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| Kullas victorious in first Monster Energy MX Kart-off | | | Yamaha Monster Energy Gariboldi's Harri Kullas was definitely the undisputed fastest Karter in the first Monster Energy 'Kart-off', held on Friday at the Lommel circuit in Belgium; 24 hours before the eleventh round of fifteen in the FIM Motocross World Championship at Limburg two weeks ago.
In front of a hefty selection of media from Belgium, Holland, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, Germany and the UK, all ten of the motocross Monster Army (including five Yamaha riders) mingled with guests and the Monster Energy girls before taking to the tight, dark and twisty Indoor track; only a rear-wheel drift from the Grand Prix circuit where the troupe would be doing battle in the Lommel sand over the following two days. |
| Such was 2010 Grand Prix rookie Kullas' prowess in swapping knobbly tyres for small slicks that he was forced to start from the back of the grid after setting pole position. Over the next nineteen laps the slight teenager somehow cut past the likes of David Philippaerts, Gautier Paulin, Gareth Swanepoel, Steven Frossard, Jeremy Van Horebeek, Evgeny Bobryshev, Christophe Charlier and finally Alessandro Lupino – with whom he enjoyed a tasty dice – before celebrating his triumph.
"It was a lot of fun and although I was annoyed at having to start from the back it made for a busy race," said the Finn, who is currently holding a top ten slot in the MX2 World Championship in his impressive maiden campaign. "It is cool to have us altogether like this and I was surprised how much media there was." |
| Kullas raised his specially made trophy on the podium with Lupino and Bobryshev for company. The event marked the first time the riders from Yamaha, Kawasaki and Honda teams united for some 'play time', although there were already talks after the spectacle that 2011 could see the Kart-off extend to a mini-series with some serious prizes on offer! |
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