ADAM ATTACKS
2000 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
250CC ENTRY: 30 RIDERS
A proud Mika Vesterinen stood on the top spot of the podium alongside fellow Brit Tom Norton, as Mika edged to the front by a small margin at the close of the action. It was a good day for the British as both Tom Sagar and Chris ‘Trigger’ Curtis finished in the top ten. Spanish lady rider Laia Sanz rounded off the top ten.
RESULTS: 1: Mika Vesterinen (Beta-GBR) 24; 2: Tom Norton (Beta-GBR) 28; 3: Aitor Anton (Beta-ESP) 28; 4: Victor Beltran (Sherco-ESP) 35; 5: Tom Sagar (Beta-GBR) 47; 6: Saku Suvanto (Beta-FIN) 54; 7: Chris Curtis (Montesa-GBR) 59; 8: Matteo Rochon (Gas Gas-ITA) 64; 9: Fabien Labre (Montesa-FRA) 74; 10: Laia Sanz (Montesa-ESP) 75.
ROUND 2 FRANCE: MASSAIS 23RD JULY, ENTRY: 64 RIDERS
One week later the championship would move to France, where Adam Raga threw down the gauntlet to his challengers for the title with a clear victory over a chasing pack of riders headed by Dario Re Delle Gandine. Sam Connor kept his championship hopes alive with a third place. An 11-strong English contingent enjoyed the French sun but, apart from Connor and Ben Hemingway, finished well away from the points-scoring positions.
RESULTS: 1: Adam Raga (Gas Gas-ESP) 27; 2: Dario Re Delle Gandine (Montesa-ITA) 42; 3: Sam Connor (Montesa-GBR) 45; 4: Josep Manzano (Sherco-ESP) 46; 5: Maria Saez Josep (MontesaESP) 49; 11: Ian Austermuhle (Beta-GBR) 67; 13: Ben Hemingway (Beta-GBR) 68; 23: Martin Crosswaite (Scorpa-GBR) 80; 34: Dan Thorpe (Gas Gas-GBR) 101; 37: Dan Clarke (Scorpa-GBR) 112; 46: Henry Moorhouse (Sherco-GBR) 125; 47: Jason Bayliss (Montesa-GBR) 127; 49: James Lampkin (MontesaGBR) 130; 59: Arran Drachenberg (Beta-GBR) 158; 61: Liam Walker (Gas Gas-GBR) 169.