20.06.2009
KTM’s Musquin continues his charge in MX2
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Marvin Musquin continued his express train charge in MX2 on Saturday in Germany’s Teutschenthal adding yet another pole position to his credit and putting himself in the box seat for victory in the German GP on Sunday.
The recent recruit to the factory team has won the last two GPs in Britain and France on his KTM machine, finishing with perfect 50-points scorecards to add to his earlier GP win in Bulgaria and is looking strong and confident for Sunday’s German GP. “I have such a good feeling on my bike that it seems easy to take the holeshot,” Musquin said. “I didn’t push too hard today because we will have two long heats tomorrow and I want to give my best.” He said he expected strong competition from the young 15-year old German rider Ken Roczen who was second in Saturday’s qualifying. “Roczen will be strong and he will push because he’s fast,” Musquin said. “It’s going to be a good race for the top riders.”
Solid fourth for Rui Goncalves
Red Bull KTM Racing’s Portuguese factory rider Rui Goncalves, winner of two GPs this season, was also in good form on Saturday coming home in fourth in qualifying. “It was okay for me. I had a pretty good start and I rode well in the first part of the race. Then I got some arm pump and I made a few mistakes but towards the end I was again riding like it should be. I am looking forward to putting in two good motos tomorrow,” Rui said after qualifying.
Simpson continues to recover
Also present with his team in Germany is Shaun Simpson, the third factory rider for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing. Shaun is still recovering from a training accident but was in Belgium this week for another operation to remove two screws from the pin in his fractured leg. “Everything went well in the operation and the doctors are happy with my progress,” Shaun said. “My doctor told me to take it easy this week but next week I can start some cycling exercises and start to build up the strength in his leg. I should be able to be back training on my bike by the race weekend in Lommel (August 2, 2009).” His return to racing will depend on his recovery progress and clearance to do so by his doctors.
Schedule for Sunday:
Sunday (All CET): MX2 Warm Up 9:15-9:35; MX2 Grand Prix Race 1 12:10; MX2 Grand Prix Race 2 15:03
MX2 Qualifying Race Results
1. Marvin Musquin, France, KTM 25:44.055
2. Ken Roczen, Germany, Suzuki, 25:46.341
3. Steven Frossard, France, Kawasaki, 25:52.935
4. Rui Goncalves, Portugal, KTM, 25:53.951
5. Davide Guarneri, Italy, Yamaha, 26:03.374
Other KTM
7. Anthony Boissiere, France, KTM, 26:13.076
9. Jake Nicholls, Britain, KTM, 26:17.431
11. Joel Roelants, Belgium, KTM 26:21.341
12. Marcus Schiffer, Germany, KTM, 26:28.147
14. Jeremy van Horebeek, Belgium, KTM, 26:38.208
15. Petr Smitka, Czech Republic, KTM, 26:41.646
16. Arnaud Tonus, Switzerland, KTM, 26:44.996
