MX2

Take a GoPro lap of the track here in Trindade with Yamaha Factory Racing's Jeremy Van Horebeek and Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing's Aleksandr Tonkov.

TRINDADE (Brazil), 06 September 2014 – The grippy yet deceivingly slick and delicate circuit here in Trindade is rounding out what has been an awesome season so far with a new and fresh vibe.

With an all-new venue, brand new track and a unique red colored soil, which the championship has not yet seen this year, round sixteen of the FIM Motocross World Championship got off to a pretty interesting start and is also proud to host the first race ever on this particular circuit. It was announced earlier today by Carlinhos Romagnolli, President of Romagnolli Promotions and Events and organizer of MXGP of Goias, that the track of Trindade will remain as a permanent motocross training and racing facility.

While the temperatures soared, tipping the gauges at around thirty degrees Celsius and cooking the bright red dirt all day long, the water which was put on the track right before each qualifying race made the opening laps a little tricky but soon dried to perfection and was all taken in the strides of Team HRC’s Max Nagl and Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre as they both head into tomorrow on pole.

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Silky smooth was the name of the game, and Team HRC’s Max Nagl had it dialled. When the gates dropped for the qualifying heat race, the number 12 HRC Honda took a stellar holeshot and completely checked out for his third qualifying heat victory of the season.

Meanwhile Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek was running a cool second, resisting the early charge from Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin before having a yard sale through the waves. With Van Horebeek going down hard, which resulted in him retiring with a suspected broken ankle, Paulin moved up into, and finished second for second pick of the gate tomorrow.

Also profiting from Van Horebeek’s error, TM Ricci Racing’s Davide Guarneri took over third before coming under attack from Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Kevin Strijbos, who was also bearing the brunt of Hitachi Construction Machinery UK KTM’s Shaun Simpson. While Strijbos, who was fastest out on track in free practice this morning, was riding smooth in fourth, Simpson was picking up momentum, and fast, pinning it through the waves to take over fourth before putting a text book pass around the inside of Guarneri less than one lap later for third.

With Simpson interrupting the rhythm of Guarneri, Strijbos was the next to go through keeping fourth place in his grasp, while Guarneri was having a really rough time on the last couple of laps with CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Tommy Searle and Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Dean Ferris also barging past to finish fifth and sixth respectively. 

As for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli, who will more than likely be crowned FIM Motocross World Champion tomorrow for the eighth time, the Italian legend was said to have had a problem with his goggles which caused him to only finish tenth.

MXGP Qualifying Race top ten: 1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Honda), 25:39.128; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:10.703; 3. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +0:18.520; 4. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:20.593; 5. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:25.204; 6. Dean Ferris (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:26.717; 7. Davide Guarneri (ITA, TM), +0:29.213; 8. Rui Goncalves (POR, Yamaha), +0:29.711; 9. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:42.291; 10. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:51.749;

MX2

Putting that famous “Butron technique” to good use, KTM Silver Action’s Jose Butron ripped another holeshot on the burnt orange soil here in Trindade, leading Standing Construct KTM’s Julien Lieber and Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre around turn one.

While Febvre wasted no time in moving forward, the surprise of the race was the performance of Lieber, who was looking extremely comfortable onboard his all-new Standing Construct KTM 250 SX-F as one of only a couple riders to clear the enormous stair case style jump in the middle of the circuit.

As Lieber, who was also the early race leader before falling victim to Febvre, stood firm in his case for second, an epic battle for third between Butron and Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Aleksandr Tonkov broke out. While the Spaniard Butron and Russian Tonkov bickered for third, it allowed the likes of Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s duo of Jeremy Seewer and Glenn Coldenhoff, as well as CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s duo of Dylan Ferrandis and Arnaud Tonus to close up.

With Butron continuing to ride a wide line, answering all the questions thrown at him for third, a small error with three laps to go saw Tonkov jump right by. Although Butron was not finished in his fight for third, a tap from Ferrandis in a mushy turn before the biggest double on the circuit put the Spaniard on the ground.

With Butron being forced off the radar, Ferrandis put in a solid ride back from tenth to finish up in fourth, while the kid solely flying the flag for Holland, due to the absence of the championship leader Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings, rounded out the top five in fifth.

In other interesting news, the second of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s MX2 title contenders, Jordi Tixier, landed in deep mud off of a big jump and was thrown over the handle-bars yet still managed to recover for eleventh, while Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Jeremy Seewer also dropped it and was forced back to seventh. It was also said Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser had a massive crash on the opening lap which shook him up a bit but he is OK and will be racing tomorrow.

MX2 Qualifying Race top ten: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Husqvarna), 24:33.369; 2. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), +0:09.664; 3. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, Husqvarna), +0:13.331; 4. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:14.656; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Suzuki), +0:15.674; 6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:16.056; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +0:21.540; 8. Max Anstie (GBR, Yamaha), +0:22.825; 9. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:28.853; 10. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +0:29.444;

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All the photos of the MXGP of STATE OF GOIAS will be available here

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition, and is also globally available to view live and in HD on www.MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks, viewing times can be viewed by clicking on the logo of your chosen broadcasting network.

MXGP STATE OF GOIAS – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1570

Type of ground: Intermediate ground

Temperature: 32°

Weather conditions: sunny

TIMETABLE

SUNDAY: MX2 Warm-up 10:20; MXGP Warm-up 10:50; MX2 Race 1 12:15; MXGP Race 1 13:15; MX2 Race 2 15:10; MXGP Race 2 16:10.

LINKS

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FIM

MXGP of State of Goias

TRINDADE (Brazil), 05 September 2014 - Competitiveness is what drives the world and in a world that is fast being taken over by social media, MXGP is proud of the phenomenal progress it has made in terms of fan interaction and social awareness so far.

This year MXGP has been by far the most popular off-road motorcycle sport across all main social media networks, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube, not only is it the leading off-road motorsport, it is the second most followed and viewed motorcycle sport in general behind none other than MotoGP.

Since January 2014, MXGP’s social media platforms have seen an increase of approximately 620,000 views per month on average, which in turn has accumulated a monthly average of 1262 new subscribers. Recently MXGP’s youtube channel MXGP-TV hit a milestone of 1 million views on one video alone and is also fast approaching the 200,000^th fan mark on Facebook which when hit, the 200,000^th fan will WIN a limited edition, signed Cairoli Replica Airoh helmet which can be viewed by clicking here.

These are only some of the many fantastic signs that MXGP is moving forward and MXGP brand recognition is rapidly increasing, which is not only important for the sport of motocross, but also for our partners, sponsors, and athletes who we would also like to acknowledge and attribute some of our outstanding success to.

LINKS

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FIM

TRINDADE (Brazil), 05 September 2014 - The penultimate round of the 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship, round sixteen in the State of Goias, Brazil, will be broadcasted LIVE in Brazil on Bandsports and FOX sports Brazil.

Meanwhile, Italian fans, with the great possibility their hero Antonio Cairoli will be crowned MXGP world champion, can watch both MXGP races LIVE on Italia 2 with MX2 race two also being screened live, while the UK and the rest of Europe can tune into Eurosport 2 or Motors TV with CBS Sports Network providing coverage for the USA and Canada.

Don’t forget, Eurosport International will also broadcast MXGP-TV’s 26mn Magazine which includes all the best moments from the weekend, this Wednesday, September 10^th, at 00:50 (CET).

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition, and is also globally available to view live and in HD on www.MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks, viewing times can be viewed by clicking on the logo of your chosen broadcasting network.

AMERICA          

BRAZIL

Bandsports - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                            12:00 am (local timing) 

Bandsports - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                         13:00 (local timing)

Bandsports - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                            15:00 (local timing)        

Bandsports - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                         16:00 (local timing)

FOX Sports Brazil - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                  12:00 am (local timing) 

FOX Sports Brazil - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)               13:00 (local timing)

FOX Sports Brazil - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                  15:00 (local timing)        

FOX Sports Brazil - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)               16:00 (local timing)

USA – CANADA 

CBS Sports Network - Race 2 MX2                         5.00pm (EST) / 2.00pm (PST)  

CBS Sports Network - Race 2 MXGP                      6.00pm (EST) / 3.00pm (PST)  

EUROPE 

PAN EUROPE 

Eurosport 2 - Race 1 MX2 – Delayed (30mn)          TBC

Eurosport 2 - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                              TBC

Eurosport 2 - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                           21:00 (CET) 

MotorsTV - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                                17:00 (CET)

MotorsTV - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                             18:00 (CET)

MotorsTV - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                                20:00 (CET)          

MotorsTV - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                             21:00 (CET)

EUROSPORT INTERNATIONAL

Wednesday 10 September - 26MN Magazine           00:50 (CET)

BULGARIA

BNT  - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                                    20:00 (CET)          

BNT - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                                     21:00 (CET)

FRANCE

Eurosport 2 - Race 1 MX2 – Delayed (30mn)          TBC

Eurosport 2 - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                              TBC

Eurosport 2 - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                           21:00 (CET) 

MotorsTV - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                                 17:00 (CET)

MotorsTV - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                              18:00 (CET)

MotorsTV - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                                 20:00 (CET)          

MotorsTV - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                              21:00 (CET)

BeIn Max6 - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                                17:00 (CET)

BeIn Max6 - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                             18:00 (CET)

BeIn Max6 - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                                20:00 (CET)          

BeIn Max6 - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                             21:00 (CET)

ITALY 

ITALIA 2 - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                                 18:00 (CET)

ITALIA 2 - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                                    20:00 (CET)          

ITALIA 2 - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                                 21:00 (CET)

PORTUGAL

SPORT TV 3 - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                              17:00 (CET)

SPORT TV 3 - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                           18:00 (CET)

SPORT TV 3  - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                             20:00 (CET)          

SPORT TV 3 - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                           21:00 (CET) 

SLOVENIA

SPORT TV  - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                               17:00 (CET)

SPORT TV  - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                            18:00 (CET)

SPORT TV - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                                20:00 (CET)          

SPORT TV - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                             21:00 (CET) 

UK 

Eurosport 2 - Race 1 MX2 – Delayed (30mn)          TBC

Eurosport 2 - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                              TBC

Eurosport 2 - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                           20:00 (BST) 

MotorsTV - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                                 16:00 (BST)

MotorsTV - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                              17:00 (BST)

MotorsTV - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                                 19:00 (BST)          

MotorsTV - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                              20:00 (BST)

ASIA 

PAN ASIA 

FOX SPORTS - Race 1 MX2 (DELAYED)                   TBA

FOX SPORTS - Race 1 MXGP (DELAYED)                TBA

FOX SPORTS - Race 2 MX2 (DELAYED)                   TBA

FOX SPORTS - Race 2 MXGP (DELAYED)                TBA

THAILAND

True Vision - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                             17:00 (CET)

True Vision  - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                         18:00 (CET)

True Vision - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                             20:00 (CET)          

True Vision - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                          21:00 (CET)

PAN MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

BeIn SPORT MENA - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                  17:00 (CET)

BeIn SPORT MENA - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)               18:00 (CET)

BeIn SPORT MENA - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                  20:00 (CET)          

BeIn SPORT MENA - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)               21:00 (CET)

All the photos of the MXGP of State of Goias will be available here

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: MX2 Free Practice 10:30; MXGP Free Practice 11:00; MX2 Time Practice 13:00; MXGP Time Practice 13:35; MX2 Qualifying race 15:10; MXGP Qualifying race 16:00.

SUNDAY: MX2 Warm-up 10:20; MXGP Warm-up 10:50; MX2 Race 1 12:10; MXGP Race 1 13:10; MX2 Race 2 15:10; MXGP Race 2 16:10.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

MXGP of State of Goias

TRINDADE (State of Goias), 03 September 2014 – Ready to round out the season in style, a new circuit and new location is about to be unveiled and torn to pieces as the sixteenth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship gets set to go bar-to-bar on the orange glazed dirt in the State of Goias, Brazil. While the track location is new, this weekend will in fact be MXGP’s second appearance in Brazil this year, with the first being round three of the season which took place in late March at Beto Carrero. On that occasion the winners were Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli, who took a double victory in front of the passionate and wild Brazilian fans, while in MX2, CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Arnaud Tonus made the most of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings’ absence to claim his first ever MX2 race win and overall victory.

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Heading into this weekend, the penultimate round of the series, all eyes will be on Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli who has the 2014 MXGP World Title dead in his sights. As it stands now Cairoli leads Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek by 81 points and with only 100 points left on the table, it is very likely the Italian motocross extraordinaire will be crowned 2014 FIM Motocross World Champion marking his eighth FIM motocross world title in his ten years as a pro rider.

To give a better idea of how the championship stands, in race one, if Van Horebeek win, claiming 25 points, and Cairoli finishes third claiming 20 points, Cairoli will still have a 76 point lead over JVH with only 75 points left up for grabs. Therefore, Cairoli will be crowned 2014’s MXGP world champion, which will also be the second time he has clenched the gold plate on Brazilian turf with the first being in 2010 at Campo Grande.

Meanwhile, Mr. Consistency, also known as Jeremy Van Horebeek, had a rough time at his home Grand Prix in Belgium after he head butted the handle bars so hard he took a gauge out of his face. Despite blood filling his goggles in both moto’s, the young Yamaha Factory Racing rider soldiered on to finish ninth. This weekend in Brazil, the Belgian who has easily been the most consistent rider this year, will be looking to add another podium to his stifling tally of twelve!

The fastest privateer on the gate Hitachi Construction Machinery UK KTM’s Shaun Simpson has been steadily climbing the ranks this year which has started to generate a bit of a buzz. Weather that buzz stems from the Scot’s first podium finish at the last round of MXGP in Lommel or the fact he is one of the three solid riders that make up Team Great Britain for the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations is un-known. Either way, the charismatic twenty-five year old has been on the cable lately and will be looking to remain at the pointy end of the pack.

As for the predicted front-runners, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin has made an impressive return to MXGP, slotting right back into the top five despite his seven round absence. Although a top five ain’t too shabby, you can bet your boots Paulin will be wanting to round out the season on the podium, as will seasoned MXGP riders Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Kevin Strijbos and Team HRC’s Max Nagl.

 MXGP World Championship Classification Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 669 points; 2. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 588 p.; 3. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 498 p.; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, SUZ), 484 p.; 5. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 365 p.; 6. Steven Frossard (FRA, KAW), 356 p.; 7. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HON), 307 p.; 8. Gautier Paulin (FRA, KAW), 275 p.; 9. Davide Guarneri (ITA, TM), 245 p.; 10. David Philippaerts (ITA, YAM), 234 p.

2014 MXGP of Brazil

1. Antonio Cairoli

2. Clement Desalle

3. Jeremy Van Horebeek

MX2

While there has been no word on the status of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s MX2 series points leader Jeffrey Herlings who is now just over one month into the recovery of his broken femur, the title remains in contention for only one other, yet still belongs to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing with the other being their young talented Frenchman Jordi Tixier. If Herlings doesn’t line up in Goias, it’s crunch time for Tixier with the biggest rumor in the paddock being that Herlings WILL line up if it’s necessary in order to make a final bid at his third consecutive FIM MX2 world title, at the final round in Mexico. Therefore any points Tixier can bank this weekend will be vital in his hunt for his first ever MX2 crown.

Putting the championship overall aside, the most recent MX2 Grand Prix winner BikeIT Yamaha Cosworth’s Max Anstie could quite possibly be the most determined rider on the line this weekend. The Brit, who has had a frustrating season thus far, was hauling at the first three overseas rounds earlier this year mounting the podium in both Thailand and Brazil. Coming fresh off of his first ever MX2 race win and overall victory it’s going to be interesting to see what the fiery kid is going to bring.

Meanwhile CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Dylan Ferrandis has made it clear he only wants to win races, which is what he will be out to do this weekend, while a big question mark hovers over the return of his teammate Arnaud Tonus who will be representing Team Switzerland at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations later this month.

A few other names to watch out for are Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre who currently sits third in the championship despite having only been on the podium two times this year, Honda Gariboldi’s youngster Tim Gajser, who is still picking up momentum as he adds the experience of this year to the arsenal of his 2015 world title campaign, while MXGP of Brazil’s race two winner and overall runner-up Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Glenn Coldenhoff will be looking to bounce back from his slightly pre-mature return in Lommel after having had a further four weeks to get race ready.

MX2 World Championship Classification Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 594 points; 2. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 537 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, HUS), 489 p.; 4. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 467 p.; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 448 p.; 6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, KAW), 389 p.; 7. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), 379 p.; 8. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, HUS), 363 p.; 9. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 337 p.; 10. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 301 p.

2014 MXGP of Brazil – MX2

1. Arnaud Tonus

2. Glenn Coldenhoff

3. Max Anstie

All the photos of the MXGP of State of Goias will be available here

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: MX2 Free Practice 10:30; MXGP Free Practice 11:00; MX2 Time Practice 13:00; MXGP Time Practice 13:35; MX2 Qualifying race 15:10; MXGP Qualifying race 16:00.

SUNDAY: MX2 Warm-up 10:20; MXGP Warm-up 10:50; MX2 Race 1 12:10; MXGP Race 1 13:10; MX2 Race 2 15:10; MXGP Race 2 16:10.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

MXGP of State of Goias