ZitatVIPs at the FIM Motocross Grand Prix of the Netherlands By Youthstream | 28 Apr 2011
FUNCHAL (Portugal), 28 April 2011- Kimi Räikkönen, Sami Hyypiä and Keith Flint visited Valkenswaard during the Grand Prix of the Netherlands last weekend. Youthstream’s President Mr. Giuseppe Luongo had the opportunity to spend some time with all these celebrities and exchange some experiences on Easter Monday at Valkenswaard.
2007 F1 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen entered the 2011 FIM Motocross World Championship as the team owner of the ICE1RACING Team with Toni Eriksson and Ludde Söderberg as the official riders in the MX1 and MX2 classes. Räikkönen, who is now racing the World Rally Championship and in May will enter the Nascar, decided to attend the second Grand Prix of the season to spend some time with his MX team and give some good pieces of advice to his riders. Räikkönen counts with the experience of seven times Enduro World Champion Kari Tiainen, who shares his long experienced career with his young riders developing his role as team manager.
Sami Hyypiä, football defender of Bayer Leverkusen and former player of Liverpool, with whom he won the UEFA Super Cup in 2001 and 2005 and the Champions League in 2005, also visited the Grand Prix of the Netherlands last weekend.
And Keith Flint, the singer of the well-known group Prodigy, met Mr. Giuseppe Luongo at the VIP Pit Lounge of the Grand Prix of the Netherlands on Easter Monday. The British singer admitted that he is a motorcycle fan and he enjoyed the experience of watching the best motocross of the world from the VIP Pit Lane.
I didn't see Kimi, but I saw the rest of the Ice One Racing team at Glen Helen today. So far, Ludvig Söderberg has qualified 16th in MX2 (out of 36) and Santtu Tiainen, 21st in MX1 (out of 34). They didn't have the big ICE ONE truck of course since it is here in the USA, but all the fixtures were in full force. Great stuff. Race is on tomorrow! The kid I follow, Roczen got 1st in qually, so I'm pretty psyched for the show.
Zitat von bourbonI didn't see Kimi, but I saw the rest of the Ice One Racing team at Glen Helen today. So far, Ludvig Söderberg has qualified 16th in MX2 (out of 36) and Santtu Tiainen, 21st in MX1 (out of 34). They didn't have the big ICE ONE truck of course since it is here in the USA, but all the fixtures were in full force. Great stuff. Race is on tomorrow! The kid I follow, Roczen got 1st in qually, so I'm pretty psyched for the show.
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ZitatSöderberg is finding his forte The clay track in Saint Jean d’Angely France was the season’s most technical. In the fifth GP race Ludde Söderberg was 19th in the first race and 21st in the second race in MX2. Santtu Tiainen finished in MX1 29th in the first race and 32nd in the second.
The fifth GP was raced on the Atlantic in Saint Jean d’Angely, France. The qualifying race was followed by a thunder, which made the track slippery and offered a great challenge for the riders. Ludde Söderberg finished 19th in the first race and by that took some GP points. In the second race he finished barely outside the GP points to 21st.
”I am satisfied. It’s great to realize that there’s improvement in my driving. I was able to get the same results as prior, even though there were more top names to beat and the track was super technical. I lost the GP points of the second race in the start, when I wasn’t able to reach a few riders before the pack spread out”, said happy Söderberg.
In MX2 won by Tommy Searlewinning the second race, Zachary Osborne was second and Gautier Paulin was third. Harri Kullas finished 9th.
ICE1RACING junior rider Santtu Tiainen finished in MX1 29th in the first race and 32nd in the second race. “The weekend was tough for me. I haven’t ridden on a track as technical ever before. I had the power, but not the technique yet”, said disappointed Tiainen.
MX1 was won by Steven Fossard with a great win in the first race. Second in the race was Antonio Cairoliand third in the GP was Clement Desalleby winning the second race.
The next GP will be raced in Agueda, Portugal June 12th.