MOTOCROSS

Motorsykkelracing er min livsstil, ikke livet mitt. Kiara Fontansi har tydelige ideer både på og av banen. For den bestemte 25-åringe raceren fra Italia, kunne det ikke vært annerledes.

It was more a case of ‘sang froid’ instead of ‘sangria’ at the Grand Prix of Spain and the ninth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship that dragged MXGP up to the midway point of a busy eighteen-race calendar. Kemea Yamaha’s Benoit Paturel kept cool under pressure to secure his second career podium in the MX2 class while Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Clement Desalle made a return to the top three of an MXGP moto as the Belgian continues his recovery back to the front of the pack.

While many of his MXGP peers shivered through cold and cloggy sand in England for the Hawkstone Park International and the first major ‘invitational’ of the Grand Prix off-season...

Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki is one of the most feared and prolific race teams in motorcycle racing. Any doubters to the claim only have to open the door to the ‘PC’ facility in Corona, California and walk into reception. The first thing that comes into view is a line of race bikes. A long line. Almost one for the all the 29 AMA championships they have totalled in 25 years of existence; 2016 bringing the crew up to a quarter of a century setting new boundaries for technical excellence, performance and - ultimately - ‘delivery’.