de Reuver, M. NED 115

13 Priem, Manuel BEL 103

14 Nagl, M. GER 95

15 Nemeth, Kornel HUN 80