Another good weekend for team Monster Energy Bud Racing Kawasaki, on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In California Darian Sanayei got his second top ten result at Glen Helen, while Xavier Boog claimed his second Supercross title in Briis sous Forges.
Just one week after enjoying his first MX2 Grand Prix, Darian Sanayei continued his learning curve at Glen Helen Raceway, home of the final round of the World Championship. He didn’t qualify so well on Saturday, but did again a solid race from twelfth to tenth in the opening GP moto. A top ten overall finish seemed on the cards as he raced from an initial tenth to seventh, before a crash put him at the back of the field but he persevered to nurse his damaged bike home seventeenth.
Coming to the final round of the SX Pro series in Briis sous Forges in second position, Xavier Boog had another good weekend after winning four Supercross events this summer. After two good qualifying races (2nd and 1st) Xavier didn’t got a great start in the main event, but pushed all race long as a second place would offer him another title. Third at mid race he finally passed second with three laps to go, and claimed another title. His team mate Maxime Desprey is finally back to his best level after his injury, and scored a good fifth overall. Both Xavier and Maxime have now a break, as the Indoor SX series will start end of October in Metz Amneville.
Darian Sanayei: “I like this track, but they watered it so much that it was pretty muddy in some sections. Yesterday in the qualifying race I was in the top ten when I crashed in a muddy corner so I finished sixteenth which was not so good. In the first moto I started in thirteenth and I just worked to come back to tenth; that was good as my goal was to be in the top ten. In the second race I had a similar start but moved up to seventh before I hit a bump pretty hard and crashed. Paturel hit me and crashed too; after that my bike was damaged and I could only finish seventeenth. Not a super good weekend, but I know what I have to work on this winter to be stronger.”
Xavier Boog: “I didn’t had such a great feeling with the track this weekend, but I did two strong qualifying races with a second position and a win. In the main event my start was not so great but I came back third, and then pushed as I knew that I had to finish second to be champion; I passed Teillet for second just a few laps before the end of the race, and of course it’s nice to get another title.”
Maxime Desprey: “Finally the hard work with the team is paying now, as I had two good SX events in a row with a fourth place in Brienon and a fifth in Briis sous Forges. My feeling is better now, and I feel more and more confident so I can push harder. The Indoor SX season start in six weeks now, so I have even more time to get ready for it; I’d like to thanks team Monster Bud Racing who always supported me, even when the results were not what we expected.”
