AGUEDA (PORTUGAL), 9 May 2009 – De Dycker and Frossard fully exploited the opening day of the Portuguese GP taking pole in the MX1 and MX2 classes respectively.
Coppins battled tooth and nail with the Belgian before settling into second in the MX1 qualifying heat while local hero Rui Goncalves crashed after leading the opening laps of the MX2 heat.
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Yamaha Monster Motocross’ Coppins took the holeshot and was closely followed by team mate Philippaerts, though the latter crashed twice to finish tenth.
LS Motors Honda’s Desalle almost dominated the race after passing Coppins but the Belgian was caught off guard by the Kiwi who moved past for first. Desalle ran wide and let also De Dycker by settling for an eventual third.
De Dycker reached Coppins and battled it out for the victory which he caught at the very last lap of an exciting heat-De Dycker became the first rider this season to take two poles. Coppins ended a bitter second.
Yamaha Red Bull De Carli’s Cairoli rode strong to take fourth as he had to defend the spot from a very hungry Nagl of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing-the German ended sixth after Leok moved past him with three laps to go.
After winning the latest GP in Valkenswaard, Barragan struggled with an injured left shoulder and took 12th.
Having both their riders Marc de Reuver and Kevin Strijbos missing, the Martin Honda MX Team announced they will try and find a replacement as soon as possible-the goal is the GP in Bellpuig next weekend. Spokesmen Lorenzo Resta of Martin Honda MX and Roger Harvey of Honda Europe also expressed appreciation for the continuous support shown by the FIM Motocross World Championship collective during this difficult moment
Pas content le Kiwi, le KDDK lui aura probablement arrache la roue avant dans le depassement…;-)))…
, le il y a 14 années et 5 mois.
