2&3/4/05
Moto Club Alcarreno organised GP of Spain
Round 1: ’05 FIM World Enduro Championship
Guadalajara, Spain
Husky Sport Husqvarna rider
Daryl Bolter, racing for the Italian Mucci Racing Husqvarna team, overcame a
disappointing opening day at the GP of Spain in Guadalajara to claim a strong
third place result on day two. Racing in the World Enduro Championship for the
first time ever, Daryl’s day one result was spoiled through no fault of his own
as slower riders ahead of him blocked a single track climb during the events
tightest control, which resulted in him losing 15 minutes.
Despite his set back Bolter
proved to have the speed to finish on the podium on day one and posted
consistently quick special test times despite his obvious disappointment.
Enjoying the challenging conditions, and competing on an extreme special test
for the first time, Daryl’s opening day result of 13th in class did
little to reflect the way in which he rode.
On day two Daryl put his day
one disappointment behind him and showed that he has what it takes to finish on
the podium in the Enduro Junior class. Surrounded by riders on 250cc two-stroke
machinery in the results, Bolter placed in third position aboard his 125cc
Husqvarna, just 10 seconds behind second place rider Jake Stapleton. Again
enjoying competing in WEC competition, Daryl showed that he is a fast learner
and topped the junior class results on the extreme test on more than one
occasion.
The opening round of the ’05
World Enduro Championship proved to be a much harder event than most expected
due to heavy rain on day one. With the Enduro Junior class competing as the
last of the WEC’s four classes its riders found that conditions were better for
them that they were for the classes starting ahead of them on several
occasions. With the rain making parts of the course difficult it also meant
that several of the classes better riders found themselves stuck behind slower
riders and received time penalties as a result.
Daryl Bolter: “I really enjoyed day one because it was really
challenging, the going was quite difficult. The only really difficult part of
the course though was a hill in the tight check. I could see riders stuck all over
it and I tried going around them but there wasn’t any way of getting up. I had
no option but to wait and I lost 15 minutes, which was really disappointing
because there was nothing I could do and it wasn’t my fault.
“Day one actually went pretty well apart from that. The
going was good, which made the event pretty physical and enjoyable. The
motocross test was a bit too long, and because the marking tape was down in so
many places some riders were missing a few corners. The enduro test was really
good though and I loved the extreme test. It was the first time I’ve ridden an
extreme test and I couldn’t believe how tiring it was. It’s nothing like I’ve
ridden before and I really enjoyed it because it was so different.
“I got stuck in again on day two and tried to forget
about day one. I won the extreme test in the junior class and was second or
third on most tests all day. Most of the course was single track climbs with
rocky outcrops right at the very top, which weren’t too difficult. I put in
some good test times again, which I was happy about. It’s just disappointing
knowing that I could have got a much better result on day one.
“I know which riders I have to beat in the junior class
now. I beat the Spanish rider that won the class on both days on some tests but
he is really quick. It’s a great start to the year though. Knowing that I’m on
the pace is great.”
Results – Day 1
Enduro Junior
1.Crisabal Guerrero (Gas
Gas) 1.00:05.79; 2. Oriol Mena (Gas Gas) 1.04:44.28; 3. Jacob Stapleton (TM)
1.02:25.48; 4. Marc Bourgeois (Husqvarna) 1.04:55.60; 5. Julien Dubac
(Husqvarna) 1.05:56.02; 6. Lukasz Kurawski (Gas Gas) 1.06:49.38; 7. Yannick
Bossi (Husqvarna) 1.07:49.38; 8. Simon Wakely (Honda) 1.07:58.28; 9. Carlo
Conforti (Husqvarna) 1.10:37.44; 10. Evrard Gutkin (KTM) 1.10:55.69; 11. Juras
Dozsa (KTM) 1.12:07.30; 12. Antonio Puerto (KTM) 1.12:53.17; 13. Daryl
Bolter (Husqvarna Mucci Racing) 1.13:03.88; 14. Jean Gilbert (Husqvarna)
1.13:17.44; 15. Patrick Wikman (KTM) 1.14:51.00; 16. Jeremy Garcia (KTM) 1.19:41.89
Results – Day 2
Enduro Junior
1. Crisabal Guerrero (Gas
Gas) 56:20.60; 2. Jacob Stapleton (TM) 57:51.67; 3. Daryl Bolter (Husqvarna
Mucci Racing) 58:01.42; 4. Oriol Mena (Gas Gas) 58:41.93; 5. Kukasz
Kurowski (Gas Gas) 59:01.01; 6. Paolo Bernardi (Honda) 59:02.58; 7. Marc
Bourgeois (Husqvarna) 59:47.47; 8. Yannick Bossi (Husqvarna) 1.00:26.59; 9.
Simon Wakely (Honda) 1.00:58.00; 10. Lucas Puerta (KTM) 1.01:15.28; 11. Carlo
Conforti (Husqvarna) 1.02:15.30; 12. Evrard Gutkin (KTM) 1.04:10.21; 13. Alexandre
Titone (KTM) 1.04:25.71; 14. Juras Dozsa (KTM) 1.06:51.78; 15. Antonio Puerto
(KTM) 1.07:29.57; 16. Armand Monleon (Yamaha) 1.07:34.43; 17. Roger Sanllehi
(KTM) 1.09:46.19; 18. Olli Turma (Husqvarna) 1.09:56.54; 19. Patrick Wikman
(KTM) 1.10:3.53; 20. Benoit Thibal (Gas Gas) 1.10:37.48
Issued for and on behalf
of Husky Sport by Jonty Edmunds