News from May 2012
Troy Lee Designs Kicks 2012 MX Season Off at Hangtown
The opening round of the Lucas Oil AMA Motocross Nationals blasted off this weekend and the Troy Lee Designs Team was there to fly the TLD flag. With Cole Seely and Christian Craig still mending injuries it was up to Billy Laninovich, Travis Baker, Jessy Nelson and Tarah Gieger to post results for the team. [...]
Dean Ferris almost bags his first podium in 2012 Brazil MXGP
Round 5 of the FIM Motocross world championship proved to be rollercoaster ride for ICE1RACING’S , Dean Ferris. Beto Carrero, Brazil was the second stop on the South American continent with Ferris thriving in the hot and muddy conditions. A very strong qualification race on Saturday with a 5th place finish set Ferris up for [...]
Gautier Paulin Hangs it Out in Muddy Brazilian MX1 GP
The second and final stop on the South American continent saw Kawasaki Racing’s, Gautier Paulin, narrowly miss out on an overall podium after muddy conditions mixed up the results in Beto Carrero – Brazil. Paulin positioned himself well in the qualification race trailing home world championship leader Antonio Cairoli for second place. Overnight thundershowers transformed [...]
MXGP of Brazil 2012 Race Highlights
It’s the Grand Prix of Motocross in Brazil! Christophe Pourcel wins MX1, and Tommy Searle wins MX2. You can see the video highlights below, and you can see the results and point standings here – http://www.supercross.com/fim-world-motocross-race-results/2012-fim-world-motocross-round-5-brazil Another Monster Energy ‘double’ as Christophe Pourcel wins MX1 and Tommy Searle takes MX2 in some crazy, muddy conditions [...]
2012 FIM MXGP: Double victory for Kawasaki in Brazil
This morning Beto Carrero woke up with heavy rain, but it did not stop the thousands of motocross fans to come to the track to cheer the best motocross riders in the world. Christophe Pourcel and Tommy Searle succeeded in putting two Kawasaki’s on the top of the podium, while Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings [...]
Fighting fifth overall for Rui Gonçalves at wet 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
Honda World Motocross rider Rui Gonçalves put on a strong performance during today’s wet Grand Prix of Brazil in Beto Carrero to finish fifth overall in difficult conditions with teammate Evgeny Bobryshev in ninth place for round five of the MX1 World Championship. After yesterday’s dry qualifying race, in which the recovering Bobryshev finished fourth [...]
2012 FIM MXGP WMX: Double for Chiara Fontanesi
Cloudy Arco di Trento hailed WMX FIM World Motocross Championship for the first time. Number of spectators pushed home riders to leading positions. Italian Chiara Fontanesi didn´t dissapointed and she took double from Ciclamino´s circuit. Her compatriot Francesca Nocera finished right behind her on second place. Race 1 As usually, Chiara Fontanesi didn´t start easyli. [...]
2012 FIM MXGP MX3: Successful weekend for Austrian trio
Before today´s races was everything opened. Too many riders wanted to win in this race. This year´s FIM MX3 rounds are accompanied by rain and nothing has changed in Arco di Trento. Red plate owner Matthias Walkner defended his position and moreover he took victory. Another two Austrians filled up the podium. Race 1 Race [...]
Bright future for Motocross in Brazil
The Honda Grand Prix of Brazil started on Saturday in Beto Carrero with the MX1 and MX2 qualifying races and also with an important announcement regarding the future of motocross in Brazil. Youthstream Vice-president Mr. Luigi Zompetti, FIM Deputy President Mr. Jorge Viegas, Romagnolli Promoções e Eventos President Mr. Carlos Romagnolli, Mr. Leandro Romagnolli and [...]
Ryan Dungey Finishes 2nd at the 2012 Hangtown Motocross Classic
Red Bull/KTM Factory rider Ryan Dungey earned 2nd overall at the first round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Series aboard his KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition motorcycle. Dungey suffered a poor start in the first moto to come around the step-up jump in 12th place but was able to move his KTM into [...]
