Harri Kullas in winning form at Frankenbach
Tuesday 13 March: Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe clicked their 2012 motocross campaign into a higher gear at the weekend with Harri Kullas.
Harri Kullas won both motos and celebrated overall victory at
the Winter Motocross International meeting at Frankenbach in Germany on
Sunday.
The young Finn guided the speedy and formidable RM-Z250
to a 1-1 scorecard after cutting though the upper echelons of the pack
in the races run in reasonably warm temperatures and bright conditions.
A
decent crowd came to the naturally set, hard-pack and short circuit
located near Heilbronn in western Germany and while Kullas was able to
toast his first garland as part of the team, he was part of an
impressive set of performances by the 'yellow' crew. Petar Petrov, now
near full race fitness after sustaining an injured hand in his debut
outing at Valence three weeks ago, recovered from average starts to pull
up to fifth and third to occupy the third step of the podium and - like
Kullas - reap his first significant set of results for his squad.
Not
to be outdone by his older and more experienced team-mates, new Spanish
star Jorge Zaragoza flighted his RM125 two-stroke to third overall
against the 250cc four-strokes in what was an eye-catching run by the 15
year old in the youngster category. Zaragoza has already accumulated an
excited following for his talent and potential in his homeland and his
rides to fourth and third hinted at his promise for the rest of 2012.
Said
Team Manager Thomas Ramsbacher: "A really great day for Suzuki at
Frankenbach and it was really positive for our guys to get those results
and pick up the confidence that we hope will carry them into what will
be an exciting Grand Prix to start the FIM World Championship. Harri,
Petar and Jorge all rode well today and were a credit to the team and
the brand; it was good to watch them come through and attack the track
like that. It is just what we wanted on the edge of the season."
The
first round of the ADAC MX Masters German Championship takes place at
Drehna at the end of the month, one week before the opening Grand Prix
of the season at Valkenswaard in the Netherlands over Easter weekend.
Copy and image courtesy of Team Suzuki Press Office.