{"id":29683,"date":"2015-04-15T17:09:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T15:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enduro.nl\/?p=29683"},"modified":"2015-04-15T17:09:31","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T15:09:31","slug":"ewc-grand-prix-acerbis-of-chile-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enduro.nl\/wordpress-enduronlnewsite\/29683\/ewc-grand-prix-acerbis-of-chile-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"EWC Grand Prix Acerbis of Chile – Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Antoine<\/a>Back to Chile to start!
\n<\/strong>After seven months of waiting, the highly anticipated start of the\u00a02015 MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship<\/strong> is now just days away with the series kicking off with the\u00a0Grand Prix Acerbis of Chile<\/strong>!
\nThis Grand Prix is the first of 7 rounds and will take place once again in the capital of\u00a0Maule <\/strong>region and around the foot of the Cordillera of Andes,\u00a0Talca<\/strong>. Once again, a big heat will welcome the riders that are all back from a winter preparation.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0FIM <\/strong>has awarded the\u00a0Federacion de Motociclisme de Chile <\/strong>and\u00a0Abascal Produccion <\/strong>the honour of hosting the first round of what is expected to be a thrilling season. This federation, with\u00a0Jose Tomas DIAZ<\/strong> as President have a wealth of experience. Indeed, she has been a part of the organizers of the 2011 to 2015 Dakar, has welcomed the ISDE in 2007 in La Serena and has of course hosted the EWC in 2012 and 2013. On his side, the organizers\u00a0Rodrigo ABASCAL<\/strong> is great fervent of the Enduro and was at the origin of the coming of the EWC in Chile.<\/p>\n

South America happy to see the EWC again
\n<\/strong>
\nThe\u00a0Federacion Motociclisme de Chile<\/strong> (FMC<\/strong>) and\u00a0Rodrigo ABASCAL<\/strong> have prepared a track which will be ridden three times each day during the two days of competition. Each lap will feature two Time Checks. The paddock will be situated once again in the centre of\u00a0Talca <\/strong>on the \u201cMall Plaza Maule<\/strong>\u201d. TheEnduro Test<\/strong> as the\u00a0Cross Test <\/strong>will take place in\u00a0Maitenhuapi<\/strong>. The\u00a0Xtreme Test<\/strong> will be located in the\u00a0Bosque Municipal <\/strong>while Friday night\u2019s\u00a0KTM Super Test<\/strong> will run at the\u00a0Gimnasio Municipal<\/strong>. The tracks, trails and special tests are expected to be very dry, dusty, challenging and rocky and had caused some damaged to some favourites in the past.<\/p>\n

Talca <\/strong>is situated in the province of the same name and is the capital of the\u00a0Maule <\/strong>region. This charming city, has a more than 201 797 inhabitant, is located in a highly seismic region as the stars of the EWC have experienced last year. It is 250 km South of\u00a0Santiago<\/strong>, the capital of the country. It is crossed by the Pan-American Highway that starts in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska and finishes in Ushuaia, Argentina.\u00a0Talca <\/strong>is also one of Chile\u2019s better-known wine growing regions.<\/p>\n

With once again more than 100 competitors entered for the event, the Enduro World Championship is set to start in spectacular fashion and in one of the world\u2019s most picturesque places.<\/p>\n

7 months to wait!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every EWC stars are ready to race on the South American track.\u00a0Christophe NAMBOTIN (F \u2013 KTM)<\/strong>is the big favorite for his own succession in the\u00a0E1<\/strong>. But the three time World Champion will have to face\u00a0Eero REMES (SF \u2013 TM)<\/strong> and the brand new Yamaha official rider\u00a0Cristobal GUERRERO (E \u2013 KTM)<\/strong> that will look for their first World title. The Spanish\u00a0Lorenzo SANTOLINO (E \u2013 Sherco)<\/strong>, The Junior World Champion\u00a0Daniel MCCANNEY (GB \u2013 Husqvarna)<\/strong>, the French\u00a0Marc BOURGEOIS (F \u2013 Yamaha)<\/strong> and the Italian\u00a0Simone ALBERGONI (I \u2013 HM Honda) <\/strong>and\u00a0Rudy MORONI (I \u2013 Sherco)<\/strong>will be the most serious outsiders. We\u2019ll have also to follow\u00a0Gianluca MARTINI (I \u2013 Yamaha)<\/strong> andJonathan MANZI (I \u2013 Gas Gas)<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

On his side,\u00a0Pierre-Alexandre RENET (F \u2013 Husqvarna)<\/strong>, 2014 E2 World Champion, will have a lot to do with the trio\u00a0Alex SALVINI (I \u2013 Honda)<\/strong>,\u00a0Johnny AUBERT (F \u2013 Beta)<\/strong> and\u00a0Antoine MEO (F \u2013 KTM)<\/strong>. They have 9 World titles to all four\u2026 But the Spanish\u00a0Oriol MENA (Beta)<\/strong>,\u00a0Victor GUERRERO (KTM)<\/strong> and Jaume BETRIU (Husqvarna)<\/strong>, the Frenchies\u00a0Romain DUMONTIER (Yamaha)<\/strong> and Lo\u00efc LARRIEU (Sherco)<\/strong> but also the Italians\u00a0Nicolo MORI (KTM)<\/strong> and\u00a0Deny PHILIPPAERTS (Beta)<\/strong> can play the spoilers if they improved during the off-season.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0E3 <\/strong>class is more open than ever and must offer some nice fight between\u00a0Matthew PHILLIPS (AUS \u2013 KTM)<\/strong> and a tone of rivals leaded by\u00a0Ivan CERVANTES (E \u2013 KTM)<\/strong>,\u00a0Mathias BELLINO (F \u2013 Husqvarna)<\/strong>, Matti SEISTOLA (SF \u2013 Sherco)<\/strong>,\u00a0Aigar LEOK (EST \u2013 TM)<\/strong>,\u00a0Luis CORREIA (P \u2013 Beta)<\/strong>and Jeremy JOLY (F \u2013 KTM)<\/strong>\u2026 We will also attend to the nice performance of\u00a0Jeremy TARROUX (F \u2013 Sherco)<\/strong>,\u00a0Jonathan BARRAGAN (E \u2013 Gas Gas)<\/strong> and\u00a0Thomas OLDRATI (I \u2013 Husqvarna)<\/strong> in their debuts in the class but also to the come back on the foreground to\u00a0Manuel MONNI (I – TM) <\/strong>and to the confirmations of Antoine BASSET (F \u2013 Gas Gas)<\/strong>. The Top 10 will be tough to get in E3 this year.<\/p>\n

Finally, in the\u00a0Junior <\/strong>category, a duo composed of\u00a0Giacomo REDONDI (I \u2013 Beta)<\/strong> and\u00a0Jamie MCCANNEY (GB \u2013 Husqvarna)<\/strong> share the favors. But some young guns as Davide SORECA (I \u2013 Beta)<\/strong>,\u00a0Diogo VENTURA (P \u2013 Gas Gas)<\/strong>,\u00a0Alessandro BATTIG (I \u2013 Honda) <\/strong>and\u00a0Luis OLIVEIRA (P \u2013 Yamaha)<\/strong> can create the surprise\u2026 In the\u00a0FIM Youth Cup 125cc<\/strong>, the young Spanish\u00a0Josep GARCIA (E \u2013 Husqvarna) <\/strong>will be the only rider to be in Chile.\u00a0 He will look to grab a maximum of points but will have to keep an eye on the young Chilean who are willing to show that they have the World Championship level.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0Grand Prix Acerbis of Chile<\/strong> is a much looked forward to event on the South American continent. Anticipating the arrival of the stars of the Enduro World Championship Chilean, Argentinean enduro fans will soon gather in\u00a0Talca<\/strong> where the\u00a0Federacion Motociclisme de Chile<\/strong> has prepared an international celebration of off-road motorcycle competition that\u2019s not to be missed\u2026.<\/p>\n

Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Talca (Region of Maule);
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 250 kms from Santiago of Chile;
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Friday, April 17th: Super Test at 19.00
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 April 18th\/19th: Start at 9:00 \u2013 Finish at 16:00;
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Organizers:\u00a0Federacion Motociclisme de Chile <\/strong>and\u00a0ABASCAL Produccion<\/strong>;
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Website: www.enduro-abc.com and www.ewcchile.cl;
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Track: 60 kms \u2013 Three laps;
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Free access;
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Airport: Santiago of Chile (250kms)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back to Chile to start! After seven months of waiting, the highly anticipated start of the\u00a02015 MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship is now just days away with the series kicking off with the\u00a0Grand Prix Acerbis of Chile! This Grand Prix is the first of 7 rounds and will take place once again in the capital…<\/p>\n

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