PDV 2008 : IT'S DONE !

The 22nd edition of the Mondial du Quad which took place from August 22 to 24 2008 in Pont de Vaux saw the exceptional victory of the young French Romain Couprie and Clément Jay on their Yamaha 450 YFZ Drag'On/Moto and Co at the end of a very intensive race and a particularly strong fight.

For all the results click on "2008 event"

Rendez vous next year,
on August 21, 22 and 23 2009.

	ENDURANCE QUADPARTY Any takers, on October 5th 2008 the 1st edition of the 5 hours of Endurance Quadparty will take place at Macquenoise, in the south of the Hainaut region. All welcome in great number. For further information, please consult our flyers and our website www.quadparty.be.cx The organisers Corenthin Constant et Romain Bertaux

	VIVE LE BANSHEE ! Justin Reid and Eduard Ullastres are not beginners, their prize lists in Pont de Vaux are a proof. They are coming back this year with n°106 "Justwin racing vive le Banshee" It's also the comeback of the Banshee, a great opportunity to hear again the meowing of the mythical Banshee in the meadow of the Bresse. And why not the return of the 2 strokes on the podium ?

	QUAD BRIEL Quad Briel - Gregor Brzozowski - Univerpal : Have a look on them. The German team Quad Briel managed by Matthias Briel as usual is entering a top team n°97 with Maximilian Freund, German champion. The preparation of the machine is always exceptional and made in Germany. The n°11 Team Gregor Brzozowski on the high performance Walsh frames with the ambition to succeed and the n°78 and 79 Univerpal from Poland too.

	ATV POLSKA The Polish team ATV Polska (n°56) who is present since several years, is fighting to win. With the Srem team (n°84) Rafal Sonik has recruited 2 American riders. His 450 Yamaha YZF has been prepared in José Piron's workshop in Belgium. With a little bit of luck, a Polish flag could fly over the meadow on Sunday evening.

	FILTEC GYTR YAMAHA The young and experienced Maessen and Beda (n°10) are not walk on riders. They know the music, they are young enough to be in the PDV top riders. The GYTR team enters 3 machines this year (10, 16, and 49) and rides to win.

	FORZA QUADDY One of the Quad Contest initiator with several participations, the Italian Ricardo Ventura is also a company director.... Established in Turin, his factory is now leader in the sales of street legal quads. But he doesn't forget his passion and enters this year the Quad Contest with his son Amerigo (n°60). Note the great participation of our neighbours from Italy with 8 teams. The return of the France-Italia Trophey ?

POLARIS POWDER SMELLING ! We have pointed out that Vincent Broyer a local rider from the PSR will enter with Polaris. Two other French teams are going to support the American brand : on one side the star of the endurance, Jean Hugues Adam with the very fast riders Pascal de Palma and Franck Allart,on the other side the women team Adeline Martin, Betty Kraft and Audrey Martrenchas. But the guest team will be from the USA with the 7 times winner of the event Doug Eichner, with Dana Creech and Jason Dunkelberger two other American riders to help him in the fight for a new title. Riding a factory quad, it's smelling powder ! And at last the icing on the cake, Polaris is happy to announce the venue of the team HBomb with Caleb Moore and Rafa Munoz for several freestyle shows with backflip, the first time in France. The whole riders have chosen the OUTLAW 525 S, whatever it is race or freestyle.

	TRIVIMON As every year, Trivimon, the Spanish team is entering Pont de Vaux with strong hopes. The Yamaha 450 YZF, well prepared thanks to the experience the team has from Pont de Vaux, will be riden by strong pilots. David Planella, only 23, has finished in 2007 at the 4th place of the Quad cross championship of Spain, category Q1 Pro. For 2008 he's at the 2nd temporary place of this championship. He will be with Jordi Farres Rovira, 2nd of the 2006 and 2007 ATV endurance and superquader championships of Spain. He won the "9 hours Ravos del Terri" in 2006 and 2007 with David Planella Vila and he's now at the 2nd place of the Superquader championship of Spain. The third rider will be Francisco David Diaz Rodriguez who even if he starts quad this year is leader of the temporary Quad Cross championship of Spain (quad serie category) Arriba !

	SAV The Suzuki LTR 450 N°70 is not an after sale service but well the Suzuki ATV Velocity Team under the colours of Suzuki France. The two riders are Xavier Boutiton Boss of Motobox, Suzuki dealer in Marmande (47) and Maxime Pajot. The first one is twice Hill Climb champion of France whereas the other one is leader of the ATV championship of Aquitaine and is well noticed in several off roads national races. They will be overseen by Dominique Pichot and Yan Buse Suzuki France rider. They have taken part to several 24 h of Le Mans Moto for mechanic support, belonging to the SERT of Dominique Méliand as for Dominique Pichot.

	ETHAN, THE BIO-QUAD IS BACK ! Last year we saw this special Suzuki LTR 450 under the n°29, special as it is refuelled with ethanol. This year is back and it looks very well fitted thanks to the 2007 great experience since it finished at the 22nd place of the final ranking. Everything is new in this concept as the 2008 model will ride with €uro85 (85 cts per liter) with as a main target next year big races at a World scale, two riders Alexis Robin and Alexis Maublanc both 16, will ride with Sylvain Gonod, the specific preparation of fuel injection is left to Thorn Bikes who has already entered a "bio"bike at the Bol d'Or and the marketing is planned. Ethanol is simply denatured alcool (available in pharmacy) just a little modified : a still is enough ! For 2008 the target is to finish within the 15. Dominique Maingret, one of the project founder is open to any non oil bearing energy. You could visit Ethan's work on www.quad-ethan.com

	DON'T FORGET THIS NUMBER ! Marc Gobert is more than one regular rider of Pont de Vaux since 2008 will be the 20th time he enters the greatest ATV race of the world ! His team will be "Génération Quad Ile de France" and his teammates will be his son Gavin and Etienne Hopin on a Suzuki LTR. Etienne had the idea to ask the organisers to give them the 111 since Marc was "Number One" 3 times (1990, 1994, and 1997) and this year Grégory Lassaigne can't have his favourite number as he has joined the team Piron/ Yamaha Motor France, naturally n°1. Of course, Maurice Maingret who has granted his wish, answers with some sense of humor : "20 participations for Marc, that's exceptionnal. It may be hard for me for Gavin's 20th".

	KTM USA The USA KTM team won't play walk on parts on the meadow of Bresse, imagine. Former Honda official, Tim Farr is one of the best riders of USA ATV (13 titles !) whereas Taylor Kiser and Adam McGill who have signed this year with the Austrian factory, belong to the rising generation. Taylor has been ranked at the 5th of the Pro-Am (XC-2) last year whereas Adam has been elected best amateur of the USA in 2005. In partnership with the KTM race manager, Kurt Nicoll, Tim Farr, also team manager, has chosen his two teammates who are friends. They will race with the new XC 525. US Market in 2008.

	SCANDINAVIAN AIR EXPERIENCE With the ex freestyler Jesper Rosling, the new Swedish riders, Roger Astrom and Christian Andreasson will be on the start line with the 525 Polaris Outlaw of the Team Polaris Scandinavia. They, the men "came from cold", are among the best Swedish riders, they will discover PDV but Jesper's experience, who's regular to the race, will be a good asset for their race strategy !

	PAUL HOLMES At only 22, the young British hope, new winner at the Foxholes circuit (UK), at present 3rd at the Quad Cross British championship, has just been recruited by the Official W-tec Factory Team for PDV ! Paul will be in the n°1 team of the Dutch maker, with Davy Brems winner in France at the circuit of Montgueux (51) and Jan Vlaeymans who's regular to the "fight" with the 3 first of the France championship to which the team W-Tec www.w-tec.nl fights in full. At the start of PDV with the 2009 series of the Eraser Evo, new front wheel axle, new brakes, new suspensions (Ohlins), are the Belgium and French importers with the teams Planet Quad and Quad Deal. All are good riders ! www.planetquad.be

AT OPPOSITE EXTREMES OPERATION The Art Honda has decided to launch the "At opposite extreme Operation" for the Mondial du Quad. The reason is that Julien Armabessaire supported by Honda Europe will be with Pierre Yves Deneault from Canada and the South African Kyle-James Holburn. The Quebecois is professionnal since one year and has finished at the 2nd place of la Tuque in 2007. As for Kyle James Holburn last year he won 7 Quad MX races in his country all are coming to Pont de Vaux to learn as the French came only once and the two others will discover the site.

	NO STRESS With a very confidential preparation made in Belgium, the foreign medias have had the opportunity to discover the Yamaha of the Piron Team on the circuit of Hellecine (Bruxelles) Very discreet concerning the orientation chosen during the Winter, the Piron family is now in good spirits.The team is now finalising the last technical choices concerning the 450 YZF which are the most usual and tested solutions. With a frame made by Laeger's, "endurance" is evident throughout equipments, components and props which have been tested for several month by the team. As Greg Lassaigne, the official pilot (winner in 1999/2002/2003) and José Piron, the team manager crowned with two victories in 2006 and 2007, like to say the race is won in the paddocks. His team with the colours of Alpinestars-Scott-Goldspeed will be in the most coveted pit : the n°1!

	BEWARE ! Sergio Gilli the more americanized Italian rider lays his card on the table for PDV08 with the confirmation of his two teammates. To ride with him, he has selected once again Josh Frederichs from the USA who he's a regular and experienced rider, with Justin Reid (N.Irl) another regular rider who has been missing the race during some time. According to the very discreet but efficient "manager, rider, fitter", the machine would be the very new 450 Can-Am. With his results at the Mondial 2007 and with a very nice 3rd place ! let's bet that the Canadian company will take good care of the three pilots to take them to the highest step on August 24th.

	EIGHT TO EIGHT ! Eichner such as Kristensen ? At Le Mans the Audi rider has just won for the 8th times. At every event, the comparisons are made between both endurance races they are paradoxically and very logically light years away from each other, at the worldwide scale each one is the leader in its own field. This year once again it's proved by the number of victories of two big professional riders at a same event. On one side, came from El Cajon where he lives Doug Eichner (7 times winner), Polaris official rider since 2007, laid his card on the table : the first US quad maker and himself are coming for the title. With a 100% American team, for his 14th start (!) at PDV, the "Emperor" of the event will race with 2 top riders. Indeed Polaris on that occasion has recruited Keith Little, who knows the event very well as he has raced several times and Daryl Raft. With no less than 4 official machines at the start, Polaris Europa will enter the race with the professionalism they are used to and the rigour already seen in Pont de Vaux at the various participations of the (Dream) Anglo-merican team ATV World/Duncan Racing, Doug Eichner's former boss. Conveyor of strong images for the identity of the brand, PDV is now receiving all particular attentions, all the more than Polaris is also on the front line with the Freestyler of the Bombsquad, of whom it is also the support.

	VALLOIRE The traditional Transvalquad, the Salon du Quad where all the professionals are gathering took place during 4 days in the sunshine and with a good temperature. Everything to get the exhibitors going... Good mood, pleasure, conviviality are always at the rendez vous at Valloire Gallibier station. With very nice stands such as Arctic Cat, TGB... the 12 Hours of Pont de Vaux' one has also contributed to the general ambience. Since 2 years the advancing tide of the SSV has gained a lot of ground in the USA, be sure that Pont de Vaux will be also contaminated ! when you see how enthusiastic the brands are when they see the new practice track, a 2008 exclusivity. Big thanks to Teknicom (from Haute Savoie... ) for their very nice structures they put at our disposal, real pro !

	DEFI MOTO This bike race organised for the 2nd time within the context of the 12 Hours of Pont de Vaux will welcome as a guest star, the Pro MX rider Pierrick Paget, official Yamaha Motor France since 2005. He is only 31 but his winning list is impressive. Between 1996 and 2005, he gets 144 points at the World championship, takes part to the GP 125cc, 250cc, 500cc, fights for several national titles in France and also in foreign countries ! Suisse, Belgique, Allemagne, Italy, USA, Canada. The Enduro du Touquet one of the hardest races in the World is his race of reference (3 consecutive podiums 2006, 207, 2008). For this year, he is managing a team at the Championship of France Minivert. Except for the Defi Motos, he will also enter the endurance race of Fort Mahon in October in order to train before the next race Enduro du Touquet in 2009 www.pierrickpaget.com

	TEAM PIRON On Monday June 2nd, José Piron, team manager of the Belgian team, winner in 2006 and 2007 has announced the news. The "performer" they were looking for to ride will be Grégory Lassaigne the official Yamaha Motor France : 3 times winner of the race in 1999, 2002 and 2003. Experienced and ready to fight, Greg Lassaigne is joining the two cousins Stéphane and Alexandre Piron within a team which is running well and which is well prepared. Exceptionnally unlucky at the previous Mondial, four times winner of the France' championship Quad Cross, Endurance and Superquad, the rider native from Champagne will start with the n°1 for the longest round the clock of the year. We wish them good luck.

Clockwise : BC Vaught, Wes Miller (top center), Sheldon Riggs (top right), Colten Moore (white shirt), Caleb Moore (bottom center), Ryan Bemis (red shirt)	FREE STYLE QUAD ! During the presentation of the teams in town, from Friday evening the brothers, Caleb and Colten Moore from the USA, will take your breath away with 3 performances with their Freestyle quad show exclusive in Europa. Several shows will follow on from each others on the circuit of the Mondial all over the week end : Saturday 4.00 pm and 10.00 pm, Sunday 5.30 pm The top of the top will be there with the Backflip ! All welcome as you won't see an extreme show like that every day. www.hbombfilms.com

	ARNAUD AUGOYARD Arnaud Augoyard car rider in Pont de Vaux in 2008. Arnaud has always loved rallyes and been determined by his passion. He has already been winner of the Rallye Jeune selection in 2000, the number two with a Peugeot 206 in 2004, Clio Cup Rallye champion in 2005, official Renault Sport Clio S 1600 rider in 2006 (9th at the France's championship) and official Renault Sport Clio R3 rider in 2007. Born 29 years ago in the region, his passion is not just for car sports since this year he will enter the Quad Contest. On Saturday May 31st he took his first driving lesson for bike which is compulsory for taking part to the race. The rider will race under the colours of Luc Motos, Suzuki dealer in Mâcon(71), very enthusiastic about this plan, EPUR the recycling company, and the association Mira Canette. This association has been created in 2006 by a visually handicapped person, it helps the persons who are visually handicapped to get dogs - guide dogs. This association is financed by the collection of small metal cans on different sites in order to sell them to recycling organisms and manufacturers

	RALLYE DES VINS The "12 Hours"at the Rallye des Vins de Mâcon. As every year, during a week end in May, quads and buggys got on well with the WRC and other big cars of the Group A of the cup of Europa Rallyes organised for the first time in Mâcon. www.rallyedesvinsmacon.com

	EUROPA IS OVERRUN WITH THE SCORPION HELMETS ! New in this sector, the wide range of new generation helmets has upset all the references known concerning innovation and technology with the incredible success of the ranges for road use SCORPION EXO. In partnership with the Mondial du Quad, this year, SCORPION will reveal the new generation all road helmets with the SCORPION VX ! equipped with the Airfit revolutionary concept ( an exclusive inflating system of the lower side foams in order to improve the safety and the pleasure of riding). So, pro or amateur riders, quad or SSV riders or even for the Défi Motos. this Summer, let you be bitten ! www.scorpionsports.eu

	4 WHEELS ! For this year, the SSV, UTV, and buggys will be the main theme of the QuadExpo located in the heart of the circuit. The sport and utilitarian 4 wheels will perfom within a 2500 m2 area with a track for practices shared with the vintage trikes of Passion ATC.

	ATC TRIKE NEWS Between 87 and 89, the 1st Mondial races have welcome the trikes. Since 2 years they are back in the meadow thanks to Passion ATC ! In 2006, this team of lovers and collectors created the first French ATC website : www.passion-atc.com. Now they are launching a fanzine which is going to delight all the 3 wheels lovers. You can download the n°1 from there. Of course the Passion ATC will be in Pont de Vaux this Summer