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Success on Two Fronts for Relentless Suzuki
20 May 2008
The Relentless Suzuki MX squad were back to operating in different counties at the same time again at the weekend, as Lewis Gregory competed in the European MX2 Championship in Portugal and Jamie Law rode closer to home at the British Open Championship at Dean Moor in Cumbria.
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Fantastic Series for Valentin Tiellet
20 May 2008
French KTM rider Valentin Teillet was continuing series of great results in Portugal. He did two fantastic races and he is leading EMX2 Championship Classification for 30 points. The race track was hard, difficult, it has many jumps and different corners. First race was cancelled because of catastrophic crash that happened immediately after the start. Many riders were involved and start has to be repeated. Some of riders were injured. Among those riders were also Spanish Jose Antonio Butron Oliva who was third in EMX2 Championship Classification before the race, Italian Michele De Bortoli, German rider Ken Roczen and some others.
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Sven Breugelmans Won The Portugal MX3 Event
20 May 2008
Cortelha held the fifth event for FIM MX3 World Championship. It was a good weekend with the great organization. Belgian KTM rider Sven Breugelmans took his second consucetive victory and reduced his arrears to Championship leader Cristian Beggi to only four points. After Saturday's injury of Jan Zaremba, even Sunday's race did not pass without accidents. One of the most unfortunated riders was Spanish Alvaro Lozano. In the first race he already had a victory and the safe advantege in front of Sven Breugelmans. But in the last lap of the race he crashed very bad, get injured and he could not continue the race.
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Sébastien Pourcel Gives Kawasaki its First GP Win of the Season
29 April 2008
After two difficult rounds for the Grand Prix Kawasaki Racing team Sébastien Pourcel claimed the fourth GP win of his career in Agueda, Portugal. After two very wet events there was at last a dry GP in Agueda, a regular venue for the FIM Motocross World Championship. Travelling straight from Spain to Portugal the team members as well as the riders enjoyed the sunny weather even if it was pretty difficult to get used to the high temperatures. As usual in Portugal the organisers did a perfect job preparing the layout.
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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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Leok & Priem Battle Hard in Portugal
29 April 2008
Kawasaki Racing Team’s Tanel Leok and Manuel Priem scrap it out at round three of the FIM MX1 World Championship at Agueda. Hot and sunny weather is warmly welcomed for round three of the FIM Motocross World Championship at Agueda in Portugal just one week after the mud and rain of the Spanish GP in Bellpuig. Although the conditions are much better than at round two, KRT riders Tanel Leok and Manuel Priem are still forced to battle hard for every point in two gruelling motos on the very technical Agueda circuit.
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Tough Time for Teka Suzuki in Portugal
29 April 2008
The Team Teka Suzuki WMX1 win streak in the 2008 FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship was finally broken at Agueda in Portugal as neither reigning MX1 World Champion Steve Ramon or series leader Ken De Dycker could finish on the podium on what proved to be a very tough day for the Teka team. In hot and sunny conditions - completely different to those experienced in Spain just one week earlier - Ramon was able keep a hold of his second place in the series with 6-4 finishes while De Dycker turned a six point lead into a 25-point deficit after suffering all weekend long with blistered hands which caused him to struggle to get to grips with the Agueda circuit.
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Philippaerts New Series Leader After Double Podium
29 April 2008
A sun-blessed and roasting Grand Prix of Portugal at the stunning Agueda circuit was the perfect remedy for the FIM Motocross World Championship after the sea of rain and mud that washed out the Spanish visit last weekend. The splendid stage for round three of fifteen, south of the city of Porto, witnessed the Yamaha Monster Motocross Team score a double podium result with David Philippaerts finishing second and Josh Coppins third on the works YZ450FMs. Philippaerts won a moto and was second in the other race, while Coppins seized his first silverware of the season after a thrilling move past champion Steve Ramon for third spot on the final corner of the last lap. On the podium Philippaerts picked up the red-plate to signify his new status as MX1-GP championship leader for the first time. He is also the first Italian to sit at the top of the points table since the inception of the MX1-GP class in 2004.
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Sensational Cairoli Sweeps Portuguese GP
28 April 2008
MX2-GP World Champion Antonio Cairoli stormed the Grand Prix of Portugal at a sun-soaked Agueda circuit in front of 18,000 spectators to win both motos and claim his first victory of the season and also take the lead in the 2008 standings after three rounds of fifteen. Despite still suffering from the last affects of a throat infection - he only stopped taking antibiotics on Friday - Cairoli was back to his stylish and ruthless best; the sort of form and spectacular flamboyance that won 13 from 14 Grand Prix in 2007. The Sicilian of the Yamaha Red Bull De Carli team defeated main title rivals Tyla Rattray and Tommy Searle with two dominant displays on his YZ250F.
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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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Max Nagl Struggles with Sun in Portugal
28 April 2008
Red Bill KTM MX1 factory rider Max Nagl put in a difficult day on the track in Aguela, Spain ahead of the Portuguese MX1 Grand Prix on Sunday, suffering from slight sunstroke from the hot Portuguese sun.
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Francisco 'Chaleco' Lopez Finshes 2nd Overall
28 April 2008
Reds Bull KTM riders Tyla Rattray, Tommy Searle and Rui Goncalves all put in good results in the qualifying races for Sunday's MX2 Grand Prix with Rattray winning race one and Searle second, Goncalves sixth in race two.
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Ratteray-Cairoli Wrestle Set for Toda’s Portuguese GP
27 April 2008
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.
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Teka Suzuki Team in MX1 Top Eight
27 April 2008
Team Teka Suzuki WMX1 riders Ken De Dycker and Steve Ramon - who are currently running first and second in the MX1 World Championship - both qualified inside the top eight for tomorrow's GP of Portugal, the third round of the series. Conditions at the technical Agueda circuit were perfect as great weather and constant grooming kept the red-soil surface in prime condition for the official timed practise session.
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World MX1 Leaders Set For Portugal
25 April 2008
Team Teka Suzuki WMX1 and its hard working members are ready for the third round of the FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship to be held at Agueda in Portugal this weekend.
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Portuguese GP Debrief
19 April 2008
The third round of this season’s 18-event championship took place at the Estoril Circuit in Portugal last weekend with Fiat Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi scoring a second consecutive podium result on Bridgestone tyres, finishing in third place after a tough 28-lap grand prix. Other strong performances from John Hopkins and reigning world champion Casey Stoner made it three Bridgestone-shod riders in the top six, but it was not an easy weekend for the tyre manufacturer, with uncharacteristically unsettled Portuguese weather adding to the difficulties over the three days.
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Further Improvements For Kawasaki
16 April 2008
Following a superb fifth place finish for John Hopkins yesterday at Estoril, the Kawasaki Racing Team concluded today's post-race test with more positive results. Both Hopkins and Anthony West improved on their race lap times, whilst making further set-up enhancements to their Ninja ZX-RR machines. Having achieved his best result so far for Kawasaki yesterday, Hopkins worked closely with Bridgestone to evaluate a series of rear tyre options. The 24-year-old improved his race pace around the 4.182km circuit using a new specification rear tyre, which he felt made a big difference to the handling of his machine.
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Ducati Marlboro Team End Portuguese Visit With Test
16 April 2008
The Ducati Marlboro Team ended a four-day spell at the Estoril circuit today with a testing session that took place in warm and sunny conditions, with track temperatures reaching 40ºC. Stoner worked hard all day and ended the session satisfied with his progress after setting a consistent pace in the 1'37s on race tyres and concluding an intense programme of development in positive fashion. The World Champion now returns home to Australia for a well-earned rest before heading on to China for the fourth Grand Prix of the season on May 4th.
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Repsol Honda Men Make More Progress
15 April 2008
Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden put in another day’s good work at sunny Estoril yesterday, testing Michelin tyres, fine-tuning machine setup and evaluating new chassis parts. The main focus of the post-Portuguese Grand Prix session was tyre testing, both riders trying a variety of different compounds. Joint World Championship leader Pedrosa used qualifying tyres to clock the fastest lap of the day while Hayden preferred to con centrate on riding in race trim with race tyres, recording the fastest lap of the day on race tyres and improving on his best lap during Sunday’s race.
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Valuable Day’s Work For Rossi
15 April 2008
After his hard fought third in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix, Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi was back out on track yesterday for a one-day test at Estoril. The team are anxious to take every chance to continue the crucial development process between the Yamaha M1 and the Bridgestone tyres and today’s test was focused on just this.
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