Results at the first stage of the Russian MR Cup for the team YMS

The first stage of the Russian MR Cup took place on the track in Mjachkovo. It can't be considered very successful for the team "Yakhnich Motorsport". As the busy schedules of training in Russia and racing in Italy coincided the situation was such that the pilots had very little time to adjust their new bikes and get adapted to the features of this rather specific track in Mjachkovo. As a result Natalya Lubimova was seriously injured at the training on Thursday and wasn't able to take part in the race of the first stage. Nadezhda Yaknich's training session didn't go smoothly either - on Monday the racer fell and injured her leg. This injury influenced subsequently the results of the race: at the training Nadja's time was 1'49 but in the race she recorded only 1'52, nevertheless Nadezhda was able to hold her second position. All the week the team had very intensive tempo of work. The mechanics worked very hard fixing the girls' bikes at nights in order the pilots could continue their performance after the falls, so Nadja Yakhnich and Natalya Lubimova are very grateful to them for it!

Natasha Lubimova: "I am satisfied with Nadja's results. She fulfilled the coach's tasks completely. I liked her fighting mood which she demonstrated in the race and I hope that this stage was a good practice for the race in Magione in the frames of the Italian Women Championship. As for my further participation in competitions of this season I am going to recover by the second stage of the Russian MR Cup in Brno".

Alexander Yakhnich:  "Our pilots were not properly prepared for the first Russian MR Cup stage. After their return from Italy they just had time to adjust their bikes. This situation showed that the level of the Russian Championship still requires more active preparation especially as the track in Mjachkovo isn't, unfortunately, so safe as desired. The pilots didn't manage to allot more time for practice in Mjachkovo: the schedule of YMS is really very tight this season and now the girls are more focused on the nearest stage of the Italian Championship. But, nevertheless, the team's results on the Russian track are quite satisfactory".

Photo be Nata Lyubimova here