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Opportunities Lommel-Day Report
 Major
news came out of the opening day of the Belgian GP, including the
announcements of the KTM 2010 Factory line up, Team France’s line up for
the Red Bull FIM MXoN, the presentation of the 2009 Everts & Friends
Charity Race and of Lazer’s new ultra lightweight helmet.
Lazer presents MX7 Evo
Helmet
In the year of their 90th
anniversary, Lazer presented their latest revolutionary helmet MX7 Evo, a
product being characterized by a reduction of the overall weight to offer
the riders better comfort.
In the paddock of the Belgian
Grand Prix in Lommel, Lazer unveiled this ultra light helmet weighting just
956 grams –more than 230 grams lighter than the previous models by Lazer-
and being currently the most lightweight in the market. As most of the
weight was taken off by reshaping the helmet’s accessories, the MX7 Evo
helmet is made in Ultra Light carbon fabric, a material which is used in the
airplane technology. The manufacture of this helmet takes 25% more time than
the manufacture of the previous models.
Defending MX1 World Champion
David Philippaerts has been using the MX7 Evo since the German GP but from
the Bonver GP of the Czech Republic, set to take place next weekend, all
Lazer backed riders should be provided with the new lightweight helmet.
Philippaerts
and Lazer representatives with the MX7 Evo
More photos available at www.motocrossmx1.com/galleryinfo.aspx
More information on Lazer
is available at www.lazerhelmets.com
KTM announces 2010
plans
Austrian manufacturer KTM
announced its 2010 plans with the main modification to the team’s line up
being the integration of the whole De Carli squad, including multiple World
Champion Cairoli. The structure headed by Claudio De Carli, now being
supported by Yamaha, will be integrated in the factory KTM MX1 team as of
2010 while the current structure managing the MX1 and MX2 teams will be
focusing on MX2 only.
As the KTM factory MX1 line up
will be completed by Nagl and Goncalves, Stefan Everts will remain as the
Overall Race Director as well as the MX2 Team Manager.
The MX2 factory riders will be
Musquin, Simpson and Herlings – now holding the runner up spot in the EMX2
European Championship and due to debut in the World series next year.
(from
left to right) Winfried Kerschhaggl, Pit Beirer and Stefan Everts
More photos available at www.motocrossmx1.com/galleryinfo.aspx
More information on KTM is
available at www.ktm.com
2009 Everts &
Friends Charity Race
The annual race in between
Everts and his “friends” will take place at Genk on August 23, as this
fourth edition of the Charity Race will get underway on Sunday rather than
on Saturday – as it was in the previous three editions.
The entry list is now being
prepared but some of the top GP riders have already confirmed their
participation, with the list including Ramon, De Dycker, Barragan, Strijbos,
Goncalves, Tanel Leok, Van Horebeek, Roelants, Simpson, Triest, Priem and
Dierckx. Regular Women’s World Championship riders such as Laier,
Papenmeier and Franke will also take part in the event as well as Benoit
Pauwels, the renowned “one-armed motocross racer”.
Veterans such as Eric Geboers,
Harry Everts, Graham Noyce, Toon Karsmakers, Jo Martens and André Vromans
will also enter in a separate class, while the event itself has got a full
program of racing available on www.evertsandfriends.com.
The profits will be handed out
to “Een Hart voor Limburg” (King Baudouin Foundation) and its “Kids”
and “De Berk” projects, and to a Belgo-Luxembourg childhood cancer
trust.
Joel
de Mesmaecker and Stefan Everts announcing the Everts&Friends Charity
Race
More photos available at www.motocrossmx1.com/galleryinfo.aspx
More information on
the Everts and Friends Charity Race is available at www.evertsandfriends.com
Team France for Red
Bull FIM MXoN announced
With the Red Bull FIM MXoN
approaching, Team France unveiled their line up for the 2009 event: Nicolas
Aubin will ride the MX1 class, Marvin Musquin will be in the MX2 class while
Gautier Paulin will complete the team being the Open class rider.
Aubin, who was in the team
both in 2007 and 2008 when France got back to back podiums, will ride the
450cc Yamaha.
Musquin, at his debut in the
event as a member of Team France, will ride the MX2 KTM and hopes to be at
Franciacorta with the MX2 World Title under his bag.
Paulin is another debutant in
the team. The youngster who is now second in the MX2 World Championship
behind Musquin will be onboard a 450cc Kawasaki.
Olivier Robert will be once
again the manager of the squad which is pumped for the event, taking place
in Italy on the October 4 weekend. France’s only win in the event dates
back to 2001.
(from
left to right) Musquin, Paulin, Aubin, Robert
\\Mikkel
2/8 2009
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