Tommy gun's bullets just miss the mark!
By TMX Archives on 9th Aug 07
TOMMY Searle arrived in Namur on Friday, just wanting to survive, but by Sunday evening the teenage Brit was frustrasted to have missed his first MX2 GP win after running away with the opening moto.
For Billy MacKenzie too, it was a case of whatmight have been, as he trounced the rest of the world in MX1 qualifyingaround the Citadel, but failed to turn his speed into top points andfor the rest of the GP Brits it was misery all down the line at theworld's most infamous track, particularly for Stephen Sword, whoseseason is over, and Gordon Crockard, who will miss his home GP.
‘‘Good job we've got the old uns,'' quippedMultitek boss Trevor Avery. ‘‘I'd have gone home miserable if it hadn'tbeen for Thorpey!'' Yup, Dave Thorpe won the Under 50 class of theveterans (see separate story).
Oh yes, the winners!
Davide Guarneri made it two in a row for RicciYamaha as Chris Pourcel and Toni Cairoli slugged it out, while SebPourcel won his second GP in a month. The watching Josh Coppins saw hispoints lead cut to 43 and the MX1 series will go to the Lierop finale,but Toni Cairoli only needs to beat Chris Pourcel once to wrap up MX2in Ulster next weekend.
WORLD MX2 MOTOCROSS CHAMPS Rd 12 - Namur, BELGIUM
1 Davide Guarneri (I - Ricci Yamaha) 18 + 20 = 38
2 Tommy SEARLE (GB - Red Bull KTM) 25 + 11 = 36
3 Rui Goncalves (P - Silver Action KTM) 22 + 12 = 34
4 Marcus Schiffer (D - Sarholz KTM) 20 + 13 = 33
5 Jeremy Van Horebeek (B - Champ KTM) 13 + 18 = 31
6 Matti Seistola (SF - SRS Honda) 15 + 16 = 31
SERIES STANDINGS after 12 (of 15) rounds: 1 Cairoli 560 points, 2Pourcel 436, 3 SEARLE 387, 4 Rattray 371, 5 Leuret 320, 6 Swanepoel 286.
NEXT ROUND: August 19 - Moneyglass, Ireland.
WORLD MX1 MOTOCROSS CHAMPS Rd 12 - Namur, BELGIUM
1 Sebastien Pourcel (F - GPKR Kawasaki) 25 + 15 = 40
2 David Philippaerts (I - Red Bull KTM) 14 + 25 = 39
3 Tanel Leok (EST - Kawasaki) 15 + 22 = 37
4 Ken De Dycker (B - CAS Honda) 22 + 13 = 35
5 Steve Ramon (B - Team Suzuki) 16 + 18 = 34
6 Kevin Strijbos (B - Team Suzuki) 18 + 16 = 34
SERIES STANDINGS after 12 (of 15) rounds: 1 Coppins 445 points, 2 Ramon402, 3 Pourcel 362, 4 Philippaerts 351, 5 Strijbos 334, 6 Leok 309
NEXT ROUND: August 19 - Moneyglass, Ireland.
For full report, results and pictures see T+MX NEWS, Friday, August 10, 2007.
