Après une courte pause le Championnat du Monde de Motocross reprenait ce weekend and la première de trois épreuves consécutives dans les pays Nordiques. Le team Rockstar Bud Racing Kawasaki n’a pas obtenu les résultats escomptés en Suède, là ou Dylan Ferrandis avait conquis l’an dernier son premier podium en GP. Les fortes pluies de la semaine avaient déjà bien détrempé le circuit d’Uddevalla, mais une série d’averses aggrava encore la situation samedi et c’est sur une piste glissante et boueuse que se déroulèrent les qualifications. Par chance le soleil fit son retour dimanche, et grâce au bon travail des organisateurs les courses purent se disputer dans de bonnes conditions. Dylan Ferrandis a été assez malchanceux en Suède, un problème de tear-offs l’obligeant à s’arrêter dès le début de la manche qualificative. Reparti dernier il reviendra dix septième derrière son équipier, n’obtenant pas une bonne place sur la grille de départ. Il ne fut pas plus chanceux en première manche, puisqu’une pierre endommagea sa roue arrière alors qu’il occupait la septième place après un bon départ. Sa seconde envolée ne fut pas aussi bonne, et même s’il parvint à trouver des solutions pour remonter dans le top dix il dut se contenter de la dixième place. Cette mauvaise journée lui fait perdre une place au championnat, ou il est désormais onzième. Son équipier Jason Clermont eut lui plus de difficultés à s’adapter à ce terrain qu’il découvrait, les conditions météo changeant constamment le samedi ne l’aidant pas dans sa tâche. Qualifié seizième il se classera vingt troisième de la première manche après une chute, et devra se contenter de la seizième place en seconde manche sur un circuit où doubler n’était pas évident.

Dylan Ferrandis: « Je ne me suis pas qualifié très bien, car j’ai du m’arrêter au cours du premier tour pour enlever un tear-off de mes lunettes maculées de boue ; la piste était mono trajectoire avec la boue, et je n’ai pas pu revenir mieux que dix septième. J’ai bien négocié mon premier départ, je me suis retrouvé septième et j’étais confiant jusqu’à ce que je sente que quelque chose n’allait pas sur la moto ; j’ai arrêté de sauter les sauts, et en rentrant au box on a découvert qu’une pierre avait endommagé la roue arrière. Mon second départ ne fut malheureusement pas aussi bon que le premier, et je n’ai pu revenir que dixième, un résultat qui ne correspond pas à mes attentes. »

Jason Clermont: « Ce fut un weekend difficile pour moi ; je me suis qualifié seizième, mais je n’ai réussi aucun de mes départs. En première manche j’étais dans les points quand j’ai chuté, en seconde j’ai vraiment eu du mal pour doubler et je dois me contenter d’une seizième place. »

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Since his crash during the French Elite in Romagné, Valentin suffered from his right shoulder but all exams were not revealing any serious damage and Valentin tried hard to keep fighting for the top world championships spots, he even got a podium moto result at the last GP in Bulgaria 2 weeks ago but always with complaining from dolors on his shoulder.

New additionnals exams revealed some damages and Valentin will not race for several weeks because he will need surgery but he stay very motivated to come back asap before the end of the MX2 GP championship and make a good Supercross season and defend his European title.

The team decided to offer a new team mate to Dylan Ferrandis and we will replace Valentin immediatly from this week-end at Portugal GP by the young rider named Jason Clermont who is currently 2nd in the french elite 450 series.
It will be a real chance for Jason to show his potential worldwide and proof that he can be a good GP rider and secure a GP ride for the future.
He already rode few GP’s in 2009 when he was only 16th years old and he was too young at this time, hope that his second chance in the GP circuit will be the good one for him.
Jason was European 85cc champion in 2007 and won 125cc European Championship in Teutchenthal 2010.

Thank you for your support and keep you updated begin next week after Portugal GP.

Livia Lancelot leads the French Women series

It’s a great performance that Dylan Ferrandis reached this weekend in Villars sous Ecot, as he won the MX2 class but also took the leadership of the “Internationaux of France”. The Rockstar Bud Racing Kawasaki rider is leading both the MX2 class and the overall classification of the French Elite series, a position that has never been reached by a MX2 rider!

On Saturday evening most of the riders were expecting a tough weekend, as the rain never stopped falling during 36 hours in Villars sous Ecot, home of the fourth round of the series. It was the first time since 2009 that a major Motocross was organised there, and when the riders went on the track on Sunday morning all were surprised to ride on a perfect track. The ground was soft but not too wet, and after the first practice session the track was technical with many long and deep ruts. Fastest rider in his qualifying group, Dylan Ferrandis grabbed the holeshot in the MX2 race and led the entire period; racing just behind him during most of the race Benoit Paturel was a strong opponent, but he crashed in one of the last circulations and Dylan won the race followed by Steven Lenoir and Paturel. Two hours later the best MX2 riders joined the MX1 guys for the super final; the powerful 450 got a better start, but on such a technical track the best MX2 riders had the opportunity to shine, even if some long uphills were in favour of the 450. Eighth after the opening lap, Dylan was in second position after ten minutes and did a very convincing race even if he couldn’t resist to the 450′s power of Nicolas Aubin and Jason Clermont. Fourth overall and first MX2 rider, Dylan won the MX2 classification of the day, consolidates his MX2 leadership and got the red plate as leader of the French Elite series!

Unfortunately Valentin Teillet could’nt ride as he had new exams after Bulgaria, which revealed some damages in his shoulder.

Fourth of the MX1 race on his 450 Bud Kawasaki, Gregory Aranda is back on the bike and he also got a perfect start in the super final and was battling for the lead when he crashed; then after another crash in a downhill he retired but the speed is coming back and it’s good for the preparation of the supercross season who iw his main goal this year.

Other good news came from Livia Lancelot, who again won three heats in the French women championship. With this fourth consecutive triple win, Livia who missed the first round of the series is now leading the classification.

Dylan Ferrandis: “ That’s great to increase my leadership in the MX2 series, but that’s even better to lead the overall classification in front of the MX1 riders! Today was great, we couldn’t believe that the track would be so nice to ride with all this rain on Friday and Saturday. In the super final it was impossible to keep Aubin and Clermont behind me; there was a double jump in an uphill where the 450 had a strong advantage, and both passed me there. But I’m pleased with my results, and I hope that next weekend in Portugal I will be riding as well as here.”

Rockstar Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Dylan Ferrandis snatched sixth place in the fourth round of the FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship at Arco di Trento in northern Italy. It was his best result so far this season, and Dylan will approach the next GPs comfident as he has no more troubles with his broken finger.

The French teenager has been handicapped by a broken finger through the early rounds of the series but showed his resilience to bounce back dramatically at the stony switchback track in the northern Italian province of Trentino. Forced to retire in the qualifying race as a race incident damaged his bike, Dylan got two pretty good starts and two strong finishes were sufficient to place Dylan sixth overall on the day.

The Bud Racing staff and Valentin Teillet decided not to ride in this GP, following doctor’s instructions, as the shoulder he damaged last month needed some more rest. He will have further exams early this week, and expect to be back this week-end in Bulgaria.

The team will head up to Sevlievo (Bulgaria) for the fifth round of the series, next weekend.

Racing another round of the French Women series in La Voulte South east of France, Livia Lancelot got another strong triple win and is now back in second position in the standings, after missing the first round due to his GP racing in Thailand. She will represent team France next weekend in Castelnau de Lévis (France), during the European Motocross of Nations.

Dylan Ferrandis: “On Saturday I had a great start in the qualifying race and I was fifth when the engine stopped with electrical problems, probably the consequence of a collision with Charlier. I was last on the grid, but my first start was good as I was seventh; I even moved forward to sixth but then I suffered some arm pump and had to drop back to eighth. My second start was even better but I was at the outside at the first corner and finally left turn two in fifteenth place. I had a good rhythm in this race and came back to the front places. I’m happy as I have no more problems with my broken finger and got my first good result of the season with a sixth position on the day.”

Stephane Dassé: “Dylan improved his results each weekend and that’s great, he got a sixth place here in Italy and show that he is soon back to his best level. He was unfortunate during the qualifying race but did pretty good starts, he is close to the top five which his our goal; he doesn’t take too much risks and is going faster every week. Concerning Valentin he had pain in his shoulder after Lacapelle Elite; the exams confirmed that nothing is broken but it was better to rest a few days according to the doctors to come back 100% faster.”