Salminen confirms superiority in E1 in Canada
By TMX Archives on 29th Jul 07
KTM Enduro Factory team's E1 maestro Juha Salminen of Finland wrapped up the final Enduro world championship race of the four-race series in North America with the same kind of dominance and skill that has won him every race so far this season.
On a day that elated team manager Fabio Farioli described as "perfect"Salminen wrapped up his twelfth clear victory of the season with a huge 26.35advantage over second placed Simone Albergoni.
"Yesterday's race was rather tight but today Juha won with a very comfortablemargin," Farioli said of the two races in Parry Sound, Canada.
The Finn, who raced two seasons in the USA and Canada, returned in 2007 tothe World Championship season with modest expectations but has outshone allother E1 competitors with his stunning run of success on his KTM factorymachine.
Juha's KTM teammate Italian Alex Belometti was seventh on Sunday.
Results
1. Juha Salminen, Finland, KTM
2. Simone Albergoni, Italy, Yamaha
3. Marc Germain, France, Yamaha
4. Cristobal Guerrero, Spain, Yamaha
5. Bartosz Oblucki, Poland, Husqvarna
7. Alexander Belometti, Italy, KTM