TEKA SUZUKI SET FOR BULGARIA MX1
Team Teka Suzuki WMX1 riders Steve Ramon and Ken De Dycker
will be looking for good results at this weekend's Grand Prix
of Bulgaria held at the spectacular Sevlievo circuit during
round four of the FIM MX1 World Motocross Championship.
Currently sitting second in the MX1 series, just six points
behind the leader David Philippaerts, is reigning MX1 World
Champion Steve Ramon. After winning last year's World Championship
without winning a single moto, Ramon has been on much better
form in 2008 and totally dominated in the muddy conditions
of Bellpuig on his factory Suzuki RM-Z450 to win his maiden
MX1 GP overall.
With rain forecast for this weekend's race, conditions could
be similar to those seen at Spain although come rain or shine
Ramon feels ready to excel on the Sevlievo circuit.
"It's a fast hard track and I like to ride there. It's
a nice track with many big hills, it's fast and there are
lots of jumps also - it's a fun track to ride for sure,"
claims Ramon. "Every year I have good results in Bulgaria
and this year I'll be going there wanting to win but of course
there are other fast riders like Sebastien Pourcel who excel
on that kind of circuit also. My aim is to win but a podium
result will also be okay."
Ken De Dycker entered the last round of the championship
at Agueda in Portugal as MX1 series leader after putting in
great rides in both Valkenswaard, Holland and Bellpuig, Spain.
Unfortunately for De Dycker and the Teka Suzuki WMX1 team
a forgettable day saw the lanky Belgian rider slip to fifth
in the standings as crashes and blistered hands hampered his
performance.
"I was disappointed to lose the championship lead in
Agueda but also just about having a bad day," he says.
"It was my own fault because maybe I wasn't well enough
prepared. I've been working hard since then because I've not
done so well in Bulgaria because it's a hard-pack circuit
with no bumps. I need to have two very good heats there and
I'm very motivated to do the very best I can do at this race
and every race after this."
Suzuki still leads the manufacturer's championship by six
points thanks to the combined efforts of both Ramon and De
Dycker so far this season.
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