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Bud Racing Kawasaki's Mathis Valin took over the red plate and overall win in the FIM European EMX250 Championship
The French teenager, a class rookie this year after stepping up from the 125cc class, was in magnificent form all weekend, confirming his talent as he controlled both motos under fluctuating climatic conditions. Saturday's first moto had run in sticky conditions as a rainstorm blew in from the Atlantic, while brilliant sunshine blessed the facility on Sunday morning for race two. The track, saturated by Saturday's downpour, was still heavy and demanding but nothing could distract Valin from the task at hand. Second through turn one he dived past for the lead already on the second long downhill and, displaying immaculate bike-control and mature race-skills beyond his tender years aboard the incomparable KX™250, he controlled the race from the front. Gradually easing clear of his closest chaser he built a five-second buffer within a few laps and, responding to the happenings in his wake, cleverly maintained that advantage to claim his first EMX250 career overall win in the class with a perfect weekend. He also claimed the red plate and took a twenty-three-point advantage over second to the next round. Kawasaki now also leads the FIM Manufacturers' Championship.
