VOL. 52 ISSUE 38 SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 P81
Briefly...
"We knew before coming here that
I am not very fit overall, but we had
a lot of things to test for next year.
There's no better test than racing,
and I felt good in the beginning for
15 minutes in both races. The speed
was there, so we only miss the fit-
ness; there are a lot of good things
to take from the weekend. I have no
pain anymore in my arm, but I do
need to continue the rehabilitation to
be able to bend and stretch it com-
pletely, so I will continue the physio."
Unlike Cairoli, KTM rider Shaun
Simpson, of Great Britain, did not
enjoy his day at Glen Helen. He was
one of a group of riders who got
caught up in a first-moto, first-turn
pileup that left him hobbling off the
track with assistance. He did not re-
turn having taken a shot to the back
that left him with a nasty bruise. The
Hitachi Construction Machinery
Revo KTM Team rider says that he's
okay and will still compete for Great
Britain at the MX of Nations.
Red Bull KTM's Dean Wilson, who
will team up with Simpson (and Mar-
vin Anstie) at the 'Nations, had a
positive weekend. Wilson was the
top MXGP-class qualifier in prac-
tice on Saturday and went 7-4 for
fourth overall. "For my weekend,
I had a little bit higher goals than
what I achieved today, as I wanted
to be on the podium," Wilson said.
"I've been working really hard and I
was feeling good in practice, but my
starts weren't too great and hindered
my performance. Things went okay
in the second moto and I made a
good push where I was riding well,
but it was a shame I couldn't make it
happen the way I wanted it to be. It
everybody and passed Cooper
with two laps to go; I was so
happy to win. I had to do it again
from the start in the second
moto and with three laps to go I
made a mistake at the top of the
hill and crashed. Josh Grant was
because the track is so wide
and fast, so we had to adapt the
bike a little bit because we are
not used to this type of track,"
Febvre said. "It was also really
hot! In the first moto my start
was not too good, but I caught
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