Steve Ramon finished fourth overall at the British Grand Prix on
the RM-Z450 and as a result Suzuki now lead the Rider's and
Manufacturer's standings of the FIM Motocross World
Championship.
And the team even had presence on the British podium at
Donington Park as Kevin Strijbos took second position in front of
28,000 spectators in bright weather conditions.
The newly-created course at Donington Park involved many
jumps and technical sections around the narrow layout. Ramon,
struggling with a partially broken scaphoid, felt pain throughout
the weekend in his wrists but was able to take 6th and 4th
positions to move ahead of Josh Coppins (14th and a DNF) by 14
points with just 50 left to win this season. Again the 27 year old
Belgian had to work for his spoils as a poor getaway in the first
outing left him outside the top 10 on the opening circulation.
“Today was great for the championship but I still really want to
win,” he said. “With my wrist it is not easy to get on the podium
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