Josh Second in the Sand

Posted: Sun 31 Mar 2002

Josh Coppins was obviously not too affected by his troublesome back at Qatar where he was the first 250 and went 3-2-2 to finish second overall to Joel Smets.

No mention of the last GP podium place finisher,Ben Townley, who does not feature in the first fifteen [No it`s not Rugby].

The results include all classes and the first 125 was Patrick Caps:

Look out for Ian Miles` and/or Josh`s detailed report.
PS. Who was the `Burke` who roasted Josh for a comment he made in a previous column? The tall poppy syndrome is one of the less endearing trait of Kiwis.

Overall Results:
1. Joel Smets, BEL, KTM 72
2. Josh Coppins, NZL, Honda 64
3. Lauris Freibergs, LAT, Honda 55
4. Patrick Caps, BEL, KTM 46
5. Chris Burnham, GBR, Honda 45
6. Andrea Bartolini, ITA, Honda 39
7. Tyla Rattray, RSA, KTM 38
8. Danny Theybers, BEL, KTM 34
9. Erik Eggens, NEL, KTM 28
10. Marcel van Drunen, NEL, Yamaha 27
11. Johan Boonen, BEL, KTM 27
12. Marco Dorsch, GER, KTM 26
13. Peter Iven, BEL, KTM 25
14. Pit Beirer, GER, Honda 25
15. Leon Giesbers, NEL, Honda 21