Press Release

De Dycker and Simpson aim for improvement




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Ken
De Dycker and Shaun Simpson head for this weekend's US Grand Prix at
Glen Helen keen to climb up in the MX1 Championship standings,
following two tough races in Bulgaria and the Netherlands. The
Monster Energy US GP is the first of two consecutive, hugely
important fly-aways on the 2011 calendar. The legendary Glen Helen
Raceway in San Bernardino, California is set to provide fans and
riders with a great event starting with two days of amateur racing on
Thursday and Friday followed by the FIM MX1, MX2 and VMX classes on
Saturday and Sunday.



After
last year’s last minute comeback in the World Championship schedule
Glen Helen won’t be unchartered territory for the GP riders. LS
Honda Racing’s MX1 rookie Shaun Simpson showed great speed at the
fast and spectacular track where he came third in the second moto.
Simpson struggled with his fitness at the hot Dutch GP in
Valkenswaard, but the 23-year old former British MX2 champ was
on-form last weekend at the Red Bull Pro Nationals in Landrake. The
talented Scotsman came back in both motos to claim second and third
to come home second overall behind Brad Anderson.



Ken
De Dycker, who scored a fifth place equal on points with countryman
Ramon in Glen Helen last year, is equally fired up to mount a strong
challenge in the USA. Before departing early Monday morning for the
American West Coast, Ken placed second behind Ramon at the 42nd
International Motocross of Wuustwezel in Belgium. De Dycker is
currently 14th in the MX1 World Championship, while team mate Simpson
is 16th.



Ken
De Dycker:

"Although I won the second moto in Wuustwezel I was not so happy
with my riding. We found it hard to get the right set-up and my mind
was more on the next two GP’s than anything else. The last two
weeks I have been riding really hard during training, I hope that
work will pay off in the US and in Brazil. I always look forward to
racing in America and I like the track in Glen Helen. In spite of a
bad start and some mistakes I was fourth in the first moto last year,
that gives me the confidence for a strong result this weekend.”


Shaun
Simpson:
"After
coming away second from round one of the Red Bull Pro Nationals was
hoping to take the lead in Ladrake, but it wasn’t to be. However I
was pleased with both my fitness and my speed, I just need a little
bit of luck now. Glen Helen was a bit of a strange GP for me last
year. I didn’t have the best feeling there although I enjoyed the
track immensely. It’s also a long track with lap times of over 2
minutes 20, it makes 35 minutes feel shorter! I think it’s going to
be fun.”






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