RAPTOR TITANIUM SPONSORED RIDERS AT THE TOP AT 2012 BRITISH MX CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUND 6: HAWKSTONE PARK

It was another great day at Hawkstone Park yesterday as motocross enthusiasts were treated to another sublime performance from Raptor Titanium sponsored man-on-a-roll Kevin Strijbos of HM Plant KTM UK as he put in another perfect score and three more race wins to almost certainly cement his British Championship to continue our success with yet another British Champion on Raptor Titanium footpegs.

Strijbos was followed on the podium by fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored man Shaun Simpson of Bike It Cosworth Monster Energy Yamaha who put in a consistent 2-3-3 result to go third overall behind wildcard entrant Max Anstie who was keeping going between world rounds.

Raptor Titanium sponsored riders were at the top once again in MX2 as Mel Pocock seized back the red plate and championship points lead as HM Plant KTM UK's Elliot Banks-Browne had a shaky day with engine problems and surrendering the lead in the second race to fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored man Nicholas Aubin of Buildbase Honda who secured another race win for him this season, with Banks-Browne crashing and having to settle for 2nd behind the Frenchman.

Banks-Browne now trails Pocock by 16 points with only two more rounds to go. It was a good day for Raptor Titanium sponsored man Neville Bradshaw of Evotech Honda as he went 3rd overall for the day.

MX1 Results

1st – Kevin Strijbos
2nd – Max Anstie
3rd – Shaun Simpson

MX2 Results

1st – Mel Pocock
2nd – Nicolas Aubin
3rd – Neville Bradshaw

KTM RED BULL EXTENDS POINTS LEAD IN MX1 AND MX2 CHAMPIONSHIPS AT ROUND 11 IN RUSSIA, RAPTOR TITANIUM SPONSORED RIDER MEL POCOCK GETS ANOTHER PERFECT SCORE IN THE EMX CLASS

Crowds flocked to Round 11 of the FIM World MX Championship at Semigorje last weekend as the sun shined for a day of great racing.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Mel Pocock of Bike It Cosworth Monster Energy Yamaha got things off to a good start for British fans as he swept both motos to go 1-1 overall for another impressive performance in the EMX 250 class.

MX2

Jeff Herlings of the Factory KTM Red Bull squad extended his points tally this weekend, going 49 points ahead of Raptor Titanium sponsored Floride Pro Circuit Monster Energy Kawasaki Brit Tommy Searle, who was at a major disadvantage after a poor qualifying race put him right on the outside of the pack at the start of both races, but put in impressive performances in both races, scoring 3-2 overall result to take overall 2nd to limit the damage of a charging Herlings as much as possible, nevertheless this is a big blow for Tommy's title hopes and will be looking for plenty of race wins in the next few rounds, particularly at his home GP at Matterley Basin in mid-August.

Fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Joel Roelants, who took the overall win in Latvia last weekend, took overall 4th with a 5-4 result behind KTM Red Bull man Jeremy Van Horebeek in 3rd. Raptor Titanium man Arnaud Tonus had a consistent day as he comes back from injury to take 7th overall on the day.

MX2 Overall

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM) 50 points
2. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 42 p.
3. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), 42 p.
4. Joel Roelants (BEL, Kawasaki), 34 p.
5. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 34 p.
6. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 30 p.
7. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), 23 p.
8. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), 23 p.
9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 22 p.
10. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 21 p

MX1

It was Antonio Cairoli yet again asserting his authority in the MX1 class as he swept both motos despite a niggling wrist injury sustained last weekend in Latvia. He dropped the bike in the second race and was put back into third for several laps, but was able to regain composure and retake the lead to go 1-1 on the day. Below Cairoli on the podium were Clement Desalle in 2nd with a 3-2 result for the day and Ken De Dycker in 3rd with a 2-3 result.

The highest Raptor Titanium sponsored rider in MX1 was Christophe Pourcel with overall 4th and a consistent 4-4 result for the day. Last week's race winner and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Kevin Strijbos of HM PLant KTM UK took overall 8th, and fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Gautier Paulin of the Factory Kawasaki Racing Team put in a 7th overall result.

MX1 Overall top ten

1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 50 points
2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 42 p.
3. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 42 p.
4. Christophe Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), 36 p.
5. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 31 p.
6. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 28 p.
7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 28 p.
8. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), 25 p.
9. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Honda), 24 p.
10. Tanel Leok (EST, Suzuki), 23 p.;



MX2 Championship

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 478 points
2. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 429 p.
3. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), 417 p.
4. Joel Roelants (BEL, Kawasaki), 344 p.
5. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 309 p.
6. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 289 p.
7. Max Anstie (GBR, Honda), 238 p.
8. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 218 p.
9. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), 213 p.
10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Husqvarna), 196 p.

MX1 Championship

1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 442 points
2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 422 p.
3. Christophe Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), 393 p.
4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 376 p.
5. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 341 p.
6. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), 304 p.
7. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 277 p.
8. Tanel Leok (EST, Suzuki), 253 p.
9. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 247 p.
10. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 212 p.;

DUNGEY EXTENDS POINTS LEAD AND BARCIA COMES TOP OF THE BOX AT WASHOUGAL

Perfect track and weather conditions got things off to a great start at Round 8 of the 2012 AMA Motocross Championship, with KTM Red Bull and Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Ryan Dungey qualifying fastest in the 450 class and Marvin Musquin fastest in the 250 class.

250 Lites Class

Capitalizing on his fast and furious qualifying performance was Musquin who took a storming holeshot in the first Lites moto, followed closely by the Raptor Titanium sponsored Geico Honda men Justin Barcia in second and Eli Tomac in third. Musquin managed to hold off the rampant 4-man breakaway squad at the top of the points tally in the Lites series this year and made a great job of holding off 2012 East and West Lites Supercross Champions Barcia and Tomac, as well as his KTM Red Bull team-mate Ken Roczen sitting right behind in fourth for most of the race, before the Geico men moved up to take 1st and 2nd at the chequered flag, with Musquin 3rd, Roczen 4th and fellow Geico Honda and Raptor Titanium sponsored man Wil Hahn in 5th, completing a top 5 for Raptor Titanium sponsored riders in the first race!

The second moto saw an epic clash between Geico's Justin Barcia and Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Blake Baggett, series points leader with a point to prove after a disappointing 6th in the first race for him. In third was Barcia's team-mate and fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored man Justin Bogle, with Musquin and Tomac fourth and fifth who both soon moved past Bogle to look to challenge for the race win. Baggett eventually managed to do what he does best and passed the Geico Honda man for the race win, keeping his points lead in the series, with Barcia claiming the overall win with a 1-2 on the day. Tomac passed Musquin towards the end to claim 2nd on the box and Baggett's win managed to get him 3rd step on the podium, just edging out Musquin who was overall 4th on the day, with Roczen overall 5th and Rockstar Energy Suzuki and Raptor Titanium sponsored man Blake Wharton overall 6th.

250 Lites Results

1. Justin Barcia 1/2 HON
2. Eli Tomac 2/3 HON
3. Blake Baggett 6/1 KAW
4. Marvin Musquin 3/4 KTM
5. Ken Roczen 4/7 KTM
6. Blake Wharton 7/6 SUZ
7. Justin Bogle 9/5 HON
8. Wil Hahn HON
9. Ryan Sipes YAM
10. Jason Anderson SUZ
11. Malcolm Stewart KTM
12. Jessy Nelson HON
13. Travis Baker HON
14. Martin Davalos SUZ
15. K Rusk HON
16. Alex Martin HON
17. Tevin Tapia KTM
18. Jake Canada HON
19. Ivan Tedesco KAW
20. Dakota Tedder KAW

Marvin Musquin

Eli Tomac

Justin Barcia


450 Motocross Class

On form man and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Mike Alessi of the Motoconcepts Suzuki team led the charge out of the gate on the first lap of the first 450 race, with fellow Raptor Titanium man Josh Grant of Jeff Ward Kawasaki in second, Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jake Weimar in third and the series leader, Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Ryan Dungey in fourth! Grant suffered a bad crash early on, losing his second place, but thankfully walked away, meaning Dungey was able to storm past Weimar and put the pressure Alessi. It looked like Alessi was done for as the rampant points leader closed him to within a second, but the Motoconcepts man held him off, racing all the way and getting a well-earned race win, with Dungey in 2nd.

Dungey didn't stumble in the second moto as he leapt out into the lead around the first corner with race one winner Mike Alessi a close second, but the KTM Red Bull and Raptor Titanium sponsored man showed why he's been so dominant this year and eased out a big lead to the chequered flag, taking yet another overall win this year and maintaining a huge points lead.

Ryan Dungey

Mike Alessi

Motocross Results

1. Ryan Dungey 2/1 KTM
2. Mike Alessi 1/2 SUZ
3. Andrew Short 4/3 HON
4. Jake Weimer 3/5 KAW
5. Broc Tickle 6/4 KAW
6. Tommy Hahn 7/7 HON
7. Kyle Chisholm KAW
8. C Craig HON
9. Weston Peick SUZ
10. Josh Grant KAW
11. Justin Brayton HON
12. Vincent Friese SUZ
13. B LaMay YAM
14. Fredrik Noren HON
15. K Rookstool HON
16. M Byrne SUZ
17. D Anderson KAW
18. Mike Brown 11/35 KTM
19. T Rattray 15/18 KAW
20. Les Smith KTM

250 Lites Points

Blake Baggett 355
Justin Barcia 344
Eli Tomac 323
Ken Roczen 305
Marvin Musquin 256
Wil Hahn 218
Blake Wharton 185
Jason Anderson 168
Jessy Nelson 144
Travis Baker 134
Jake Canada 132
Gareth Swanepoel 106
Ivan Tedesco 105
Kyle Cunningham 96
Malcolm Stewart 94
Alex Martin 81
Kyle Peters 73
Justin Bogle 66
Martin Davalos 52
Zack Freeberg 50

Motocross Points

Ryan Dungey 383
Mike Alessi 303
Jake Weimer 280
Andrew Short 247
Broc Tickle 220
Justin Brayton 183
Josh Grant 169
James Stewart 151
Brett Metcalfe 142
Kyle Chisholm 137
Michael Byrne 122
Nico Izzi 95
Ryan Sipes 94
Davi Millsaps 85
Tommy Hahn 81
Cole Thompson 64
Matt Lemoine 61
Jim Albertson 61
Vince Friese 58
Tyla Rattray 58

JOEL ROELANTS TAKES OVERALL VICTORY IN MX2 CLASS AT ROUND 10 AT LATVIA, AS TEAM-MATE AND FELLOW RAPTOR TITANIUM SPONSORED RIDER TOMMY SEARLE SCORES TWO DNF'S; MEANWHILE RAPTOR TITANIUM'S KEVIN STRIJBOS GETS HIS FIRST GP WIN OF THE SEASON AND ANOTHER PODIUM FINISH

Another weekend of truly miserable weather greeted motocross fans once again this year as Round 10 rolled into Kegums, Latvia for more fast and furious action through the mud.

MX2

It was an awful weekend for British man and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Tommy Searle of the Floride Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki team as he got off to a good start in the first race behind holeshotter Jose Butron and KTM Red Bull man Jeremy Van Horebeek. A bad start for Searle's championship rival Jeff Herlings meant it was looking good for Searle to potentially gain back more points on the 17-year old, but these thoughts were soon crushed as the bike came to a juddering halt in a cloud of smoke on the second lap. The victory was then handed to Searle's team-mate and fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Joel Roelants who was able to charge past Butron on lap 8 and keep the lead until the chequered flag. Herlings battled his way up to a 2nd place finish to extend his points lead over Tommy Searle who badly needed points in race 2 to keep in touch with the precocious teenager.

In the second race things went from bad to worse for Searle as a rear wheel malfunction sent him crashing out to score his second DNF of the day, despite pitting for a new rear wheel he could not get back into the race and so did not score any points for the GP, which seemingly would hand the initiative to Herlings, but he also had a difficult second race as well as his bike came to a stop four laps from the finish line to leave him struggling to finish in 18th place, giving him 7th overall on the day and handing Searle a lifeline in the title race.

With a 1-2 on the day Roelants got his first GP victory of the year, with fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Arnaud Tonus of the Cosworth Monster Energy Yamaha squad coming 8th overall and Jens Getteman of Standing Construct Suzuki finishing 10th overall.

MX2 Results

1. Joel Roelants 1/2 KAW
2. Jeremy Van Horebeek 3/1 KTM
3. Jordi Tixier 5/3 KTM
4. Coldenhoff KTM
5. Jose Butron KTM
6. Max Anstie 14/4 HON
7. Jeff Herlings 2/18 KTM
8. Arnaud Tonus YAM
9. Roman Febvre KTM
10. Jens Getteman SUZ

MX1

After relinquishing the red plate to championship rival Clement Desalle at Sweden two weeks ago, KTM Red Bull's Antonio Cairoli was a man on a mission to reclaim the series points lead and re-establish his dominance in the MX1 class this year.

A holeshot for Cairoli in the first race saw him do just that, sprinting away into the lead as we are all so familiar him doing these days and didn't look back from there, not looking like reneging on the lead at all and comfortably securing the victory. His team-mate Ken De Dycker came 2nd, with Factory Honda rider Rui Goncalves running home in 3rd. Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Gautier Paulin of the Kawasaki Racing Team came 4th in the first race of the tough event with Desalle trailing in 7th. Raptor Titanium's Kevin Strijbos of HM Plant KTM UK came in 10th place.

The second race saw Cairoli get off to another good start, but a crash over the table top jump left him with a slight wrist injury and relegated to fifth place. After this Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Kevin Strijbos stormed into the lead, which he held until the end securing his first GP race victory of the season, and another hard-earned podium for the fast-improving Belgian. Cairoli managed to get himself back up to 2nd to secure the overall GP victory and accomplished the goal to reclaim the series red plate.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Shaun Simpson of the Cosworth Monster Energy Yamaha squad came overall 8th and Paulin scored 5th overall with a 6th place in the second race to go 4-6. Paulin's team-mate Xavier Boog scored overall 10th place.

MX1 Results

1. T Cairoli 1/2 KTM
2. Ken De Dycker 2/3 KTM
3. Kevin Strijbos 10/1 KTM
4. Rui Goncavles 3/5 HON
5. Gautier Paulin 4/6 KAW
6. Clement Desalle 7/4 SUZ
7. Tanel Leok SUZ
8. Simpson Simpson YAM
9. Evgeny Bobryshev HON
10. Xavier Boog KAW


MX2 Points

Jeffrey Herlings 428
Tommy Searle 387
Jeremy Van Horebeek 375
Joel Roelants 310
Jordi Tixier 279
Jake Nicholls 255
Max Anstie 224
Jose Butron 197
Dylan Ferrandis 190
Alessandro Lupino 183


MX1 Points

Tony Cairoli 392
Clement Desalle 380
Christophe Pourcel 357
Gautier Paulin 348
Ken De Dycker 299
Kevin Strijbos 279
Xavier Boog 258
Tanel Leok 230
Rui Goncavles 219
David Philippaerts 212

RYAN DUNGEY WINS IT AGAIN AT SPRING CREEK, WITH FELLOW RAPTOR TITANIUM SPONSORED RIDER ELI TOMAC WINNING THE OVERALL LITES

It was the Raptor Titanium sponsored KTM Red Bull USA team that were dominant in qualifying with Ryan Dungey going quickest in the 450 class, and Ken Roczen setting the fastest time in the 250 Lites class.

250 Lites Class

Despite Roczen looking very good indeed in qualifying, he didn't have the best of days as fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Justin Barcia of the Geico Honda squad stormed the holeshot with Roczen in a close second. Five laps in and Tomac was pressuring Roczen for the second position. However, we've seen it happen time and time again so far this season and somehow Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Blake Baggett sprinted into the lead late into the race to secure the victory in race 1, with Barcia 2nd, Tomac 3rd and Roczen in 4th. It was another string of Raptor Titanium sponsored riders in the 250 class as Barcia nad Tomac's team-mate Wil Hahn came 5th, Rockstar Suzuki's Blake Wharton in 6th and Roczen's KTM Red Bull team-mate Marvin Musquin in 7th.

Race 2 saw both Raptor Titanium sponsored Geico Honda men Justin Barcia and Eli Tomac squabbling for the lead on lap 1, with Tomac edging out his team-mate to take the early advantage. Neither could rest on their laurels though as the winner of race 1, a rampant Blake Baggett sat just behind third place, with Ken Roczen in fourth. After passing Barcia and going after Tomac, Baggett made a small error and stuffed a jump, dropping him back to seventh. Tomac was able to hang on for victory after that, and secured a 1-3 result on the day, giving him the overall victory! Barcia got another 2nd place, giving him 2nd overall, with Baggett managing to claw his way back up to 4th, securing him an overall 3rd place, keeping his series points lead.

Marvin Musquin

Eli Tomac

250 Lites Results

1. Eli Tomac 3/1 HON
2. Justin Barcia 2/2 HON
3. Blake Baggett 1/4 KAW
4. Ken Roczen 4/3 KTM
5. Blake Wharton 6/5 SUZ
6. Wil Hahn 5/7 HON
7. Marvin Musquin 7/6 KTM
8. Justin Bogle 10/8 HON
9. Jason Anderson 8/10 SUZ
10. Jake Canada 9/13 HON
11. J Nelson 11/12 HON
12. T Baker 13/11 HON
13. A Martin 16/9 HON
14. M Stewart 12/14 KTM
15. D Tedder 17/16 KAW
16. M McDade HON
17. AJ Cantanzaro KTM
18. Kyle Peters YAM
19. Gareth Swanepoel YAM
20. R Zimmer HON


450 Motocross Class

It was another pedestrian win for Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Ryan Dungey in the main 450 Class at the weekend as he easily strolled to victory in both races, with the absence of big names such as James Stewart, Ryan Villopoto and Trey Canard the KTM Red Bull USA and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider looks nigh-on invincible and has almost certainly sewn up the championship for KTM this year. It was also a good weekend for Dungey's fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Mike Alessi who claimed 2nd overall with a 3-2 result and remains 14 points ahead of Kawasaki man Jake Weimar.

Mike Alessi

Ryan Dungey

Motocross Results

1. Ryan Dungey 1/1 KTM
2. Mike Alessi 3/2 SUZ
3. Jake Weimer 2/3 KAW
4. Justin Brayton 4/4 HON
5. Andrew Short 5/6 HON
6. Broc Tickle 12/5 KAW
7. L Smith 11/9 KTM
8. C Thompson 15/7 HON
9. T Rattray 6/28 KAW
10. C Craig 14/14 HON
11. T Hahn 7/38 HON
12. Kyle Chisholm 33/8 KAW
13. M Byrne 9/20 SUZ
14. Josh Grant 8/34 KAW
15. Mike Brown 18/12 KTM
16. D Anderson 22/10 KAW
17. Jimmy Albertson 10/32 SUZ
18. R Stewart SUZ
19. John Dowd 19/13 KAW
20. V Friese SUZ


250 Lites Points

Blake Baggett 315
Justin Barcia 297
Eli Tomac 281
Ken Roczen 273
Marvin Musquin 218
Wil Hahn 191
Blake Wharton 156
Jason Anderson 145
Jessy Nelson 128
Jake Canada 125
Travis Baker 121
Gareth Swanepoel 106
Ivan Tedesco 99
Kyle Cunningham 96
Malcolm Stewart 74
Kyle Peters 73
Alex Martin 72
Zack Freeberg 49
Martin Davalos 40
Justin Bogle 38

Motocross Points

Ryan Dungey 336
Mike Alessi 256
Jake Weimer 244
Andrew Short 209
Broc Tickle 187
Justin Brayton 167
James Stewart 151
Josh Grant 150
Brett Metcalfe 142
Kyle Chisholm 113
Michael Byrne 110
Nico Izzi 95
Ryan Sipes 94
Davi Millsaps 85
Cole Thompson 64
Jimmy Albertson 61
Matt Lemoine 61
Tommy Hahn 53
Les Smith 49
Tyla Rattray 49

DUNGEY CONTINUES WINNING STREAK IN 450 MOTO CLASS AND RAPTOR TITANIUM SPONSORED RIDERS GO 2ND TO 8TH IN THE 250 LITES CLASS

The thundery forecast looked grim for Round 6 of the 2012 AMA Motocross Championship at Redbud on Saturday, as a dominant Ryan Dungey continued his winning streak after the demise of James Stewart going 1-1 once again to almost certainly cement the 2012 Championship. The red hot temperatures did not phase the 2010 Champion, and he won both races ahead of a struggling field. The 250 Lites saw the man with the edge this year dominate both races, Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Blake Baggett looked good as Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Justin Barcia held him close with a 2-2 result behind Baggett.

250 Lites Class

It was Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Marvin Musquin of KTM Red Bull USA with the hole-shot in race 1 but was soon overtaken by fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Justin Barcia of the Geico Honda squad who charged into the lead. Musquin's team-mate Ken Roczen sat in third place, with Raptor Titanium's Eli Tomac of Geico Honda in fourth and Kyle Peters of Star Valli Yamaha in fifth. Baggett held back in sixth place but was soon to make his characteristic charge up through the pack which has been an extremely potent tactic for the Kawasaki man this year, and Saturday was no exception, dispatching rider after rider until he had hunted down the double East Lites Supercross Champion to clinch the win late in the race.

It was prolific hole-shotter Jessy Nelson first off the mark in race 2 followed by Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Wil Hahn of Geico Honda in second and Marvin Musquin in third. Baggett didn't waste any time securing the lead in this race though as he sprinted into the lead on lap 1. Soon after though Baggett made a mistake and surrendered the lead to Barcia, but Baggett was too strong on the day and soon retook the lead to go 1-1 and extend his championship points lead.

250 Lites Results

1. B Baggett 1/1 KAW
2. J Barcia 2/2 HON
3. E Tomac 5/3 HON
4. M Musquin 4/4 KTM
5. K Roczen 3/6 KTM
6. Wil Hahn 6/5 HON
7. G Swanepoel YAM
8. B Wharton SUZ
9. J Nelson 12/9 HON
10. T Baker 11/10 HON
11. K Peters 8/13 YAM
12. T Week YAM
13. J Anderson SUZ
14. M Stewart KTM
15. J Canada HON
16. Z Freeburg KTM
17. P Nicoletti HON
18. J Hayes KTM
19. K Rusk HON
20. D Tedder KAW


450 Motocross Class

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Ryan Dungey of KTM Red Bull USA carries on making it look easy in the 450 Motocross Class this year as his main championship rival James Stewart had some problems as he comes back from a wrist injury after a perfect start to the season.

Dungey repeated his performance from race 1, leading every lap and securing the 1-1 result on the day to cement an almost certain 2012 Championship victory.

450 Motocross Results

1. R Dungey 1/1 KTM
2. J Brayton 3/4 HON
3. J Stewart 6/3 SUZ
4. T Rattray 4/5 KAW
5. M Alessi 11/2 SUZ
6. B Tickle 5/9 KAW
7. C Thompson 7/8 HON
8. J Grant 9/7 KAW
9. A Short 12/6 HON
10. J Weimer 2/20 KAW
11. M Byrne 10/10 SUZ
12. K Chisholm KAW
13. C Craig 16/13 HON
14. R Kiniry YAM
15. N Wey KAW
16. D Anderson KAW
17. L Smith KTM
18. B LaMay YAM
19. K Regal YAM
20. M Lemoine KAW

250 Lites Points

Blake Baggett 272
Justin Barcia 253
Eli Tomac 236
Ken Roczen 235
Marvin Musquin 189
Wil Hahn 161
Blake Wharton 125
Jason Anderson 121
Jessy Nelson 109
Jake Canada 105
Travis Baker 103
Gareth Swanepoel 100
Ivan Tedesco 99
Kyle Cunningham 96
Kyle Peters 66
Malcolm Stewart 58
Alex Martin 55
Zack Freeberg 49
Martin Davalos 40
Hunter Hewitt 36

450 Motocross Points

Ryan Dungey 286
Mike Alessi 214
Jake Weimer 202
Andrew Short 178
Broc Tickle 162
James Stewart 151
Brett Metcalfe 142
Josh Grant 137
Justin Brayton 131
Kyle Chisholm 100
Michael Byrne 97
Nico Izzi 95
Ryan Sipes 86
Davi Millsaps 85
Mathew Lemoine 61
Jimmy Albertson 50
Kyle Regal 45
Cole Thompson 44
Robert Kiniry 44
Tommy Hahn 39

TOMMY SEARLE CLOSES POINTS GAP ON HERLINGS IN MX2 AND DESALLE TAKES POINTS LEAD IN MX1 AS ROUND 9 OF 2012 FIM WORLD MX CHAMPIONSHIP GOES TO SWEDEN

More of the same, weather-wise, unfortunately greeted motocross fans at Uddevalla as the characteristic rainy conditions seen at many of the events this year plagued the Swedish round of the championship, making conditions very tough once again for the riders and teams involved.

MX2

It was Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Tommy Searle of Floride Pro Circuit Monster Energy Kawasaki who once again took another overall win to close down series leader and championship rival Jeff Herlings of KTM Red Bull to bring the Dutchman to just 16 points ahead going into Round 10 at Latvia next weekend.

Herlings got the better of Searle in the first race, managing to pass him and go on to win the first moto, however crashed with his team-mates at the beginning of the second race, having to battle his way up to 7th place and 2nd overall for the day. Searle took a 2-1 result on the day and the overall win.

Raptor Titanium sponsored riders had a good day further down the field as well, as Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Dylan Ferrandis of Bud Racing Kawasaki got 3rd overall on the podium with a 4-3 result. It was an astonishingly successful return to racing for Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Zach Osborne of Bike It Cosworth Monster Energy Yamaha, who scored 5-5 on the day to collect 5th overall in his first race in GP's this year after repeated injuries. Searle's team-mate and fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Joel Roelants scored 7th overall.

MX2 Results

1. Tommy Searle 2/1 KAW
2. Jeff Herlings 1/7 KTM
3. Dylan Ferrandis 4/3 KAW
4. Jake Nicholls KTM
5. Zach Osborne 5/5 YAM
6. Jordi Tixier KTM
7. Joel Roelants KAW
8. Jeremy Van Horebeek KTM
9. Glen Coldenhoff KTM
10. Jose Butron KTM


MX1

It was Rockstar Energy Suzuki's Clement Desalle who has seemed to have finally found his rhythm and winning ways in Sweden as he scored 1-1 and the overall win in MX1, sweeping away the competition. Desalle has been quietly racking up the points all season so far, and now looks very good in the title race. Antonio Cairoli had a rotten weekend, scoring two DNF's for the first time in his career due to a rock getting jammed in his wheel in race 1 and a heavy crash in Race 2 saw him unable to continue, meaning his huge points lead going to Sweden is now erased and he loses the red plate to Desalle.

Raptor Titanium sponsored riders once again littered the top ten, with Christophe Pourcel of CP377 Monster Energy Kawasaki taking a 2-2 result behind Desalle to take overall 2nd and maintains 3rd in the Championship points standings.

Another 3rd place podium spot for Raptor Titanium's Kevin Strijbos of HM Plant KTM UK continues Kevin's fantastic run of form at the moment at British and World Championship level. Christophe Pourcel's team-mate, brother and fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Sebastian Pourcel scored a 4th overall on the day, and another great result for Steve Dixon's Bike It Cosworth Monster Energy Yamaha and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Shaun Simpson who managed an impressive 5th overall on the day.

Gautier Paulin of the Kawasaki Racing Team battled to 7th overall to keep a consistent points tally, with team-mate Xavier Boog scoring 8th overall. A fantastic result for Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Marc De Reuver of the Lanes Kawasaki Racing Team who managed an overall 10th place on the day, a great result for him.

This meant that 7 of the top 10 in MX1 were on Raptor Titanium footpegs, an excellent for us!

MX1 Results

1. Clement Desalle 1/1 SUZ
2. Christophe Pourcel 2/2 KAW
3. Kevin Strijbos 5/3 KTM
4. Sebastian Pourcel 3/6 KAW
5. Shaun Simpson YAM
6. Tanel Leok SUZ
7. Gautier Paulin KAW
8. Xavier Boog KAW
9. Ken De Dycker KTM
10. Marc De Reuver KAW


MX2 Points

Jeffrey Herlings 403
Tommy Searle 387
J v Horebeek 330
Joel Roelants 263
Jordi Tixier 243
Jake Nicholls 237
Max Anstie 199
Dylan Ferrandis 177
Jose Butron 168
Alessandro Lupino 163


MX1 Points

Clement Desalle 348
Tony Cairoli 345
Christophe Pourcel 336
Gautier Paulin 315
Ken De Dycker 257
Kevin Strijbos 243
Xavier Boog 236
David Philippaerts 212
Tanel Leok 201
Rui Goncalves 183