Yanks’ Italian job
By TMX Archives on 9th Nov 12
Americans Justin Brayton and Eli Tomac warmed up for Paris Bercy by sharing the honours at the Genoa Superbowl in Italy at the weekend.
Brayton – back on Yamaha – took the main prize by winning the second final in the Italian arena as the two Americans
out-distanced their French opposition by half-a-minute each time.
Gautier Paulin joined them on the podium, while Cedric Soubeyras increased his lead in the European SX Series after transferring through the ‘Last Chance' Qualifier.
In his first ride on KTM, Christophe Pourcel chased Brayton home in their heat but was a disappointment in both main events.
Valentin Teillet again dominated SX2 against weak opposition.
EUROPEAN SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Rd 3 – Palafiera, Genoa, ITALY
OVERALL: 1 Justin Brayton (US - Yamaha) 16+20= 36, 2 Eli Tomac (US - Honda) 20+16= 36, 3 Gautier Paulin (F - Kawasaki) 11+13= 24, 4 Cedric Soubeyras (F - 450F Honda) 13+11= 24, 5 Christophe Martin (F - 450F Honda) 7+ 9= 16, 6 Loic Rombaut (F - 450F Honda) 5+ 7= 12, 7 Justin Brayton (US - Yamaha) 6+ 6= 12, 8 Cyrille Coulon (F - 450F Suzuki) 9+1=10, 9 Boris Maillard (F - 250F Kawasaki) 4+4= 8, 10 Jason Clermont (F - 250F Honda) 2+5= 7.
RACE ONE: 1 Tomac, 2 Brayton, 3 Soubeyras, 4 Paulin, 5 Coulon, 6 Martin, 7 Iziord, 8 Rombaut, 9 Maillard, 10 Degli Eposti, 11 Clermont, 12 Pourcel.
RACE TWO: 1 Brayton, 2 Tomac, 3 Paulin, 4 Soubeyras, 5 Martin, 6 Rombaut, 7 Iziord, 8 Clermont, 9 Maillard, 10 Degli Eposti, 11 Pourcel, 12 Coulon.
SERIES STANDINGS after 3 (of 4) rounds: 1 Soubeyras 95 points, 2 Iziord 62, 3 Martin 56, 4 Rombaut 47, 5 Coulon 43, 7 Tomac 36, 8 Pellegrini 34, 9 Clermont 28, 10 Maillard 28.
