Coppins extends lead in the MX1 championship at German GP

MX1 world championship points leader, Josh Coppins,
has strengthened his stronghold on the motocross
world championship with third overall at the infamous
Talkessel circuit in Germany.

The factory Yamaha Rinaldi rider achieved his first
poleposition of the season in front of team-mate Marc
de Reuver and grabbed the hole-shot in moto 1 from
an inside gate pick. Coppins was unchallenged and
won with a six second margin making it a Yamaha 1-2
with de Reuver trailing in second.

GP veteran, Mike Brown, lead Coppins into the first
turn in the deciding moto but the Kiwi lost no time in
moving past the American to build a comfortable gap.
Five laps later Coppins was caught out in a sand
section after hooking false neutral and lost his lead
to a train of riders. A nail biting battle followed with
Coppins having to claw his way back into the fight
as he passed championship rival Kevin Strijbos. The
Belgian retaliated with five minutes to go with
Coppins settling for 6th.

“ This track is so fast which makes the racing really
close. We got our first pole of the year which I was
really pumped with and I was happy with my speed
and the way I was riding. I made a mistake in the
sand section which was really disappointing. On the
bright side I have extended my lead in the
championship. It could have been an easy win in the
second moto but that’s motocross.” explained Coppins.

With Japan next on the GP calendar, Coppins will head
to Sugo with a 43 point lead.