With a win in Sheffield, SR75 Molson Racing Suzuki’s Thomas Ramette could land the Monster Energy AX title at the London, England, finale on February 27.
The following is from Suzuki Racing News Service:
SR75 Molson Racing Suzuki’s Thomas Ramette closed in on the Monster Energy Arenacross Tour powered by Ford Ranger Championship lead with victory at last weekend’s penultimate round at Sheffield Arena, in Sheffield, England, as team-mate Cyrille Coulon joined him on the podium. Ramette now trails series leader Cedric Soubeyras (Yamaha) by just three points heading into the championship finale at SSE Arena in Wembley, London on February 27th.
Both Ramette and Coulon showed their class from the start at Sheffield, with Coulon taking his first pole position of the year and Ramette posting third on the timesheets. After getting the holeshot in the main event, Ramette put-in in an almost flawless raceen route to claiming his fifth main Eevent win of the season. Coulon blasted from the gate and muscled his way to third within a couple of laps, maintaining that position to the checkered flag.
Ramette said that he felt it was difficult night, as his health was not 100 percent.
“I worked hard to focus because I really like racing here in Sheffield Arena,” Ramette said. “I knew I had to take the victory tonight, so I pushed my focus and I came away with the win and only three points behind in the championship, which is amazing. I am so happy to have Cyrille on the podium with me, and my team is making everything perfect for me every time I am on track with my amazing bike. I thank every sponsor and friend in the team for all they do. I feel no pressure now going into London for the finale as I have nothing to lose. I was knocked out of this championship and I have worked very hard to get myself back into the race. This makes me very happy and I look forward to racing at Wembley again. I am very excited.”
“Both riders again raced with respect and showed their class to take these results to get Thomas back into the championship hunt when we had been written off just a few weeks ago,” Walker said. “The 72-point lead in the Pro Team Championship makes me incredibly proud as our teamwork, with support from our team partners and our amazing Suzuki race bikes, is so important to me as the boss. We will continue to work as a team to prepare for London and to say we are excited about this is an understatement. We have nothing at all to lose and this is a great position to be in. Once again I would like to thank all our team sponsors, our amazing riders and of course Paul Coop for his pit work this weekend.”
2016 Monster Energy Arenacross Tour powered by Ford Ranger
Sheffield Arena
Sheffield, England
Results: February 13, 2016
Pro Main Event
1. Thomas Ramette (SR75 Molson Racing Suzuki) 25.207,
2. Adam Chatfield (Honda) 25.314,
3. Cyrille Coulon (SR75 Molson Racing Suzuki) 25.929,
4. James Dunn (Husqvarna) 25.954,
5. Cedric Soubeyras (Yamaha) 25.779.
Pro Championship Points Standings
1. Cedric Soubeyras-189
2. Thomas Ramette-186
3. Cyrille Coulon-157
4. Adam Chatfield-135
5. Fabien Izoird-128.
Team Championship
1. SR75 Molson Racing Suzuki-343
2. LPE Kawasak-271
3. Buildbase Honda-248
4. SJR Kawasaki-222
5. Geartec Yamaha-192.
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