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M O T O R S P O R T N E W S 2016 International Edition - May 2016 SOUTH AFRICA Lance Isaacs excels in SuperM races Unbeaten in the SuperM class of the Super-GP Championship, Lance Isaacs added another victory to his great track record in the third round of the championship at the Zwartkops Race- way. The FUCHS rider’s main objective will be to pick up some victories in the SuperGP class before the end of the 2016 sea- son. Read the full article on page 11. JAPAN Good omen for Goodsmile Racing & TeamUkyo Sponsored by FUCHS local distributor Abe Shokai Ltd and FUCHS JAPAN LTD, Goodsmile Racing & TeamUkyo and their drivers Nobuteru Taniguchi and Tatsuya Kataoka won the first race of the season for the second year running. At the opening eight-round race of the Super GT 2016 Series at Okayama International circuit on April, the drivers secured an excellent 2nd place in the GT300 class in their Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3. Read the whole article on page 10. FRANCE The talented Cyril Raymond Cyril Raymond of the Olsbergs MSE team bravely captured 2nd place in the 2016 World Rallycross Championship at the prestigious Hockenheim circuit. More on the great adventure of this 23-year-old driver on page 2. www.fuchs.com/group M O T O R S P O R T N E W S FRANCE First success for Cyril Raymond The first race of the 2016 World Rallycross Championship took place on the prestigious circuit of Hockenheim on 6 to 8 May. Driving the RX Lites of the Olsbergs MSE team, Cyril Raymond won 2nd place in this round against the best drivers in the world. The French driver put himself in a good position in the early races by grabbing the top spot for the first two qualifiers with the best times. With a good lead (1.145 sec up in the first qualification), he was able to hold his own against the other competitors, including his main rival, Norwegian Thomas Bryntesson. Several small mechanical problems slowed down his performance. These excellent tests nevertheless meant he was in the second row on the final starting grid. At the first corner, the 23-year-old driver showed talent and tenacity to get into 2nd place behind race leader Thomas Bryntesson, and the brilliant duel between these two drivers lasted the entire race. “It's a good result for the first race! I had a problem with my engine during the semi-final, but I stayed focused for the final”, said Cyril. The second round of the season will take place at the Mettet circuit in Belgium. www.fuchs.com/group M O T O R S P O R T N E W S FRANCE Photo credit: Médiacross Médiacross Photocredit: Victories and podium finishes for Xavier Boog The 2015 French title champion, Xavier Boog, has performed brilliantly at the French MX1 Motocross Championship with great successes at Romagné (2nd and 1st place) and Castelnau (1st and 2nd place). Franck Deloof, of FUCHS LUBRIFIANT FRANCE, enjoyed Boog’s memorable moments together with clients. With only two rounds to go before the end of the season, Xavier Boog is a serious title contender. He intends to get the best out of his talent to achieve his goal. The 28-year- old rider will continue his season in the SX European Super- FRANCE cross next June. He will also defend the FUCHS Silkolene colours on 4 and 5 June at the MXGP World Championship of Darian Sanayei: collector of Saint-Jean d'Angély (FR), at which many FUCHS guests are expected. podium finishes Photo credit: Médiacross A newcomer to the world of the FIM EMX250 European Championship, American Darian Sanayei successfully earned a place on the podium in the first races of 2016 in the Neth- erlands and Germany. The young rider joined the Monster Energy Kawasaki Bud Racing team at the end of 2015 and benefited from the organisation’s know-how in learning about new circuits, his opponents and the European Cham- pionship. This 19-year-old rider needs to be chosen as one of the 150 best European racers if he wants to be one of the 40 qualified riders participating in this top-level champion- ship. “My goal is to win the title”, said the young rider, who has won the prestigious title of US amateur champion. Very efficient and professional on the track, motivated and well integrated into the team, Darian Sanayei has everything he needs to achieve his ambitions. FRANCE Nicolas Dercourt: Quest for the title In his relentless chase for the French MX2 Motocross champion title, Nicolas Dercourt of the Monster Energy Kawasaki Bud Racing team won four brilliant podium finishes in the last rounds of the championship. This rider, who has been racing on the Motocross circuit for as long as he can remember, has the know-how and undeniable experience to compete against 65 competitors in this championship. Upcoming events: Ernee on 11 and 12 June, Iffen- dic on 16 and 17 July. Photo credit: Médiacross www.fuchs.com/group M O T O R S P O R T N E W S Photo Bardi Andrea credit: ITALY Iodaracing team in great shape! The fifth of the 13 rounds of the 2016 FIM World Superbike Championship took place at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari at Imola on 30 April and 1 May. Rider Lorenzo Savadori of the Iodaracing team crossed the finish line in 8th place in race 1 and in 11th place in race 2. His team-mate Alex De Angelis finished 15th in the first race and 14th in the second. Both riders gained championship points and Lorenzo Savadori is in 8th place in the world ranking, with Alex De Angelis in 15th. Alex de Angelis said: “I’ll settle for this position after a The mechanics had just enough time to make the necessary im- difficult and very long race. The team has been helping me provements and prepare the bikes for the Sepang circuit for the find the right set -up. We are getting closer to ideal condi- sixth round on 14 and 15 May. The second race of the Malaysian tions, but I am still not racing as I would like and hope to round of the Superbike saw Alex De Angelis achieve his best do so soon.” result of the season, while Lorenzo Savadori finished with points for his overall ranking. They overcame race conditions that were far from optimal as a result of torrential rain on the circuit. Lap by lap, Alex De Angelis was particularly effective in managing the bike in these wet conditions, with a pace close to that of the leading group. De Angelis battled with the Dutch Honda rider until the last of the 16 laps of the Superbike race, finishing in 7th place. Lorenzo Savadori’s race proved more difficult, with the rider not feeling entirely at ease on his Aprilia RSV4RF on the wet circuit. The Iodaracing team rider nevertheless did everything possible to stay in the points, ending his race in 14th place. www.fuchs.com/group M O T O R S P O R T N E W S Photo credit: Andrea Bardi ITALY Jordi Torres close to podium finish at Imola and Sepang Jordi Torres said: “With the rain we knew it would be diffi- A fantastic result was achieved by Jordi Torres at the first of the cult, but it helped us to understand more about the bike’s weekend’s home SBK (Superbike World Championship) races at behaviour in the wet and how we are fixed in terms of the Imola circuit on 30 April and 1 May. The rider battled it out traction control. I was able to understand a lot of things and with the other competitors near the front to finish race 1 in 4th the data we’ve collected will be useful. Considering the con- position. For Markus Reiterberger, it was a more difficult outing, ditions, we weren’t too far from the leaders in terms of time which saw him finish in 13th place. and we take a positive view of this as we continue working On 14 and 15 May, the Sepang International circuit in Malaysia to prepare as well as we can for the next race in Donington.” welcomed these highly motivated and courageous riders. Span- In the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, after his excellent 3rd place iard Jordi Torres managed his race effectively and scored his best at the Aragon circuit, Raffaele De Rosa – the team’s third result in race 1, with a 4th place finish. German Markus Reiter- rider – was victorious in the Netherlands, beating 27 other berger rode his BMW S1000 RR bike over the finish line and won riders. The Naples-born rider continued his good perform- some important points for the standings by finishing the race in ance and won his third podium finish of the season on the 10th place. Imola circuit in Italy. He currently ranks 2nd in the overall After round six, Spaniard Jordi Torres lies 7th in the overall championship standings with his BMW S1000 RR. standings, while Markus Reiterberger is 13th. BMW is 4th in the manufacturers’ classification, while Althea BMW is also 4th in All the team’s riders are preparing for the next Grand the team rankings. Prix in Great Britain. www.fuchs.com/group M O T O R S P O R T N E W S AUSTRIA FUCHS: the main sponsor of the Mountain EM Landshaag in St.