Barragan third overall in MX1
By TMX Archives on 11th Feb 08
Jonathan Barragan came in third overall in the MX1 class at the pre-season Starcross event in Mantova Italy this weekend for an impressive start to his new season for his new KTM-supported team and on his factory bike. This season KTM is supporting new teams as well as running the KTM Red Bullfactory team and Barragan from Spain is riding for the Italian-based Team SilverAction. Jonathan won the first and the third heat at Starcross but stalled inthe second. His third place overall is a strong indicator that he will be upwith the front runners this season.
Good start for Barragan
"These were two good days for me," he said. "But it is still twomonths before the season starts and it doesn't really show the full potential. Ihave been training in the USA so I haven't had too much time to ride the newbike yet but I am very happy with my new team and having KTM behind me helps alot. I wish all the GPs would be like this race!" Barragan now returns toMadrid and will train in Spain. He will compete in two races in the Spanishnational championship and will move to Belgium 25 days before the first GP ofthe season to get in some practice on sand.
3 x holeshot forGermany's Max Nagl
Riding in his first season for the KTM Red Bull MX1factory team, Max Nagl set out to snatch the holeshot in his race and managedthree in a row for his three heats. "Today it was important for me to get theholeshot and I managed to do that. We did have some problems with the suspensionsetting because conditions were quite different here in Italy than where I wastraining in Spain. I also had some problems with pain in my arms so overallfifth place was ok for me." Nagl said he had a later than usual start to hispreparation for the season but would be completely fit for the first GP. He willnow go to Belgium for more tests and would also compete in the pre-season racein Valence.
Results MX1 Overall
1. David Philippaerts,Italy, Yamaha
2. Josh Coppins, New Zealand, Yamaha
3. Jonathan Barragan,Spain, KTM
4. Marc De Reuver, Netherland, Honda
5. Max Nagl, Germany,KTM
Race One
1. Barragan (MX1)
2. Philippaerts, (MX1)
3.Nagl (MX1)
4. De Reuver (MX1)
5. Tyla Rattray, South Africa, KTM (MX2)
Race Two
1. Philippaerts (MX1)
2. De Reuver (MX1)
3.Pourcel (MX1)
4. Coppins (MX1)
5. Ramon (MX1)
6. Nagl, KTM (MX1)
7. Leok, (MX1)
8. Searle, KTM (MX2)
Race Three
1.Barragan, KTM (MX1)
2. Leok, (MX1)
3. Philippaerts (MX1)
4. Coppins(MX1)
5. Searle KTM, (MX2)
9. Nagl, KTM (MX1)
10. Gonvalves, KTM(MX2)
Rattray, KTM, DNF