2013 MXON: Teutschenthal

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Ken Roczen took overall victory in the MX2 class at the 2013 Motocross Of Nations in Germany last weekend, edging out his main rival in the Outdoor AMA 250 Championship Eli Tomac in a breath-taking race two and securing second in race 1 behind an all-conquering Tony Cairoli who took both races in his MX1 division.

Nations Overall

1. Belgium 27pts
2. United States 30pts
3. Italy 33pts
4. Australia 40pts
5. France 44pts
6. Great Britain 49pts
7. Germany 57pts
8. Russia 78pts
9. Switzerland 87pts
10. Estonia 92pts
11. The Netherlands 99pts
12. Austria 107pts
13. Spain 117pts
14. Denmark 118pts
15. Czech Republic 121pts
16. Latvia 129pts
17. Portugal 130pts
18. Finland 131pts
19. Norway 166pts
20. New Zealand 167pts

British favourite and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Tommy Searle of CLS Pro Circuit Monster Energy Kawasaki took an impressive second overall behind Cairoli in MX1, with fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Ryan Dungey of KTM Red Bull Factory Racing USA having an off day as the former American champion struggled with the rough circuit.

Cosworth Monster Energy Yamaha and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Dean Ferris was on top form all weekend taking the fastest lap in timed practise and qualifying, and he followed it up with impressive races when it mattered to get a well-deserved overall fourth for Australia.

 Dean Ferris

Ken Roczen

2013 MXGP World Championship Round 15 & 16

MX1

Tony Cairoli was crowned the 2013 MX1 World Champion at the weekend at the GP of Matterley Basin, winning the first race in style ahead of main championship rival Clement Desalle who was second. Cairoli had a bike problem in the second race and scored a DNF which meant Desalle took the overall win, his second in a row for the Factory Rockstar Suzuki team after a 1-1 result in MX1 at the GP of Belgium the previous weekend.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Jeremy Van Horebeek of the Factory Kawasaki Racing Team was second in the qualifying race but missed out on a race day medal with a crash in race one that put him right at the back with no hope of clawing back the deficit and ruining his chances of a podium even though he took a brilliant second in race two. His speed has improved tremendously over the course of 2013 and it is great to have him on Raptor Titanium footpegs. Van Horebeek's team-mate Gautier Paulin is still recovering from injury he sustained in Germany and so managed an excellent sixth overall at Matterley Basin as he now looks to prepare for 2014 after the GP of the Netherlands at Lierop in two weeks time.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Gautier Paulin 

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Jeremy Van Horebeek

MX2

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Dean Ferris has certainly clicked in the last two rounds, with a 1-1 result at Bastogne at the GP of Belgium last weekend and a victory in the first race at the British GP he is firing on all cylinders, he was unlucky not to take an overall podium at Matterley as a crash in race two prevented him from continuing his race win streak.

Glen Coldenhoff of the Raptor Titanium sponsored Standing Construct KTM team took the overall victory in MX2 at the GP of Great Britain, his 3-4 result being good enough with Charlier winning the second race, and Ferris's crash making the points fall for him.

The series heads back to the continent for the final GP of the 2013 season to the impregnable sand-fortress of Lierop, see you there!

Loket Results: 2013 MXGP World Championship Round 14

Changeable conditions challenged the World Championship MXGP contenders this weekend with red hot temperatures and thunder showers to keep them on their toes.

Jeff Herlings clinched the 2013 MX2 World Championship title with three rounds to go, keeping his unbeaten overall win streak going for the whole season.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Alessandro Lupino of CLS Pro Circuit Monster Energy Kawasaki had an excellent weekend taking a second in the first race and overall fourth for the day.

Dylan Ferrandis aboard the Raptor Titanium equipped Bud Racing Rockstar Kawaskai scored an excellent overall sixth place, with Petr Petrov rounding out our MX2 finishers with overall eighth.

MX2 Overall Results

1. Jeffrey Herlings – KTM – 1/1 WORLD CHAMPION
2. Christophe Charlier – YAM – 4/2
3.Alexander Tonkov – HON – 3/4
4. Alessandro Lupino – KAW – 2/8
5. Jordi Tixier – KTM – 5/5
6. Dylan Ferrandis – KAW – 7/7
7. Jake Nicholls – KTM
8. Petar Petrov – YAM
9. Jose Butron – KTM
10. Romain Febvre – KTM

MX2 Championship Points

Jeffrey Herlings – 692
Jordi Tixier – 515
Jose Butron – 436
Christophe Charlier – 405
Glenn Coldenhoff – 377
Dean Ferris – 359
Jake Nicholls – 345
Alessandro Lupino – 294
Max Anstie – 282
Petar Petrov – 262
Dylan Ferrandis – 249
Mel Pocock – 234
Aleksander Tonkov – 233
Romain Febvre – 199
Harri Kullas – 182
Maxime Desprey – 157



Rockstar Energy Factory Suzuki rider Clement Desalle was the man-on-form in MX1 taking both race wins and the overall win ahead his team-mate Kevin Strijbos who was second overall.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Jeremy Van Horebeek chalked up his best result of the season so far with a brilliant second place in race two, suffering bad luck in the second race with a brake problem after a crash but still grabbed overall eighth and a good confidence booster with three rounds remaining.

Tommy Searle on the Raptor Titanium sponsored CLS Pro Circuit Monster Energy Kawasaki kept it consistent with an overall sixth place, with fellow Brit and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Shaun Simpson on the Factory TM in overall ninth and MVR-D Honda's Tanel Leok in overall tenth.

MX1 Results

1. Clement Desalle – SUZ – 1/1
2. Kevin Strijbos – SUZ – 2/4
3. Evgeny Bobryshev – HON – 5/3
4. Ken de Dycker – KTM – 3/6
5. Tony Cairoli – KTM – 4/7
6. Tommy Searle – KAW – 8/4
7. David Philippaerts – HON
8. Jeremy van Horebeek – KAW
9. Shaun Simpson – TM
10. Tanel Leok – HON

MXGP Championship Points

Tony Cairoli – 643
Clement Desalle – 553
Ken de Dycker – 514
Gautier Paulin – 465
Kevin Strijbos – 437
Tommy Searle – 404
Jeremy van Horebeek – 351
Max Nagl – 314
David Philippaerts – 245
Evgeny Bobryshev – 238
Rui Goncalves – 230
Shaun Simpson – 221
Joel Roelants – 220
Davide Guarneri – 195
Tanel Leok – 176

Lausitzring Results: 2013 MXGP World Championship Round 13

It was a mixed day for Raptor Titanium sponsored riders at the inaugural Lausitzring GP in Germany, the Factory KTM Red Bull riders Jeff Herlings and Tony Cairoli were on top of the box once again overall in both classes however Kawasaki Factory Racing Team and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Gautier Paulin had a heavy crash in the opening moto whilst leading the race and was taken to hospital with concussion, leaving him with no points from the weekend and slipping to fourth in the overall standings. It has been confirmed Gautier is OK now and will race at Loket next weekend. His KRT team-mate and fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Jeremy Van Horebeek took a very solid overall eighth to salvage some points for the team and put an end to a weekend they will be happy to quickly forget.

Gautier Paulin

Jeremy Van Horebeek

It was a turning point for Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Tommy Searle of CLS Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki scoring his best ever MX1 result with an overall fourth, just missing the podium.

Tommy Searle

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Glen Coldenhoff of Standing Construct KTM scored another excellent overall third to add to his impressive season so far. Raptor Titanium sponsored Cosworth Monster Energy Yamaha's Dean Ferris continued his blazing form with an overall sixth, ahead of his team-mate Mel Pocock who took overall ninth to get himself into the top ten. Elliot Banks-Browne of the Raptor Titanium sponsored HM Plant KTM UK team took a fantastic overall 13th place.

MX1 Results

Tony Cairoli – KTM – 2/1

Clement Desalle – SUZ – 1/2

Ken de Dycker – KTM – 4/3

Tommy Searle – KAW – 3/4

Kevin Strijbos – SUZ – 5/5

David Philippaerts – HON – 8/6

Joel Roelants – YAM

Jeremy van Horebeek – KAW

M Potisek – YAM

Matiss Karro – KTM

H Brakke – YAM

S Simpson – YAM

Evgeny Bobryshev – HON – 9/14

Max Nagl – HON – 12/12

Tanel Leok

MX1 Championship Standings

Tony Cairoli – 611

Clement Desalle – 503

Ken de Dycker – 479

Gautier Paulin – 465

Kevin Strijbos – 397

Tommy Searle – 375

Jeremy van Horebeek – 327

Max Nagl – 314

Rui Goncalves – 230

David Philippaerts – 219

Evgeny Bobryshev – 202

Shaun Simpson – 197

Joel Roelants – 196

Davide Guarneri – 195

Xavier Boog – 173

MX2 Results

Jeffrey Herlings – KTM – 1/1

Jordi Tixier – KTM – 3/2

Glenn Coldenhoff – KTM – 5/3

Jose Butron – KTM – 6/4

Max Anstie – SUZ – 4/9

Dean Ferris – YAM – 9/5

Jake Nicholls – KTM

Chris Charlier – YAM

Mel Pocock – YAM

Harri Kullas – KTM

Tim Gajser – KTM

Petar Petrov – YAM

Elliott Banks-Browne – KTM

Romain Febvre – KTM

Dylan Ferrandis – KAW

Al Tonkov – HON

Max Desprey – YAM

MX2 Championship Standings

Jeffrey Herlings – 642

Jordi Tixier – 483

Jose Butron – 416

Christophe Charlier – 365

Glenn Coldenhoff – 362

Dean Ferris – 341

Jake Nicholls – 318

Max Anstie – 282

Alessandro Lupino – 259

Petar Petrov – 238

Dylan Ferrandis – 221

Mel Pocock – 220

Aleksander Tonkov – 195

Romain Febvre – 180

Harri Kullas – 168

Maxime Desprey – 146

Hyvinkaa Results: 2013 MXGP World Championship Round 12

KTM Red Bull were in 100% winning form this weekend as Cairoli and Herlings both took 1-1 results in Finland, the first time a GP has been held at the Scandinavian circuit since 2000.

Raptor Titanium sponsored riders scored strong results in both classes as Dean Ferris of Monster Energy Cosworth Yamaha took a 2-2 result in the rough sand in MX2, and Jeremy Van Horebeek of the Factory Kawasaki Racing Team took an overall fifth result ahead of team-mate Gautier Paulin who retains his second place in the championship standings in the MX1 class.

 Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Gautier Paulin

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Jeremy Van Horebeek

MX2 Overall Results

Jeffrey Herlings – KTM – 1/1
Dean Ferris – YAM – 3/3
Jordi Tixier – KTM – 5/2
Jose Butron – KTM – 9/4
Al Tonkov – HON – 10/6
Harri Kullas – KTM – 7/10
Petar Petrov – YAM – 6/11
Max Anstie – SUZ – 11/7
Glenn Coldenhoff – KTM – 2/dnf
Christophe Charlier – YAM
Jake Nicholls – KTM
Max Desprey – YAM
Romain Febvre – KTM
Al Lupino – KAW
Dylan Ferrandis – KAW

MX1 Overall Results

Tony Cairoli – KTM – 1/1
Clement Desalle – SUZ – 2/3
Kevin Strijbos – SUZ – 5/2
Ken de Dycker – KTM – 3/6
Jeremy van Horebeek – KAW – 4/5
Gautier Paulin – KAW – 6/4
Rui Goncalves – KTM
Evgeny Bobryshev – HON
Max Nagl – HON
Joel Roelants – YAM
Tommy Searle – KAW
Shaun Simpson – YAM
Matiss Karro – KTM
H Brakke – YAM
Jon Barragan – KTM

MX2 Championship Standings

Jeffrey Herlings – 592
Jordi Tixier – 441
Jose Butron – 383
Christophe Charlier – 343
Glenn Coldenhoff – 326
Dean Ferris – 313
Jake Nicholls – 292
Alessandro Lupino – 259
Max Anstie – 252
Petar Petrov – 221
Dylan Ferrandis – 207
Mel Pocock – 200
Aleksander Tonkov – 185
Romain Febvre – 166
Harri Kullas – 149
Maxime Desprey – 137

MX1 Championship Standings

Tony Cairoli – 564
Gautier Paulin – 465
Clement Desalle – 456
Ken de Dycker – 441
Kevin Strijbos – 365
Tommy Searle – 337
Jeremy van Horebeek – 305
Max Nagl – 296
Rui Goncalves – 230
Davide Guarneri – 195
David Philippaerts – 191
Evgeny Bobryshev – 183
Shaun Simpson – 178
Xavier Boog – 173
Joel Roelants – 169

2013 Red Bull Romaniacs: Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Graham Jarvis takes fourth win in a row

2013 Red Bull Romaniacs Champion Graham Jarvis

Kegums Results: 2013 MXGP World Championship Round 11

KTM Red Bull Factory Racing were back in dominant form at the GP of Latvia this weekend as Tony Cairoli and Ken De Dycker traded race wins and second places and Jeffrey Herlings took his 11th straight overall GP victory of the year.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Petar Petrov of Kemea Racing Yamaha scored a fantastic overall fourth in MX2 to take his best result of the year so far.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Petar Petrov

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Dylan Ferrandis maintained his consistent form with an overall sixth place and Glen Coldenhoff of Standing Construct KTM took a solid overall eighth.

MX2 Results

Jeffrey Herlings – KTM – 1/1
Jose Butron – KTM – 2/3
Jordi Tixier – KTM – 4/2
Petar Petrov – YAM – 8/4
Romain Febvre – KTM – 7/5
Dylan Ferrandis – KAW – 12/6
Glenn Coldenhoff – KTM
Jake Nicholls – KTM
Harri Kullas – KTM
Jason Clemont – KAW
Dean Ferris – YAM
Stefan Kjer Olsen – HON
Christophe Charlier – YAM
Tim Gajser – KTM
Pascal Rauchenecker – KTM
Max Anstie – SUZ

MX2 Points Standings

Jeffrey Herlings – 542
Jordi Tixier – 403
Jose Butron – 353
Christophe Charlier – 322
Glenn Coldenhoff – 304
Dean Ferris – 273
Jake Nicholls – 272
Alessandro Lupino – 244
Max Anstie – 228
Petar Petrov – 196
Dylan Ferrandis – 194
Mel Pocock – 188
Aleksander Tonkov – 159
Romain Febvre – 150
Harri Kullas – 124
Maxime Desprey – 119

MX1 Results

Tony Cairoli – KTM – 2/1
Ken de Dycker – KTM – 1/2
Clement Desalle – SUZ – 3/3
Gautier Paulin – KAW – 5/4
Jeremy van Horebeek – KAW – 4/5
Tommy Searle – KAW – 7/6
Kevin Strijbos – SUZ
Rui Goncalves – KTM
Max Nagl – HON
Joel Roelants – YAM
David Philippaerts – HON
Davide Guarneri – KTM
Matiss Karro – KTM
Jonathan Barragan – KTM
Xavier Boog – KTM

MX1 Points Standings

Tony Cairoli – 514
Gautier Paulin – 432
Clement Desalle – 414
Ken de Dycker – 406
Kevin Strijbos – 327
Tommy Searle – 318
Max Nagl – 272
Jeremy van Horebeek – 271
Rui Goncalves – 203
Davide Guarneri – 186
David Philippaerts – 183
Xavier Boog – 173
Shaun Simpson – 161
Evgeny Bobryshev – 156
Joel Roelants – 147

Uddevalla Results: 2013 MXGP World Championship Round 10

A 22,000-strong crowd of Scandinavian motocross fans was entertained at the weekend as the MXGP World Championship headed to Sweden, the scene of a major upset last year as Tony Cairoli scored a double DNF and handed the red plate to Clement Desalle...

...No such scenario this weekend as the current World Champion looked completely in control and took a solid 1-1 result, ominous signs for his rivals as after Sweden last year he dropped just one race to cement his dominance of the series.

The Raptor Titanium sponsored Kawasaki Racing Team kept in touch though with both Paulin and Van Horebeek taking fifth and sixth position overall respectively, particularly for Paulin who stays second in the points standings and 69 points behind the World Champion.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Alessandro Lupino of CLS Pro Circuit Monster Energy Kawasaki kept his excellent current form going with a very strong overall fifth in the demanding conditions of Uddevalla.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Jeremy Van Horebeek showed continued improvement with an excellent overall sixth

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Gautier Paulin of Factory Kawasaki Racing Team took a consistent overall fifth to stay in the title hunt

MX2 Overall Results

Jeffrey Herlings – KTM – 3/1
Christophe Charlier – YAM – 1/3
Jordi Tixier – KTM – 4/2
Jake Nicholls – KTM – 2/5
Alessandro Lupino – KAW – 6/4
Dean Ferris – YAM – 5/6
Alexander Tonkov – HON
Jose Butron – KTM
Glenn Coldenhoff – KTM
Mel Pocock – YAM
Romain Febvre – KTM
Maxime Desprey – YAM
Harri Kullas – KTM
Max Anstie – SUZ
Dylan Ferrandis – KAW

MX1 Overall Results

Tony Cairoli – KTM – 1/1
Ken de Dycker – KTM – 4/2
Clement Desalle – SUZ – 3/3
Max Nagl – HON – 2/10
Gautier Paulin – KAW – 7/4
Jeremy van Horebeek – KAW
Kevin Strijbos – SUZ
Xavier Boog – KTM
Davide Guarneri – KTM
Tommy Searle – KAW
David Philippaerts – HON
Shaun Simpson – YAM
Tanel Leok – TM
Matiss Karro – KTM
Steven Frossard – YAM

MX2 Points Standings

Jeffrey Herlings – 492
Jordi Tixier – 363
Jose Butron – 311
Christophe Charlier – 306
Glenn Coldenhoff – 282
Dean Ferris – 256
Jake Nicholls – 252
Alessandro Lupino – 232
Max Anstie – 215
Mel Pocock – 179
Dylan Ferrandis – 170
Petar Petrov – 165
Alexander Tonkov – 159
Romain Febvre – 120
Maxime Desprey – 112

MX1 Points Standings

Tony Cairoli – 467
Gautier Paulin – 398
Clement Desalle – 374
Ken de Dycker – 359
Kevin Strijbos – 298
Tommy Searle – 289
Max Nagl – 253
Jeremy van Horebeek – 237
Rui Goncalves – 80
Davide Guarneri – 169
David Philippaerts – 166
Xavier Boog – 60
Shaun Simpson – 148
Evgeny Bobryshev – 143
Joel Roelants – 129

2013 British Championship: Desertmartin

Inclement weather marred the weekend a little as the 2013 British Motocross Championship came to Northern Ireland this weekend, but there was plenty of great racing action to distract the fans.

Raptor Titanium rider Bryan Mackenzie took his first ever overall MX2 win in the British Championship after many years of trying ahead of ahead of Martin Barr on the VMX KTM who was overall second with the overall winner at Foxhills, Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Neville Bradshaw taking overall third.

In MX1 Matiss Karro showed utter domination here as went 1-1-1 to take a resounding overall victory, the Raptor Titanium sponsored rider from STR KTM beat injured red plate holder Tanel Leok who was overall second to keep himself in the hunt after a collarbone fracture at Foxhills. On-from Kristian Whatley from MBO Yamaha had some bad starts and put the pressure on himself but recovered well.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Robert Davidson of MJW Kawasaki also took the MXY2 British Championship as well, many congratulations to him and the team that have worked so hard this year.

Maggiora Results: 2013 MXGP World Championship Round 9

Superb racing action entertained the 38,000-strong crowd at the legendary track of Maggiora in Italy this weekend with Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Gautier Paulin of the Factory Kawasaki Racing Team taking another overall win this year and closing the gap on reigning champion Antonio Cairoli. His team-mate Jeremy Van Horebeek secured another strong performance going overall fourth, his best result this year and more evidence he is very close to taking a podium spot and maybe even some race wins this year.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Tommy Searle flew the British flag and took a hard-earned overall seventh place in the blistering Italian heat, ahead of Xavier Boog in overall ninth on the Raptor Titanium equipped Ice One Racing KTM machine.

GP of Maggiora MX1 overall winner, Gautier Paulin

MX1 Overall

1. Gautier Paulin
2. Ken de Dycker
3. Antonio Cairoli
4. Jeremy van Horbeek
5. Max Nagl
6. Kevin Strijbos
7. Tommy Searle
8. Davide Guarneri
9. Xavier Boog
10. Clement Desalle
11. Miko Potisek
12. Evgeny Bobryshev
13. Matiss Karro
14. Dennis Ullrich
15 Billy Mackenzie

MX1 Standings

1. Antonio Cairoli 417
2. Gautier Paulin 366
3. Clement Desalle 334
4. Ken de Dycker 319
5. Kevin Strijbos 271
6. Tommy Searle 266
7. Max Nagl 220
8. Jeremy van Horebeek 205
9. Rui Goncalves 180
10. David Phillippaerts 145


Herlings continues his chase for perfect scores this season running 1-1 yet again this year and proving his undisputed dominance in MX2 in 2013.

A second in the first race for Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Alessandro Lupino saw things improve for the Monster Energy Pro Circuit CLS Kawasaki team who have suffered awful bad luck this year and deserve some good results going into the second half of the season.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Dean Ferris with the Monster Energy Yamaha team took a very consistent 7-7 result.

MX2 Overall

1. Jeffrey Herlings
2. Jose Butron
3. Alessandro Lupino
4.  Jordi Tixier
5. Jake Nicholls
6. Christophe Charlier
7. Dean Ferris
8. Petar Petrov
9. Glenn Coldenhoff
10. Alexander Tonkov
11. Mel Pocock
12. Jason Clemont
13. Elliott Banks-Browne
14. Pascal Rauchenecker
15. Pritt Ratsep

MX2 Point Standings

1. Jeffrey Herlings 447
2. Jordi Tixier 323
3. Jose Butron 285
4. Christophe Charlier 261
5. Glenn Coldenhoff 260
6. Dean Ferris 225
7. Jake Nicholls 214
8. Max Anstie 201
9. Alessandro Lupino 199
10. Dylan Ferrandis 159

Ernée Results: 2013 MXGP World Championship Round 8

The 2013 MXGP World Championship headed back into Europe once again this weekend to the track at Ernée in the North-West of France.

Home-crowd favourites and Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Dylan Ferrandis of Rockstar Bud Racing Kawasaki and Gautier Paulin of the Factory Kawasaki Racing Team both took excellent second place podium finishes in both MX1 and MX2 classes behind the dominant KTM Red Bull riders.

Paulin took the race win in race one, but traffic in the second race cost him the overall victory with Cairoli proving to be too strong on the day as well. Fellow KRT rider Jeremy Van Horebeek took a solid overall fifth showing signs of how he is progressing, aiming at podium place finishes in the second half of the season particularly in the sand tracks of Eastern Europe he specialises in.

CLS Pro Circuit Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Tommy Searle grabbed overall fourth to show further improvement for him.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Dylan Ferrandis put in a textbook solid performance, keeping out of trouble and steering his Bud Racing KX-250F to the second step of the overall podium in MX2.

Standing Construct KTM rider Glenn Coldenhoff on Raptor Titanium footpegs kept it consistent in the top ten with eighth overall in MX2.

Raptor Titanium sponsored Kawasaki Racing Team rider Gautier Paulin 

Raptor Titanium sponsored Kawasaki Racing Team rider Jeremy Van Horebeek

MX1 Overall

1. Antonio Cairoli
2. Gautier Paulin
3. Clement Desalle
4. Tommy Searle
5. Jeremy van Horebeek
6. Ken de Dycker
7. Kevin Strijbos
8. Davide Guarneri
9. Xavier Boog
10. Evgeny Bobryshev
11. Max Nagl
12. Rui Goncalves
13. David Philippaerts
14. Nicolas Aubin
15. Joel Roelants

MX2 Overall

1. Jeffrey Herlings
2. Dylan Ferrandis
3. Christophe Charlier
4. Alexander Tonkov
5. Jake Nicholis
6. Jordi Tixier
7. Jose Butron
8. Glenn Coldenhoff
9. Petar Petrov
10. Max Anstie
11. Maxime Desprey
12. Jason Clemont
13. Dean Ferris
14. Alessandro Lupino
15. Harri Kullas

2013 British Championship: Foxhills

It was another brilliant day at the Maxxis British Motocross Championship as the sun came out and the racing around the classic track at Foxhills was spectacular.

Raptor Titanium sponsored riders dominated the top of the results once again in both classes as MX2 points leader Elliott Banks-Browne of HM Plant KTM UK kept it consistent and the red plate remains his after dealing with a few technical scares he came through with overall third.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Dean Ferris of the Monster Energy Yamaha outfit rode a wildcard entry at the event and shook things up from the word go, pressuring Banks-Browne until the last corner in the first race before having a crash and trailing in the second before a spectacular turnaround in the combined superfinal to go first in the MX2 division in that race.

Neville Bradshaw took the top step of the podium overall after a very strong day's racing ahead of LPE Kawasaki's Bryan Mackenzie who also looked in control around the astonishingly fast circuit.

It was HM KTM UK rider Steven Clarke though who grabbed the most attention as he stormed to victory in the second race, showing a very bright future for him.

The HM Plant KTM UK brothers Nathan and Ben Watson showed more signs of improvement with strong performances and gritty determination in the mix with the best of the British Championship.

Ben Watson

Nathan Watson

Dean Ferris

MX2 – MOTO 1

1 – ELLIOTT BANKS-BROWNE
2 – DEAN FERRIS
3 – NEVILLE BRADSHAW
4 – STEVEN LENOIR
5 – BRYAN MACKENZIE
6 – STEVEN CLARKE
7 – ADAM STERRY
8 – HARRI KULLAS
9 – GRAEME IRWIN
10 – LEWIS TOMBS

MX2 – MOTO 2

1 – STEVEN CLARKE
2 – NEVILLE BRADSHAW – PUTOLINE HONDA
3 – STEVEN LENOIR
4 – BRYAN MACKENZIE
5 – GAEME IRWIN
6 – ADAM STERRY
7 – NATHAN WATSON
8 – MARTIN BARR
9 – HARRI KULLAS - HONDA GARIBOLDI RACING
10 – LEWIS TOMBS - JAR HONDA by IFS

MX2 OVERALL

1 – NEVILLE BRADSHAW – PUTOLINE HONDA
2 – BRYAN MACKENZIE
3 – ELLIOTT NANKS-BROWNE
4 – DEAN FERRIS
5 – GRAEME IRWIN
6 – STEVEN LENOIR
7 – STEVEN CLARKE
8 - HARRI KULLAS - HONDA GARIBOLDI RACING
9 – ADAM STERRY
10 – NATHAN WATSON

MX2 POINTS STANDINGS

1 – ELLIOTT BANKS-BROWNE – 256
2 – NEVILLE BRADSHAW – 212
3 – STEVE LENOIR – 211
4 – GRAEME IRWIN – 184
5 – NATHAN WATSON & BRYAN MACKENZIE – 167
6 – ADAM STERRY – 129
7 – LEWIS TOMBS – 117
8 – STEVEN CLARKE – 97
9 – JORDAN BOOKER - 91

It was intensive battling in MX1 as well with KTM STR riders Mattis Karro and Jonathan Barragan taking the second and third overall podium spots behind MBO Yamaha's Kristian Whatley who proved to be very strong on the day.

Buildbase Honda and Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Adam Chatfield and Nicholas Aubin took overall fifth and fourth respectively.

The shock of the day was the MX1 red plate holder and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Tanel Leok suffering a broken collar bone halfway round the first lap of the first MX1 race. It is not clear if the MVR-D Honda rider is out for the remainder of the season at this point.

Adam Chatfield 

Nicholas Aubin

MX1 – MOTO 1

1 – KRISTIAN WHATLEY

2 – MATISS KARRO

3 – JONATHAN BARRAGAN0

4 – NICO AUBIN – BUILDBASE HONDA

5 – ADAM CHATFIELD – BUILDBASE HONDA

6 – DORREN COUTTS

7 – JACK BRUNELL

8 – JAMIE LAW

9 – SCOTT ELDERFIELD

10 – JOSH WATERMAN

MX1 – MOTO 2

1 – NICO AUBIN – BUILDBASE HONDA

2 – MATTIS KARRO

3 – JONATHAN BARRAGAN

4 – KRISTIAN WHATLEY

5 – GERT KRESTINOV

6 – ADAM CHATFIELD – BUILDBASE HONDA

7 – BRAD ANDERSON

8 – SCOTT ELDERFIELD

9 – JAMIE LAW

10 – JACK BRUNELL

MX1 OVERALL

1 – KRISTIAN WHATLEY 

2 – MATTIS KARRO 

3 – JONATHAN BARRAGAN

4 – NICO AUBIN – BUILDBASE HONDA

5 – ADAM CHATFIELD – BUILDBASE HONDA

6 – BRAD ANDERSON 

7 – SCOTT ELDERFIELD 

8 – GERT KRESTINOV

9 – JAMIE LAW

10 – ROSS RUTHERFORD

MX1 POINTS STANDINGS

1 – KRISTIAN WHATELY – 224 POINTS

2 – JONATAHN BARAGAN – 210

3 – NICO AUBIN – BUILDBASE HONDA – 197

4 – TANEL LEOK – ROUTE 77 ENERGY HONDA – 174

5 – BRAD ANDERSON – 149

6 – TOMMY SEARLE – 146

7 – GERT KRESTINOV – 131

8 – MATTIS KARRO – 124

9 - SCOTT ELDERFIELD – 117

10 – SHANE CARLESS - 104 

The points have now tightened up in both classes and makes for a very intriguing final few rounds. The championship head to Desertmartin in Northern Ireland on 23/06/13.

2013 Erzberg Rodeo, Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Graham Jarvis takes victory

More atrocious conditions than ever were the backdrop for this year's Ezberg Rodeo Extreme Enduro as snow and heavy rain created a near-impossible course for the riders to negotiate, making the world's toughest one-day race even tougher!

It was D3 Husaberg and our sponsored rider Graham Jarvis  who prevailed after providing a master-class in how to overcome such difficult terrain, picking off the competition one-by-one from a less-than-ideal gate position to leave nobody in doubt he was definitely this year's deserving champion after several years of bad luck on the Iron Giant.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Jonny Walker on the Factory KTM Off Road Racing machine could not have had a more different day, and after a convincing win in 2012 he was certainly the favourite to clinch it again this weekend. Off the start he hit deep water where his bike was drowned for over five minutes, and with it his chances of catching the leading pack. Though a disappointing result for Walker after he coveted the win, fourth is still an excellent achievement against such demanding obstacles.

Beta Carrero Results: MXGP World Championship Round 7

After the 2012 washout last year that saw the field turned on it's head with torrential conditions and a mud-bath all weekend, this year's Brazilian round could not have been more different with perfect racing conditions which saw a complete reversal in the results from last year.

MX2

As expected Jeffrey Herlings continued his dominant form in the MX2 class in 2013, winning the first MX2 race and being second in the MX2 class in the combined Superfinal.

Raptor Titanium sponsored riders had a good day with Standing Construct KTM's Glen Coldenhoff grabbing second in the MX2 race, Bike It Cosworth Monster Energy Yamaha's Mel Pocock getting fifth and Dean Ferris in seventh place.

MX2 Race 1 Results


1. Herlings, Jeffrey
2. Coldenhoff, Glenn
3. Nicholls, Jake
4. Tixier, Jordi
5. Pocock, Mel
6. Butron, Jose
7. Ferris, Dean
8. Ferrandis, Dylan
9. Tonkov, Alexander
10. Lupino, Alessandro
11. Desprey, Maxime
12. Charlier, Christophe
13. Petrov, Petar
14. Anstie, Max
15. Alberto, Paulo
16. Monticelli, Ivo
17. Decotis, James
18. Vilardi, Thales
19. Hauptli Cidade, Anderson
20. Andrade, Rodrigo
21. Lopes, Caio
22. Kriger, Nahuel
23. Assuncao , Hector
24. Danke, Felipe



MX1

The premier class was once again dominated by KTM Red Bull's Tony Cairoli returning to winning form as on race day he proved unbeatable.

The Raptor Titanium sponsored Kawasaki Racing Team had a consistent day with Gautier Paulin scoring two fourth places in the opening MX1 race and the Superfinal, while Jeremy Van Horebeek obtained a very respectable fifth and eight places on race day. Paulin now trails Cairoli by 54 points in the Championship standings going into round eight in France in three weeks time.

MX1 Race 1 Results


1. Cairoli, Antonio
2. Nagl, Maximilian
3. Desalle, Clement
4. Paulin, Gautier
5. Van Horebeek, Jeremy
6. Strijbos, Kevin
7. Philippaerts, David
8. Searle, Tommy
9. De Dycker, Ken
10. Roelants, Joel
11. Leok, Tanel
12. Bobryshev, Evgeny
13. Simpson, Shaun
14. Barragan, Jonathan
15. Balbi, Antonio
16. Chatfield, Adam
17. Lynggaard, Kasper
18. Goncalves, Rui
19. Ramos, Jean Carlo
20. Basso, Mateus
21. Pessanha, Daniel
22. Rodrigues, Joaquim
23. Guarneri, Davide



Superfinal


1. Cairoli, Antonio
2. Strijbos, Kevin
3. Desalle, Clement
4. Paulin, Gautier
5. De Dycker, Ken
6. Nagl, Maximilian
7. Goncalves, Rui
8. Van Horebeek, Jeremy
9. Searle, Tommy
10. Butron, Jose
11. Simpson, Shaun
12. Bobryshev, Evgeny
13. Herlings, Jeffrey
14. Roelants, Joel
15. Tixier, Jordi
16. Charlier, Christophe
17. Guarneri, Davide
18. Ferris, Dean
19. Anstie, Max
20. Lupino, Alessandro
21. Tonkov, Alexander
22. Chatfield, Adam
23. Ferrandis, Dylan
24. Monticelli, Ivo
25. Pocock, Mel
26. Coldenhoff, Glenn
27. Desprey, Maxime
28. Petrov, Petar
29. Barragan, Jonathan
30. Decotis, James
31. Vilardi, Thales
32. Hauptli Cidade, Anderson
33. Lynggaard, Kasper
34. Andrade, Rodrigo
35. Philippaerts, David
36. Balbi, Antonio
37. Leok, Tanel
38. Alberto, Paulo
39. Ramos, Jean Carlo
40. Nicholls, Jake

2013 British Championship MX: Milton Park, Northampton

Raptor Titanium sponsored riders sat top of the box overall in both classes once again at Round 3 of the 2013 British Motocross Championship at Milton Park at the weekend.

Elliott Banks-Browne of HM Plant KTM UK dropped just three points on the day to cement a dominant lead in the MX2 championship, while Jonathan Barragan and Tanel Leok took it to the wire as the STR KTM man just pipped the Estonian who had a mechanical failure in the final race and so got a DNF, however his two wins in races 1 and 2 meant he still managed a consistent overall fourth to keep his championship lead ahead of Kristian Whatley and Barragan.

MX2


1. Elliott Banks Browne
2. Steven Lenoir
3. Steven Clarke
4. Neville Bradshaw
5. Bryan Mackenzie
6. Graeme Irwin
7. Lewis Tombs
8. Adam Sterry
9. Jake Millward
10. Nathan Watson
11. Alan Keet
12. Ryan Houghton
13. Ben Watson
14. Jordan Booker
15. Lewis Trickett
16. Lewis Gregory
17. Jamie Skuse
18. Matt Burrows
19. Aaron Pipon
20. Luke Norris
21. Edward Allingham
22. Luke Remmer
23. Dan Thornhill
24. James Harrison
25. Mathew Bayliss

MX1


1. Jonathan Barragan
2. Kristian Whatley
3. Shane Carless
4. Tanel Leok
5. Nicolas Aubin
6. Brad Anderson
7. Scott Elderfield
8. Jamie Law
9. Gert Krestinov
10. Stuart Edmonds
11. Ashley Wilde
12. Steve Ramon
13. Jack Brunell
14. Josh Waterman
15. Ross Rutherford
16. Matthew Moffat
17. Luke Hawkins
18. Sean Mitchell
19. Tony Craig
20. Wayne Garrett
21. Ross Hill
22. Dorren Coutts
23. John May
24. Daniel Hutchinson
25. Carlton Husband
26. Gary Gibson

Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Tanel Leok (above) and Jonathan Barragan.

Agueda, Portugal Results: MXGP World Championship Round 6

Another successful result for our sponsored riders in the 2013 Motocross World Championship as Gautier Paulin took his second consecutive overall win in the MX1 Class beating world champion Antonio Cairoli on points to close the gap in the standings.

Tommy Searle of CLS Pro Circuit Monster Energy Kawasaki took another overall fifth place to stay highly competitive and consistent in his flagship MX1 campaign.

Paulin's KRT team-mate and fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Jeremy Van Horebeek took an excellent overall seventh place to secure his best result of the year so far.

Raptor Titanium sponsored riders also scored 10th, 11th and 12th places overall as Rui Gongalves, Shaun Simpson and Tanel Leok all took the positions.

MX1 Overall

1. Gautier Paulin (25-22) Kaw
2. Antonio Cairoli (20-25) KTM
3. Clement Desalle (22-16) Suz
4. Ken de Dycker (14-20) KTM
5. Tommy Searle (15-18) Kaw
6. Max Nagl (18-14) Hon
7. Jeremy van Horebeek (16-15) Kaw
8. David Philippaerts (13-13) Hon
9. Kevin Strijbos (11-12) Suz
10. Rui Goncalves (12-10) KTM
11. Shaun Simpson (10-11) TM
12. Tanel Leok (8-9) Hon
13. Joel Roelants (9-7) Yam
14. Davide Guarneri (7-8) KTM
15. Augusts Justs (5-5) Hon


MX1 Point Standings (After 6 rounds)

1. Antonio Cairoli 280pts KTM
2. Gautier Paulin 242pts Kaw
3. Clement Desalle 227pts Suz
4. Ken de Dycker 217pts KTM
5. Kevin Strijbos 183pts Suz
6. Tommy Searle 180pts Kaw
7. Max Nagl 132pts Hon
8. Rui Goncalves 131pts KTM
9. David Philippaerts 112pts Hon
10. Jeremy van Horebeek 109pts Yam



In MX2 it was also a fantastic result for the Raptor Titanium sponsored Bike It Cosworth Monster Energy Yamaha team as Dean Ferris took second overall after holding off a storming charge from Jordi Tixier on the KTM Red Bull in third place.

Standing Construct KTM's Glen Coldenhoff took sixth overall and Dean Ferris's team-mate and fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Mel Pocock took a solid seventh overall place to round out a fantastic weekend for the Cosworth Yamaha team.

MX2 Overall

1. Jeffrey Herlings (25-25) KTM
2. Dean Ferris (15-22) Yam
3. Jose Butron (20-15) KTM
4. Jordi Tixier (14-20) KTM
5. Christophe Charlier (18-16) Yam
6. Glenn Coldenhoff (8-18) KTM
7. Mel Pocock (13-12) Yam
8. Jake Nicholls (22-3) KTM
9. Alexander Tonkov (9-13) Hon
10. Max Anstie (12-10) Suz
11. Petar Petrov (11-8) Yam
12. Harri Kullas (10-7) Hon
13. Dylan Ferrandis (16-0) Kaw
14. Maxime Desprey (6-9) Yam
15. Alessandro Lupino (0-14) Kaw

MX2 Point Standings (after 6 rounds)

1. Jeffrey Herlings 300pts KTM
2. Jordi Tixier 219pts KTM
3. Glenn Coldenhoff 183pts KTM
4. Jose Butron 178pts KTM
5. Christophe Charlier 171pts Yam
6. Dean Ferris 152pts Yam
7. Max Anstie 150pts Suz
8. Jake Nicholls 129pts KTM
9. Alessandro Lupino 123pts Kaw
10. Mel Pocock 112pts Yam

Sevlievo, Bulgaria Results: MXGP World Championship Round 5

A fantastic weekend of racing for our sponsored racers in Bulgaria last weekend, particularly for Gautier Paulin and Jeremy Van Horebeek of the Factory Kawasaki Racing Team at the weekend, as Paulin was top of the box in MX1 race two and second in the frist race to secure the overall GP win, the first of the year for the Frenchman. Van Horebeek scored overall sixth, a great achievement after sustaining an injury earlier in the season and showing he is getting stronger among the MX1 contenders.

Raptor Titanium sponsored Monster Energy Bike It Cosworth Yamaha put in a strong performance in MX2 as Dean Ferris scored 6th in race two. Mel Pocock achieved his first career GP holeshot in the second race, despite having to retire in that race and he made a solid 11th place finish in race one.

The Standing Construct KTM team on Raptor Titanium footpegs are proving a highly potent threat among the MX2 field, with Glen Coldenhoff retaining third in the points standings with a 5th and 8th place, whilst team-mate Pascal Rauchenecker managed 12th and 15th.

Pro Circuit Monster Energy Kawasaki continue to develop their race program well this year after a lot of bad luck, particularly with continued injury issues from their MX2 title contender Arnaud Tonus. Alessandro Lupino took his maiden career podium in front of the 22,000-strong crowd in Bulgaria, whilst Tommy Searle nailed sixth overall in MX1 with 5th and 8th place, excellent riding for his first year in the premier class.

Rockstar Bud Racing Kawasaki's Valentin Teillet landed a solid overall 10th in MX2 on his Raptor Titanium footpegs, with team-mate Dylan Ferrandis a very good overall 14th.

MX2 Overall


1. Jeffrey Herlings - KTM 50
2. Jordi Tixier - KTM 44
3. Alessandro Lupino - Kawasaki 33
4. Jose Butron - KTM 32
5. Max Anstie - Suzuki 30
6. Christophe Charlier - Yamaha 30
7. Glenn Coldenhoff - KTM 29
8. Dean Ferris - Yamaha 26
9. Jake Nicholls - KTM 22
10. Valentin Teillet - Kawasaki 20

MX1 Overall

1. Gautier Paulin - Kawasaki 47
2. Antonio Cairoli - KTM 43
3. Clement Desalle - Suzuki 40
4. Kevin Strijbos - Suzuki 40
5. Jeremy Van Horebeek - Kawasaki 29
6. Tommy Searle - Kawasaki 29
7. Ken de Dycker - KTM 28
8. David Philippaerts - Honda 25
9. Maximillian Nagel - Honda 25
10. Davide Guarneri - KTM 22

MX2 Standings

1. Jeffrey Herlings - KTM 250
2. Jordi Tixier - KTM 185
3. Glenn Coldenhoff - KTM 157
4. Jose Butron - KTM 143
5. Christophe Charlier - Yamaha 137
6. Max Anstie - Suzuki 128
7. Dean Ferris - Yamaha 115
8. Alessandro Lupino - Kawasaki 109
9. Jake Nicholls - KTM 104
10. Romain Febvre - KTM 98

MX1 Standings

1. Antonio Cairoli - KTM 235
2. Gautier Paulin - Kawasaki 195
3. Clement Desalle - Suzuki 189
4. Ken de Dycker - KTM 183
5. Kevin Strijbos - Suzuki 160
6. Jonathan Barragan - KTM 147
7. Rui Goncalves - KTM 109
8. Maximillian Nagel - Honda 100
9. Xavier Boog - KTM 90
10. Evgeny Bobryshev - Honda 87

ARCO DI TRENTO, ITALY RESULTS, MXGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 4

It was, as expected, another domination of the 2013 World Motocross Championship at the weekend at Arco Di Trento, Italy by the Factory KTM Red Bull team as Tony Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings won both their respective MX1 and MX2 motos to extend their championship points leads.

MX2

Another masterful display of precocious talent saw Herlings once again cruise to victory as he nailed both motos to continue his undefeated streak in MX2 this year, wile his Factory KTM Red Bull team-mate Jordi Tixier seems to be finding his groove in such a strong team set-up and claimed 2nd overall for the GP.

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Glen Coldenhoff of Standing Construct KTM put in another strong result with overall 5th place, and Dylan Ferrandis of Monster Energy Yamaha also has now started to come up with the goods once again as he posted 6th overall on RT footpegs.

MX1

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Gautier Paulin of the Factory Kawasaki Racing Team put in a solid performance in MX1 claiming third on the podium, equal on overall points for the event with Cairoli's Factory KTM team-mate Ken De Dycker, going from 18th place all the way up to finish 4th in the second race.

Paulin's KRT team-mate Jeremy Van Horebeek claimed his first ever top-ten position in Italy with an overall 9th place as he adjusts to life on the bigger bikes and seems to be learning fast after being hampered with injuries at the beginning of the season.

Monster Energy CLS Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider Tommy Searle flew the flag for the British contingent on Raptor Titanium footpegs as he also has to get used to the MX1 class with a consistent overall 6th place.

Our sponsored riders on RT footpegs rounded out the top ten with Ice One Racing's Xavier Boog claiming overall 8th and KTM STR's Jonathan Barragan put in overall 10th, just ahead of his speedily recovering team-mate Matiss Karro who got 11th.


MX2 Overall Grand Prix Results

1. Jeffrey Herlings – KTM – 1/1
2. Jordi Tixier – KTM – 2/4
3. Jose Butron – KTM – 6/2
4. Christophe Charlier – YAM – 3/5
5. Glenn Coldenhoff – KTM 5/6
6. Dylan Ferrandis – KAW – 8/8
7. Max Anstie – SUZ – 7/9
8. Dean Ferris – YAM – 0/3
9. Jeremy Seewer – SUZ
10. Alessandro Lupino – KAW
11. Mel Pocock – YAM
12. Jake Nicholls – KTM
13. Max Desprey – YAM
14. Harri Kullas – HON
15. Pascal Rauchenecker – KTM

MX1 Overall Grand Prix Results

1. Tony Cairoli – KTM – 1/1
2. Ken de Dycker – KTM – 4/2
3. Gautier Paulin – KAW – 2/4
4. Clement Desalle – SUZ – 3/8
5. Kevin Strijbos – SUZ – 6/5
6. Tommy Searle – KAW – 5/6
7. Max Nagl – HON – 11/3
8. Xavier Boog – KTM – 8/7
9. Jeremy van Horebeek – KAW
10.Jonathan Barragan – KTM
11. Matiss Karro – KTM
12. Shaun Simpson – T M
13. Rui Goncalves – KTM
14. David Philippaerts – HON
15. Davide Guarneri – KTM

MX2 Championship Points

Jeffrey Herlings – 200
Jordi Tixier – 141
Glenn Coldenhoff – 128
Jose Butron – 111
Christophe Charlier – 107
Romain Febvre – 98
Max Anstie – 98
Dean Ferris – 89
Jake Nicholls – 82
Mel Pocock – 77
Al Lupino – 76
Julien Lieber – 71
Petar Petrov – 61
Dylan Ferrandis – 50
P Rauchenecker – 47

MX1 Championship Points

Tony Cairoli – 192
Ken de Dycker – 155
Clement Desalle – 149
Gautier Paulin – 148
Kevin Strijbos – 120
Tommy Searle – 118
Rui Goncalves – 89
Evgeny Bobryshev – 87
Xavier Boog – 83
Max Nagl – 75
Tanel Leok – 69
David Philippaerts – 61
Joel Roelants – 58
Shaun Simpson – 54
David Guarneri – 52
Jeremy van Horebeek – 49
Steven Frossard – 47

Next weekend the series heads to Bulgaria and the beautiful circuit of Sevlievo.

2013 British Championship MX: Lyng, Norfolk

It was another great day's racing in the British Championship for Raptor Titanium sponsored riders in both classes today, with Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Tommy Searle taking the second round in MX1 after a hard-fought day with MVR-D Route 77 Honda's Tanel Leok. Matiss Karro of KTM STR made a strong return to British Championship racing scoring a very consistent third in every moto.

MX2 was completely dominated by JM Nestaan KTM's Jake Nicholls who swept all three motos by a considerable margin, ahead of Raptor Titanium sponsored HM Plant KTM riders Elliot Banks-Browne and Nathan Watson to round out an all KTM MX2 podium.

MX1 Overall

1. Tommy Searle - KAW - 2-1-1
2. Tanel Leok - HON - 1-2-2
3. Matiss Karro - KTM - 3-3-3

MX2 Overall

1. Jake Nicholls - KTM - 1-1-1
2. Elliott Banks-Browne - KTM - 3-2-2
3. Nathan Watson - KTM - 2-3-5

Round 3 heads off to Northampton at Milton Moto Park in five weeks time.

2013 MXGP World Championship Round 3; Valkenswaard

Freezing conditions greeted motocross fans at the weekend as the premier riders in the world went to do battle on the tough sand of Valkenswaard.

It was no surprise to see KTM Red Bull riders Jeffrey Herlings in MX2 and Tony Cairoli in MX1 set the pace for the weekend, but it was their co-riders Jordi Tixier and Ken De Dycker that really showed improvement.

The qualifying heats saw Cairoli sprint away to a comfortable victory in MX1 while Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Glen Coldenhoff who managed to hold off a late charge from Jake Nicholls and Romain Febvre of JM Nestaan KTM took the first gate pick in MX2 on race day.


MX2

The MX2 class was set to be a classic after Herlings was disqualified for outside assistance after he crashed during the qualifying heat race. This meant he was 40th and last on the gate for both races, but this didn't stop the masterful Dutchman as he came around the first corner in 8th place in the first moto and it didn't take him long to secure victory after that.

The second MX2 race was a thriller as Herlings got a bad start and rounded the opening corner among the bottom ten riders so he had a lot of work to do, but as he has shown over the past few years he is absolutely streets ahead of the competition in the sand and he soon managed to work his way through the entire field, putting in laps consistently 2 seconds faster than anyone else on the track. He cruised past Tixier for the lead and won the second moto by over 6 seconds to take his fourth Valkenswaard GP overall win in a row and a place in the history books. He remains undefeated in the MX2 class in 2013.

MX1

Continuing from the qualifying day it was still dominant performances from Red Bull KTM riders Ken De Dycker and Antonio Cairoli who had some thrilling dices throughout the weekend.

In MX1 race 1 it was Evgeny Bobryshev of the Honda Factory Team who rounded the first corner but was soon chased down by the KTM Red Bull riders. De Dycker led for most of the race but a problem meant he had to temporarily stop and rejoined in third where he would finish behind Cairoli in first and Bobryshev in second.

The second race was another convincing display from KTM Red Bull as Bobryshev got away first again but couldn't live with the speed of De Dycker and Cairoli through the rough sand. De Dycker went on to sprint away to a comfortable victory ahead of Cairoli who took his 56th overall GP win.


It was a quiet day for our sponsored riders who couldn't match the pace of the faster factory riders.

Kawasaki Racing Team and Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Gautier Paulin and Jeremy Van Horebeek put in a consistent weekend with a 5th and 7th place for Paulin.

Tommy Searle of Pro Circuit CLS Monster Energy Kawasaki on Raptor Titanium footpegs put in a solid 10th and 9th place to keep him in the points.

An excellent 4th place in MX1 for MVR-d Route 77 Honda's Tanel Leok was a great boost, putting in the most successful non-factory performance of the weekend on Raptor Titanium footpegs.

2013 British MX Championship: Fat Cats

MX2 Overall Results


1. Elliott Banks Browne
2. Steven Lenoir
3. Graeme Irwin
4. Nathan Watson
5. Neville Bradshaw
6. James Cottrell
7. Arminas Jasikonis
8. Mel Pocock
9. Adam Sterry
10. Martin Barr
11. Matt Burrows
12. Lewis Tombs
13. Bryan Mackenzie
14. Ryan Houghton
15. James Dunn
16. Stephen Sword
17. Dan Thornhill
18. Ben Watson
19. Lewis Trickett
20. Luke Remmer
21. Sam Winterburn
22. Ray Rowson
23. Luke Norris
24. Jake Millward
25. James Harrison
26. Lewis Gregory

MX1 Overall Results


1. Tommy Searle
2. Jonathan Barragan
3. Kristian Whatley
4. Tanel Leok
5. Steve Ramon
6. Nicolas Aubin
7. Stuart Edmonds
8. Nathan Parker
9. Ross Rutherford
10. Gert Krestinov
11. Dorren Coutts
12. Alfie Smith
13. Shane Carless
14. Brad Anderson
15. Matthew Moffat
16. Jamie Law
17. Scott Elderfield
18. Alex Snow
19. Tony Craig
20. Daniel Hutchinson
21. Luke Hawkins
22. Ashley Wilde
23. James Dodd
24. Sean Mitchell
25. Gary Gibson

MXGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUNDS 1 & 2

UPDATE FOR RAPTOR TITANIUM SPONSORED TEAMS AND RIDERS FROM OPENING ROUNDS OF 2013 MXGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

MX1

KTM Red Bull Factory Racing Team continue to assert dominance over the World Championship with back-to-back GP wins for Tony Cairoli in MX1 and Jeff Herlings in MX2.

The season kicked off last weekend in Qatar with impressive performances from Kawasaki Racing Team and Raptor Titanium sponsored MX1 rider Gautier Paulin who got 3rd overall in Qatar and improved on that yesterday in Thailand with an overall 2nd to keep him in the hunt behind Desalle and Cairoli.

Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Tommy Searle put in two consistent overall 5th's in his fledging MX1 outings, showing his speed and ability to challenge with the top riders in the premier class.

MX2

In the 250 class it's all about one rider as Jeff Herlings completely dominates the opening two rounds in comfortable style, even managing a 4th place finish in the combined super final at Thailand yesterday!

Monster Energy Yamaha and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Dean Ferris has shown his potential with solid 5th place finishes in both MX2 GP races.

The series now goes back to Europe at legendary Dutch track Valkensvaard on Easter weekend. See you there!

FAST EDDY'S EXTREME ENDURO: ROUND 2, COWM QUARRY

Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Jonny Walker of KTM Red Bull Factory Racing Off Road Enduro in 3rd and Graham Jarvis of D3 Husaberg in 2nd. There was no stopping David Knight as he cruised to his second victory of both rounds.

Eddy's Extreme Enduro 2013: Round 1, Tong

David Knight was once again King of Tong as he dominated the first round of the Eddy's Extreme Enduro Championship at Tong, near Bradford last weekend. Here is a video of some of the highlights from the day.



Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Jonny Walker and Graham Jarvis finished 2nd and 3rd respectively, but there was no stopping Knighter on the day, who won the race by seven minutes and twenty seconds and lapped everyone except Walker.

Here is a link for all the comprehensive results of the day:

http://www.enduronews.com/results/Eddy_s%20X-treme%20-%20PM%20Race.pdf

Looking forward to Round 2 at Cown Quarry, Lancashire!