"Everts and friends" charity race featured many of the top MX GP riders

The GP free weekend gathered the motocross enthusiasts to Genk for a good cause as the eighth "Everts and friends" charity race featured many of the top GP riders. ICE1Racing rider Rui Gonçalves together with the team manager Antti Pyrhönen and team owner Kimi Räikkönen attended the race with good spirits. Gonçalves made it all the way to the final.     As the FIM World Championship tour took a break, many of the top riders lined up to the start in Genk for a good cause. The eighth "Everts and friends" charity race featured not only current GP stars, but also great motocross names from which the host Stefan Everts himself was one of the most interesting in the start. ICE1Racing team colors were presented by the Portuguese rider Rui Gonçalves, who made his way all the way to the final.Also the team owner Kimi Räikkönen together with the team manager Antti Pyrhönen met the motocross fans. Räikkönen teamed up in the motocross-cyclocross relay and finished in the top four. "This is a great event, we have enjoyed the day tremendously. It is great to see so many motocross fans enjoying the sport and supporting such a good cause", commented Räikkönen after the race. Pyrhönen took part along with the GP starts and made it through to the second round. "I love riding and today was truly a great day to return to the racing tracks", cheered the team manager Antti Pyrhönen, who finished his career as a professional rider last season. "I think we were riding really well with Kimi today, but the arm pump kept us from claiming the victory", laughed Pyrhönen. The charity race supports the children and young people by donating all the proceeds for good cause. Visit Everts and friends for more details. Ice One Racing use Samco Sport hoses, click here to see what Samco Products Are Available For Your Bike

BRITISH young gun Luke Mossey will stand in for the injured Luca Marconi in the PTR Honda World Supersport team at this weekend's eighth round of the World Supersport Championship at Moscow in Russia

BRITISH young gun Luke Mossey will stand in for the injured Luca Marconi in the PTR Honda World Supersport team at this weekend's eighth round of the World Supersport Championship at Moscow in Russia.

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Marconi suffered a broken arm at the last round of WSS at Imola in Italy and the injury has not recovered enough for him to race in Russia, so he has withdrawn from the event.

Mossey is a podium finisher in British Supersport and at just 20 years-old has a promising future ahead of him in racing.

Mossey said: "I can't wait to get with the PTR team, I am so happy to be racing in Russia. This is my first time racing in WSS abroad, so my aim is to hopefully do a good job for the team and myself and see where it leads from there."

PTR Honda Team Manager Simon Buckmaster said: "Unfortunately we had very late news from Luca on Saturday that he cannot ride for us due to a broken arm. That said, we have managed to secure Luke Mossey, a young British rider who we have been watching for a couple of years. He is a good talent.

"It is hard to step into WSS mid season with everyone up to speed but I am sure Luke will surprise people and put in a good performance - we are excited to see what he can achieve with PTR in Russia."

The eighth round of the World Supersport Championship is on Sunday 21st July at 1330 local time, with practice and qualifying sessions on the Friday and Saturday.

Kawasaki Unveils 2014 KX450F & KX250F

2014 KX250F

Kawasaki's off-road and motocross heritage stretches back forty years, the Kawasaki KX model line is justifiably famous and hugely successful in terms of race and Championship wins; the most recent of which being the domination of the 2013 AMA Supercross Championship by Ryan Villopoto on his factory KX450F.

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Displaying many features developed by Villopoto and other top factory racers, the new 2014 KX250F and KX450F have been further refined and updated to deliver the race winning ability and season-long durability that Team Green machines are revered for. 


For the KX250F, the headline news for the coming year is the addition of electronic launch control, a feature that will make it a “must have” bike in the MX2 paddock. Established as a hole-shot grabber for the KX450F, the addition of the simple to use left handlebar push-button feature for the 250cc machine adds an ever greater layer of desirability to the already highly successful package.

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 Also new on the KX250F are front engine mount revisions for better front wheel grip, new handlebar grips, modifications to the gear selector and gearbox selector dogs and revised settings for the SFF front fork and rear Uni-Trak suspension settings.


Still remaining is a huge power and traction advantage of dual fuel injectors allied to a straight inlet tract plus the ability to change engine map settings trackside with the aid of three “plug and play” options for normal, soft and hard pack tracks.

Riders who want to further fine-tune their mount – or look at several hours of recorded machine data – the optional factory Fi calibration kit will again be available for both the KX250F and KX450F making them among the most tuneable and easy to re-map machines in the paddock.


Having dominated the indoor AMA Supercross Championship again in 2013, Ryan Villopoto considers the KX450F as an ideal weapon of choice in the cut and thrust of a sport that is followed by millions in the USA and around the globe.


Changes to the incoming KX450F are naturally focused on keeping sacred what has become a formidable machine of choice for Supercross and MX1 riders while making small changes and upgrades to keep Kawasaki’s KX range leader in front of the chasing pack.


With revised settings, the highly adjustable PSF pneumatic front fork remains a key feature of the 450F and so too does the electronic launch control mode plus the bridge bottom piston technology both of which were developed by factory Kawasaki teams in the white heat of MX1 and Supercross competition.

July/August is the expected date for first release models to be available for sale.

Bad weather cancels opening stage of Ruta 40 In The HRC Honda CRF 450 Rally

Organisers of the 2013 Desafio Ruta 40 rally in Argentina were forced to cancel today’s opening stage due to bad weather which prevented any flying operations for the event’s helicopters.

Team HRC riders, Helder Rodrigues and Javier Pizzolito, completed the initial liaison ride in wet weather this morning for an 0715 start in preparation for today’s scheduled 372km stage from San Salvador de Jujuy to San Miguel de Tucumán.

However, as the weather deteriorated, the stage was cancelled and the riders moved to the intended destination via national roads, completing at total of 443km liaison for the day.

The first timed kilometers of the rally will be contested tomorrow in a special stage that will link San Miguel de Tucumán with San Fernando del valle de Catamarca. The stage will count on only one selective section of 346.51km and will begin at 0900. Team HRC general manager, Martino Bianchi, commented: “It is a real shame that this bad weather has started now, after we have enjoyed a week of fine weather since we arrived in Argentina. Hopefully the situation will be better for tomorrow’s special stage and we can finally get this rally underway.”

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Ryan Villopoto wins third straight Supercross title

Newsflash, 30 April 2013
Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto wrapped up his third-consecutive Monster Energy Supercross title at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.  
Villopoto took the lead in the third turn and sprinted the entire 20-lap main event to hold off his championship rivals and secured the No. 1 plate for his KX450F for next season. With the championship in reach, Villopoto was cool and confident heading to Salt Lake City. In his heat race, the defending champion battled for the lead before settling for second. In order to clinch the championship, Villopoto needed to place ahead of his two closest rivals.

Rocketing off the start on his KX450F, he took hold of the lead by the third corner and began his sprint to the finish. Despite multiple attacks, Villopoto was able to edge out the field leading all 20 laps and winning his third straight Monster Energy Supercross Championship.

“It feels amazing,” said Villopoto. “The track was tough and any little mistake could have easily changed the result. We are all pushing so hard it was anyone’s race. It took a lot of hard work to get to this point and it takes a tight knit group to succeed at this level.”

By winning three straight supercross championships, Villopoto joins an elite group of riders that have achieved such a feat. Bob Hannah, Jeremy McGrath, and Ricky Carmichael are the only other riders to have won three in a row.

The finale of the 2013 Monster Energy Supercross season will take place at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. The racing will be intense as the Western and Eastern 250SX Regions will have their final round as well a face off against each other in the East/West Shootout.

Images from Frank Hoppen / Kawasaki Motors Corporation



Results
Monster Energy AMA Supercross
Rice-Eccles Stadium – Salt Lake City, Utah
April 27, 2013

450SX Main Event

1. RYAN VILLOPOTO, MONSTER ENERGY KAWASAKI
2. Davi Millsaps, Suzuki
3. Ryan Dungey, KTM
4. Trey Canard, Honda
5. Justin Barcia, Honda
6. Justin BRayton, Yamaha
7. Josh Hill, Suzuki
8. Andrew Short, KTM
9. Weston Peick, Suzuki
10. Chad Reed, Honda
13. JAKE WEIMER, MONSTER ENERGY KAWASAKI

450SX Championship Standings

1. RYAN VILLOPOTO, MONSTER ENERGY KAWASAKI, 346
2. Davi Millsaps, Suzuki, 318
3. Ryan Dungey, KTM, 315
4. Justin Barcia, Honda, 261
5. Chad Reed, Honda, 224
6. Trey Canard, Honda, 220
7. Andrew Short, KTM, 202
8. Justin Brayton, Yamaha, 177
9. James Stewart, Suzuki, 174
10. Broc Tickle, Suzuki, 165
11. JAKE WEIMER, MONSTER ENERGY KAWASAKI, 139

Honda World Motocross chooses SamcoSport hoses for 2013

The Honda World Motocross team has gained a new technical partner for 2013 in SamcoSport®, which is an experienced manufacturer that provides hoses for the factory Honda CRF450R race machines of Evgeny Bobryshev and Max Nagl. These hi-performance hoses have been designed and manufactured to the highest possible quality especially for the specification of the factory team’s high performance CRF450R, which is raced in the toughest of conditions in the MX1 World Championship. SamcoSport® hoses are made by hand in the UK with each hose being 100% visually inspected before it leaves the factory and all hoses are manufactured from the finest European silicones that are specifically designed for automotive use. This outstanding quality combined with the hoses' SamTek™ lining  (which was developed by SamcoSport®), used specifically in the construction of their hoses, delivers outstanding resistance in the harshest of environments, which is a credit to the 12 years experience that the innovative company can boast. SamcoSport's testing is also second to none. With a permanently staffed laboratory, which is unique within the performance hose industry, the company is constantly developing its range of hoses for bikes, cars and other automotive products. “SamcoSport is very pleased to have been chosen as a technical partner by such a prestigious team as the Honda World Motocross team. We look forward to developing new hoses throughout the season, which we are confident will further enhance the performance of the cooling system, to help to put both bike and rider at the front of the pack,” said Mark Hale - SamcoSport® UK Product Development Manager The Honda World Motocross team is currently using the striking blue hoses from the wide range of Samco colours, and with a proven reliability along with a good performance, it has added an impressive touch to the factory machines raced by two of the fastest riders in the World. Part of the development programme for SamcoSport® is to put the hoses through the toughest of environments, and the partnership with Honda allows the hoses to be demonstrated racing at the highest level in the MX1 World Championship. “For us it is important to know that every component of our bikes are at the highest quality with every product we use considered carefully to ensure that no stone is left unturned when we compete against the best riders in the World. With Samco’s history and experience, they add not only a good look to my bike, but we know we can rely on the quality hose to do the job we need it to in some of the most demanding conditions. I’m pleased we can work with SamcoSport to develop their products,” said Evgeny Bobryshev, Honda World Motocross team rider. SamcoSport® was the original performance hose brand and the company pioneered the development of the direct replacement aftermarket hose. There is a vast array of products that can be purchased for numerous applications by visiting www.samcosport.com.