A Fair to remember
By TMX Archives on 11th Nov 10
CEDRIC Soubeyras stormed to another famous Supercross victory on the two-stroke Sarholz KTM at round three of the European SX series at the Milan Show, but Greg Aranda can just about put the champagne on ice as far as the title is concerned.
With just one round to go – at Genoa, in Italy, this weekend – the Bud Kawasaki rider only leads Soubeyras by eight points, but Cedric's boss Burkhardt Sarholz confirmed on Monday: "He will race at Stuttgart at the weekend; that race is more important!”
Indeed it is. With just four-days of racing in two countries, the Euro series has reached a new low and consecutive titles for Fabien Izoird have not exactly boosted his career; in Germany cash prizes and a car await the riders!
After going 4-1 in the finals, Aranda complained: "I didn't enjoy this race. The track was too simple so it was difficult to make up time. The most important thing was to retain the series lead.”
But the damp outdoor track didn't seem to worry Soubeyras, who twice came through the pack for 1-3 finishes. In race one he ran down the four-strokes of Coulon, Rouis, Vongsana and Izoird to snatch victory on the final lap, and again took the place which clinched the overall on the final tour of race two. Aranda also swept past Vongsana for moto victory last time round.
With Soubeyras not competing, Aranda effectively leads the series by 21-points from Izoird, so even a blank scorecard for the Kawasaki man would leave the defending champion needing a second and a third against wild cards Toni Cairoli, Justin Barcia and Kevin Windham.
EUROPEAN SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Rd 3 – EICMA Motorcycle Fair, Milan, ITALY
1 Cedric Soubeyras (F - Sarholz KTM) 15 + 10 = 25
2 Gregory Aranda (F - Bud Racing Kawasaki) 9 + 15 = 24
3 Fabien Izoird (F - Suzuki) 12 + 8 = 20
4 Khounsith Vongsana (F - KTM) 5 + 12 = 17
5 Christophe Martin (F - Honda) 6 + 9 = 15
6 Alexandre Rouis (F - MB Honda) 7 + 7 = 14
7 Cyrille Coulon (F - Suzuki) 10 + 1 = 11
8 Matteo Bovini (I - Suzuki) 2 + 6 = 8
9 Maxime Lesage (F - Kawasaki) 4 + 4 = 8
10 Manuel Rivas (E - Kawasaki Spain) 8 + 0 = 8
11 Mickael Musquin (F - Honda) 1+5=6, 12 Thomas Ramette (F - Suzuki) 0+3=3, 13 Angelo Pellegrini (I - Suzuki) 3+0=3, 14 Charles Lefrancois (F - Honda) 0+2=2.
RACE ONE: 1 Soubeyras, 2 Izoird, 3 Coulon, 4 Aranda, 5 Rivas, 6 Rouis, 7 Martin, 8 Vongsana, 9 Lesage, 10 Pellegrini, 11 Bovini, 12 Musquin, 13 Ramette, 14 Lefrancois, 15 Paulin, 16 Vanni, 17 Mannevy, 18 Adam, 19 Dami, 20 Dagod.
RACE TWO: 1 Aranda, 2 Vongsana, 3 Soubeyras, 4 Martin, 5 Izoird, 6 Rouis, 7 Bovini, 8 Musquin, 9 Lesage, 10 Ramette, 11 Lefrancois, 12 Coulon, 13 Rivas, 14 Pellegrini, 15 Paulin, 16 Vanni, 17 Mannevy, 18 Adam, 19 Dami, 20 Dagod.
SERIES STANDINGS after 3 (of 4) rounds: 1 Aranda 69 points, 2 Soubeyras 61, 3 Lesage 48, 4 Izoird 47, 5 Rouis 47, 6 Martin 39, 7 Rivas 34, 8 Paulin 32, 9 Vongsana 17, 10 Musquin 17, 11 Vanni 14, 12 Coulon 11, 13 Mannevy 9, 14 Bovini 8, 15 Lefrancois 8,...16 Adam 7, 17 Dami 6, 18 Dagod 5, 19 Marrone 5, 20 Ramette 3,...
FINAL ROUND: November 13 – Palafiera, Genoa, ITALY.
