Hawk International Motocross GP Attracts World Class Rider Line Up

The Hawk International Motocross kicks off at Hawkstone Park in Shropshire on the 10th February 2013 and the pre-season opening race has attracted a world-class line-up of riders eager to compete...

The top billing riders heading the field include current MX2 World Champion Jeffrey Herlings and his new KTM team-mate Jordi Tikier, plus Britain’s number one rider Tommy Searle, whose age means he has moved up to the MX1 class and will make his 450 debut for Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki.

Searle will be competing at Hawkstone against Clement Desalle, Marc de Reuver and British MX1 Champion Kevin Strijbos. In MX2, British hopes lie at the feet of Elliot Banks Browne, James Dunn and brothers Ben and Nathan Watson.

Hawkstone is situated 10 miles north of Shrewsbury and will be signposted off the A49 Shrewsbury to Whitchurch and the A53 Shrewsbury to Market Drayton roads, postcode SY4 4NA. Race day is Sunday 10th February and tickets are available on the gates at the day, priced £25.

For more information see the new website www.hawkstoneinternationalmx.com

FULL ENTRY LIST:

MX 1


Tony Craig Carnegie                  Fuels/MOM Honda
Carlton Husband                        JLP Racing KTM
Jonathan Barragan                     STR KTM
Ryan Staveley                            Honda
Marc de Reuver                         Stabilo Pro Grip KTM
Ross Keyworth                           Revo Talon Kawasaki
Gautier Paulin                            Kawasaki Racing Team
Kevin Strijbos                             Rockstar Suzuki World MX1
Jilani Cambre                             JDS Racing Team KTM
Clement Desalle                        Rockstar Suzuki World MX1
Alex Snow                                  Oakleaf Kawasaki
Wayne Garrett                           JAR Honda by IFS
Jamie Collins                             TVR Racing KTM
Jake Gowan                               D3 KTM
Tanel Leok                                 Route 77 Energy Honda
Nathan Parker                           Revo Talon Kawasaki
Jens Getteman                          LS Honda
Brad Anderson                          Maxxis Kawasaki by LPE
Shane Carless                           Oakleaf Kawasaki
Dorren Coutts                           Maxxis Kawasaki by LPE
Adam Cook                               Concept Catering KTM
Patrick Major                            Desert Off Road Kawasaki
Connor Walkley                        Maxxis Kawasaki by LPE
Jason Dougan                           Route 77 Energy Honda
Jeremy Van Horebeek               Kawasaki Racing Team
Matiss Karro                             STR KTM
Tommy Searle                           CLS Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
John Meara                               TMC Moto X Racing Honda
Jake Boyes                                Wulf/Bikesport/Wearside Rewinds Honda
Kenny Van Dueren                    Team Scott KTM
Greg Fisher                               Jack Horseman Kawasaki
Xavier Boog                              Ice1Racing KTM
Jamie Law                                Dyer & Butler KTM
Oliver Sandiford Smith             MJW Kawasaki
Daniel Hutchinson                   Bikesport KTM
Luke Burton                              Heads & All Threads Suzuki
Scott Elderfield                        CMP Racewear/Goldentyre Kawasaki
Jamie Ellis                                RSS/Spiral Graphics/RFX KTM
Scott Ardren                             NC Groundworks Kawasaki
James Lassu                            MJW Kawasaki
Tom Kelly                                 Malin KTM Racing
Ben Hunt                                 Green Lane Recycling Honda
Christy Harnett                       TMC Moto X Racing Honda
Jarad Goodwin                        Suzuki
Tommy Alba                            Dirtbikexpress/HPR Honda
Sam Simmons                          Motoward Yamaha
Ashley Wilde                           Sandbach Scrap Metal Kawasaki
Gareth Padgett                        Yamaha
Rui Goncalves                          Ice1Racing KTM

MX 2

Liam Garland                            Dyer & Butler KTM
Graeme Irwin                            Heads & All Threads Suzuki
Bradley Wheeler                       GL12 Racing KTM
Charlie Hamlet                          Feehily/Morris/Fox/RFX Suzuki
Mathew Callaghan                    RSS Suspension/Recognize GFX Honda
James Dunn                               HM Plant KTM UK
Luke Newman                            International Plywood/Ride Direct Kawasaki
Julien Lieber                              Rockstar Suzuki MX2
Axel Van de Sande                     Stabilo Pro Grip KTM
Elliott Banks-Browne                 HM Plant KTM UK
Mike Kras                                   Team Beursfoon Suzuki
Ceriel Klein Kromhof                  HFS Logistics MX Team KTM
Lewis Tombs                              JAR Honda by IFS
Zac Stealey                                 V Customs Kawasaki
Luke Norris                                 Oct X MNE Kawasaki
Pascal Rauchenecker                 Standing Construct KTM
Arminas Jasikonis                       Route 77 Energy Honda
Jeffrey Herlings                          Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
Brian Bogers                              Stabilo Pro Grip KTM
John Robson                               Bikesport Newcastle/ JR Robson KTM
Dan Thornhill                             Revo Talon Kawasaki
Ben Watson                                HM Plant KTM UK
Sam Winterburn                         D3 Racing KTM
Adam Darbyshire                       Underdog Racing Honda
Rob Davidson                            MJW Kawasaki
David Blackburn                        Blackburn Motorbodies Honda
Glenn Fletcher                           CM Engineering/Regent MX/ JWR Honda
Jack Cox                                     JL Cox Cranes/MotoMark Yamaha
Daniel Brough                           Heatex Racing Kawasaki
Maxime Desprey                       Monster Energy Bike It Dixon Yamaha
Petar Petrov                              Kemea-Reytec-van de Laar Yamaha
Ludovic Brevers                        Kemea-Reytec-van de Laar Yamaha
Damon Graulus                         Standing Construct KTM
Brent Van Doninck                    KTM Scott Team
Aaron Pipon                              Martin Racing KTM
Jason Meara                             TMC MotoX Honda
Arnaud Tonus                            CLS Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
Andre Park                                Kemea-Reytec-van de Laar Yamaha
Glenn Coldenhoff                      Standing Construct KTM
Neville Bradshaw                      Putoline Honda
Alessandro Lupino                    CLS Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
Jake Milward                             Oakleaf Kawasaki
Jack Kelly Malin                        KTM Racing
James Cottrell                           Putoline Honda
Brad Todd                                  Planet Suspension KTM
Adam Sterry                               STR KTM
Jordi Tixier                                 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
Kevin Fors                                  Kemea-Reytec-van de Laar Yamaha
Nathan Watson                          HM Plant KTM UK

Tom Pages Voted Best International Freestyle Motocross Rider In 2012 FMX Awards

Tom Pages

With a string of consistently impressive performances around the world, it will come as little surprise to learn that French FMX star Tom Pages has been voted Best International Freestyle Motocross Rider for 2012 by the readers of www.fmxawards.com.

Picking up 35.3% of the votes, Pages was a clear winner over New Zealander Levi Sherwood, who ranked second with 23.7% of the votes. He was also awarded the position of Best European Rider and narrowly missed out the award for Best FMX Trick Innovation after his Special Flip move was edged out by Taka Higashinos Rock Solid Backflip.

The users also voted Higashino Best Asian FMX Rider, putting him on a par with Pages with two first places to his name.

Taka Higashino

Elsewhere German Luc Ackermann was voted Best European FMX Rookie and Best German FMX Rookie, while his elder brother Hannes Ackermann picked up his second consecutive award for Best German FMX Rider.

Luc Ackermann

As in 2011, Nate Adams was named Best American FMX Rider. On the other side of the globe Josh Sheehan took Best Australian FMX Rider.

Josh Sheehan

Considering her profile and worldwide tours with Nitro Circus, it might perhaps come as a shock to learn that Canadian Jolene van Vught lost our to Aussie Emma McFerran for the newly-created title of Best Female FMX Rider. Although, as McFerran has been known to perform some of her tricks, er, sans kit, we think that may have attracted a couple of votes...

Emma McFerren

All categories and winners are listed below:

Category Winner:
Best International FMX Rider Tom Pages (FRA)
Best European FMX Rider Tom Pages (FRA)
Best American FMX Rider Nate Adams (USA)
Best Australian FMX Rider Josh Sheehan (AUS)
Best African FMX Rider Alastair Sayer (BOT)
Best Asian FMX Rider Taka Higashino (JAP)
Best German FMX Rider Hannes Ackermann GER)
Best South American FMX Rider Javier Villegas (CHL)
Best Female FMX Rider Emma McFerran (AUS)
Best International FMX Rookie Erick Ruiz (MEX)
Best European FMX Rookie Luc Ackermann (GER)
Best German FMX Rookie Luc Ackermann (GER)
Best FMX Series / Event Red Bull X-Fighters
Best FMX Bike Yamaha YZ 250
Best Trick Innovation Rock Solid Backflip – Taka Higashino (JAP)
Best FMX Website www.fmxworld.com

FMX Awards 2012 – Results


Best International FMX Rider
Tom Pages (FRA) 35.3%
Levi Sherwood (NZL) 23.7%
Josh Sheehan (AUS) 14.7%
Taka Higashino (JAP) 13.5%
Dany Torres (ESP) 12.8%

Best European FMX Rider
Tom Pages (FRA) 48.5%
Dany Torres (ESP) 25.7%
David Rinaldo (FRA) 11.8%
Libor Podmol (CZE) 8.1%
Remi Bizouard (FRA) 5.9%

Best American FMX Rider
Nate Adams (USA) 35.6%
Adam Jones (USA) 28.0%
Mike Mason (USA) 12.9%
Todd Potter (USA) 12.1%
Wes Agee (USA) 11.4%

Best Australian FMX Rider
Josh Sheehan (AUS) 43.2%
Jackson Strong (AUS) 22.4%
Clinton Moore (AUS) 16.8%
Cameron Sinclair (AUS) 12.8%
Rob Adelberg (AUS) 4.8%

Best African FMX Rider
Alastair Sayer (BOT) 47.3%
Nick de Wit (RSA) 36.1%
Brendan Potter (RSA) 6.2%
Colin Stanton (RSA) 5.2%
Stewart Couper (RSA) 5.2%

Best Asian FMX Rider
Taka Higashino (JAP) 49.0%
Aleksey Koleshnikov (RUS) 30.4%
Eigo Sato (JAP) 16.6%
Daice Suzuki (JAP) 4.0%
Kota Kugimura (JAP) 0.0%


Best German FMX Rider
Hannes Ackermann 49.6%
Luc Ackermann 26.5%
Fabian Bauersachs 8.8%
Lukas Weis 8.8%
Kai Haase 6.3%

Best South American FMX Rider
Javier Villegas (CHL) 75.9%
Fred Kyrillos (BRA) 9.5%
Gabriel Villegas (CHL) 8.8%
Marcelo Simoes (BRA) 2.9%
Gilmar Flores (BRA) 2.9%

Best Female FMX Rider
Emma McFerran (AUS) 58.9%
Jolene van Vugt (CAN) 31.6%
Mary “Scary” Perkins (NZL) 6.1%
Heather Williams (USA) 3.5%

Best International FMX Rookie
Erick Ruiz (MEX) 37.3%
Luc Ackermann (GER) 24.1%
David Rinaldo (FRA) 18.7%
Wes Agee (USA) 13.3%
Tyrone Gilks (AUS) 6.6%

Best European FMX Rookie
Luc Ackermann (GER) 42.1%
David Rinaldo (FRA) 38.6%
Jeremy Rouanet (FRA) 8.8%
Maxime Gregoire (FRA) 7.0%
Thomas Wirnsberger (AUT) 3.5%

Best German FMX Rookie
Luc Ackermann 64.2%
Tobias Finck 17.4%
Kai Haase 12.9%
Tobias Seibert 5.5%

Best FMX Contest/Series
Red Bull X-Fighters 48.7%
NIGHT of the JUMPs 17.6%
Nitro Circus 16.2%
X Games 14.9%
Nuclear Cowboyz 2.6%

Best FMX Bike
Yamaha YZ 250 32.6%
KTM 250 SX 28.8%
Honda CRF 450 20.5%
Kawasaki KFX 450 10.6%
Suzuki RM 250 7.5%

Best FMX Website
fmxworld.com 42.2%
forty8.com 20.3%
nightofthejumps.com 19.5%
freeridermx.com.au 11.7%
XGames.com/EXPN.com 6.3%

Best FMX Trick Innovation
Rock Solid Backflip – Taka Higashino 35.5%
Special Flip – Tom Pages 34.6%
Front Flip One Hand – Jacko Strong 18.9%
Flair One Hand – Tom Pages 7.1%
The Roulette – Jey Rouanet 3.9%

You can find out more details at www.fmxawards.com