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Xavier injured his knee, Jonathan back in the points
GP10 - Lommel BELGIUM
A knee injury to Xavier Boog during the qualification race prevented the Kawasaki Racing Team’s leading rider from defending his sixth place in the FIM World MX1 Championship at Lommel in Belgium.
Having just signed a new two year contract since the last GP as well as clinching his first national title the Frenchman was justifiably optimistic that he could continue his successful rookie GP season in the MX1 class until he suffered a small crash with more drastic consequences during the qualification race. Initial investigation suggests that a ligament has been damaged in his left knee, but further examinations will take place this week to establish the exact nature of the injury before a decision can be made on the next course of action.
Both of Boog’s teammates in the Kawasaki Racing Team were returning from injury at Lommel and both Jonathan Barragan and Sebastien Pourcel approached the race cautiously. The Spaniard scored points in both races after finishing 14th and 13th, and his performance gave great optimism for the future as only a late mistake in race two prevented him breaking into the top ten. The Frenchman found a return to racing more difficult and was forced to retire from both races.
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Jonathan Barragan: “This was my first GP for four months so my goal this weekend was to finish both races. In the first race I rode safe and didn’t take risks to finish fourteenth; then in the second moto my start was better and I pushed to stay in the top ten for most of the race. But I had a small crash three laps to the end, and lost some places to finish thirteenth. I’m not happy with the result but I can be satisfied with my riding, as I stayed with De Dycker, Gonçalves and Bobryshev for a long time. I want to thanks the team as they didn’t put any pressure on me, and let me take my time to recover before coming back to the GPs. I’m still not yet 100% physically so I didn’t enjoy so much this track and this race so much, for sure the GP next weekend at Loket will be different.”
Sébastien Pourcel: “We haven’t found the final solution to my vision troubles, but as I felt good when I went out to practice I decided to come here to race. But it was a bad weekend; I never felt at ease on this track and crashed several times during the races both on Saturday and on Sunday. I had to retire twice but I will not give up, and next week in Loket I will try again my best to be back where I want to be.”
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Xavier Boog: “I had a crash during the qualifying session. It was not a big crash but I was unlucky as I fell on the bike and hurt my knee. It seems that a ligament of the left knee is broken, but on Monday I will have more examinations at Ortema in Germany. Then we will know exactly how my knee is, and I will see the doctor to get his advice and to decide if I need surgery or not. It’s a pity because everything had been going perfectly; in the winter when we train here we crash many times but usually in the sand you don’t get hurt in the sand. But that’s motocross, unfortunately.”
François Lemariey: “Finally none of our riders will end the season safe, and unfortunately Xavier stopped his series of convincing results here in Lommel. For his comeback Jonathan did two strong races, as this track is rough and difficult, and was stronger than Sébastien who didn’t got any significant result. Loket next week is a natural track that will suits better to our riders, and we will expect more than in Belgium.”
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[12.07.2010] |
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Xavier Boog French MX1 Champion
There was no real suspense in Iffendic for the penultimate round of the French Elite Championship, as even before the first practice session Xavier was sure to be champion. At 22 years old, the KRT rider from Colmar conquered his first French title.
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On the podium of the six rounds, winner of ten heats and on the podium of all the others except the first one in Pernes, Xavier had a successful season in the French Pro series that he compete for the first time since a while after so many seasons in the German series. Second in the standings before this event with a gap of 89 points, Anthony Boissière was the last rival who could mathematically beat him; but after his injury in Sweden he didn’t raced Iffendic, so Xavier was sure to be champion in Brittany.
Qualified in fourth position as he crashed while leading the race and got a stone in his brake pedal, Xavier was twice runner-up behind Nicolas Aubin on Sunday. Coming to the last race with determination, he grabbed his second consecutive holeshot and pushed to win at least one heat in Brittany. He lost the lead when he did a mistake in the first part of the race, but then passed back Aubin to win his tenth success despite Aubin’s pressure. Second of the event behind Aubin, Xavier will be in six weeks at the final round of the series, just before flying to Brazil for the thirteenth round of the World Championship.
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Xavier Boog: “I had some troubles this weekend to take a good rhythm, may be because I was already champion before the races, I don’t know. I was not confident on this track, the bike was sliding and I didn’t want to take any risk. I came to the last race with a stronger motivation, as I wanted to win at least one heat; I got the holeshot and was leading the race when I crashed. The engine didn’t stop but Aubin passed me and I had to pass him again to win this race. It was a good weekend, the French title was one of my goals and now I will try to get this podium that everyone in the team is expecting; but first of all I take a short break and will go home for a week with my family, then I will be back in Belgium to prepare Lommel which will be for sure a tough event. But as usual I will go there to do my best, and we’ll see the results that I can get there.”
François Lemariey: « There was no suspense as the title was already for Xavier before the race, but it was nice to see him claiming it with all his family around him. He did a good season, won many heats and he deserves it even if today he didn’t took risks. But he had a strong reaction in the last race, and ended the event with a good result. Jonathan Barragan was back to racing this weekend in the Belgian Championship; sixth, seventh and later fourth of the races he confirmed that he is back to his best level, and that’s encouraging three weeks prior the next Grand Prix.”
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[07.07.2010] |
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Boog sixth in the MX1 standings
GP 9 - Uddevalla SWEDEN
Xavier Boog of the Kawasaki Racing Team proved once again that he is one of the fastest riders in the FIM World MX1 Championship, and claimed the sixth position in the standings.
The 22 year old Frenchman twice set the fastest time during practice sessions at Uddevalla in Sweden, and was easily the fastest rider on the track at the end of the first GP moto. But indifferent starts after he stalled his engine during the Saturday qualification race left him with a poor choice of gate, and cost Xavier the opportunity to turn his speed into a major haul of points. Initially 11th in the first GP moto, he surrendered a couple of places as he struggled to find his rhythm and then found it hard work to pass on the damp one-lined track. Once he had passed Goncalves and Boissière for 9th, the riders ahead were a long way ahead and he just failed to gain another place despite setting the second fastest lap of the entire race, several seconds faster than even the leaders were recording in the closing minutes of a gruelling race. Starting a little better in race two, Xavier advanced strongly from 9th but again found a gap to the front four after taking fifth place on the 15th of 21 laps. Nevertheless he never gave up and at the finish was just one second short of the rider in fourth position.
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Xavier Boog: “I proved with the fastest time in both the pre qualifying practice yesterday and the warm up this morning that I was among the fastest riders here, so I was expecting better results in the races. Yesterday I stalled the engine in the second corner after starting really well and used a lot of energy to work hard to come back from last to ninth. My start in the first GP moto today was pretty bad, I recovered many positions during the opening lap but the track was mainly one line; I didn’t find a good rhythm and lost too much time behind Gonçalves and Boissière. I was disappointed to again only finish ninth even though I posted the second fastest lap of the entire race right at the end of the race, but the second heat was better with a fifth position. The track was rough but there were more lines in race two.”
François Lemariey: “Xavier got once more a great result as the goal for him this season was to finish top ten, and he finished seventh here. For sure after his pole position during the pre qualifying session and the warm-up we were expecting more, but it’s a learning season for him and he needs to improve his speed during the opening laps of each race. That’s where he lost a better result this weekend, and we are all waiting his first MX1 podium! Concerning his teammates Jonathan will be back in Lommel at the end of this month, and Sébastien could ride next weekend the Belgian championship if the doctors confirmed that his vision troubles are over.”
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[07.07.2010] |
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Boog again top five
GP 8 Kegums - LATVIA
Xavier Boog, the lone Kawasaki Racing Team MX1 GP rider at this weekend’s Latvian GP, continued his fine rookie season with another top five finish.
In both races the Frenchman initially took time to settle into his best rhythm on the demanding track, but, the true professional that he is, he stuck doggedly to the task and was able to regain most of the lost ground before the finish of the races. He was rewarded for his persistence with fifth overall in the Grand Prix after crossing the line sixth and fifth in the two races and he is now even more firmly established amongst the series top seven. Xavier retains his ranking as top rookie and has also gained points on the riders immediately ahead of him in the championship; he is now just 21 points from sixth in the series with six GPs remaining.
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Xavier Boog: “I couldn’t find the lines during yesterday’s qualifying race and consequently found it difficult to make passes, but in some ways it was a good preparation for today as it made me think about the solution. I actually got a good start in the first race in fifth position but I couldn’t find a good rhythm in the waves section on the first lap and dropped back to eighth. The track was pretty rough and the riders in front of me were all amongst the fastest riders in the class so it was not easy to pass, but I managed to move forward to sixth by the finish of the race. I got a really good start in the second race, but again I lost a few places in the first couple of laps. But I passed Philippaerts and Nagl to finish fifth. I couldn’t fight for the podium this week, but I learnt a lot and hasd two consistent races. This was my fifth weekend of racing in a row, and I am looking forward to tasking some rest after the Swedish GP and a French Elite championship race.”
François Lemariey: “Xavier is now consistent in all his races, and he did well every weekend. Now he needs to be stronger in the first laps, that are where he loose time; then he is as fast as any top five rider in the series. Concerning Sébastien he had new exams this week, he suffers from an hematoma to his left eye which affect his vision. He has to rest to solve the problem, and nobody can say how long it will take to recover; he will be back only when he will be ready for it.”
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