Prumm injures knee before first WMX-GP

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The fourth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will take place at one of the best circuits on the calendar this weekend as the visit to Sevlievo not only kicks the series back into life after a two week break but also initiates the first meeting of five in the first ever Women’s World Championship. Van Beers Yamaha’s Katherine Prumm, a double Women’s World Cup winner, is struggling for full fitness after rupturing her right ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) while practicing this week.

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April 28, 2008 6:18 AM

Sensational Cairoli sweeps Portuguese GP

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Portugal, Agueda

MX2-GP World Champion Antonio Cairoli stormed the Grand Prix of Portugal at a sun-soaked Agueda circuit in front of 18,000 spectators to win both motos and claim his first victory of the season and also take the lead in the 2008 standings after three rounds of fifteen.

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April 27, 2008 11:19 PM

Philippaerts new series leader after double podium in Portugal

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A sun-blessed and roasting Grand Prix of Portugal at the stunning Agueda circuit was the perfect remedy for the FIM Motocross World Championship after the sea of rain and mud that washed out the Spanish visit last weekend. The splendid stage for round three of fifteen, south of the city of Porto, witnessed the Yamaha Monster Motocross Team score a double podium result with David Philippaerts finishing second and Josh Coppins third on the works YZ450FMs.

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April 24, 2008 9:45 PM

Cairoli now turning heads on four wheels

MX2-GP World Champion Antonio Cairoli recently took delivery of Yamaha’s extreme 4x4 Rhino vehicle to continue his off-road exploits, although perhaps with less need for a helmet and boots! The 22 year old Sicilian, of the Yamaha Red Bull De Carli team, travelled to the headquarters of Yamaha Motor Italy to pick-up his new mode of transportation.

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April 21, 2008 5:12 AM

Guarneri weathers the storm for second GP win

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Yamaha Ricci Racing's Davide Guarneri battled a mountain of odds and a sea of water at Bellpuig to seize his second career victory at the Grand Prix of Spain today. The Italian defied a painful broken ligament in his right shoulder and also some of the wettest and worst conditions seen at a Grand Prix in recent memory to take 3rd and 1st positions in the two flooded motos with his YZ250F. He was joined on the podium in a Yamaha 1-2 by 3C Racing and fellow Italian Manuel Monni, who collected a GP trophy for the second time.

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Philippaerts takes first podium in rain-hit Spanish GP

YAMAHA RACE REPORT 20/04/2008

David Philippaerts finished as runner-up and gained his first podium result with the YZ450FM, giving the Yamaha Monster Motocross Team their maiden silverware of the FIM 2008 World Championship, after just one moto in a torrid and swampy Grand Prix of Spain at a soaked Bellpuig.

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April 20, 2008 7:22 PM

Nagl survives mud and rough conditions in Bellpuig MX1 GP

Max Nagl of the Red Bull KTM MX1 factory team tackled mud, ruts and pouring rain at the Grand Prix in Spain to salvage two championship points on a day where the conditions were so bad the second race was scrapped.

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MX2 Grand Prix of Spain a battle with mud and conditions

Red Bull KTM factory rider Tyla Rattray saved his day with a win in the first moto at Bellpuig Spain on Sunday to hold onto the red number plate as the championship leader on a day where the weather was the overall winner.

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April 18, 2008 5:44 AM

Gundersen due for knee op and Campano moves to MX1-GP

UTag Yamaha.com’s Kenneth Gundersen is likely to miss the rest of the 2008 FIM MX1-GP World Championship after he was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and further damage inside the joint. His place on the YZ450F will be taken by team-mate Carlos Campano this weekend at Bellpuig for the Grand Prix of Spain while the British crew find a replacement.

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Coppins back in the groove ahead of motocross Spanish Grand Prix

Yamaha Monster Motocross Team’s Josh Coppins is ready to lift his push for the 2008 MX1-GP World Championship up a gear this weekend at Bellpuig for the Grand Prix of Spain and the second round of the series after almost two weeks of training and further recuperation from his broken toes.