Kaven Benoît shines among Quebec riders by winning the MX2 class
Montr̩al, October 2, 2010 РIn front of a highly-charged crowd at the Olympic Stadium, veteran American Yamaha rider Nick Wey from Michigan won the 33rd running of the Supermotocross Monster Energy presented by Coors Light and Parts Canada/Thor held Saturday night in Montr̩al. Two other American riders, Teddy Maier and Troy Adams, both on Kawasakis finished second and third. But the MX2 finale really got the crowd on its feet as Quebec KTM rider Kaven Benǫt won in spectacular fashion.
The featured class of the show, the MX1 category, started the evening off with two qualifying heat races. In the first heat, American rider Nick Wey led his Kawasaki first to the finish line ahead of fellow countryman and 2009 Supermotocross winner Jason Thomas (Suzuki) and Josh Demuth on a BMW. Simon Homans of Sherbrooke, Quebec also qualified his Honda for the main event finale finishing ninth … Details & Pictures
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Buttrick Takes the Win, Mullins the Title in Indiana Enduro
It was KTM North America’s young GNCC star Cory Buttrick who motored to the overall win on a cold, rainy Saturday in Indiana for the final round of the 2010 AMA/Rekluse National Enduro Series. After 73 miles and 6 test test sections, Buttrick edged out another GNCC regular – AmPro Yamaha’s Charlie Mullins – to take the win, but it was Mullins who had the last laugh as he walked away with the overall series title after winning 6 of 10 rounds … Details
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With the grand finale of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2010 in Rome (ITA) on 2 October, Italian rider Vito Campobasso took on the responsibility of testing the kickers and landing hills in the Eternal City’s Stadio Flaminio on Thursday using a traditional Vespa. The Italian rider will be part of the show during Saturday night’s main event, which will see the overall winner of the international freestyle motocross tour crowned.
Meanwhile the Vatican’s legendary Swiss Guard granted one of the top freestyle motocross athletes on the planet, Switzerland’s Mat Rebeaud, an exclusive glimpse behind the walls of the world’s smallest country on Thursday. With just two days to go until the grand finale of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour in Rome’s Stadio Flaminio (ITA), Rebeaud had the privilege of firing up his two-stoke machine on historic ground … Details & Pictures
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