The third round of the EMX 65 and 85 cc SE zone was held this weekend in Sliven (Bulgaria). In the class EMX65 both heats were dominated by the Hungarian rider Adam Kovacs (KTM) who won with great advantage in front of his fellow rivals.
Second in both races was the Moldavian rider Igor Cuharchuic (KTM). Although he had a bad qualifying race on Saturday and started from last position, he managed to win against the Bulgarian rider Kristian Ivanov (KTM) who saw the chequered flag from position three in both heats.
For the EMX85 class, it was not a difficult race for the local rider Alex Dimitrov (BUL, KTM) who won both races, leading the group from start to finish. Second in both races was Julian Georgiev from Bulgaria with KTM. The big battle however was for the third place. In race 1, Nikolay Malinov (BMF) with Kawasaki, who finished third in the first race, but because of a mistake in race 2 did not gain enough points to get to the podium. With a fourth and fifth place, Viktor Kasabov (KTM) managed to get to position 3 in the overall for the event.
Full results on FIM Europe website: www.fim-europe.eu/events/45
