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It’s official…Josh Hansen is becoming a rockstar

Motocross Monday 27 March 2006

The million dollar baby is becoming a couch potato until the 2006 AMA Outdoor season…I give him 4 rounds until he wimps out and cries from blisters or a dusty pair of shoes…

KTM Press Newsletter

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KTM NORTH AMERICA
Josh Hansen to sit out remaining 2006 SX Season due to back injury (21.03.2006)
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Due to a nagging back injury sustained before the start of the season, Josh Hansen will not be contesting the remainder of the 2006 Supercross series.

Red Bull KTM Supercross Team Manager Larry Brooks said, “We want to make sure that Josh is 100% healthy. We have sent him to numerous doctors and specialists to ensure that the problems Josh is experiencing are fully diagnosed and then treated. We do not want to have reoccurring injuries for our young rider. He will now concentrate on his health and take the remaining 2006 Supercross season off and make a full comeback for the 2006 Outdoor Nationals.”

Jay Marmont will continue to contest the East Coast Supercross series and is currently 19th in the East Coast series points standings.

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Motopark…racing, riding, rentals and now high class wrenching

Motocross Monday 27 March 2006

Motopark Canada’s Motocross Playground

For Immediate Release

Motoparks General Manager, Kristen DeJong, announced today that Tim Marks will move his Titan Racing—Canfield, Ontario operation to Motopark effective April 1.

Tim commented that the move to Motopark will provide him with the opportunity to specialize in the modification and repair of engines and suspension on racing motorcycles

It will also allow immediate testing of the work on a professional motocross track. This will afford amateur racers a level of machine preparation and testing that is usually reserved for professionals.

Motoparks staff of trained instructors will be able to further assist riders with the testing of their modifications at the Motopark facility.

Tim will also be expanding Motoparks off-road training programs by conducting seminars on suspension set up and maintenance for mechanics, parents and racers in Motoparks Training Centre.

Kristen commented, “The addition of Tim to our Motopark family co-incides with a complete renovation of our pro shop and creates new opportunities for the park and amateur motocrossers. This is one of several announcements we will be making in the coming months which will help take amateur racing in Canada to a new level.”

For further information: Motopark, 622794 Motopark Rd., Chatsworth, Ontario N0H 1G0

www.motoparkracing.com tel 519 794-2434 email motopark@log.on.ca

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Mike ALessi and Bret Metcalfe…GNCC title contenders?

Motocross Monday 27 March 2006

KTM Press Newsletter

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KTM NORTH AMERICA
WORCS; Round 3, Lake Havasu City, AZ: Mike Alessi competes in his first WORCS Round and wins (21.03.2006)
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Mike Alessi is known for his quick starts and agility and is now also known for his endurance as the oldest Alessi brother took on his first WORCS race and made winning look easy.

In Lake Havasu, AZ Mike Alessi lined up with off-road riding greats Ty Davis, Mike Kiedrowski, Nate Woods and Lance Smail. Some of motocross’ best even came out, like Ryan Hughes and Brett Metcalfe. Once the gate dropped, nothing mattered to Mike except for getting out in front. Bobby Garrison grabbed the holeshot and Alessi was second off the line with Ricky Dietrich and Brett Metcalfe snapping at his back wheel. The four riders were in a league of their own as they left the rest of the group behind them. By the third lap Alessi was battling with Brett Metcalfe for the lead and running flawlessly on the technical course. Alessi’s pit stop was quick and seamless, while Metcalfe ran into problems and moved into second. KTM Teammate Bobby Bonds ran into difficulties at the start of the race and collected a DNF, while Mike Corder was battling a serious flu and also faced technical problems. He finished mid-twenties. Kellon Walch had a little luck on his side as the Las Vegas resident blasted off the gates midpack, stayed strong, but also dealt with technical issues. He finished 17th.

After finishing and taking the overall win, Alessi said, “That is the hardest thing I have ever done”. That statement rang true for other off-roads riders as bikes blew up, riders ran into technical difficulties or simply could not finish due to the demanding WORCS course.

WORCS results; Round 3, Lake Havasu City, AZ (top 7)

1. Mike Alessi KTM
2. Bret Melcalfe
3. Ryan Hughes
4. Bobby Garrison
5. Lance Smail
6. Russ Pearson
7. Ricky Dietrich

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KTM proves it’s ad slogan..”Ready to Race”

Offroad Monday 27 March 2006

KTM Press Newsletter

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KTM NORTH AMERICA
6 Hours of Glen Helen; David Pearson and Matt Gosnell dominate (20.03.2006)
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The first round of the Endurance Series kicked off at the famed Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, CA and David Pearson and Matt Gosnell ran a flawless 6 Hour race, never to be contested.

Under gray and rainy skies, David Pearson was the lead rider for the two-man KTM team and found himself in front of 148 other competitors by the second lap, in muddy and sloppy conditions. When Matt Gosnell took over, he was also faced with a muddy main track and kept charging the 10.5 mile long course, lapping all the way up to third place.

Pearson and Gosnell ran a stock KTM 450 XC and both the riders and the motorcycle ran perfectly, again proving KTM is “Ready to Race.”

The next two scheduled races of this endurance series contain the 12 Hour and 24 Hour race.

Gosnell and Pearson now lead the series

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AMA National Enduro round 2

Offroad Monday 27 March 2006

KTM Press Newsletter

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KTM NORTH AMERICA
AMA National Enduro; Round 2, Greensboro, GA (20.03.2006)
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The Enduro series moved to Georgia for the second round of the AMA National series and KTM Off-Road rider Mike Lafferty placed third, continuing to hold the series points lead.

The conditions were great for Enduro racing with a cool overcast day and tight wooded sections with nine challenging segments. Lafferty got off to an usually slow start but soon bounced back and regained precious points at the first and second gas stops. Russell Bobbitt, Mike Lafferty and Stephan Edmonson went check for check until the end of the race, where Bobbitt edged out Edmonson by 19 seconds for the win.

AMA National Enduro Results, Greensboro GA

1. Russell Bobbitt KTM
2. Steven Edmonson KTM
3. Mike Lafferty KTM
4. Jason Chancey KTM
5. Rich Lafferty KTM
6. Nick Faringer
7. Mike Grizzle KTM
8. Fred Hoess
9. Andrew Kendrick
10. Tommy Veator KTM

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Stefan Everts…the man, the legend is ready for his next MX1 Championship

Motocross Monday 27 March 2006

Everts takes another win at Valance

19/3/2006

Rinaldi Yamaha rider Stefan Everts continued his victorious pre-season form by taking another overall triumph at the Valance International in France yesterday.

The Belgian and reigning MX1 World Champion has won every major ‘warm-up’ event since the motocross calendar cranked into life at Mantova, Italy in February. His fifth success in as many weeks arrived thanks to another 1-1 set of results. He holeshotted both motos and enjoyed a tussle with KTM’s Mickael Pichon in the first race before defeating his great rival. In the second sprint he controlled the heat from the first turn until the chequered flag.

“In the first race I holeshotted but I had a small crash after a few laps and that put me back to fourth,” he said. “Two laps later I had worked my way back to second and was attacking Pichon. It was a difficult track to pass and we had a tough battle; it must have been quite spectacular for the fans! Towards the end I was able to make a pass and won the heat.” “In the second moto my start was again very good,” he added. “Another holeshot meant that I was able to lead from start to finish. After fifteen minutes I already had a small gap over the others.”

Everts has now guided the YZ 450FM to the top of the podium in Belgium, Italy, France (twice) and the United Kingdom and is perfectly placed to stretch the run into the first round of the 2006 FIM World Championships that will take place on April 1st/2nd at Zolder in Belgium for the Grand Prix of Flanders.

“This was my last race until Zolder and the whole pre-season period has left me with a great feeling,” he concluded. “I will train hard for another few days and then take a small break before the first Grand Prix so that my body is fresh. To start so well in Valance was something incredible. Half of the race is won with a holeshot. In the past I have been struggling but we have worked on the bike and hopefully we will have a hard package to beat for the GPs.”

Cedric Melotte is still recovering from his injured wrist but was able to post results of 16th and 10th. Bike it Yamaha’s Julien Bill grabbed a decent 6th position in the second moto.

MX1 Moto1
1 Everts
2 Pichon
3 Tortelli
4 T.Leok
5 Leuret
6 Demaria
7 S.Pourcel
8 Friebergs
9 Martin
10 Theybers
16 Melotte

MX1 Moto2
1 Everts
2 Tortelli
3 Pichon
4 S.Pourcel
5 Leuret
6 Bill
7 Demaria
8 Breugelmans
9 Martin
10 Melotte

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Tortelli and Pichon podium in France

Motocross Monday 27 March 2006

KTM Press Newsletter

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MX1 — Valance International Tortelli and Pichon take podium spots in France (20.03.2006)
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Pichon fought with rampant defending World Champ Stefan Everts in the first race and was narrowly defeated after an exciting battle. In the second event it was Tortelli who clung onto the roost of Everts with Pichon in third.

After a busy pre-season developing the 450 SXF the two former Champions marked their best finishes of 2006 in the tricky French terrain and will now look towards Zolder and the Grand Prix of Flanders, the first round of fifteen in the 2006 contest, on April 1st/2nd.

“We still did not beat Everts but we managed to get very close and the distance is now minimal,” said KTM Motorsport Manager Kurt Nicoll who was present at Valance. “Sebastien was riding really well and made his best results of the pre-season. Mickael was fast and fought with Stefan for the first race win so it was an encouraging weekend. The first Grand Prix is almost here and we are happy with how the development of the team is coming along.”

Moto1

1 Stefan Everts. 2 Mickael Pichon. 3 Sebastien Tortelli. 4 Tanel Leok. 5 Pascal Leuret. 6 Yves Demaria. 7 Sebastien Pourcel. 8 Lauris Freibergs. 9 Christophe Martin. 10 Danny Theybers.

Moto2

1 Stefan Everts. 2 Sebastien Tortelli. 3 Mickael Pichon. 4 Sebastien Pourcel. 5 Pascal Leuret. 6 Julian Bill. 7 Yves Demaria. 8 Sven Breugelmans. 9 Christophe Martin. 10 Cedric Melotte

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UFO Corse Yamaha…an Italian snowmobile rider required

Offroad Monday 27 March 2006

Enduro 1 : Sixth for Micheluz
Round: 1 - Sweden
Circuit: Östersund
Date: 19 March 2006
Crowd: 4500
Temp: 5ºC
Weather: Sunny

With UFO Corse Yamaha team rider Arnau Vilanova unable to compete in Sweden due to having injured his ribs while training for the event Italian Maurizio Micheluz competed as the team’s only E1 rider. Having never raced in winter conditions before Maurizio placed in sixth on both days showing that despite feeling far from at home in the cold, slippery conditions he was able to produce consistent results and finish both days comfortably inside the top 10.

Finn Petri Pohjamo and Spaniard Ivan Cervantes claimed a day win each in Sweden with Cervantes claiming the lead in the E1 championship standings ahead of Pohjamo and Sweden’s Peter Bergvall. Having finishing in sixth on both days Maurizio currently lies in sixth position in the E1 standings with seven rounds remaining.

Race classification Enduro 1

Round: 1 - Sweden
Circuit: Östersund
Lap Record: 62′ 47.770 (Ivan Cervantes, 2006)

Race: 1 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 P. Pohjamo TM FIN 66′ 46.540
2 I. Cervantes KTM ESP +14.870
3 S. Albergoni Honda ITA +18.540
4 P. Bergvall Suzuki SWE +23.870
5 B. Oblucki Husqvarna POL +1′ 12.150
6 M. Micheluz Yamaha ITA +1′ 38.910
7 A. Belometti KTM ITA +1′ 51.230
8 R. Carlsson Yamaha SWE +2′ 0.710
9 H. Rodrigues Yamaha POR +2′ 12.900
10 F. Georgsson KTM SWE +2′ 15.440
11 M. Hartmann KTM GER +3′ 35.200
12 P. Olsson Yamaha SWE +5′ 19.130
13 L. Holm KTM FIN +5′ 2,704.000
14 F. Blanc KTM FRA +6′ 51.960

Race 2: 1 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 I. Cervantes KTM ESP 62′ 47.770
2 P. Bergvall Suzuki SWE +26.490
3 B. Oblucki Husqvarna POL +27.690
4 P. Pohjamo TM FIN +44.910
5 S. Albergoni Honda ITA +48.440
6 M. Micheluz Yamaha ITA +1′ 17.840
7 A. Belometti KTM ITA +1′ 29.690
8 R. Carlsson Yamaha SWE +1′ 47.640
9 F. Georgsson KTM SWE +2′ 27.580
10 H. Rodrigues Yamaha POR +2′ 57.330
11 P. Olsson Yamaha SWE +3′ 43.390
12 M. Hartmann KTM GER +3′ 48.620
13 M. Andreasson Suzuki SWE +4′ 10.180
14 L. Holm KTM FIN +4′ 47.360
15 F. Blanc KTM FRA +6 ‘ 11.310
16 M. Wiberg Honda SWE +8′ 53.100

Fastest Race Lap:
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 I. Cervantes KTM ESP 62′ 47.770

Championship standings Enduro 1

Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points
1 Ivan Cervantes KTM ESP 47
2 Petri Pohjamo TM FIN 43
3 Peter Bergvall Suzuki SWE 40
4 Simone Albergoni Honda ITA 36
5 Bartosz Oblucki Husqvarna POL 36
6 Mauricio Micheluz Yamaha ITA 30
7 Alessandro Belometti KTM ITA 28
8 Robert Carlsson Yamaha SWE 26
9 Frederik Georgsson KTM SWE 23
10 Helder Rodrigues Yamaha POR 23
11 Mike Hartmann KTM GER 19
12 Pär Olsson Yamaha SWE 19
13 Leit Holm KTM FIN 15
14 Freddy Blanc KTM FRA 13
15 Matts Andreasson Suzuki SWE 8
16 Mikael Wiberg Honda SWE 5
17 Arnau Vilanova Yamaha ESP 0
18 Giuseppe Gallino Yamaha ITA 0
19 Philip Powderly TM IRL 0
20 Emilio Comotti Honda ITA 0

Manufacturers standings Enduro 1

Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 KTM 47
2 TM 43
3 Suzuki 40
4 Husqvarna 36
4 Honda 36
5 Yamaha 30

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UFO Corse Yamaha…Enduro 2

Offroad Monday 27 March 2006

Enduro 2 : Aubert third on WEC debut
Round: 1 - Sweden
Circuit: Östersund
Date: 19 March 2006
Crowd: 4500
Temp: 5ºC
Weather: Sunny

UFO Corse Yamaha rider Johnny Aubert finished the opening round of the 2006 World Enduro Championship with two impressive third place positions in the competitive Enduro 2 class. Making his WEC debut at the Swedish event, the former motocross rider showed that not only is he a fast learner, but that he has the speed to challenge the series’ more established riders for podium positions. Placing less than one-minute behind class winner Samuli Aro on day one, Aubert managed to win one of the day’s special tests while remaining smooth, aggressive and consistent. On day two the Frenchman again rode well finishing just 37 seconds behind Aro, who again claimed the class win. In finishing in third position on both days Johnny is currently in third position in the E2 world championship standings, just 10 points behind Aro and four points behind runner-up Mika Ahola.

Disappointingly the season opener wasn’t a good one for Australian Stefan Merriman. After injury wrecked his 2005 season the former world champion hoped to get his 2006 campaign off to a strong start but struggled to master the challenging conditions in Sweden. Placing fifth on day one Merriman faired even worse on day two and despite not making any serious mistakes on either of the event’s motocross, enduro or extreme tests he placed in sixth.

Johnny Aubert
“It’s been a great weekend for me. Finishing third on day one was incredible for me, a great surprise. I hoped to learn during the race and before the race I hoped to finish inside the top 10. I am not sure why I was so fast because I didn’t make so much training in these conditions. I enjoyed day one but it is so difficult adjusting to the conditions.

“Although I finished third again on day two I didn’t feel as good as I did on day one. I rode consistently all day, which I think really helped me. I didn’t make any big mistakes and managing to finish on the podium again is great - a perfect start to my first world championship enduro season.”

Stefan Merriman
“The best part of this weekend for me has been the finish of the race because I have had two very disappointing days. I really struggled on both days to be honest, I couldn’t ride like I wanted to on day one and just paddled my way around the tests as best I could. It feels to me like you have to ride almost out of control, with little control of the front wheel. I like to ride knowing exactly what the front wheel of my bike is doing. If I don’t have a good, positive feeling from the front wheel I don’t have the confidence to push hard. That’s exactly what has happened this weekend, I haven’t had the confidence to push hard.

“I didn’t have any crashes on the tests but I had several in the checks. I did try making some changes to my bike for the second day but they didn’t make any real difference. No, it’s not been the best of weekends for me.”

David Knight claimed top honours on both days in the Enduro 3 class finishing ahead of Finn Marko Tarkkala with Sweden’s Bjorne Carlsson claiming third on both days.

Race classification Enduro 2

Round: 1 - Sweden
Circuit: Östersund
Lap Record: 60′ 51.650 (Samuli Aro, 2006)

Race: 1 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 S. Aro KTM FIN 64′ 53.340
2 M. Ahola Honda FIN +26.720
3 J. Aubert Yamaha FRA +59.600
4 V. Salonen HusaBerg FIN +2′ 9.090
5 S. Merriman Yamaha AUS +2′ 37.550
6 F. Planet KTM FRA +3′ 5.130
7 P. Silvan KTM FIN +3′ 8.870
8 P. Wicksell KTM SWE +3′ 54.350
9 R. Rihelainen HusaBerg FIN +3′ 59.640
10 C. Guerrero GasGas ESP +4′ 8.510
11 E. McConnell TM GBR +4′ 15.130
12 X. Galindo KTM ESP +4′ 25.500
13 T. Klutz Sherco BEL +4′ 28.500
14 A. Beconi Beta ITA +4′ 46.540
15 F. Dini Yamaha ITA +5′ 35.980
16 G. Canova Husqvarna ITA +5′ 58.040
17 CJ. Bjerkert KTM SWE +6′ 16.600
18 P. Nurminen HusaBerg FIN +6′ 31.740
19 T. Burman HusaBerg SWE +7′ 0.020
20 A. Botturi Aprilia ITA +7′ 4.090

Race 2: 1 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 S. Aro KTM FIN 60′ 51.650
2 M. Ahola Honda FIN +44.700
3 J. Aubert Yamaha FRA +1′ 9.740
4 F. Planet KTM FRA +3′ 2.580
5 V. Salonen HusaBerg FIN +3′ 12.570
6 S. Merriman Yamaha AUS +3′ 14.860
7 P. Silvan KTM FIN +3′ 41.160
8 C. Guerrero GasGas ESP +3′ 44.220
9 T. Klutz Sherco BEL +4′ 16.860
10 X. Galindo KTM ESP +4′ 44.310
11 A. Botturi Aprilia ITA +4′ 53.120
12 F. Andersson KTM SWE +4′ 54.450
13 F. Dini Yamaha ITA +4′ 56.260
14 R. Rihelainen HusaBerg FIN +5′ 0.860
15 A. Beconi Beta ITA +5′ 5.890
16 E. McConnell TM GBR +5′ 30.070
17 P. Nurminen HusaBerg FIN +5′ 57.470
18 CJ. Bjerkert KTM SWE +6′ 7.660
19 P. Wicksell KTM SWE +6′ 11.240
20 G. Canova Husqvarna ITA +6′ 18.390

Fastest Race Lap:
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 S. Aro KTM FIN 60′ 51.650

Championship standings Enduro 2

Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points
1 Samuli Aro KTM FIN 50
2 Mika Ahola Honda FIN 44
3 Johnny Aubert Yamaha FRA 40
4 Valtteri Salonen HusaBerg FIN 34
5 Fabien Planet KTM FRA 33
6 Stefan Merriman Yamaha AUS 31
7 Petteri Silvan KTM FIN 28
8 Cristobal Guerrero GasGas ESP 24
9 Xavier Galindo KTM ESP 20
10 Thierry Klutz Sherco BEL 20
11 Riku Rihelainen HusaBerg FIN 19
12 Euan McConnell TM GBR 15
13 Patrik Wicksell KTM SWE 15
14 Fabrizio Dini Yamaha ITA 14
15 Andrea Beconi Beta ITA 13
16 Alessandro Botturi Aprilia ITA 11
17 Fritz Andersson KTM SWE 9
18 Carl Johan Bjerkert KTM SWE 7
19 Pentti Nurminen HusaBerg FIN 7
20 Giuseppe Canova Husqvarna ITA 6

Manufacturers standings Enduro 2

Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 KTM 50
2 Honda 44
3 Yamaha 40
4 HusaBerg 34
5 GasGas 24
6 Sherco 20
7 TM 15
8 Beta 13
9 Aprilia 11
10 Husqvarna 6

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Knight time in Sweden…Round 1 of the WEC

Offroad Monday 27 March 2006

KTM Press Newsletter

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2006 FIM World Enduro Championship Rnd 1 Grand Prix of Sweden - Day 2 (19.03.2006)
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The strong start KTM’s factory enduro team riders made on day one of the opening round of the ’06 WEC series got even better on day two where Ivan Cervantes topped the Enduro 1 class, Samuli Aro the Enduro 2 class and David Knight the Enduro 3 class. In doing so the three KTM riders now lead the E1, E2 and E3 world championship standings.

In the Enduro 1 class Ivan Cervantes went one better than he did on day one and topped the class by close to half a minute. Winning six of the day’s special tests the reigning E1 world champion showed just how good he is by mastering the difficult conditions – something most thought a former motocross rider from southern Europe would never do. Disappointingly day two was a frustrating one for his Italian team-mate Alessandro Belometti. Matching his day one finishing position of seventh, Belometti struggled to feel comfortably in the changing conditions and as a result saw several mistakes prevent him from finishing higher.

Riding at his absolute best, Finn Samuli Aro topped the Enduro 2 class as he did on day one, beating countryman Mika Ahola and French rider Johnny Aubert. Failing to win just two special tests in the E2 class the reigning Enduro 2 world champion placed 24 seconds ahead at the top of the class and finished as the day’s fastest overall rider. With two wins in Sweden Samuli now sits six points clear at the top of the E2 world championship standings. French rider Fabien Planet rode consistently on day two and placed in fifth position.

After topping the Enduro 3 class on day one, and beating Finnish team-mate Marko Tarkkala in the process, David Knight showed just how dominant a rider he has become in the WEC. On day two he repeated his class victory, beating Marko by 15 seconds, to claim a maximum 50 points and strengthen his lead at the top of the E3 world championship. With Marko finishing second after an uneventful day the two KTM riders finished comfortably ahead of Swede Björne Carlsson.

David Knight: “The conditions seemed to change all the time on day two, which makes each lap different. The first lap was quite tricky, my bike seemed to be moving around a lot more than on day one. There wasn’t much between myself and Marko in the morning when the tests were reasonably smooth but when they got rougher I was able to open up a lead. Once I had a good lead I eased off a bit so that I didn’t crash. I was really worried on the last lap that my chain would come off because of the frozen ruts.
“I spent one week trying to figure out how to ride with spiked tyres and it seems to have worked. I’ve really enjoyed learning how to ride on a different type of surface and terrain and I think having a winter enduro as the first round for the WEC has been a success. It’s the perfect start for me. I just hope that I can continue winning now.”

Samuli Aro: “I am really happy with the way I have ridden this weekend, especially on day two. I think the last time I was able to concentrate as well as I have this weekend in the special tests was over one year ago. It is a perfect start to the world championship for me, which is exactly what I wanted and worked for in the weeks and months leading up to the race.
“The race wasn’t exactly like we expected because there wasn’t as much snow as predicted. The organisers were ready for bad weather, but instead we got good weather. When it is so warm, like it has been in the afternoon on both days, it gets really hard to ride because spike tyres don’t work on stones. It’s been a great event though and a great start to my world championship.”

Ivan Cervantes: “Obviously I am very happy to have won today. Finishing second on day one in these conditions was like a victory for me but to actually finish first today is incredible, I never thought that I would be able to do this. I made one crash on day two, on the ice, but I didn’t loose too much time. I have really enjoyed the race but it has been hard. Five laps each day in the snow ruts really makes your legs ache.
“I think that having a new race to start the WEC is a really good thing, and I think that David and I have shown that it is possible for riders from outside of Scandinavia to do well with spiked tyres. I am looking forward to the races in Portugal and Spain now though.”

Alessandro Belometti: “On day one I made one big mistake on the enduro test and lost 30 seconds. After that, in the last enduro test, my chain came off and I lost a lot of time fitting it again. I ended up seventh, which was disappointing but I guess that is racing some times.
“On day two I struggled to find a good feeling in the ice and snow and I crashed a few times. When I pushed to try and get a good time I just made mistake after mistake. I like the idea of having different races in different types of conditions but the result wasn’t what I was hoping for. In Portugal, at the second round of the championship, I will push hard again and hopefully make better results in conditions that will suit me.”

Marko Tarkkala: “It’s been a good weekend for me with not too many problems. Day one went well for me but David was too fast. I didn’t really have any problems and enjoyed the day. On day two things were again very close between myself and David in the morning. Again I didn’t make any mistakes and again David was a little faster. It’s been good battling with him but it would have been nice to have won.”

2006 World Enduro Championship Rnd 1
Grand Prix of Sweden – Day 2

Enduro 1 class

1. Ivan Cervantes (KTM) 1.02:47.77; 2. Peter Bergvall (Suzuki) 1.03:14.26; 3. Bartosz Oblucki (Husqvarna) 1.03:15.46; 4. Petri Pohjamo ™ 1.03:32.68; 5. Simone Albergoni (Honda) 1.03:36.21; 6. Maurizio Micheluz (Yamaha) 1.04:05.61; 7. Alessandro Belometti (KTM) 1.04:17.46; 8. Robert Carlsson (Yamaha) 1.04:35.41; 9. Fredrik Georgsson (KTM) 1.05:15.35; 10. Helder Rodrigues (Yamaha) 1.05:45.10; 11. Par Olsson (Yamaha) 1.06:31.16; 12. Mike Hartman (KTM) 1.06:36.39; 13. Mats Andreasson (Suzuki) 1.06:57.95; 14. Leit Holm (KTM) 1.07:35.13; 15. Freddy Blanc (KTM) 1.08:59.08; 16. Mikael Wiberg (Honda) 1.11:40.87

Enduro 2
1. Samuli Aro (KTM) 1.00:51.65; 2. Mika Ahola (Honda) 1.01:36.35; 3. Johnny Aubert (Yamaha) 1.02:01.39; 4. Fabien Planet (KTM) 1.03:54.23; 5. Valtteri Salonen (Husaberg) 1.04:04.22; 6. Stefan Merriman (Yamaha) 1.04:06.51; 7. Petteri Silvan (KTM) 1.04:32.81; 8. Cristobal Guerrero (Gas Gas) 1.04:35.87; 9. Thierry Klutz (Sherco) 1.05:08.51; 10. Xavier Galindo (KTM) 1.05:35.96; 11. Alessandro Botturi (Aprilia) 1.05:44.77; 12. Fritz Andersson (KTM) 1.05:46.10; 13. Fabrizio Dini (Yamaha) 1.05:47.91; 14. Riku Rihelainen (Husaberg) 1.05:52.51; 15. Andrea Beconi (Beta) 1.05:57.54; 16. Euan McConnell ™ 1.06:21.72; 17. Pentti Nurminen (Husaberg) 1.06:49.12; 18. Johan Bjerkert (KTM) 1.06:59.31; 19. Patrik Wicksell (KTM) 1.07:02.89; 20. Giuseppe Canova (Husqvarna) 1.07:10.04

Enduro 3
1. David Knight (KTM) 1.01:01.75; 2. Marko Tarkkala (KTM) 1.02:27.07; 3. Bjorne Carlsson (Husaberg) 1.02:30.86; 4. Heikki Timonen (KTM) 1.05:04.58; 5. Daniel Persson (Husaberg) 1.05:17.68; 6. Seb Guillaume (Gas Gas) 1.05:21.98; 7. Vita Kuklik (KTM) 1.05:31.97; 8. Markus Kehr (KTM) 1.05:32.42; 9. Alessandro Zanni (Aprilia) 1.06:37.83; 10. Paolo Bernardi (Honda) 1.06:49.49; 11. Alessio Paoli ™ 1.07:57.45; 12. Michael Vukcevic (Sherco) 1.08:34.86; 13. Michal Rudolf (KTM) 1.08:37.29; 14. Daniel Johansson (Gas Gas) 1.08:51.09; 15. Kimmo Hintikka (KTM) 1.09:13.79

Enduro Junior
1. Joakim Ljunggren (Husaberg) 1.02:56.56; 2. Michal Szuster (Yamaha) 1.04:51.62; 3. Robert Kapajcik (Yamaha) 1.05:25.34; 4. Jake Stapleton ™ 1.05:30.09; 5. Oriol Mena (Gas Gas) 1.06:01.55; 6. Fredrik Kvarnstrom (KTM) 1.06:48.34; 7. Ricard Wressel (Husaberg) 1.07:06.66; 8. Olli Turma (KTM) 1.07:28.44; 9. Roni Nikander (KTM) 1.07:37.32; 10. Oskari Kantonen (Husqvarna) 1.07:43.44; 11. Jonas Karlsson KTM) 1.07:46.94; 12. Lorenzo Santolini (KTM) 1.08:41.32; 13. Sebastien Adielsson (Honda) 1.09:00.10; 14. Jesus Garcia (Yamaha) 1.09:04.75; 15. Jakub Horak (KTM) 1.09:08.91; 16. Jari Pulkkinen (Yamaha) 1.09:11.72; 17. Anton Nordh (KTM) 1.09:12.50; 18. Patrick Wikman (KTM) 1.09:18.66; 19. Fredrik Berg (KTM) 1.09:41.49; 20. Armand Monleon (KTM) 1.10:07.13

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