Welcome press conference in Riga

Earlier today a press conference was held at the Mols mall in Riga to promote the sixth edition of the MXGP of Latvia. Youthstream Director Mr. David Luongo and FIM/CMS Director Mr. Tony Skillington joined the event organizer Mr. Kristers Sergis and the Sports Director of the Department at the Ministry of Education Mr. Edgars Severs on the podium where they expressed their thanks and gratitude in front of the public and national television representatives.

“As the promoter of the FIM Motocross World Championship we are very happy to be here in Latvia.” Mr. David Luongo said, “They have hosted the world championship since 2009 and it’s always very good. Our goal is always to bring motocross to a higher level and to be on the MXGP calendar we need world-class events. I can say that Latvia is a world-class event; it has world-class facilities with a nice paddock with a lot of space, and a good track. We also have great support from the organizer Mr. Sergis. Overall it is a very good GP and a great opportunity for Latvia to be recognized worldwide.”

Mr. Tony Skillington agreed, “This is one of the greatest facilities. On behalf of the FIM we are very happy to be here, so thanks to the organizers and also to Youthstream, the promoters of MXGP, it’s a great privilege to come to Latvia.”

Mr. Edgars Severs said, “It’s great to have this event because it helps Latvia become more known worldwide and also because motocross is very popular in Latvia.”

The event was wrapped up with Mr. Kristers Sergis explaining how grateful he is to have an event of this caliber at the circuit of Kegums and how he hopes that the FIM Motocross World Championship will return next year before the word was passed to the riders that were present, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass, 24MX Lucas Oil Honda Racing’s Matiss Karro, HSF Logistics Motosport Team’s Roberts Justs, Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha’s Aleksandr Tonkov and the wildcards, MX Moduls duo of Davis Ivanovs and Karlis Sabulis. The riders all shared their enthusiasm and those that are racing tomorrow are looking forward to it.