Nunn pumped after Hawkstone Park victory (06.0
By TMX Archives on 6th Mar 06
Nunn blasted away from main rival Billy Mackenzie and young Kawasaki rider Tommy Searle to win the first moto of 25 minutes and 2 laps and then took a steady 2nd position later in the day to confirm the overall victory. Nunn blasted away from main rival Billy Mackenzie and young Kawasaki rider Tommy Searle to win the first moto of 25 minutes and 2 laps and then took a steady 2nd position later in the day to confirm the overall victory. In the last race of the meeting, the 'Grand Final' between the best classified riders of MX1 and MX2, Nunn was holding a top six position before he crashed on the long, steep hill section and struggled to restart his machine. He did however manage to complete the race and was ranked 6th from the MX2 group.Champ KTM team-mate Marc de Reuver was making his first tentative competitive outing of the year but was unable to place within the top ten.The MX1 team of Mickael Pichon and Sebastien Tortelli were also in attendance. Pichon, who was ill during the week, was easing his way into competition and continuing to work on the set-up of the SX450F. The Frenchman scored a brace of 4th positions for 3rd place overall and was also 4th in the 'Grand Final'. Tortelli had a crash-filled introduction to the Hawkstone sand with three falls in the first moto. The former World Champion's best ranking was a 7th in the 'Grand Final'.Carl Nunn:"This was good because I felt that my pace was there last week in France but my results did not really show it. I think a lot of people looked at that as if I hadn't been working this winter when the complete opposite is the real truth. I am way ahead of my condition and readiness of last year; all I can do is build on this. My training is going great. I have lost a bit of weight to be lighter for the starts and it is working well. We are working on the starts as a team and it has been really effective, like we saw today. KTM have worked hard on the 250 and I feel really comfortable on the bike."Mickael Pichon:"Today was not so bad because I had been sick after Pernes for three days. I am in fact quite happy with the result because the track was not that easy! My motos were consistent, no DNFs or big mistakes. I don't feel that I am at 100% yet physically when it comes to my riding; so I am satisfied. The bike was running well. I want to keep on working because we only have another three weeks before Zolder."Sebastien Tortelli:"There was some good and some bad today. We finished the three motos which was a positive thing but I was not that used to the nasty conditions and had a bad first race with a lot of crashes. I had been training in sand but this was much deeper! I was very happy with the bike and we have made a big step forward compared to the two last races. Now we just need to train and focus on the Championship."MX1 Moto 11. Stefan Everts2. Kevin Strijbos3. Ken de Dycker4. Mickael Pichon5. Josh Coppins6. Tanel Leok7. Steve Ramon8. Cedric Melotte9. James Noble10. Mark HucklebridgeMX1 Moto 21. Stefan Everts2. Kevin Strijbos3. Steve Ramon4. Mickael Pichon5. Cedric Melotte6. Josh Coppins7. Tanel Leok8. James Noble9. Ken de Dycker10. Gordon CrockardGrand final result MX1 class:1. Kevin Strijbos2. Stefan Everts3. Josh Coppins4. Mickael Pichon5. Tanel Leok6. Steve Ramon7. Sebastien Tortelli8. Mark Jones9. Yoshitaka Atsuta10. Gordon CrockardMX2 Moto 11. Carl Nunn2. Tommy Searle3. Billy Mackenzie4. Brad Anderson5. Steven Clarke6. Lewis Gregory7. Jason Dougan8. Wayne Smith9. Oliver Sandiford Smith10. Alex SnowMX2 Moto 21. Billy Mackenzie2. Carl Nunn3. Tommy Searle4. Wayne Smith5. Brad Anderson6. Shaun Simpson7. Jim Murro8. Jamie Law9. Ray Rowson10. Alex SnowOverall MX2 classification:1. Carl Nunn2. Billy Mackenzie3. Tommy Searle4. Brad Anderson5. Wayne Smith6. Lewis Gregory7. Alex Snow8. Steven Clarke9. Oliver Sandiford Smith10. Shaun SimpsonGrand Final MX2 classification1. Billy Mackenzie2. Lewis Gregory3. Tommy Searle4. Oliver Sandiford Smith5. David Willet6. Ben Saunders7. Alex Snow8. Carl Nunn9. Ashley Greedy10. Dan Johnson