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| 2010 450 World Champion Tony Cairoli; clinches the crown with two races to go; wins a big one for KTM and the 350SXF | |
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| Topic Started: 23 Aug 2010, 11:28 (762 Views) | |
| airtime | 23 Aug 2010, 11:28 Post #1 |
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Photo credits:Ray Archer  KTM hired Cairoli away from Team Yamaha to ride the yet-to-be finished 350SXF. It was a success.  In Brazil Tony spent a little time doing burnouts on the podium.  Ken Roczen (right) was one of the first people to congratulate Tony on the 2010 title.  There is nothing as sweet as the confusion after winning a title.  Cairoli said he wanted to ride carefully in Brazil...does this look like it?  Tony strikes a pose.  It didn't matter whether Cairoli got the holeshot or not, he came through by the end the majority of times.  Tony strikes a another pose.  Suzuki's Clement Desalle was the only rider who could stick with Tony C, but he'll have to wait another year.  There are 15 rounds in the 2010 World Championship—Cairoli only needed 13 to be World Champion.  The stick of celery makes the drink. Winning seven GP’s onboard his new KTM 350SXF, Cairoli has worked his way inside the top ten of all-time Grand Prix winners courtesy of a total of 36 Grand Prix wins—as many as Roger DeCoster and Mickael Pichon. Cairoli is currently the most successful Italian racer to have taken part in the FIM Motocross World Championship. Cairoli switched to KTM in 2010 to debut the revolutionary KTM 350SXF. Cairoli made the most of the bike to take it to its first-ever success in Mantova where he snatched the 450 red plate from teammate Nagl. The result was followed by Valkenswaard’s win, with Cairoli dominating both heats. The Italian went on to build on his advantage by performing podium finishes as well as wins on all sorts of terrains–except for Bellpuig and Teutschenthal- and never left the red plate until he turned it into a title at the Brazilian GP. The event held a very small chance for Cairoli to take the Title but a technical failure of runner up Desalle in the final heat granted Cairoli his seventh Grand Prix win and fourth World Title with two rounds to go before the end of the FIM Motocross World Championship. TONY CAIRIOLI 2010 450 WORLD CHAMPION SPECS 450 POLES...........3 450 LAPS LED..........225 450 MOTO WINS..........13 450 GRAND PRIX WINS..........7 450 GRAND PRIX PODIUMS..........11 
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| rookie | 23 Aug 2010, 13:10 Post #2 |
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congrats to TC and KTM! |
 
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| airtime | 23 Aug 2010, 15:07 Post #3 |
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the 1st interview with Tony Cairoli |
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| bsriphet | 23 Aug 2010, 22:13 Post #4 |
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Good job and great bike! 
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| airtime | 28 Aug 2010, 11:12 Post #5 |
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Tony Cairoli - The Champ Here's a  little tribute video by KTM, celebrating Antonio Cairoli's achievement of winning the 2010 MX1 World Championship. It's a helluva legacy that the Italian is building, and it's nice that even though he's won this title before, it still means so much to him.Congrats again, Mr Cairoli
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| airtime | 28 Aug 2010, 11:24 Post #6 |
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Tony Cairoli, World MX Champ, tell us the 3 coolest things about his KTM 350! guess that sums up how the bike is! 
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| airtime | 31 Aug 2010, 00:18 Post #7 |
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Motocross: Campione del Mondo! Motocross: World Champion Written by Tony Cairoli Friday, 27 August 2010 18:46 Hey everybody, The weekend before the GP of Brasil I raced in a Belgian race at the "Keiheuvel". It's a classic & famous race, and all the GP riders race there. I always look forward to this race. In the first moto everything went well, and I won the heat. In the second heat I hit something with my gear shifter at the start, and had to stop to make it straight again, ... so I ended up starting last. I was riding well enough, and in ninth position, and just passing Y. Martens. We were together in a corner and I wanted to pass him on the outside, when he came straight into me and we made a big crash. I had a lot of pain in my wrist, and the skin of my elbow was completely gone! I consider myself lucky that it wasn't worse! So, that was my Belgian "Keiheuvel" experience for 2010. Tuesday after that race our entire team had our air flight to Brasil. When we arrived in Brasil, the weather was great. As we got settled into our hotel, we were with lot's of other riders as well in the same hotel - it was nice, and we had some fun together. On Thursday, Mormaii organized a nice day for many of us ... we played football together, a lot of the girls got to go horse-back riding, and at the end of the day we went fishing. Friday I went to the circuit to see the new track. After that, I went with Rui (Goncalves) to a supermarket. Rui had to make a Red Bull commercial. It was fun - he had to go with his bike in the supermarket and search for the Red Bull! On Saturday, training went really well and I had the quickest time in the pre-qualification practice. In the Qualification Race I had a top five start ... and I passed Tanel Leok and Xavier Boog in the first laps. I closed the gap to leader David Philippaerts and we had a nice battle for the pole. I finished second behind David. Sunday: Race day! In the first moto Steve Ramon and I hit each other straight after the gate dropped, so I had a terrible start. I was in 15th position at the first intermediate point. I had a long way to go before I was with the top riders again. But my riding went great and I keep passing guys every lap. After I passed Tanel (Leok), Rui, and Davide Guarneri, I was in fourth position, but there was a big gap to the leaders David Philippaerts, Clement Desalle and Max Nagl. I kept pushing hard, and closed to them 'cause my lap times were good. I passed Max next, and was in the back wheel of Clement when I lost time with a lapped rider. Then a few corners before the finish, Clement made a mistake and I passed him and finished second! In moto two I made a better start, top five, behind David Philippaerts. I passed David on the first lap. After a few laps, then I passed Max Nagl. I closed the gap again to Clement, who was leading. I wanted to pass him, but I made a mistake and my front wheel slid away and I crashed. Again I was in fourth position behind David, Max and Clement. I passed David and Max for the second time and was on my way back towards Clement in the lead. I wanted to pass him for the GP victory. Three laps before the finish, I was right in the back of him when his bike stopped! He had some electric problem and his Suzuki bike stopped! That meant that not only did I win the Grand Prix ... but I was able to win my MX1 World Championship Title again! The last few laps were very strange, realizing that I was riding to take my fourth World Motocross Title! Everything went so fast, and I knew it was possible, but I didn't expect to take the title already in Brasil with two rounds remaining! The last lap I did some nac-nacs and waved to the amazing Brasilian fans - they were great. And when I came over the finish line I saw the whole team, they where so happy! It was amazing! I have had such a great season, a season that I started with a whole new 350cc KTM bike. The KTM bike was totally new - not only for me, but also the 350 engine was new for the whole world. And I was the one who had to prove that it was a world championship bike! And it is! Also the KTM team was new for me this year, but I know I made the best decision to stay with my team manager Claudio de Carli, and mechanic's Nazzareno and Lino! It was sad that my family, my mom and dad, my sisters and friends could not be in Brasil to share all this with us, but they are coming to the next GP in Lierop, The Netherlands, where we will celebrate my title together. Behind me are a big group of important people who helped me a lot this year, and they are a big part of my success! I would like to thank everybody who was there for me during this season - my team, Claudio, Pit, Stefan, Nazzareno, Lino, Ricardo, Peter, Bart, Davide, Tania, Valentina, Seb, Bengt, Ornella, my Mamma, my Pappa, Jill, my team-mates, Max, Rui, Marvin, Shaun, Jeffrey, my sisters, my family, my friends, my manager, my sponsors, and my FANS!!! GRAZIEEEEEEEEEE!!! TC 222
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