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Motorsport News INISSUE TOUCH25 MOTORSPORT NEWS THE DUNLOP CONFIDENCE TRICK OCTOBER 2012 MOTORSPORT Race derived DUNLOP Grip and Braking BEATS for the road EXTREME HEAT IN BAHRAIN Round six of the FIA World Endurance Championship took the test of searing temperatures in the desert for the 6 Hours of Bahrain on September 29. In the all-Dunlop LMP2 class the trio of Pierre Kaffer, Nicolas Minassian and Luis Perez-Companc in the #49 the extreme driving conditions. One driver was even helped Pecom Racing Oreca 03-Nissan took their first victory in the off the LMP1 podium so he could faint! World Championship. “The ambient and track conditions were also very tough on It was a clear, flawless win, two laps ahead of the No.23 tyres. The Bahrain circuit is notoriously tough due to the Signatech Nissan Oreca 03-Nissan, in the hands of Jordan surface and the risk of having sand on the circuit. It was Tresson, Olivier Lombard and Franck Mailleux, and the #44 challenging from a traction point of view which saw several Starworks Motorsports HPD-Honda who remain leaders in teams optimising the traction control strategies to ensure the LMP2 Championship. consistency. The #44 combo of Stéphane Sarrazin, Tom Kimber-Smith “We took medium and hard tyre options stet the majority of and Enzo Potolicchio set pole and were ahead at the start of the teams opting to use the hard, and a few teams managing the fifth hour, but lost four minutes in the pits following a to engineer a suitable setup to exploit the additional grip of technical problem, leaving the way free for the Argentinian the medium. Single stinting was the optimum strategy, New short breaking Massive outer New adaptive Light construction Pecom Racing team and the French Signatech Nissan squad double stinting was too demanding for the drivers and tyre blocks for reduced shoulder blocks for compound for enhanced carcass to improve breaking distance improved stability grip on wet and dry fuel efficiency to take up the lead battle. consistency was compromised with the additional fuel load at Watching over the action was Dunlop Motorsport Senior the pit stops.” Design Engineer, David Meenan. Despite the disappointing finish, Starworks increased its “As expected Bahrain was the hottest race of the year so lead in the P2 championship to 23 points over the far with ambient temperature reaching a peak at 39°C and class-winning Oreca Nissan of Pecom Racing, which arrived track temperature climbing up to 54°C, he explains. “The in come to Bahrain ranked third in the standings. The race started at 4pm, slightly cooler at 37°C ambient and ADR-Delta team, which was running second in the standings 49°C track. to Starworks, suffered a suspension failure early in the race “As a result of these high temperatures it made the racing and as a result fell to third in the championship with two conditions both difficult for the drivers and the cars. Several rounds remaining. cars were bordering the limits on engine coolant temperatures and a few suffered failures. www.dunlop.eu “For the driver double stinting was very difficult and pretty much impossible at the start of the race due to the temperature. A few drivers fainted due to loss of body fluid in DU NLOP DOMINATES MX2 CLASS As well as four riders on the main Team rostrum, Dunlop competitors underlined the strength of their sand tyres by fighting for individual class honours. The MX2 podium, for 250cc machines, was dominated by Dunlop. Mixed with 450cc motorcycles, Roczen not only beat all of his MX2 rivals but most of the bigger bikes as well. The former world champion reached fifth overall in race one (MX1/MX2) and then fourth HONOURABLE in race two (MX2/Open). Runner-up to Roczen in MX2 was American star Baggett MENTION (Dunlop-Kawasaki), with Frenchman Marvin Musquin third (Dunlop-KTM). In addition to the class podiums for The merciless Lommel sand was likened by one pundit to a Roczen, Baggett, Musquin and Paulin, ‘warzone’ and few riders completed the 40-minute plus two laps numerous other Dunlop riders fought at motos without incident. the front during the three motos. Baggett summed up the challenge: “We don’t have tracks like this Barcia’s Motocross of Nations debut in the USA. I feel we did our best, but this track was a nightmare! We proved typically dramatic, the wild-riding learnt a lot and at least we got a podium.” American thrilling the worldwide audience with his flat-out style. ‘Bam Bam’ ran as high as second in both Open class races DUNLop’s on his way to 14-3 results (after crash PaULIN PODIUMS IN MX1 damage in his first race) and fourth overall in the Open category. While Roczen, Baggett and Musquin conquered MX2, Dunlop MX1 team-mate Dungey also reached colleague Gautier Paulin finished on the podium in the MX1 STARRING a peak of second place and likewise tasted category. sand on his way to 7-9 finishes and fifth in The Frenchman took second place in the MX1/MX2 moto and class. Honda World Motocross riders Rui was then battling fellow Dunlop rider Barcia for third in the final race Goncalves (POR) and Evgeny Bobryshev ROLE AT of the day (MX1/Open) but lost his rhythm after a fall. Paulin’s 2-8 (RUS) displayed their raw speed by briefly results sealed third overall in MX1. featuring second and third respectively Paulin, also third as a rookie in this year’s MX1 World during the MX1 races. Championship, said: “I had a good feeling with the bike and the MOTOCROSS “That was an impressive race track and it was a disappointment to miss the podium for France by weekend!” praised Dunlop MX race just a few points.” coordinator Eddy Seel. “Lommel always guarantees suspense until the end and for OF NATIONS a Motocross of Nations this was just perfect! Ken Roczen put on a very strong Dunlop riders played a starring role in the 66th edition of the prestigious performance and held up with the big guys Motocross of Nations, held at Lommel in Belgium on Sunday October 1. on his 250cc bike securing the class win. Ken Roczen, who races a Dunlop-shod KTM in the AMA Championships, LIVE Overall our riders fought hard in the deep led Germany to its first ever victory in the Olympic-style team event with a TWEETS sand made some very good results. perfect performance in the MX2 class. “Congratulations to Ken Roczen for the At the conclusion of three mixed-category motos - which churned the FROM THE class win and to win the MX of Nations deep sand into a brutal succession of bumps, jumps, berms and ruts - Motocross action: GRID! with Team Germany. Also congratulations Germany clinched the Chamberlain Trophy by four points over host nation @DunlopWorldMX to Team USA for the third place on the Belgium. podium. Beside the riders on the rostrum Roczen said: “We knew it wasn’t going to be easy. There are a lot of Moto2, Moto3 and FIM Endurance World Championship: I’d also like to point out the very strong teams out there that can ride in the sand. When we realised it was going to @DunlopMoto performance of Gautier Paulin who made be us on the top step it was a great feeling - and making history for two excellent races. All in all it was a great Germany. I’m also really happy to win the MX2 class for the third time in a Dunlop four wheel international motorsport action: weekend with very good results for our row.” @DunlopMSport riders and I’m looking forward to the next Team USA’s seven-year winning streak thus came to an end, but the season now.” all-Dunlop line-up of AMA superstars’ Ryan Dungey, Justin Barcia and Blake Baggett fought hard to claim the final place on the podium. EVGENY BOBRYSHEV Honda World Motocross’s Evgeny Bobryshev riding at the final round of the MX1 World Championship season in Teutschenthal, Germany, where he took sixth overall. DUNLop’s 2012 SEASON: VICTORY, MOTO WINS AND PODIUMS The second season of Dunlop’s Dunlop came close to securing MXGP return produced four podiums, much more podium silverware this including one grand prix victory, plus year – the top Yellow Cap competitor three moto wins. being classified fourth overall on six The podiums and victory were occasions, twice losing third on a tie- claimed by Paulin, whose Kawasaki break. Racing Team was also starting a new association with Dunlop. The combination brought almost instant success: Fourth in the opening round being followed by victory at Sevlievo in Bulgaria. Further podiums in France, Portugal and Great Britain paved the way for Paulin’s excellent rookie ranking. Team-mate Xavier Boog finished seventh in the standings – and claimed a moto win in Brazil – while Honda World Motocross stars Bobryshev and Rui Goncalves were unable to show their true potential due to numerous physical setbacks, each finishing just shy of the rostrum. Event Circuit Grand Prix Classification 1. Grand Prix of The Netherlands Valkenswaard 4th - Gautier Paulin (KAW) 2. Grand Prix of Bulgaria Sevlievo 1st - Gautier Paulin (KAW) 3. Grand Prix of Italy Fermo 4th - Gautier Paulin (KAW) 4. Grand Prix of Mexico Guadalajara 6th - Xavier Boog (KAW) 5. Grand Prix of Brazil Beto Carrero 4th - Gautier Paulin (KAW) 6. Grand Prix of France St. Jean D’Angely 3rd - Gautier Paulin (KAW) CHAMPIONSHIP PODIUM FROM 7. Grand Prix of Portugal Agueda 2nd - Gautier Paulin (KAW) 8. Grand Prix of Belgium Bastogne 5th - Gautier Paulin (KAW) SECOND SEASON BACK 9.
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