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Bad Luck Blights Molson in Bulgaria
3 Days ago
The Molson Kawasaki MX2 team riders run strong in Sevlievo until terrible luck strikes. If it wasn’t for bad luck in Bulgaria the Molson Kawasaki team would have had little to no luck at all as after Stephen Sword and Gautier Paulin raced their factory KX250F-SRs to fourth and fifth place in the opening moto at round four of the FIM World Motocross Championship in Sevlievo a double no score second time out tried and tested the team’s spirit to the max. As early as in the first practice session on Saturday it was obvious that Sword and Paulin were in great form on the jump-filled, super-fast hillside circuit as they carved their factory bikes to great times in all sessions. Then in their qualifying heat the pair finished second and third to easily qualify and ensure they’d get a great pick at the start gate for Sunday’s points paying races.
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Sword Extends Series Lead in British Championship
05 May 2008
Molson Kawasaki’s flying Scotsman Stephen Sword completely dominated round four of the Maxxis British motocross championship - held under sunny skies at Lyng - to further extend his MX2 series lead. Stephen Sword took another step towards re-winning the British MX2 title by completely dominating round four at Lyng on his factory KX250F-SR. Fastest in qualifying and easily fastest in both races, there was no stopping Sword in Norfolk as he was head and shoulders above the competition with only Shaun Simpson able to nudge ahead for three laps in moto two.
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Sword Fights to Fourth in Agueda
29 April 2008
The Molson Kawasaki team celebrate in Portugal as Stephen Sword’s run of good form continues with the Scotsman scoring fourth place overall while Frenchman Gautier Paulin edges into the top-10. Just one week after the wet, windy and muddy mess of Bellpuig perfect track conditions and hot and sunny weather greets riders, teams and fans alike for round three of the FIM Motocross World Championship at Agueda in Portugal. With Gareth Swanepoel still on the sidelines as he recovers from wrist surgery it’s up to Molson teamsters Stephen Sword and Gautier Paulin to represent the team in MX2 on their factory KX250F-SRs.
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Pourcel & Cairoli Win Portuguese Thriller at Agueda
28 April 2008
The Portuguese Grand Prix got underway today in front of 18000 fans who saw two Italians David Philippaerts (MX1) and Antonio Cairoli (MX2) clinch the World Championship lead at the end of an eventful weekend. The MX1 Grand Prix was won by Sebastien Pourcel, to close a perfect weekend as he clocked also the pole yesterday. Philippaerts was second overall while countryman Cairoli won the MX2 Grand Prix from KTM fellow riders Tyla Rattray and Tommy Searle.
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Podiums for Paulin & Sword at Bellpuig
21 April 2008
Molson Kawasaki celebrate in Spain as Stephen Sword takes third overall in MX2 while Gautier Paulin takes his maiden moto podium finish and Tom Church scores a scorching seventh in MX1.
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Molson Kawasaki in Fine Form at Torrington
16 April 2008
There’s rain, mud and ruts once more for the third round of the British motocross championship that takes place in Torrington, Devon. After torrential rain leading into the event the previously perfectly prepped circuit is something of a mud bath for the qualifying sessions and early races but that doesn’t stop Stephen Sword and his full factory KX250F-SR from taking a fine overall win which also helped increase the Scotsman’s lead in the series.
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Sword Swoops into Series Lead at Canada Heights
25 March 2008
Molson Kawasaki’s Stephen Sword takes over as MX2 British Championship series leader while team mate Tom Church holds down 5th in MX1 after Canada Heights.
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Molson Launch 2008 with Exciting Show for Paulin
11 February 2008
Molson Kawasaki triggered their 2008 racing campaign last weekend with an appearance at the 25th Mantova Starcross International. The Italian venue has become the traditional curtain-raiser on the European off-road racing schedule in recent years. New team recruit Gautier Paulin took decent second place overall in his ’euro’ debut for the British crew.
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Eventful First SX For Molson Kawasaki’s Paulin
16 November 2007
New Molson Kawasaki recruit Gautier Paulin showed some decent speed around the punishing Bercy Paris Supercross last weekend on the works KX250F over three nights and finished ninth overall in the 25th edition of the prestigious Indoor event.
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Paulin Makes Impressive Kawasaki Debut
25 October 2007
European champion and Molson Kawasaki rider Gautier Paulin got off to the perfect start on the KX250F-SR with victory at Sugo for the final round of the Japanese Championship last weekend. The French teenager won both motos at the Grand Prix venue close to the city of Sendai and ended a positive week of testing on the factory bikes by capturing his first chequered flag for the British squad, with whom he has a two year deal.
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Paulin Signature Confirms Molson Troupe For 2008
27 September 2007
Molson Kawasaki will field three riders in the 2008 FIM MX2 World Championship on factory machinery. The trio of representatives will be Gareth Swanepoel, Stephen Sword and new signing Gautier Paulin. Tom Church is also part of the set-up but will campaign a KX450-F in the MX1 class for the world and British Championships.
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USA Dominate 61st Motocross Of Nations
24 September 2007
Kawasaki enjoyed a successful afternoon at the biggest and most prestigious Motocross event of the year as Ryan Villopoto and Tim Ferry guided their KX250F and KX450Fs to help Team USA celebrate their eighteenth capture of the Chamberlain trophy in the 61st edition of the international Nations competition. Team GPKR’s Sebastien Pourcel was part of the French trio that gained second place. From the nine riders on the final podium, one third steered KX motorcycle technology.
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Swanepoel Ends British Campaign With Third Place
17 September 2007
Molson Kawasaki were able to end the 2007 Maxxis British Championship with two of their riders in the top five of the overall MX2 standings as Gareth Swanepoel confirmed third position and Tom Church fourth with their results at Pontrilas for the final round of the series. A hard and fast course on the Welsh border awaited the MX2 class in the last of eight domestic meetings this season. Under clear sunny skies American Mike Brown narrowly won the title by finishing in third position, while Swanepoel and Church were fifth and seventh respectively on the day.
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Swanepoel Seventh At Donington
28 August 2007
Gareth Swanepoel was disappointed to see a possible podium result escape at a sunny Donington Park for the British Grand Prix and Molson Kawasaki’s home event in the MX2 World Championship calendar. The South African took 4th and 16th positions after a heavy second moto crash. The penultimate meeting of the season was watched by 28,000 people. The new motocross track at Donington Park was located in the infield section behind the final corner of the MotoGP course and alongside the Dunlop straight. The off-road layout was long and narrow and offered a track with more jumps than any other this season. The soil was hard but rough and rutted in some sections. The Grand Prix overall benefited from the excellent infrastructure and facilities that one of Britain’s premier Motorsport venues can offer.
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Fantastic Sword Fourth At Loket
30 July 2007
Stephen Sword, in only his third Grand Prix in sixteen months, gave Molson Kawasaki a best result of fourth overall with moto results of tenth and fifth on the KX250F at a cloudy and temperate Loket circuit for the Grand Prix of Czech Republic and the eleventh round of fifteen in the MX2 FIM world championship. The track at Loket – draped across a steep hillside just outside the historic town and 10 kilometres from the wonderfully scenic Karlovy Vary – is natural in practically every sense with few man-made jumps and the aerial tests coming mainly from the undulations of the landscape. The stony mud however was not particularly deep and this meant many braking bumps and a slippery terrain, particularly with the showers through the weekend. The presence of one and sometimes two racing lines did not allow for free-flowing overtaking on a major scale either.
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Swanepoel Takes Fourth Win of The Season
11 July 2007
Gareth Swanepoel is now second in the MX2 Maxxis British Championship and just one point off the lead after taking his fourth victory of the year and fifth career success at a sodden Whitby circuit in northern England yesterday. The South African, who was second fastest in qualification, rode to first and second positions, taking his fourth chequered flag of 2007 on the KX250F Molson Kawasaki. The Whitby course hosted the sixth round of eight in the premier national series. The venue was damp and challenging with rainfall making things extra difficult for the riders.
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Church So Close to First ‘07 Overall Win
26 June 2007
Molson Kawasaki’s Tom Church came within one point of overall victory at the Desertmartin circuit for the fifth round of the Maxxis British Championship in Northern Ireland last Saturday as the team fielded a full-strength line-up for the first time this season. The 25 year old picked up 3rd and 2nd positions in the two motos at the circuit 30km from Belfast. The layout was not popular with the riders as the fine terrain yielded a stony and rocky surface and the course was extremely fast.
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Sixth Position For Swanie In Bulgarian Heat
19 June 2007
Sevlievo, Bulgaria, 17 June 2007 - Gareth Swanepoel gave Molson Kawasaki a best finish of sixth overall at a hot and bright Sevlievo circuit for the Grand Prix of Bulgaria and the eighth round of the FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship.
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Third British win for Gareth Swanepoel
05 June 2007
Molson Kawasaki walked the top step of the podium once again in the Maxxis British Motocross Championship thanks to Gareth Swanepoel’s results of fourth and first at Manor Farm, Langrish last weekend.
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Church Top Performer In Quiet Day For Kawasaki's Molson
16 April 2007
Tom Church finished fourteenth overall and was the best performer for Molson Kawasaki at a surprisingly weather-hit Bellpuig circuit for the Grand Prix of Spain and the second round of the FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship. The trip to the Iberian Peninsula is the first of two meetings inside a week as the British crew the heads immediately west for the Portuguese round next weekend.
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