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2010
UEM European Quadcross Series
Round 4 - Wschowa MX
Wschowa, Poland
June 5-6, 2010 By:
David Barnes
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European Quadcross
Championship - Round 4 - Pro ATV Race Report
UEM Goldspeed
EMX Quad European Championship - Round 4 - Wschowa,
Poland
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Wschowa,
Poland - Paul Holmes takes first
European Motocross Overall of the Year. With round
#3 being dominated by rain, it was sunshine that
prevailed during round #4. Two days of high temperatures
demanded the most of the Pro-Am racers
It was UK’s Paul Holmes (KTM-Holmes Racing)
that got the overall, after three exciting races.
Second place came to Romain Couprie (Yamaha-Audemar),
and Jan Vlaeymans (W-tec-Planet Quad) rounded
out the podium.
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ATV Racing Podium - Overall
Romain Couprie (2nd), Paul Holmes (1st),
Jan Vlaeymans (3rd) |
Round #4 was hosted on the race track in Wschowa,
Poland. With the European Championship Quads coming
for the first time to the track and the country
still suffering from the floods. Racers were not
sure what to expect, but after the first practice,
it became clear that the track had two parts with
one part sand and deep ruts, the other with hard
packed soil. Also, the sidecar racing turned the
track into a harsh battlefield, which took a toll
on the ATV racers and quads.
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KTM
mounted Paul Holmes claimed the third fastest
qualifying time
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Yamaha
YFZ450R racer Romain Couprie claimed the
fastest qualifying time |
During the qualifications, 2009 Champion Paul
Holmes was the first to put down a fast time.
A few minutes later, Jan Vlaeymans surpassed Holmes
time by almost a full second, but we had to wait
until Romain Couprie put down two amazing fast
laps to earn the top spot. With 2:07.499 Couprie
set the fastest time, with only two and a half
minutes left. Fourth place came to Joe Maessen
(Yamaha-Goldspeed). The Dutchmen stalled his yfz450
during his best lap and was unable to repeat it.
Fifth place was reserved for Factory KTM UK #83
Jason Macbeth with a time of 2:09.250.
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Round 4 of the European Quadcross attracted
thousands of spectators out to watch the
racing action |
On Sunday, the sun was out again and so were the spectators. Thousands of specators
came out to watch the races, and they witnessed
some action packed racing in all three motos with
intense battles for positions. The Moto
one Holeshot went to current championship points
leader Romain Couprie, who just returned back
home from Europe after making the trip over to
the US to race in the AMA Pro ATV Motocross Nationals
at Steel City where he finished eleventh overall,
but he had his sights on the win back home in
Europe as he lead the heat from start to finish,
Couprie lead the pack on his Yamaha YFZ450R.
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