| Triple Win For KTM On Second Day Of The Grand Prix AMV Of Spain |
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| Written by Administrator |
| Thursday, 23 April 2009 11:28 |
 After the rain, good weather… Or almost. The stars of MAXXIS FIM WEC attacked the second day of GRAND PRIX AMV OF SPAIN under rainy and sticky conditions, drying at the end of race. The assistance team had a lot of work to clean the bikes, loading sometimes more than 20 kilos of mud. This changing weather offered a new hierarchy of categories, the winners of the day being Simone Albergoni, Johnny Aubert, Ivan Cervantes and Oriol Mena.In ENDURO 1, the good operation of the weekend is for Simone ALBERGONI (ITA-KTM). More constant than his adversaries in the Extreme and Enduro Test, the prince of Italian enduro wins a first success in 2009, with 17.43 seconds over the class leader Mika AHOLA (SF-HM). Those who did not know yet the talent of Eero REMES (SF-KTM) in enduro discovered it during this second day of competition. Whereas the special tests became more and more slippery, the “new Juha” took the lead. Remes simply wasted time in a very expensive Extreme Test, he is finally fourth. It is Antoine MEO (FRA-HVA) who goes up on the third walk of the podium, his times improving with a drier ground in end-of-day. 2 minutes, it is the incredible record gap that Johnny AUBERT (FRA-KTM) inflicted to his adversaries in category ENDURO 2. The French takes for the fourth following time the 25 points of victory and if we compare his times to the other categories, his hegemony makes of him the best rider of MAXXIS FIM WEC in this beginning of season. Behind Aubert, the ENDURO 2 is still exciting. Joakim LJUNGGREN (SWE-HSB) likes the technical and physical races, he is logically second of the category. Injured to the lower-abdomen, Rodrig THAIN (FRA-TM) courageously fought to get the third place in front of Alessandro BELOMETTI (ITA-KTM). After 3 disappointing rounds, Juha SALMINEN (SF-BMW) reach the top 5 of E2, he is fifth. A few years ago, riding in mud was one Ivan CERVANTES’ (ESP-KTM) weaknesses. But today on his homeland the Spaniard showed that he does not have anything to envy to anybody. In the adversity, Cervantes took a new victory for 28 seconds. Badly started in the first special tests of the morning, Samuli ARO (SF-KTM) used his experience and his qualities of finisher to end at second place of E3, preceding Christophe NAMBOTIN (ESP-GAS) for only 0.75 second. The reigning champion keeps at the same time in touch with the Spaniard to the general. Sebastien GUILLAUME (FRA-HVA) and Marcus KEHR (GER-KTM) follow. David KNIGHT (GB-BMW) puts his BMW on a new disappointing 6th place. Ivan CERVANTES : "With all the rainfalls, the tests were very muddy. After the first ones, I was surprised I could fight with Guillaume and Nambotin, who are specialists of the sticky terrains. Aro was also among the best. Since the second lap, everything was better, it was drying and I did some very good times in the Enduro test. I could take a good advance to insure the victory. I’m really happy, yesterday I won with a small gap, and I could not imagine today it would be for me." Whatever the type of terrain, Oriol MENA (ESP-YAM) impresses. For his fourth season in the JUNIOR category, the Spaniard signs a fourth consecutive success. Behind him, with large gaps, are positioned Benoit FORTUNATO (FRA-YAM) and Victor GUERRERO (ESP-YAM). Lorenzo SANTOLINO (ESP-KTM) had to give up. To this prize list of the day it is necessary to add the victory of Johnny Aubert in the BMW MOTORRAD XTREME TEST AWARD, and the success of Jonathan MANZI (ITA-HVA) in the FIM YOUTH CUP 125. www.abc-wec.com |
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