EKS BRAND goggle weekend update

 

SPRINGFIELD,
IL., SEPT. 3 - He faced a stiff challenge, but like clockwork it was EKS
BRAND goggles, Henry Wiles eventually breaking into the lead on his
Monster Energy/Jones Brothers Kawasaki and pulling away to yet another
victory in the Springfield Short Track National. It marked the fifth
straight Springfield Short Track win for Wiles, who now has three wins
this season, in spite of missing most of the year recovering from knee
surgery.  The National was plagued with crashes, having to be restarted
three times. Once underway it was Carver, who hails from nearby Alton,
Illinois, moving out to an early lead. The rookie was feeling the
pressure right from the beginning from Wiles and Johnson. He held steady
for 13 laps of the 25-lap final, but then he hit a hole coming out of
two, went high entering turn three and both Wiles and Johnson dove
underneath and got past. The leading trio raced close for
several more laps, but gradually Wiles stretched his lead to 1.850
seconds over Johnson at the checkered flag. Carver held on to third. It
marked his first his first Grand National podium. To hear Wiles tell it,
he never felt in danger of losing his Springfield Short Track winning
streak to the hot rookie. "I could tell he was starting to make mistakes
as the race went on," Wiles said of Carver. "I was experimenting around
trying different lines, but I felt like I was faster than Carver. The
closest call I had was when I nailed a lapped rider [Brandon Robinson]
late in the race when he suddenly changed lines in the middle of a
turn."

 

 

 

Evgeny Bobryshev
has come straight from the couch to take a moto win in Gaildorf, on his
way to second overall. Team-mate Rui Gonçalves also impressed with a
solid fourth position in the overall classification.Unable to
train for the last three weeks due to a neck injury received in the run
up to the British GP, Bobryshev only received the all clear on Thursday
this week. Nonetheless, he bounced straight back into world championship
competition with a superb riding display in the first moto, taking the
win ahead of a pressing Xavier Boog. The Russian would make
his moves early on, coming through off the start to take first position
by the end of lap one. From here he would build a commanding lead ahead
of the chasing pack. As the moto neared its conclusion, his lack of
conditioning would begin to show and a chasing Boog would close in.
However, Bobryshev would hold strong to take the
moto win, ahead of the Frenchman and Cai roli. Gonçalves would cross
the line not too far behind in sixth.The second moto, and both
Bobryshev and Gonçalves were making moves early on as they established
themselves in second and fourth positions respectively. Bobryshev’s
exploits in the first running had clearly taken their toll and he found
it hard to kick on from here. Whilst Gonçalves continued to duel within
the top-five, Bobryshev slipped back to eight, a brief encounter with
the green fence not helping matters.It would finish with
Pourcel taking the win ahead of Cairoli, Boissiere and Honda man
Gonçalves. Bobryshev would do enough with his eight place finish to make
it another visit to the podium, his sixth time this year.Antonio
Cairoli would go 3-2 on the day to take the overall GP victory. This GP
victory would earn him the 2011 MX1 World Championship title. Honda
congratulates Antonio on his season
performance.

Evgeny Bobryshev, Honda World Motocross“First
moto just felt do good, it all came together so good. I did begin to
get tired towards the end but had enough to keep pushing for the win.
The second one just came around a bit quick. My lack of training just
meant my recovery wasn’t so fast. Also, the green fence got caught in my
rear wheel and I lost the brake, which didn’t help at all. But I am
happy to back on the podium so soon. I just want to say congratulations
to Toni (Cairoli) on taking the championship.”

Rui Gonçalves, Honda World Motocross
“Feels
good to be back on it after the problems I had in the UK. The second
moto I felt I rode real good. I did have a few problems, nothing major
but it stopped my progress a bit. I am
looking forward to continuing this form in Italy and for a strong end
to the season. I just want to say a big a bit Big congrats to Antonio as
well.”