Date: 21 June2010

Gareth Swanepoel took part in Round 8 of the MX1 World Championship this past weekend, held in Teutschenthal, Germany. As an ex MX1 German National Champion ‘Swanie’ looked forward to the event and took encouragement from the thousands of fans that lined the rough hillside circuit.

Swanepoel rode a comfortable qualification race on Saturday, taking 10th position, securing a decent gate pick.

In the opening 35minute and 2 lap moto on Sunday ‘Swanie’ launched his CAS Honda out the gates, and avoiding the first turn mayhem he powered his number 8 machine around lap 1 in 12th position. By lap 2 ‘Swanie’ was into 10th position, but a small mistake on the technical circuit took the South African down, losing him vital track position. Swanepoel set charge again, eventually getting himself into 13th position by the end of the race.

A great start in moto 2 put ‘Swanie’ up in the leading pack, charging around the circuit in 5th position. On lap 2 De Dycker set him up for a pass, which in turn gave enough room for Bobryshev and Philippaerts to slip through at the same time, leaving ‘Swanie’ having to set chase on them. For the remainder of the long moto Swanepoel rode a consistent and fast pace, crossing the finish line in 10th spot, and taking 11th overall for the day.

“I enjoyed the racing this weekend. The track was so rough from all the classes that they ran, but I felt strong and the bike was very good. This has not been one of my favorite circuits in the past, but this weekend I settled into it and really enjoyed racing on it. This week I am just going to spend some time practicing at home in Belgium before flying out to Latvia at the end of the week for the next GP.” Commented Swanepoel.

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Results

Moto 1
1 DE DYCKER, Ken
2 PHILIPPAERTS, David
3 DESALLE, Clement
4 BOOG, Xavier
5 NAGL, Maximilian
6 CAIROLI, Antonio
7 RAMON, Steve
8 BOBRYSHEV, Evgeny
9 STRIJBOS, Kevin
10 LEOK, Tanel
11 GUARNERI, Davide
12 BOISSIERE, Anthony
13 SWANEPOEL, Gareth
14 COPPINS, Joshua
15 ALBERTSON, Jimmy

Moto 2
1 DE DYCKER, Ken
2 CAIROLI, Antonio
3 DESALLE, Clement
4 BOOG, Xavier
5 PHILIPPAERTS, David
6 GUARNERI, Davide
7 NAGL, Maximilian
8 BOBRYSHEV, Evgeny
9 RAMON, Steve
10 SWANEPOEL, Gareth
11 GONCALVES, Rui
12 LEOK, Tanel
13 ALBERTSON, Jimmy
14 FERRIS, Dean
15 WALKNER, Matthias

Overall
1 DE DYCKER, Ken 50
2 DESALLE, Clement 40
3 PHILIPPAERTS, David 38
4 CAIROLI, Antonio 37
5 BOOG, Xavier 36
6 NAGL, Maximilian 30
7 BOBRYSHEV, Evgeny 26
8 RAMON, Steve 26
9 GUARNERI, Davide 25
10 LEOK, Tanel 20
11 SWANEPOEL, Gareth 19
12 ALBERTSON, Jimmy 14
13 GONCALVES, Rui 13
14 STRIJBOS, Kevin 12
15 BOISSIERE, Anthony 9

World Championship Standings
1 CAIROLI, Antonio 341
2 DESALLE, Clement 276
3 PHILIPPAERTS, David 267
4 DE DYCKER, Ken 251
5 NAGL, Maximilian 248
6 RAMON, Steve 237
7 BOOG, Xavier 217
8 LEOK, Tanel 182
9 GUARNERI, Davide 165
10 BOBRYSHEV, Evgeny 149
11 STRIJBOS, Kevin 121
12 BOISSIERE, Anthony 116
13 COPPINS, Joshua 113
14 SWANEPOEL, Gareth 111
15 POURCEL, Sebastien 92