Jonathan Barragan, Spain's MX1 rider for the KTM-supported Team Silver Action stood in for the injured Alvaro Lozano of the JM Racing Team at the MX3 Grand Prix in Alhama de Murcia on Sunday and came away with victories in both motos.
Barragan, riding Lozano's KTM machine, said after qualifying that he had a "good feeling" and hoped to finish in the top three. That was no problem for the experienced Spanish rider. Clearly at home in front of his own crowd, he romped home with impressive winning margins in both the first and the second heat of Round Six of the MX3 world championship. Battle with Campano Paying tribute to the efforts of JM racing Team and how they prepared Lozano's KTM machine for him to compete, Barragan said "We had a big battle with Campano and it was very exciting. I was fast in yesterday's qualifying but it took me a while to feel comfortable during the race." Carlos Campano was second to Barragan in both motos.
Breugelmans rescues points in second moto On a day when the weather was changeable and some rain fell during the races, KTM factory rider Sven Breugelmans crashed during the first race and did not finish. The Belgian had crashed during Saturday's qualifying and bruised his wrist badly, managing only to qualify in 14th place. He put in a solid second moto to rescue third place behind Barragan and Campano and add another 20 points to his championship standings but it was not an easy weekend.
Breugelmans starts with injured wrist "My wrist was hurting a lot and I needed to have it taped to start in Sunday's races. I made a good start in the first race and was right on Campano's tail who was in second position behind Barragan when I crashed in lap 11 and wasn't able to finish the race," said Breugelmans. He had a pain killing injection between the two heats and was up with Barragan and Campano at the front of the pack in race two. "Then the pain killer started to wear off and I had to let go of Campano and settle for 3rd."
Leader Cristian Beggi was also not on the podium on Sunday but has extended his lead to 235 points. Breugelmans from Belgium is second with 219 points at the conclusion of the sixth round. Beggi and Breugelmans have already taken a substantial lead on the MX3 other riders.
Teilet's winning streak on hold In the EUMX2 GP series, JM Racing's Valentin Teilet onboard his KTM had to put his winning streak on hold on a compact, one line circuit that did not suit his riding style. He crashed in both motos and registered only thirteenth overall at the Spanish circuit. Despite the luckless weekend he still leads the overall championship standings by 20 points over Loic Larrieu.
MX3 Round Six Results:1. Jonathan Barragan, Spain, KTM 2. Carlos Campano, Spain, Yamaha
3. Christophe Martin, France, Husqvarna
4. Cristian Beggi, Italy, Honda
5. Adrian Garrido Gago, Spain, Yamaha
10. Sven Breugelmans, Belgium, KTM
Championship Standings:1. Cristian Beggi, Italy, Honda, 235 points
2. Sven Breugelmans, Belgium, KTM, 219 3. Christophe Martin, France, Husqvarna, 160
4. Patrick Caps, Belgium, 157
5. Thomas Allier, France, 148
Result GP EUMX2: 1. Arnaud Tonus, Switzerland, KTM 2. Loic Rombaut, France, Kawasaki
3. Nikolaj Larsen,Denmark, Suzuki
4. Loic Larrieu, France, Kawasaki
5. Kenny van Dueren, Belgium, KTM
13. Valentin Teillet, France KTM
Imges by Verhagen R.
