reynard to race belgium gp

[mx547]

i copied this from mxstates.com think he'll beat pichon?

CAS HONDA PRESS RELEASE

ROBBIE REYNARD COMING TO GRAND PRIX OF BELGIUM

In a great move for Grand Prix Motocross one of the most technically clean riders in American Supercross/Motocross and the rider who is presently sitting in ninth place in the AMA 250cc Motocross championship Robbie Reynard will race the Belgian 250cc Motocross Grand Prix for the CAS Honda team. The news of Reynards appearance in Genk, Belgium is great for 250cc Grand Prix Motocross. While American’s Jeff Dement, and Trampas Parker are a good addition to the 125cc GP scene Reynard is a possibly 250cc GP winner. Having competed this year in the AMA 250cc Motocross championships the 24-year-old American has produced several top ten placings and his present ninth place in the 250cc championship points standings shows he is once again riding with 100% commitment. Reynard is just a few points off 7th place in what many consider the toughest Motocross series in the World. For the CAS team this is a way of trying to turn what has been a dissapointing year into something special. Team manager Harry Ainsworth is very excited about the new addition to the team.

“We have been busy trying to organize this for some time,” Ainsworth said. “I know he’s got talent and we will bring him to Belgium for this one race, then he will come to our work shops in England have that is about it. We have not organized anything with Robbie for 2003; it’s just a one off thing that Neil Prince and I organized. I have to say Neil is the guy who has put in all the hours trying to get this organized, even pointing out that Reynards results have been excellent this year and possible we should contact him. We need some new blood in the Grand Prix’s and hopefully this is a good move for the future.”

Reynard will arrive in England on August 1, were he will hook up with his former US mechanic Rob Walters; he will then travel down to Genk in Belgium, where he will contest his first ever Grand Prix for the CAS team.

Robbie Reynard has long been a rider to watch in America, often producing brilliance. He was quickly under the spotlight after being presented the rookie of the year award in 1993 for his 13th place finish in the AMA 125cc Motocross championship. A year later racing for the Kawasaki factory team he claimed 9th place in the 250cc Motocross title and he was on the way to being a complete success in the toughest series in the World. Things did not always go Reynards way though, a runner-up place in the World Supercross championship in 1997, and several injuries have seen his results suffer. His greatest moment probably coming when he finished in second place in the 1998 East Coast 125cc Supercross championship and 4th in the 125cc Outdoor series that same year. It was that 125cc series were he fought hard with Ricky Carmichael; even taking the last overall victory of the year at Delmont, PA from the rider who is now arguable the greatest Motocross rider America has ever produced. The former Suzuki and Kawasaki factory rider is also a winner of several moto’s in both 125cc Supercross and 125cc Motocross in America, something not many riders can boast. Reynard started the 2002 US Motocross season with 34-17 result in the opening round of the AMA 250cc Outdoor series, then followed that with 14-5 in round two, and with determination and showing his true talent the rider from Altus, Oklahoma then finished with a blistering 4-4 at round three of the 12 round series. In that particular event he lead home riders such as David Vuillemin, Tim Ferry and Stephane Roncada, and continues to show the World that he is still a talented competitor. Reynard followed those results with a 7-7 in round five (on that occasion he lead home Sebastien Tortelli in the second moto). For sure Reynard in that type of form can race with just about anyone in the World, his presence in Genk, Belgium on August 4 should not be missed.

 

[Senior KX Rider]

Reynard is fun to watch when he is on his game. He is one of the only ones to chase down and pass RC when he was on 125s. Hope he does well :cool:

 

[ochster]

Man I hope Reynard pulls it together. He is another one of those "brittle" riders with mega talent.

 

[Okiewan]

Originally posted by ochster
Man I hope Reynard pulls it together. He is another one of those "brittle" riders with mega talent.

Yup.

 

[super rat]

I'll never forget that pass Reynard made on RC at the Dilla. He went around RC on the outside of screw U (I think) like RC was stoped, awsome. When he is on he is untouchable. I say Reynard kicks the pigeon's but at the GP and Coppins gets laped at the Dilla. :p

 

[mx547]

Originally posted by super rat
I say Reynard kicks the pigeon's but at the GP and Coppins gets laped at the Dilla. :p

there you go again, stirring up trouble. :debil:

 

[bclapham]

bclapham is not available for comment at this time!

 

[patpipes]

Maybe they should also sign up Kevin Windham, Marty Tripes, Ron Lechien, and Damon Bradshaw. Then they would have a bag full of unlimited potential that went awry!

 

[YZ-Red]

So super rat - josh coppins will be lapped? I heard he just finished fifth in the first moto recording lap time in practice similar to lorroco!!

Not bad on a different bike at a new track against the best riders in the world ha!

cheers
red

 

[super rat]

Yea I know Coppins put in a good ride. RC only beat him by 50 seconds in the first moto. I didn't hear the second moto but I think the gap was bigger :)

 

[YZ-Red]

Regardless of how far ahead RC finished coppins did not get lapped, and he in fact beat alot of very good riders, give the man some credit or perhaps you are faster than him??????

When did Robbie reynard get fifth in an outdoors this season?


cheers
red

 

[super rat]

Easy there red. I said Coppens put in a good ride or did you miss that?

 

[JuliusPleaser]

Red, Reynard went 4-4 for fourth overall at High Point this year.

 

[mx547]

for what it's worth, reynard also finished ahead of coppins in the second moto at unadilla.

 

[Mark Hammond]

It will be good to see a new rider at the Belgian GP, but I hope he can do a quick lap on his own to qualify or he won't see the race. He may then get top ten which is good and if he can ride sand , but he will not beat Pichon. I'm going to the race and will give you a report on the Monday after.

 

[kiwi_925]

547 for what its worth Coppins beat Reynard.

 

[YZ-Red]

I just saw kenworthy on ESPN and I noticed that the second place getter finished more than forty seconds behind RC????????????

For an independent view of Coppins ride I found this on a europeon webb site(motocrossgrandprix.com);

"COPPINS POSTER - 24/7/2002. No worries. New Zealand's Josh Coppins racing with Jet lag and having done a huge amount of practice and qualification races at Unadilla proved he is at least on the same level as Sebastien Tortelli, Ezra Lusk, Stephane Roncada and just about all the top American series riders. With a little more time on his privateer Honda (the others were all on factory machines) in Unadilla could have easily been in contention for a podium finish. One thing is for sure, the single moto format in Europe didn't help Coppins condition against the America championship riders, who race two moto's and whole lot more practise than the GP guy's. What Coppins did in Unadilla is show the Euro's are just as fast as the American, good one Josh. Here is a poster of Josh from Unadilla. "

Sounds like Ben Townley rode great as well though the results dont show this with 8th & 13th, but Ben Townley rode from the very back of the field both motos, anyone witness this?


cheers
Red

 

[super rat]

I'm sure Coppins is so pumped that he beat a guy who buys his own bikes and has his dad work on them out of the back of their box van that they drive to the races. Do you think Coppins had to fly coach to the Dilla, poor bugger. :whiner:

 

[2smoke]

I hope Reynard takes up then option of a full year in Europe. Whether US guys can admit it or not the top 3-5 riders in each class over there are very fast outdoors. The depth of talent drops away compared to the US very badly after that. But all top 3 Euro riders who'ver come to the states have done well. Tortelli, Albertyn, Reed, Langston all top 3 and all on the pace outdoors. I can see Robbie doing very well in Europe. CAS Honda has access to full works machines and I believe that all he has to do is be taught to win and the throttle control and corner speed Euro's have from riding corners with no berms and tricky cambers will make him faster (ask Mike Brown). Then after a season or so he should come back and open up some eye's. He is very very classy to watch going round a track. He's still only 24 so hes got plenty of time yet to reach full potential.

 

[mx547]

Originally posted by kiwi_925
547 for what its worth Coppins beat Reynard.

yes, he did for the overall. i was pointing that out because red was implying that reynard hadn't finished that high. i don't have a problem with coppins. i think he's an excellent rider, as is reynard. i would also like to see reynard take the gp challenge. it would be interesting. i think the european tracks would be even more suited to robbie's style than the american tracks.

 

[Starwest #9]

Robbie will fly in Europe! ! ! Pending health.

 

[txvintage]

As mentioned earlier, cornering is the big difference. That and the fact the Europe doesn't get all caught up in how much air they get. Seems they believe an off road motorcyle race doesn't mean off the ground.........

When our Trophy and Junior Trophy teams for the ISDE learn this, they will stop getting killed in the motocross/grasstrack portion of the ISDE.

I still think American tracks demand more nerve and talent, but I do love the GP layout.

 

[YZ-Red]

Results in - Reynard finished eighth - lapped by winner. Coppins finished second.

cheers
Red

 

[MXbabe]

I knew that was coming :) I don't know for sure but I read he went down and had to come from the back. Either way he did about as well as Coppins did at the dilla and Reynards best finish in the states this year was 4th. :confused: Coppins put in another good ride and I will root for him over Pichon any day.

 

[2smoke]

First ride in Europe 8th is good especially in sand where all the Dutch and Belgian fast boys (read sand specialists) would have been at home. Coming from the back is good too......beat his teammate for the day in the results (full time GP rider Jussi Vehlainen). But hey see the top guys there are fast ....and I know you all hate Pichon....but I watched him last year and he's pretty machine like these days. He would not beat RC but if anyone has the cant be beaten attitude and ability to provide RC with a race for the first 4-5 laps then Pichon is it. Nothing ventured nothing gained....I hope Robbie is invited back for more...he can do much better.