Press Release

Media Coverage of the Sidi Motocross Grand Prix of Città di Faenza

FAENZA (ITALY), 12 September 2008- The SIDI Motocross Grand Prix of Città di Faenza, to take place in Faenza on September 14th, will be broadcast live and delayed according to the attached schedule.


The event will mark the end of the 2008 Motocross World Championships as both the MX1 and MX2 Titles will be taken this Sunday.



MONTE CORALLI AND FAENZA


The Monte Coralli at Faenza is spread on a hill area of seven hectares. The course itself is 1550 metre long approximately as the minimum width has been extended to eight and a half metres. The ground has been enriched with sand and woodchips while the visibility from the spectators’ areas has been improved by reshaping the track which still features its classic downhill and uphill sections. In the final part of the race track a wave section has been added.


Faenza hosted its first World Championship event in 1979 (500cc class) and this SIDI Grand Prix of Città di Faenza will be the ninth World Championship round to be held. The only Italians winning at home in Faenza have been Corrado Maddii (125cc/1985) and Cristian Beggi (MX3/2006). 2007 established a milestone in the history of Motocross as Faenza saw the Pourcel brothers taking the GP victory in the MX1 (Sebastien) and MX2 (Christophe) classes both onboard Kawasaki machinery.



The whole region of Emilia Romagna enjoys a solid motorsports tradition and Faenza is one of its most beautiful cities hosting one of the Italy’s main motocross tracks. Faenza is in between Forlì and Imola, another city well known for its road racing facility. Bologna and sea resort Cervia are just 50 km away from Faenza and its splendid porcelain –in Italian “ceramiche” - arts and crafts, which have developed since the Renaissance period. In the city of Faenza there are currently 60 porcelain arts and crafts manufacturers as most of their traditional shops are part of the beautiful city centre scenery.



THE EVENT’S SCHEDULE


Saturday September 13: KTM Trophy Free Practice 1 at 09:05 am; MX2 Free Practice at 10:00 am; MX1 Free Practice 1 at 11:00 am; MX2 Pre-Qualifying Practice at 12:00 am; KTM Trophy Free Practice 2 at 01:35 pm; MX1 Free Practice 2 at 02:00 pm; MX2 Qualifying Race 1 at 03:00 pm; MX2 Qualifying Race 2 at 03:45 pm; MX1 Time Practice at 04:30 pm; MX2 Last Chance Qualifying Practice at 05:15 pm; KTM Trophy Time Practice at 05:55 pm (local time).



Sunday September 14: KTM Trophy Warm Up at 09:00 am; MX2 Warm-up at 9:30 am; MX1 Warm-up at 10:00 am; KTM Trophy Race 1 at 11:10 am; MX2 Grand Prix Race 1 at 12:10 am; MX1 Grand Prix Race 1 at 01:10 pm; KTM Trophy Race 2 at 02:10 pm; MX2 Grand Prix Race 2 at 03:03 pm; MX1 Grand Prix Race 2 at 04:03 pm (local time).


LINKS
Youthstream
FIM
SIDI
FMI-Federazione Motociclistica Italiana
DBO
Monte Coralli and Motoclub Faenza
Faenza


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


MediaZone Moto is the leading global online broadcaster of Motocross and SuperMoto events. Fans worldwide can watch the thrills from this and every race of the 2008 FIM Motocross & SuperMoto World Championships LIVE and On Demand exclusively at www.MediaZoneMoto.com.


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