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GUILLAUME AND BOURGEOIS GET VICTORY IN POLAND WEC GP
16-06-2008
CH Racing Husqvarna riders Seb Guillaume and Marc Bourgeois ensured that Husqvarna's participation in the fourth round of the '08 World Enduro Championship was a success with Guillaume topping the Enduro 3 class and Bouregois the Enduro Junior class on day one.
With one month of dry weather before the event resulting in the GP of Poland being extremely dusty both riders produced their best results of the season so far. For Guillaume the event marked a return to two-stroke machinery having opted to revert back to a bike similar to that he used during his '08 WEC campaign. Switching to his preferred two-stroke machinery Guillaume claimed his first winning result of '08 at the GP of Poland as he topped the Enduro 3 class ahead of Finn Samuli Aro and Australian Stefan Merriman on day one. Expecting his Finnish E3 class rivals to dominate the two days of competition due to con ditions in Poland being extremely sandy, Seb certainly wasn't expecting to make a welcomed return to the top of a WEC podium. But after more than one-hour of special test action and having completed 11 special tests, three of which he won, that's exactly what the Frenchman did finishing just under 10 seconds ahead of Aro. Again riding well on day two Guillaume narrowly missed out on a second visit to the podium as he placed fourth and less than four seconds behind third placed Aro. With Finn Marko Tarkkala topping the class, and with Frenchman Christophe Nambotin finishing second, Seb found the second day difficult yet still managed to secure a great result. In the Enduro 2 class Spaniard Aaron Bernandez secured the CH Racing Husqvarna team's best result on day one with a well-deserved sixth. Aaron's highest WEC placing to date, the former motocross rider performed well on all three of the event's special tests. Disappointingly for the team Antoine Meo was forced to retire from day one with a mechanical problem. On day two the two Husqvarna's two E2 class riders suffered reversed fortunes as Bernandez failed to finish the day while Meo again showed that he is a fast learner when it comes to the WEC and narrowly missed a podium result. Hampered by the fact that he only got to ride each of the three different special tests once on day one, Meo put in two impressive laps early on day two and was headed towards another top three finish. But on the final lap the Frenchman crashed, which resulted in him dropping to fourth and missing the podium by less than two seconds. Despite his lack of experience Antoine again showed great speed in Poland.In the Enduro Junior class WR125 mounted Bourgeois claimed two podium visits taking victory on day one and backing it up with a runner-up result on day two. With competition close at the top of the Enduro Junior class Marc rode well on both days, overc oming an early crash on day one. On day two Marc again performed well throughout the day but wasn't quite able to keep Italian Thomas Oldrati off the top spot. Husqvarna's Enduro 1 class rider Bartosz Oblucki failed to finish day one due to a mechanical problem nearing the end of the day and took no further part in the event.
HUSQVARNA SUPREMACY AT BULGARIAN MX3 GP
16-06-2008
Husqvarna Supremacy at the MX3 Bulgarian GP held in Samokov last week end in muddy and rainy conditions.
The French Husky riders Christophe Martin and Thomas Allier monopolized the podium by ending the race on first and second places respectively, after two ammonizing heats After getting the pole position on Saturday with 2'01"138, on his TC 450, Thomas Allier won race 1 ahead of Belgian Salets and his team mate Martin, who arrive third after a crash. Martin was then the protagonist of the second heat ahead of Krageli. Tof was author of the GP fastest lap with 2'11"633. The final result represented for the young French rider his very first victory, while for Husqvarna is the second after the brilliant result in Talavera de la Reina conquered by Allier. In the provisional championship classification, Martin and Allier are not on 3rd and 4th places. Next round will be held on July 6 in Markelo, Netherlands
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BMW driver Zanardi celebrates most successful WTCC weekend to date.
06-15-2008 Press Release
Brno, 15th June 2008. Alessandro Zanardi (IT) claimed BMWÔÇÖs third win in the 2008 World Touring Car Championship at the ÔÇ£Automotodrom BrnoÔÇØ. He took victory in the ninth round of the season. F?®lix Porteiro (ES) finished second, thus making it a one-two for BMW Team Italy-Spain. ChevroletÔÇÖs Alain Menu (CH) came third. The BMW Team Germany drivers, Augusto Farfus (BR) and J?Ârg M??ller (DE), executed numerous overtaking manoeuvres and took the chequered flag in fourth and fifth respectively. Andy Priaulx (GB) of BMW Team UK had to make do with 14th.
In the second race of the day, Zanardi came up with another stunning performance from eighth on the grid and finished second behind SEATÔÇÖs Gabriele Tarquini (IT). Robert Huff (GB) came home in third in his Chevrolet. Farfus scored another fourth-place finish, while Porteiro added four points to his tally by finishing fifth. M??ller came home eighth, directly ahead of Priaulx.
Following his wins in Oschersleben 2005 and Istanbul 2006, this was ZanardiÔÇÖs third victory in the WTCC. In the DriversÔÇÖ Championship, Priaulx is still the best-placed BMW driver in fifth, with 33 points under his belt. In the manufacturersÔÇÖ classification, BMW regained some lost ground and is second with 116 points. BMW Motorsport Director, Mario Theissen, was on site to follow the seriesÔÇÖ Czech rounds from close range. After Robert KubicaÔÇÖs maiden win for the BMW Sauber F1 Team in the Canadian Grand Prix, he received the second winnerÔÇÖs trophy for BMW from an FIA podium ceremony in just eight days.
BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen:
ÔÇ£Once again we saw two very exciting races, featuring many interesting fights and two outstanding results for Alessandro. With his win and second place he not only scored a lot of points for himself, but also for BMW. F?®lix also achieved the best overall result of his 2008 season. Augusto and J?Ârg managed to improve well in race one, but lost their chances for podium results in the second race due to the many hard-fought duels. Andy experienced a weekend to forget and, for the first time since Monza 2007, leaves a WTCC weekend empty-handed.ÔÇØ
Alessandro Zanardi (BMW Team Italy-Spain):
ÔÇ£ItÔÇÖs hard to believe how well this weekend went for us. We knew we could be strong here. But no-one really anticipated such a result. After I had passed F?®lix in the first race it was all about bringing a great car home safely. ThatÔÇÖs what I did. Our strong performance gives us a lot of confidence and motivation for the coming races. This has been the most successful WTCC weekend to date.ÔÇØ
F?®lix Porteiro (BMW Team Italy-Spain):
ÔÇ£Brno is just a great place for us. Following my victory in 2007 I made it onto the podium again this year. I had a very good start in race one, but then couldnÔÇÖt hold Alessandro behind me. Alain Menu put a lot of pressure on me, but I successfully defended second place. It was fantastic to score points in both races.ÔÇØ
J?Ârg M??ller (BMW Team Germany):
ÔÇ£Who knows what result would have been possible today if I had qualified better. To improve from 15th on the grid to fifth is no something you can do in many WTCC races. Putting up such a chase you have to be happy if you stay on the track. The same goes for race two, which saw many hard fights for positions.ÔÇØ
Augusto Farfus (BMW Team Germany):
ÔÇ£Ten points are not a bad result, although even more would have been possible. In the second race especially it was tough out there. I tried to keep out of all dangerous situations. Congratulations to Alessandro, who had a truly magnificent weekend.ÔÇØ
Andy Priaulx (BMW Team UK):
ÔÇ£If you carry a lot of handicap weight and donÔÇÖt get the set-up 100 per cent right, such a Sunday is the outcome. We shall work hard to make sure we are back in the fight for top positions for the Estoril races.ÔÇØ
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GUILLAUME AND BOURGEOIS GET VICTORY IN POLAND WEC GP
16-06-2008
CH Racing Husqvarna riders Seb Guillaume and Marc Bourgeois ensured that Husqvarna's participation in the fourth round of the '08 World Enduro Championship was a success with Guillaume topping the Enduro 3 class and Bouregois the Enduro Junior class on day one.
With one month of dry weather before the event resulting in the GP of Poland being extremely dusty both riders produced their best results of the season so far. For Guillaume the event marked a return to two-stroke machinery having opted to revert back to a bike similar to that he used during his '08 WEC campaign. Switching to his preferred two-stroke machinery Guillaume claimed his first winning result of '08 at the GP of Poland as he topped the Enduro 3 class ahead of Finn Samuli Aro and Australian Stefan Merriman on day one. Expecting his Finnish E3 class rivals to dominate the two days of competition due to con ditions in Poland being extremely sandy, Seb certainly wasn't expecting to make a welcomed return to the top of a WEC podium. But after more than one-hour of special test action and having completed 11 special tests, three of which he won, that's exactly what the Frenchman did finishing just under 10 seconds ahead of Aro. Again riding well on day two Guillaume narrowly missed out on a second visit to the podium as he placed fourth and less than four seconds behind third placed Aro. With Finn Marko Tarkkala topping the class, and with Frenchman Christophe Nambotin finishing second, Seb found the second day difficult yet still managed to secure a great result. In the Enduro 2 class Spaniard Aaron Bernandez secured the CH Racing Husqvarna team's best result on day one with a well-deserved sixth. Aaron's highest WEC placing to date, the former motocross rider performed well on all three of the event's special tests. Disappointingly for the team Antoine Meo was forced to retire from day one with a mechanical problem. On day two the two Husqvarna's two E2 class riders suffered reversed fortunes as Bernandez failed to finish the day while Meo again showed that he is a fast learner when it comes to the WEC and narrowly missed a podium result. Hampered by the fact that he only got to ride each of the three different special tests once on day one, Meo put in two impressive laps early on day two and was headed towards another top three finish. But on the final lap the Frenchman crashed, which resulted in him dropping to fourth and missing the podium by less than two seconds. Despite his lack of experience Antoine again showed great speed in Poland.In the Enduro Junior class WR125 mounted Bourgeois claimed two podium visits taking victory on day one and backing it up with a runner-up result on day two. With competition close at the top of the Enduro Junior class Marc rode well on both days, overc oming an early crash on day one. On day two Marc again performed well throughout the day but wasn't quite able to keep Italian Thomas Oldrati off the top spot. Husqvarna's Enduro 1 class rider Bartosz Oblucki failed to finish day one due to a mechanical problem nearing the end of the day and took no further part in the event.
HUSQVARNA SUPREMACY AT BULGARIAN MX3 GP
16-06-2008
Husqvarna Supremacy at the MX3 Bulgarian GP held in Samokov last week end in muddy and rainy conditions.
The French Husky riders Christophe Martin and Thomas Allier monopolized the podium by ending the race on first and second places respectively, after two ammonizing heats After getting the pole position on Saturday with 2'01"138, on his TC 450, Thomas Allier won race 1 ahead of Belgian Salets and his team mate Martin, who arrive third after a crash. Martin was then the protagonist of the second heat ahead of Krageli. Tof was author of the GP fastest lap with 2'11"633. The final result represented for the young French rider his very first victory, while for Husqvarna is the second after the brilliant result in Talavera de la Reina conquered by Allier. In the provisional championship classification, Martin and Allier are not on 3rd and 4th places. Next round will be held on July 6 in Markelo, Netherlands
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BMW driver Zanardi celebrates most successful WTCC weekend to date.
06-15-2008 Press Release
Brno, 15th June 2008. Alessandro Zanardi (IT) claimed BMWÔÇÖs third win in the 2008 World Touring Car Championship at the ÔÇ£Automotodrom BrnoÔÇØ. He took victory in the ninth round of the season. F?®lix Porteiro (ES) finished second, thus making it a one-two for BMW Team Italy-Spain. ChevroletÔÇÖs Alain Menu (CH) came third. The BMW Team Germany drivers, Augusto Farfus (BR) and J?Ârg M??ller (DE), executed numerous overtaking manoeuvres and took the chequered flag in fourth and fifth respectively. Andy Priaulx (GB) of BMW Team UK had to make do with 14th.
In the second race of the day, Zanardi came up with another stunning performance from eighth on the grid and finished second behind SEATÔÇÖs Gabriele Tarquini (IT). Robert Huff (GB) came home in third in his Chevrolet. Farfus scored another fourth-place finish, while Porteiro added four points to his tally by finishing fifth. M??ller came home eighth, directly ahead of Priaulx.
Following his wins in Oschersleben 2005 and Istanbul 2006, this was ZanardiÔÇÖs third victory in the WTCC. In the DriversÔÇÖ Championship, Priaulx is still the best-placed BMW driver in fifth, with 33 points under his belt. In the manufacturersÔÇÖ classification, BMW regained some lost ground and is second with 116 points. BMW Motorsport Director, Mario Theissen, was on site to follow the seriesÔÇÖ Czech rounds from close range. After Robert KubicaÔÇÖs maiden win for the BMW Sauber F1 Team in the Canadian Grand Prix, he received the second winnerÔÇÖs trophy for BMW from an FIA podium ceremony in just eight days.
BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen:
ÔÇ£Once again we saw two very exciting races, featuring many interesting fights and two outstanding results for Alessandro. With his win and second place he not only scored a lot of points for himself, but also for BMW. F?®lix also achieved the best overall result of his 2008 season. Augusto and J?Ârg managed to improve well in race one, but lost their chances for podium results in the second race due to the many hard-fought duels. Andy experienced a weekend to forget and, for the first time since Monza 2007, leaves a WTCC weekend empty-handed.ÔÇØ
Alessandro Zanardi (BMW Team Italy-Spain):
ÔÇ£ItÔÇÖs hard to believe how well this weekend went for us. We knew we could be strong here. But no-one really anticipated such a result. After I had passed F?®lix in the first race it was all about bringing a great car home safely. ThatÔÇÖs what I did. Our strong performance gives us a lot of confidence and motivation for the coming races. This has been the most successful WTCC weekend to date.ÔÇØ
F?®lix Porteiro (BMW Team Italy-Spain):
ÔÇ£Brno is just a great place for us. Following my victory in 2007 I made it onto the podium again this year. I had a very good start in race one, but then couldnÔÇÖt hold Alessandro behind me. Alain Menu put a lot of pressure on me, but I successfully defended second place. It was fantastic to score points in both races.ÔÇØ
J?Ârg M??ller (BMW Team Germany):
ÔÇ£Who knows what result would have been possible today if I had qualified better. To improve from 15th on the grid to fifth is no something you can do in many WTCC races. Putting up such a chase you have to be happy if you stay on the track. The same goes for race two, which saw many hard fights for positions.ÔÇØ
Augusto Farfus (BMW Team Germany):
ÔÇ£Ten points are not a bad result, although even more would have been possible. In the second race especially it was tough out there. I tried to keep out of all dangerous situations. Congratulations to Alessandro, who had a truly magnificent weekend.ÔÇØ
Andy Priaulx (BMW Team UK):
ÔÇ£If you carry a lot of handicap weight and donÔÇÖt get the set-up 100 per cent right, such a Sunday is the outcome. We shall work hard to make sure we are back in the fight for top positions for the Estoril races.ÔÇØ
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