The FIM Junior Motocross World Championship, including the two
classes 80cc and 125cc, was held last weekend on the track
Gorna Rositza at Sevlievo, Bulgaria.
The location was perfect to host the only round of the
Championship, as Gorna Rositza won the Best Organizer Award
for the Motocross Grand Prix MX1/MX2 in 2006, and will shortly
become one of the two bases of the Motocross and Supermoto
Academy –alongside Bellpuig.
In the 125cc class, KTM mounted American Blake Wharton
dominated the event by winning both heats. Italian Alessandro
Lupino, who was the Junior World Champion of the 80cc class last
year, was second overall ahead of Valentin Teillet. Stephen Clark
and Clemen Gercar rounded off the top five.
In the 80cc class, German talent Ken Roczen was the eventual
winner. Suzuki mounted Roczen, who finished second last year,
collected two back to back victories whereas Max Anstie was
second and third, to finally mount on the second step of the
podium. Jordi Tixier was third overall, while Aleksander Tonkov
and Jason Clermont rounded off the top five. MotocrosssMX1.com