International Classic Grand Prix at Sachsenring (Germany)
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Press Release International Classic Grand Prix at Sachsenring (Germany) The circuit of Sachsenring, in Germany, hosted the third of five rounds of the In- ternational Classic Gran Prix. The event saw 27 participants who rode in front of around 25.000 spectators. For the organisers this event was “a last chance” to check all the things and staff before the MotoGP, which will be held here in two weeks. The weather changed various times: on Thursday it was about 30°C, but during the night there was a storm which destroyed some tents in paddock and over- turned some bikes. On Friday it was cold and windy but ICGP riders were lucky – the rain arrived always after their track sessions. On Saturday the weather was still cold and cloudy. In second qualifying tractice Werner Reuberger, the fastest in YC250, had a crash and he was not fit to start to the main race. In 350 cc race Mike Edwards (GB) was the winner and he finished around 50 se- conds ahead his rivals. In 250 cc Vincent Levieux from France snatched the victory. On Sunday, at last with sunny, warm weather, in race2 there was a bad crash for
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International Classic Grand Prix at Sachsenring (Germany)
The circuit of Sachsenring, in Germany, hosted the third of five rounds of the In-ternational Classic Gran Prix. The event saw 27 participants who rode in front ofaround 25.000 spectators. For the organisers this event was “a last chance” to check all the things andstaff before the MotoGP, which will be held here in two weeks. The weather changed various times: on Thursday it was about 30°C, but duringthe night there was a storm which destroyed some tents in paddock and over-turned some bikes. On Friday it was cold and windy but ICGP riders were lucky –the rain arrived always after their track sessions. On Saturday the weather was still cold and cloudy. In second qualifying tracticeWerner Reuberger, the fastest in YC250, had a crash and he was not fit to startto the main race. In 350 cc race Mike Edwards (GB) was the winner and he finished around 50 se-conds ahead his rivals. In 250 cc Vincent Levieux from France snatched the victory.On Sunday, at last with sunny, warm weather, in race2 there was a bad crash for
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Pascal Barette, who destroyed the bike but had no physical problems. Like the day beforethe winner of the 350 class was Mike Edwards but this time it was not easy: behind him allrace long Don Gilbert with a 250 cc tried to overtake him. During the 12th lap Edwardslost the leadership but he overtook Gilbert in the next lap. The French rider finished therace in second position, but winning the 250 class.
The next round will be held in Grobnik, Croatia, on September 9th and 10th.
Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/377
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PRESS RELEASE nr. 152/2017 - June 19th 2017FOR MORE INFORMATION: Fiammetta La Guidara
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