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Barragan the top MX1 KTM rider in Istanbul

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14 aprile 2009

Barragan the top MX1 KTM rider in Istanbul

Jonathan Barragan of Team Silver Action topped the KTM MX1 line-up this weekend with two solid finishes in the two motos for the MX1 GP of Turkey on a brand new circuit near Istanbul.
Barragan was seventh in the first moto on the hard pack surface of the brand new track some 40 minutes from Istanbul and in view of the sea, then improved to finish sixth in the second moto.

"I didn't get such a good start in the first heat and I didn't find good lines," the Spaniard commented after the GP. "But it was better for me in the second heat. I had much better lines and I was up in fourth place in the second half of the race. Then I had a small crash and finished up in sixth place, which wasn't so bad considering the crash." Jonathan will now return to Spain to prepare for the next GP in Valkenswaard in the Netherlands where riders will tackle a sandy course after three hard pack tracks in the first three rounds.

Max Nagl of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team had a tough weekend with some health problems. Max has been taking pain killing injections for a hand injury but he suffered some stomach problems on Sunday, which were much worse during the second moto. "I was not so bad in the first moto. I had a good start, I was in third place then I dropped back to sixth and managed to stay there. But I started to feel really bad between the two motos and it was tough to hold on and finish the second heat." Nagl finished in thirteenth place for overall ninth and now returns to Belgium where he has time to rest up and prepare for the next GP on April 25-26 in Valkenswaard.

Results
1. Antonio Cairoli, Italy, Yamaha, 50 points
2. Steve Ramon, Belgium, Suzuki, 42
3. David Philippaerts, Italy, Yamaha, 40
4. Ken de Dycker, Belgium, Suzuki, 34
5. Kevin Strijbos, Belgium, Honda, 34
Other KTM
6. Jonathan Barragan, Spain, KTM, 29
9. Max Nagl, Germany, KTM, 23

Standings after Round 3
1. Antonio Cairoli, Italy, Yamaha, 98 points
2. Ken de Dycker, Belgium, Suzuki, 94
3. David Philippaerts, Italy, Yamaha, 88
4. Josh Coppins, New Zealand, 85
5. Jonathan Barragan, Spain, KTM, 83
Other KTM
8. Max Nagl, Germany, KTM, 73

Picture: KTM - Archer R.