Coppins World 2008 FIM Thread

[denill]

Press release:

Josh Coppins shows heart at 2008 FIM GP Motocross debut.

The 2008 FIM Motocross world championship kicked off at a demanding Valkenswaard sand circuit in the Netherlands this weekend. Factory Yamaha Monster racer, Josh Coppins, showed true courage by posting a 6-7 result, only two weeks after recent surgery to repair two broken toes . The injury sustained while practicing , threatened to put the New Zealander out of contention however Coppins put the pain and discomfort aside and salvaged valuable championship points in his quest for the MX1 world title.

Having qualified 8th in the Saturday timed session, Coppins had a reasonable pick at the start gate and used that to his advantage as the first heat of the Sunday program got underway. ‘Lizzard’ just missed out on the all important ‘hole-shot’ but emerged 5th on the first lap. He set consistent lap times and moved into a podium spot when team-mate David Philippaerts miscalculated a passing move, putting Coppins down in the dirt with only a few minutes left on the clock. Coppins quickly restarted his machine to finish 6th after a gutsy performance.


A well executed jump and start in the second moto had Coppins entering the first turn in front of the pack however a small slip saw the Kiwi having to give away the lead. With track conditions deteriorating lap by lap, Coppins settled into 7th and rode his own pace to finish the grueling 35 minute moto safely.


“All in all this has been a pretty good weekend under the circumstances. Qualifying went well with 8th place. My starts were good in both motos however I went a bit wide in the first one and slid out in the second but was up there. This weekend was just damage control really and I rode the best I could within the pain, trying not to damage the foot at all. I haven’t been able to do the work to be best prepared for this race. I am quite happy with the result which is a relief after what I have gone through in the last two weeks. I’m sitting in 6th overall now whereas two weeks ago I was looking at the bones sticking out of my toes so I’m happy with the position I am in. I have the stitches removed from my toes tomorrow and then I plan to get some more time on the bike later in the week. We’ll head to France for some guaranteed better weather and hopefully with that time in the saddle I’ll be able to build back some strength for Spain and aim to be strong in Portugal.”


There will be a week break before round 2 takes place at the spectacular hard-pack circuit of Bellpuig in Spain on the 19-20 April.

Race results:

MX1 Race 1

1 de Dycker, Ken BEL Suzuki

2 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM

3 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

4 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha

5 Priem, Manuel BEL Kawasaki

6 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

7 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Kawasaki

8 de Reuver, Marc NED Honda

9 Nemeth, Kornel HUN KTM

10 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Honda

11 Leok, Tanel EST Kawasaki

12 Leok, Aigar EST Yamaha

13 Verhoeven, Bas NED Kawasaki

14 van Daele, Marvin BEL Suzuki

15 Brown, Mike USA Honda

MX1 Race 2

1 de Dycker, Ken BEL Suzuki

2 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Honda

3 Barragan, Jonathan ESP KTM

4 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

5 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM

6 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha

7 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

8 Priem, Manuel BEL Kawasaki

9 Nemeth, Kornel HUN KTM

10 Leok, Aigar EST Yamaha

11 Desalle, Clement BEL Suzuki

12 Schiffer, Marcus GER KTM

13 Brown, Mike USA Honda

14 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Kawasaki

15 Church, Tom GBR Kawasaki

MX1 World championship standings:

1 de Dycker, Ken BEL 50

2 Nagl, M. GER 38

3 Ramon, Steve BEL 38

4 Mackenzie, B. GBR 33

5 Philippaerts, D. ITA 33

6 Priem, Manuel BEL 29

7 Coppins, J. NZL 29

8 Nemeth, Kornel HUN 24

9 Strijbos, K. BEL 21

10 Barragan, J. ESP 20

11 Leok, Aigar EST 20

12 Brown, Mike USA 14

13 de Reuver, M. NED 13

14 Schiffer, M. GER 11

15 Leok, Tanel EST 10

[NZsarge]

Yeah, that's some valuable points for sure, I just hope that it's not too long before he gets his strength and fitness back particularly when the likes of de Dycker took maximum points. Very well done though.

[NordieBoy]

Billy Mac did well to podium the 2nd race.

[paturoa]

Interesting interview here..

http://www.drivesouth.co.nz/news/549...ealing-up-pics

[Gravel911]

Here a couple of shots of Josh's Bike.

Looks very cool.

Yep bring on the red plate!!!

[arj127]

yeya, got to say i love that black, and check those disc brakes out!

come on Josh, lets bring the trophy home this year.

[paturoa]

What is the extra sausage bit welded into the header pipe?

[mattwood]

What is the extra sausage bit welded into the header pipe?

pretty sure its a 'power bomb' kinda like an expansion chamber for a 4 stroke. i think, or i could be completely wrong!

[ArcherWC]

you be right

[paturoa]

...so that creates a resonance at a certain frequency and distance from the prot and the presssure waves do what?

Do they provide a low pressure point at some exhaust open time or something?

[mattwood]

no idea what it does, just know wot its called because a friend of mine has 1 on his WR250f. They looks cool anyway

[Gravel911]

Yep you are right it is called a "Power Bomb"

This is the theory.

Increased performance and flow is achieved through the expansion and contraction of exhaust sonics through the system. Result is a flow increase Thru the exhaust system.
They also lower the bikes sound output by providing more sound absorbing surface area for the sound medium (exhaust gases). The inside has a perforated core.

[Buddy L]

i wounder how the ones on the SX250F works then factoury bike in MX2 their "power bomb" looks way out of wack.

[Gravel911]

Is this the can like thing attached to the header.

I think these mainly reduce noise and give a slightly better response at the bottom end.

[UP-SHIFT]

Hey guys, newbie here! Just moved to Dunedin in Jan. Here's a podcast interview that Steve Matthes did with Coppins before the Valkenswaard opener.

http://www.racerxcanada.com/news/453...ensored-no-12/