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BOBRYSHEV WINS IN DUNS

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5/3/2010 10:17am



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BOBRYSHEV WINS IN DUNS
2nd May 2010 - British MX1 Championship Round 3 - Duns, Scotland

CAS
Honda’s Evgeny Bobryshev took the overall honours for the second time
this season in Duns, Scotland, today for round three of the British MX1
Championship following a stunning 3-1-1 performance, while teammate
Gareth Swanepoel almost made it a double podium, but concluded an
exciting day in fifth overall.

In first qualifying Bobryshev
finished fourth with Swanepoel in seventh, although it was only
Swanepoel who improved in the Superpole lap for sixth place, while
Bobryshev ended up 12th on the gate ahead of the day’s racing.

In
the opening race of the day Swanepoel fired from the line into the lead
but soon came under pressure from his teammate and Brad Anderson in the
early stages of the 20-minute plus two-lap moto. Anderson took the lead
soon after, while closely followed by Bobryshev, who missed a gear on
lap three and went down. The Russian racer remounted into sixth place
and chased back through the order to finish in third position, with
Swanepoel one place behind in fourth.

Eager
to make amends for his mistake in race one, Bobryshev demonstrated a
superb performance in the second moto aboard his CAS Honda CRF450R by
passing his teammate, who clinched the holeshot, early on and
maintaining his lead to the chequered flag. Swanepoel benefited from
set-up changes made between races to gain a good start and put on a
strong fight to finish in a comfortable third position behind Stephen
Sword at the finish line.

In the final moto of the day Bobryshev
was on fire, and put on another stunning performance around the
Scottish track to take another spectacular win as well as the overall
honours of the day. The 22-year-old has extended his British MX1
Championship lead with 188 points, and is now 12 points ahead of Sword.

Meanwhile
Swanepoel, who was looking sure of a third place overall and a
double-podium for the CAS Honda squad, settled into third position
early on but made a mistake on lap six to complete the race in ninth,
and finished in fifth place overall. The 25-year-old South African is
now third in the championship with 159 points.

Evgeny Bobryshev #777: 1st Overall
“I
am so happy after today. Everything was good apart from a little
mistake in the first race. I tried to close down on Anderson and I made
a mistake when I missed a gear, so I crashed. I fought back to third,
which wasn’t so bad. Then the next two races I got to the lead early on
and just maintained everything until the finish. It was great to win
overall and have another podium. The bike is working well and I would
like to say thankyou to my team. I still have the red plate and a
better championship lead. We are improving all the time and I am
looking forward to the next two World Championship rounds in Portugal
and Spain.”

Gareth Swanepoel #8: 5th Overall
“In
the first moto I was riding a bit tight, but got fourth behind
Bobryshev. In race two we made a few changes to the bike, which was
better, especially as the track was so fast today, and I loosened up a
little to get third. In the last race I was in a comfortable third,
with maybe seven or eight seconds advantage, when I was trying to close
down on Stephen Sword and Bobryshev, who were just ahead. I went down
and got back on in maybe tenth place to finish ninth, which was really
disappointing. I am frustrated because I could have had a nice
consistent day with a podium, but I guess we all want that extra place,
although it didn’t work out today, and I let myself down. There are
still a lot of points available with five more rounds, so I just need
to keep my head down. Lyng is the next British race, which is one of my
favourite tracks and hopefully a bit of warm weather will help too, as
it was pretty cold out there today. I’m looking forward to the next two
World rounds in Portugal and Spain, I just need a whole weekend to be
good from first practice onwards. It’s frustrating as my speed is there
– it just hasn’t quite come together yet.”

Neil Prince: CAS Honda Team Manager
“Today
has been very successful for CAS Honda. Bobryshev is improving all the
time. He put in three strong performances to go 3-1-1, and win his
second overall of the season. He rode back through the field to third
after a mistake in the first race, earning valuable points and then
demonstrated two impressive almost gate-to-flag winning races, which
has extended his championship lead. Gareth also had a fairly good day.
In the first race he was struggling a little with the set-up of the
bike, but we made some adjustments for the second race, which improved
things. In the final race he looked sure of finishing third for third
overall, but a mistake cost him dearly, as he was closing down on
Stephen Sword. Now we head to the next World Championship rounds
back-to-back with Portugal and Spain, where we’ll be looking to make
another big step forward on our solid results so far.”

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