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.”
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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.

Two more podiums for team BUD Racing

Team 9MM Energy Drink BUD Racing Kawasaki was involved in two different worlds this weekend, with a four men squad at the opening round of the World Supercross at Cardiff (United Kingdom) and one rider at the European Motocross of Nations at Talavera de la Reina (Spain). On both sides the team had the honours of the podium, with Chris Blose at Cardiff and Quentin Prugnières at Talavera!

It’s in the Millennium Stadium of Cardiff, land of rugby, that the brand new World Supercross Championship kicked off this weekend with four riders representing the 9MM Energy Drink Kawasaki Team, two in each class. It’s in the SX2 class that the team had the honours of the podium with a second overall – just one point behind the winner – for our American Chris Blose (2/4/8) who did a strong performance while Australian Matt Moss (3/DNF/11) lost his chances for the overall with a DNF but he finishes tenth overall. In the WSX class both Cédric Soubeyras and Adrien Escoffier joined the team just a few days before the event and improved their results trough the weekend, as they get used to their 450 KXF, and both score several top ten results. The second of the three races format was the best one for Cedric Soubeyras (12/4/6) who finish sixth overall, three positions ahead of Adrien (10/13/9) who lost time in a crash. Our four ‘musketeers’ have now one week before flying to Australia for the second and last round of the series in two weeks’ time.

Leader of the French team at the European Motocross of Nations aboard his 250 Kawasaki, with one teammate in the 125 class and two in the 85 category, Quentin Prugnières was the best French representative and leads his teammates to the overall win. Winner of his qualifying race on Saturday, winner of the first race mixing 125 and 250 and second in the last heat, he did a huge performance in Spain! With good results from Mano Faure in the 125 class, Amaury Maindru and Mathys Valin in the 85 class, the Frenchies won the event for the first time in the past five seasons. Next race for Quentin will be the Paris Supercross on November 13 and 14, where he will join his SX teammates.

Stéphane Dassé: “Very happy to be part of the World Supercross Championship, this first event was a great one! I’m convinced that this new series will help to develop Supercross worldwide, as Supercross is so far an American speciality. Concerning our 450 riders Cédric is just back from injury while Adrien discovers the team and the bike, and it’s in the SX2 class that Chris Blose offers us a nice podium with a second overall, while Matt Moss did some good things.”

Quentin Prugnières: “It was a top weekend, I did the job by winning the qualifying race and the first moto. Then I score a second position, in all the races I posted the fastest lap time and I gave everything until the last minute. I keep in mind a lot of positive things, and was happy to fight in all the races with Jan Pancar who is a regular MX2 top ten contender. With my teammates we did everything to win this event and the feeling is amazing, I’m proud to be French and to put the French colours on the highest step of the podium.”

Quentin Prugnières second at the “Coupe des As”

First 450cc race and first podium for Quentin Prugnières at the “Coupe des AS”

Last Sunday was held the famous festival of the off-road French bike in this September. Total success for the traditional Kenny Festival which relaunched the “Coupe des As” bringing together the best French riders of each category and displaying a quality line-up.

Faithful among the most faithful, the 9MM Bud Racing Kawasaki team was of course part of it and did not want to miss this event in the small town of Reygade ( close to Brive ) more than 2500 bikes, quad and SSV riders of which the recent 5th of the 250cc European championship Quentin 319 Prugnières who ignited the public with his maximum attack !

At the end of Saturday’s practice, the rider from Reunion island “scored ” a cautious 7th position on his KAWASAKI 450 KX ( first race with the big guys )… Sunday 11.15 PM, start of the first race under a radiant sun, a large audience and impatient to see the French elite on the track… He was not disappointed, Quentin will make the show in spite of himself going up from the back of the race and come to fail in the wheel of the first to a meritorious second place regaling the public of his incisive riding. 16H PM, second moto but this time Quentin signs a magnificent holeshot and takes with authority the lead of the race which he will keep for a few laps then will give up under the assaults of the GP pilot Stephen RUBINI. A second position that he will keep until the chequered flag managing with control his advance on the 3rd.

Mission accomplished for the young rider of the 9MM Bud Racing Kawasaki Team ( remember that he is only 17 years old ). A performance unanimously appreciated and greeted with enthusiasm by the sponsors and guests present and who honoured us with their visit: BS BATTERY / HEROCK / SOBEM SCAME / DISTRI CASH.

The final word for Quentin : “A positive weekend for an important race but with nothing at stake. I had to have fun without taking unnecessary risks. This was the case. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the organisation who did a great job on and off the track. A big thank also to my mechanics who once again did the job perfectly. Next event for me is the European Motocross of Nations next month. I’ll be back to training in the next few days on my usual 250 KX !”

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