Laier and Lancelot Back to Action for Third Edition of FIM Women’s World Championship

This year Laier and Lancelot, so far the
only female racers to have won rounds in this Championship, will be
both on
a KTM machine. Laier of Germany has kept her place in the Red Bull
KTM
Factory Racing MX2 team and will display the number one this year.

Lancelot instead has entered the KTM HDI
MX team after a long Kawasaki experience. The French, who was the
first
Women’s World Champion in 2008, was leading also last year’s series
until a
shoulder injury stopped her at the German Grand Prix. From then on
Laier
took over the leader’s board and went on to win her maiden World
Title.

Papenmeier of Teka Suzuki Europe World
MX2 took second in the Championship last year and is ready for
another
exciting season. After a slow start last year, Papenmeier started
taking
back to back podiums and worked her way up to the top three, leaving
compatriot Franke behind.

The latter has also made a KTM move for
the forthcoming season. Franke will steer a Diga KTM machine as she
hopes
to improve on last year’s fourth place.

Another KTM mounted rider will be last
year’s third placed in the Championship Kane. The Irish entered the
HM
Plant Red Bull KTM UK team which will support her during the chase
for the
World Title.

Mann will be back to make up for the
fifth place of last year while young gun Fontanesi on Yamaha will
try to
confirm her speed after taking her maiden moto win and overall
podium at
Lierop last year.

Having the full support of the LS Motors
Honda team, American speed star Ashley Fiolek will give the World
Title a
go this year starting off from round one at Sevlievo this weekend.

2009 WMX PODIUM:

1. Livia Lancelot
2. Stephanie Laier
3. Ashley Fiolek

2009 WMX POLE: Livia Lancelot

Photos available at www.motocrossmx1.com/gallery

TIMETABLE

Saturday: WMX Free Practice 9:25; MX2
Free Practice 10:00;
MX1 Free Practice 10:45;
WMX Time Practice 13:00;
MX2
Pre Qualifying Practice 13:35; MX1 Pre Qualifying Practice 14:20; WMX Race
1 15:15; MX2
Qualifying Race 16:05;
MX1 Qualifying Race 16:55;

Sunday: WMX Warm up 8:30; MX2 Warm up
9:00; MX1 Warm
up 9:30; WMX Race
2 11:10; MX2
Grand Prix Race 1 12:10;
MX1
Grand Prix Race 1 13:10;
MX2 Grand Prix Race 2 15:03;
MX1 Grand Prix race 2
16:03.

LINKS

Youthstream
FIM
Grand
Prix of Bulgaria