Coppins 07 World FIM thread

[denill]

Josh at Faenza:

[paturoa]

Czech republic this weekend, and a good but too short interview here http://www.youthstream.org/default.a...e=news&id=1731

[paturoa]

Not a good qualifer - 6th.

However Ramon was 7th, Pourcel was 1st and Phillippaerts was 19th.

Including this round there are 5 to go.

[denill]

Date: 29 July 2007.



Press release:

Coppins experiences misfortune at Czech MX GP.

New Zealander, Josh Coppins, has experienced rotten luck at the 11th round of the 2007 MX World championships in Loket. The Yamaha Rinaldi rider and leader in the MX1 championship lost valuable championship points in both MX1 motos due to freak technical problems.

Coppins started well in both MX1 moto’s however disaster struck on lap 8 of the first race when he stopped just past the signaling area when a rock jammed the rear brake pedal. Before Coppins could remove the obstruction and continue he had lost too much ground to get back into the points.

A similar fate awaited the Kiwi in the second moto when lost use of the rear brake and crashed after the fast downhill step down obstacle. Coppins slammed into the hay bales and had to retire with a cut above his left eye and a painful shoulder.

“I had two uncontrollable race incidents that have cost me a lot of points in the championship. In the first moto I was third and moving forward when a rock got jammed in the rear brake pedal. The second moto I was well positioned and I was just trying keep calm and be smart. I jumped down the step down but could not stop in time with no rear brake and hit the bank quite hard. My concern at the moment is to nurse my injuries and to be ready for Namur. I’ll know more when I see my doctor tomorrow,” explained a disappointed Coppins.

Coppins still holds a 78 point advantage over Steve Ramon and will go into the GP Namur, next week, and will want to limit his points loss next week.


MX1 Race 1

1 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki

2 Philippaerts, David ITA KTM

3 de Dycker, Ken BEL Honda

4 Bill, Julien SUI Honda

5 Leok, Tanel EST Kawasaki

6 Pourcel, Sebastien FRA Kawasaki

7 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Kawasaki

8 Renet, Pierre A. FRA Honda

9 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

10 de Reuver, Marc NED Yamaha

11 Desalle, Clement BEL Suzuki

12 van Daele, Marvin BEL Honda

13 Leok, Aigar EST Yamaha

14 Noble, James GBR Honda

15 Brown, Mike USA Honda

22 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

MX1 Race 2

1 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki

2 Pourcel, Sebastien FRA Kawasaki

3 Barragan, Jonathan ESP KTM

4 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

5 Leok, Tanel EST Kawasaki

6 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Kawasaki

7 Bill, Julien SUI Honda

8 Renet, Pierre A. FRA Honda

9 Philippaerts, David ITA KTM

10 Brown, Mike USA Honda

11 Noble, James GBR Honda

12 Priem, Manuel BEL TM

13 Salvini, Alex ITA Yamaha

14 van Daele, Marvin BEL Honda

15 Desalle, Clement BEL Suzuki

DNF Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

MX1 World championship standings:

1 Coppins, J. NZL 445

2 Ramon, Steve BEL 368

3 Pourcel, S. FRA 322

4 Philippaerts, D. ITA 312

5 Strijbos, K. BEL 300

6 Barragan, J. ESP 292

7 de Dycker, Ken BEL 276

8 Brown, Mike USA 272

9 Leok, Tanel EST 272

10 Mackenzie, B. GBR 247

11 Noble, James GBR 212

12 Priem, Manuel BEL 164

13 Nemeth, Kornel HUN 153

14 de Reuver, M. NED 147

15 Bill, J. SUI 115

[paturoa]

I just logged on and thought it was an error .......

[denill]

I just logged on and thought it was an error .......

More like a nightmare, eh.

[Danger]

Not enough to put Josh under any real pressure. Which might be what he needs to lift his game for the big race of the year, the MXoN.

[denill]

That is the biggest concern!!
"My concern at the moment is to nurse my injuries and to be ready for Namur. I’ll know more when I see my doctor tomorrow,” explained a disappointed Coppins."

[paturoa]

4 more rounds to go. It would be a tragedy if he doesn't win the championship this year.

[denill]

Press Release:

JOSH OUT FOR 3 WEEKS. SHOULDER BROKEN.


We know that at Round 15 at Loket on Sunday he crashed in Moto 2. A disappointed Josh explains. "I had two uncontrollable race incidents that have cost me a lot of points in the championship. In the first moto I was 3rd and moving forward when a rock got jammed in the rear brake pedal. The second moto I was well positioned and I was just trying keep calm and be smart. I jumped down the step down but could not stop in time with no rear brake and hit the bank quite hard. My concern at the moment is to nurse my injuries and to be ready for Namur. I'll know more when I see my doctor tomorrow."


That means Namur is out and a worst case scenario is his 77 points lead could drop to 27 if Kevin Strijbos wins 1-1.



"Three weeks" means he could be back at Round 16. That is the Grand Prix of Northern Ireland which takes place on a brand new circuit at Moneyglass Demesne near Toomebridge on 18-19 August.


Round 17 is 26 August at Donington Park, Great Britain.
Round 18 is 02 September at Lierop, Netherlands.



We wish him a speedy recovery.

[Danger]

Yeah good recovery Josh! Good thing you built up some early points.
I think Darryl Hurley raced about 3 weeks after braking his collar bone recently to salvage some points.

[denill]

Press Release:

Hi there,
I wish this ‘josh says’ was a good one but to be honest things could be better. It’s Tuesday after Loket and as you probably know I crashed in the 2nd heat hurting my shoulder. Here’s a run down of what went on. Moto 1 I was running third looking to make a pass on Brown when my bike skidded to a stop as I passed the mechanics area. I thought I stalled it so I tried to bump start it while I had some speed but it didn’t work. The chain was tight so I thought I had broken the gear box or something? Finally I managed to find neutral but I still couldn’t move the bike. I looked for a rock in the chain but there was nothing then my mechanic Fabio found a rock in the brake which had jammed the lever on. I lost around 1 minute thirty and couldn’t ride back into the points.

Moto 2 I was running 4th after around 6 laps or so. The track was tricky so I was taking it easy and biding my time. I past the finish line, turned right then launched down the big drop off like every other lap and then tried to slow down for the corner at the bottom but couldn’t and lost control, high siding into the fence. I was a bit dazed and had a cut above my left eye from the crash and didn’t really know what happened but I got back on the bike and tried to continue. As I rode away my shoulder was clicking and I knew then that my day was over. I rode into the pit box and when I tried to stop I realized I didn’t have a rear brake I crashed again as it was wet - riding one-handed with just the front brake in the wet isn’t easy! I fell on my shoulder again... (Post race inspections showed a hole in the brake-line which could have happened anywhere. MX is a contact sport and these freak occurrences can happen!)

Feeling pretty stupid I went to the medical centre for an x-ray. The shoulder was in place which was my first concern as I thought it was dislocated. After a tough trip back to Belgium I went to see my specialist. We found a clean break at the neck of the Glenoid ( shoulder blade). So where does this leave me now... Most likely, I will miss Namur this weekend and come back in Ireland. Will I be 100% there? Many people say I’m a tough rider and always give 100% - I guess we will soon find out. I want to thank my team, trainer, Doctors and physio, as well as everybody around me and the fans, for their help and support. Thanks for all the phone calls and e-mails of encouragement. Sorry I can’t reply back to you all, but I do appreciate it. I can promise you two things: I will never give up on winning this championship and will do everything in my power to be strong and fit for the last three GP’s. See you at the races soon...

Cheers,
JC.

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[paturoa]

Ramon was 4th fastest qualifier today. Gulp

[paturoa]

Ramon did not have a good day with a 5, 4 giving him 24 points. With 2 rounds now for Josh getting no points, Ramon is now only 43 points behind.

Two weeks now to the next round.

[denill]

Hi there.

I thought I’d check in to let you know how things are going with the shoulder. I’ve been really busy getting treatment. First I was in Ipswich in England getting laser, magnetic and oxygen chamber treatment It was three times a day for three days but well worth it.
From there I came back to Belgium and had the weekend at home. I started doing some gym work Saturday and went to Namur for the GP on Sunday. I did my autograph session for sponsors and spoke a lot with my team because the guys have been a bit down since the crash. It was hard to watch my points lead go down and just not be out there racing because the track looked cool, so I went home and watched Superbikes on TV instead.
The first I knew of the results was when a journalist phoned me for a comment on the results.

Since the weekend I’ve been getting more movement into the shoulder and I’ve now started doing exercises in the swimming pool to get the movement back. I’ve also been going to Germany a lot to visit a naturopath to help with the blood flow and healing by getting acupuncture and massage. Yesterday I went to the hospital to see my surgeon Dr. Claes and bought a new magnetic healing system known as an ‘ortho pulse’ machine. I sleep with it and use it 14 hours a day!
I’m trying my best to be ready for Ireland but I won’t know how good I’ll be there until I see Dr. Claes for another scan this Monday.

I’ll keep you posted and thanks to everyone for your support over these tough times - trust me I won’t give up.

Cheers,

JC.
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