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Italian Antonio Cairoli keeps the fight for the MX2 Title open
Philippaerts adopted the same way of thinking and is the third rider in the World Championship standings; in Desertmartin he has to make up for the unlucky second moto of Namur but talking of bad luck there is someone who is definitely having a worse time. It is 2005 Desertmartin GP winner Tyla Rattray, having debuted in the AMA motocross series in Millville (Minnesota) the 13th of August but having left the track with a dislocated shoulder: he crashed because of a mechanical problem to his bike. America is also Christophe Pourcel's goal but the young Frenchman will stay in Europe also in 2007 to race another MX2 season. Next year he will race also in America before moving there with Kawasaki; this is his actual plan after the French rider has signed a three year deal with the Japanese factory. Marc De Reuver can be another tough challenger in Desertmartin, where he grasped second overall last year. The Dutch rider can pump his scores up before home Grand Prix in Lierop next weekend and before a new 2007 MX1 season. He will not be the only one moving up to top class; also Sebastien Pourcel and Billy MacKenzie will be on MX1 machines next year, both with Kawasaki: Seb, winner of the 2006 French Elite Championship, will stay in the GPKR Team while Billy inked a one year deal with the Team of Jan De Groot.
Anyway 2007 is still three GPs far from being reality, or even 4 GPs if we count the Motocross of Nations which will be on in Matterley Basin the 24th of September. And Desertmartin is the closest event with a spectacular Irish scenery around it. 63 km away from Belfast, Desertmartin is very close to Lough Neagh which is the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. Information and results on www.motocrossMX1.com, the official website of the Motocross World Championships.
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Belgian Kevin Strijbos currently holds second place in the Championship
The Title being already assigned does not mean the fight stops; it actually means that time is passing by and there are not many chances left: it is time to rush. This is an extra motivation for riders like De Dycker and Leok being fourth and fifth in the Championship. It is time to secure the Championship result: De Dycker is 53 points away from second while Leok is 6 points behind the Belgian. Right behind legendary Everts the young guns of MX1 class are showing they are ready to set up a great show next year, when Stefan will be missing, but there is also another veteran who is showing great strength at the moment. He is Josh Coppins. The New Zealander is tenth in the standings and the only thing he regrets is the injury that kept him away from racing until Matterley Basin. From that race he is always on the podium and in Desertmartin he will be another win seeker.
MX2 class crown is still waiting for a king but the actual leader Christophe Pourcel knows perfectly well that consistency is the key to success. With 1 Grand Prix win in Germany and six other podiums, the young French is the most consistent MX2 rider and his advantage over Cairoli is 26 points. It will be hard work for the Italian Yamaha rider who is also the defending MX2 Champion but he has no rush and takes it “race by race”, trying to grasp the best result possible in every venue
The Title being already assigned does not mean the fight stops; it actually means that time is passing by and there are not many chances left: it is time to rush. This is an extra motivation for riders like De Dycker and Leok being fourth and fifth in the Championship. It is time to secure the Championship result: De Dycker is 53 points away from second while Leok is 6 points behind the Belgian. Right behind legendary Everts the young guns of MX1 class are showing they are ready to set up a great show next year, when Stefan will be missing, but there is also another veteran who is showing great strength at the moment. He is Josh Coppins. The New Zealander is tenth in the standings and the only thing he regrets is the injury that kept him away from racing until Matterley Basin. From that race he is always on the podium and in Desertmartin he will be another win seeker.
MX2 class crown is still waiting for a king but the actual leader Christophe Pourcel knows perfectly well that consistency is the key to success. With 1 Grand Prix win in Germany and six other podiums, the young French is the most consistent MX2 rider and his advantage over Cairoli is 26 points. It will be hard work for the Italian Yamaha rider who is also the defending MX2 Champion but he has no rush and takes it “race by race”, trying to grasp the best result possible in every venue
ortuguese Rui Goncalves landed on his first qualifying heat win
Potential winner was Dutch Marc De Reuver, clocking the fastest lap and dominating the race until the last lap. Then he crashed and made to finish in third place behind Sebastien Pourcel. The Frenchman, who will move to MX1 next year, made to pass Searle during the fourth lap with the young British rider ending in fifth place. Philippaerts was fourth; he had a bad start and made things worse with a crash in the first lap. Anyway he made up for both of them with a wonderful race. When he restarted he was fourteenth and entertained the crowd with many overtaking manoeuvres the last of which was on Searle in the finish lap.
The first qualifying moto was won by KTM Champ rider Tyla Rattray. Once the South African made to pass Christophe Pourcel he opened up a gap and brought the win home. Tyla is now fit after the shoulder injury from the AMA Championship. Christophe Pourcel did the holeshot but when he noticed Rattray speeding up and passing him, he preferred to secure second and so he did. Championship leader finished ahead of Gundersen, third on the Ricci Racing Yamaha. The Norwegian was the first Yamaha rider and kept current World Champion Cairoli behind in fourth. The top five was completed by team Kawasaki Molson rider Swanepoel. Also his team mate for next year Stephen Sword was in the pit lane; after he injured in Teutschenthal this is the first race he comes to but only as a spectator.
Potential winner was Dutch Marc De Reuver, clocking the fastest lap and dominating the race until the last lap. Then he crashed and made to finish in third place behind Sebastien Pourcel. The Frenchman, who will move to MX1 next year, made to pass Searle during the fourth lap with the young British rider ending in fifth place. Philippaerts was fourth; he had a bad start and made things worse with a crash in the first lap. Anyway he made up for both of them with a wonderful race. When he restarted he was fourteenth and entertained the crowd with many overtaking manoeuvres the last of which was on Searle in the finish lap.
The first qualifying moto was won by KTM Champ rider Tyla Rattray. Once the South African made to pass Christophe Pourcel he opened up a gap and brought the win home. Tyla is now fit after the shoulder injury from the AMA Championship. Christophe Pourcel did the holeshot but when he noticed Rattray speeding up and passing him, he preferred to secure second and so he did. Championship leader finished ahead of Gundersen, third on the Ricci Racing Yamaha. The Norwegian was the first Yamaha rider and kept current World Champion Cairoli behind in fourth. The top five was completed by team Kawasaki Molson rider Swanepoel. Also his team mate for next year Stephen Sword was in the pit lane; after he injured in Teutschenthal this is the first race he comes to but only as a spectator.
Coppins flied on the track of Desertmartin today
Second fastest was Steve Ramon; he was the poleman before Coppins snatched top spot from him but he was only 65 thousandths slower. The fastest rider of the free practice sessions Ken De Dycker was third, less than two tenths slower than team mate Coppins. Neither “winningest” Stefan Everts was far from pole; he posted his fastest lap in the last attempt and managed to grasp fourth place on the grid. His actual main motivation is achieving a 100 win record: tomorrow can turn into another celebration if the Belgian champion wins for the thirteenth time in the season. In the time sheets there was current runner up Strijbos behind Everts and local “Crockstar” was sixth. Team Wulfsport rider was actually sixth also in the other practice sessions and tomorrow he will try to find the “Irish luck” and enter the top five. On the other hand unlucky Garcia Vico did not make to enter the top thirty. He qualified in thirty first place because of an injury to his left ankle; tomorrow morning he will fly out of the country and will arrange a visit to the doctor as soon as possible.
MX2 was another story and in the second qualifying moto Rui Goncalves got his first qualifying heat win which is also the first qualifying heat win in the history of Axo KTM Silver Action Team. Tomorrow he will go for the first real win, the one in the Grand Prix. In Desertmartin Rui could finally make the most of the factory suspensions of his machine; he received them in Namur but it took him and the Team some time to find out the ideal setting.
Second fastest was Steve Ramon; he was the poleman before Coppins snatched top spot from him but he was only 65 thousandths slower. The fastest rider of the free practice sessions Ken De Dycker was third, less than two tenths slower than team mate Coppins. Neither “winningest” Stefan Everts was far from pole; he posted his fastest lap in the last attempt and managed to grasp fourth place on the grid. His actual main motivation is achieving a 100 win record: tomorrow can turn into another celebration if the Belgian champion wins for the thirteenth time in the season. In the time sheets there was current runner up Strijbos behind Everts and local “Crockstar” was sixth. Team Wulfsport rider was actually sixth also in the other practice sessions and tomorrow he will try to find the “Irish luck” and enter the top five. On the other hand unlucky Garcia Vico did not make to enter the top thirty. He qualified in thirty first place because of an injury to his left ankle; tomorrow morning he will fly out of the country and will arrange a visit to the doctor as soon as possible.
MX2 was another story and in the second qualifying moto Rui Goncalves got his first qualifying heat win which is also the first qualifying heat win in the history of Axo KTM Silver Action Team. Tomorrow he will go for the first real win, the one in the Grand Prix. In Desertmartin Rui could finally make the most of the factory suspensions of his machine; he received them in Namur but it took him and the Team some time to find out the ideal setting.
