The engines start after the long stop due to Covid-19, the Supermoto kicks off with the Internazionali d’Italia on the track of Ortona in Abruzzo, the last time it was run was the distant 2010 and the track was very different especially in the off-road section today very technical and spectacular.

The Tm Factory Racing team led by Alex Serafini field the confirmed pair of drivers Thomas Chareyre, seven times World champion, and Diego Monticelli.

In qualifying Thomas is as usual a lion and with a perfect lap he marks the pole position, Diego Monticelli cannot find the right wriggle and has to settle for 4th place.

At the start of race 1 Chareyre is not mistaken and takes the lead of the race and keeps it for several laps, Thomas commits a small burr and has to give up the first position, the strong French driver has tried in every way and has touched the contact with his opponent in attempting an attack in braking, Thomas finishes second and Monticelli after a difficult start he recovered up to the sixth.

In race 2 when the traffic light went out once again Thomas was perfect thanks to a manual start, on exiting the dirt road during the first lap Chareyre touched the curb losing grip and risking to fall in doing so he had to let go of his opponent. Thomas tried in every braking to take home the victory of heats but was unable to sink the blow. Diego Monticelli with a good race closes in 4th place and second in the Italian ranking.

Alex Serafini: “First race of the season after the long break and I have to be very satisfied with what our boys showed, if we think that we could not do the necessary tests to be ready for the best. Thomas has always shown his strength with a fantastic race, he knows very well that we are in the first race and the championship is still long, we have plenty of time to work and be ready for Latina. Monticelli drove very well without errors and this is very important. “

The first race of the season 2020 took place last weekend in Carpineti in the province of Reggio Emilia with the first and second round of the Assoluti d’Italia di Enduro.

At the start of the maximum Italian championship our two riders, Andrea Verona and Loic Larrieu, who from the start have been well-represented, showing an excellent state of form and obtaining excellent results.

In the overall Loic Larrieu has a good third place on the opening day, fighting for the second position until the end faded for a few seconds.

On the second day of the race our French ride, CTr got a seventh place while our rider Andrea Verona fought in the first positions all day and at the end of a hot and sultry day he got a fifth place.

In the 250 4T class Andrea Verona was unable to give the final leg and on both days of competition he came in second place.

However, the performance of our rider from Vicenza was good and in the second day of the race he achieved excellent times in the three special tests.

In the Foreigners class, our French rider Loic Larrieu ran a good race on both race days, obtaining a third and second place in the class.

ANDREA VERONA
“After a long stop, we finally started running again, normally in July, we reach two thirds of the races while looking for the first race is underway. The race weekend did not go badly on the contrary, two good days and a progressive improvement. Now we wait for the next round of the Assoluti to give gas in view of the world championship”

LOIC LARRIEU
“A very good race with very performing special tests, especially the cross test and the inaugural day with the slippery and wet surface where I really made a difference. The weekend was positive to start tasting the competitions again”