LeGros wins, sets course record

From MotoStep Racing

SUZUKA, JAPAN -- Canadian road racer Shane LeGros won the XF1 (Formula Extreme) division this past weekend at the Suzuka round of the West Japan Challenge Cup.

The combined grid consisting of JSB, XF1, XF2 and S-NK class machinery saw LeGros eclipse the existing class course record of two minutes, 17.910 seconds with a time of 2:16.821 in qualifying to take top spot among XF1 class machines.

Race action saw a rain shortened race with LeGros further lowering the course record with a personal best lap of 2:16.266 before a flash storm caused several riders to crash and the race to be red-flagged. The race had already passed 50 per cent distance and was therefore not restarted. LeGros was a comfortable 44 seconds ahead of the next fastest XF1 competitor at the time of the red-flag to win the XF1 class.

The course record was the second for LeGros as he is also the current series lap record holder in the XF1 class on Suzuka’s west half course.

MotoStep Racing would like to than its many partners for their support: Striker Exhausts, Agras components, Hyod Leathers, Elka Suspension, Gp Suspension, Nutec oils, Dunlop, Vesrah, KDC.