Toyota Racing Series Manfield Race 05/05

French Ice Andros Trophy – Franck Lagorce – Sport Garage – Dacia Lodgy

ENGLISH VERSION 17.02.16

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FRENCH ICE ANDROS TROPHY RACE ST-DIÉ-DES-VOSGES 07/07

TWO CARS ON THE PODIUM, ELITE PRO FINAL STANDINGS Jean-Baptiste Dubourg 604 pts 01 A MOTORCYCLE ON THE Franck Lagorce 593 pts 02 03 FIRST STEP! Benjamin Rivière, 563 pts

This winter, Motul supported the organisation to their name, the Japanese are far from going of the Andros Trophy as well as the AMV Cup re- home empty handed. Jean-Philippe Dayraut has served for motorcycles, the maker of electric An- already issued a warning: 'I want a seventh title!' dros Car cars and also several contenders who With the Motul logo on the wings of his Andros did brilliantly well on ice and gliding! Car, Matthieu Vaxivière naturally sailed through At the final in St-Dié-des-Vosges, on 13 Februa- the Electric Andros Trophy. Having dominated ry, there was white-hot suspense in car in the the first two meets, Mathieu kept a comfortable top category. Although beaten by Jean-Baptiste lead right to the end. Dubourg, the drivers of teams Sport Garage Last, what could be said except to praise the and Ohwell, partnered technically by Motul, did sixth title of the 'balancing-act' artist, Sylvain well for themselves. Ranking 2nd finally, Franck Dabert, in AMV Cup! Team Trebad's rider perfor- Lagorce indeed won four times, in other words med with brio by finishing his 2015/2016 season as often as the new champion, while Benjamin on the first step with, all in all, six wins out of 14 Rivière won on Friday in Lorraine and thus bag- starts and 100% of podiums! The Andros Tro- ged the bronze medal in extremis. Mazda France phy will be back in less than ten months at Val was unable to keep its title but with four wins Thorens!

NISSAN X-TOUR KRASNAYA GLINKA RACE 04/07

SHEER DELIGHT FOR SKI AND EXTREME SPORT FANS

During Saint Valentine's weekend, what could an Action Cam, the sport camera made by Sony, have been more romantic than enjoying sunny ski the Russian champion's brand new partner. Alexei slopes? The inhabitants of the region of Samara also held an autographing session for his fans. therefore flocked along and the show provided This time, the track was not built with snow but by the Nissan X-Tour spiced up their stay in Kras- a 4 metre high metallic structure. So, Alexei was naya Glinka. This Motul-partnered winter show faced with his highest trampoline since the be- stopped over here on 13 and 14 February in the ginning of the Nissan X-Tour, the landing area majestic setting of the Sokoly mountains, not far being laid out two metres higher. 'My new Honda from Europe's longest river, the Volga. CRF450 made me forget any fear. It's so light and The magnificent setting did however have its or- so fast! I soon gelled with it. And I didn't forget to ganisational constraints but, as always, freestyle replace the factory oil with a Motul lubricant. I also motocross tsar, Alexei Kolesnikov, adapted and used E.Z. Lube supplied by my partner to avoid was hugely admired by the cheering crowd. The chain oxidation'. The next stop will be at Novosi- spectators could participate in a contest to win birsk in two weeks.

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QUAD BEACH CROSS FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIP LE TOUQUET RACE 06/06

WARNIA AGAINST FINAL RANKING Jeremie Warnia, 336 Pts 01 WINDS AND TIDES 2/ Jeremy Forestier, 294 Pts 02 3/ Antoine Cheurlin, 259 Pts 03

The Enduro des Sables was created to be prudent at the start. He then in 1975 on the initiative of Thierry Sa- took the lead of the race in lap three bine on the beaches and dunes of Le and constantly increased his lead: one Touquet, in Pas de Calais. Re-named minute and a half after refuelling just the Enduro du Touquet then the En- before the 1h30 race stage. The Ya- " I really duropale, it represents a huge event maha # 1 quad then got back to batt- enjoyed with 300,000 spectators and over ling forward but, in the closing stretch, myself and 1,000 motorcycles on the starting line fierce gales made the tide come in had a very on Sunday. Since 1997, a quaduro has faster than expected. A wave hit the air good staff " been organised on Saturday. Jérémie filter, the engine stalled several times Warnia won this classic on 30 Janua- but the French, Spanish and European Jérémie Warnia ry for the fifth time, thus bagging his Champion managed to cross the arri- second crown of FFM Sables French val line and bagged both the win and champion during the same weekend! the title! 'I really enjoyed myself and had Jérémie and his team JW62 are ac- a very good staff. I tried to remain calm customed to giving Motul products because with such weather conditions a rough ride. In Le Touquet, he chose it was easy to make mistakes.'

PODIUMS FOR STARTERS

Team Suzuki and its riders travelled to the west sented on all the podiums. Kevin Strijbos finished of England and then south-east France to prepare 3rd of the two MX1 races and the Superfinal. 'He the 2016 MXGP season, as always with Motul's showed great things, especially good times in technical support. For their first outing under the the trials, but he must work to be at the same le- management of Stefan Everts at Hawkstone Inter- vel in races' commented Stefan Everts, who on national Motocross, on 7 February, the Suzuki fac- the contrary hardly appreciated the misadventure tory riders gave solid performances. As a prelude suffered by Ben Townley, injured in the knee fol- to his big come-back to the world championship, lowing a strong attack by a contender. 'That type Kiwi Ben Townley came 3rd in the overall in MX1 of manœuvre is really pointless. The season has after peaking in 2nd place in race two. His team- barely begun and there are already injured riders! mate, Belgian Kevin Strijbos, finished 3rd of the I hope BT will soon pick up.' In MX2, the Swiss Je- Super Final bringing together the best of the MX1 remy Seewer affirmed his ambitions by coming and MX2 categories. 2nd, two weeks before the world championship A week later, Team Suzuki's colours were repre- curtain-raiser.

ONE CHAMPION, TWO CROWNED HEADS!

The last chequered flag of the 2015/2016 the son of the treble World F1 champion, Nelson Toyota Racing Series was waved on Manfeild Au- Piquet, a DNF (Did Not Finish) in race 1 at Manfeild tocourse. This monotype, single-seater cham- cost him the final podium. He came 5th, behind pionship partnered by Motul was won by Lando Lando Norris, Jehan Daruvala the promising Indian Norris, a Brit already MSA F4 champion in his own driver member of Force India Academy, the best country last year and World karting champion of Kiwi Brendon Leitch and Ferdinand Habsburg. the previous season. In the lead pack however New Zealand boasts one of the rare 'Grand Prix' another driver is bagging titles: Ferdinand Habs- officially recognised as such by FIA outside the burg - Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, World Formula 1 championship events. By win- Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia - took his ning the fifteenth and last round of the Toyota first two motorsport wins in the New-Zealand se- Racing Series, the new champion, Lando Norris, ries. He did indeed! has added his name to New Zealand's Grand Prix At Hampton Downs, at the end of the third of winners, following in the footsteps of Keke Ros- the five meets, Pedro Piquet was savouring his berg, Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, Bruce McLaren, 2nd place in the championship. Unfortunately for John Surtees or Stirling Moss…

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