BUD Racing Monster Energy Kawasaki ready to start the 2017 season !

We are now at only few weeks of the opening round of the AMA SX championship in Anaheim and Bud racing is happy to announce his final line up for the 2017 season.

The main goal of the Team will be to shine and put the new KX250F on the top spots of the European EMX250 championship and French Elite Motocross series. The 125cc European Motocross championship will also be an important challenge for the youngest rider of the team, Brian Moreau 14 years old who was runner up in the World Junior 85cc championship in 2015.

The AMA Supercross west coast 250 series will also be part of our program to give the opportunity to the young American rider Tristan Charboneau to race his first ever Pro SX in Anaheim on January 7^th.

He will be joined in Europe and France by American Marshal Weltin from Michigan, Marshal had a good amateur season in 2015 and will have the opportunity to show his real potential in Europe.

Kim Savaste from Finland had a good end of EMX125 season with two overall second place finishes in Belgium & Switzerland but had a crash during MXDN in Maggiora and injured his back, Kim will be back riding late in the season.

To finish, the last rider will be Maxime Desprey to race only the French Elite 450 for the Team but he will race all MXGP 450 in Europe thanks to an agreement with Dutch Team Gebbens who will take care of Maxime in MXGP class, the Team Bud racing will already be full during the MXGP events with all the young racing the EMX125 & 250 class.

2017 Final line up :

Tristan CHARBONEAU # 60 USA 18y : AMA SX 250 West, EMX250 championship, French Elite 250

Marshal WELTIN # 73 USA 20y : EMX250 Championship & French Elite 250

Brian MOREAU # 225 FRA 14y : EMX125 championship & French Elite 250

Kim SAVASTE # 485 FIN 16y : EMX250 championship (only late in the season when back from Injury)

Maxime DESPREY # 141 FRA 23y : French Elite MX 450

Ryan SURRATT who had to be part of the team originally will not race for the Team in 2017, the Team and Ryan have preferred to parts ways to take different direction for both parties.

Une page se tourne pour le Team Bud Racing

Une longue page se tourne chez BUD RACING et BUD RACING TEAM puisque le contrat nous liant à Fuchs Silkolene France arrive à son terme. Nous avions à cœur de remercier le staff de ce partenaire fidèle parmi les plus fidèles (depuis 2008) avec qui nous avons obtenu de nombreux succès sur les pistes Françaises et Internationales. Notre meilleur souvenir sportif en commun étant notre 3ème place finale en Mondial MX2 avec Gautier PAULIN en 2009.
Nous avons pris le temps d’apprécier la qualité de produits par ailleurs fiables et performants. Un grand merci à eux pour cette étroite collaboration. Nos chemins se séparent donc et nous ne manquerons pas de vous tenir informés dès que nécessaire de notre nouvelle actualité.

Team Bud racing Monster energy Kawasaki ready for 2017 season

The 2017 race season will arrive in a few month and we are happy to announce our new set up with 5 riders to compete the main Motocross and Supercross championships worldwide.

Like usually, the Team will focus on young talents and will help them to achieve their goals and to become the next future stars.

No less than 5 championships to compete in 2017 starting with the AMA SX 250 west championship, the European EMX 125 & 250 championships and the French Elite MX/SX 250 & 450 national championships aboard the all new KX250F & KX450F.

Our goals will be to improve and show great potential in the SX 250 West championship for the second attempt and to clinch the titles in the European & French championships.

The French & American Flag will be up at BUD racing Team during all season and the young talents from each countries will fight for the win !

The BUD Racing Monster energy Kawasaki team riders will be :

- Brian Moreau (FR) 14 years old : European EMX 125 & French Elite 250
- Kim Savaste (FI) 16 years old : Injured at MXDN 2016 (back injury), Kim will only come back late during the season to prepare his comeback in 2018.
- Tristan Charboneau (USA)18 years old: AMA SX 250 west + European EMX 250 & French Elite 250
- Ryan Surratt (USA) 19 years old : AMA SX 250 west + European EMX 250 & French Elite 250
- Maxime Desprey (FR) 23 years old : French Elite MX 450 + SX Tour 450
Thanks to all our partners and our fans for their support and we will be happy to see you on the tracks again next year.

Xavier Boog French vice champion

Winner of the MX1 French Elite series, Xavier Boog finish this season runner up in the main French Championship. Coming to the final round of Iffendic in third position, the Bud Racing Monster Energy Kawasaki rider finished runner up of the event behind Romain Febvre and runner up in the series behind Gregory Aranda.

With three ‘MXGP top guns’ racing this final round (Febvre, Paulin et Tixier), things were not easy for the three riders (Aranda, Teillet et Boog) fighting for the title. Coming to Iffendic in third position fifteen points behind series leader, Xavier Boog was still disturbed by a broken rib sustained one week earlier in a French SX tour event; sixth in the timed practice session, Xavier was followed by team mate Maxime Desprey who travelled all night after racing an International MX in Gimont on Saturday.

Xavier got a great start in the first heat, coming third behind Teillet and Febvre after one lap. Paulin, Tixier and Aranda passed him later, and Xavier who struggled with the track was only eighth at mid race; he finally earned three positions during the last laps, to finish fifth. The Alsacian rider was stronger in the second race, with a third position in the same lap as Febvre and Paulin who finished first and second of this last heat; as Teillet struggled during this event, Xavier earned one position to finish runner up in the series. For Maxime Desprey who entered two events in a row Iffendic was a tough event, with high temperatures in Brittany; fourth on Saturday night in Gimont with three strong races (2/6/5) among GP riders, Maxime did an impressive opening race in Iffendic with a fourth overall behind two GP riders (Febvre and Tixier) and the series leader. In the second heat he retired after two laps, tired after so many races in a row and a very short night.

Two weeks before the next race of the European MX2 Championship, Darian Sanayei was also racing in Gimont and as usual he improved his results race after race; fifth, fourth and second of the races, he finished runner up of this event with his 250 Kawasaki, among 450 riders.

Xavier Boog: “With my injury I can’t train at the moment during the week, but this weekend I didn’t suffer so much except at the end of the second race when I had some troubles to breathe normally. My feeling with the track was not really good in the first race, and I had a bad rhythm; it was much better in the second heat, and I scored a third behind Romain Febvre and Gautier Paulin who had a ‘GP rhythm’ in this race. I earned one rank in the series, now it’s Supercross time with another round of the SX Tour in La Bosse de Bretagne next weekend. The last round in Chateauneuf was not really good for me as I crashed during the practice sessions and broke one rib; I save some points with a ninth position, after a very bad start and another crash when I was fighting for the fifth position. I’m currently third of the series, only five points behind the leader so everything is still possible.”

Maxime Desprey: “It was a busy weekend for me with an International MX in Gimont and then the Elite Championship in Iffendic, but at the moment I need to do as many races as possible to be back at my best level! I finished fourth in Gimont, just a shame that I missed two good starts; then I drive all night long to join Iffendic, where I posted a seventh position in the practice session. I was happy with my riding in the first heat, coming back from eighth to fourth, but then I was unable to finish the second heat; I had a bad start, and felt tired so it was better to stop. But it was a good weekend for me; at each race I feel improvements, and have a better feeling; for example I had some arm pumped in Chateauneuf one week ago at the SX Tour, but this weekend I had no troubles.”

Another win for Xavier Boog in Ernee

Xavier Boog enjoyed his third win of the season during the penultimate round of the French Elite Championship, and remains a contender for the MX1 title before the final round of the series scheduled on July 17th in Iffendic. In the MX2, Junior and Hopefull classes, the Bud riders all collected a race podiums or win.

It was busy program this weekend in Ernée, home last year of the Motocross of Nations. The four French classes 85cc, Junior 125, Elite MX2 & MX1 were involved in this meeting, and the club did a great job to prepare the track; the weather was not really good this weekend, but the organisers did a fantastic job to offer the best racing conditions to the riders between the showers.

Fastest in his qualifying group Xavier got a good start in the first race, but except during the first few laps he wasn’t able to follow the rhythm of Valentin Teillet who was very fast this weekend; Xavier was close from him during a few laps, but then Teillet made the gap and Xavier secured his second position. Xavier got a better start in the second race and passed Aubin for the lead during the opening lap; he pushed hard during a few laps and then just secured his win. Overall winner for the third time this season, Xavier is always seven points behind Teillet in the standings, but is now only fifteen points behind the leader Gregory Aranda before the final round.

The slippery conditions were perfect for Nicolas Dercourt, who was the fastest MX2 rider during the practice sessions. His first start was in the top 5, but Nico was impressive during the first lap and came second behind Florent Richier; he passed him straight away and made a good gap, but in the last lap a technical issue stopped him! Disappointed, Nico rebounded in the next race, winning it forty seconds ahead of his rivals and keeping some chances for the title, as he is now tight in the standings with Richier, behind Boisrame.

With their entire program the same day, including practice session, qualifying race and two heats, the Junior 125 riders (and also the hopeful) had a very long day! Fastest in his group Brian Moreau grabbed the holeshot in the first race but crashed one time while he was leading the race, and then a second one! Sixth at mid race he came back third, and later got another holeshot in race two; he lost some positions after a crash, but came back fourth to end this event tight in third position, his best result this season for the youngest rider of the pack.
Back racing after an injury end of May in Slovenia, Thibault Benistant entered in Ernée his second race of the season. Second of his qualifying race behind the leader of the 85 hopeful series, Thibault was impressive during the first race as he came back from ninth to third; unfortunately he crashed and was twelfth, but again came back strongly in seventh. He confirmed his good speed in the second race, coming back from eighth to third and just missing the final step of the podium.

Xavier Boog:” It’s cool to win my third race this season, unfortunately I got a second and a first position and just score the same number of points as Teillet. But at least I don’t lose any points compared to my rivals, so it’s positive. In the first race Valentin was very strong; I didn’t rode so well, and wanted some revenge in the second one. I had a good start and passed Aubin during the first lap, and then I pushed to make a gap and win this race. The club did a very good job, they prepared the track as it was for the Motocross of Nations and that’s just a shame that the weather was not better.”

Nicolas Dercourt: “The conditions were not easy in Ernée this weekend, but I’m very happy with my riding. I got two good starts; in the first race I passed Richier and was leading easily but in the last lap the bike stopped and I was so disappointed. I got the holeshot in the second race, had again a very good rhythm and won the race with the fastest lap time and forty seconds ahead of my rivals. That’s good for the next races.”

Brian Moreau: “The track was really difficult to ride with the rain, and I did too many mistakes; in both races I got the holeshot, but I was pushing too much on a slippery and rough track so I crashed several times. Even if I got my best overall result in the French series I’m frustrated, as I missed a podium result. The positive point is that I had a good speed, Rubini and Goupillon are strong and helped us to be faster; it will help us for the next European rounds.”

Thibault Benistant: “After my elbow injury three months ago I was back racing earlier than expected; Ernée was my second race, two weeks after a round of the European Championship in Slovenia, where I got a fifth and an eleventh position. Ernée was not so bad for me; in the first race I chose the outside gate, as I did in the qualifying race but that was not a good choice. I got a bad start and came back seventh, then in the second race I had an average start and finished third. I’m pretty happy with my riding in this race, now I will go to Portugal for the last qualifying race of the European series; the goal is to qualify for the final round in Loket.”