A drop of San Miguel!
By TMX Archives on 14th Dec 06
KTM Factory rider Jonathan Barragan successfully defended his International Motocross of Tenerife crown last weekend at the fourth running of the event at the San Miguel de Abona circuit on the south of the Canary's island when he took victory in the Superfinal of the Golden Tyre Trophy, the title he won at the same event last year. Earlier, in the two-day event, four heats of MX1 and MX2 class races decided which 15 riders of each class were taken for the 30 minute plus two lap for the Golden Tyre Trophy Superfinal.
Alex Salvini won the MX1 class with a second place and a win; Cedric Melotte won the first heat but was second in the overall classification, in front of Brian Jorgensen, Aitor Santana and Jonathan Barragan.
Ivan Cervantes was sixth. Bad luck prevented French MX3 World Champion Yves Demaria from taking part in the event having injured his knee after November's FIM Off-road Awards.
It was another Italian winning the MX2 class. Davide Guarneri got two back to back wins and topped the overall MX2 standings with 50 points. Jose Butron Oliva was second and Pol Panes completed the top three.
Livia Lancelot, who was the only female racer in the GoldenTyre Trophy, clinched a satisfactory ninth place, while Luigi Seguy crashed in the first moto and injured his right shoulder.
The Frenchman finished in fourth place, but doctors prevented him from racing the rest of the event.
British rider Anthony (Sutty) Sutton crashed out early on and missed out on a lucrative Superfinal appearance.
International Motocross of Tenerife
San Miguel de Abona, Tenerife
MX1
1 Alex Salvini (Suzuki) 22 + 25 = 47
2 Cedric Melotte (Yamaha) 25 + 18 = 43
3 Brian Jorgensen (Honda) 18 + 22 = 40
4 Aitor Santana (Honda) 15 + 20 = 35
5 Jonathan Barragan (KTM) 20 + 12 = 32
6 Ivan Cervantes (KTM) 16 + 15 = 31
MX2
1 Davide Guarneri (Yamaha) 25 + 25 = 50
2 Jose Butron Oliva (KTM) 22 + 22 = 44
3 Pol Panes (Honda) 20 + 18 = 38
4 Mike Valade (Yamaha) 15 + 20 = 35
5 Felipe Otero Olivos (Yamaha) 13 + 16 = 29
6 Jordi Paez (??) 14 + 14 = 28
Superfinal
1 Jonathan Barragan, 2 Salvini, 3 Guarneri, 4 Melotte, 5 Jorgensen, 6 Cervantes
For full report, results and pictures see T+MX NEWS, Friday, December 15, 2006.