Press Release

Rockstar Energy Suzuki Set For Fermo

Team Suzuki Press Office - April 25. 

The
FIM Motocross World Championship has clicked into a higher gear and
only one week after the visit to Bulgaria Rockstar Energy Suzuki World
MX1 will roll into the small paddock at Fermo for the Grand Prix of
Italy this weekend. 

For
Belgian star Clement Desalle the third round of 16 will provide a swift
opportunity to forget his second moto error at Sevlievo last Sunday
that denied the RM-Z450 racer the chance of a second consecutive podium
result. 

Desalle
comes to the Adriatic coast having missed the Italian round in 2011
through injury but claimed a dramatic and exciting victory at Fermo in
2010. The 22 year old is nursing a slightly sore ankle after his slip in
Bulgaria but plans to ride at a circuit tomorrow on his way down to the
site. "We are currently on the boat," he said today in his journey from
east Europe to south. "My ankle is a bit better than it was and I hope
to get on the bike somewhere tomorrow. I wasn't in Fermo last year but I
think it will be a bit better for me and the way I like to ride because
it's a little more technical compared to Bulgaria. It is hard at
Sevlievo because it is so fast." 

Tanel
Leok is aiming for a better set of moto finishes than he achieved last
weekend, although when he aggravated a pre-season leg injury during
practice, the determined Estonian's options were limited on race day
where he finished 11th overall. "Bike time is the important thing for me
at the moment," he stressed. "Fermo is not my favourite track if I'm
honest. I prefer Sevlievo to Fermo! I hope I can go quicker than I did
last weekend and it will be important to try and get in a rhythm that
allows me to be closer to where I want to be in the race." 

Fermo
hosted the final stop on the FIM calendar in both 2010 and 2011 but has
now been moved to an earlier slot on the schedule, partly in avoidance
of September/ late summer temperatures. The scenic course located on a
sharp hillside opposite the small town is typically Italian in that the
layout coils and weaves and is formed of a hard-pack terrain. The track
is distinct through the massive 'heart-in-the-mouth' downhill drop four
corners after the start-straight. 

Due
to the circuit's position at the peak of a large rise on what is a
rolling and dipped topography in that particular region, any hint of
rainfall could pose problems but thankfully the early forecast for the
weekend predicts bright skies and a Celsius count in the mid-twenties. 

MX1 World Championship standings (after 2 of 16 rounds): 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 88 points; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 79 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), 67 p.;
4. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 63 p.; 5. Christophe Pourcel (FRA,
Kawasaki), 59 p.; 6. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), 51 p.; 7. Xavier Boog
(FRA, Kawasaki), 49 p.; 8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, Yamaha), 45 p.; 9. David
Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 44 p.; 10. Tanel Leok (EST, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), 42 p. 

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