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FUNCHAL (Portugal), 05 August 2015 - Youthstream presents the twenty-third issue of MXGP Mag which includes a feature on the final round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship, a catch up on the action packed racing in July, a special feature on the Donjoy Physio center and a reflection on the 2015 FIM Junior Motocross World Championship. Read all this, and more!

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Team France has officially announced their line up for the 2015 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations. Gautier Paulin, Marvin Musquin and Romain Febvre is the dynamic squad that will fly the flag high for their home crowd at the MXoN in Ernée, France on the weekend of September 27th.

Team France will line up as the defending champions as their team from last year Gautier Paulin, Dylan Ferrandis and Steven Frossard claimed the chamberlain cup in the loam of Latvia.

Once again, France has a super strong team and are looking good to hold on to the title for the second year running.

The FIM Asia Motocross Championship shall be launching its Rounds 1 and 2 in the state of Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia this August 14-15, 2015. This event is ongoing for the past 15 years and has garnered entries from the FIM Asian Continental Union, as this is the biggest event in the Asian Motocross Championship history with 14 countries participating in the four Asian classes of the MX65, MX85, MX Veterans and the MX2 Premiere categories, this events are supported by Sultan Mizan Abidin from the state of Kuala Terengganu.

This event is being also supported by the State of Kuala Terengganu Sporting Ministry and has highlighted tourism sporting event annually thru the events global television telecast to over 650 million household in speed channels in 6 continents, such as Fox Sports Asia, ESPN Globally, Eurosports Europe, Speed – USA etc.

Top riders in the Asian region of the FIM Asia affiliated nations shall be participating in the events slated herewith with national motocross riders championship series from Japan, Thailand, Guam, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, Mongolia, Indonesia, Iran, Singapore, China, Australia and USA.

Coming into the series from last year MX2 championships are Arnon “Turbo” Theplib and Jugkrit “Ben 10” Suksripaisan from AP Honda and Chaiyan Romphan from Yamaha  Thailand, Sean Lipanovich from Guam - USA, Khaliunbold Erdenebileg from Mongolia, Kenneth San Andres, Jean Erick Mitra, Aaron Paul Pacheco, Lawrence Gelo Abonita, Jay Lawrence Santos, Leo Agustin, Mark Reggie Flores, Garry Gavino from the Philippines, Kosuke Abe from Japan, Xu Jianhao and Sun Shuyue from China, Rishi Gomes of India, Ishan Dilantha of Sri Lanka, Ali Borzoozadeh and Amir Sabetifar of Iran, Osman Asroy of Singapore, Lewis Stewart of Australia and Gregory Manley Perez of Guam,  Agi Agassi, Farhan Hendro, Del Vintor, Aldi Lazaroni  of Indonesia.  From Malaysia are Hairi Zakaria & Mohammad Salleh.

Veterans Class and other top notch riders are from Philippines, Jun San Andres, Guillermo Gonzales, Jasper Veloira, Bernie Esteban, Jaime Baluyot, Eduardo Abonita, Darnel Francisco, Alan Mollenido from the Philippines, and Dr. Stanley Yasuhiro from Guam.

MX85 classes are Amon Gomes and Rugved Barguje of India, Vincent Louie Jimenez, Jero Denji Sta. Ana, and John Marick Antonio for the Philippines; and Reza, Hendrik and Zidane of Indonesia. In the MX65 class riders are David Xander Viterbo, Sean Sydney Adriano, Sonny Wenson Reyes, from the Philippines. These riders are the strongest rider’s countries garnered from their respective FIM sanctioned Motocross national championship motocross series.

Riders’ from this FIM Asian Motocross Championship shall be entitled to a ride at the current annual FIM Motocross World Championship series. For these years it shall be Sean Lipanovich from Guam, being fielded to the World MXGP to be held in Glenn Helen MX circuit in California at the US of A on September 20, 2015 for the MXGP class of the Youthstream organized world MXGP events. The FIM Asian Motocross Continental Championships are in close collaboration, in the past 15 years working relationships with Mr. Giuseppe Luonggo,  with the Youthstream – the FIM rights holders of the MXGP - fieled riders form our events to the MXGP and in return gain popularity to encourage more hostings of the very exciting Youthstream MXGPs in our Asian region, of which is evident has taken effect as of date.

The FIM Asia compliant outdoor supercross circuit is located at the Gong Badak Sports Complex in Kuala Terengganu, a city area developed for sports use existing in the past 15 years.

Next weekend then after on August 23, 2015, the launch of the 2015 FIM Asia Cup of Road Racing shall be hosted in Motegi Circuit in Japan, and September in Taiwan and then after Thailand tour, the same field of Asian delegates riders shall be battling out in 150R machines of one make, the last year’s winners the NAMSSA Philippines team shall be in front line contention of this event together with top riders from MFJ - Japan, FMSCT - Thailand and IMI of Indonesia. Final negotiations are ongoing to host the next round of the FIM Asian Motocross Championship Palembang, Indonesia on November 15, 2015 and announcement to be out shortly soon. Of course we wish to thank organizers, officials of events, local governments, the media and riders for the greatest show on earth in the Asian region . 

One hundred and eleventh issue of this bi-weekly motorcycle sport magazine, tackling the latest races and issues in MotoGP, the FIM Motocross World Championship, AMA Motocross/Supercross and World Superbike as well as general motorcycling and accessories with the best blogs and photographs. In OTOR 111: Simpson sails thru the sand;
MXGP from Belgium where the British ran riot and two riders dealt out sand riding lessons to their Grand Prix peers. Also a pictorial from the Czech Republic. Call in the Glory;
A visit to Glendale in California to meet the British Vintage bike specialists who are also becoming the popular go-to guys in the movie industry for all two-wheel matters. Sacre Blue: Febvre’s rise; the new star of MXGP has been irrepressible and unavoidable and in a season of surprise and twists Romain Febvre has marched a steady path to success. We lift the lid. Opinions, opinions; Blog from Superbike in Malaysia, Neil Hodgson’s take on MotoGP before Indianapolis and Steve Matthes drops the inside line on Team USA for Ernee.

Read OTOR issue 111 here

There is often nothing more important for a sportsman’s career than having the right people around him. Be it a parent, a trainer, a mechanic you can trust or a good friend. For some riders having that back-up takes a load off your shoulders and gives you the right words at the right time. Whether you want to listen, well, that is up to you.

For Pauls Jonass, the NEW red plate owner of the MX2 class that person is legendary GP champion Stefan Everts. Everts installs confidence and relaxes the mind of the MX2 rookie. Jonass has himself mention of the impact Everts has on his career as he climbs towards a possible World Motocross Championship.

“Staying relaxed is something Stefan helps me with a lot,” Jonass said. “He is like my mental coach. Everyone asks me how the pressure is. I’m feeling quite comfortable with that. I don’t feel the pressure and Stefan helped me a lot with that. He helps so much.”

Of course Jonass isn’t the only one receiving help from a legend. Joel Smets works with Glenn Coldenhoff and Kevin Strijbos, J.M.Bayle helps out the HRC team of Gautier Paulin and Evgeny Bobryshev. 

Several world mx champs and former GP winners like Jacky Vimond, James Dobb, John Van Den Berk, Harry Everts, Jacky Martens, Dave Thorpe, Marnicq Bervoets, Yves Demaria, Willie Simpson and many more can been seen talking to their riders in recent years, giving them the advice that they have learnt through years of competition on the world scene.

Many team-managers like Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna team manager Antti Pyrhonen know how to talk to riders and prepare them for the toughest sport in the world.

“It is important to know what to tell somebody,” Pyrhonen said. “If you have raced you do have an idea what to expect, and the relationship I have with my riders works well. Max (Nagl), Todd (Waters) and Nathan (Watson) are similar to me in some ways and that makes the relationship a lot easier.”

For a rider of the level of Jonass, a young rider, but with so much talent it could be easy for him to go the wrong way, make the wrong decisions, but with the help of an Everts, or a Bayle or a Demaria a young rider finds the peace to do what he feels is right, and taking in the advice from somebody who has seen it all before and knows the pit-falls and dangers of the wrong decision.

All greats have made major mistakes in their careers, and those mistakes shouldn’t have to happen to a young rider if he has a word of advice from somebody who has talked the walk and talked the talk.

The gates dropped for round fourteen of the FIM Motocross World Championship at the MXGP of Belgium in Lommel. Team HRC’s Gautier Paulin set the fastest lap time for the weekend in MXGP while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass set the fastest time in MX2.

Both riders have added one point to their TAG Heuer fastest lap score sheets.

If you don’t know about this competition, the way it works is; he who sets the fastest lap time in each MXGP or MX2 over the weekend at each round of MXGP this year will be awarded 1 point towards the TAG Heuer sponsored ‘fastest lap’ competition. At the end of the season, the rider who has the most points will be awarded an elegant gift of prestige, a TAG Heuer watch.

If you scroll down on the main page at MXGP.com you will see the TAG HEUER Fastest Lap results grid which is situated directly underneath the FOX Holeshot results grid

The Fox Holeshot award runs across the entire MXGP season. The way it works is 1 point is awarded for each race holeshot. He who has the most points in MXGP at the end of the season will win the grand prize of €10,000 while he with the most points in MX2 will win the grand prize of €5,000.

At the MXGP of Belgium in Lommel, Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube’s Romain Febvre took both of the FOX Holeshots in the MXGP class, while Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki's Max Anstie them both in MX2.

Watch the MXGP of Belgium FOX Holeshot films here below:

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LOMMEL (Belgium), 02 August 2015 - The track here in Lommel for the fourteenth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship was extremely gnarly. Quite possibly the gnarliest it has ever been in the last twenty-five years since it first hosted a round of the FIM Motocross World Championship back in 1990. While every rider struggled at one point or another, Hitachi Construction Machinery Revo KTM’s Shaun Simpson and Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki’s Max Anstie made it look a lot easier than it was with their double moto victories for the MXGP and MX2 overalls here at the MXGP of Belgium.

Everybody loves an underdog, which is why there was not one soul who watched MXGP this weekend who wasn’t happy for Hitachi Construction Machinery Revo KTM’s Shaun Simpson, who didn’t only dominate the most demanding race ever, but he did so as a privateer. “I maybe wasn’t the fastest guy, but I planned it and I knew I could do it. What wasn’t on the script was my crash, I just landed in some soft sand and high-sided, I don’t think I’ve ever got up and on the bike so quickly,” he said, “this is probably the roughest I’ve seen Lommel, but I would call this real motocross, plenty of bumps, a lot of places to pass and a great contrast to what we are used to. It was totally enjoyable,” he concluded.

Taking points on fellow Frenchman Romain Febvre was essential for Team HRC’s Gautier Paulin this weekend in order to remain in the MXGP title hunt, and although it wasn’t as easy as most would have predicted, since GP21 is one of the most proven sand riders in the class, he managed to do so with two second place finishes for second overall and a four point gain on the number 461.

Paulin said after race two, “the track was like nothing I have ever seen before, it was so rough,” which was a statement Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube’s championship leading rookie Romain Febvre could identify with since he binned it in both races. Despite his wee setbacks, the red plate holder bounced back for third on both occasions, third overall and his ninth consecutive bottle of bubbles.

Like most riders, Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev had a tough day fighting the track but still finished both races inside the top five for fourth overall while the Belgians Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP’s Kevin Strijbos and Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube’s Jeremy Van Horebeek tied on points for fifth.

MXGP Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 34:36.275; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Honda), +0:04.580; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:30.238; 4. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:46.372; 5. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:53.607; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Suzuki), +0:59.721; 7. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +1:15.111; 8. Todd Waters (AUS, Husqvarna), +1:26.047; 9. Gert Krestinov (EST, Honda), +1:36.244; 10. Filip Bengtsson (SWE, Honda), +1:39.797.

MXGP Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 35:02.032; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Honda), +0:06.005; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:24.685; 4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:54.696; 5. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +1:22.952; 6. Todd Waters (AUS, Husqvarna), +1:27.898; 7. Tyla Rattray (RSA, Kawasaki), +1:53.573; 8. Dean Ferris (AUS, Husqvarna), +1:58.778; 9. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +2:01.731; 10. Gert Krestinov (EST, Honda), +2:03.900.

MXGP Overall Top Ten: 1. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 50 points; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HON), 44 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 40 p.; 4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 34 p.; 5. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 30 p.; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 30 p.; 7. Todd Waters (AUS, HUS), 28 p.; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, SUZ), 24 p.; 9. Tyla Rattray (RSA, KAW), 23 p.; 10. Gert Krestinov (EST, HON), 23 p.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 547 points; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HON), 463 p.; 3. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 423 p.; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 416 p.; 5. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 360 p.; 6. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 356 p.; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, SUZ), 331 p.; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 324 p.; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, SUZ), 290 p.; 10. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 287 p.

MXGP Manufacturer: 1. Yamaha, 555 points; 2. KTM, 547 p.; 3. Suzuki, 545 p.; 4. Honda, 529 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 517 p.; 6. Kawasaki, 334 p.; 7. TM, 93 p.

As predicted, it was a barnburner of a weekend for Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki’s Max Anstie who was absolutely unstoppable on his way to his second perfect grand prix of the season. “Latvia was my first 1 – 1 result, it felt a lot easier there than it did here. The track here was so physically demanding, but we managed to get the job done while searching for the right settings,” Anstie said. In regards to the climatic title chase he said: “the one thing I have learnt from this year is that you don’t have to win every race, you just have to be there every weekend to race and not throw things away.”

The red plate will remain inside the family at Red Bull KTM Factory Racing since their young Latvian ace Pauls Jonass rode beyond his years today for two unchallenged second place finishes, second overall and the championship lead. “I never expected to be holding the red plate in my hands this soon,” Jonass said, “I thought maybe in three years, but not now, so it is amazing.”

Another rider to hit a career milestone was Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Petar Petrov who finally managed to raise the Bulgarian flag at an FIM Motocross World Championship grand prix with his solid and consistent performances for third overall.

Meanwhile Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube’s Julien Lieber made a quick recovery after high-siding through the waves to finish race two in third, which saw him wrap up fourth overall here at his home grand prix while Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s wildcard Harri Kullas put in another commendable performance for fifth.

In terms of the red plate contenders, Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser finished sixth in total while Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube’s Valentin Guillod lost a bunch of points with his DNF in race two after landing on Kemea Yamaha Yamalube’s Belgian Brent Van Doninck who had crashed on the blindside of a jump.

MX2 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Max Anstie (GBR, Kawasaki), 34:55.901; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:24.619; 3. Petar Petrov (BUL, Kawasaki), +0:35.480; 4. Harri Kullas (FIN, Husqvarna), +0:38.503; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:41.961; 6. Julien Lieber (BEL, Yamaha), +0:51.635; 7. Jordi Tixier (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:57.168; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +1:08.248; 9. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Yamaha), +1:20.572; 10. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +1:30.448.

MX2 Race 2 Top Ten: Max Anstie (GBR, Kawasaki), 35:42.426; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:25.396; 3. Julien Lieber (BEL, Yamaha), +0:51.575; 4. Petar Petrov (BUL, Kawasaki), +1:01.671; 5. Harri Kullas (FIN, Husqvarna), +1:04.599; 6. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), +1:10.159; 7. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +1:16.493; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +1:29.739; 9. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +1:40.929; 10. Thomas Covington (USA, Kawasaki), +1:49.133

MX2 Overall Top Ten: 1. Max Anstie (GBR, KAW), 50 points; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 44 p.; 3. Petar Petrov (BUL, KAW), 38 p.; 4. Julien Lieber (BEL, YAM), 35 p.; 5. Harri Kullas (FIN, HUS), 34 p.; 6. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 30 p.; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 26 p.; 8. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 23 p.; 9. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KAW), 23 p.; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 18 p.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 433 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 429 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 423 p.; 4. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 408 p.; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 395 p.; 6. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KAW), 393 p.; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, KAW), 387 p.; 8. Julien Lieber (BEL, YAM), 340 p.; 9. Petar Petrov (BUL, KAW), 262 p.; 10. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 259 p.

MX2 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 613 points; 2. Kawasaki, 583 p.; 3. Yamaha, 495 p.; 4. Honda, 470 p.; 5. Suzuki, 395 p.; 6. Husqvarna, 348 p.; 7. TM, 67 p.;

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MXGP BELGIUM - QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1675 m

Type of ground: Sand

Temperature: 28°C

Weather conditions: sunny

Crowd Attendance: 24,200

MXGP is 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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