GP team update
By TMX Archives on 16th Jan 06
Stefan Everts gets Cedric Melotte back as side-kick from MX2 as Brian Jorgensen returns to Martin Honda. Stefan Everts gets Cedric Melotte back as side-kick from MX2 as Brian Jorgensen returns to Martin Honda. KTM get a complete new team with Sebastien Tortelli, Mickael Pichon and Jonathan Barragan while Steve Ramon replaces the retired Joel Smets at Geboers Suzuki and Stephen Sword steps up from MX2 for De Groot Kawasaki.Ken De Dycker, Pascal Leuret and Julien Bill are all new to the UK scene for CAS, Multitek and Dixon while Gordon Crockard returns to Honda with Wulfsport and Erik Eggens reappears on Kawasaki in his brother's team.KTM are out to regain the title in MX2 with four potential winners in Tyla Rattray, Marc De Reuver, David Philippaerts and Carl Nunn. De Carli Yamaha have signed Matteo Bonini as new sidekick to champion Tony Cairoli and no-one can count out Christophe Pourcel who's now in the Belgian-based Gepa team with brother Sebastien.Kenneth Gundersen and Antoine Meo drop down from MX1 for Ricci Yamaha and Martin Honda and Britain finds yet another generation of kids with Tommy Searle, Elliott Banks-Browne and Scott Probert joining Jason Dougan and Shaun Simpson at the line.MX1Rinaldi Yamaha: Stefan Everts (B) Cedric Melotte (B)Red Bull KTM: Sebastien Tortelli (F) Mickael Pichon (F) Jonathan Barragan (E)Geboers Suzuki: Steve Ramon (B) Kevin Strijbos (B)De Groot Kawasaki: Tanel Leok (Est) Stephen Sword (GB)TM: Antti Pyrhonen (SF)CAS Honda: Josh Coppins (NZ) Ken De Dycker (B)Martin Honda: Brian Jorgensen (DK) Javier Garcia Vico (E)RWJ Honda: James Noble (GB)Multitek Honda: Pascal Leuret (F)Shineray Honda: Marvin Van Daele (B)Wulfsport Honda: Gordon Crockard (IRL)Dixon Yamaha: Julien Bill (CH) Martin Barr (IRL)Van Beers Yamaha: Manuel Priem (B)Sarholz KTM: Wyatt Avis (SA) Michael Staufer (A)MX Shop KTM: Jonny Lindhe (S) Roman Morozov (Rus)MTM Suzuki: Danny Theybers (B)Kurz Suzuki: Kornel Nemeth (H) Lauris Freibergs (LV)Delta Suzuki: Josef Dobes (CZ) Alex Salvini (I)Eggens Kawasaki: Erik Eggens (NL) Bas Verhoeven (NL)Medei Kawasaki: Claudio Federici (I) Luca Cherubini (I)Motoxtreme Kawasaki: Mark Hucklebridge (GB)MX2Champ KTM: Tyla Rattray (SA) Marc De Reuver (NL) David Philippaerts (I) Carl Nunn (GB)De Carli Yamaha: Antonio Cairoli (I) Matteo Bonini (I)Ricci Yamaha: Chicco Chiodi (I) Davide Guarneri (I) Kenneth Gundersen (N)Dixon Yamaha: Billy MacKenzie (GB)Casola Yamaha: Anthony Boissiere (F) Xavier Boog (F)Van Beers Yamaha: Aigar Leok (Est)JK Yamaha: Luigi Seguy (F) Jeremy Tarroux (F) Loic Leonce (F)Orangina Yamaha: Mickael Maschio (F)Sarholz KTM: Max Nagl (D) Markus Schiffer (D)Silver Action KTM: Rui Goncalves (P) Manuel Monni (I)RFME KTM: Carlos Campano (E)GEPA Kawasaki: Christophe Pourcel (F) Sebastien Pourcel (F) Greg Aranda (F)Molson Kawasaki: Gareth Swanepoel (SA) Tom Church (GB) Tommy Searle (GB)Bayle Kawasaki: Nicolas Aubin (F)Martin Honda: Antoine Meo (F)SRS Honda: Patrick Caps (B) Matti Seistola (SF)RWJ Honda: Jason Dougan (GB) Elliott Banks-Browne (GB)Wulfsport Honda: Shaun Simpson (GB) Scott Probert (GB)