Down and Dirty Part II

Toro Trail in Spain and Morocco

We are based in Southern Spain just 20 minutes from Malaga airport in the picturesque mountain village of Alhaurin El Grande.

We pick you up from the airport in one of our 'limo's' and hand you a cold beer!

Located just 20 minutes from Malaga airport!

Testimonial:

“Hi Lyndon,

On behalf of all twelve Swedes, I want to express our honest and deepest THANK YOU for a fantastic adventure in Andalucía!!! We had extremely FUN riding along the trails and riverbeds! The guides (Domien and Carlos) are most certainly the best possible! Everything went just perfect (except for a twisted knee). The whole trip exceeded our expectations by far. Some of us even mentioned it was their best biking experience ever!

Believe me we will spread the word around about Torotrail amongst our biking friends in Sweden!!!

Hope to back sometime soon!

Keep up the good work!

Stefan Cedegren”

Want To Get Down And Dirty?

When I first moved to Spain in 1999 I went off-roading with Juande Sempere on a bike lent to me by my friend and workmate Chato.  The bike was a trials bike, you know the type, no seat!  Juande took me in to the mountains around Castalla for an early morning start at 6am.  By dinner time I had been on tracks and over rocks well and truly outside my comfort zone and I was absolutely knackered but it was a fantastic experience.

I also did a track day with Octavio Sempere but that’s another story.

The photo is from a trip I did in June 2007, my second and last time off-road.

For all of you who haven’t tried it give it a go.  You will have spills but more than that it tests you and when you get it right it’s exhilarating.

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Philippaerts takes first podium in rain-hit Spanish MX-GP

David Philippaerts finished as runner-up and gained his first podium result with the YZ450FM, giving the Yamaha Monster Motocross Team their maiden silverware of the FIM 2008 World Championship, after just one moto in a torrid and swampy Grand Prix of Spain at a soaked Bellpuig.

Almost eleven hours of rain from the early hours of Sunday morning through to the close of the afternoon rendered the hillside circuit almost un-passable and the second MX1 moto was cancelled as the heaviest period of water lashed the sea of mud.

The track had already been cut after numerous MX2 machines could not make the three steep step-ups only 20 minutes prior but the majority of MX1-GP riders were concerned about the conditions and the second sprint was eventually annulled leaving the results from the first race to decide the overall result.

Josh Coppins was fourth through the slime and seat-high ruts in Moto1 and ensured that the team had their two riders within the top four in perhaps the hardest race conditions seen this century.
It was all a stark contrast to the blue skies and sunshine of Saturday that saw the track, hard, dusty and fast with the top nine qualifiers split by just two seconds. With the drastic change in weather came a different race approach as the slow speed and care used by the riders turned the race into an exercise of survival and in which the wild alterations in the lap-chart, as people slipped and crashed throughout the 15 laps, was confusing to follow. Lap-times almost doubled.

Philippaerts rode particularly well after becoming involved in a first corner crash with several others. The Italian soldiered on to move up the standings. He should have been joined in the top three by Coppins who was holding a steady second place behind leader and eventual winner Steve Ramon. The New Zealander however could not avoid two stationary riders on the step-ups and the needed time to remount and restart after his slip.
With one just moto completed in extraordinary circumstances the world championship standings show that Philippaerts lies third, 15 points from the lead while Coppins is fourth, just 8 behind his team-mate.

Round three will take place at Agueda in Portugal next week.

http://www.yamaha-racing.com

MX1-GP in Spain 20-04-08

Round 2 20/04/2008 Spain 2008 GP of Spain, Bellpuig, Catalonia.

MX1-GP - Calendar and Circuits - Yamaha Racing

Prumm to take on Dutch championship round

Double FIM Women’s World Cup winner and new Van Beers Yamaha rider Katherine Prumm will attempt to make a small piece of history in three weeks time when she strives to become the first female to qualify and participate in the Jumbo Dutch Motocross championship. The New Zealander, who has been based in the Netherlands since mid-March in preparation for her assault with the YZ250F on the first ever Women’s World Championship this year, is aiming to pit herself against Holland’s best, and no-doubt a selection of Grand Prix racers, at the third round of the series at Rhenen on May 1st.

The 19 year old has been adapting to life in Europe over the past month after sharing an apartment – organised by the team – with fellow Van Beers racer Evgeny Bobryshev. After completing tests in Italy and also through the French sand of Dunkirk in recent weeks Prumm is now searching for events to sharpen her race speed in the build-up to the first GP of five in the world championship that takes place at the impressive Sevlievo circuit in Bulgaria on May 11th.

“I have been in Europe for quite a while now and we are just looking for some races to contest before going to Bulgaria,” she commented. “Rhenen will be a big challenge and something I am really looking forward to.”
“I am not daunted by the track but obviously the level of competition is going to be very high and there will also be some of the top guys from the world championship in there also,” she added “to qualify would be an achievement and I will certainly try my best.”

“My time here has been good and beneficial. I have been doing a lot of training and getting the bike set-up. I went to the first Grand Prix at Valkenswaard and generally things have been going OK, even though the apartment is a bit empty at the moment because my team-mate has gone back to Russia for the week!”

More news, photos and diary entries by Katherine can be found in the new WMX-GP section on www.yamaha–racing.com

Prumm takes 8th place on Yamaha debut

Double Women’s MX World Cup winner and new Yamaha motocross racer Katherine Prumm took a very respectable eighth position overall in her first ride on the YZ250F in New Zealand last weekend; against male opposition. The 19 year old gained a top ten slot in the Thames Valley Championships held at the Patetonga circuit.

The first moto of three was not easy for Prumm as she drew a gate pick down in 23rd place and became tangled mid-pack around the first corner. She struggled initially to adapt to a slick track that had been made damp through rainfall and also had some arm-pump, in the end taking 11th place.

“The Valley Champs event was my first race on board the Subway Yamaha and my new YZ250F. Prior to the event I had only ridden the bike three times so everything was still really new to me and I was a little nervous for my first event,” she commented.

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MotoCross and SuperMoto Calendars 2008

Adrien Chareyre 2007 S1 champion

Photo: Massimo Zanzani

MX1     MX2     MX3     MX Euro

S1     S2     SM Euro

Federación de Motociclismo de la Comunidad Valenciana - Competition Calendar - 2008

All the below are .pdf documents for Adobe Acrobat Reader.  If you haven't got the programe then get it free here.

•  Calendario de Trial
• Calendario de Trial "Els Nanos"
• Calendario de Enduro y Resistencia de Enduro
• Calendario de Motocross
• Calendario de Supermotard
• Calendario de Turismo
• Calendario de Velocidad TERRITORIAL
• Calendario de Velocidad TROFEO MEDITERRÁNEO
• Calendario Escuela de Motocross

5º Moto Cross y Quad Cross Trofeo de Navidad

El Moto Club Ontinyent organiza el 5º Moto Cross y Quad Cross Trofeo de Navidad
Puntuable para el Cto. territorial de la Comunidad Valenciana FMCV
Gran final del campeonato
Al finalizar las carreras la FMCV hará la entrega de diplomas a los vencedores del campeonato 2007 en todas sus categorías.

Sábado 15 de Diciembre a partir de las 10 H.
categorías: - Cadetes - Alevines 65 - Alevines 50 - Clásicas

Domingo 16 de Diciembre a partir de las 10 H.
categorías: - MX 2 - Quads - MX 1

Teléfonos de información: Paco 697588264 / 962381304

Inscripciones : http://www.fmcv.org/solicitudes/bol_ins.htm

Saludos
MCO