Motocross o moto de nieve?🤔 Gran experiencia, muchas gracias Alfredo Gomez ✊🏼
Motocross or snowmobile??🤔 Very nice experience!
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Podiums For Rea In Thailand
The best we could hope for today was a brace of second places and we managed to achieve that, albeit with a lot of pressure from Alex in the final race. He kept really pushing, as he had in the sprint race, but I just had that little bit extra in the end of race three to go away. I want to thank my team for giving me a good bike this weekend and there is always some work to do to improve the package. I felt this weekend we struggled a little bit with front end stability, especially when the front was moving a little bit in that second part of the final race, in the sectors where I was strong. Behind my visor I was giving it 110% especially in those early laps to try and keep in the slipstream as long as I could. As soon as I lost that it was back to managing my own race. I am taking home 49 points again and we will try to build on that in Europe. http://jonathan-rea.com/news/podiums-rea-thailand
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Sunday mood! #Happysunday #nyon #relaxday
Buasri rules Buriram in dramatic Race 2
With everyone having gained a little more experience of Chang International Circuit in Race 1, it was closer on Sunday as that huge group of riders remained tightly packed together. Two or three abreast at times, the squabble saw the majority of the field fighting it out in the initial stages. The lilkes of Buasri, Matsuyama, Putra, Munandar, Warit Thongnoppakun, Nishimura, Idil Mahadi and Piyawat Patoomyos were just hundredths apart and the fight for the lead stretched from first place back into the distance.
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Confusion for Wilson on way to MX2 runner-up finish
Long-time leader lets win slip in closing laps of single race at Appin opener.
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Yamalube Yamaha Racing’s Jay Wilson was left marginally frustrated on Sunday afternoon at Appin after losing out to Jy Roberts in the opening MX2 moto of 2019.
Wilson was dominant through much of the lone 250 class outing this morning as rain spoiled the opening round of the Pirelli MX Nationals series.
Under the impression he was holding down a 22-second advantage in the closing laps, the current SX2 champion endured a difficult final two laps which ultimately enabled race one and overall winner Roberts to go by in his debut with Raceline KTM.
“I had two bad laps at the end,” Wilson admitted when contacted by MotoOnline.com.au. “From what I was gathering I had a 22-second lead and I was just trying to maintain it at that. I saw someone was behind me getting into it, so I let him go by because I thought he was a lap down…
“I gave the win away. It was a little bit of poor communication, but my mistake and that’s where it stood, so it cost me. We’re leaving on the podium though, so we’ll make up for it later in the year. I was trying to play it safe a little bit because on the second-last lap I got caught up down the back, so I was trying not to stress.
“It’s tough at Appin, but anyway, the whole race I was just trying to maintain the lead at 20 seconds. It is what it is, I let the lead go and here we are [laughs]. I should have been more aware, although with the riders being that dirty you don’t know who is where or who is doing what.”
Still, it was a positive start to the year for Wilson on the new generation YZ250F, scoring a strong haul of championship points and now focused on Wonthaggi’s second round due in a fortnight.
It appeared race officials were also confused by the fast-finishing Roberts’ move on Wilson during the final lap, not displaying the chequered flag to the teenager as he crossed the line first and a full 15 seconds ahead of long-time race leader Wilson.
Source: MotoOnline.com.au
#THAWorldSBK 🏁 Buriram 🗓 Sunday 17 March 📋 Race 2 ⌚ 16.00 (09.00 UK) 📺 Live Eurosport UK…
#THAWorldSBK 🏁 Buriram
🗓 Sunday 17 March
📋 Race 2
⌚ 16.00 (09.00 UK)
📺 Live Eurosport UK 2
☀36*C
🏍 20 laps
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Musquin breaks through for Indianapolis supercross victory
Forkner extends 250SX East points lead with commanding win.
Image: Supplied.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Marvin Musquin has broken through to claim his first win of the 2019 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Indianapolis’ 11th round.
The Frenchman put on a stellar display, securing the hole-shot before going onto win by 2.449s over Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM’s Blake Baggett, who safely edged out points leader Cooper Webb (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing).
Daytona victor Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Kawasaki) was fourth followed by Justin Barcia (Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing) in fifth, marking a strong return from the sidelines. Australia’s Chad Reed (JGRMX Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing) was 11th in the main event.
In the 250SX East category, Austin Forkner (Pro Circuit Monster Energy Kawasaki) continued his winning ways, taking out a commanding 6.289s win over Chase Sexton (Geico Honda) while also extending his points lead to 26.
Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha Star Racing duo Justin Cooper and Mitchell Oldenburg were third and fourth respectively, as Martin Davalos (Pro Circuit Monster Energy Kawasaki) locked out the top five. The AMA Supercross series now heads to Seattle next weekend for round 12.
Detailed results
Source: MotoOnline.com.au
Cancelled second motos ‘the right decision’ declares Dack
Team owner of CDR Yamaha Monster Energy commends reduced schedule.
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CDR Yamaha Monster Energy team owner Craig Dack has declared the right decision was made by Pirelli MX Nationals officials to cancel racing after the first round of motos at Appin’s opening stop in New South Wales today.
Continuous rain in the lead-up to this weekend’s opener and during today’s proceedings offered incredibly treacherous conditions, with riders lapping the Macarthur Motorcycle Club venue one-minute slower than last year’s event held in an adequate state.
While acknowledging the gritty sport that motocross is, Dack explained that there comes a point where the riders safety needs to be considered, with today’s shortened schedule satisfying him as the boss of the two top tier riders in Kirk Gibbs and Luke Clout.
“Last night we almost had three inches of rain, and I’m sure we’ve had nearly that today,” Dack told MotoOnline.com.au. “They really didn’t have any options – it was almost impossible to make a lap. I thought the decision they made in taking out Superpole and cutting practice and qualifying down – that was a good condition.
“Running the one moto was also a good decision – there’s a danger aspect to it. We know motocross should be rain, hail or shine, and it’s man and machine – we get that – but I think sometimes it gets to a point where it’s just nuts. All in all, I think the right decision was made.”
On debut with CDR Yamaha Monster Energy, Gibbs wound up third on the podium, while Clout finished in P8. The MX1 moto was captured by Todd Waters (DPH Motorsport Husqvarna) in a stunning return to Australian motocross.
Source: MotoOnline.com.au
Bautista and Rea clash in Thailand but Ducati man victorious
WorldSBK 2019 – Round Two
Chang International Circuit, Buriram
Superbike Race One
An action-packed start saw Bautista originally get a flying start but Buriram specialist Jonathan Rea got ahead of the Spaniard through Turn 1 with Alex Lowes in behind (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team).
The GRT Yamaha WorldSBK riders of Sandro Cortese and Marco Melandri ran wide at the same turn, with Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) slicing under them and into fourth. At the end of lap one, the top four were covered by 1.1s. A lightening start from Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team) saw him elevate from 10th on the grid to fifth by the end of the opening lap.
On lap three, Jonathan Rea led by a narrow margin ahead of championship leader Bautista, who has topped every session so far in Thailand this year. At Turn 3, Bautista made his move, only for Rea to cut back underneath him, colliding with his rival. Bautista made a miraculous save and whilst Alex Lowes came through, Bautista shook his head in disgust at Rea’s aggressive pass.
Whilst Rea led, towards the end of lap three, Bautista made a pass on Lowes at the final corner, only to run wide and Lowes to pass him back down the front straight. Soon enough though, on the fourth lap at Turn 1, Bautista made his way through on Lowes and then set off in his pursuit of the four-time champion.
Behind the leaders, the Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team riders started to battle to form a battle for the final podium position. Van der Mark couldn’t make a move however and Lowes would maintain a strong pace right through the race. Behind them, Leon Haslam (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) was keeping a watching brief, whilst Marco Melandri (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK) began to reel in the battle for the podium.
With 12 laps to go, Bautista had regained the ground on Rea and set about trying to find a way ahead of the Kawasaki-mounted rider. On the run to the Turn 3, Bautista got ahead and this time, he was able to make the move stick and Jonathan Rea couldn’t fight back straight away. The two continued to romp away from the rest of the pack and whilst Rea didn’t lose too much time on Bautista initially, lap after lap, Bautista’s metronomic pace soon saw him break clear. That is how it would stay until the end of the race.
With the third place battle seemingly a stalemate between the Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team riders, Leon Haslam was starting to feel the pressure of Marco Melandri. Melandri made his way ahead on lap 11, but the battle was far from over. With just five laps to go, a rough lap from Melandri allowed Haslam to close up and make a move at the final corner. Haslam ran wide and the wily Italian cut back under him, clashing on the start and finish straight. Yet another Kawasaki in a collision, but this time, eventually, Haslam would win the fight.
At the line, Bautista took the win by 8.2s ahead of Rea, whilst Lowes held on ahead of Michael van der Mark by 0.4s to take his third Buriram podium.
In fifth position, Leon Haslam clinched the place over Melandri after the Briton suffered some brake problems in the race, whilst Sandro Cortese took seventh after a late battle with Michael Ruben Rinaldi (BARNI Racing Team).
Tom Sykes was ninth after being pushed back due to his top speed deficit, with Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing) coming from 13th to 10th.
With battle between the Spaniard and the Ulsterman, Alvaro Bautista’s win makes him the first Ducati rider since Neil Hodgson in 2003 to win the opening four races of a WorldSBK season. He gives Ducati their 345th win in the World Superbike class, as well as their 587th WorldSBK podium. He also becomes the first non-British rider to win at the Chang International Circuit.
The win also extended Bautista’s advantage in the Championship to 18-points over Rea with the Spaniard on 87-points to the Northern Irishman’s 69-points and Alex Lows on 46-points.
P1 – Alvaro Bautista
“For sure for me this was a different race completely from Australia! It was fantastic to win after a great fight with Rea, especially at the beginning and then in the middle. We made contact in turn 3 because I overtook him on the line and suddenly he came in very fast and hit me and I was very lucky not to crash and damage the bike. After that I got my pace and caught Lowes and Rea. Today however I didn’t feel so comfortable with the bike: in the morning it was good but in the afternoon I had problems braking into the corners, and in acceleration I was suffering a bit as well. Despite this, I won again and I’m happy even though the feeling wasn’t perfect.”
P2 – Jonathan Rea
“I felt really good with the bike and we got the maximum form the package so I am looking forward for tomorrow. I was really proud of my effort and I enjoyed it. I love riding on that level but unfortunately the result did not reflect that effort. We can make a small improvement tomorrow but I feel we got the best out of our package today. At the end, there was no reason to keep pushing so I started to think about bringing back 20 points. Today second was the best that I could do and I was happy to bring it home. I am excited for tomorrow, especially for the sprint race because I feel like I can ride at that intensity for ten laps no problem, and maybe we can fight to the end.”
P3 – Alex Lowes
“It’s a really good result, but I didn’t feel as comfortable in the race as I thought I would; I think the conditions were slightly different for the race compared to this morning. It meant I struggled a little bit with the front, especially with a full fuel load, but then I saw the front two had pulled a gap and my pit board was saying I had a group of three behind me, so I didn’t want to make a mistake. I settled into a rhythm that I knew I could maintain to the end, and even have a little bit left over to fightback if someone passed me. In the end the pace was high enough to pull a slight gap on the group behind. While I’m happy to finish on the podium, it’s also a little disappointing to be so far from the win when I felt like I rode really well. When I was battling with Alvaro after he ran wide, the speed he came past me on the short straight was a bit frustrating because I couldn’t even stay in his slipstream. So, a shame to be so far off the winner, but I’m satisfied with the third place.”
P4 – Michael van der Mark
“It was a good race today. I got a fantastic start and had a bit of a battle with Tom Sykes in the beginning and, after I managed to get past him, it was a case of trying to chase down Alex in third place. I managed to close the gap and I was a little bit faster in a couple of places, but I felt like I just didn’t have the speed to put in a pass and pull away. So I sat behind him for most of the race, waiting for an opportunity in the closing stages, but he was a bit stronger on the brakes. We both had our strong points on the track, but he managed to get away to take a well-deserved podium and I’m happy to pick up the points for fourth after a strong race.”
P5 – Leon Haslam
“Honestly, I struggled in the race. We had a little problem with the brakes with about nine laps to go, which meant I was pushing the front quite hard. With about five or six to go the front tyre was really struggling. I am not happy with fifth, although we were close to a third, but we need to improve a little bit and make a few small changes. I got caught up with a few of the riders and I was not very confident in passing. We need to make a few little tweaks and then hopefully we can get on the podiums tomorrow.”
P6 – Marco Melandri
“It was difficult today. I didn’t get a good start but initially I managed to come back and make up places, but then I was struggling a lot with the stability issue on the straights. It meant I couldn’t sit on the seat on the straights but instead I had to keep weight on the footrests all the time, so there was no chance to breathe on the straights like normal. We made a set-up change to make the bike a bit more stable but the compromise was that we lost some rear grip, so I had to try and gain time under braking and by carrying more corner speed, but then the traction dropped off a lot after 10 laps.”
Sandro Cortese – P7
“It’s been a good Saturday here in Thailand. A good performance in Superpole meant I started the race today from P4 on the second row of the grid but, unfortunately, I couldn’t stay with the second group from about the halfway point onwards. From that point it was a long and tough race but we finished P7, which is my best result so far in WorldSBK. Tomorrow will be another hard day but I think we are working in a very good direction. Maybe after qualifying fourth people were expecting a bit more, but we need to be realistic. Top eight was our goal and we achieved that so, overall, I’m happy with today.”
P9 – Tom Sykes
“I think everyone saw today the potential of the BMW S 1000 RR. In the corners and in the braking areas, I think our potential is very high. It’s just a bit unfortunate that we are missing out on straight-line speed and losing positions on the straight. I was very happy with the performance in the corners, the corner speed and the general turning of the bike. Again: the first time I rode this bike was on 18th December. It is very early stage of the programme. I have a lot of experience and to just put things into perspective I think that we are doing a very, very good job. For now, we have a limitation on speed performance but in the areas of chassis, suspension and electronics everybody has done great job already and honestly the handling of the bike is impressive. Considering the nature of the track and to do these lap times was promising for me, considering what we are losing in the first two sectors. When I had battles on the track today I was actually surprised how strong we were in some areas. So we keep working!”
| Buriram WSBK Race One | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Bike | Gap | Best Lap | Speed |
| 1 | A. Bautista | Panigale V4 R | 0.000 | 1’32.724 | 309,5 |
| 2 | J. Rea | ZX-10RR | 8.217 | 1’32.763 | 302,5 |
| 3 | A. Lowes | YZF R1 | 14.155 | 1’33.167 | 304,2 |
| 4 | M. Van D M | YZF R1 | 14.623 | 1’33.493 | 298,3 |
| 5 | L. Haslam | ZX-10RR | 18.554 | 1’33.272 | 304,2 |
| 6 | M. Melandri | YZF R1 | 18.681 | 1’33.334 | 303,4 |
| 7 | S. Cortese | YZF R1 | 25.603 | 1’33.881 | 297,5 |
| 8 | M. Rinaldi | Panigale V4 R | 27.627 | 1’33.892 | 305,9 |
| 9 | T. Sykes | S1000 RR | 28.789 | 1’33.767 | 300,0 |
| 10 | T. Razgatlioglu | ZX-10RR | 32.153 | 1’34.364 | 300,8 |
| 11 | J. Torres | ZX-10RR | 33.033 | 1’34.226 | 302,5 |
| 12 | L. Mercado | ZX-10RR | 33.254 | 1’34.302 | 296,7 |
| 13 | L. Camier | CBR1000RR | 34.232 | 1’34.475 | 302,5 |
| 14 | M. Reiterberger | S1000 RR | 43.041 | 1’34.592 | 300,0 |
| 15 | C. Davies | Panigale V4 R | 54.495 | 1’33.801 | 306,8 |
| 16 | T. Warokorn | ZX-10RR | 1’15.758 | 1’34.684 | 305,1 |
| 17 | A. Delbianco | CBR1000RR | 1’25.108 | 1’36.626 | 287,2 |
| Not Classified | |||||
| RET | R. Kiyonari | CBR1000RR | 12 Laps | 1’35.111 | 300,8 |
| RET | E. Laverty | Panigale V4 R | 18 Laps | 1’34.173 | 304,2 |
Chang International Circuit, Buriram
Superbike Race One
WorldSSP
Jules Cluzel takes pole position in Buriram
Pirelli Thai Round saw the Tissot Superpole for the FIM Supersport World Championship take place, with Jules Cluzel (GMT94 YAMAHA) taking his first pole position of the season, his first since Donington Park in 2018. Joining him on the front row, the BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team pairing of Randy Krummenacher and Federico Caricasulo – a reversed front row from the opening round of the year.
Heading row two, Japanese star Hikari Okubo, who achieved his best Tissot Superpole grid position of fourth. His previous best was a fifth, also at Donington Park in 2018. Raffaele De Rosa (MV AGUSTA Reparto Corse) finished in fifth position and will look to stay aboard on Sunday, whilst completing row two was Isaac Viñales (Kallio Racing), his first time in Thailand on a World Supersport bike not a being a poor showing at all.
Row three sees Thomas Gradinger (Kallio Racing) with work to do, especially if he wants to give Austria their first ever podium finish. He lines up ahead of the likes of Hector Barbera (Team Toth by Willirace) and 2017 WorldSSP Champion, Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing). Both Barbera and Mahias struggling throughout the session to set a lap time capable of challenging the front runners. Ayrton Badovini (Team Pedercini Racing) completes the top ten, after his first experience of Thailand in WorldSSP.
Cluzel’s pole position means it is Yamaha’s 75th pole position in the class, whilst it is France’s 74th. Cluzel hasn’t won a race from pole position since Buriram in 2016 and has only won from pole position on four other occasions. Can he change that and give Yamaha their 80th win in WorldSSP?
Pole position – Jules Cluzel (GMT94 YAMAHA)
“I am so pleased about this result. Our rivals have been very quick since the beginning of the season, but it seems that after Australia we have now found the pace to stay with them. I am really happy, and I want to thank my team because they did a good job in every session and I think we have worked well so far and that we are ready to fight for the win. Temperatures here are extremely high, and there are strong competitors, so I expect a hard battle in the race tomorrow”.
World Supersport Superpole
| Pos | No. Rider | Bike | Time | Gap | Max |
| 1 | J. Cluzel | YZF R6 | 1’36.826 | 0.000 | 264,1 |
| 2 | R. Krummenacher | YZF R6 | 1’36.855 | 0.029 | 268,0 |
| 3 | F. Caricasulo | YZF R6 | 1’36.915 | 0.089 | 268,7 |
| 4 | H. Okubo | ZX-6R | 1’37.106 | 0.280 | 260,9 |
| 5 | R. De Rosa | F3 675 | 1’37.225 | 0.399 | 264,1 |
| 6 | I. Vinales | YZF R6 | 1’37.423 | 0.597 | 266,7 |
| 7 | T. Gradinger | YZF R6 | 1’37.581 | 0.755 | 269,3 |
| 8 | H. Barbera | YZF R6 | 1’37.782 | 0.956 | 260,9 |
| 9 | L. Mahias | ZX-6R | 1’37.786 | 0.960 | 254,7 |
| 10 | A. Badovini | ZX-6R | 1’37.877 | 1.051 | 259,0 |
| 11 | H. Soomer | CBR600RR | 1’38.080 | 1.254 | 260,2 |
| 12 | J. Danilo | CBR600RR | 1’38.135 | 1.309 | 264,1 |
| 13 | L. Cresson | YZF R6 | 1’38.400 | 1.574 | 270,7 |
| 14 | J. Van Sikkelerus | CBR600RR | 1’38.430 | 1.604 | 262,1 |
| 15 | C. Perolari | YZF R6 | 1’38.545 | 1.719 | 262,8 |
| 16 | P. Sebestyen | CBR600RR | 1’38.698 | 1.872 | 259,6 |
| 17 | R. Hartog | ZX-6R | 1’39.009 | 2.183 | 264,1 |
| 18 | M. Herrera | YZF R6 | 1’39.076 | 2.250 | 262,8 |
| 19 | G. Van Straalen | ZX-6R | 1’39.381 | 2.555 | 260,2 |
| 20 | F. Fuligni | F3 675 | 1’39.531 | 2.705 | 258,4 |
| 21 | A. Coppola | CBR600RR | 1’39.839 | 3.013 | 261,5 |
| 22 | N. Calero | ZX-6R | 1’40.207 | 3.381 | 258,4 |
| 23 | C. Stange | CBR600RR | 1’42.675 | 5.849 | 259,0 |
| 24 | R. Nakcharoensri | YZF R6 | 1’43.044 | 6.218 | 251,7 |
Source: MCNews.com.au
Waters and Roberts open MX Nationals season with Appin wins
First MXD round belongs to Purvis as rain shortens race-day to single motos.
Image: Foremost Media.
DPH Motorsport Husqvarna’s Todd Waters has emerged victorious in the rain-shortened opening round of the 2019 Pirelli MX Nationals at Appin, New South Wales.
Treacherous conditions forced an early cancellation of the opener, however not before the first motos of the MX1, MX2 and MXD season were completed in the muddiest of conditions.
It was actually Hayden Mellross (Raceline KTM Thor) who crossed the line first after leading the duration, however an infringement for going off-track resulted in a 10-second penalty that handed the moto and overall to Waters – both on return to racing in Australia this year.
Waters delivered a phenomenal performance on the factory-supported FC 450, recovering from an incident on the opening straight that saw him slice his way through the pack and put himself in the frame for victory. Only 1.449s separated them after Mellross’ penalty was applied.
Behind them came former champion Kirk Gibbs (CDR Yamaha Monster Energy), scoring a strong haul of points to round out the podium, directly ahead of fellow South Australian Brett Metcalfe (Penrite Honda Racing). Further back in fifth was Husqvarna-mounted Jesse Dobson.
American Justin Rodbell (KSF Suzuki) led the opening portion before eventually scoring sixth, leading premier class debutant Tomas Ravenhorst (KTM), Luke Clout (CDR Yamaha Monster Energy), Joben Baldwin (Yamaha) and Cody Dyce (SB Motorsports Ecstar Suzuki), who filled the top 10.
Image: Foremost Media.
In the MX2 moto it was Raceline KTM Thor’s Jy Roberts stole victory from long-time leader Jay Wilson (Yamalube Yamaha Racing) on the final lap to seal the round.
Wilson controlled much of the moto after leading from the opening lap, however it was the fast-finishing Roberts who caught the 2015 champion off-guard in the closing stages. Third was defending champion Wilson Todd (DPH Motorsport Husqvarna).
Isaac Ferguson (KTM) and Riley Dukes (Husqvarna) put forward impressive performances for fourth and P5. Sixth came Nathan Crawford (Serco Yamaha), as Cooper Pozniak (KTM), Dylan Wills (Davey Motorsports KTM), Wyatt Chase (Honda) and Aaron Tanti (Serco Yamaha) who was up-front early on.
Image: Foremost Media.
The first MXD moto of the year belonged to New Zealand’s Maximus Purvis (Bulk Nutrients WBR Yamaha), overcoming Rhys Budd (CRF Honda Racing) and Michael Murphy (KTM) to complete the podium. In fourth was Hugh Roache (KTM), with Caleb Clifton (Honda) fifth.
Early leader Regan Duffy’s debut with Raceline KTM Thor saw him lead in the mid-stages, but eventually dropped down the order to cross the line in position seven, behind Liam Walsh (KTM) in P6. Eighth through 10th were Lochie Smith (Yamaha), Jayce Cosford (Yamaha) and Dale Lyons (KTM).
The next stop for the 2019 Pirelli MX Nationals will be at Wonthaggi, Victoria, in two weeks’ time on 17 March.
Detailed results
Source: MotoOnline.com.au