Fifth Place for Steven Frossard in Italy

Team CLS Kawasaki Pro Circuit riders Steven Frossard and Jeremy Van Horebeek are still sitting
in challenging 4th and 8th placing in the series after the Italian GP.

Frossard gated well and looked comfortable as he moved from third to second after a few laps of the first
race, racing in the wheeltracks of the defending champion Marvin Musquin until he stalled the motor in a
sandy turn. Such was the lead which the leaders had over the rest of the field that he was able to rejoin
the race in third place, but, his chances of the win gone, Steven sensibly took no risks as he rode a lonely
race to finish in that position. Van Horebeek also started well in 6th position and, despite suffering a little
arm pump, advanced impressively to 4th by the finish to consolidate his series ranking.

The team had an unfortunate second race. Frossard was already on the ground before the second corner
as another rider lost control and hit his front wheel. Rejoining the race dead last he persevered to salvage
10th place and 11 valuable points which could prove vital later in the season. Van Horebeek’s second
start was not quite so good, but he was quickly advancing through the pack until an error as he went to
pass Simpson for 5th place forced him to pit to straighten the damage incurred in the resultant crash.
Rejoining the race outside the points positions the Belgian recovered to 18th at the finish.

The disappointing season of Kawasaki Bud Racing Rockstar’s Nico Aubin continued; he failed to score a
single point from the weekend as he struggles to find his known form, but both the rider and team will
work even more resolutely over the next two weeks to turn their season around.

Steven Frossard: ‘For sure the weekend could have been better, but my second race was ruined just after
the start when another rider lost control of his bike and hit my front wheel. I knew I had to try to recover as
many places as possible quickly but I crashed again on the first lap and that left me dead last so I did
pretty well to come back to 10th by the end of the race. The first race had been much better, but I stalled
the engine in a turn when I was in second place and lost a lot of time; it’s a shame because I had found a
good rhythm and was racing with the leaders. Next week I will race a Dutch championship round in sand;
it will be a perfect training before the GP at Valkenswaard.’

Jeremy Van Horebeek: ‘I was satisfied with my fourth position in the opening race even though I suffered
a little with arm pump. My start was not so good in the second race, but I felt much more comfortable and
charged back to 5th position behind Simpson after a few laps; I was looking to pass him over a jump but
my rear wheel slipped out just before the take-off and I crashed when I landed. I had to stop at the pits to
straighten my front wheel, and then I just concentrated on captured a few points. It was a frustrating
mistake, and I will be looking forward to making up for it at the GP in Valkenswaard in two weeks time.’

Nicolas Aubin: ’It was another disappointing weekend for me. The qualifying race was already not what I
expect as I only finished fifteenth and I should be doing better. I held the same position in race one before
I crashed mid-race and missed the points, but the second start was much better. I nearly got the holeshot
but another rider pushed me out and I lost many places; after that I was trying too hard to recover, made a
couple of mistakes and stalled the engine. The race was finished. It’s frustrating for me and for the team
as well of course; we’ve worked hard for several months, and I just hope that we’ll start getting the results
we deserved soon.’

12 April 2010

MX2

Overall

1 Marvin Musquin KTM 50

2 Ken Roczen Suzuki 42

3 Jeffrey Herlings KTM 37

4 Zach Osborne Yamaha 32

5 Steven Frossard Kawasaki 31

6 Arnaud Tonus Suzuki 28

7 Shaun Simpson KTM 27

8 Jake Nicholls KTM 23

9 Jeremy Van Horebeek Kawasaki 21

10 Harri Kullas Yamaha 20

DNF Nicolas Aubin Kawasaki

Race 1

1 Marvin Musquin KTM

2 Ken Roczen Suzuki

3 Steven Frossard Kawasaki

4 Jeremy Van Horebeek Kawasaki

5 Zach Osborne Yamaha

6 Jeffrey Herlings KTM

7 Shaun Simpson KTM

8 Joel Roelants KTM

9 Harri Kullas Yamaha

10 Marcus Schiffer KTM

DNF Nicolas Aubin Kawasaki

Race 2

1 Marvin Musquin KTM

2 Jeffrey Herlings KTM

3 Ken Roczen Suzuki

4 Arnaud Tonus Suzuki

5 Zach Osborne Yamaha

6 Jake Nicholls KTM

7 Christophe Charlier Yamaha

8 Shaun Simpson KTM

9 Dennis Verbruggen KTM

10 Steven Frossard Kawasaki

18 Jeremy Van Horebeek Kawasaki

DNF Nicolas Aubin Kawasaki

Standings

1 Marvin Musquin KTM 100

2 Deny Philippaerts Suzuki 86

3 Jeffrey Herlings KTM 72

4 Steven Frossard Kawasaki 69

5 Arnaud Tonus Suzuki 62

6 Zach Osborne Yamaha 59

7 Shaun Simpson KTM 53

8 Jeremy Van Horebeek Kawasaki 52

9 Jake Nicholls KTM 47

10 Harri Kullas Yamaha 39

22 Nicolas Aubin Kawasaki 8