The going will be tough, fast and spectacular as the World’s best riders get down and dirty in the Red Bull Motocross of Nations at Donington Park this weekend – 35 teams, each of three riders, will be scrapping for the sport’s World Cup and the Americans expect to retain the silverware.
It was a great opening day in Agueda, the host of the third Grand Prix of 2008 which welcomed the Motocross collective with very hot weather conditions. Sebastien Pourcel clocked a stunning pole position in the MX1 class, collecting his second consecutive Lovemytime Pole Position Award after his first pole of 2008 in Spain last weekend. Tyla Rattray is also on a season high, winning his third consecutive qualifying heat and bringing home the Lovemytime Qualifying Award together with his closest rival in the Championship, Antonio Cairoli, who won the qualifying moto one to get his first win of 2008.
Yamaha were able to celebrate title success in two of the three FIM Motocross World Championship classes as Yves Demaria swept to victory in the MX3 series by finishing second overall at the fourteenth and final round of the 2007 series at Faenza in Italy yesterday. The French veteran, who steered adapted YZ450F machinery within his own team structure for ‘07, led the big-bore category by 28 points going to the fast venue close to Bologna. The 35 year old had won the previous four consecutive motos in Denmark and Switzerland and been victorious overall in four of the thirteen rounds before heading to Italy.