SUZUKI MEN CLOSE IN ON MX1 LEAD
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Teka Suzuki WMX1 riders Steve Ramon and Ken De Dycker - who
currently sit in second and third place in the FIM MX1 World
Motocross Championship - will enter the seventh round of the
series at Saint Jean d'Angely in France this weekend looking
to close the points gap on series leader David Philippaerts.
Ramon - who is the reigning MX1 World Champion and currently
sits in second place in the 2008 series - has already proved
he can ride the exciting hillside circuit well by scoring
a solid 3-1 scorecard on his factory RM-Z450 at last year's
French GP. Looking to do equally well if not even better at
this weekend's race, Steve's fired up to perform at his best
and will be a force to be reckoned with.
"The track in France is very good and it's one I know
I can do well at," enthused Ramon. "It's pretty
fast but has some technical sections in it too, I like to
ride there and I'm really looking forward to going there.
My factory Suzuki is performing really well and so things
are looking good for the weekend."
After an outstanding performance in the last round of the
series at Mallory Park, De Dycker managed to leapfrog Josh
Coppins in the series standings to move from fourth up to
third.
He will be looking to continue that kind of form in Saint
Jean d'Angely even though he didn't score too well there at
the French GP in 2007 - leaving with just four points after
picking up a minor injury in the qualifying session. More
than ready to put last year's result behind him the 23-year-old
Belgian - who celebrates his 24th birthday next week - is
looking to continue his upward march in the championship.
"Of course I'll be looking for more good results like
at the last GP and to climb the championship standings some
more," he said. "It's important to get a good start
this weekend and that's something I'll be concentrating on
because it's a fast, hardpack track that can be difficult
to pass on. I'm feeling fit and strong so I hope to get a
good result."
Weather conditions for this weekend's race in the West of
France should be mostly sunny with overcast spells with temperatures
in the region of 21 degrees Celsius.
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