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MPS RACING - MAG SPORT RACING 2007 - May - Borno - Italy
MPS Racing Husqvarna - Husky Sport ’07 World Enduro Championship – Round 4
Bolter narrowly misses WEC podium in Italy
MPS Racing Husqvarna rider Daryl Bolter recorded his best result of the season so far by finishing the fourth round of the ’07 World Enduro Championship, the GP of Italy staged in Borno, in sixth and fourth places in the competitive Enduro Junior class.
Competing aboard his WR125 former European Enduro Champion Bolter narrowly missed out on a podium result on day two but showed that after mixed results at both the GP of Spain and the GP of Portugal he is quickly regaining his form after his injury affected ’06 season.
Competing alongside Bolter in the MPS Racing Husqvarna team Si Wakely placed 10th in the EJ class on day one before withdrawing from the event mid-way through day two following several big crashes.
Determined to improve on his results from the second and third rounds of this season’s WEC series Bolter made a cautious start to the opening day’s competition in Italy before raising his game and placing second on the first timed enduro test.
With conditions extremely slippery mistakes were common place and Bolter himself made more than his fair share as he pushed hard while focusing on a top three result.
But as conditions dried towards the end of the day Bolter was unable to match the speeds of his class mates competing on larger capacity bikes and claimed an eventual sixth position.
Confident that a podium finish was within his grasp Bolter went all out on day two to try and claim his best result of the championship so far.
Runner-up in class on the opening test Bolter maintained the pressure on his class rivals and battled with Italian Oscar Balletti.
With little to separate the two riders Bolter again found it hard to be competitive on the power sapping motocross test and ended the day in a slightly disappointed but well earned fourth, just 10 seconds adrift of the podium.
For Wakely the opening day of the GP of Italy was a good one as he placed his WR250 in 10th position in the Enduro Junior class.
Performing well on the enduro test Si held seventh for much of the day before several small mistakes dropped him down the leader board to his eventual finishing position of 10th.
Scoring world championship points for the fourth time this season Wakely’s luck took a turn for the worse on day two as two big crashes - one on the enduro test and one on the extreme tests, resulted in him withdrawing from the event.
Daryl Bolter: “I feel like I’m getting back to my old self again finally. I wasn’t really happy with the way I rode in Spain and Portugal but I felt like I’ve ridden well in Italy .
It was difficult not to make any mistakes on day one because the conditions were really slippery, especially on the first motocross test and on the enduro test.
But I pushed hard and finished sixth, which I’m pleased with. I was mixing it with the riders ahead of me so I really felt like I was racing.
I should have been fifth but like I said it was hard not to make any mistakes.
“I walked the tests at the end of the first day and really attacked all of the tests on day two. I had a good day but the motocross test was so fast that I just didn’t have enough power to beat the riders on bigger bikes. I couldn’t ride any harder so I’m happy with the result. I really have to thank Mick Seward from MPS Racing and everyone that came and supported me this weekend.”
: “The first day was hard, but I enjoyed it. I made lots of mistakes, like most riders, but I got on well with the enduro test and was in seventh for much of the day. I wasn’t quite on the pace on the motocross test for some reason but my last enduro test let me down a bit and I dropped to 10th. I was fairly happy with my result really because the conditions were pretty difficult.
“On day two I just made lots of mistakes. I had a big crash on the enduro test and then another on the extreme test and lost loads of time, so there was no real point in continuing. I was constantly making mistakes so rather than risk another big crash I decided to call it a day.”
You can meet the team at the Farmyard Party in Hemsley Yorkshire www.farmyardparty.com
2007 World Enduro Championship Round 4
Grand Prix of Italy – Day 1
Enduro Junior class
1. Christophe Nambotin (Gas Gas) 52:55.23; 2. Joakim Ljunggren (Husaberg) 53:21.95; 3. Michal Szuster (Husqvarna) 53:29.86; 4. Marc Bourgeois (Husqvarna) 53:35.27; 5. Oscar Balletti (Honda) 54:13.76; 6. Daryl Bolter (MPS Racing Husqvarna) 54:13.78; 7. Paolo Bernardi (Honda) 54:38.88; 8. Tom Sagar (KTM) 54:41.12; 9. Mirco Gritti (Beta) 54:58.77; 10. Si Wakely (MPS Racing Husqvarna) 55:27.70; 11. Thomas Oldrati (KTM) 55:33.25; 12. Jean-Charles Gilbert ( Kawasaki ) 55:40.05; 13. Benoit Fortunato (Husqvarna) 55:44.27; 14. Lucas Puerto (KTM) 55:57.82; 15. Michael Pogna (Husqvarna) 56:25.68; 16. Olli Turma (KTM) 56:41.95; 17. Armand Monleon (KTM) 56:41.99; 18. Yannick Bossi (Husqvarna) 56:51.14; 19. Sylvain Lebrun (Husqvarna) 56:56.57; 20. Jonathan Manzi (Husqvarna) 57:09.63
2007 World Enduro Championship Round 4
Grand Prix of Italy – Day 2
Enduro Junior class
1. Joakim Ljunggren (Husaberg) 56:45.53; 2. Marc Bourgeois (Husqvarna) 57:19.00; 3. Oscar Balletti (Honda) 57:29.32; 4. Daryl Bolter (MPS Racing Husqvarna) 57:39.37; 5. Thomas Oldrati (KTM) 58:10.64; 6. Mirco Gritti (Beta) 58:55.21; 7. Tom Sagar (KTM) 59:13.21; 8. Michal Szuster (Husqvarna) 59:26.46; 9. Yannick Bossi (Husqvarna) 1.00:33.12; 10. Jonathan Manzi (Husqvarna) 1.01:21.65; 11. Greg Evans (KTM) 1.01:33.29; 12. Maurizio Gerini (Husqvarna) 1.01:34.55; 13. Benoit Fortunato (Husqvarna) 1.01:43.30; 14. Lucas Puerta (KTM) 1.01:49.68; 15. Victor Guerrero (Yamaha) 1.01:51.08; 16. Antti Hellsten (Husqvarna) 1.01:56.30; 17. Jean-Charles Gilbert ( Kawasaki ) 1.02:35.45; 18. Jakub Horak (KTM) 1.03:17.68; 19. Sylvain Lebrun (Husqvarna) 1.03:23.06; 20. Bert Mayer (Honda) 1.03:54.61
NB: All enquiries to be directed to either gmc@attglobal.net or mike.carter@huskysport.co.uk
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