Wereld Kampioenschap S1 SuperMotard 2002
22 september: Toulouse/Muret - Frankrijk

THE 3rd CONSECUTIVE WIN FOR THE “DOMINATOR”

An excited crowd of 18,000 race fans witnessed another brilliant victory from the new S1 Superstar, Thierry “Dominator” Van Den Bosch (F), KTM. The fastest SuperMoto rider of the World scored a great win on the circuit of Muret, close to Toulouse, 2nd place went to Stephane Blot (F), Husqvarna and 3rd went to Eddy Seel (B), Husqvarna.

“I feel the pressure on me increase with every race” were the comments of Van Den Bosch after the race, “I have won 3 in a row and now have a stronger desire to continue winning. The race was tough and I had to push myself very hard to stay clear from the Husqvarna Squad. I was just so happy to have the great support from all the French fans.”

“So far this was the best race for the FIM S1 World Championship. The circuit was really perfect and the we had First Class organization from Francis Magnanou (Universal Events).” Giuseppe Luongo, President of Youthstream said, “I want to return back here next year – this is something to be kept forever!”

There was positive feed back from the riders about the new design of the track with a technical off-road section, which included a spectacular table top jump. Frederic Bolley (F), Yamaha, (2 times Motocross World Champion) who rode his debut in SuperMoto this weekend was happy with his performance. “This is a wonderful sport. The speed is much higher than what I am used to, but it is not a problem from me. I know what I have to work on to improve.”

De uitslagen

1 VAN DEN BOSCH Thierry FRA KTM 75
2 DELEPINE Gerald BEL VERTEMATI 47
4 RUBIO William FRA HVA 44
5 GUYOT Fabrice FRA VOR 42
6 LAZZARINI Ivan ITA YAMAHA 37
7 KINIGADNER Klaus AUT KTM 34
8 NICOLL Kurt GBR KTM 34
9 BLOT Stephane FRA HVA 28
10 FIORENTINO Frederic BEL KTM 25
11 MANZO Max ITA HVA 25
12 HAINBACH Jens GER HUSABERG 23
13 THIEBAULT Alexandre FRA HONDA 22
14 KUNZEL Jorgen GER KTM 22
15 CHAMBON Boris FRA HVA 22
16 GIRAUDO Jerome FRA VERTEMATI 21
17 VERDEROSA Max ITA HONDA 17
18 GODFROID Thierry BEL KAWASAKI 16
19 GAILLARD Jean-Marc LUX HONDA 13
20 BARTOLINI Andrea ITA HONDA 10
21 BALDUCCI Fabio RSM HONDA 10
22 BERTRAND Christophe BEL HUSABERG 9
23 GOZZINI David ITA HUSQVARNA 8
24 BERTRAMI Massimo ITA HONDA 8
25 VORLICEK Peter CZE KTM 7
26 BOLLEY Frederic FRA YAMAHA 6
27 MULLER Daniel SUI YAMAHA 6
28 DELPORTE Nicolas FRA HUSABERG 4
29 PAGE Sylvain FRA HUSQVARNA 2
30 ARPA Miki SPA VOR 1