Coppins World 2008 FIM Thread

**paturoa** · 1st August 2008, 19:23

shamelessly stolen from lizzard's site

Originally Posted by josh

It’s been ages since I last checked in! Heaps has gone on so here we go. Before the German MX GP I went to Moto GP with Lisa, Scott and Jamie. I love Moto GP and I met up with Valentino and his crew - they were all great guys. The bikes are so trick and every year I go you can visually see that they are going faster and faster. A friend of mine Falipo, works as a mechanic for Andrea Dovizioso so we had dinner with them and then left to the race in Tuetschenthal. Andrea is a cool guy and is having a great season. I want to thank Yamaha for the passes and Andrea, Falipo and his team for their hospitality.

Germany went great with a win. It’s the first time this season I have had good starts and put it all together. I was pumped with the result and happy to be close to the red plate. Since then things haven’t gone as well as expected. We seem to struggle on the soft starts like Sweden and South Africa. Yamaha and I are working on trying to fix this but its hurt me a lot as I have been either crashing on the start or on the first lap trying to come through. After the first race in Sweden I had either crashed on the start or first lap for three races in a row! I was over it and took the next start really easy and made my way up to 4th. My speed and fitness has been ok but it’s hard to make a good result coming from last. Yo be honest some of the mistakes were my own fault just trying too hard however some were just bad luck.

I had fun in South Africa. It was a good trip and we played golf and went to the gym leading up to the race. I didn’t do a safari as I’ve done 2 before. Now I’m home in Europe and getting ready for Lommel, one of the sandiest and toughest tracks in the world. It’s going good so far and the weather has been great so its all looking good.

Normally I am meant to race in Nismes this weekend at the Belgium championship but some things have come up and I cant go. My sincerest apologies to all my fans and sponsors that want to see me there but I hope to see you all at Lommel.

Go you good thing!!!

Check out this link for a Rossi & Josh mutual admiration photo.

http://www.joshcoppins.com/index2.htm

**Danger** · 1st August 2008, 23:43

"Since then things haven’t gone as well as expected."

I thought by the halfway point of the season with no wins that he had finally got rid of that mind set. Don't expect to win or do well, everyone on that start line is trying hard to win. Get your whole team to leave nothing to chance and work hard as if you still had to beat Stefan Everts and you just might be on the right side of the ledger by the seasons end!

**paturoa** · 3rd August 2008, 08:53

6th in timed practice.

However Ramon was 5th and Philippaerts was 11 th, so from a championship view, not too bad.

Scott was 26th

**paturoa** · 3rd August 2008, 08:59

Also found this which will be excellent, but not too good for my beauty sleep.

Originally Posted by youthstream propoganda

The FIM Motocross World Championship promoter Youthstream and the online broadcaster Freecaster.tv have reached an important agreement to broadcast the series for free live and delayed on www.freecaster.tv from 2009.
....

The FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship will be aired on Freecaster.tv which will cover also the MX3 and Snowcross World series, the Veterans’ World Cup and the FIM Off Road Awards.

**arj127** · 3rd August 2008, 10:42

freecaster - well done good find

**clmintie** · 3rd August 2008, 10:49

Freecaster....

**scott411** · 3rd August 2008, 10:51

i think Philippaerts will struggle, Lommell is the roughest meanist sand track in the world,
i think this Gp will come down to De Ruever, Ramon and Coppins,

**arj127** · 4th August 2008, 07:03

Coppins results were 5th race 1, 8th race 2. No podium for him.

Looks like Barragan took the overall with 1 & 2.
De Reuver won the second race, should be good to watch.

**paturoa** · 4th August 2008, 07:06

5th & 8th for 16 & 13 points = 29 for the day. He's now on 345 in the championship, 18 points behind Ramon in 3rd place.

Philippaerts had a worse day and is now 2nd overall, but only 2 points behind Ramon.

Still 4 rounds to go with 200 points left to grab.

Scott had a 24th and DNF.

**denill** · 4th August 2008, 09:34

Date : 3 August 2008
Press release :

Coppins escapes treacherous Lommel MX GP

In what has turned out to be one of the most unpredictable results in the 2008 FIM MX World championship, Yamaha Monster racer, Josh Coppins has managed to keep his title hunt alive at a treacherous Lommel sand circuit in Belgium.

The Kiwi’s hopes of victory looked grim coming into the event as Coppins had caught a bout of flu on his return from the South African GP and had to control a high fever two days before the 11th and Belgian round.

With the odds against him, Coppins fought hard in the first grueling MX1 race to finish in a well deserved 5th spot under the circumastances. He hunted down, Steve Ramon, with the Belgian championship contender well within striking distance at the flag.

Fellow Yamaha Monster team-mate, David Philippaerts, fell victim to a questionable, aggressive pass by Belgian, Ken de Dycker that saw the Italian hit the sand hard and have to ride home in 15th.

The rough conditions in moto 2 would put the riders fitness levels to the test and would determine the outcome. Coppins battled to maintain his pace throughout the 35 minute + 2 lap race but still fought for every position. With five minutes to go on the clock he came together with Billy MacKenzie with both riders going down. Coppins quickly remounted and managed not to lose too many places. With moto 1 winner, Marc De Reuver also crashing out of contention, Coppins managed to salvage one more spot to end 8th for 7th overall.

“I had a bad fever on Wednesday and Thursday and we worked hard to get rid of that so I wasn’t feeling 100% all weekend. I struggled with my race pace – I could push and then felt tired, then I could push again and then have to let up again. It’s a shame because physically this is one of the toughest races of the year and normally that’s my strong point and I just wasn’t able to use my trump card this weekend. I didn’t have any strength left after 20 minutes so it was a case of survival. I need to concentrate on being healthy for the next race and work my back from there.” explained a drained Coppins.

Coppins has still managed to claw back 6 points in the title chase and is placed third overall with four GP’s remaining. He is 17 points adrift of new red-plate holder and leader Steve Ramon. The next round will take place this weekend at the hilly Loket circuit in the Czech Republic.

Race results :

MX1 Race 1

1 de Reuver, Marc NED Honda

2 Barragan, Jonathan ESP KTM

3 de Dycker, Ken BEL Suzuki

4 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

5 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

6 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM

7 Pourcel, Sebastien FRA Kawasaki

8 Desalle, Clement BEL Suzuki

9 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Honda

10 Priem, Manuel BEL Kawasaki

11 Nemeth, Kornel HUN KTM

12 Leok, Aigar EST Yamaha

13 Roos, Patrick NED KTM

14 Melotte, Cedric BEL Aprilia

15 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha

MX1 Race 2

1 Barragan, Jonathan ESP KTM

2 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM

3 de Dycker, Ken BEL Suzuki

4 Pourcel, Sebastien FRA Kawasaki

5 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

6 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha

7 Nemeth, Kornel HUN KTM

8 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

9 Leok, Aigar EST Yamaha

10 de Reuver, Marc NED Honda

11 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Honda

12 Anderson, Bradley GBR Suzuki

13 Leok, Tanel EST Kawasaki

14 Bill, Julien SUI Honda

15 Church, Tom GBR Kawasaki

MX1 GP classification:

1 Barragan, Jonathan ESP KTM 47

2 de Dycker, Ken BEL Suzuki 40

3 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM 37

4 de Reuver, Marc NED Honda 36

5 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki 34

6 Pourcel, Sebastien FRA Kawasaki 32

7 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha 29

8 Nemeth, Kornel HUN KTM 24

9 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Honda 22

10 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha 21

MX1 World championship standings:

1 Ramon, Steve BEL 362

2 Philippaerts, D. ITA 360

3 Coppins, J. NZL 345

4 de Dycker, Ken BEL 336

5 Barragan, J. ESP 331

6 Pourcel, S. FRA 306

7 Nagl, M. GER 290

8 Mackenzie, B. GBR 257

9 Leok, Tanel EST 245

10 de Reuver, M. NED 214

11 Desalle, C. BEL 190

12 Priem, Manuel BEL 173

13 Bill, J. SUI 148

14 Nemeth, Kornel HUN 139

15 Leok, Aigar EST 118

**NordieBoy** · 4th August 2008, 09:42

A good result considering.

Closer to 1st place now though

**paturoa** · 4th August 2008, 13:23

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Closer to 1st place now though

Thats a good point, at the end of the SA round he was 23 points behind 1st and is now 17 points behind.

**paturoa** · 10th August 2008, 08:22

4th in timed practice, ahead of Ramon in 5th and Philippaerts 11th.

**paturoa** · 11th August 2008, 06:47

7th and 10th, for 9th on the day, 14 & 11 points putting him on 370 points still 3rd overall - JUST, by 1 point over Barragan & de Dycker who are both on 369.

Philippaerts is now back in the lead on 405 points.