IN
THE
WIND
P40
Fahringer
Re-Signs
With Sherco
N
ick Fahringer has signed on
with the new FactoryONE
Sherco team.
Already a Sherco team rider,
the Ohioan is fresh off of win-
ning the season finale of the
ACES (Appalachian Champion-
ship Enduro Series) Peace Pipe
Enduro, of which, he won most
of the rounds but fell shy of the
championship due to missing two
rounds because of conflicts with
racing the Tennessee Knockout
and by getting married to his pit
crew, Ashley.
"I am happy to remain on a
Sherco for 2020 after a few years
of getting very comfortable on
the French bike and reinventing
my career to the tune of hard
enduro racing," Fahringer said.
"It's exciting to see the expansion
effort Sherco USA is putting into
the US market, and I look forward
to being a part of it. From nation-
wide racing efforts and dealer
expansion to more personnel to
help the Sherco community enjoy
their ride."
Fahringer's focus will be the
American hard enduro series and
a variety of events. CN
Bou Tops X-Trial Opener
T
he opening round of FIM
X-Trial World Championship,
held on the island of Réunion (a
region of France), November 16,
saw another triumph from Repsol
Honda Team rider Toni Bou.
The Repsol Honda Team rider
continues to be on top form. The
crowd at the curtain-raising event
of the new season witnessed a
dazzling performance from Bou in
the Stade Jean Ivoula, in Saint-
Denis, capital of Réunion, who
becomes the provisional leader in
the 2020 championship stand-
ings. Bou made his maiden outing
in the venue in spectacular style.
In the first qualifying phase,
with competitors facing five sec-
tions, Bou was already looking
leagues ahead of his adversar-
ies with just six marks on the
scorecard. In the second, with
only the winner of each group
making the cut for the final, the
champion again lapped with
a mere six penalty marks. In
the final, up against one of his
fiercest rivals Adam Raga, Bou
scored 10 marks compared to
the 16 collected by Raga.
"I am very happy to start off
winning," Bou said. "For us, it
was really important. Today I felt
at ease with my riding, and I had
a very good first round. Now it's
time to think about next week,
as in this championship it is very
easy to not get through to the
semi-finals or the other round for
that matter, as everything is really
tight. It is very important to come
away from this first trial with these
twenty points." CN
FINAL
1. Toni Bou (Hon)
2. Adam Rago (Ver)
3. Miquel Gelabert (Ver)
Nick Fahringer
is an official
member
of the new
FactoryONE
Sherco team.
Toni Bou got the
FIM X-Trial World
Championship
started on a
winning note.
PHOTO: HONDA RACING
