In the fourth round of the Motocross World Championship in Guadalajara, Mexico, the british Max ANSTIE faced a rough weekend of racing, with dust problems on the saturday which have prevented the majority of the riders to race in the qualifying heat and with some engine settings due to the altitude which couldn’t allow a perfect tuning of his CRF for the races on the Sunday. However Anstie could finish 8th and 9th of the two motos where he tried to avoid mistakes and bring home as many points as possible with twelve Grand Prix still to be raced this season.

Anstie’s team mate Aleksandr TONKOV suffered a minor injury the weekend before the departure for Mexico and he was forced to miss the two overses events. Tonkov will be back for the GP of France the first weekend of June.

Next round of the FIM World Championship next week in Brazil for the second of the overseas events, stay tuned and follow us on our Facebook page, on Twitter and on the Honda Proracing site at: www.hondaproracing.com !!!

The weekend of racing in Italy for the third round of the World championship did not start in the best way for british Max ANSTIE already in the qualifying race of the Saturday where he crashed after two laps and with a damaged lever he struggled to finish the race in 31st position. This result affected the GP results on Sunday for the strong british. Anstie had to start twice very wide and far from the best gates and despite of this in both motos Max came through the field from last to finish a good 8th overall of the Grand Prix and making the best of this though round. Anstie confirms his 5th place in the MX2 world championship and he is now very close to the fourth place.

Russian Aleksandr TONKOV after a good qualifying race where he finished tenth, on Sunday was involved in the big crash at the start of the second moto and he was able to close his GP in 14th position with a twelve in race one and a thirteenth place in the second after riding two strong races. TONKOV seats now in 12th place in the world championship.

“In Italy we had a though weekend and both riders did not like much the track and did not feel at their best but the championship is so long that they reaped important points for the championship, Max did a great job and even after our worse GP so far we are closer to the top four positions of the championship, so it was not so bad at the end.” commented Team Owner Giacomo Gariboldi.

Next round of the FIM World Championship in two weeks time in Mexico, followed by the Brazilian round, stay tuned and follow us on our Facebook page, on Twitter and on the Honda Proracing site at: www.hondaproracing.com !!!

Two weeks after the start of the season in Valkenswaard, the Motocross World Championship 2012 moved to the impressive track of Sevlievo in Bulgaria for round #2 and once more after the good start of the season, the Honda MX2 riders Max Anstie and Aleksandr Tonkov reap heavy points for the World championship.

Max ANSTIE was once more one of the fastest riders of the weekend scoring an impressive 3rd best laptime in the Pre-Qualifying practice behind Herlings and Searle and finishing 6th after a start in mid pack in the Qualifying race on the Saturday. On Sunday in race #1 Max Anstie started in 10th position and passed a couple of riders in front of him and had to push hard to catch the other british Nicholls to grab a deserved 6th place closing up on Kullas in the final stages of the races for 5th position. In race #2 a good jump out of the gate allowed Anstie to take a fourth place in the first corner and after ten laps, belgian Roelants, winner of the first moto, joined him and begun a furious battle for fourth place with many contacts and overtaking and at last Roelants with a dangerous move took the final 4th place and Anstie finished a valiant 5th of the race and 5th overall of the GP. Anstie is now sitting in 5th place in the World championship MX2.

In Bulgaria the russian Aleksandr TONKOV confirmed all the hopes the team placed on him and Tonkov scored a great 8th overall of the GP with two very good races and showing a fighting spirit that will bring him at the highest level this season. Tonkov is now in the Top 10 of the World championship and Honda has now two CRF250R at the top of the MX2-GP class !

“I’m happy, I just have to work a bit more on my starts and then I can be with them in front all races, all is really good, my CRF250, the Team and the great work Martin is doing is paying off .” commented Max Anstie.

Next round of the FIM World Championship next weeks in Fermo, Italy for the home GP, stay tuned and follow us on our Facebook page and on Twitter !!!

The 2012 FIM Motocross World Championship took his start with round #1 in Valkenswaard this weekend and after a few years of absence from the top players of the MX2, Honda is now back with his CRF250R and two top young riders, british Max ANSTIE and the russian Aleksandr TONKOV who scored both top results in this debut for the totally new team Honda Gariboldi-Esta on the heavy dutch sand!

Max ANSTIE has been very fast and consistent all over the weekend with a 5th best laptime in the Pre-Qualifying session and the 6th place in the MX2-Qualifying race. In the 1st moto Anstie took a great start in fourth position but after a few turns he crashed and had to re-start in last position and thanks to his determination he could move up to the 11th place. In the 2nd moto Anstie again took a very good start in fifth position and after the first lap he was already 4th behind leaders Herlings, Roelants and Searle, following easily the pace and when trying to get closer to Searle he lost his googles and had to give up and finished a very good 4th of the race. After the race his bike didn’t pass the sound test and he lost one place in favour of belgian rider Van Horebeeck who finished behind him. A 6th place overall of the GP became at last a 7th. With a bit of luck Anstie could have finished very closed to the podium for his debut in the world championship !

The surprise of the GP came from young talented russian rider Aleksandr TONKOV who showed since the beginning that he didn’t want to be the sparring partner of his team mate. Tonkov scored an impressive 4th best laptime in the Free-Practice session, followed by a 9th best in the Pre-Qualifying and an astonishing 8th place finish in the Qualifying race. But more impressive Tonkov was in the 1st moto when after a decent start around the tenth position he passed a few riders in front to finish 7th which is amazing for a rider coming from the European championship EMX2. In the 2nd moto Tonkov got out of the gate very well but found in the first turn a crashed rider and lost many positions but moved up back to 14th place and proggressing every lap when his bike lost the exhaust and had to slow down his rythm keeping his 14th place. Unfortunately the jury had to move him back to 20th position because of the sound test after the race. Tonkov is the real surprise of this first GP !

“I’m really excited for this start of the season, we knew that we may need some races to get everything perfectly in place, but everybody has done more than his best starting from our technical staff and finishing with the riders who really showed the will to score big results this year. I wish to thank once more Honda and all the Martin’s staff for having prepared such a competitive bike in just a few months.” commented team owner Giacomo Gariboldi.

Next round of the FIM World Championship in two weeks time in Sevlievo, Bulgaria, stay tuned and follow us on our Facebook page and on Twitter !!!

Russian Aleksandr TONKOV won final round of the Internazionali d’Italia MX2 in Gazzane di Preseglie and scored the first win for the new team HONDA GARIBOLDI-ESTA on his CRF250R ! Tonkov started in 6th position and after a few laps passed 3 times world champion Chicco Chiodi and leader of the race Lupino to score his first victory at the highest level. In the Superfinal Elite with the MX1 riders Tonkov again impressed finishing in the top 6 and riding another great race without mistakes and showing that his form is improving fast before the start of the world championship.

“I’m happy because in the last races I was always in the top 3 with my speed but I had some bad luck and crashed sometimes so I could not score top results in the MX2 races. Today all went well and I’m delighted for this win.”, commented Aleksandr Tonkov.

This week british Max ANSTIE and Aleksandr TONKOV will be training in Belgium on the sand to prepare for the first GP in Valkenswaard, Holland.

Start of the FIM World Championship in two weeks time, stay tuned and follow us on our Facebook page and on Twitter !!!

The 3rd round of the Internazionali d’Italia took place on the historic circuit of Castiglione del Lago where the riders found a very dry track with hard pack. The russian rider of the HONDA GARIBOLDI-ESTA Team, Aleksandr TONKOV, after scoring a good third laptime in the time practice was forced to retire in the MX2 race after a crash at the start. In the Superfinal Elite TONKOV had to start with the last gate and against the opposition of the 450 bikes the task was not easy but the russian rode a good race and could finish 11th overall and 3rd of the MX2 class mantaining his 6th position in the Elite overall ranking.

“I took a pretty good start in the MX2 race but somebody hit me from behind and we all crashed, my bike was damaged and I could not restart. In the Superfinal I was forced to enter last at the starting gates and it was not easy against the 450.”, commented Aleksandr Tonkov.

This week british Max ANSTIE will come back to Europe to prepare the first GP of the season and he will likely race in the Dutch campionship in Mill on March 25th.

Next round of the Internazionali d’Italia will be run in Odolo in two weeks time, stay tuned and follow us on our Facebook page and on Twitter !!!

The circuit of Arco di Trento hosted the second round of the Internazionali d’Italia in front of a big crowd. The russian rider Aleksandr TONKOV of the Honda Gariboldi ESTA Team, despite a strong cold and abit of misfortune ended the day with a good race in the Elite Superfinal Open where he finished 9th overall and 2nd best of the MX2 class. The day started with a technical problem which did not allow the russian to ride more than one lap in the time session and, in the MX2 race, after a top start in the lead, just after two turns Tonkov was badly hitted on his rear wheel and crashed to restart only in last position and finished 10th. In the Elite Open final Tonkov did not take a good start and could only ride strongly through the field and finish a very good 9th. Tonkov is now sitting on 6th place of the ELITE overall after two rounds.

“Today I didn’t feel well because I had a cold and temperature and I had again some problems with arm pump during the races but in the Superfinal it was a bit better.”, commented Aleksandr Tonkov.

Next round of the Internazionali d’Italia will be run in Castiglione del Lago Sunday next, stay tuned and follow us on our Facebook page and on Twitter !!!

The opening of the Internazionali d’Italia was run this weekend on the historic circuit of Montevarchi and saw the debut of young russian talent ALEKSANDR TONKOV (18 yrs old) with the new colours of the HONDA GARIBOLDI-ESTA Team. Tonkov impressed by finishing 8th overall in the Superfinal with the MX1 and MX2 together and just behind Jeffrey Herlings and Jeremy Van Horebeeck 3rd best of the MX2 bikes ! Despite some arms pump problems the russian run a very solid race with a good start in 7th among the big bores and only the french Boissiere on the TM 450 could pass him during the race.

“I had some problems with arm pump during the day and also a stone almost broke my finger but I’m happy for the race and I’m feeling better and better on this bike!“, commented Aleksandr Tonkov.

Next round of the Internazionali d’Italia will be run in Arco di Trento Sunday next, stay tuned and follow us on our Facebook page and on Twitter !!!

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