Tough

Sixth for Renaux and Seventh for Vlaanderen at Tough Turkish Grand Prix

September 7, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team’s Maxime Renaux has placed sixth overall at round 18 of the 2025 MXGP World Championship, with Calvin Vlaanderen close behind in seventh. Jago Geerts was also in action […]

Thibault Benistant Digs Deep for 10th at Tough German Grand Prix

June 2, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team’s Thibault Benistant has placed 10th overall at the MXGP of Germany. The Frenchman was on form in Race One, placing fifth, and was on course to finish sixth […]

Extremely tight top 10 times on tough stage 10 at 2024 Dakar Rally

January 17, 2024 Michael Le Pard

TOP-10 RESULTS FOR RED BULL KTM ON DAKAR STAGE 10 Dakar Rally 2024 – Stage 10 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Kevin Benavides and Toby Price have completed the tough stage 10 at the 2024 […]

Tough and physically demanding 7th stage at 2024 Dakar Rally

January 14, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Kevin Benavides has finished third on a tough and physically demanding seventh stage at the 2024 Dakar Rally. The KTM 450 RALLY racer now lies fifth overall in the provisional standings. Also […]

Tough weekend wins career-high result at Ironman National

August 27, 2023 Michael Le Pard

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammates Aaron Plessinger and Tom Vialle both claimed third-place results to conclude the 2023 AMA Pro Motocross Championship on the podium at today’s Ironman National, with fan favorite Plessinger […]

Tough Saturday for Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team at Autodrom Most

July 29, 2023 Michael Le Pard

A controversial Superpole and early damp conditions affect the races of Bautista (P12) and Rinaldi (P14). Superb win for Bulega in WorldSSP It was a tough Saturday for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team at […]

RIDERS TACKLE TOUGH LOMMEL SAND FOR MX2 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

July 23, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing checked out of the draining Lommel sand with Liam Everts claiming 4th position overall for the thirteenth round of nineteen in 2023 FIM MXGP and for the second event in […]

Tough decision to withdraw from Flanders MXGP FIM Motocross World Championship

July 23, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Thibault Benistant Withdraws from MXGP of Flanders Due to complications following a fall in the Qualifying Race at the MXGP of Czech Republic a week ago, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s Thibault Benistant has made […]

Everything about Southwick Motocross is tough with sand, heat and humidity

July 9, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Everything about Southwick is tough, with the sand, heat and humidity…and the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team, who were ready to take on the roughest track on the AMA Pro Motocross series. 250 […]

WorldSBK riders display fighting spirit on a tough weekend in Misano

June 4, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Misano. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK riders displayed fighting spirit at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli (ITA) as they attempted to cope with challenges during a weekend of adversity. On Sunday, Garrett Gerloff (USA) from […]

Tough day 3 in the desert: 2023 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

March 1, 2023 Michael Le Pard

THIRD PLACE RESULT FOR SKYLER HOWES ON ADDC STAGE THREE SECOND CONSECUTIVE TOP-THREE STAGE RESULT FOR THE AMERICAN RIDER AS EVENT PASSES HALFWAY POINT Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Skyler Howes has put in another strong ride […]

Tough stage two at 2023 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

February 28, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has won the tough stage two at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Skilfully mastering the dunes throughout the stage, the Argentinian brought his FR 450 Rally home over one […]

Tough Saudi desert Dakar Rally 2023 Stage 9

January 10, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has posted the second quickest time on today’s stage nine at the 2023 Dakar Rally, moving up to second overall in the provisional standings, just three seconds from […]

Tough British MotoGP Silverstone Showdown

August 8, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo secured a hard-fought eighth place this weekend, despite having to overcome a long lap penalty, as the MotoGP World Championship resumed at Silverstone. Defending champion Fabio Quartararo secured […]

ANOTHER TOP-FIVE FINISH FOR HUSQVARNA AT BRUTALLY TOUGH SOUTHWICK NATIONAL

July 10, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire battled through tough conditions at Saturday’s Southwick National to capture fifth overall in the 250MX class with 4-5 moto finishes in Southwick, Massachusetts. Teammate Stilez Robertson walked away […]

Rebounds from tough Hangtown MX opening round

June 5, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Justin Cooper rebounded from a tough opening round to finish second overall with a 2-3 moto result at Round 2 of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Series at Hangtown MX. […]

Tough & Rough first Lucas Oil Pro Motocross season opener Pala day

May 30, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Levi Kitchen notched a top-five finish in the first moto, ultimately scoring eighth overall at yesterday’s Lucas Oil Pro Motocross season opener in Pala, California. Justin Cooper ended the day […]

Indianapolis tough challenge being very soft and rutted Supercross 250SX

March 21, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Kyle Chisholm made forward strides in his second outing with the team, finishing seventh last night in challenging conditions at the Indianapolis Supercross. The top-10 finish gives the fill-in rider […]

Tough MotoGP Season Opener Losail International Circuit

March 7, 2022 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP made its highly anticipated return to action this weekend at the Losail International Circuit with Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo kicking off his title-defending season with a top-ten finish. It was a […]

Tough three days of MotoGP testing at Lombok Indonesia

February 13, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller concluded the final pre-season test at the Mandalika Street Circuit in Lombok. The brand new Indonesian circuit was inaugurated in 2021 and will host MotoGP for the first time in […]

Really tough Dakar Rally 2022 Stage 11 day

January 13, 2022 Michael Le Pard

After a highly positive day at the Dakar Rally yesterday for the Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team, stage 11 has proved to be a seriously tough test of both patience and stamina. Entering the penultimate […]

Very tough weekend from a human point of view at WorldSBK

September 27, 2021 Michael Le Pard

On a Sunday that began with one minute silence in memory of Dean Berta Vinales, Scott Redding reached the podium twice, finishing third in Race-1 (instead of the Superpole Race) and second in Race-2. For Michael Ruben […]

Tough Saturday for BMW Motorrad Motorsport at Misano WorldSBK

June 13, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Misano. The FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) is at Misano on the Italian Adriatic coast, this weekend for round three of the 2021 season. Saturday proved to be a difficult day for BMW Motorrad Motorsport. […]

Thunder Valley AMA Pro Motocross Championship was a tough weekend

June 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 8. Dilan Schwartz: RM-Z250 – 8th Max Anstie: RM-Z450 – 13th Suzuki claimed a top-10 position at the weekend’s second round of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship […]

Supercross Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team salvaged tough Atlanta racing day

April 14, 2021 Michael Le Pard

ATLANTA – The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team salvaged a tough day of racing on Tuesday as teammates Cooper Webb and Marvin Musquin came away with sixth and seventh-place finishes, respectively, at Round 14 of […]

MotoGP Motorland Aragon Racers Face Very Chilly Technically Tough Desert-Like Track

October 17, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 16. Combined practice times: Joan Mir: 4th – 1’48.501 (+ 0.730) Alex Rins: 10th – 1’48.839 (+ 1.068) Motorland Aragon in Spain plays host to Round 11 of the […]