Spectacular Saturday at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations Presented by Fiat Professional

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MATTERLEY BASIN (Great Britain), 30 September 2017 – The 71st edition of the Monster Energy Motocross of Nations presented by Fiat Professional is off and running today in spectacular fashion. The action packed Qualifying races initiated the biggest and best motocross race of the year held on the picturesque hillsides of Matterley Basin, Winchester. Tens of thousand of fans filled the background creating an amazing atmosphere for a Saturday as it will surely increase tomorrow. Qualifying in the top spot was the three time defending champions, Team France scoring 4pts with Gautier Paulin, Christophe Charlier, and Romain Febvre, then just as last year’s final result Team Netherlands, Glenn Coldenhoff, Brian Bogers, and Jeffrey Herlings followed scoring 4 points as well but the true surprise was Team Australia as Dean Ferris, Hunter Lawrence, and Kirk Gibbs qualified 3rd with a total of 6 points.   The first Qualifying Race of the day was that of the MXGP class with the vibrant crowd roaring in the background. When the gate dropped Team Germany’s Max Nagl took the holeshot but it wasn’t long before he was passed by Team Slovenia’s Tim Gajser. Following the moves of Gajser and making their way past Nagl was Team France’s Gautier Paulin, Team Italy’s Antonio Cairoli, Great Britain’s Max Anstie, along with a handful of other riders. For Nagl the race didn’t get any better as he would continue to drop positions then fall and pull out of the race. Back at the front Gajser was in a race of his own leading by a substantial margin. In second was the Frenchman Gautier Paulin but behind Paulin was an epic battle between Max Anstie and Antonio Cairoli. The pair of Anstie and Cairoli duked it out for the majority of the race with Cairoli leading the way more often than not. Anstie on lap 8 of 10 took the spot from Cairoli with an amazing move around the outside coming into a turn. However Cairoli responded shortly after taking the spot back and while Anstie remounted a charge he collided with a lapped rider over a jump. At the finish it was Slovenia’s Tim Gajser ahead of France’s Paulin, Italy’s Cairoli, Great Britain’s Max Anstie (who recovered quickly from his fall), Belgium’s Jeremy Van Horebeek, and Russia’s Evgeny Bobryshev. Team USA’s Cole Seely finished 9th in his first Motocross of Nations race of any type. Tim Gajser in the press conference said: “The track is really good, I’m enjoying it. I had a really good start, I was second and made a quick pass to get into the lead, made it happen and controlled the race. I’m really happy that tomorrow we will be in the final.” MXGP Qualifying Heat top ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 27:02.312; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:05.416; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:06.841; 4. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:21.486; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:31.752; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:35.494; 7. Dean Ferris (AUS, Yamaha), +0:38.418; 8. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:39.206; 9. Cole Seely (USA, Honda), +0:42.268; 10. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:42.872.           Following the MXGP Qualifying Race was the ultra competitive MX2 version. Team Australia’s Hunter Lawerence started the race perfectly as he took the early lead and holeshot after his 2nd gate choice. Just behind Lawrence was Team Netherland’s Brian Bogers and Team Spain’s Jorge Prado Garcia. From the 37th gate pick team USA’s Zach Osborne would come out of the first corner around 16th but by the end of the first official lap he made his way to 6th. Meanwhile Team France’s Christophe Charlier registered 5th on the first lap and did well to maintain his position only loses three spots by the finish including on to Osborne. Osborne wasn’t in 5th for long though as he passed Great Britain’s Tommy Searle on the same lap as Charlier. Osborne continued his charge and caught up to the #35 of Jorge Prado who he cooly passed on his way through the uphill roller section. One lap later Osborne made it by Bogers for second but was still 11 seconds behind Lawrence who led. For the next 5 laps Osborne chipped away at the lead eventually catching Lawrence but when he tried to pass the Australian responded and held the position, not letting off the throttle. The pace of Osborne proved to be too much for Lawrence in the end however as the American took the lead for the race win on the last lap. Osborne in the press conference said: “It was tough, we had 37th gate pick and I didn’t make the very best start with that pick. I think I was maybe like 25th or 23rd when we came out of the first corner and I made some passes on the first lap. Even when I got into second I didn’t think it was possible to catch him but I just started to put my head down and he started to make some mistakes and I won.” MX2 Qualifying Heat top ten: 1. Zachary Osborne (USA, Husqvarna), 27:26.409; 2. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, Suzuki), +0:01.129; 3. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:24.169; 4. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), +0:25.359; 5. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:27.304; 6. Darian Sanayei (PUR, Kawasaki), +0:30.267; 7. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:43.731; 8. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:46.334; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Honda), +1:12.973; 10. Harri Kullas (EST, Husqvarna), +1:13.996           The open class was last chance that the teams would have to qualify directly into the final tomorrow. Taking an impressive holeshot was the rider new to a 450, Team Switzerland’s Jeremy Seewer. Seewer lost the lead quickly though when Team Netherland’s Jeffrey Herlings went flying by and Team France’s Romain Febvre shortly followed suit. Behind Seewer was a motivated Team Australia’s Kirk Gibbs, Team USA’s Thomas Covington, and Team Great Britain’s Dean Wilson. While Herlings pulled away with the lead Romain Febvre kept him honest and showed he wasn’t far off the pace. As Seewer and the rest of the field lost touch with the top two, Dean Wilson was applying pressure to another 450 rookie, Thomas Covington. Team Belgium’s Kevin Strijbos started the race around 10th but was making his way forward to catch the battle of Covington and Wilson. Wilson looked to have made the move on Covington on lap 5 but Covington held his own a rallied back. Later however Wilson made his way through and so too did Strijbos. At the finish Jeffrey Herlings, who took the win nearly 29 seconds ahead of second place, Romain Febvre stated: “Obviously we did a pretty good job with qualifying second, it’s a shame we didn’t win qualifying but still it is all about tomorrow. I think my teammates did a good job, I think Glenn was a bit off today but you know tomorrow if he gets a good start he can regroup himself and Brian did a really good job and rode to the maximum. There is a lot of good guys in all three of the classes so it is going to be tough and I was happy about my riding today.” OPEN Qualifying Heat top ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 26:40.776; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:28.669; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +0:35.853; 4. Kirk Gibbs (AUS, KTM), +0:43.400; 5. Dean Wilson (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:45.274; 6. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:59.581; 7. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +1:05.754; 8. Graeme Irwin (IRL, Suzuki), +1:09.555; 9. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +1:12.723; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Honda), +1:27.188           Click here for the complete results. All the photos from the 2017 Edition of the Monster Energy FIM MXoN Presented by Fiat Professional will be available HERE   Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations presented by Fiat Professional – QUICK FACTS Circuit length: 1950 Type of ground: Hard pack Temperature: 16° C Weather conditions: changeable   The Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations presented by Fiat Professional will be available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.   TIMETABLE Sunday: Warm-up B-Final 8:30; Race 2 YZ125 bLU cRU 09:20; Warm-up MXoN Group 1 9:50; Warm-up MXoN Group 2 10:20; B-Final 11:00; MXoN Race 1 (MXGP+MX2) 13:10; MXoN Race 2 (MX2+Open) 14:40; MXoN Race 3 (Open+MXGP) 16:08.   LINKS Youthstream FIM Monster Energy FIM MXoN Presented by FIAT Professional

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Gajser takes the win in the MXGP class at the Motocross of Nations

Courtesy of Honda Racing Corporation

Monster Energy MX of Nations MX of Nations 2017 Team HRC’s Tim Gajser took an outstanding win on his CRF450RW in the qualifying race at Matterley Basin, for the Motocross of Nations. The Team Slovenia rider who is a big fan of the British track, had a good start, took an early lead and led the race from there. He pulled a comfortable gap between himself and Gautier in second place, extending this as the race went on. For the first time in five years Slovenia have made it through to the A final. For Team Russia, Bobryshev got the Nations off to a good start by qualifying sixth in the MXGP race. The strong performance by the Russian was vital in helping his team to automatically qualify for tomorrow’s races. The first of the three races for the coveted Motocross of Nations title starts tomorrow at 13:10hrs local time. Position Team Points 1 France 4 2 The Netherlands 4 3 Australia 6 4 USA 8 5 Great Britain 9 6 Switzerland 11 7 Belgium 11 8 Italy 13 9 Denmark 18 10 Estonia 19 11 Spain 20 12 Puerto Rico 21 13 Ireland 22 14 Germany 23 15 Canada 25 16 Portugal 26 17 Slovenia 26 18 Sweden 27 19 Russia 28   Bold denotes a team with at least one Honda rider.

Tim Gajser  243 The track is really good here, I am really enjoying it. I was second off the start and I made a pass early on to take the lead. I controlled the race from there and I am really happy that Slovenia made it through to the final. It is tough for Slovenia, this is the first time in five years we have made it through to the final so it is great to be in tomorrow’s races and ready to put on a big show. We will all give our best and will hope for a good result tomorrow.

Evgeny Bobryshev  777 I had a good moto and finished in sixth position so I was looking forward to getting into the final for tomorrow. Then in MX2, we had some crashes from my teammate who finished 24th and then in the open class we were in the B final until the last 5 minutes. My teammate made it through from 25th to 22nd which got us extra points and made us scrape through to the final by one point! We are so pumped to be in the final, I have to be honest, I was stressing as I didn’t want to get up early to ride the B final and then get through to the main event. The whole team and country are just so pumped to have made it.

Roger Harvey HRC General Manager – MXGP It is always a difficult at this event because we have the two key riders from Russia and Slovenia but their backup is not that strong which means we aren’t even sure if they will even qualify. Obviously, we had good results from Bobby and excellent results from Tim which put them in a good place but they need their team mates to back them up. Fortunately, this year they both qualified so we will see how they get on racing with the top guys tomorrow. For team Russia, they were in the B final until the last five minutes then his team mate passed someone and made it into the A final. We look forward to tomorrow.

 

Talviku Superb in Opening Race at the YZ125 bLU cRU Cup SuperFinale

Courtesy of Youthstream

Riveting racing under threatening grey skies at the spectacular venue of Matterley Basin – Winchester, England – saw fifteen-year-old Estonian talent Jorgen-Matthias Talviku win the first race at the 2017 YZ125 bLU cRU Cup Superfinale.

33 of Europe’s fastest YZ125 riders were able to flaunt their skills on the world stage in front of an enormous and highly animated crowd at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations Presented by Fiat Professional today. The riders, aged between 12 and 16 years-old, put on a fantastic show as they went bar-to-bar for a place in the bLU cRU Master Class – an exclusive event that will take place in Italy at the end of October.

The kids’ first race of the weekend took place after the premier classes, MXGP, MX2 and Open, had finished their practice sessions and Qualifying Races. As a result, the track was rippled with ruts, rough and rugged, which made line selection an added challenge.

After setting the third fastest time in the first practice session, young Italian Kevin Cristino took the holeshot ahead of the lightening quick Estonian, Jorgen-Matthias Talviku. Talviku ran a hot pace all day long. He was inside the top-two in both practice sessions and didn’t waste any time proving his promise by blitzing past Cristino and leading every lap of the race to win by 20 seconds over Cristino.

Chasing Talviku & Cristino was another talented Italian and a familiar face from last year’s YZ125 bLU cRU Cup, Francesco Bassi. Bassi finished eighth in the SuperFinale last year & didn’t make the cut for the Master Class. This year, he has come back bigger, stronger and faster and he made sure that was obvious as he stormed his way to fourth place in the first race of the weekend.

One rider that made it to the Master Class – after finishing fourth place in the YZ125 bLU cRU Cup SuperFinale last year – was Sweden’s Arvid Lüning. Lüning’s fabulous style and excellent throttle control was impressive today. The sixteen-year-old Swede topped the charts in the final practice before charging back from a poor start for an impressive third-place finish after squeezing out Mirko Del Bosco and Bassi on the final lap.

With the YZ125 bLU cRU Cup SuperFinale taking place at the biggest and best motocross event in the world – the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations Presented by Fiat Professional – it offers the 33 talented youngsters an opportunity of a life-time. Upon completion of today’s racing, five riders – the top-3 and two wild-cards – are one step closer to the bLU cRU Master Class – a three-day event run by two highly acclaimed bLU cRU ambassadors, designed to inspire and educate young aspiring motocross riders by offering them exclusive knowledge, insight and training tips from some their heroes. Of the five finalists that make it to the bLU cRU Master Class, one promising rider that has proven he has the desire, talent and attitude to be something great will be selected as the 2017 YZ125 bLU cRU Cup winner. He will be rewarded with a professional contract to race a GYTR kitted YZ125 in the 2018 EMX125 Championship, and a place on the MJC Yamaha Official EMX125 team.

To view the full results click here

Race 2 will take place tomorrow – Sunday 1st October – at 9:20am GMT-0 and can be watched live on www.mxgp-tv.com.

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Austrian Pilot Bastian Hackl takes the win at the debut of Red Bull DR.ONE

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Drones fly during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 30, 2017. –
Photographer Credit:
Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool

Vladimir Ivanov (RUS) lost his lead from Day 1 after he failed to beat the drone racing wonder kid from Austria, Bastian Hackl in the Final of the Red Bull DR.ONE. Polish pilot Mac Poschwald finished in third after navigating the challenging, fast and technical course in Spielberg, Austria.

Bastian Hackl, 20-year-old drone pilot from Jois, Austria, won the first ever Red Bull DR.ONE race after a dramatic comeback on Race Day 2. In second, Russian pilot Vladimir Ivanov, followed by Polish pilot Mac Poschwald in third place.

Winner Bastian Hackl of Austria seen during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 30, 2017 –
Photographer Credit:
Armin Walcher / Red Bull Content Pool

 

“I realized that it was essential to keep cool at the start of all races and to speed-up the closer the field got to the finish”, explains Bastian Hackl about his strategy for the drone racing weekend in Spielberg.

Drones fly during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 30, 2017. –
Photographer Credit:
Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool

Red Bull DR.ONE is not the typical speed style drone racing event, but rather a mixture of speed, precision flying and strategy. The Trap-Gates – inspired by the four elements earth, wind, fire and air – are integrated in this track. A track of this calibre did not exist until now.

 

(L-R) Second place Vladimir Ivanov of Russia, winner Bastian Hackl of Austria and third place Mac Poschwald of Poland celebrate at the award ceremony during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 30, 2017 –
Photographer Credit:
Armin Walcher / Red Bull Content Pool

FINAL POSITION / NAME / RACENAME:

1. Bastian Hackl (AUT) – Zacki FPV

2. Vladimir Ivanov (RUS) – VovaN60

3. Mac Poschwald (POL) – Mac FPV

4. Heiko Schenk (GER) – Heiko Schenk

5. Brett Collins (GBR) – COLLISion FPV

6. Jan Mittner (CZE) – janmittner

7. Niklas Solle (GER) – Upsidedown FPV

8. YoungRok Son (KOR) – Rock Son

9. Dino Joghi (NED) – GhettoDino FPV

10. Andrew Meyer (CAN) – MayMayDay

11. Benoit Sartorius (FRA) – Sartorius

12. Johnny Schaer (USA)  Johnny FPV

13. Tom Smith (GBR) – DeathLad

14. Giuseppe Rinaldi (ITA) – BadSide84 FPV

15. Ross Kerker (AUS)  – rekreK

16. Hrvoje Klicper (CRO) – Klic

17. Walter Kirsch (AUT) – cherry

18. Marc Heininger (SUI) – Silverstone

Spectators watch the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 30, 2017 –
Photographer Credit:
Armin Walcher / Red Bull Content Pool

A drone flies during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 30, 2017. –
Photographer Credit:
Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool

Pilots seen during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 30, 2017 –
Photographer Credit:
Armin Walcher / Red Bull Content Pool

Drone seen during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 30, 2017 –
Photographer Credit:
Armin Walcher / Red Bull Content Pool

A drone flies during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 30, 2017. –
Photographer Credit:
Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool

A drone catches fire after a crash during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 29, 2017. –
Photographer Credit:
Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool

Drones fly during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 30, 2017. –
Photographer Credit:
Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool

Breaking down a racing drone

Courtesy of Red Bull Media Service

Details of a drone seen in the pilots area during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 29, 2017. –
Photographer Credit:
Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool

Aussie pilot Ross Kerker explains how a custom built drone takes on a race track.

Red Bull DR.ONE is in full swing at the Krone E-Mobility Play Days in Spielberg as 18 drone racers from 15 countries battle it out for the maiden title.

They are racing their drones at the Red Bull Ring at speeds of up to 150km/h on a custom-built track with precision gates, high speed sections, 800°C hot fire blazes and strong air bursts.

Ross Kerker of Australia seen during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 29, 2017. –
Photographer Credit:
Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool

Aussie pilot Ross Kerker, who races under the name rekreK, explains ‘it is a steep learning curve to get good at’ and details here five things about his drone and how he keeps it on track.

1. A racing drones main purpose is to go as fast as possible with maximum agility to navigate corners.

Drones fly during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 29, 2017. –
Photographer Credit:
Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool

2. It has four motors which are all individually controlled. By changing the speed of each motor it allows the pilot to pitch forwards, roll left and right, swivel, and incline or decline.

3. The drone is controlled by a remote with two sticks, each which have four channels. That allows us to make the drone go anywhere we want it to.

4. Since we do 0-150kph in less than a second, you can’t keep up with your normal eyes. A camera on the front films and sends a live video signal through an antenna at the back which is received by the goggles we wear. The goggles display the feed from the camera live, in first person.

5. The racing drones weigh around 500g and are all custom made. Every component is something I have selected or helped design so it will perform at its maximum.

Drone flies during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 29, 2017 – Photographer Credit:
Armin Walcher / Red Bull Content Pool

A drone catches fire after a crash during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 29, 2017. –
Photographer Credit:
Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool

Drones fly during the Red Bull DR.ONE in Spielberg, Austria on September 29, 2017.

Alfredo Gomez’s Day at the Beach | Red Bull Sea to Sky 2017 – POV

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Follow Alfredo Gomez on the beach in Turkey as the eighth edition of the Red Bull Sea to Sky roared into life. Billy Bolt pushed hard to take the lead and Alfredo Gomez made it to the third after smelling some second place wind.

Get the latest updates here: http://win.gs/RedBullSeaToSky 

S1600 Race of the Day | Germany RX

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DJI – Inspire 2 – Cinematic Possibilities Episode 3: Madeleine Red

Courtesy of DJI

Fighting from a bird’s eye. Stalking quietly through corridors. Chasing enemies down a tight staircase. With abundant features, the DJI Inspire 2 achieves shots of any filmmaker’s wildest imaginations. In this third and final part of our Cinematic Possibilities series, see how the Inspire 2 puts the audience right in the scene as a master cat burglar sneaks, kicks, and laughs in the face of danger as she runs away with her latest steal.

Get the Inspire 2 here: bit.ly/Inspire2YT