No Kickash in Uddevalla

Photo: CDS

We just have received some sad news. Jim Fiolek, Ashley's dad, has informed us that unfortunately they can't make it over to Uddevalla, for the penultimate round of the WMX series. Of course Ashley is disappointed and so are we, it's always great to have her on board. She brings a lot of energy to the team even when she's not on the bike...

However Kickash is currently riding in a league of her own in the WMA series for the Red Bull-Honda team. So we like to think that her European boot camp -racing the Bulgarian and Portuguese GP'- has been a fruitful preparation for the American championship! Fiolek is actually defending her crown in the US and she continues to make waves stateside. Ashley has just been nominated for the important ESPN ESPY Award. She is one of four nominees for the award of Best Female Action Sports Athlete. We keep our fingers crossed...

Podium for Fiolek!

The LS Motors-Honda girls started their season in style. American Women’s MX champion Ashley Fiolek grabbed another podium spot, her third podium from her five GP starts so far! Ashley finished 3rd in both races and left a very good impression. Fiolek took the holeshot in both moto’s and enjoyed held the leader spot for a couple of moments. On Saturday as well as on Sunday German Laier and reigning World champion Lancelot proved to be a bit faster. Lancelot won the GP in Sevlievo in front of Laier and Fiolek. However Ashley was the best American girl on Bulgarian soil with Tarah Gieger coming home ninth while Aubrianna Dunn unfortunately didn’t score any points.

Belgium’s Elien De Winter ended up 11dth in the overall standings. That was a surprisingly good result l given her injuries (Elien is on the mend after suffering a broken vertebra and a dislocated pelvis). In the first race on Saturday Elien finished in 8th. In the Sunday she had to ride through the pain barrier but clinched an honourable 13th position nevertheless. De Winter became 11th and first Belgian in the overall standings. Brenda Wagemans was 13rd and Morane de Barquin 24th.

Elien De Winter and Ashley Fiolek kick off WMX series

Photo: Red Bull Photofiles

In Bulgaria LS Motors welcomes the ever enthusiast American Ashley Fiolek. Ashley will defend the LS Motors colors during a few selected rounds of this year’s WMX World championship. Last year Ashley clinched her first podium in Sevlievo and ended 6th in the WMX’s final standings despite missing one GP. Just like Elien, Ashley oozes with

professionalism and stamina. LS Motors-Honda is very proud of fielding this duo that combines speed, charm and personality. Both Elien and Ashley ride a Honda CRF250R. Their main competition will come from reigning World champion Livia Lancelot, strong German girls Stephanie Laier, Maria Franke and Larissa Papenmeier. Peurtorican Tarah Geiger, the first every woman to compete in the Motocross of Nations, will also be behind the starting gate in Sevlievo.