Press Release

Harri Kullas Wins Ricky Carmichael MXoN Award Youngest Rider

DONINGTON PARK (GREAT BRITAIN), 28 September 2008 – 16 year old Finnish Harri Kullas was the youngest and best placed rider at this 62nd edition of the Red Bull Motocross of Nation and won the Ricky Carmichael Motocross of Nations Award Youngest Rider.






Harri Kullas holding the Award.

After Swiss Arnaud Tonus won the very first Award named after multiple MXoN winner Ricky Carmichael last year now Kullas takes the prize into his home country Finland.


Harri Kullas was born on the 1st of March 1992. During his career he became National Motocross Champion in the 85cc class in 2006 and the same year he took the fourth spot at the Junior World Championship 85cc. He entered the Junior World Championship again in 2007 taking ninth in the 125cc class.


At this 62nd edition of the Red Bull MXoN KTM mounted Kullas was ninth in the MX2 Individual Overall standings courtesy of a 23rd and a 24th place in the heats as he struggled to keep up the pace of the bigger machines.


Kullas’ team Finland was completed by Antti Pyrhonen (MX1) and Matti Seistola (Open) as the squad took home an eleventh place.


LINKS


Youthstream
FIM
Red Bull
ACU-Auto-Cycle Union
Donington Park
Visit Derby


Information, photos and results are online at www.motocrossMX1.com, the official website of the FIM Motocross World Championships.


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