James Dunn and Conrad Mewse qualify in top 10 at World Junior Championship
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85cc
Team Green Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Austin Forkner was the fastest of the 85cc class of the qualifying time practice and he was one of the few riders able to make a lap under the 2:01, his best lap time was 2:00:398. The American rider is a usual winner in the States, so there is no doubt that he is one of the favourites to fight for the 85cc FIM Junior World Title tomorrow.
Davy Pootjes from the Netherlands was really close to beat Forkner this morning, as he finished only 0.020 seconds behind the American. Last weekend Pootjes won the UEM EMX85cc Title at Matterley Basin, so he is now determined to fight for the FIM 85cc Junior World Title even if he knows that Forkner will not leave things easy for the Dutch rider.
Another rider from the Netherlands, Bas Vaessen, did really well this morning and he also rode under the 2:01, finishing 0:212 seconds away from the American. The Dutch rider finished seventh in the UEM EMX85 Championship last weekend at Matterley Basin, but today he has proved that he is ready to battle for the top three positions and finish among the best riders in the world.
Italian Paolo Ricciutelli obtained the fourth best lap time of the qualifying time practice session, ahead of American rider Jake Pinhancos. Ricciutelli was one of the riders who made more laps during the qualifying time practice, but he did well because his best result was the one he obtained in the very last lap.
Suzuki Amateur Support’s Jake Pinhancos, 2010 FIM 65cc Junior World Champion, finished first of the qualifying time practice session of group B, but his lap time was the best fifth result of the whole 85cc class. Last year the American did not travel to Cingoli, Italy, to take part in the FIM Junior World Championship, so this weekend he will do his best to try to be on the podium once again and be proclaimed one of the best 85cc riders in the world.
Brian Hsu from Germany finished sixth in the qualifying time practice, followed by British rider Conrad Mewse. Home rider Ivan Petrov obtained the eighth best time lap, and Italian Filippo Zonta and Richard Sikyna from Slovakia completed the top ten.
85cc Qualifying Time Practice Group A: 1. Austin Forkner (USA, Kawasaki), 2:00.398; 2. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), +0:00.020; 3. Bas Vaessen (NED, KTM), +0:00.212; 4. Paolo Ricciutelli (ITA, KTM), +0:00.793; 5. Brian Hsu (GER, Suzuki), +0:01.359; 6. Conrad Mewse (GBR, KTM), +0:01.975; 7. Filippo Zonta (ITA, KTM), +0:02.518; 8. Richard Sikyna (SVK, KTM), +0:02.553; 9. Pavol Repcak (SVK, KTM), +0:02.963; 10. Tamur Talviku (EST, KTM), +0:03.056;
85cc Qualifying Time Practice Group B: 1. Jake Pinhancos (USA, Suzuki), 2:01.673; 2. Ivan Petrov (BUL, KTM), +0:01.182; 3. Dovydas Karka (LTU, KTM), +0:03.047; 4. Lorenzo Camporese (ITA, KTM), +0:03.304; 5. Alessandro Lentini (ITA, KTM), +0:03.482; 6. Enzo Lopes (BRA, KTM), +0:03.907; 7. Kirill Gavrilov (RUS, KTM), +0:04.135; 8. Kristers Deevinskis (LAT, KTM), +0:04.280; 9. Tomas Zbiral (CZE, KTM), +0:04.361; 10. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, KTM), +0:05.263;
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65cc
Raivo Dankers from the Netherlands was the fastest of the 65cc class and he was actually the only one making a lap under the 2:16. The lap times of the riders classified between the second and the fifth position were really close, but in the end the second best qualified was Romanian Robert Krisztian, 0.409 seconds behind Dankers. Caleb Grothues from Australia obtained the third best lap time, and Luka Milec from Slovenia and American Parker Mashburn completed the top five.
Xylian Ramella, the UEM EMX65cc Champion, could only qualified in the twelfth position.
65cc Qualifying Time Practice: 1. Raivo Dankers (NED, KTM), 2:15.782; 2. Robert-Crisztian Tompa (ROU, KTM), +0:00.409; 3. Caleb Grothues (AUS, KTM), +0:00.598; 4. Luka Milec (SLO, KTM), +0:00.699; 5. Parker Mashburn (USA, KTM), +0:01.199; 6. Conner Mullennix (USA, KTM), +0:02.146; 7. Hakan Halmi (BUL, KTM), +0:02.917; 8. Mykola Moskaluk (UKR, KTM), +0:03.313; 9. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), +0:03.784; 10. Timur Petrashin (RUS, Kawasaki), +0:03.890;
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MONSTER ENERGY FIM JUNIOR MX WORLD CHAMPIONSHP – QUICK FACTS
Circuit length: 1680
Type of ground: hard pack
Temperature: 45° C
Weather conditions: sunny
The main races on Sunday will be broadcasted LIVE on the Bulgarian national TV channel BNT Bulgaria and the highlights of the whole event, as well as behind the scenes content, will be available on MX-LIFE.TV. By clicking hereyou will obtain the full schedule and coverage of the 2012 Monster Energy FIM Junior World Championship.
TIMETABLE
Sunday: 85cc Warm up 8:30; 65cc Warm up 9:00; 125cc Warm up 9:30; 65cc Race 1 11:15; 85cc Race 1 12:00; 125cc Race 1 12:55; 65cc Race 2 14:15; 85cc Race 2 15:20; 125cc Race 2 16:10.






