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Top 10 finish for Jonah Street |
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Posted by Staff
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
From Rally PanAm
Central Europe Rally:
Top 10 finish for Jonah Street and Team Top 1 Oil /
Rally PanAm
Balatonfured, Hungary. After 7 days competing against the
best cross-country rally racers in the world, Jonah Street has emerged in 9th position overall. In this tight and technical rally, the team is
very happy with this result. Jonah finished special test sections three times on the podium, and often in the top 5. Still relatively new to this type of competition, the team gauges its progress against more established teams. Rally PanAm knows that Jonah can compete
alongside, and often ahead of, the best in the world.
Jonah Street, "This
was a very good test for us, with some good stages. In my first race on
the 690, I think I handled it well. This was not the type of event where
we would normally take a big rally bike. Hopefully we will get a chance to
show what we can do in a real desert rally soon".
Rally PanAm's goal is
to win the Dakar Rally.
Crew Chief Des McDonald, "We fine tuned our skills
at this rally, certainly a very valuable experience."
Team Manager Charlie
Rauseo, "We are exactly where we need to be. Each time we compete at this
level, we learn and get better at it. Jonah and the crew are significantly
closer to winning one of these events. With a little more help from
sponsors, we hope to compete in the Sertoes Rally in Brazil, and possibly
other major events, before going for the win in the Dakar next
January."
Rally PanAm Is the only American motorcycle team now competing in rallies, and is backed by Top Oil Company, Klim gear, Scuderia West, Rally Management Services, Gore-Tex, APL, Motion Pro, Baja Designs, Transfer Flow, Ready Racing, Scott Goggles, Renazco Racing, MX1West, ICW, DP Brakes, Megla Designs, Aladdin Freight, KTM Twins.com, JJE
Constructors, Michelin, Design Integrity, Linkfinity, Iridium, JoeHauler, SPS Suspension, and Harry's Custom Paint.
For more
information, see:www.rallypanam.com
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