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COPPINS SECOND ON FOUR-STROKE:
Motocross ace Josh Coppins has made a superb debut on a four-stroke
racebike, finishing second at a round of the Belgian champs.
Riding the 2004 model Honda CRF450R, on which he had just a few days\'
practice, the Kiwi expat was bettered on the day only by five-times world
champion Joel Smets.
Coppins, 26, took second, third and fourth placings in the day\'s three races.
\"I was really pleased because there\'s a lot of very good riders here,\"
commented the star of England\'s CAS Honda team.
\"I\'ve adapted to the four-stroke really quickly and I\'m happy with my
riding, after a very tough season.\"
Coppins rode the CRF for just the first time last week, training in the UK.
A fortnight ago he took third at the year\'s final world championship grand
prix in his swansong ride on the two-stroke CR250R.
New Zealand\'s top motorcycle racer, Coppins next week leads the national
team at the Motocross des Nations event in Belgium.
Ian RJ Miles
Read- More: and you will note that Ben Townley finished 6th in Moto 2 and 9th in Moto 3.
