Coppins World 2008 FIM Thread

**NordieBoy** · 14th April 2008, 22:11

Originally Posted by 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.

Nah, it's like the FMF power-bomb, in-line in the header.
It is ment to give the torque of a longer header with the top end power of a shorter header.

**paturoa** · 15th April 2008, 12:34

Originally Posted by 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/

Welcome,

That is a really good interview!!!

You all should listen to it.

**paturoa** · 18th April 2008, 20:25

Racing again this weekend and it looks like he has had a lot of bike time too.

http://www.fullnoise.com.au/news/ind...l&news_id=4285

**paturoa** · 20th April 2008, 07:27

Josh was 8th fastest in the final timed practice session.

I don't know what happened in the first session as he 36th?

Oh well it wasn't until the 4th GP last year before he was on pole.

Tony Cooksley was 12th in the vets

**arj127** · 21st April 2008, 06:49

Looks like Josh has finished in fourth in race 1

**NordieBoy** · 21st April 2008, 08:10

...with the fastest lap by almost a second.

**Danger** · 21st April 2008, 09:15

Second race was cancelled due to the conditions.

**scott411** · 21st April 2008, 10:01

Josh was second until he got stuck on an uphill!!!! sounds like it was a mess

Cooksley got 20 and 23rd byt he looks in the Vets,

**UP-SHIFT** · 21st April 2008, 11:47

Good ride for Coppins! Too bad about gettting stuck on that uphill, he was hauling before that. Lost a full minute getting out and turning around.

**denill** · 21st April 2008, 17:53

Date: 20 March 2008
Press release:

Bellpuig MX GP marred by rain.

The second round of the FIM Motocross championship has been marred by rain and treacherous conditions at a muddy Bellpuig circuit in Spain. Factory Yamaha Monster rider, Josh Coppins posted a first moto 4th place before the second moto was cancelled due to impossible riding conditions.

As the riders dashed for the crucial hole-shot in moto 1, Coppins nearly lost the front end when he hit a blanket of water going into the first turn. He saved the crash and positioned himself comfortably in third spot behind Barragan and Ramon. After passing Barragan for second and then setting after Ramon, Coppins got stuck before the infamous uphill step section. It took the Kiwi over half a minute to free his motorcycle from the quagmire and re-attempt the hill successfully. With the race now a lottery, Coppins focused on staying on the bike and settled for fourth spot just behind the Belgian, Ken De Dycker.

With the MX2 class not able to complete their second moto it was inevitable that a decision would be made not to race the second MX1 moto. The GP overall was then decided by the first moto result which saw Coppins miss out on the podium. The Yamaha Monster racer has now climbed to fourth in the championship standings and trails leader de Dycker by 23 points.

“I’m still trying to get faster, trying to get better” explained Coppins. “I have lost two points on the lead and that for me is important at the moment. I am not focused on which position I am in the championship, or even the result this weekend – more important is to minimize the deficit from the lead until I am 100% and can start winning some races and pull back those points.”

“I was happy with my riding and even set the fastest lap in the first moto in these tricky conditions. I made a crucial mistake going up the hill step section and that cost me the win but I was also lucky that it didn’t turn out worse because it was a lottery out there. It’s still a long season and I’m pretty happy with the result.”

The GP riders and teams will trek West to Portugal and the 3rd round of the championship to be held in Agueda next weekend, hopefully under better weather and racing conditions.

Race results:

MX1 Race 1

1 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki

2 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha

3 de Dycker, Ken BEL Suzuki

4 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha

5 Leok, Tanel EST Kawasaki

6 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Kawasaki

7 Church, Tom GBR Kawasaki

8 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Honda

9 Desalle, Clement BEL Suzuki

10 Freibergs, Lauris LAT Yamaha

11 Salvini, Alex ITA Suzuki

12 Nemeth, Kornel HUN KTM

13 Chiodi, Alessio ITA TM

14 Noble, James GBR KTM

15 Priem, Manuel BEL Kawasaki

MX1 Race 2

CANCELLED

MX1 Championship standings:

1 de Dycker, Ken BEL 70

2 Ramon, Steve BEL 63

3 Philippaerts, D. ITA 55

4 Coppins, J. NZL 47

5 Mackenzie, B. GBR 46

6 Nagl, M. GER 40

7 Strijbos, K. BEL 36

8 Priem, Manuel BEL 35

9 Nemeth, Kornel HUN 33

10 Leok, Tanel EST 26

11 Desalle, C. BEL 22

12 Barragan, J. ESP 20

13 Church, Tom GBR 20

14 Leok, Aigar EST 20

15 Freibergs, L. LAT 16

**paturoa** · 21st April 2008, 18:39

That must have been BIG rain!

Originally Posted by youthstream

BELLPUIG (SPAIN), 20 April 2008 – Today the Spanish Grand Prix was one of the toughest races ever seen by the Motocross circus; it started to rain in the middle of the night and it carried on during the entire day, making the competition even tougher than it would have been.

On a very wet and muddy course, Steve Ramon took his first career MX1 class victory while Davide Guarneri sealed his second MX2 GP win. A strong Toine van Dijk won the opening round of the FIM Veterans Motocross World Cup.

MX1 Defending MX1 World Champion Steve Ramon of Teka Suzuki WMX1 took his maiden MX1 overall win at the end of an extremely hard first moto; the second moto was cancelled after the Event Management’s decision due to the weather conditions. Yamaha Monster Motocross’ David Philippaerts was second on today’s podium, stepping on the rostrum for the first time since he mounted on the factory Yamaha machine. The podium was completed by current series leader Ken de Dycker of Teka Suzuki WMX1, while Yamaha Motocross’ Josh Coppins and Kawasaki Racing’s Tanel Leok completed the top five.

**Gravel911** · 21st April 2008, 19:41

Here are a couple of links

I have never seen so much water on a track before.....unreal.

MX1 race 1

http://www.motocrossplanet.nl/films/spain10.wmv

MX2 Race 2

This is unbeliveable.
The guy that got the hole shot just gets ejected at the first turn when he hits the water.
You can see why they pulled the pin.

http://www.motocrossplanet.nl/films/spain10.wmv