Five podiums for Honda Racing Team in the fourth round of the Italian Championship. The fourth round of the Enduro Italian Championship in Città della Pieve (PE) with a 50 km course to be repeated four times. Three special tests: Cross Test of 4 km, Extreme Test of 1.2 km, and Enduro Test of 6 km, plus the SuperTest held late Saturday afternoon.
Once again, Thomas Oldrati (Honda-RedMoto CRF 250RX Enduro) ruled the 250 4-stroke class setting the best time in 7 out of 12 special tests. He was among the best of the Overall with P6 very close to the top 5. After five victories in a row, Manolo Morettini (Honda-RedMoto CRF 250RX Enduro) missed out on another triumph in the Junior category. With the second position, however, he is still the leader of the standings. Nathan Watson (Honda-RedMoto CRF 450RX Enduro) took the 3rd step of the podium in the foreign rankings. Thanks to a near-perfect performance, he battled for the victory and the top 3 of the Overall.
Thomas Oldrati | Assoluti d’Italia | 250 4T class > 1°
“Positive day with another victory. Last night, I didn’t get off well and a crash made me lose a few seconds. Today, I raced well and set good time laps, always in the top positions. The bike was perfect. I thank the team and Fiamme Oro. Now a little rest before the next race in Slovakia”.
Nathan Watson | Assoluti d’Italia | Foreigner class > 3°
“Pretty good day. I’m happy. It was a hot day and physically tough, but I push without making mistakes. The bike was good and I battle all day for the first positions”.
Manolo Morettini | Assoluti d’Italia| Junior class > 2°
“It was a difficult day. I made a lot of mistakes and crashed several times. I didn’t feel good, but I managed to finish second. We will prepare better for the next races”.
In the second line-up, another great victory for Francesca Nocera in the women’s class. Podium also for Samuele Bernardini (Honda-RedMoto CRF 300RX Enduro), who finished 2nd in the 450 class behind only Verona, while Roni Kytonen (Honda-RedMoto CRF 250RX Enduro) finished 9th among the foreigners.
Samuele Bernardini | Assoluti d’Italia | 450 class > 2°
“Good race. I’m satisfied because I managed to finish almost all the special tests in the top three. Verona was uncatchable, but he is a good motivation to improve”.
Roni Kytonen | Assoluti d’Italia | Foreigner class > 9°
“Difficult day. I still have a lack of feeling, but I managed to set a couple of good time laps. I hope to better in the next race”.
Francesca Nocera | Assoluti d’Italia| Women class > 1°
“Positive day! I’m happy of how I managed the race. Let’s keep working and do as many races as possible to get a good pace for the World Championship!”.