TEAM TEKA SUZUKI HEAD FOR IRELAND
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Teka Suzuki WMX1 riders Steve Ramon and Ken de Dycker enter
the 13th round of the FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship
at Fairyhouse Racecourse near Dublin in Ireland this weekend.
The Fairyhouse circuit is a brand-new venue for motocross
and is still currently being constructed after the wet weather
that's hit the Dublin area recently halted track building
work. Designed by Youthstream's Greg Atkins the track will
be over 1600 metres in length and is expected to have 19 different
jumps. Conditions at the circuit are expected to be deep with
plenty of heavy mud to test the riders and machines.
Reigning MX1 World Champion Steve Ramon enters the race sat
in second place in the series standings on his factory RM-Z
450. Unsure of what to expect in Ireland, Steve's motivated
to do well whatever the conditions as he's keen to regain
the red series leader's number plate that's worn by the MX1
series leader.
"There are only three rounds left now and every point
counts - it is going to be a tough end to the season but I
will try my best," said Steve. "My riding is going
good at the moment, my bike is working well and I'm feeling
fit and strong so I'm quite confident I can regain the world
title."
De Dycker is currently embroiled in a three way fight for
third place in the series and is looking forward to the final
three races of the season including the Irish GP. "I'm
not sure what the track will be like in Ireland but I'm expecting
it to be heavy with all the wet weather I hear they've been
having. Overall I'm looking forward to the next few rounds
of the championship because I want to win some races and get
up higher in the championship."
The weather forecast for the weekend is for more rain in
the Dublin area which has already seen record amounts recently
while the temperature is expected to be around 18 degrees
Celsius.
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