Press Release

A mixed weekend for Ramon at USGP



Steve Ramon showed very good speed
and endurance all weekend at the USGP, but unfortunately a big crash in the
opening moto damaged his bike beyond repair, forcing the ex double World
Champ out of contention for a decent overall result.



Sunday morning started well for the
popular Belgian, whilst despite heavy rain Ramon was ‘gelled’
with the rough, rutted circuit during morning warm-up and he looked forward
to a solid result.



The gate dropped for moto 1 and
Ramon powered his Rockstar Energy Suzuki out the gate, heading through turn
one inside just inside the top 10. Quickly getting into a good rhythm the
‘Bomb’ sat in 7th place battling with Bobryshev,
Philippaerts and Boissiere. With just 3 laps remaining Ramon got cross
rutted on a fast downhill section and went down hard. Despite re-mounting
ramon realized his bike was badly damaged and was forced to return to the
pit. A disappointing end to a good race.



Despite a few knocks and bruises
from race one, Ramon lined up ready for battle in moto 2. The gate dropped
and once again the number 11 Suzuki was lightning fast heading into the
first turn. Immediately getting into his ultra-smooth rhythm Ramon powered
around the rough circuit in 6th position. Lap after lap Ramon
and Simpson raced hard, but with just a few laps remaining Simpson grabbed
the upper hand. At the chequered flag it was a 7th position for
Ramon.



Steve Ramon:



"My riding wasn't bad but I
couldn't find a good rhythm in the first moto and five minutes before the
end I made a mistake going down the hill. It was a pretty big crash. The
handlebar was bent and the clutch lever had folded down so I had to stop.
No points, no good. I was top-five at the start of the second moto but lost
two positions on the second lap; however my speed was good. Near the end I
had a problem with a lapped rider and I twisted my foot trying to pass him.
I had to slow down in the last half-a-lap. What can I say? I cannot be too
disappointed because the last few weeks were terrible for me but I had the
energy to complete the moto at least. I am looking forward to Brazil
now."



Ramon and the Rockstar Energy
Suzuki World MX1 Team now pack up and head to Brazil for Round 4 of the MX1
World Championship next weekend.



Results



Moto 1




























































































1



Desalle, Clement



2



Cairoli, Antonio



3



Nagl, Maximilian



4



Strijbos, Kevin



5



Philippaerts, David



6



Bobryshev, Evgeny



7



Boissiere, Anthony



8



Craig, Christian



9



Barragan, Jonathan



10



Frossard, Steven



 


Moto 2



 



 


1



Desalle, Clement



2



Nagl, Maximilian



3



Bobryshev, Evgeny



4



Goncalves, Rui



5



Strijbos, Kevin



6



Simpson, Shaun



7



Ramon, Steve



8



Barragan, Jonathan



9



Philippaerts, David



10



Boog, Xavier




Overall
























































1



Desalle, Clement



2



Nagl, Maximilian



3



Bobryshev, Evgeny



4



Strijbos, Kevin



5



Cairoli, Antonio



6



Philippaerts, David



7



Goncalves, Rui



8



Barragan, Jonathan



9



Boissiere, Anthony



10



Craig, Christian



11



Simpson, Shaun



12



Boog, Xavier



13



Ramon, Steve

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