The sand of Valkenswaard awaits the Honda World Motocross Team

This weekend the Honda World Motocross Team and riders Rui Gonçalves and Evgeny Bobryshev are back in action for the second MX1 Grand Prix of the season in Valkenswaard, Netherlands (24-25 April).

Looking
to build on the solid foundations laid down in the season opener two
weeks ago, Gonçalves and Bobryshev will be aiming to go a few better
than the respective 5^th and 6^th place
overall finishes achieved in Bulgaria and have their sights on podium
positions at the famous Dutch track, located just outside of Eindhoven.

The
sand of Valkenswaard is steeped in racing history and has been a
regular fixture on the World Championship Grand Prix calendar for many
years. It is favoured territory for Rui Gonçalves, having won there in
the MX2 class in 2009, on his way to 2^nd in
the championship overall. However Rui’s 2010 Valkenswaard GP was marred
by a recovering shoulder injury. A now fully fit Gonçalves will be out
to prove what he can do on the 450cc machine.

Bobryshev
is also partial to the sand, living and training for the most part of
the year in the surrounding area of Valkenswaard and only a few miles
from the track itself. An overall position of 7^th in
2010 is an indication of what can be achieved by the powerful Russian
but the new slimmed-down and fitter Bobryshev should pose a more potent
threat this year.