VOL. 52 ISSUE 39 SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 P91
Briefly...
lic, as he chased Ricky Carmichael
around in 2005 and carded results
that eventually saw him secure a
move Stateside. Unfortunately for
race fans, he's already squashed
rumors of a comeback, stating that
being a dad is more important to him
than being a pro rider.
Despite suffering injuries to both
Clement Desalle and Kevin Strij-
bos, the Belgians took their place
upon the podium for the ninth time in
10 years. The only time they missed
out was in 2011 when they famously
called up postman Marvin van Dae-
le for the race at St Jean D'Angely.
Best Losers: Team USA's losing
score of 16 was the lowest number
to lose a Motocross of Nations in
recent history. In fact, in the previ-
ous 10 years of the event, 16 points
would have been enough to secure
the Chamberlain Trophy eight times.
(Top) Jeremy Martin was the top
MX2 rider in both MX2/MXGP and
MX2/Open motos.
(Left) A massive crowd filled the
Ernée circuit in France.
for years, lost Max Anstie to a
horrendous crash in his quali-
fying race as Pascal Rauche-
necker landed on him, break-
ing his shoulder and damaging
his back. Pauls Jonass also
missed out on the main events
with a crash on Saturday, while
MX2 World Champion Tim
Gajser's Slovenian team didn't
manage to qualify out of the B
Final. Add them to the absen-
