Coppins 2009 World FIM Champ thread

[paturoa]

4th fastest in Qual

[secondfield]

I got a funny feeling Josh is just trying to stay consistent this year, he could win the title just from finishing in the top 6 at all rounds. There are so many good riders this year gunning for the podium, causing alot of desperate riding to taking place. Antonio is a win it or bin it type of chap, Barragan a bit the same also.

[clmintie]

I got a funny feeling Josh is just trying to stay consistent this year, he could win the title just from finishing in the top 6 at all rounds. There are so many good riders this year gunning for the podium, causing alot of desperate riding to taking place. Antonio is a win it or bin it type of chap, Barragan a bit the same also.

I've been thinking the same, but too scared to mention it in case I jinx him... ...

[paturoa]

6th & 7th - these results are not going to be good enough to take the title, and now running out of rounds....

[denill]

Date: 7/6/2009

Coppins maintains 4th in MX1 World Championship standings after French MX GP

Heading into Round 8 of the MX1 World Championship in France this weekend, Yamaha Monster Energy racer, Josh Coppins, seemedconfident that he could capitalize on a strong result to keep himself in the hunt for the MX1 title, however the Kiwi left Ernee a little disillusioned but still fourth in the MX1 points chase.

In Saturday’s qualifying race Coppins was quick out the gate, only just missing out on the hole-shot as the pack rounded the first corner. As ever, the pace was very fast out front, and with a solid ride ‘Lizzard’ qualified in 4th position to give a great gate pick for the French Grand Prix.

On Sunday morning a torrential shower drenched the hard pack Ernee circuit as the first MX1 moto lined up on the gates. When the gate dropped ‘Lizzard’ was fairly quick of the mark as he powered his black Yamaha YZ450FM around the opening lap. Settling into 6th position early in the race and riding very smooth throughout, Coppins finished the opening moto in 6th position.

The 2nd moto was a better start for the Kiwi as he headed through the first corner in 4th position. With a tight battle up front throughout the entire 35 minute and 2 lap race, Coppins defended his fourth place until ten minutes was left on the clock. He finally lost his battle to Cairoli, Philippaerts and Desalle to cross the line in 7th position, giving him a 6th overall for the day.

"I got tired and didn't have any power at the end; there was nothing left in the tank. I still have the same problem as the last few GPs and I am not sure why because my strength is normally my strong point. So I am struggling a little bit at the moment and need to get it fixed." admitted the disappointed Kiwi.

Coppins will head back to Belgium for a round of the Belgian MX champs next weekend at the former GP circuit of Kester, before trekking to east to Germany for round 9 of 15 in the FIM MX World championship series in Teutschenthal the following week.

Race results:

MX1 Race 1
1 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM
2 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha
3 de Dycker, Ken BEL Suzuki
4 Desalle, Clement BEL Honda
5 Pichon, Mickael FRA Honda
6 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha
7 Cairoli, Antonio ITA Yamaha
8 Leok, Tanel EST Yamaha
9 Leok, Aigar EST TM
10 Church, Tom GBR CCM
11 Priem, Manuel BEL Aprilia
12 Vuillemin, David FRA Kawasaki
13 Swanepoel, Gareth RSA Kawasaki
14 Bill, Julien SUI Aprilia
15 Aranda, Gregory FRA Kawasaki

MX1 Race 2
1 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM
2 Cairoli, Antonio ITA Yamaha
3 Leok, Tanel EST Yamaha
4 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha
5 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Honda
6 Desalle, Clement BEL Honda
7 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha
8 Leok, Aigar EST TM
9 Pichon, Mickael FRA Honda
10 Dougan, Jason GBR CCM
11 Priem, Manuel BEL Aprilia
12 Bill, Julien SUI Aprilia
13 Church, Tom GBR CCM
14 Vuillemin, David FRA Kawasaki
15 Swanepoel, Gareth RSA Kawasaki

MX1 GP Overall
1 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM 50
2 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha 40
3 Cairoli, Antonio ITA Yamaha 36
4 Leok, Tanel EST Yamaha 33
5 Desalle, Clement BEL Honda 33
6 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha 29
7 Pichon, Mickael FRA Honda 28
8 Leok, Aigar EST TM 25
9 Priem, Manuel BEL Aprilia 20
10 de Dycker, Ken BEL Suzuki 20
11 Mackenzie, Billy GBR Honda 19
12 Church, Tom GBR CCM 19
13 Bill, Julien SUI Aprilia 16
14 Vuillemin, David FRA Kawasaki 16
15 Swanepoel, Gareth RSA Kawasaki 14

MX1 World championship standings:
1 Cairoli, A. ITA 291
2 Philippaerts, D. ITA 261
3 Nagl, M. GER 248
4 Coppins, J. NZL 238
5 Desalle, C. BEL 237
6 de Dycker, Ken BEL 228
7 Leok, Tanel EST 223
8 Barragan, J. ESP 215
9 Swanepoel, G. RSA 120
10 Leok, Aigar EST 118
11 Vuillemin, D. FRA 117
12 Mackenzie, B. GBR 103
13 Ramon, Steve BEL 100
14 Strijbos, K. BEL 82
15 Aranda, G. FRA 80

[denill]

Date: 15/6/09
Josh Coppins on podium in Kester

Josh Coppins took part in Round 2 of the closely contested Belgian Motocross Championship yesterday, held in Kester. Changing weather conditions tested the skills of a handful of the MX1 Grand Prix stars, with Monster Energy Yamaha star Coppins riding consistently in all 3 heats to take 3rd overall for the day.

In Heat 1 ‘Lizzard’ got a great start as he chased De Dycker around the opening lap, with Clement Desalle hot on his heels. In strong form at the moment, Desalle got past both Coppins and De Dycker, putting Coppins into 3rd where he remained until the end of the race.

In Heat 2 it was a string of GP stars up front in the opening laps as all the riders fought hard for position. Coppins managed to get past Cairoli and Leok as he pulled himself through into 3rd position. With De Dycker and Desalle out front, ‘Lizzard’ rode another smooth race to cross the line in 3rd place.

Heat 3 was a bad start for the New Zealander as he closed the opening lap in 10th position. Wasting no time at all Coppins quickly blasted his way through to 4th position, where he ultimately finished the race, giving him 3rd overall for the day.

Next weekend Josh Coppins heads to Teutschenthal in Germany to take part in Round 9 of the MX1 World Championship.

Results

Heat 1

1 DESALLE Clement

2 DE DYCKER Ken

3 COPPINS Joshua

4 LEOK Tanel

5 LEOK Aigar

6 VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy

7 ROELANTS Joel

8 VAN DAELE Marvin

9 CAPS Patrick

10 DIERCKX Dennis

Heat 2

1 DE DYCKER Ken

2 DESALLE Clement

3 COPPINS Joshua

4 CAPS Patrick

5 LEOK Aigar

6 PRIEM Manuel

7 LEOK Tanel

8 CAIROLI Antonio

9 VAN DAELE Marvin

10 ROELANTS Joel

Heat 3

1 DE DYCKER Ken

2 DESALLE Clement

3 VAN DAELE Marvin

4 COPPINS Joshua

5 LEOK Tanel

6 CAPS Patrick

7 VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy

8 LEOK Aigar

9 SALAETS Kristof

10 VERBRUGGEN Dennis

Overall

1 DE DYCKER Ken 72

2 DESALLE Clement 69

3 COPPINS Joshua 58

4 LEOK Tanel 48

5 VAN DAELE Marvin 45

6 CAPS Patrick 45

7 LEOK Aigar 45

8 VAN HOREBEEK Jeremy 38

9 ROELANTS Joel 32

10 LAEREMANS Bengt 29

Championship Standings after Round 2

1 De Dycker 140

2 Desalle 127

3 Coppins 106

4 Van Daele 78

5 Caps 77

6 Roelants 76

7 Philippaerts 64

8 De Reuver 49

9 T. Leok 48

10 Verbruggen 46

[camchain]

Good result for belgian champs but more points needed for the big game. Must be tremendously frustrating. He's a tough hua but maybe being too hard on himself and focussing too much on things that aren't quite right. Stress = tension = not relaxed enough on bike? Easy to comment from sidelines, I know.

[NordieBoy]

Is he still battling the blood iron problems?

[paturoa]

Bump - we're up this weekend at Teutschenthal.

[paturoa]

6th in qualifying.

[denill]

6th in qualifying.

These performances are NOT what Josh will be satisfied with.

And neither will Yamaha.

[camchain]

Bugga. If he's still having problems with blood might be time to hit the steroids. Get angry and fast.

[paturoa]

Ditto day at the races.

Race 1 = 3rd for 20 points
Race 2 = 6th for 16

36 for the day but everyone else also got 36 or better so stays 4th overall with only 6 rounds remaining.

[denill]

Date: 21/6/09

Coppins finds new speed at Teutschenthal MX GP.

Yamaha Monster Energy’s, Josh Coppins, has narrowly missed out on a podium finish at Round 9 of the World Motocross Championship this weekend, in Teutschenthal, Germany. After winning the 2008 edition with a stellar double victory ‘Lizzard’ had his sights set on a strong ride at the challenging hard-pack Talkessel circuit.

In the Saturday qualifier, Coppins got a reasonable start as he sat in 8th position on the opening lap. Held up by Billy McKenzie on lap 2, he lost time on the leaders, however once he passed the Scotsman,‘Lizzard’ did his best to close in the competition, crossing the finish line in 6th place to qualify for a good pick on the gate for Sunday.

With overnight showers changing track conditions for the competitors, Coppins still rocketed out the gate in moto 1 , sliding through the first turn in 2nd position behind local favourite Maxi Nagl, with a charging Antonio Cairoli just behind in 3rd. For the opening 15 minutes Coppins and Cairoli battled it out for track position, with Cairoli eventually getting the advantage after Coppins stalled his machine. The Kiwi quickly recovered to ride a fantastic race, crossing the finish line in 3rd position.

A reasonable start in Moto 2 would see the likeable New Zealander head through turn 1 in 6th position, charging as hard as ever. Coppins battled bar to bar with Belgian, Clement Desalle and fellow Yamaha Monster Energy team-mate, Philippaerts, with the trio jockeying for track position lap after lap. On lap 12 Coppins and Philippaerts collided, leaving Coppins on the deck and dropped down to 7th position by the time he got going again. Coppins set a blazing pace as he fought back hard, re-passing Desalle and closing onto the back wheel of Philippaerts to cross the line in 5th position, only just missing out on an overall podium as he tied points with Philippaerts and Dedycker.

“There is still something left in this old dog” smiled a content Coppins after the race. “I was happy with my speed in both races but in the final moto I proved that I still have it in me.I passed Desalle on the last lap, and I’m sure with some more time I would have had Philippaerts. I feel like I have discovered a new fight in me and look forward to the upcoming races to mix it up in the championship”

Coppins will head to Kegums in Latvia which will welcome the GP tour next weekend.

Race results:

MX1 Race 1

1 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM
2 Cairoli, Antonio ITA Yamaha
3 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha
4 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha
5 Desalle, Clement BEL Honda
6 Leok, Tanel EST Yamaha
7 de Dycker, Ken BEL Suzuki
8 Vuillemin, David FRA Kawasaki
9 Pichon, Mickael FRA Honda
10 Aranda, Gregory FRA Kawasaki
11 Priem, Manuel BEL Aprilia
12 Leok, Aigar EST TM
13 Church, Tom GBR CCM
14 Richier, Florent FRA Kawasaki
15 Swanepoel, Gareth RSA Kawasaki

MX1 Race 2
1 Cairoli, Antonio ITA Yamaha
2 de Dycker, Ken BEL Suzuki
3 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM
4 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha
5 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha
6 Desalle, Clement BEL Honda
7 Leok, Tanel EST Yamaha
8 Pichon, Mickael FRA Honda
9 Leok, Aigar EST TM
10 Bill, Julien SUI Aprilia
11 Leonce, Loic FRA Aprilia
12 Nemeth, Kornel HUN KTM
13 Priem, Manuel BEL Aprilia
14 Vuillemin, David FRA Kawasaki
15 Church, Tom GBR CCM
16 Campano, Carlos ESP Yamaha
17 Swanepoel, Gareth RSA Kawasaki

MX1 GP Overall:
1 Cairoli, Antonio ITA Yamaha 47
2 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM 45
3 de Dycker, Ken BEL Suzuki 36
4 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha 36
5 Coppins, Joshua NZL Yamaha 36
6 Desalle, Clement BEL Honda 31
7 Leok, Tanel EST Yamaha 29
8 Pichon, Mickael FRA Honda 25
9 Leok, Aigar EST TM 21
10 Vuillemin, David FRA Kawasaki 20
11 Priem, Manuel BEL Aprilia 18
12 Bill, Julien SUI Aprilia 15
13 Leonce, Loic FRA Aprilia 15
14 Church, Tom GBR CCM 14
15 Aranda, Gregory FRA Kawasaki 11

MX1 World championship standings:
1 Cairoli, A. ITA 338
2 Philippaerts, D. ITA 297
3 Nagl, M. GER 293
4 Coppins, J. NZL 274
5 Desalle, C. BEL 268
6 de Dycker, Ken BEL 264
7 Leok, Tanel EST 252
8 Barragan, J. ESP 215
9 Leok, Aigar EST 139
10 Vuillemin, D. FRA 137
11 Swanepoel, G. RSA 130
12 Mackenzie, B. GBR 103
13 Ramon, Steve BEL 100
14 Priem, Manuel BEL 95
15 Aranda, G. FRA 91

[NordieBoy]

Riding well but still needs a little of that good luck stuff.