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Herlings and Prado Build Up Points Gaps in Bulgaria

SEVLIEVO (Bulgaria) 26 August 2018 - The FIM Motocross World Championship’s 17th round took place today on the hillsides of Sevlievo for the 2018 MXGP of Bulgaria. With 3 rounds remaining in the championship Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings and Jorge Prado extended their current points lead with Overall wins in MXGP and MX2 respectively.

The natural terrain and old school style of motocross track was an instant favorite among many riders and lead to great racing throughout the weekend. Prior to today’s first World Championship race an opening ceremony was held with the officials which made the events return to Bulgaria possible. On stage to open the event were Mr. David Luongo, Vice President of Youthstream, Dr. Wolfgang SRB FIM Europe President, Mr. Rumen Petkov, Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the Grand Prix of Bulgaria, Associate Professor Stoyan Andonov, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Ivan Ivanov, Mayor of the municipality of Sevlievo, Ms. Iglika Sabeva, Member of Parliament, Ms. Nevena Petkovam, District Governor, Eng. Rosen Tsvetkov, Vice Regional Governor, and Mr. Dimitar Rangelov, the Vice President of the BFM. Several speeches followed the introduction before the national anthem was played and the event was officially opened by Mr. Petkov, then the Bulgarian motocross fans created a unique atmosphere as they watched the racing with intensity.

MXGP’s Race 1 started with a season first Fox Holeshot from Team HRC’s Tim Gajser but the Slovenian quickly lost the lead to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings. Third off the start and not far off the top 2 riders’ pace was Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Clement Desalle.

Following Desalle was the 2 French riders, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin. Paulin’s teammate Max Anstie lost control on the opening lap and collided with Febvre’s Monster Energy Yamaha teammate Jeremy Van Horebeek.

Van Horebeek stayed up but Anstie went down just in front of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli causing the Italian to lose positions. Cairoli was 10th across the line during the first official lap and put a charge on but only reached 8th after passing his Red Bull KTM teammate Glenn Coldenhoff.

After Cairoli’s pass for 8th on lap 4 the top 9 remained the same for the entirety of the race. Anstie pulled off the track to regroup for Race 2 while Herlings took a 15.9 second win over Gajser, Desalle, Febvre, and Paulin.

Race 2 saw a renewed Cairoli take the Fox Holeshot but similar to Gajser in race one the lead was shot away quickly at the hands of the “Bullet” Jeffrey Herlings. Gajser backed up his strong ride from the first race running 3rd ahead of Desalle.

Van Horebeek fell on the start along with Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Shaun Simpson and Marchetti Racing Team KTM’s Jose Butron. Van Horebeek’s teammate Febvre was in 5th for the first lap and a half before crashing and dropping back to 8th.

Coldenhoff took over 5th once Febvre fell but had Anstie apply pressure from 6th. Anstie’s teammate, Paulin, only kept Febvre at bay for a single lap before he lost 7th. Febvre continued on to pass both Anstie and Coldenhoff which threw off the Dutch rider enough for Anstie to also move past a lap later.

At the finish Herlings topped Cairoli by just over 14 seconds with Gajser 3rd, Desalle 4th, and Febvre 5th. The overall win went to Herlings along with the full 50 points up for grabs. Gajser took 2nd and Desalle rounded out the podium while Cairoli just missed the box in 4th but more importantly lost 16 championship points to Herlings.

The series now heads to Turkey next weekend for the first time since 2009. Herlings’ championship lead is now 73 points with three rounds to go.

Jeffrey Herlings: “I had 2 great races, yesterday started off good and then today in the first race I was behind Tim who had a good start and I got around him pretty quick, then managed to ride my own pace to take the win. In the second race it was similar but with Tony. We are already looking forward to Turkey in 7-day time.”

Tim Gajser: “I am really happy to be back on the podium after missing it for a couple of GPs. I was feeling good today and also with the team. During the weekend we made some changes with the bike and today it payed off.”

Clement Desalle: “A podium is really consistent and is good to be here this season. I was on the podium last weekend in Switzerland and now again here. I had 2 good races and my riding was good but we have to keep working."

MXGP Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:25.270; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:15.942; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:21.352; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:32.744; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:34.895; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:36.747; 7. Julien Lieber (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:41.023; 8. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:57.391; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +1:06.591; 10. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +1:13.023.

MXGP Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:21.881; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:14.366; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:25.658; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:34.633; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:44.829; 6. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:47.752; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:50.922; 8. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:54.196; 9. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:54.943; 10. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:57.488.

MXGP Overall Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 42 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 38 p.; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 34 p.; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 28 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 26 p.; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 23 p.; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 22 p.; 10. Tommy Searle (GBR, KAW), 21 p.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 783 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 710 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 581 p.; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 549 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 544 p.; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 483 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 446 p.; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 393 p.; 9. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 373 p.; 10. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 313 p.

MXGP Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 847 points; 2. Kawasaki, 600 p.; 3. Yamaha, 592 p.; 4. Honda, 564 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 541 p.; 6. Suzuki, 261 p.; 7. TM, 227 p.

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Main Photo: Jeffrey Herlings

Bottom Photos: 1. Tim Gajser 2. Clement Desalle

MX2 racing was full of action especially in race one where Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado took the Fox Holeshot but had fellow Red Bull KTM rider and championship competitor Pauls Jonass just behind.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team’s Thomas Covington and Thomas Kjer Olsen were in 3rd and 4th with American Marshal Weltin on his new F&H Racing Team Kawasaki 5th.

Honda 114 Motorsports Hunter Lawrence was 6th but took 5th from Weltin on lap 2 only to gift it back the next lap when he fell and remounted in 7th behind Team DIGA-Procross’ Brent Van doninck. It only took Lawrence a lap to get back into his starting position of 7th.

Lap 3 would be the end of the Bulgarian campaign for Team HRC’s Calvin Vlaanderen when he fell in an attempt to avoid the downed Ben Watson and his Kemea Yamaha Official MX2 Team YZ250F. Vlaanderen then had KTM Silver Action’s Stephen Rubini collide with his bike and him. Though the South African got up under his own power he rode straight back to the Team HRC truck.

While many eyes were on Vlaanderen it was Jonass making moves as he took the lead from Prado during lap 4. Prado was unable to respond and quickly lost time to Jonass. The other teammates that were running 3rd and 4th also swapped positions when Olsen took third from Covington.

At the halfway point Lawrence passed Weltin to take 5th for the second time while Watson moved the American back another spot to seventh. At the finish it was win for Jonass over Prado and Olsen.

Race 2 was started with Prado’s 10th Fox Holeshot in a row with Jonass breathing down the #61’s neck. Olsen and Covington had a massive change of fortune when both went down in the first turn.

Jonass was in a perfect position to score his first double race win since the MXGP of Great Britain but instead lost the front end on the opening lap. Though Jonass only lost two spots to Lawrence and Watson he and his bike suffered damage.

Olsen was perhaps the most impressive in the opening laps coming from essentially last, after the first turn fall, to 5th by lap 3! Olsen’s progress was halted there however as Jonass was sure to give up no further championship points.

At the front Lawrence steadily closed on Prado who backed off the pace early but the Spaniard eventually dug deep to hold off the Australian.

Prado took the race win along with the overall while Jonass made a late pass on Watson taking 4th in the race and 2nd overall. The final spot on the podium went to Lawrence with his 5-2 score, slightly improved from his 5-3 podium earning result last week in Switzerland. Prado now leads the points by 30 after gaining 2 on Jonass this weekend.

Jorge Prado: “Riding was good and it was a tough track for me with the hard pack but I am happy to take the win.”

Pauls Jonass: “I felt pretty good all weekend, I enjoy racing this track. It is an old school style track and there is a few on the calendar but this is one that I really enjoy racing on. I managed to get third in race 2 which is not so bad but not what we want. There are still 3 rounds to go, 6 races, and we will not give up easy, we will fight until the last meter."

Hunter Lawrence: “I am a little disappointed about the first race, I was feeling really good all weekend and I threw it away myself with mistakes. We improved from last weekend though and it is a step in the right direction.”

MX2 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 34:34.818; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:05.471; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:11.590; 4. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +0:19.707; 5. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Honda), +0:23.308; 6. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:27.786; 7. Marshal Weltin (USA, Kawasaki), +0:57.001; 8. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Husqvarna), +1:03.808; 9. Bas Vaessen (NED, Honda), +1:12.535; 10. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, Yamaha), +1:20.790.

MX2 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 34:56.251; 2. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Honda), +0:00.605; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:18.043; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:19.346; 5. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:47.383; 6. Anthony Rodriguez (VEN, Yamaha), +0:57.950; 7. Marshal Weltin (USA, Kawasaki), +1:17.981; 8. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), +1:20.188; 9. Michael Sandner (AUT, KTM), +1:25.606; 10. Gustavo Pessoa (BRA, Kawasaki), +1:27.378.

MX2 Overall Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 47 points; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 45 p.; 3. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, HON), 38 p.; 4. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 36 p.; 5. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 33 p.; 6. Marshal Weltin (USA, KAW), 28 p.; 7. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 28 p.; 8. Anthony Rodriguez (VEN, YAM), 22 p.; 9. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 21 p.; 10. Bas Vaessen (NED, HON), 21 p.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 739 points; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 709 p.; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 555 p.; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 515 p.; 5. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 480 p.; 6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, HON), 462 p.; 7. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 346 p.; 8. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 314 p.; 9. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 278 p.; 10. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, HON), 267 p.

MX2 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 823 points; 2. Husqvarna, 683 p.; 3. Honda, 586 p.; 4. Yamaha, 576 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 404 p.; 6. TM, 119 p.

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Bottom Photos: 1. Pauls Jonass 2. Hunter Lawrence

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Circuit length: 1,680m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 33°

Weather conditions: Sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 22,000

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MXGP of Bulgaria Opening Ceremony

The MXGP of Bulgaria kicked off this morning with the welcome event held at the Sevlievo circuit. On stage to open the event were Mr. David Luongo, Vice President of Youthstream, Dr. Wolfgang SRB FIM Europe President, Mr. Rumen Petkov, Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the Grand Prix of Bulgaria, Associate Professor Stoyan Andonov, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Ivan Ivanov, Mayor of the municipality of Sevlievo, Ms. Iglika Sabeva, Member of Parliament, Ms. Nevena Petkovam, District Governor, Eng. Rosen Tsvetkov, Vice Regional Governor, and Mr. Dimitar Rangelov, the Vice President of the BFM who welcomed the thousands of spectators onsite and expressed their positive feelings to have the FIM Motocross World Championship back in Sevlievo with several speeches followed by the national anthem.

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Boisrame Crowned EMX250 Champion in Bulgaria as Anderson Takes 300cc Overall

SEVLIEVO (Bulgaria) 26 August 2018 - The first overall winners have been crowned at the 2018 Sevlievo stop. The European Motocross Championship classes of EMX300 presented by FMF Racing and EMX250 finished their Bulgarian weekend this morning with Verde Substance KTM’s Brad Anderson taking the overall victory but the bigger news was the Overall win of Honda RedMoto Assomotor’s Mathys Boisrame which crowns the Frenchman 2018 EMX250 Champion!

Steep hillsides and challenging track conditions put the riders in a battle for position, championship points, and traction. The beautiful track and surrounding nature hosted thousands of fans as they watched some of the best riders fight in what was the penultimate round in both of the European Championships.

EMX250 Race 1 was the last event on track Sunday and followed the two Qualifying races of MXGP and MX2. The track was much changed with new lines since the morning practice sessions. BUD Racing Monster Energy’s Brian Moreau was the fastest in the time practice giving him first gate choice which he took full advantage of to take the holeshot.

ASTES4-TESAR YAMAHA’s Nicholas Lapucci was second briefly before current red plate holder Mathys Boisrame and his Honda RedMoto Assomotor bike took over the position. LRT KTM’s Tom Vialle also moved past Lapucci to pressure Boisrame for second but struggle to make the pass.

KTM Silver Action’s Gianluca Facchetti was 4th and battled with Michael Ivanov the majority of the race. Ivanov took the position from Facchetti on the 7th lap but the Italian took it back 5 laps later.

REVO Husqvarna UK’s Mel Pocock lost his radiator cap at the start of the race and later collided with another rider sending the Brit out of the race with a DNF. Apico Factory Racing Honda’s Steven Clarke had multiple mishaps and fell from 8th to 15th before eventually finishing 13th. At the finish it was a race win for Moreau which marked the first of his EMX250 career as Boisrame took second followed by Vialle, and Facchetti, while Ivanov took the final spot in the top 5.

Today’s EMX250 Race 2 followed the Warm Up sessions of MX2 and MXGP which left the track with fresh but with good lines. Race 1 winner and top qualifier Moreau lined up to the gate after last minute repair work was done to his bike in the waiting area. Moreau had a decent jump of the grid but lost out on the start to Boisrame and Ivanov. Moreau then got out of shape on the roller section leading to the first uphill losing more positions.

Ivanov started to attack Boisrame for the lead while Facchetti tried to capitalize on the pair’s brief battle. Just further back Moreau collided with Vialle and got caught up in the back of the KTM. Moreau’s race was over but Vialle refocused and charged up to 2nd by Facchetti on lap 2.

ASTES4-TESAR YAMAHA’s Roan van De Moosdijk took 3rd from Facchetti a lap later and eventually charged past Vialle for second. Boisrame’s title adversary Pocock started the race in 5th but dropped to 6th by the finish which gave Boisrame the points required to clinch the 2018 EMX250 Championship one round early!

Boisrame came into 2018 with 1 overall victory to his name in 2017 and 2 race wins. This year the young French rider reached the top step of the overall podium 5 times with 6 individual race wins. His season turned around massively after the opening round of the year at RedSand, Spain where he took 18th overall with a 15th and a 19th. The eight points scored in Spain was multiplied in Portugal however when his double race wins gave him 50 more points. In Russia Boisrame struggled again scoring 23 points from the two races combined. Latvia proved to many including himself that the success of Portugal was no fluke as he took his second overall victory of the season. The Frenchman continued his success into his home race where he claimed the championship leader’s red plate. Now at the tenth round of the eleven this season Boisrame has claimed the title which seemed so distant in Spain and can rest easy as the 2018 FIM Europe 250 Motocross Champion.

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EMX250 Race 1 Top 10: 1. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, Kawasaki), 29:38.030; 2. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Honda), +0:07.656; 3. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:11.360; 4. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, KTM), +0:15.346; 5. Michael Ivanov (BUL, KTM), +0:18.481; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Yamaha), +0:20.499; 7. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:22.241; 8. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, Yamaha), +0:26.855; 9. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:31.443; 10. Matteo Puccinelli (ITA, KTM), +0:40.248.

EMX250 Race 2 Top 10: 1. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Honda), 29:24.739; 2. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Yamaha), +0:02.568; 3. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:06.787; 4. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), +0:11.368; 5. Steven Clarke (GBR, Honda), +0:12.815; 6. Mel Pocock (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:17.255; 7. Matteo Puccinelli (ITA, KTM), +0:30.273; 8. Dylan Walsh (NZL, Husqvarna), +0:32.679; 9. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, Yamaha), +0:34.689; 10. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:36.124.

EMX250 Overall Top 10: 1. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 47 points; 2. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 38 p.; 3. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, YAM), 37 p.; 4. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KAW), 34 p.; 5. Matteo Puccinelli (ITA, KTM), 25 p.; 6. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, YAM), 25 p.; 7. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KAW), 25 p.; 8. Steven Clarke (GBR, HON), 24 p.; 9. Dylan Walsh (NZL, HUS), 23 p.; 10. Alberto Forato (ITA, HON), 23 p.

EMX250 Championship Top 10: 1. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 346 points; 2. Mel Pocock (GBR, HUS), 296 p.; 3. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, YAM), 259 p.; 4. Martin Barr (GBR, HUS), 253 p.; 5. Steven Clarke (GBR, HON), 243 p.; 6. Dylan Walsh (NZL, HUS), 239 p.; 7. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KAW), 234 p.; 8. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KAW), 197 p.; 9. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 191 p.; 10. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 168 p.

EMX250 Manufacturers: 1. Honda, 417 points; 2. Husqvarna, 410 p.; 3. Yamaha, 352 p.; 4. KTM, 348 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 318 p.; 6. Suzuki, 105 p.;

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Main Photo: Team Honda Assomotor

Bottom Photos: 1. EMX250 Start; 2. EMX250 Podium

Jumping to the Saturday’s first race was the EMX300 presented by FMF Racing and leading with a holeshot was GL12 Racing’s Mike Kras while Youri van t Ende ran second briefly before red plate holder Brad Anderson jumped past on his Verde Substance KTM during the opening lap.

Erik Willems battled with Vaclav Kovar moving to 4th before getting by van t Ende prior to the end of the first official lap. The early top 3 remained in the same positions throughout the race but Kovar took 4th from van t Ende who fell another spot to iFly JK Racing Yamaha’s Manuel Iacopi.

The Dutchman later fell victim again as A1M Husqvarna’s Andero Lusbo stole 6th leaving van t Ende to finish 7th. Kras took the race win with title rival Anderson 2nd and Willems 3rd.

Today the 300cc 2 strokes were again the first on track with sighting laps leading start into the first race of the morning. Kras was the fastest off the gate for the second day in a row but had Anderson just behind him. Willems was running up in third while Iacopi was under pressure from Kovar for 4th.

Anderson took the lead from yesterday’s race winner Kras quickly and pulled a small lead but Kras pulled the gap back down the following laps. Kovar took bad jump off of the grid back was up into 4th by lap 3 shuffling Iacopi back.

At the front Kras pushed Anderson hoping for a mistake but eventually made an aggressive pass for the lead. The pass squeezed Anderson nearly off track on one of the many uphill sections. Anderson retaliated quickly and the pair battled vigorously with each passing attempt more intense than the prior. Anderson managed to retake the lead and for several laps Kras chased closely by mistakes from the Dutch rider slowed his momentum and cost him to lose focus.

Anderson pulled away to take the race win and the overall balancing the points out to where they started coming into Bulgaria, 27 ahead of Kras which leaves the championship to be decided at the new round of Imola. Kras heads into the break before Imola with a second in both the race and the overall while Kovar made a pass to take 3rd with only 2 laps to go in Race 2.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top 10: 1. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 29:59.371; 2. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), +0:07.259; 3. Erik Willems (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:19.755; 4. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, Gas Gas), +0:25.083; 5. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:52.068; 6. Andero Lusbo (EST, Husqvarna), +1:00.062; 7. Youri van t Ende (NED, KTM), +1:10.557; 8. Michele Cencioni (ITA, KTM), +1:14.079; 9. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), -1 lap(s); 10. Riccardo Cencioni (ITA, KTM), -1 lap(s).

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 31:09.558; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), +0:06.628; 3. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, Gas Gas), +0:09.907; 4. Erik Willems (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:11.984; 5. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +0:31.295; 6. Andero Lusbo (EST, Husqvarna), +0:37.340; 7. Youri van t Ende (NED, KTM), +0:48.914; 8. Michele Cencioni (ITA, KTM), +1:44.260; 9. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), +1:44.779; 10. Marek Nespor (CZE, KTM), +1:49.278.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 47 points; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 47 p.; 3. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, GAS), 38 p.; 4. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 38 p.; 5. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 32 p.; 6. Andero Lusbo (EST, HUS), 30 p.; 7. Youri van t Ende (NED, KTM), 28 p.; 8. Michele Cencioni (ITA, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), 24 p.; 10. Marek Nespor (CZE, KTM), 21 p.;

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Championship Top 10: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, KTM), 251 points; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 224 p.; 3. Andero Lusbo (EST, HUS), 201 p.; 4. Vaclav Kovar (CZE, GAS), 188 p.; 5. Erik Willems (BEL, HUS), 183 p.; 6. Greg Smets (BEL, KTM), 177 p.; 7. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 148 p.; 8. Youri van t Ende (NED, KTM), 88 p.; 9. Tallon Verhelst (BEL, KTM), 62 p.; 10. Michele Cencioni (ITA, KTM), 58 p.

EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 292 points; 2. Husqvarna, 221 p.; 3. Gas Gas, 188 p.; 4. Yamaha, 185 p.; 5. TM, 72 p.; 6. Honda, 15 p.

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Main Photo: EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Podium

Bottom Photos: 1.Brad Anderson ; 2. Mike Kras

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MXGP Bulgaria – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1,680m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 33°

Weather conditions: Sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 22,000

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The next and last round of the EMX250 Championship will take place in Assen during the MXGP of The Netherlands on September the 16th, while the last round of the EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing will take place in Imola, Italy, on September the 30^th.

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MOTOCROSS GP OF BULGARIA - SATURDAY - MIX

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Herlings and Covington Start off Strong in Sevlievo

SEVLIEVO (Bulgaria) 25 August 2018 - MXGP’s first day at Sevlievo for the 2018 MXGP of Bulgaria has wrapped with impressive Qualifying race wins from Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Covington in MXGP and MX2 respectively.

Sevlievo, Bulgaria’s hillsides combined with hard packed soil and changing moisture levels challenged all the riders on track. The layout and varying line options added to the racing action. Aside from the constant classes of MXGP and MX2 today was complemented by the FIM Europe racing of EMX250 and EMX300 presented by FMF Racing.

Starting the day with Race 1 was EMX300 presented by FMF Racing at what is the penultimate round of the championship. Jumping to the holeshot and early lead was GL12 Racing’s Mike Kras while red plate holder Brad Anderson slotted into second on his Verde Substance KTM. Erik Willems ran third with Youri van t Ende in 4th. The top 3 remained in their starting positions throughout the race but Vaclav Kovar took 4th from van t Ende on the second lap holding it to the finish while Kras took the race win.

EMX250 Race 1 was the last event on track today following the two Qualifying races of MXGP and MX2. The track had developed massively since the morning practice sessions but the fastest Qualifier from Time Practice, BUD Racing Monster Energy’s Brian Moreau, carried his speed into the race leading from lap one over current red plate holder Mathys Boisrame on his Honda RedMoto Assomotor bike. LRT KTM’s Tom Vialle pressured Boisrame for second but never made the pass while REVO Husqvarna UK’s Mel Pocock collided with another rider sending the Brit down and damaging his bike enough to result in a DNF. At the finish it was a win for Moreau, the first of his EMX250 career.

MXGP’s points leader Jeffrey Herlings and his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machine continued the dominant form from the previous races into today’s qualifying. On the start he jumped to the early lead ahead of Team HRC’s Tim Gajser and Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Clement Desalle.

Last week’s MXGP Qualifying Race winner from Switzerland, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli, crossed the finish in 4th position after the first official lap and had Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre just behind.

Cairoli’s fellow Italian and friend, Gebben Van Venroy Kawasaki Racing’s Alessandro Lupino, was 6th but had Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Jeremy Seewer coming up fast. By lap 2 Seewer was up to 6th and Lupino pulled out of the race.

At the front Gajser was right with Herlings for the first few laps before the Dutchman started to check out. Gajser quickly lost track of the “Bullet” but maintained his gap over Desalle. Cairoli dropped 4th to Febvre on lap six and faded back while the Frenchman hounded Desalle for 3rd.

Cairoli managed to maintain 6th but perhaps saved energy for tomorrow’s point paying races. Febvre on the other hand didn’t hold back but was still unable to get by the #25 from Belgium. Seewer lost 6th to the hard charging Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider of Max Anstie on lap 7 and then lost out to the other Rockstar Energy Husqvarna of Gautier Paulin 3 laps later.

On the final lap Herlings continued his charge and put in the fastest lap of the race to take the race win by over 19 seconds. Gajser took second with a lap time 3 seconds slower while Desalle took 3rd ahead of Febvre and Cairoli.

Jeffrey Herlings: “I felt good on track. I’m really enjoying my time being here and I’m definitely looking forward to racing tomorrow, hopefully I get 2 good starts and we will go from there.”

Team Honda RedMoto Assomotors’ Petar Petrov took 14th in what is his home GP to which he said: “It feels nice, we haven’t been here for about 4 years. It is great to be back and great to be home. It is also nice for the spectators to see the World Championship and good for the sport in Bulgaria.”

MXGP Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 24:22.681; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:19.787; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:24.281; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:33.807; 5. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:38.814; 6. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:45.959; 7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:47.883; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:52.810; 9. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:55.022; 10. Julien Lieber (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:57.569.

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Main Photo: Jeffrey Herlings

Bottom Photos: 1. MXGP Start 2. Tim Gajser

MX2 Qualifying was started with a holeshot by none other than Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado. Prado led Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Covington with fellow Red Bull KTM teammate Pauls Jonass in 3rd.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen continued the Austrian manufacturers’ sandwich in 4th while Calvin Vlaanderen’s Team HRC CRF250 joined the top 5.

Kemea Yamaha Official MX2 Team’s Anthony Rodriguez was 6th but by lap 2 had Honda 114 Motorsports’ Hunter Lawrence pushing for the position. Meanwhile it was Covington who was doing the same to Prado for the lead and hoping for a mistake from the young Spaniard.

On lap 5 Lawrence found his way past Rodriguez who immediately tried to retaliate but was unsuccessful. Covington was next to take a position but it was from Prado and for the lead. Prado was unable to pass Covington back in the remaining laps giving the American the Qualifying win. Prado maintained 2nd while Jonass took third, Olsen took 4th and Vlaanderen rounded out the top 5.

Thomas Covington: “It was a little more difficult to find a way to pass out there than I expected so for me the only way really was to apply pressure and hope for small a mistake so I could get around him. I’m looking forward to the races tomorrow and I hope to get a good start again, I just would really like to beat Jorge out of the gate, it is not so easy but that is a big goal for me tomorrow, I want to get 2 holeshots and then it comes a lot easier.”

Hunter Lawrence: “It was really good, I liked the track from the start and had a pretty good feeling on it. It should be good for tomorrow, I feel good, hopefully I can get a bit better start and go from there.”

MX2 Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), 25:08.671; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:02.615; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:04.281; 4. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:10.340; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Honda), +0:18.398; 6. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Honda), +0:25.301; 7. Anthony Rodriguez (VEN, Yamaha), +0:39.556; 8. Marshal Weltin (USA, Kawasaki), +0:43.879; 9. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), +0:45.777; 10. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:50.288.

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Main Photo: Thomas Covington

Bottom Photos: 1. Jorge Prado; 2. Pauls Jonass

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MXGP of Bulgaria – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1,680m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 38°

Weather conditions: Sunny

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

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Sunday: 09h20 EMX300 Race 2, 10h25 MX2 Warm-Up, 10h45 MXGP Warm-Up,11h30 EMX250 Race 2, 13h15 MX2 Race 1, 14h15 MXGP Race 1, 16h10 MX2 Race 2, 17h10 MXGP Race 2

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FIM Junior World Championship All Set in Australia

HORSHAM (Australia) 24 August 2018 - The FIM Junior Motocross World Championship has kicked off in Australia for the 2018 edition of the event. Showcasing the best young riders around the world as they race for their chance to be crowned Junior World Champion all while represent their country. The unique event combines both the traditional individual style of motocross and with a patriotic team aspect. Often referred to them as the future of motocross, the riders of the Junior World Championship are the most competitive young riders in the classes of 125cc and 85cc along with those fighting for the 65cc World Cup.

Warm temperatures have Horsham’s circuit, and Australia as a whole for that matter, will be hosting a motocross event of this type for the first time in history. Horsham itself is a regional city in the Wimmera region of western Victoria with a population of about 17,000 and a very relaxed atmosphere located on a bend of the Wimmera River 300 kilometers from Melbourne.

This evening riders and teams from 22 countries attended the opening ceremony at Horsham Town Hall to get the weekend rolling. While the biggest applause went to the home riders of the Team Australia, their competition will be strong. The opening ceremony also included Special Program at the beginning with a traditional performance from Aboriginal Australians.

Along with the performance and team presentation this evening FIM/CMS Director Tony Skillington, Youthstream Representative Patricia Maskarova, President of Horsham Motorcycle Club Kenny Watts, and Mayor of Horsham Cr Pam Clarke took the stage where Mr. Watts wished all the best as it is only the start of a successful career such as that of Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Jeremy Sewer who finished 3rd in the event during 2009 but has since gone on to join the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team. Cr Pam Clarke followed to thank everyone who has come to Horsham, a city that is proud and glad to host the best young riders in the world.

In the 125cc class several top level and experience riders from around the globe all capable of becoming 2018 Junior World Champion. Team USA will field the strong Max Miller against current European Championship leader Thibault Benistant from France along with the Netherlands’ Raivo Dankers, Rick Elzinga, and Raf Meuwissen. Adding to the list of possible winners is 2017 85cc Junior World Champion Eddie Jay Wade from the UK plus Czech Republic’s Petar Polak and Italy’s Mattia Guadagnini.

The 85cc class hosts well know riders also and will be extremely competitive with the new EMX85 Champion Camden Mc Lellan from South Africa going against the American, Ryder Difrancecso and the Belgian, Liam Everts. A further look into the entry list however bring even more competition for the podium to mind with the strong Dutch youth of Kay Karssemakers and Kay De Wolf or even Spain’s Raul Sanchez.

While both the other classes of 125cc and 85cc have many returning or proven talent the 65cc Junior World Cup class is full of young and relatively unknown talents who are each trying to put leave their names at the top of the results. Racers to look out for include the newly crowned EMX65 Champion Brando Rispoli from Italy and young female superstar Lotte Van Drunen from the Netherlands.

Now well into the Australian night Friday is complete and the first riders will be on track tomorrow morning. Updates from Australia can be found via our live timing HERE, www.mxgp.com, Facebook, Twitter, as well as Instagram plus don’t forget to subscribe to our MXGP-TV YouTube Channel HERE for free video content.

In the meantime click HERE to watch the postcard from Horsham and HERE to see the welcome message while by clicking HERE you can download the timetable of the event in PDF format.

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