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Season Statistics to date - MX1 and MX2

After round two of the World championships here are the season statistics. MX1 With GPKR’s Sebastien Pourcel taking his first pole of 2008, the Green Team sealed their third consecutive pole in Bellpuig after Tanel Leok’s records from 2006 and 2007. Things changed on the wet Sunday, with Steve Ramon of Teka Suzuki WMX1 winning the opening heat and also the overall after moto two was cancelled.

Press release 23/04/2008 Daniele Rizzi

Strijbos out for three GPs - Thumb injury

Grand Prix Kawasaki Racing's Kevin Strijbos is almost certain to miss the next three rounds of the MX1 World Motocross Championship after undergoing minor surgery to repair an injured thumb It's been a tough start to the 2008 MX1 World Championship season for GPKR's Kevin Strijbos who has already been sidelined from racing activities with a pre-season shoulder injury and then a stomach related sickness.

Press release 23/04/2008 KPR

Hanson records first Grand Prix race win for CCM

CCM added another chapter to their rich racing history, when Greg Hanson became the first ever rider to record a Grand Prix race win for the famous Bolton based company. Hanson riding the new CCM MX450 roared to a first race win at the opening round of the 2008 FIM Veteran Motocross World Cup held at the spectacular Bellpuig circuit in Northern Spain.

Press release 22/04/2008 CCMPR

Guarneri weathers the storm for second GP win

Yamaha Ricci Racing's Davide Guarneri battled a mountain of odds and a sea of water at Bellpuig to seize his second career victory at the Grand Prix of Spain last weekend. The Italian defied a painful broken ligament in his right shoulder and also some of the wettest and worst conditions seen at a Grand Prix in recent memory to take 3rd and 1st positions in the two flooded motos with his YZ250F.

Press release 22/04/2008 Adam Wheeler

EP Industries Limited join forces with British Grand Prix

RHL Activities Limited are pleased to announce a partnership with EP Industries Limited for this year's Motocross Grand Prix of Great Britain, which will take place at Mallory Park on 1st June. Based in Derby, EP Industries Limited has provided the all-important Hyundai heavy earth moving machinery necessary to construct the new, purpose built circuit at Mallory Park, which has so far required over 10,000 tonnes of soil...

Press release 19/04/2008 RHL

Coppins and Philippaerts arrive in Spain

Yamaha Monster Motocross Team’s Josh Coppins is ready to lift his push for the 2008 MX1-GP World Championship up a gear this weekend at Bellpuig for the Grand Prix of Spain and the second round of the series after almost two weeks of training and further recuperation from his broken toes.

Press release 18/04/2008 Adam Wheeler

Prumm takes on the men - Dutch MX championship

Double FIM Women’s World Cup winner and new Van Beers Yamaha rider Katherine Prumm will attempt to make a small piece of history in three weeks time when she strives to become the first female to qualify and participate in the Jumbo Dutch Motocross championship. The New Zealander has been based in the Netherlands since mid-March in preparation for her assault on the woman's World championship.

Press release 16/04/2008 Adam Wheeler/Zanzani image

King of the Statistics - Ken De Dycker

Ken de Dycker made a stunning debut in the bright yellow Teka Suzuki WMX1 colours by dominating the opening weekend of the FIM Motocross World Championship. The Belgian took the pole and the overall victory, courtesy of his first career double moto win. Moreover he lead all the 34 laps and even clocked the lap record during the race, handing Suzuki the victory of the Dutch Grand Prix.

Press release 16/04/2008 Daniele Rizzi

Sword wins MX2 in England

Molson Kawasaki team riders Stephen Sword and Tom Church both finish high on the podium at round three of the British championship. After torrential rain leading into the event the previously perfectly prepped circuit is something of a mud bath for the qualifying sessions and early races but that didn’t stop Stephen Sword from taking a fine overall win which also helped increase the Scotsman’s lead in the series.

Press release 14/04/2008 Molson PR

Pourcel wins MX3 in France

The second event for FIM MX3 World Championship and EMX2 European Championship took place in Castelnau de Levis, France. 1805 metre long race track called Puech Rampant had brought the biggest success to home French riders. They were the fastest during Saturday’s Qualifying Practice. On Sunday they were continuing with good riding in front of nearly ten thousand spectators.

Press release 13/04/2008 YSPR

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