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FUNCHAL (Portugal), 7th March 2014 - Two new gameplay videos featuring tutorial information for MXGP - The Official Motocross Videogame have been released by Milestone.

The first two video tutorials devoted to MXGP - The Official Motocross Videogame teaches players (thanks to a dedicated dubbing track) how to master scrubbing and jumping techniques during the flight phase. Timing and practice are two key points to perfectly finish an action starting from the moment the bike leaves the ground.

“On a motocross track, the jump’s phase is highly critical for saving or losing valuable time. Thanks to the feedback given by professional riders while developing the game we’ve been able to add all the settings that control the flight making the riding experience of MXGP as real as possible. Accelerating or using the rear brakes, players can control the bike’s angle while landing. They can also handle the rider’s weight distribution which will change the flight trajectory,” affirms Alessandro Castrucci, Milestone’s Game Director. “Even the fulfillment of tricks becomes really important during a race. A well done scrub allows the rider to minimize the time spent in the air, making a lower and faster jump allow the rider to land earlier with a speed boost. Video tutorials will guide players to master these techniques, conveying the thrill of Motocross even to casual players without restricting hardcore gamers to play and pursue their own riding style” concludes Castrucci.

Click here to learn how to scrub

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MXGP – The Official Motocross Videogame will feature all the riders, teams, bikes and rules from the official MXGP 2013 calendar including a redesigned career mode for living the feelings of Motocross.

Developed by Milestone Studio, one of the most recognized racing videogame developers and publishers for consoles and Windows® PC, MXGP, The Official Motocross Videogame will be available from 28^th March 2014 for PlayStation®3, PlayStation®Vita, Xbox 360® and Windows PC®.

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It’s been a busy day in the paddock of MXGP today with all the mechanics, staff and pit crew working hard to get everything prepared and ready for tomorrow, day one of MXGP round two in Si Racha, Thailand. While most people had their hands full, Youthstream organized a media opportunity for all MXGP and MX2 riders to race each other in a traditional Thai Tuk-Tuk. This unique opportunity was also open for the photographers and journalists of MXGP to snap some shots of all the riders messing about and having a good time.

The MXGP Tuk-Tuk Championship started with a bang, quite literally, when Wilvo Forkrent KTM’s Mattis Karro came into a hairpin too hot and rolled the poor Tuk-Tuk on the training laps. Kemea Yamaha Racing’s Petar Petrov, who was in the back seat of Karro’s Tuk-Tuk at the time, was gifted his adrenaline spike of the day, but luckily no harm was done and everyone managed to laugh it off. With one Tuk-Tuk down, the officials running the MXGP Tuk-Tuk race opted to change the circuit from an oval ring race to a 200m straight-line drag race in order to protect the Tuk-Tuk’s, as well as the riders. Nevertheless, it proved to be just as fun with the riders holding those things pinned for the full 200m.

After a series of ‘knock-out’ rounds, the riders had dwindled down to four teams of two, for the Semi-Finals. TM Ricci Racing’s Davide Guarneri and Tanel Leok were up against Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Todd Waters and Pascal Rauchenecker while 24MX Honda’s Xavier Boog and Honda JTech’s Klemen Gercar were up against HM Plant KTM UK’s Shaun Simpson and Mel Poccock. With the settling of the thick blue smoke produced by the tiny old 200cc scooter engines, it was Teams Waters/Rauchenecker and Boog/Gercar who had won their Semi-Final heats and were able to proceed to the Finals.

In the Final race of the day, both teams revved their tired engines as they waited for MXGP’s TV Host Amy Dargan to wave the green flag. Finally, with the waving of the flag, both teams were pedal to the metal putting it all on the line for the prestigious title of MXGP Tuk-Tuk Champion. As they approached the 100m mark, both teams Boog/Gercar and Waters/Rauchenecker were neck and neck, but thanks to a lane swap by Boog/Gercar and a somewhat friendly nudge, Team Boog/Gercar was able to inch ahead and claim their first ever MXGP Tuk-Tuk Championship title.

Gautier Paulin of the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team leads the FIM MXGP Motocross Championship after victory in the opening round of the series at the Losail International Raceway in Qatar. Kawasaki hoped to be on the box in all classes. Click here to watch a film featuring Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team riders Gautier Paulin and Steven Frossard in Qatar and see if that hope was galvanized into reality.

SI RACHA (Thailand), 07 March 2014 – The second MXGP of the 2014 season will receive live and delayed coverage worldwide via prominent TV networks Eurosport, CBS Sports Network, FOX sports, Mediaset, BEIN Sport, BNT, True Vision and MotorsTV. Local Thai television networks will be also in attendance to provide news coverage over MXGP on Thai channels 3, 5 and 7.

The second MXGP of the 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship in Si Racha, Thailand will be broadcasted LIVE in the UK and Europe on both Eurosport and MotorsTV. CBS Sports Network will cover the United States and Canada screening delayed coverage on Sunday 9 March starting at 11am EST. BEIN sport will cover parts of Europe as well as The Middle East, North Africa and South Africa while FOX Sports will cover Asia and Australia. Local Thai Network True Vision is covering Thailand’s round of MXGP for the second year in succession while Mediaset will screen the final race of both MX2 and MXGP LIVE in Italy on Italia2.

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.

MXGP THAILAND – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1550m

Type of ground: Intermediate Soft

TIMETABLE

Saturday: MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; MX2 Time Practice 14:00; MXGP Time Practice 14:35; MX2 Qualifying race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying race 17:00.

Sunday: MX2 Warm-up 09:15; MXGP Warm-up 09:40; MX2 Race 1 13:10; MXGP Race 1 14:10; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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MXGP of Thailand

Guess the top three in both MXGP and MX2 classes to WIN MXGP-TV access to the MXGP of Thailand and LIVE access to one MXGP round of your choice.

All winners will go into the draw to WIN a grand prize at the end of the season. Details over the grand prize will be released leading up to the next round of MXGP in Beto Carrero, Brazil.

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Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing made their debut as Husqvarna’s factory MXGP squad in Losail, Qatar. The team has two of the most interesting riders in the pits with one being the former FIM MX2 World Champion Tyla Rattray and the other being this season’s hottest rookie Australian Todd Waters.

It was a weekend on ups and down’s for Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing with Rattray withdrawing to go back to Belgium for an operation on his injured finger. Meanwhile, Todd Waters was making his MXGP debut and proving to be a solid top ten guy with great lap times, fast enough to match the leaders. Unfortunately in Qualifying, Waters got pushed wide on the start and fought all the way forward to ninth before having an enormous crash while trying to find a way around the FIM Motocross MXGP vice champion Clement Desalle.

Like a true warrior, Waters lined up and raced, putting in two solid performances to start the season in eleventh overall. Despite the fact he was extremely lucky to race, given the size of his crash, Waters enjoyed the experience and has proved to be one to watch as the season progresses.

Click here to watch a video of Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Todd Waters MXGP debut.

SI RACHA (Thailand), 05 March 2014 – From the deserts of Qatar to the exotic countryside of Thailand, round two of the FIM Motocross World Championship is set to take place for the second year in succession at the circuit of Si Racha, Thailand. Located in the province of Chonburi, Si Racha is a small municipality that is now widely recognized for its world class MXGP circuit. Meanwhile the province itself (Chonburi) is notorious for its tourism industry as it is homes Thailand’s number one tourist hotspot, Pattaya.

The circuit in Si Racha is located in the Pinthong Industrial Estate 3, and is made from a soft soil which has been locally extracted from a river not far from the track. The track itself is 1,550 meters long, wide and flowing with 18 corners and a series of tricky and massive jumps, one of which was only jumped by two riders in MXGP last year.

Weather conditions are going to be a determining factor in this weekend’s races with temperatures forecasted to be above 30 degrees Celsius and almost 100% humidity.

Last year, the MXGP of Thailand was the second most watched Grand Prix on TV, with more than 83.6 million viewers across 171 countries tuning in to watch. Quick to stamp their authority on the 2013 season, both reigning FIM Motocross World Champions Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings went 1-1 in their respective categories to present their team Red Bull KTM Factory Racing with both MXGP and MX2 red plates.

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Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin will be running the red plate as the series leader after his impressive performance at round one in Qatar. The Frenchman, who placed second here in Si Racha last year, will be looking to go one better when the gates drop this weekend but not without a solid challenge from the stellar MXGP line up he is up against.

After standing on the second step of the podium last weekend, Team HRC’s Max Nagl has proved he is fit, healthy and ready for 2014. This will be the first time riding the circuit of Si Racha for the German since last year he fell ill with a stomach virus around this time. Taking all precautions to avoid getting sick this year, Nagl has flown back to Europe where he can return to his normal day-to-day routine before flying out to Thailand on Friday.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli shone here in Si Racha last year when he took home a double victory. Last weekend, the current World Champion nursed his injured ankle to third overall, although he did admit it didn’t really affect his riding. Nevertheless, a further six days rest will have done it some good and we can expect to see the Italian turn it up a notch this weekend in Si Racha.

2013 MX1 Podium

1. Antonio Cairoli   

2. Gautier Paulin

3. Clement Desalle

2013 MX1 POLEMAN: Antonio Cairoli    

MX2

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings carries the weight of the world on his shoulders, with the expectation that he will be just as dominant this year as he was in 2013. The reigning MX2 world champ won in Qatar last weekend, although it wasn’t as smooth sailing as expected. This weekend in Thailand, the MX2 ace will be looking to up his game and put in a repeat performance of last year.

A lot of MX2 riders have raised the bar this year and momentarily are looking like genuine threats to the MX2 championship. CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Dylan Ferrandis will be out to prove he’s not a one-race wonder, after winning race one in Qatar and getting sixth in race two for second over all. The young French talent didn’t have the best performance here in Thailand last year, but has already shown he can in fact run the pace and will be out to prove it this weekend.

Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre had an impressive start to the season last year. The French star took two podium finishes at the opening rounds in 2013 with a third in Qatar and a second here in Thailand. This weekend fans of MXGP will have the opportunity to see just how far he has come as he looks to do the same, if not better.

2013 MX2 Podium

1. Jeffrey Herlings

2. Romain Febvre

3. José Butrón

2013 MX2 POLEMAN: Jeffrey Herlings

All the potos of the MXGP of Thailand will be available here

TIMETABLE

Saturday: MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; MX2 Time Practice 14:00; MXGP Time Practice 14:35; MX2 Qualifying race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying race 17:00.

Sunday: MX2 Warm-up 09:15; MXGP Warm-up 09:40; MX2 Race 1 13:10; MXGP Race 1 14:10; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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MXGP of Thailand

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 05 March 2014 – Youthstream presents the sixth issue of the MXGP Mag with the best moments of the MXGP of Qatar, an article on the new Team HRC and a very special Hall of Fame section on Joel Robert.

Click here to read the sixth issue of MXGP Mag or download it for FREE on Apple Store or Google Play. The iOs and Android versions contain exclusive videos and several photo galleries, and once the MXGP Mag has been downloaded, the reader does not need to be connected on the Internet to go through the content.

Those users who have already downloaded the other issues on their iOs device can automatically download the sixth issue by opening the News Stand and clicking on the cover of the MXGP Mag. Whereas those readers using an Android device will be able to download the magazine for free thanks to this new app: http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid

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