Cairoli of Yamaha De Carli impressed the Motocross collective at
his first competitive outing on a 2008 Yamaha YZ450F by winning
the FOX Grand Prix of Great Britain. Kevin Strijbos of Suzuki
made it to second, with as many points as Cairoli - 47. Ken De
Dycker, who was slightly injured after Moneyglass’ crash,
completed the podium ahead of new Championship leader Steve
Ramon and Mike Brown. Points leader coming into the round Josh
Coppins had a miserable day suffering from his injuries and could
only manage to gather 7 points and 18th overall. “I was pretty
happy with the first moto considering the pain I had." Coppins
said. "For the first fifteen minutes I was quite good but then the
pain settled in. My lines were not good as I was focused on the
pain rather than on the riding. It’s not easy to go out and race
like that. My family is here from NZ and I wanted to go and give
100% for them and my fans and I couldn’t and that is more
frustrating than anything. I have worked so hard for this
championship and not being able to fight for it is the worst thing
of all. It is a hard pill for me to swallow right now. I’m filled with
so many emotions. I hope that this coming week will bring more
clarity as to what I will do in Lierop.” ended a distraught Coppins.
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