FIM Junior Motocross World Championship

TAUPO (NEW ZEALAND) –  “New Zealand’s top junior motocross riders will compete again riders from countries as varied as Italy, Latvia, Guatemala, The Netherlands and New Caledonia – it’s a real melting pot of nationalities,” said Geoff Hall, President of the innovative Taupo Motorcycle Club which is hosting the event.

It is the first time the FIM Junior Motocross World Championship has left European shores and is considered a real coup for Taupo and for New Zealand.

“We are extremely pleased with the standard of riders competing – Glenn Coldenhoff from The Netherlands and Dylan Ferrandis from France finished third in their respective classes in last year’s Junior World Championship,” said Hall.

“The global financial crisis impacted on the ability of some countries to send more than one rider, which is unfortunate.”

“However, it has provided a unique opportunity for some other Kiwi and Australian riders to step up to World Championship level and fill their place.”

Another Championship hopeful is Latvian Davis Ivanovs who finished ninth at last year’s Junior World Championship.

“I understand he is travelling here on his own, speaks very little English and can’t drive – he needed assistance getting to the track each day so, with true Kiwi spirit, one of the event sponsors Venture Travel has ‘adopted’ him ,” said Hall.

New Zealand has a proud history of delivering riders at World Championship level such as Ben Townley, Josh Coppins, Daryl Hurley, Cody Cooper, Darryl and Shane King and Katherine Prumm.

Entry to the 2009 RoadCraft FIM Junior Motocross World Championship on Saturday 15th August is free for all spectators and tickets are available at the gate on Sunday 16th August for $15 for adults and $10 for a child. Children under 5 are free.

Practice starts at 9am on Saturday and Sunday with the 85cc racing starting at 12.10pm on Sunday – the second 85cc race will be at 2.10 pm and the 125cc class will be in action at 1.10 pm and 3.10 pm.

ENTRY LIST 85 cc

NUMBER	RIDER		COUNTRY	MOTORCYCLE
3	Dylan	Ferrandis	France	Yamaha
31	Lars	van Berkel	Netherlands	Honda
41	Luke	Clout	Australia	Suzuki
42	Dale	Fear	Australia	KTM
43	Jarred	Jeffcoat	Australia	Honda
44	Dylan	Long	Australia	KTM
45	Hayden	Mellross	Australia	Honda
46	Scott	Mann	Australia	Yamaha
47	Joel	Dinsdale	Australia	Yamaha
48	Jay	Wilson	Australia	KTM
49	Jeremy	Seewer	Switzerland	Suzuki
51	Garth	Amrein	New Zealand	Yamaha
52	Courtney	Duncan	New Zealand	Yamaha
53	Aiden	Kiff	New Zealand
54	Campbell	King	New Zealand	Honda
55	Micah	McGoldrick	New Zealand	KTM
56	Callum	Moore	New Zealand	Yamaha
57	Dion	Picard	New Zealand	Suzuki
58	Dane	Russell	New Zealand	Suzuki
59	Brandon	Tipene	New Zealand	KTM
60	Haki	Waller	New Zealand	Kawasaki
61	Samuele	Bernardini	Italy	KTM
62	Michaboy	de Waal	Netherlands	Suzuki
63	Gregory	Vernier	France	Yamaha
64	Laurent	Fath	France	Honda
65	Hadleigh	Knight	New Zealand	KTM
66	Cameron	Vaughan	New Zealand
67	James	Anderson	New Zealand	KTM
68	Kieran	Bryant	New Zealand	Kawasaki
69	Logan	Blackburn	New Zealand	Yamaha
70	Jacob	Kneebone	New Zealand	Yamaha
71	Joel	Johnson	New Zealand	Suzuki
72	Matthew	Morrissey	New Zealand	Kawasaki
73	Matt	Kenyon	New Zealand	Yamaha
74	Jake	Stewart	New Zealand	Suzuki
75	Brayden	Stephens	New Zealand	Honda

ENTRY LIST 125 cc

NUMBER	RIDER		COUNTRY	MOTORCYCLE
3	Glenn	Coldenhoff	Netherlands	Suzuki
9	Davis	Ivanovs	Latvia	KTM
31	Giacomo	Del Segato	Italy	Honda
41	Jamie	Collins	Great Britain	Suzuki
42	Raiarii	Vonbalou	France	Honda
43	Eli	Tomac	United States	Honda
44	Ross	Beaton	Australia	Yamaha
45	Josh	Cachia	Australia	Yamaha
46	Dylan	Peterson	Australia	Honda
47	Matthew	Phillips	Australia	Honda
48	Harley	Quinlan	Australia	Yamaha
49	Jason	Reed	Australia	Kawasaki
50	Tye	Simmonds	Australia	KTM
51	Luke	Styke	Australia	Yamaha
52	Cameron	Dillon	New Zealand	Honda
53	Hamish	Dobbyn	New Zealand	Kawasaki
54	Matthew	Hunt	New Zealand	Kawasaki
55	Kayne	Lamont	New Zealand	Yamaha
56	Jonathan	Martelli	New Zealand	Kawasaki
57	Ethan	Martens	New Zealand	KTM
58	John	Phillips	New Zealand	Kawasaki
59	Mitchell	Rees	New Zealand	Yamaha
60	Kieran	Scheele	New Zealand	Suzuki
61	Craig	Smith	New Zealand	Honda
64	Josselin	Prunaux	France	Honda
65	Cedric	Francois	France	KTM
66	Estefan	Castillo	Guatemala	Yamaha
67	Isaiah	McGoldrick	New Zealand	KTM
68	Sam	O'Callaghan	New Zealand
69	Tom	Managh	New Zealand	Suzuki
70	Nathan	Clare	New Zealand	Yamaha
71	Bjarne	Frederikesen	New Zealand	Honda
72	Michael	McCarthy	New Zealand
73	Lance	O'Dea	New Zealand	Suzuki
74	Daniel	Parry	New Zealand	Suzuki
75	Joshua	Jack	New Zealand	Suzuki
77	Laine	Cooper	New Zealand

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