by Adam Wheeler
Racer X Race Report: Bercy Night 2
Sunday, November 21, 2010 | 8:30 AM
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2010 European SX Champion Bud Racing’s Greg Aranda profited from a bright start to win the second of three nights at Bercy ahead of fellow Frenchman Cedric Soubeyras while Motoconcepts Yamaha’s Kyle Chisholm again breached the top three and is now favourite for the King of Bercy title.
The second night of racing gets underway.
Photo: Ray Archer
If the Palais Omnisports stadium was busy on Friday then there wasn’t a seat in the house for Saturday. Even MotoGP rider and France’s sole tarmac star Randy De Puniet was spotted squeezing for space on the arena staircases. The atmosphere was even more electric thanks to a dramatic main event in which Geico Honda’s Justin Barcia started badly and blew across the narrow and soft course like a tornado, clipping at least four riders, the last being Fabien Izoird and the collision resulted in him running off the track and losing places to eventually classify in fifth position.
A hole-shotting Marvin Musquin landed heavily out of the first rhythm section and pulled off after the finish line barely able to put his right foot on the ground. According to his factory Red Bull KTM team the Frenchman and MX2 World Champion felt something was ‘not quite right’ with his knee and went immediately for an MRI to gauge the damage.
Musquin was the latest victim of a ruthless cull at the 28th Bercy. Grant Langston had briefly dislocated his hip in the blameless accident caused by Aranda on Friday and although he attempted practice he described hitting the whoops as knife jabs in the back. Max Anstie had hurt his right wrist but also broke his right kneecap and was given an estimated recovery period of four weeks. Yamaha Monster Energy’s Gautier Paulin was unharmed after his tangle with a trackside inflatable on Friday but a stiff neck meant that he was no match for Barcia in the ‘L’Americaine’ eliminator heat as the youngster won all three stages. Supercross continues to be like an uncomfortable shoe for MX1 World Champion Tony Cairoli but the Sicilian was luckless in the eliminator heat when a puncture forced him out. The Main Event provided further mileage but the KTM rider will need a severe increase in speed to even consider a trip across the Atlantic.
Barcia had the crowd animated with his gladiatorial tactics: "The start is everything here and it was really hard to pass. I made some really aggressive moves and someone’s bike got stuck to mine and I went off the track. I made some mistakes and just got too excited. I came out fifth and I’m glad to be off the track safely; we need holeshots for sure. At least I put on a show and that’s what we are here for, to have fun."
Another Bercy debutant, Chisholm, now stands on the threshold of the Bercy crown with Musquin (second on Friday) and Aranda (non-classified on Friday) taking DNFs and Barcia likely to be the potential victim of payback from some quarters in Sunday’s decider.
2010 European SX Champion Bud Racing’s Greg Aranda places atop the podium on Saturday.
Photo: Ray Archer
1) ARANDA Greg, Kawasaki
2) SOUBEYRAS Cedric, KTM
3) CHISHOLM Kyle, Yamaha
4) PAULIN Gautier, Yamaha
5) BARCIA Justin, Honda
6) MORAIS Ryan, Suzuki
7) COULON Cyrille, Suzuki
8) WHARTON Blake, Honda
9) ROUIS Alexandre, Honda
10) DE DYCKER Ken, Honda
11) TONUS Arnaud, Suzuki
12) IZOIRD Fabien, Suzuki
13) CAIROLI Antonio, KTM
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How about those young Americans! Hope Musquins' injury is not serious.
Barcia blew across the narrow and soft couse like a tornado!!
Racing in a hockey rink. Sounds more like Roller Ball than motocross.
Soubeyras still rocking the 2 stroke!! Well done man!
Sounds like someone needs to T-bone Barcia and park his Cy ass.
It sounds like Barcia is aggressive as usual. Its funny people say Barcia nees parked, but love Hannah for racing that way.
Barcia rides aggressive and haves fun. He is not the first nor the last. He is very young and brash. He will mellow some. I enjoy his desire, I just hope he uses descretion to avoid serious injuries.
Same with BT, People slammed him for the Short deal but they love JB.. right BD??
Barcia, king of bercy with his "gladiatorial tactics". "Hurricane Hannah", "Tornado Barcia" Hmmmmm.
Im glad to see Barcia putting some aggression back into the sport. Its motocross not just a pajama fashion show. Theres a point where if you need to bump you don't really need to ask permission. If you don't like it get the *#^# out of the way! Go get em JB....
Is Soubeyras still on the 250 two stroke, what a champ.
Tonewall, you are right "motocross is just not a pajama fashion show" are you sure ,have you seen some of the riding gear!!
Its a different story BILLC, and yopu know it. Like I said a week ago, you are bringing this up again, from a month ago to start more crap. But you will deny it. BT TOOK OUT Short. Period. In the most important race of the year. And stood on the podium with his tongue stuck out at the camera like an idiot. The Bercy track is like an arenacross, super tight and narrow. Unlike Thunder Valley. Get over it Bill, move on, the rest of the world has.
aggessive riding =pushing out of a line ,block passing bumpin someone out of the way....DIRTY RIDING=break checking,entering a corner backwards to hit a rider, aimming for their front tire to take out(when u had the pass made anyway) having the additude if I knock them down i dont have to worrie about them beating me..coward..
BD 200 - Yeah, and Barcia cleaned 4 riders on 4 laps. I like Chisholms podium comments on Barcia. The guy sure put in some exitment in the races. Reminds me on a young Stewart.
I see CP isnt the only frenchman calling Barcia "that little kid" Im sure Paulin isnt too happy.
Ha, what a joke. Congrats Barcia on your "aggression". What did it get him, 5th place? Maybe if he didn't get someone's bike "stuck to him" after knocking them down, he would have done better? I'll never understand applauding a guy for knocking people down. I watched Dungey smoke every one last year without one incident of contact......not one. Poor guy, no one ever taught him how it is "supposed" to be done.
And I'd like to add BKR comparing an also ran like Barcia to the multi-time Champion Hannah is a little absurd. Hannah battled for first place like that but Barcia is hitting guys for the sake of parking them regardless of what position it is. I keep thinking he will bite off more than he can chew eventually, it will make for a short career when everyone is willing to clean him out.
Barcia WON ,how you say end of ZE STORY! PS playstation racers ask any meateating PRO if they do any aggressive maneuvers ,if they don't I bet their girlfriend just loves driving home listening to why they got 15th....again
Barcia is a goon. This is news?
Tonewall- So EVERY rider is a spode unless slamming into everyone on the track right? Imagine by your standards every SX would look like in Winner Takes All with everyone slamming each other off the track, into the stands. Imagine seeing 10 or 15 guys getting punted off the track every single race! Wow wouldn't that be great? It's amazing how Dungey just never got the message. He must be really sick of explaining to his girl why he got 15th again. I saw what you're describing once at a county fair, except they drove POS cars and called it demolition derby.
BKR are you reading the same comments as i wrote ,never called anyone a spode or said its exceptable to bump the entire race. Big Dungey fan but we will see if he has to become more aggressive when JS ,RV,TC JG etc etc are in his way. I rode 125 PRO for years and if you don't bang in that class you will NEVER win. Don't get me wrong I'd rather not but this lets be polite or your a bad guy just doesn't work for some of us.