Dakar Challenge: the African sands deliver their verdict! Brian Baragwanath. © A.S.O. Crédit photo : Motorpics. Issy les Moulineaux, 1st July 2014 The 3rd leg of the Dakar Challenge 2014, which took place in Botswana, saw Gary Bertholdt and Siegfried Rousseau pick up their tickets for the Dakar 2015 in the car category, whilst in the bike race, quad rider Brian Baragwanath triumphed. More importantly, this leg once again demonstrated the success of the “Dakar Challenge” formula. The leading race in the ultra-professional South African rally championship, the Toyota Kalahari 1000 Desert Race was, for the 3rd consecutive year, a leg on the Dakar Challenge 2014 with, at the end, two new registrations for the Dakar 2015 to be won: one in the car category and one in the bike/quad category, although the bike race did not count towards the South African championships. This was a mere detail, however, for the very high quality field in attendance, since many of the riders came to race with the aim of obtaining their place on the world’s biggest rally-raid next January. It should be said that with a new route, including three days of racing and approximately 900 km of timed special stages on an exclusively sandy terrain, which was however rendered difficult and bumpy by the vegetation typical of the Southern African bush, this 3rd leg of the Dakar Challenge 2014 offered an ideal test for all the pretenders for a place on the Dakar 2015. Most of the participants admitted that they saw this event as the first major step of well and professionally developed long projects destined, over the medium term, to take them to the main event in January. In the space of only a few years, the Dakar Challenge has therefore become an important way of grabbing a ticket for its parent rally. Indeed, this was the goal of 26-year old quad rider Brian Baragwanath who, by winning his category in Botswana, obtained his registration for the Dakar 2015… for which he had already registered! In fact, having launched a Dakar participation project 3 years ago, the South African rally-raid champion in 2008 came to Botswana with the sole intention of winning the precious ticket to South America, but had already filed his registration on the off-chance of it being accepted, along with 2 other quad rider friends. Now of course, his registration for the race is signed, sealed and delivered. Gary Bertholdt & Siegfried Rousseau © A.S.O. Crédit photo : Motorpics. Gary Bertholdt and Siegfried Rousseau have also managed to save on registration in the car category. Once again, it was not down to luck! 4th in the general standings in Botswana behind the wheel of their Ford Ranger, the winner of the South African championship in 2003 and his co-pilot set themselves the Dakar as a goal in the short-term, going as far as travelling to South America last January in order to watch the event and especially familiarise themselves with the terrain with the view to possibly participating in 2015. With their victory, their plans have borne fruit! The Dakar Challenge Calendar : 21st - 24th July: Desafio Guarani (Paraguay) 11th - 14th September: Desafio Inca (Peru) 19th - 27th September: Australasian Safari (Australia) More information on www.dakar.com and score-international.com

Sardinia Rally 2014 Overall

Alessandro Botturi 

SRR2014, Alessandro Botturi, dazzling Seventh Star of the Sardinia Rally Race

San Teodoro, June 12. Special Edition! The seventh of the Sardinia Rally Race really is. In the small galaxy of the Great Rally, in fact, a new star is born (tremendous opportunity rhetoric!), Alessandro Botturi. At the third attempt the Giant Lumezzane won the Rally World Championship more difficult, requiring the authorities, so far unknown, the "dictator", and leaving stunned the elite of the World Cross-Country. Of course, the opponents have suffered the terrifying certainty with which Botturi won the Special Stages, Stages, and finally the race, and it is bound to be admired in front of the special talent that Botturi has demonstrated. But one thing is mature, and quite another to fall from the tree. This is the metaphor of the pilot talent that has turned into an excellent tactician and a "navigator" superfine thanks to the hard work which has gone into. If you add the physique du role, Botturi was champion of Rugby, and the successful experience of ten years of Enduro World is easy to understand how Botturi was able to pounce on his head on the third day and keep control of the race until the epilogue San Teodoro.

The "secret" of pressure exerted by Alessandro Botturi hell on opponents is also vital in choosing tactics. Never push beyond the red zone, prefer a high pace and constant focus on pure speed, and use with surgical precision instruments and the road book.

The eloquent synthesis of special aptitudes fielded by Botturi is detachment, never seen before in the history of the Sardinia Rally Race. Numbers from ... Africa. Marc Coma, who also has had its minor technical problems (road book, navigation equipment) and has allowed a certain space also to errors, is second with a delay of more than seven minutes from the Italian, and he consoles himself with the conquest the provisional leadership of the World.

The Podium seventh SRR is completed by two pilots Spanish, Catalan indeed. Marc Coma (KTM) and Gerard Farres (Gas Gas). The Champion of the Dakar says he was wrong too, and despite the breakup of tripmaster at the crucial moment of the chase to Botturi, of never being able to get into a good tune with the Race. Farres, by contrast, was able to "calibrate" the perfectly personal and important project of Fabrica, showing a high level of effectiveness and efficiency.

More unfortunate participation of Honda Pilots, who navigation errors have added little trouble in crucial moments of the race. Gonçalves, 4th and head in the beginning of the rally, has been slowed by the breaking of the front brake and half of Stage Marathon, Rodrigues was stopped by breaking the crown back against a rock, and Barreda, who also won two Special Stages , sold on the face of errors and a couple of falls, the last of which, strong, a hundred miles from San Teodoro.

The categories "embedded" in the Sardegna Rally Race reward Paolo Ceci, who won the ranking given to the Open category (motorcycles over 450cc), and Poland's Rafal Sonik, which has the success of the Quad.

Not enough striking victory in the World Botturi get two more successes sequential. The phenomenon of Lumezzane also won the Italian Championship Raid TT test, held on the arc of the last three days of the World Cup and, as the tournament is split only the Sardegna Rally Race, the Italian Championship 2014. Full!

1500 kilometers of route in total, 800 of the Special Stages Five Stages 9 selective sectors. A giant ring through places that enhance the beauty of the island. This is the Sardinia ... and then, all the best riders in the world, the official teams, a competitive tension and growing every day engrossing, the evolution of a throbbing Rally has become a significant point of this specialty ... This is ... Rally Race.

Sources 

www.bikevillage.it

Merzouga Rally 2014

Il Merzouga Rally incontra Cesare Zacchetti “Il rally un modo originale di viaggiare e scoprire luoghi difficilmente raggiungibili” Cesare Zacchetti Situato nell’estremo sud del Marocco al confine con l’Algeria, il Merzouga Rally combina l’adrenalina della gara con il fascino del deserto subsahariano, itinerari su terreni variati in tutta sicurezza. Sono tanti i piloti professionisti che disputeranno il prossimo Merzouga Rally, in programma dal 18 al 24 ottobre. Tra loro, anche il torinese Cesare Zacchetti, che ritorna dopo essere salito sul podio lo scorso anno nella categoria Rally Lite. “Il rally in moto è un modo originale di viaggiare in posti altrimenti difficili da raggiungere. Così ogni anno unisco le due passioni: vado in moto nella natura visitando paesaggi magnifici, più i luoghi sono vasti e le tappe sono lunghe più si avverte il senso di libertà". Brucy- Zacchetti-Papa Podio Rally Lite "Nel deserto il rumore della moto allontana le preoccupazioni di tutti i giorni, mi permette di staccare. A tratti si viaggia insieme ad altri amici, a volte sono chilometri di solitudine, poi la sera si condividono le emozioni, la fatica e le difficoltà della giornata. Per me questi viaggi sono speciali, ognuno mi lascia un ricordo o una ferita, mi lega a nuove persone”. Quali saranno i prossimi viaggi? “Quest’anno ho deciso di saltare il campionato Italiano Motorally e di concentrarmi su due gare all’estero. A settembre parteciperò al Rally d’Australia, strade lunghe e veloci, luoghi e concorrenti sconosciuti. A Ottobre tornerò al Merzouga Rally perché mi è piaciuta tantissimo la formula: una bellissima gara e anche una piacevole atmosfera nel bivacco”. Zacchetti con Africa Dream Team e gli amici del Merzouga Rally Cosa ti piace della formula di Edo Mossi? “Ho conosciuto Edo Mossi all'Xrally di Marrakech e poi sono stato al Merzouga lo scorso anno. Sono gare impegnative, con una grande varietà di paesaggi e con forte attenzione alla sicurezza dei concorrenti. In ogni gara ha mostrato percorsi nuovi, cura del roadbook e navigazione complessa. Anche quest’anno verrò con Emanuele Musazzi, grazie a lui mi sono appassionato ai deserti prima in Egitto, poi in Libia e dallo scorso anno ho scoperto il Marocco. Saremo insieme anche agli amici dell'Africa Dream". Cesare Zacchetti con Ramon Brucart Pronto per il Merzouga Rally 2014? “Parteciperò nella categoria pro con la moto lite. Arriverò in super forma per potermi battere col “Pelo” e magari con qualche pilota pro… La bellezza di questi rally è anche la possibilità di stare vicino ai piloti ufficiali, di vederli guidare, ricevere dei consigli e d’imparare. La giornata inizia presto, si fatica tutto il giorno e si lavora la sera. È una vera vacanza da cui torno stanchissimo, ma felice!” Rivivi le emozioni del Merzouga Rally con il VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS www.merzougarally.com Follow us on www.facebook.com/merzouga.rally @merzogugarally YouTube MerzougaRallyTV Download Merzouga Rally APP IPhone e Ipad https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/merzouga/id672200209?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myapphone.android.myappmerzougarally

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Mancini dominates - Botturi controls - Goncalves fly. World Championship motorally

NORCIA - Once again, the beautiful and green Umbria was the scene of an excellent test of Motorally .

On this occasion it was the beautiful Norcia to accommodate the more than two hundred riders at the start of the fourth test

championship tricolor , which on the gravel roads of Umbria have found the ideal ground for a distance of two hundred

kilometers designed by Luca Tassi. A sliding track , sailed the right , which was the ideal ground

for a fight at a high level .

Of course, all eyes were focused on the two primattori Championship , Alexander and Andrew Botturi

Mancini, who certainly did not disappoint expectations . The Perugia , a great favorite of eve running on land

home , has won both stages of the day , winning the overall victory with the

time of 57'21 '' .

While Brescia , the leader of the championship, he had to earn a place of honor with fatigue : after

first special was in fact the fourth , but in the second he managed to grab the second position for only 40

cents on the Portuguese Paulo Goncalves . The presence of the World Champion Cross Country Rally was

the icing on the cake of the competition organized by the motorcycle club E.Baglioni . Goncalves wanted to train with the

Navigation narrow typical of Italian races , ahead of the World Cup in Sardinia in early June , and has honored

its presence with a test sample against the best Italian specialists .

Behind the podium is over the inevitable Glauco Ciarpaglini , confirming its role as an outsider in the fight

to the title in 2014. Ciarpaglini preceded Luca Vecchi, the other driver this season that is always close to

of the best. Sixth position for Marco Iob , in front of Guido Faithful and Matteo Graziani . Rounding out the top ten

Pietribiasi Nicholas and Alex Zanotti .

Despite the second place Alessandro Botturi classigica general guide always with 90 points , eleven in

more Andrea Mancini. Glauco Ciarpaglini is at an altitude of 62 , compared to 48 by Luca Vecchi.

The fifth round of the Italian Championship will take place in Foligno June 29 , but will be the first time

of the Sardinia Rally Race, the world race which also incorporates the Italian Championship Raid TT test only .

1. MANCINI (Beta Rr 450) in 57'21.58; 2. BOTTURI (Husqvarna 450) a 30.70; 3. GONCALVES (Honda Crf 

450R Redmoto) a 31.10; 4. CIARPAGLINI (Ktm 500) a 1'07.24; 5. VECCHI (Ktm 500) a 1'30.51; 6. FEDELI 

(Ktm 250) a 3'17.69; 7. GRAZIANI (Beta Rr 525) a 3'26.49; 8. PIETRIBIASI (Fantic 300) a 3'30.63; 9. 

ZANOTTI (Tm 300) a 3'55.13; 10. USLENGHI (Husqvarna Wr 250) a 4'31.34. 

Resources: Edoardo Bauer 

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Success for Alex Salvini

Success for Alex Salvini 

Following the fall occurred Sunday in the Grand Prix of Greece , in which he suffered a broken right collarbone , Alex Salvini was operated on Tuesday, May 13 at Villa Serena in Forli by Prof. Veronesi and Ms. Lorraine Sangiorni . The operation succeeded perfectly and the clavicle was realigned through a plate secured with 8 screws and sewn up with 21 staples.

The World Champion of E2 in charge is confident he can get back on the bike in a week and be able to play in the third round of the Italian Championship scheduled for next May 24 to 25 in Fabriano .

Alex Salvini : " A real shame because I was in the lead with two seconds ahead of Antonie Meo, when the last Test Cross I made a mistake in the fall and the bike slammed violently on his shoulder. The sheets have confirmed the fracture and once in Italy I decided to undergo the operation immediately to return soon in motion . The next events are Fabriano , in a week and the Grand Prix of Finland in less than a month. I want to thank all of the medical team , the guys on the team , sponsors and fans who were close to me and supported me through so many messages of encouragement. "

Alex Salvini 

Phillips and Remes Shine Bright In Greece

Maxxis Overall Greece 2014

First win in a Senior category for Matthew PHILLIPS

After two days monopolized by the usual suspects , the third leg of the World Enduro racing is in Greece finally has many surprises in all classes.

First win for Eero REMES 

E1, MARK REMES - ​​After retiring in Saturday's race , the Finn Eero Remes (TM) has remade surpassing Christophe Nambotin (winner of race 1 ) by just two seconds. The French KTM remains master of the class, by virtue of five wins and a second place yesterday on six races run : in the standings is at an altitude of 117 , followed by Cristobal Guerrero ( KTM ) to Eemes 88 and 80 .

E2 , Salvini K.O. - A second place and a victory Saturday to Sunday : With this roadmap Antoine Meo securely holds up the championship in the Enduro 2 class . French KTM 114 points classification leader , closely followed by Renet 106 : French Husqvarna is not spring thanks to a win on Saturday and second place yesterday . Bad news for the Bolognese instead Alex Salvini . The defending champion , third Saturday , fell ill during the 11th special stage : for he suspected fracture of the clavicle .

E3 , VINCE PHILLIPS - After winning Saturday's Ivan Cervantes was forced to leave for the first votlta this season on the top step of the podium in race 2 to Matthew Phillips, who rule the KTM rider and the French Mathias Bellino (Husqvarna ) .

 Ranked Cervantes is still in the lead with 117 points, followed by Phillips and Bellino 99 to 83.

SUPER Redondo - Good news from the younger generation of enduro : Bergamo Giacomo Redondo (Beta ) scored his first victory of the season in the Junior category putting a shotgun.

 He set the championship leader McCanney , second in race 1 and only third in race 2 with two perfect performances. 

Now the pilot of Lovere is second behind fellow Englishman who has reassembled many points: the distance is now only six points.

Overall Day 1

E1:

1	NAMBOTIN Christophe	FRA	KTM
2	TARROUX Jeremy	FRA	SHERCO
3	BOISSIERE Anthony	FRA	SHERCO
4	GUERRERO Cristobal	ESP	KTM
5	BETRIU Jaume	ESP	HVA
6	OLDRATI Thomas	ITA	HVA
7	DEPARROIS Nicolas	FRA	HM HONDA
8	MICHELUZ Maurizio	ITA	SUZUKI
9	MORONI Rudi	ITA	KTM
10	ROHMER Kévin	FRA	YAMAHA
11	ZAFEIRIOU Panagiotis	GRC

   E2:

1	RENET Pierre Alexandre	FRA	HVA
2	MEO Antoine	FRA	KTM
3	SALVINI Alex	ITA	HONDA
4	AUBERT Johnny	FRA	BETA
5	MENA Oriol	ESP	BETA
6	SANTOLINO Lorenzo	ESP	SHERCO
7	DUMONTIER Romain	FRA	YAMAHA
8	GRITTI Mirko	ITA	KTM
9	LEWIS Jamie	GBR	HVA
10	BARRAGAN Jonathan	ESP	HVA
11	TRIGAS Giannis	GRC
12	KYRILIS Ilias	GRC
13	SIAFARIKAS Vasileios	GRC
14	DIMOU Antonios	GRC

    E3:

Pos.	Rider	Nationality	manufacturer
1	CERVANTES Ivan	ESP	KTM
2	BELLINO Mathias	FRA	HVA
3	PHILLIPS Matthew	AUS	KTM
4	CORREIA Luis	PRT	BETA
5	JOLY Jérémy	FRA	KTM
6	PLANET Fabien	FRA	SHERCO
7	LEOK Aigar	EST	TM
8	PHILIPPAERTS Deny	ITA	BETA
9	SEISTOLA Matti	FIN	SHERCO
10	BASSET Antoine	FRA	GAS-GAS
11	BALLETTI Oscar	ITA	KTM
12	ROMAN Mario	ESP	HVA
13	ALBERGONI Simone	ITA	KTM
14	TRIGAS Nasos	GRC
15	PAPATHEODOROU Chris	GRC

EJ

Pos.	Rider	Nationality	manufacturer
1	REDONDI Giacomo	ITA	BETA
2	MCCANNEY Daniel	GBR	BETA
3	LARRIEU Loïc	FRA	HVA
4	MORI Nicolo	ITA	KTM
5	BATTIG Alessandro	ITA	HONDA
6	UUSNA Rannar	EST	KTM
7	SALSENCH Eloi	ESP	KTM
8	LOFGREN Lars	SWE	KTM
9	BRON FONTANNAZ Maélig	FRA	YAMAHA
10	MIRABET Kirian	ESP	KTM
11	VENTURA Diogo	PRT	GAS-GAS
12	ROWLAND Jack	GBR	HVA
13	NELSON Oliver	SWE	KTM
14	BARNES Mika	FRA	KTM
15	BRUSCHI Nicolo	ITA	HONDA

   EY:

Pos.	Rider	Nationality	manufacturer
1	SORECA Davide	ITA	YAMAHA
2	PELLEGRINELLI Nicolas	ITA	KTM
3	HERRERA Benjamin	CHL	TM
4	ELOWSON Albin	SWE	HVA
5	MIROIR Jérémy	FRA	YAMAHA
6	MARCHELLI Michele	ITA	KTM
7	BORJESSON Jesper	SWE	HVA
8	GESLIN Anthony	FRA	YAMAHA
9	BRESOLIN Matteo	ITA	KTM
10	TRAININI Nicholas	ITA	KTM
11	SFINAROLAKIS Artemis	GRC
12	MPAKAS Dimitrios	GRC

                                                        Overall Day 2 

   E1:

Pos.	Rider	Nationality	manufacturer
1	REMES Eero	FIN	TM
2	NAMBOTIN Christophe	FRA	KTM
3	GUERRERO Cristobal	ESP	KTM
4	TARROUX Jeremy	FRA	SHERCO
5	OLDRATI Thomas	ITA	HVA
6	BOISSIERE Anthony	FRA	SHERCO
7	BETRIU Jaume	ESP	HVA
8	MORONI Rudi	ITA	KTM
9	ROHMER Kévin	FRA	YAMAHA
10	MICHELUZ Maurizio	ITA	SUZUKI
11	ZAFEIRIOU Panagiotis	GRC

    E2

Pos.	Rider	Nationality	manufacturer
1	MEO Antoine	FRA	KTM
2	RENET Pierre Alexandre	FRA	HVA
3	AUBERT Johnny	FRA	BETA
4	BARRAGAN Jonathan	ESP	HVA
5	MENA Oriol	ESP	BETA
6	SANTOLINO Lorenzo	ESP	SHERCO
7	MONNI Manuel	ITA	HVA
8	GRITTI Mirko	ITA	KTM
9	LEWIS Jamie	GBR	HVA
10	DUMONTIER Romain	FRA	YAMAHA
11	SIAFARIKAS Vasileios	GRC
12	TRIGAS Giannis	GRC
13	KYRILIS Ilias	GRC
14	DIMOU Antonios	GRC

   E3

Pos.	Rider	Nationality	manufacturer
1	PHILLIPS Matthew	AUS	KTM
2	CERVANTES Ivan	ESP	KTM
3	BELLINO Mathias	FRA	HVA
4	SEISTOLA Matti	FIN	SHERCO
5	CORREIA Luis	PRT	BETA
6	LEOK Aigar	EST	TM
7	PHILIPPAERTS Deny	ITA	BETA
8	JOLY Jérémy	FRA	KTM
9	BALLETTI Oscar	ITA	KTM
10	PLANET Fabien	FRA	SHERCO
11	BASSET Antoine	FRA	GAS-GAS
12	ZVINTERIKOS Apostolos	GRC
13	SEVASTOPOULOS Ioannis	GRC

   EJ:

Pos.	Rider	Nationality	manufacturer
1	REDONDI Giacomo	ITA	BETA
2	LARRIEU Loïc	FRA	HVA
3	MCCANNEY Daniel	GBR	BETA
4	BATTIG Alessandro	ITA	HONDA
5	MORI Nicolo	ITA	KTM
6	NELSON Oliver	SWE	KTM
7	LOFGREN Lars	SWE	KTM
8	UUSNA Rannar	EST	KTM
9	VENTURA Diogo	PRT	GAS-GAS
10	SALSENCH Eloi	ESP	KTM
11	SJOSTROM Tommy	SWE	GAS-GAS
12	ROWLAND Jack	GBR	HVA
13	JUKOLA Aleksi	FIN	BETA
14	MIRABET Kirian	ESP	KTM
15	BRUSCHI Nicolo	ITA	HONDA

   EY:

Pos.	Rider	Nationality	manufacturer
1	SORECA Davide	ITA	YAMAHA
2	PELLEGRINELLI Nicolas	ITA	KTM
3	ELOWSON Albin	SWE	HVA
4	MIROIR Jérémy	FRA	YAMAHA
5	HERRERA Benjamin	CHL	TM
6	BORJESSON Jesper	SWE	HVA
7	MARCHELLI Michele	ITA	KTM
8	BRESOLIN Matteo	ITA	KTM
9	LANZ Esteban	CHL	GAS-GAS
10	TRAININI Nicholas	ITA	KTM
11	SFINAROLAKIS Artemis	GRC

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