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Double victory for Tommy Searle at MX2 Grand Prix of France
16 giugno 2008
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Searle rode two superb races for the top podium slot. After a glorious ride in the first race, he took an early lead in race two. Title holder Antonio Cairoli challenged Searle for the front position about ten minutes into the race but the Italian slid off the bike and Tommy took charge again. Elated Searle "I came to the track hoping for some points but I never thought I would end up with a 20-point lead. It's a great birthday present for me," the 19-year-old said. Tommy celebrated his birthday on Friday. "This is the first time I have had a double win. It gives me confidence and makes me mentally strong for Germany. It's a track I like," he added. Rattray makes two great recoveries Red Bull KTM's Tyla Rattray made two magnificent recoveries from the back of the pack in both races. He got tangled with arch rival Cairoli in race one and while the Italian was unable to complete the race, Rattray made a charge from the back of the field, eventually rescuing points to finish in sixth place. In race two he was equally competent recovering from an incident at the start to charge through the field to close the gap on Searle in the final stages, locking down second in both the race and the GP. "I am not that happy because I had set myself a goal of getting back the red number plate but I can be satisfied," he said. "I crashed with Toni (Cairoli) in the first race and although I managed to start again I was right at the back. Then I hit the gate a bit in the start of the second race and was only about fourth or fifth. But I managed to get close to Tommy. There's still a lot of races to go and I like the track in Germany. I can have a good ride there." Third place in the GP also went to KTM thanks to French rider Anthony Boissiere of the KTM-supported Team HDI France who was riding on his favourite circuit and enjoyed a lot of support from the French fans. Goncalves finishes thirteenth The third Red Bull KTM factory rider, Rui Goncalves of Portugal finished the day with sixteenth and eleventh position in the two races for overall thirteenth and expressed disappointment that until now he has not been able to convert his good training results into equally good ones on the track. "I have to get rid of the pressure I am putting on myself," he said. He is sixth in the championship standings. |
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