Germany’s Max Nagl sent a strong signal to the MX 1 competition in the opening pre-season race in Mantova, Italy when he finished the weekend top of the division’s overall standings. The races, held in the Northern Italian region of Lombardy were the first of three such events before the season gets underway at the beginning of April.
Nagl, who rides for KTM Sarholz, put in a winning performance with 5-1-2 results. His results may have been even more spectacular had he not crashed in the final lap of the opening moto to slide back to fifth.
After coming unstuck and finishing fifth in the first race, Nagl then rode to glory in the second race by taking an early lead and maintaining it until the finish line. In the third moto, Nagl took the holeshot but allowed David Philippaerts to steal the lead after he made a small mistake in the first turn. Nagl pushed hard to get back in the action but eventually had to concede victory to KTM factory rider Jonathan Barragan in the final moto.
Jonathan Barragan and fellow KTM factory rider David Philippaerts finished the weekend in creditable third and fourth overall places in MX1. The opening pre-season race was also satisfying for KTM’s MX2 factory riders Tyla Rattray and Tommy Searle, who wrapped up the action by finishing first and second in the overall MX2 standings.
Moto one: 1. David Philippaerts (KTM),
2. Antonio Cairoli (Yam),
3. Josh Coppins (Yam),
4. Kevin Strijbos (Suzuki),
5. Max Nagl (KTM),
6. Jonathan Barragan (KTM),
7. Meo (Hon),
8. Mickael Pichon (KTM),
9. Manuel Priem (TM),
10. Tanel Leok (Kaw)
Moto two: 1. Max Nagl (KTM),
2. Tanel Leok (Kaw),
3. Antonio Cairoli (Yam),
4. Marc De Reuver (Yam),
5. Mickael Pichon (KTM),
6. Tyla Rattray (KTM),
7. Josh Coppins (Yam),
8. Julian Bill (Yam),
9. Kevin Strijbos (Suzuki),
10. Jonathan Barragan (KTM)
Moto three: 1. Jonathan Barragan (KTM),
2. Max Nagl (KTM),
3. Josh Coppins (Yamaha),
4. Steve Ramon (Suz),
5. David Philippaerts (KTM)
MX1 overall: 1 NAGL Maximilian GER KTM 65pts
2 COPPINS Joshua NZL Yamaha 58pts
3 BARRAGAN Jonathan SPA KTM 54pts
4 PHILIPPAERTS David ITA KTM 53pts
5 STRIJBOS Kevin BEL Suzuki 49pts
6 PICHON Mickael FRA KTM 42pts
7 DE REUVER Marc NED Yamaha 39pts
8 BILL Julien SWI Kawasaki 38pts
9 LEOK Tanel EST Kawasaki 34 pts
10 RAMON Steve BEL Suzuki 34pts
MX2 overall: 1 RATTRAY Tyla RSA KTM 69pts
2 SEARLE Tommy GBR KTM 60pts
3 CAIROLI Antonio ITA Yamaha 54pts
4 MONNI Manuel ITA Yamaha 51pts
5 TARROUX Jeremy FRA Kawasaki 45pts
6 SWANEPOEL Gareth RSA Kawasaki 41pts
7 MARTINI Gianluca ITA KTM 39pts
8 PELLEGRINI Angelo ITA KTM 35pts
9 DE BORTOLI Michele ITA KTM 34pts
10 SIMPSOM Shaun IRL Kawasaki 32pts
14 BRICCA Daniele ITA KTM 26pts
Two more pre-season races are scheduled in Valence, France (Feb 25, 2007) and Hawkstone Park, UK (March 4,
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