Philippaerts Storms To GP Of Bulgaria Win
E365> MotoX - Tuesday May 13 2008
E365 -- A fantastic Grand Prix of Bulgaria took place on Sunday under mixed weather conditions, with sun and rain showers falling throughout the whole day. MX1 Championship leader David Philippaerts kept the red plate by winning this fourth Grand Prix of the season while Tommy Searle won the MX2 overall with team mate Tyla Rattray getting the red plate back. The two mounted on an all KTM podium which was completed by Shaun Simpson.
Championship leader David Philippaerts of Yamaha Monster Motocross snatched the lead in the first heat in the opening lap to lead the pack for the remaining 19 laps. The Italian took a dominant victory from Barragan, who was one of the quickest in the final laps of heat one.
Barragan, however, stalled the bike when he was chasing De Reuver for second, losing time before making it to the runner up spot. De Reuver eventually let Barragan by to take third, which is his best result of the season so far.
Barragan dominated the final moto as he took the lead after a brief battle with Philippaerts. Once he moved past, Barragan pulled away with the lead showing all his speed on the Bulgarian course, which is one of his favourites. The Spaniard made a mistake with two laps to go, crashing and handing the win to Pourcel.
Barragan rejoined the race and battled it out for third with Ramon, who eventually kept the third place ahead of his rival. Ramon had worked his way up from seventh, with Pourcel following until he came in third. Pourcel's last move was on Philippaerts, who made a mistake and lost his position, ending an eventual second. De Reuver rounded off the top five ahead of Honda fellow rider Mackenzie.
Philippaerts continues to lead the points standings from defending champion Ramon, Coppins, Mackenzie and De Dycker. Barragan and Pourcel both moved up as they are now sixth and seventh respectively, with Nagl dropping down to eighth ahead of De Reuver.
MX1 top five:
1. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 149 points
2. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 132
3. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), 115
4. Billy Mackenzie (GBR, Honda), 100
5. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), 98
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Tommy Searle took his second MX2 career win on the Bulgarian course of Sevlievo. The Brit sealed the overall by winning the final heat after an enthralling battle with KTM UK's Shaun Simpson, who joined Searle on the podium in third place. Simpson collected the first podium finish of his career while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Tyla Rattray finished second overall to take back the red plate.
Rattray is back on the Championship lead after Cairoli snatched his leadership in Portugal. The latter dropped down to second ahead of Searle, with the top three being spread in just eight points. Aubin is now fourth ahead of Goncalves and Sword, with Guarneri dropping down to seventh.
MX2 top five:
1. Tyla Rattray (RSA, KTM), 157 points
2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 153
3. Tommy Searle (GBR, KTM), 149
4. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Yamaha), 106
5. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), 106
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