Monday Kickstart

Chris

• April 13 2009
• 11 comments

With a break from Supercross this weekend, most of us in the US moto industry took advantage to catch up on some well-deserved rest. As most of you know, just five points separate Chad Reed and James Stewart in the premiere Supercross class heading into Seattle SX next week. And, Seattle will also welcome the West Coast Lites Regional Championshp back to racing action after a long hiatus. Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey has a slim two-point lead on Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jake Weimer, while Weimer’s teammate, Ryan Morais, looms 11 points back in third. It is anyone’s game in the West Lites class with the two remaining rounds.

Dungey, Weimer, and Morais will resume their battle for the 2009 West Coast Lites title this weekend in Seattle.

In MXGP news, American Zac Osborne took the MX2 win at the GP of Turkey this weekend, while MX1 rookie, Antonio Cairoli nabbed his first MX1 overall and secured the red number plate, at least for the time being. Check out the highlights below…

Italian Stallion Antonio Cairoli snatched up his first MX1 victory in Turkey this weekend
(photo: Youthsteam)

MX1 GP of Turkey Top Ten
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 50 points
2. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 42 p.
3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 40 p.
4. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), 34 p.
5. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Honda), 34 p.
6. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), 29 p.
7. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), 26 p.
8. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), 24 p.
9. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 23 p.
10. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), 18 p.

MX1 Championship Top Ten
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 98 points
2. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), 94 p.
3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 88 p.
4. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), 85 p.
5. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), 83 p.
6. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 78 p.
7. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), 73 p.
8. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 73 p.
9. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), 61 p.
10. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Honda), 50 p.

American Zac Osborne stood atop the MX2 podium this weekend in Turkey (photo: Youthstream)

MX2 GP of Turkey Top Ten
1. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 45 points
2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 39 p.
3. Marvin Musquin (FRA, Honda), 38 p.
4. Khounsith Vongsana (FRA, Honda), 31 p.
5. Manuel Monni (ITA, Yamaha), 30 p.
6. Stephen Sword (GBR, KTM), 28 p.
7. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Yamaha), 28 p.
8. Xavier Boog (FRA, Suzuki), 28 p.
9. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 20 p.
10. Marcus Schiffer (GER, KTM), 18 p.

MX2 Championship Top Ten
1. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 108 points
2. Marvin Musquin (FRA, Honda), 103 p.
3. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Yamaha), 78 p.
4. Xavier Boog (FRA, Suzuki), 73 p.
5. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 68 p.
6. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 53 p.
7. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 52 p.
8. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Yamaha), 47 p.
9. Khounsith Vongsana (FRA, Honda), 42 p.
10. Marcus Schiffer (GER, KTM), 42 p.