Johnny Aubert wins day two at Slovakian WEC

UFO Corse Yamaha rider Johnny Aubert moved one step closer to claiming the runner-up position in this years Enduro 2 world championship series by finishing in second position on day one of the GP of Slovakia, before going on to claim his fifth win of the season by dominating the E2 class on day two.

In finishing on the podium on both days the Frenchman closed the gap between himself and reigning E2 world champion Samuli Aro, who currently holds the runner-up spot in the E2 series standings. Now, with just one round of the '07 WEC series remaining Aubert is 18 points adrift of second in the E2 class standings with only the final round of the series in France remaining.
 
On day one Aubert came home in an eventual second position, just over 20 seconds behind Finn Mika Ahola after nine demanding special tests. But having won the day's first timed test, before going on to take an early class lead, Aubert looked like the rider to beat. Frustratingly for Aubert the heavens opened shortly before the half way point of the day and with the event's dry special tests became increasingly slippery E2 world championship class leader Ahola move to the front of the class. Continuing to push hard, and going on to win one more test before the end of the day, Aubert claimed a deserved runner-up result and importantly placed ahead of Samuli Aro. Dini.
 
On day two Aubert more than made up for his opening day disappointment. Despite missing out on winning the opening test he went on to win each of the remaining nine timed special tests to place 48 seconds ahead of day one winner Mika Ahola. Collecting wins on the enduro, extreme and motocross tests Johnny again placed ahead of reigning E2 world champion Samuli Aro who, having injured his knee on day one, dropped to fourth.

Finishing in seventh and fifth in the E2 class, the GP of Slovakia was also a good event for UFO Corse Yamaha rider Fabrizio

Johnny Aubert (UFO Corse Yamaha) Enduro 2 class - Day 1 Second, Day 2 First:
"Things started well on day one, but when it started to rain I really struggled. I am not sure if it was because of the front tyre I was using, or if it was just my riding, but I struggled to push as hard as I wanted. I basically made lots of mistakes when it was raining. But second is not so bad so I was pleased with the result.
"Day two was a really nice day for me, but it was pretty tough. I think I won about eight special tests, which I am really pleased with. I made only one small mistake in the enduro test on the first lap. It was just a small crash so I didn't lose too much time. I felt good all day and got the result I could have had on day one."

2007 Enduro 2 Slovakia 02/09/2007

Race 1
1 Mika Ahola Honda FIN 49'43.570
2 Johnny Aubert Yamaha FRA 0'21.120
3 Samuli Aro KTM FIN 0'29.610
4 Stefan Merriman Aprilia AUS 0'39.400
5 Fabien Planet KTM FRA 0'47.570
6 Nicolas Deparrois Husqvarna FRA 1'52.960
7 Fabrizio Dini Yamaha ITA 1'55.230
8 Xavier Galindo KTM ESP 1'56.450
9 Patrick Caps GasGas BEL 2'50.440
10 Rodrig Thain Suzuki FRA 2'56.840
11 Nicolas Paganon Aprilia FRA 3'2.500
12 David Cadek KTM CZE 3'3.980
13 Daniel Persson HusaBerg SWE 3'17.000
14 Jari Juha Mattila Beta FIN 4'17.090
15 Felipe Zanol Yamaha ESP 5'28.600
 
Race 2
1 Johnny Aubert Yamaha FRA 57'17.370
2 Mika Ahola Honda FIN 0'48.130
3 Stefan Merriman Aprilia AUS 1'25.210
4 Samuli Aro KTM FIN 1'48.470
5 Fabrizio Dini Yamaha ITA 2'1.300
6 Fabien Planet KTM FRA 2'11.460
7 Nicolas Deparrois Husqvarna FRA 2'37.040
8 Xavier Galindo KTM ESP 2'40.420
9 Jari Juha Mattila Beta FIN 2'57.840
10 Rodrig Thain Suzuki FRA 3'21.480
11 Nicolas Paganon Aprilia FRA 3'29.970
12 Patrick Caps GasGas BEL 3'40.350
13 Daniel Persson HusaBerg SWE 3'59.020
14 Felipe Zanol Yamaha ESP 5'54.850
15 Zlatko Novosad GasGas SVK 8'17.860