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.