| First day of the GP Polisport of Portugal |
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| Tuesday, 31 March 2009 15:19 | |||
The race started again Saturday morning with a tough program, a 50 kilometres lap buckled 4 times. In ENDURO 1, after a “warm-up lap” Mika AHOLA (SF-HM) took the head, being regular in the Extreme Test, precisely the special test where his adversaries made some mistakes. He imposes himself by more than one minute. On a dry terrain, where the lines quickly became ruts, courageous Antoine MEO (FRA-HVA) signed the second place in front of Simone ALBERGONI (ITA-KTM). After having dominated the beginning of race, in the first virgin special tests, Marc GERMAIN (FRA-YAM) lost his advance in the trunks of the Extreme Test, he is fourth. Author of a good start, Eero REMES (SF-KTM) loses all his capital while falling in the Enduro Test, where he lets one minute. In ENDURO 2, Juha SALMINEN (SF-BMW) beginnings on his new BMW appeared tricky. The Finnish champion, victim of an injury to the foot, could not make better than the fifth place of the category. On the opposite, everything is going well for the outgoing champion Johnny AUBERT (FRA-KTM). The new KTM factory rider seems to be very quickly accustomed to his new machine, he wins the day with 1 minute 24 seconds in advance over his first adversary. Johnny AUBERT: “I could not dream of a better beginning of championship. I attacked a lot on the first lap, I finished it with a 30 seconds advance. After I tried to manage, and to take a few seconds. Here it is an exhausting race, but I feel very good on my bike. With the team we did a lot of work during the winter and for the moment that’s paying. ” Joined together for their first confrontation in 2009, Rodrig THAIN (FRA-TM), Alessandro BELOMETTI (ITA-KTM) and Bartosz OBLUCKI (POL-HVA) were decided between in the last timed portions of the day. Most regular of them, Belometti takes the second place of E2 in front of Oblucki in renewal of confidence. Thain stays at the bottom of podium. For his come back to the big class, Ivan CERVANTES (ESP-KTM) showed himself particularly at ease with the KTM. At the same time technical and aggressive, el Torito dominated comfortably the ENDURO 3, he wins with a 28 seconds advance over his team-mate Samuli ARO (SF-KTM). Sebastien GUILLAUME (FRA-HVA) manages to finish at the top of a very tight group made up also of Christophe NAMBOTIN (FRA-GAS) fourth and Fabio MOSSINI (ITA-HM) fifth. Following the example of Salminen in E2, David KNIGHT (GB-BMW) seems to meet some difficulties with his new BMW, he finishes in an unusual sixth place of E3. Like the classification of the day, the Junior category is announced exciting in 2009. Already singled out at the end of last season, Sebastien BOZZO (FRA-HVA) ends third. But there was nothing to do against the boosted Spanish Juniors. 6 seconds faster, Lorenzo SANTOLINO (ESP-KTM) is second. The favourite of the championship Oriol MENA (ESP-HSB) signs his first victory in 2009 after an impressive last lap. Tomorrow Sunday, sun and dust should welcome once again the GRAND PRIX POLISPORT OF PORTUGAL, opening of 2009 MAXXIS FIM WEC 2009. |
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