Wired for Sound
By TMX Archives on 1st Aug 07
DESPITE being the only British rider competing in the sixth round of the '07 World Enduro Championship staged in Parry Sound, Canada, KTM-mounted youngster Tom Sagar again showed the form that just one week earlier secured him his first ever WEC day win to produce two more podium finishes in the Enduro Junior class, only narrowly missing out on victory on day two.
In the three Senior classes, Finn Juha Salminen continued his winningways in Enduro 1 with a double class victory while Mika Ahola andSamuli Aro claimed a day win each in the Enduro 2 class. In Enduro 3championship front runner Marko Tarkkala crashed out on day oneallowing Ivan Cervantes to claim two comfortable day wins.
Britain's Tom Sagar put the finishing touches to a highly successfultwo-event WEC trip to North America last weekend by claiming podiumfinishes on both days of the GP of Canada and only missing the top stepof the podium by five seconds on day two.
Confident of a good result having claimed his first ever WEC day winthe week before at the GP of USA, Sagar again showed that he is one ofthe brightest rising young stars of the international enduro scene.Finishing just 12 seconds behind eventual day one winner and reigningEnduro Junior world champion Joakim Ljunggren from Sweden, Tom waslocked in a three rider battle for the class win on day two andeventually claimed a close second despite a costly fall early in theday.
''I've had two really good days,'' beamed Sagar after the event. ''It'sbeen hard work with the heat, and riding in the sand's not exactly mycup of tea, but I'm pleased with the way it's gone and so is the team.It's been well worth coming to the two North American events.
''I didn't have any major problems on either day although I did fall onthe motocross test on lap one on day two. If I hadn't fallen I feellike I might have been able to get onto the top step of the podium.I'll have to work on that for the next round of the series. I'm reallyhappy with the way things have gone, crashing and still managing to getonto the podium is really pleasing.''
With Ljunggren topping day one the Swede could only manage fourth onday two as French Gas Gas rider Christophe Nambotin topped the podiumahead of Sagar with Italian Thomas Oldrati claiming third.
WORLD ENDURO CHAMPS Rd 6 - Parry Sound, Canada
Day One
Enduro 1: 1 Juha Salminen (KTM), 2 Simone Albergoni (Yamaha), 3 MarcGermain (Yamaha), 4 Cristobal Guerrero (Yamaha), 5 Bartosz Oblucki(Husqvarna), 6 Alessandro Belometti (KTM), 7 Maurizio Micheluz(Yamaha), 8 Mike Hartman (KTM), 9 Jurak Dozsa (KTM), 10 Guy Giroux(Suzuki), 11 James Skinner (KTM).
Enduro 2: 1 Samuli Aro (KTM), 2 Mika Ahola (Honda), 3 Johnny Aubert(Yamaha), 4 Fabien Planet (KTM), 5 Stefan Merriman (Aprilia), 6Valtteri Salonen (Husaberg), 7 Xavi Galindo (KTM), 8 Nate Kanney(Husqvarna), 9 Kurt Caselli (KTM), 10 Fabrizio Dini (Yamaha), 11Nicolas Deparrois (Husqvarna), 12 Nicolas Paganon (Aprilia), 13 ShaneCuthbertson (KTM) , 14 Robert Reed (KTM), 15 Allan Lachapelle (KTM), 16Craig Kennedy (Suzuki), 17 Kevin Cockayne (KTM), 18 Bruce Moffatt(Husaberg).
Enduro 3: 1 Ivan Cervantes (KTM), 2 Seb Guillaume (Husqvarna), 3Alessandro Botturi (Honda), 4 Bjorne Carlsson (Husaberg), 5 AndersEriksson (Husqvarna), 6 Vita Kuklik (KTM), 7 Marcus Kehr (KTM), 8Michel Metcalfe (KTM), 9 Jason Schrage (KTM),10 Erwin Plekkenpol(Honda), 11 Dennis Liebersan (KTM).
Enduro Junior: 1 Joakim Ljunggren (Husaberg), 2 Christophe Nambotin(Gas Gas), 3 TOM SAGAR (KTM), 4 Marc Bourgeois (Husqvarna), 5 ThomasOldrati (KTM), 6 Russell Bobbitt (KTM), 7 Yannick Bossi (Husqvarna), 8Cory Graffunder (KTM), 9 David Kamo (KTM), 10 Ricard Wressel(Husaberg), 11 Cole Kirkpatrick (KTM), 12 Sylvain Lebrun (Husqvarna),13 Kyle Redmond (Gas Gas), 14 Benoit Fortunato (Husqvarna), 15 JakubHorak (KTM), 16 Wallace Palmer (Honda), 17 Scott Bowes (KTM), 18 NickSchrage (KTM).
WORLD ENDURO CHAMPS Rd 6 - Parry Sound, Canada
Day Two
Enduro 1: 1 Juha Salminen (KTM), 2 Simone Albergoni (Yamaha), 3 MarcGermain (Yamaha), 4 Cristobal Guerrero (Yamaha), 5 Bartosz Oblucki(Husqvarna), 6 Mike Hartman (KTM), 7 Alessandro Belometti (KTM), 8Juraj Dozsa (KTM), 9 Guy Giroux (Suzuki), 10. James Skinner (KTM).
Enduro 2: 1 Mika Ahola (Honda), 2 Samuli Aro (KTM), 3 Johnny Aubert(Yamaha), 4 Valtteri Salonen (Husaberg), 5 Fabien Planet (KTM), 6Xavier Galindo (KTM), 7 Stefan Merriman (Aprilia), 8 Kurt Caselli(KTM), 9 Nate Kanney (Husqvarna), 10 Fabrizio Dini (Yamaha), 11 NicolasPaganon (Aprilia), 12 Nicolas Deparrois (Husqvarna), 13 ShaneCuthbertson (KTM), 14 Allen Lachapelle (KTM), 15 Robert Reed (KTM), 16Craig Kennedy (Suzuki), 17 Kevin Cockayne (KTM).
Enduro 3: 1 Ivan Cervantes (KTM), 2 Marko Tarkkala (KTM), 3 SebGuillaume (Husqvarna), 4 Bjorne Carlsson (Husaberg), 5 AlessandroBotturi (Honda), 6 Marcus Kehr (KTM), 7 Anders Eriksson (Husqvarna), 8Vita Kuklik (KTM), 9 Erwin Plekkenpol (Honda), 10 Michel Metcalfe(KTM), 11 Jason Schrage (KTM), 12 Dennis Liebersan (KTM).
Enduro Junior: 1 Christophe Nambotin (Gas Gas), 2 Tom Sagar (KTM), 3Thomas Oldrati (KTM), 4 Joakim Ljunggren (Husaberg), 5 Marc Bourgeois(Husqvarna), 6 Russell Bobbitt (KTM), 7 Mirko Gritti (Beta), 8 YannickBossi (Husqvarna), 9 Cory Graffunder (KTM), 10 Jakub Horak (KTM), 11Benoit Fortunato (Husqvarna), 12 Cole Kirkpatrick (KTM), 13 SylvainLebrun (Husqvarna), 14 Kyle Redmond (Gas Gas), 15 Wallace Palmer(Honda), 16 David Kamo (KTM), 17 Scott Bowes (KTM), 18 Nick Schrage(KTM).
For full report, results and pictures see T+MX NEWS, Friday, August 3, 2007.