ENDURO RACE REPORT
23 July 2006 - Yamaha Racing

Micheluz in strong fifth position in World Championship standings

Round 6 of the 2006 World Enduro Championship, the GP of USA held in Hancock, New York State, produced the closest racing of the 2006 WEC series so far in the Enduro 1 class. Victory had to be shared by Pole Bartosz Oblucki, who topped the class on day one, and Spaniard Ivan Cervantes, who won on day two. With torrential rain falling mid-way through day one Oblucki opened up an eight second advantage to claim his first ever world championship win ahead of reigning E1 world champion and current class leader Ivan Cervantes with Italian Simone Albergoni placing third.

With conditions much drier on day two a two-way battle for the win developed between Cervantes and Albergoni. With Cervantes crashing twice on the second lap it looked as if Albergoni would win, but the reigning E1 world champion fought back and topped the class by just five seconds. With Albergoni claiming the runner-up spot, Italian Alessandro Belometti claimed the final podium place with day one winner Oblucki fifth after a heavy fall on the enduro test.

UFO Corse Yamaha rider Maurizio Micheluz backed up his strong result at the GP of Canada with two top five finishes in the Enduro 1 class in Hancock. Failing to perform at his best in the horrendously muddy conditions on day one Micheluz still managed to place in an impressive fifth position and secured valuable championship points. On day two, in the drying conditions, Maurizio lifted himself one position up the E1 class results to fourth. Maurizio currently sits in a strong fifth position in the E1 world championship standings.

Maurizio Micheluz (UFO Corse Yamaha) Enduro 1 class - Day 1: Fifth, Day 2: Fourth ''Day one wasn''t so good for me. With the rain it was difficult for me in the special tests, they certainly weren''t Italian conditions. The result was quite good, fifth is not so bad, but I was a little disappointed that I wasn''t a little faster. Day two was much better for me. I finished fourth, which I was really happy with, especially because I was ahead of Bartosz Oblucki who won on day one. The weather was much better and I really enjoyed the race. Both of the races in North America have been good with different conditions.''

Circuit Length:
Temp: 22
Crowd: 3500
Weather: Changeable


2006 Enduro 1 United States 23/07/2006
Race 1 - 1 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Bartosz Oblucki Husqvarna POL 36''14.730
2 Ivan Cervantes KTM ESP 0''8.700
3 Simone Albergoni Honda ITA 0''17.500
4 Alessandro Belometti KTM ITA 0''39.280
5 Maurizio Micheluz Yamaha ITA 1''46.350
6 Anthony Roberts Yamaha AUS 2''8.060
7 Petri Pohjamo TM FIN 2''27.620
8 Mike Hartmann KTM GER 2''59.040
9 Fred Hoess GasGas USA 4''16.420
10 Christopher Smith Christini USA 5''31.310
11 Shane Cuthbertson KTM CAN 6''2.910
12 Aaron Kopp KTM USA 9''16.440
13 Jeff Fredette Kawasaki USA 10''16.070
14 Bryan Bolyard Honda USA 15''16.640

Race 2 - 1 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Ivan Cervantes KTM ESP 41''58.680
2 Simone Albergoni Honda ITA 0''5.140
3 Alessandro Belometti KTM ITA 0''39.360
4 Maurizio Micheluz Yamaha ITA 1''44.530
5 Bartosz Oblucki Husqvarna POL 2''13.590
6 Petri Pohjamo TM FIN 2''20.610
7 Mike Hartmann KTM GER 4''23.250
8 Anthony Roberts Yamaha AUS 5''24.550
9 Shane Cuthbertson KTM CAN 6''3.020
10 Fred Hoess GasGas USA 6''22.420
11 Aaron Kopp KTM USA 6''35.270
12 Jeff Fredette Kawasaki USA 13''51.680
13 Christopher Smith Christini USA 14''0.740

Rider Standings 23/07/2006

Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points
1. Ivan Cervantes KTM ESP 288
2. Simone Albergoni Honda ITA 254
3. Alessandro Belometti KTM ITA 212
4. Bartosz Oblucki Husqvarna POL 208
5. Maurizio Micheluz Yamaha ITA 195
6. Petri Pohjamo TM FIN 134
7. Mike Hartmann KTM GER 111
8. Helder Rodrigues Yamaha POR 97
9. Nicolas Deparrois Husqvarna FRA 75
10. Freddy Blanc KTM FRA 74
11. Anthony Roberts Yamaha AUS 58
12. Peter Bergvall Suzuki SWE 52
13. Shane Cuthbertson KTM CAN 49
14. Julien Gauthier Honda FRA 43
15. Frederik Georgsson KTM SWE 41
37. Arnau Vilanova Yamaha ESP 10

Manufacturer Standings 23/07/2006

Pos. Manufacturer Points
1. KTM 288
2. Honda 254
3. Husqvarna 218
4. Yamaha 200
5. TM 134
6. Suzuki 77
7. Kawasaki 41
8. GasGas 23
9. Christini 19

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