VOL. 52 ISSUE 1 JANUARY 6, 2015 P35
BOU OFF TO
FLYING START
R
eigning and eight-time FIM X-Trial World Cham-
pion Toni Bou started his 2015 campaign with
a resounding victory at the opening round of the
new series held in Sheffield, Great Britain, January
3. The Repsol Honda rider Bou finished both quali-
fication and the final on a single mark each time
and left even his closest rivals far off in his wake.
Once again, Albert Cabestany (Sherco) was the
runner-up and Adam Raga (Gas Gas) made it an
all-Spanish podium. Jeroni Fajardo (Beta) complet-
ed Spain's clean sweep on the night, as he placed
fourth with just two marks splitting the lower three
positions in the final.
"I'm really pleased about how the year has be-
gun," said Bou. "I was a little nervous and wanted
to start off aggressively. I think I did really well.
We've worked really hard over the last few months
of the year, and I'm really happy with the work that
we've got done, and the way it all went today."
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JASON
ABBOTT
Toni Bou picked up
where he left off in
the FIM X-Trial World
Championship—
winning. He topped
the opening round
in Great Britain.
WMX SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
M
X Sports Pro Racing, along with the AMA and
participating race organizers, announced to-
day the 2015 Women's Motocross (WMX) Champi-
onship schedule.
The 2015 WMX Championship will, once again,
kick off alongside Daytona's "Bike Week" festivi-
ties in March with the 6th Annual Ricky Carmichael
Daytona Amateur Supercross at Daytona Interna-
tional Speedway. The series will then headline two
premier amateur motocross events with the Free-
stone Spring Championship on Saturday, March
21, and the California Classic at Glen Helen Race-
way on Sunday, April 12.
The remaining five rounds of the WMX Cham-
pionship will take place in conjunction with se-
lect rounds of the 2015 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing.
The WMX will race a two-moto format on the pre-
mier National motocross tracks either one day be-
fore, or one day after the National.
Round four of the WMX Championship will take
place on Friday, May 15, alongside the opening
round of the Pro Motocross schedule with the
Hangtown Motocross Classic in Sacramento, Cali-
fornia. Additionally, the WMX will be showcased on
the Sunday after the Tennessee National at Muddy
Creek Raceway, June 7, and the Friday before the
High Point National in Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania,
June 12.
The penultimate round of the WMX Champion-
ship will take place during the RedBud National in
Michigan. The WMX will take to the National MX
track on Sunday, July 5, to cap off the July 4th
Weekend in Buchanan.
Finally, a WMX Champion will be crowned on
Friday in Crawfordsville, Indiana alongside the Pro
Motocross Championship finale at the Ironman
National, August 21.
The 2015 WMX Series will feature eight rounds and
visit both major amateur and National MX events.
