KAWASAKI BUD RACING POWERED BY BS BATTERY FOR 2023 MXGP & SX SEASON

‘Off-road has always been at the heart of our products development. The unpredictable grounds allow us to test the durability of our products in extreme conditions. Receiving technical feedbacks from KAWASAKI BUD RACING’s Engineers and riders after MXGP races are precious for our R&D Department always concerned by weight and vibrations optimization.’ says Romain MENDUNI, R&D Manager at BS BATTERY!

BS BATTERY lithium range is 70% lighter than the conventional batteries, a good asset for all the demanding riders who look after performance! The Smart Chargers have also been designed to answer all needs, from the smallest battery to the largest capacity: lithium or acid, from 2Ah to 80Ah, 6 or 12V, 100% automatic… BS BATTERY team is always focus on making rider’s life easier.

“Since 2022, we are approved by KAWASAKI Factory as Original Equipment Supplier, continuing our partnership with KAWASAKI BUD RACING make more and more sense every year.” add Benjamin SEBBAN, General Manager from BS BATTERY.

Off-road races are very demanding: the track become trickier every minute and the bikes can be quickly damaged.

“The physical conditions of our riders and their riding skills are essential to maintain a good performance along the way. That’s why we are always trying to improve the riding comfort of our pilots and facilitate their movements. Collaborating with BS BATTERY has been key for us. We reduced a lot the weight of our bikes thanks to their Lithium BSLi-02 Battery, rider’s agility is much more optimized.” says Pere IBANEZ, Technical Manager from KAWASAKI BUD RACING.

Created in 2007, KAWASAKI BUD RACING has always been invested successfully in several championships every year. With the support of BS BATTERY, no less than three championships are on 2023 program, which will be officially launched on March 5th with the opening round of the French Elite championship.

Three riders will defend BUD RACING colors in the French championship: Quentin Prugnières (17 years old), Benjamin Garib (18 years old) will line up in the MX2 class while Anthony Bourdon (24 years old) will compete in MX1. Next 15 and 16th April, KAWASAKI BUD RACING will enter at the opening of European Motocross Championship – class 250cc commonly referred to EMX250 and will take place at Pietramurata circuit, in Italy!

About the World Supercross Championship, KAWASAKI BUD RACING will also race in both classes – SX450 & SX250, including 2 riders per class. KAWASAKI BUD RACING team’s final composition will officially release in a few weeks. The FIM World Supercross Championship will host the British Grand Prix at in Birmingham, Great Britain on Saturday July 1st.

THREE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR BUD RACING KAWASAKI IN 2023

Created in 2007, Team Bud Racing Kawasaki has always been invested successfully in several championships every year. With the support of its partners, no less than three championships are on our 2023 program, which will be officially launched on March 5th with the opening round of the French Elite championship.

After winning its twentieth title last year, Team Bud Racing Kawasaki is back racing with riders involved in no less than three championships: the French Elite, the 250 European Motocross and the World Supercross without forgetting some prestigious events such as the Paris Supercross or beach races. A strong program for the team supported since its beginning by Kawasaki, and which revealed in the past young talents such as Marvin Musquin, Dylan Ferrandis or Brian Moreau to name a few. Three riders will defend our colors in the French championship: Quentin Prugnières (17 years old) who is doing his fifth season with us and Benjamin Garib (18 years old) will line up in the MX2 class while Anthony Bourdon (24 years old) will compete in MX1. In the European 250 Championship we will line up Quentin and Benjamin, a young Chilean rider who start racing in the United States where he was spotted by Stéphane Dassé. All three riders have joined Thierry Van Den Bosch, our coach since several years, to go back training and working their fitness since last month.

Stéphane Dassé: “Competition has always been in our heart, and even if times are a bit tough we are still motivated to compete in all these championships. We will race the European 250 again this year, although the increase number of races and travel complicates the deal, now we’ve eleven rounds in the EMX and it’s getting complicated for the teams to combine with national championships ! Quentin is contesting his last season in this championship and after some good performances last year he is expected to fight for victory. He must do one more step to win, be a little faster in qualifying to have good positions behind the grid and make good starts. This championship is always very strong, I know that physically he is ready, it’s up to him to play! As for Benjamin, he will discover a new world, new tracks, he has good potential and we hope to see him closer to the top 5 through the season. Regarding the World Supercross, it’s a very big potential and interesting championship, we already signed Cédric Soubeyras who is the best in Europe actually and we are finalizing our contacts with his three teammates, which will be revealed soon.”

Team Bud Racing heading to “Le Touquet”

An unmissable event in France, the Enduropale du Touquet not only puts an end to the French championship in Les Sables this Saturday February 4 and Sunday February 5, 2023 but also serves as an opening for the 1st Cup of the FIM Sand Racing World Championship. This means that the event is particularly awaited. The Bud Racing team is taking up the challenge with clearly announced ambitions. Quentin Prugnières and Anthony Bourdon are ready to monopolize the outposts.

On the strength of his victory in the Juniors only a few weeks ago on Hossegor beach, but above all the title holder in this category reserved for pilots under 18, Quentin Prugnières arrives like the great favorite of the race. The young Reunionese is preparing to compete in a new season in the 250cc MX European Championship and intends to take advantage of his excellent physical condition at the moment to shine again this year in the sands of Touquet. On the handlebars of his 250 KX Bud Racing, his intentions are clear. “This Touquet is once again a good preparation race for me for the coming season. Like last year, the goal is to put on the gas and win.”
First official release

Freshly arrived in the Bud Racing team, Anthony Bourdon will be just as keen to wear his new colors high. The native of Agen likes to ride in the sand, a texture that suits him well. With an 8th place obtained last year at Le Touquet in the queen category, Anthony is fully capable of once again placing his 450 KX Bud Racing at the top of the table and who knows, creating a surprise. “I can’t wait to put my wheels on the beaches of Le Touquet for my first outing with the Kawasaki Bud racing. The whole team did a great job on the bike. I only had January to prepare but I feel really comfortable on the Kawa and I think we can do something good while having fun”.

Other Kawasaki France riders supported by the Bud Racing team, Pierrick Paget is back on the legendary event, he who scored 4 consecutive podiums between 2006 and 2009. He will be accompanied by Lucien Cupif alias “La Boiserie” encouraged by more than 1 million subscribers on its social networks. Wearing bibs 101 and 500 respectively, the two acolytes intend to surpass themselves and give the best of themselves. We can trust them. See you Saturday from 2 p.m. for the Motorcycle race, broadcast live on the TV channels France 3, AutoMoto la Chaine and L’Équipe. The Juniors race takes place on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Quentin Prugnières win at Hossegor

Team Bud Racing Kawasaki was racing at home this weekend, as the beach of Hossegor is just a few kilometres from the team head quarter. As every year the beach met hundreds of riders involved in a round of the French Beach race series, and Quentin Prugnieres didn’t miss the opportunity to win the Junior race and to put the team colours on top of the box.

Back a few days earlier from Florida, where he got several podium results at the Mini O’s in Gatorback, Quentin joined the team in Hossegor to race the ‘Ronde des Sables’. Another experience for him after racing many Motocross and a few Supercross events this season, and this year again he dominated the Junior race. Starting from the second row behind the gate, as he’s not a regular contender in the series, Quentin didn’t take unnecessary risks at the start of the ninety minutes’ race. After three laps he took the lead of the race, and did a perfect demonstration even if he lost some time with a little problem of vent hose dislocated. Playing with his bike, doing some wheelies in the sand, he crosses the finish line nearly two minutes ahead of his main rival for his last race this season. No more starts for him this year, but he will now continue to train with the Team to prepare next season.

Quentin Prugnières: “Everything went perfect, I took my time to get the lead after starting from the second row and then I managed the race. I lost a few seconds due to a fuel hose, but apart this I had a lot of fun on this beautiful beach. It’s nice to race so different events, MX, SX and here a beach race on such a nice place. I enjoy my youth!”

Hat tricks for team Bud Racing at Paris SX

Team 9MM Bud Racing Kawasaki had an amazing weekend in Paris, as Chris Blose and Matt Moss won all the SX2 races at the 39th Supercross of Paris in front of 40000 fans!

Paris is ‘magic’ and will stay for sure for many more years! For its 39th edition the event was a great one, after two difficult years due to the Covid; the Paris la Defense Arena was full during the two days of racing, and for all the members of the team this 2022 edition will have forever a special taste.

Coming to Paris with three riders all involved in the SX2 class, with our regular WSX contenders Chris Blose and Matt Moss both used to Supercross but also with Quentin Prugnières after his good MX season, the team was the main animator of the SX2 class on both days.

On Saturday it was ‘Chris night’ as our American rider won the three races to lead the ‘Prince of Paris’ classification. Unfortunately for him the second day will not be as good (5/4/19), due to a crash at the start of the second race and another crash in the final race.

At the bottom of the podium on Saturday after three strong races (6/4/4) Matt Moss was ‘on fire’ on Sunday as he won the three races to get this prestigious title of ‘Prince of Paris’ ahead of Jace Owen and Chris Blose in third. Matt was so happy and demonstrative after the race that the entire stadium was noisy to cheer him! And to end the weekend on a perfect note, Quentin Prugnières who was racing his first SX since last year ends the last race in third, improving his results all weekend long (10/9/9 the first night, and then15/7/3).

With six starts and six wins, with two riders on the final podium including the winner, with noisy and enthusiast fans supporting our riders, with happy partners who came to visit us this weekend, the 39th Supercross ends the 2022 season on a high note.