Winner of the MX2 qualifying race on Saturday, Steven Frossard grabbed on Sunday three strong starts in the races mixing 450 and 250 riders. The French rider came early in fourth position behind the fastest MX1 riders, and then led easily the MX2 class to dominate his rivals for his second race aboard the 250 Kawasaki Pro Circuit. Teammate Jeremy Van Horebeek had some troubles with the layout on Saturday; not used to ride on stony and slippery sections, he felt more comfortable on Sunday and improved his results in each race. 9^th, 6^th and 7^th he scored a third position overall and will defend his positions next week-end in Pernes les Fontaines, another typical southern track home of the second round of the series.

Steven Frossard: “That’s never easy for us to race among the 450, they’re fastest on the starting line and then they trough you stones during the races. I didn’t have any fun this weekend, but the goal was to test and get used to the Pro Circuit Kawasaki. I started in the top six, then did my race but didn’t take any risk as our main goal is the World Championship.”

Jeremy Van Horebeek:  “It was a tough weekend but also a great one, as I didn’t ride on such a typical track since a while! It was difficult on Saturday, but then I had a better feeling and improved my results in each race. I know what I can do on sandy circuits, and I also know on which tracks I must train to be stronger; the French series is a great opportunity for that.”

Jean Jacques Luisetti:  “I’m happy with our results this weekend, especially as we are testing at the moment new parts in order to be OK with the new noise regulation. We are working in the right direction as both Steven and Jeremy finished on the podium, these races are for sure the best way to prepare the GP’s.”

For his comeback in the French series after several campaigns in Germany, Xavier Boog claimed a second position during the opening round in Sommières. It’s the second podium in a row for team KRT, as Jonathan Barragan won last week the opening round of the Spanish series in Talavera de la Reina.

Traveling to South of France after two weeks of training in Belgium, Xavier didn’t found the same track conditions on the sunny layout of Sommières in South of France. Second of the qualifying race on Saturday, he got on a cold and windy Sunday pretty good starts as he was always in the top fourth, and then battled for the win during the three heats. He lost his chances during the opening race, when his rivals didn’t respect the marshal’s flag and made the gap with him. Third behind Aranda and Boissière, he was more aggressive in the following one to pass Boissière and chase Aranda who won the second and third races. With three podiums, Xavier is currently second of the series and will be joined by Sébastien Pourcel for the round of Pernes les Fontaines next week.

Xavier Boog: “I’d some minor troubles in the first race, but overall I reached my goal this week-end and that’s good as this track is not my favorite. It took me some laps to find the good grip, but I got great start and scored big points in each race with a third and two second positions. I didn’t took any risk in the last race when it was snowing, the main goal is to prepare the GP’s “

First race: 1.Aranda (450 Kawasaki) ; 2.Boissière (450 KTM) ; 3.Boog (450 Kawasaki) ; 4.Frossard (250 Kawasaki) ; 5.Aubin (250 Kawasaki)….9.Van Horebeek (250 Kawasaki) ; etc… Second race: 1.Aranda; 2.Boog ; 3.Boissière ; 4.Frossard ; 5.Bellino (450 KTM); 6.Van Horebeek ; etc… Third race : 1.Aranda ; 2.Boog ; 3.Boissière ; 4.Frossard ; 5.Herlings (250 KTM) ; 6.Aubin ; 7.Van Horebeek ; etc… Championship standings : 1.Aranda, 75 pts ; 2.Boog, 64 ; 3.Boissière, 62 ; 4.Frossard, 54 ; 5.Van Horebeek, 43 ; 6.Teillet (KTM), 42 ; 7.Bellino, 40 ; 8.Soubeyras (KTM), 39 ; 9.Aubin, 32 ;