Date: 04 July 2010

CAS Honda racer, Gareth Swanepoel, has posted a strong ride at the 10th round of the FIM MX World championship in Uddevalla, Sweden.

Race conditions changed from dry and hot on Saturday during qualifying to a Sunday morning rain which cooled temperatures and made the picturesque circuit rough and slippery.

‘Swanie’ grabbed a good jump as moto 1 got underway but lost his advantage in the first turn. He quickly settled into position and set after team-mate Evgeny Bobryshev. He posted consistent lap times and finished the 35 min + 2 lap race in 7th place for his best moto result to date this season.

Looking to back up his first moto success, Swanepoel tried to get a good start but was boxed in as he entered the first turn. He gained some positions before coming under pressure from Tanel Leok. The Estonian made his pass with Swanepoel trying to latch on to his back wheel. ´Swanie ´ kept banging in consistant lap times and ended the moto in 12th.

“Uddevalla is a special track in the sense that it is very tricky and difficult to put in a perfect lap. I was really pleased with my first race and pace. I set my fastest lap times towards the end of the race and managed to keep an advantage over Strijbos. The second moto was more difficult as I had to come through the pack. I’m really looking forward to Lommel as it is like a home GP to me. I have some really good friends and fans there so it will be great to race in front of them and it will be even better if I can better my result of today.” vowed Swanepoel.

Image: CDS

Race results:

MX1 Race 1

1 Cairoli, Antonio ITA KTM
2 Desalle, Clement BEL Suzuki
3 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha
4 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki
5 Bobryshev, Evgeny RUS Honda
6 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM
7 Swanepoel, Gareth RSA Honda
8 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki
9 Boog, Xavier FRA Kawasaki
10 Boissiere, Anthony FRA TM
11 Coppins, Joshua NZL Aprilia
12 Goncalves, Rui POR KTM
13 Söderström, Tom SWE Yamaha
14 Priem, Manuel BEL Aprilia
15 Schmidinger, Günter AUT Suzuki

MX1 Race 2
1 Cairoli, Antonio ITA KTM
2 Desalle, Clement BEL Suzuki
3 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki
4 Bobryshev, Evgeny RUS Honda
5 Boog, Xavier FRA Kawasaki
6 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM
7 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki
8 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha
9 Leok, Tanel EST Honda
10 Goncalves, Rui POR KTM
11 Coppins, Joshua NZL Aprilia
12 Swanepoel, Gareth RSA Honda
13 Aubin, Nicolas FRA Kawasaki
14 Guarneri, Davide ITA Honda
15 Schmidinger, Günter AUT Suzuki

MX1 GP Overall:
1 Cairoli, Antonio ITA KTM 50
2 Desalle, Clement BEL Suzuki 44
3 Ramon, Steve BEL Suzuki 38
4 Bobryshev, Evgeny RUS Honda 34
5 Philippaerts, David ITA Yamaha 33
6 Nagl, Maximilian GER KTM 30
7 Boog, Xavier FRA Kawasaki 28
8 Strijbos, Kevin BEL Suzuki 27
9 Swanepoel, Gareth RSA Honda 23
10 Goncalves, Rui POR KTM 20
11 Coppins, Joshua NZL Aprilia 20
12 Leok, Tanel EST Honda 12
13 Schmidinger, Günter AUT Suzuki 12
14 Söderström, Tom SWE Yamaha 12
15 Boissiere, Anthony FRA TM 11

Mx1 World championship classification:
1 Cairoli, A. ITA 434
2 Desalle, C. BEL 367
3 Philippaerts, D. ITA 331
4 Ramon, Steve BEL 315
5 Nagl, M. GER 306
6 Boog, Xavier FRA 276
7 de Dycker, Ken BEL 269
8 Bobryshev, E. RUS 223
9 Leok, Tanel EST 219
10 Guarneri, D. ITA 196
11 Strijbos, K. BEL 161
12 Swanepoel, G. RSA 149
13 Boissiere, A. FRA 145
14 Coppins, J. NZL 140
15 Goncalves, Rui POR 124