Rui Gonçalves and Evgeny Bobryshev finished 5th and 6th overall respectively in the first GP of the year in Sevlievo, Bulgaria to register a solid start to the 2011 campaign.
The first moto didn’t go quite to plan with both Rui and Evgeny getting
tangled up in separate incidents that compromised their races. Bobby
fell at the second turn in the early stages of the race, when a stone
got caught in the wheel. Rui got stuck behind a fallen rider when
catching Cairoli, a moment which halted his mid-race charge. Finishes
of 12th for Evgeny and 8th for Rui were not justified reward but better was to come in moto2.
Both Honda World Motocross riders got out of the gate well and rounded
the first turn within the top 5. In the early stages of the race it was
Gonçalves showing good speed, finding his way past Bobryshev and into 4th
as
the Russian struggled a little to get on the pace. As the race
developed it was Bobryshev’s time to show his speed as he caught back
up with his Portugese team-mate and engaged in a battle that would see
the two exchanging (clean) blows for the duration of a racing lap.
Bobryshev would eventually come out the winner but would remain in
racing formation with Gonçalves for the rest of the moto, eventually
finishing within 3 seconds of each other, in 4th and 5th position, and only 19sec behind eventual race winner and overall victor, Clement Desalle.
Next stop is the sand of Valkenswaard, favoured territory for Rui but not disliked by Evgeny!
Rui Gonçalves, Honda World Motocross
“I was feeling comfortable on the bike and enjoying the racing. I knew
the start would be crucial and had a good one in the first moto. When I
was readying to make a move on
Toni (Cairoli) I hit a fallen rider and it disrupted my rhythm. By the
end of the moto I was back on it again. In the second moto my start was
even better and I built on that to finish 5th. I am really happy with that and with 5th overall.”
Evgeny Bobryshev, Honda World Motocross
“First race was not good. I crashed and lost many places and am not
happy with the points dropped! In the second moto I was more focused
but at the beginning I was struggling to find my lines and my rhythm. I
found my speed and came back the guys who passed me in the beginning
and ended in 4th. I am really happy with that but feel that I should have had top 5 in the first moto as well.”
The first moto didn’t go quite to plan with both Rui and Evgeny getting
tangled up in separate incidents that compromised their races. Bobby
fell at the second turn in the early stages of the race, when a stone
got caught in the wheel. Rui got stuck behind a fallen rider when
catching Cairoli, a moment which halted his mid-race charge. Finishes
of 12th for Evgeny and 8th for Rui were not justified reward but better was to come in moto2.
Both Honda World Motocross riders got out of the gate well and rounded
the first turn within the top 5. In the early stages of the race it was
Gonçalves showing good speed, finding his way past Bobryshev and into 4th
as
the Russian struggled a little to get on the pace. As the race
developed it was Bobryshev’s time to show his speed as he caught back
up with his Portugese team-mate and engaged in a battle that would see
the two exchanging (clean) blows for the duration of a racing lap.
Bobryshev would eventually come out the winner but would remain in
racing formation with Gonçalves for the rest of the moto, eventually
finishing within 3 seconds of each other, in 4th and 5th position, and only 19sec behind eventual race winner and overall victor, Clement Desalle.
Next stop is the sand of Valkenswaard, favoured territory for Rui but not disliked by Evgeny!
Rui Gonçalves, Honda World Motocross
“I was feeling comfortable on the bike and enjoying the racing. I knew
the start would be crucial and had a good one in the first moto. When I
was readying to make a move on
Toni (Cairoli) I hit a fallen rider and it disrupted my rhythm. By the
end of the moto I was back on it again. In the second moto my start was
even better and I built on that to finish 5th. I am really happy with that and with 5th overall.”
Evgeny Bobryshev, Honda World Motocross
“First race was not good. I crashed and lost many places and am not
happy with the points dropped! In the second moto I was more focused
but at the beginning I was struggling to find my lines and my rhythm. I
found my speed and came back the guys who passed me in the beginning
and ended in 4th. I am really happy with that but feel that I should have had top 5 in the first moto as well.”
4/10/2011 11:33pm
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