Brian HSU out for Valkenswaard / First win for Pierre Goupillon in Sommieres

After a long and serious winter time where the Team and riders have worked hard to be ready for the 2018 Racing season, our MX2 rider Brian HSU had a small crash during training in Italy few days ago where his shoulder became dislocated !

The shoulder came back in place immediately but the pain is too high to race this week-end in Valkenswaard and Brian will have to make more exams during the week to know exactly what must be done and the delay to recover and come back to racing.

We were expecting a lot from Brian HSU “the Violin rider” for our return to MX2 GP racing this season and the whole team is pretty disappointed.

However, the 2 other young Team members Brian MOREAU 225 “EMX125 champion 2017” and the new recruit Pierre Goupillon 720 who will race the full EMX250 European championship starting from Red Sand MXGP in Spain next week are super motivated and will already participate to the First round of the French Elite MX championship this week-end.

Both riders did very well yesterday during the MX International of Sommieres France with a 250 overall win for Pierre Goupillon and a 5th place for Brian Moreau for his first race on the 250 bike.
Thank you for your support and we will give you some more news as soon as we know more from Brian HSU’s shoulder.

Final podium in the French Elite MX1

In the final round of the French Elite championship organised in Pernes les Fontaines in southern France, Maxime Desprey secured the final third spot of the MX1 series on his Monster Bud Racing Kawasaki.
In the MX2 class, Tristan Charboneau and Marshal Weltin scored a top five result in this last Elite race of the season.
Muddy in the morning due to heavy rain on Saturday evening, the track came dryer on Sunday and there was even some dust in the last races of the weekend. Maxime Desprey was not at his best due to a big crash while practicing in the week. Hopefully the gate pick is not so important in Pernes, and in the first race Maxime did a great start and got the holeshot as he wasn’t involved in a collective pile up in the first corner! Riding with a painful arm Maxime did a strong race and finished fifth, five positions ahead of his last rival for the podium of the championship; after another good start in race two he secured his third position in the series and become the MX1 rookie of the 17 season.

Recovering at home from his arm injury before the next round of the European 125 series in Italy, Brian Moreau was not there; so Americans Tristan Charboneau and Marshal Weltin represented the team in the MX2 class. Seventh in the timed practice session just a second slower than the pole position, Tristan did a good start in 4th position and passed the competitors to lead the race for a few laps before crashing at mid period and making an other mistake in the last lap to finally finish ninth of this race, he had a stronger result in the second heat with a fourth position and a fourth overall. Tenth in the timed practice period Marshall had a goos start in race 1 with a 3rd position but while wanted to pass the guys in front, he crashed in the first lap to come back from 21th to 7th. He start not as well in race 2 but never give up as usual to come back from 15th to 6th; fifth overall of the day, he finished also fifth of the series.

This weekend both will be in Sochi (Russia) for the next round of the European 250 & MXGP event, and in three weeks both European 125 and 250 series will move to Italy where Brian Moreau will defend his red plate of EMX 125 leader.

Maxime Desprey: “I wasn’t sure to be able to ride when I came here, as the doctors fixed eight stiches in my arm after a big crash while practicing. The arm was painful and I had also pain in my upper body in the timed practice period, so I was ready for a tough day but thanks to the physiotherapist of the French Federation I had a good treatment before the races. After my holeshot in the first heat I was able to get a top five; I tried to avoid any mistake, stay focus on my riding and keep a good rhythm even if I was not fast enough to keep the lead. My second start was also a good one, and with another fifth position I kept my third position in the standings; I’m happy to reach my goal before this race, it’s good for everyone in the team to get a podium.”

An Elite podium for Maxime Desprey

The penultimate round of the French Elite Championship took place last weekend in St Thibery, and Maxime Desprey put his 450 Monster Energy Bud Racing Kawasaki on the third step of the box. He is now third in the standings.

It was a sunny weekend in Southern France for this fifth round of the French Elite, and the entire team was there. In the MX1 class Maxime did a great opening moto as he got the holeshot and led the first laps; then Boog passed him and they stay together all race long, but Max didn’t find the spot to pass him and finally another rider passed them! Third of this race Maxime scored a fourth position in the second one, to finish third overall; also third in the standings, he will defend his podium in two weeks’ time for the final round in Pernes les Fontaines.

In the MX2 class it’s Marshal Weltin who was the strongest Bud Kawasaki rider, scoring a fifth overall only three points from a podium result! Fifteenth in the practice session Marshal did as always two strong races, coming back from eleventh to fifth in the first one and then scoring a sixth position with very good lap times in the last part of the races. Tristan Charboneau got a better result in the practice session (twelfth) but couldn’t finish the first heat; after a good start in the second race he collided with some riders in the opening lap but finally came back from thirteenth to eight.

Nineteenth in the practice session with his 125, Brian Moreau delivered his best performance of the season in the Elite MX2, just one-week prior the French Grand Prix! He had a tough task at the start among the 250, but he never gave up and did two impressive races coming back from 26th to 17th in race one and from 33rd to 15th in the next one. A very good training for the European 125 this weekend in France!

This weekend the team will be in Ernée for the next round of the European 125 and 250 championships, during the MXGP of France. And on Monday, on the same track, some journalists will have the opportunity to ride the 250 KX Kawasaki 2017 and also the 250 KX Kawasaki that Marvin Musquin was riding ten years ago!

Maxime Desprey: “In the first race I got the holeshot but in the first part of the race I didn’t had the best lines and Xavier passed me, we did all the race together but I never could pass him and finally another rider passed both. I had a good feeling in this race, much better than in the second one where I was not fast enough to do better than fourth. I was on the box and now I’m third in the standings before the final round. Thanks to the Bud Racing team, now focused on the MXGP of France.”

TEAM KAWASAKI BUD RACING / DASSY EUROPE: Une collaboration qui s’inscrit sur le long terme

Comment est née l’idée de ce partenariat ?

Fabrice DUFRESNE, marketing manager Team KAWASAKI BUD RACING :

Je dois avouer que nous avions des à priori sur les gammes textile de travail… Mais depuis quelques années, les marques du secteur ont fait des efforts considérables aussi bien en terme de design, finition et confort. Nos mécaniciens ont un métier très difficile et ils affrontent des conditions météo parfois extrêmes. Il était indispensable de leur procurer les meilleurs vêtements de travail sur le marché. Une marque et une seule s’est imposée à nos yeux réunissant tous ces critères : DASSY. Nous avons alors fait la connaissance de Valérie VLIEGHE qui a rapidement adhéré à notre proposition !

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Benoît  GRAUBY / Motoriste Team KAWASAKI BUD RACING :

Je rejoins à 100% Fabrice DUFRESNE. Pour nous qui sommes dehors une grande partie de la journée, autant par grand froid qu’en période de canicule, il nous fallait une gamme complète couvrant toutes les saisons. DASSY distribue des textiles pour toutes les températures, été comme hiver. Sincèrement, nous sommes très enchantés de ces produits et nous n’avons pas l’intention d’en changer ! Notre travail manuel sollicitant beaucoup les vêtements, il nous fallait de plus des textiles robustes. Les vêtements DASSY remplissent parfaitement cette mission !

Quelles sont les valeurs communes partagées par le team KAWASAKI BUD RACING et DASSY ?

FD : Le point fondamental est le travail dans un bon état d’esprit. Nous partageons avec DASSY cette valeur d’esprit d’équipe d’autant que nous avons eu l’occasion de rencontrer également Nicolas YERNAUX, le distributeur DASSY pour la France ( PBV ) avec qui nous entretenons de très bonnes relations.. Ensuite, dans chaque défi entrepreneurial, il faut une dose de passion et de dépassement de soi. Nous sommes comme DASSY dans un environnement très compétitif, autre point commun avec DASSY. Il faut de surcroit tous les jours chercher à améliorer nos performances, comme DASSY qui réponds perpétuellement aux attentes de ses clients. Nous représentons un constructeur réputé partout en Europe et aux USA. Nos tenues doivent être irréprochables, avec DASSY nous ne pouvions rêver mieux en terme de présentation, finition et fonctionnalité !

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Quels sont les produits DASSY utilisés par le team KAWASAKI BUD RACING ?

BG : Pour le bas, nous utilisons le pantalon Stark et le bermuda Smith. Nous les menons à rude épreuve et pourtant ils tiennent bons ! Ils sont très résistants et tiennent très, bien lavage après lavage. Pour finir, nous utilisons le bonnet Odin, le polo Leon irréprochable, enfin j’ai gardé le meilleur pour la fin ( ! ), la Softshell Gravity. C’est très simple, je suis mécanicien en compétition depuis 10 ans, je n’ai jamais porté une veste d’aussi bonne qualité. Elle est très chaude, technique et très bien finie. C’est incroyable le nombre de tissus différents qu’il y a sur ce produit qui est pour moi pure Premium !

Comment s’exprime ce partenariat ?

FD : Tous nos partenariats s’inscrivent sur la durée. Avec DASSY, nous entamons notre troisième année de collaboration. Régulièrement, nous invitons des clients revendeurs DASSY Français par l’intermédiaire de PBV. Par ailleurs, le logo DASSY figure en bonne place sur nos principaux supports de communication !  J’espère que nous porterons haut les couleurs de notre partenaire et obtenir pour eux de nouveaux succès à l’échelon Européen ! ( nous sommes vice champion d’Europe 250cc 2016 ). Enfin, je profite de l’occasion qui nous est donnée pour remercier une nouvelle fois vivement Valérie pour la confiance qu’elle nous témoigne depuis 3 ans. Qu’elle en soit ici vivement remerciée !

Interview réalisée par le Team KAWASAKI BUD RACING pour DASSY EUROPE.

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