AJP MOTOS, SA
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PRESS INFORMATION, 29.06.2015
AJP ENTERS RED BULL ROMANIACS CHALLENGE ON THE TOUGHEST EXTREME COUNTDOWN TOWARDS ROMANIA AJP Motos will be present, by the first time on its history, on the toughest Extreme Enduro race in the world, entering with a two factory rider team that will challenge with the proved PR4 Extreme 240 the hardest trails designed in the heart of Transylvania. After several good results obtained in some Extreme Enduro races held in Portugal, Paulo Russo and Emanuel Costa decided to follow up the AJP challenge and enter in this authentic endurance race that defies men and machines, an adventure that will take more than 300 riders from 37 countries to face five racing days and 600 km of hard trails embedded in one the best places on earth for enduro lovers. AJP founder, António Pinto, considers that this presence of the brand in Romania has a special meaning, but according to his words: «AJP will enter with some sportive ambition, even if the first goal is to finish the race, but being at the first 20 places of the Silver class in the last day would be something to acknowledge. There are always innumerous problems and people not going until the end, but the reliability of the PR4 240 it’s a plus in a race with this characteristics. António Pinto
We have a good experience with this model and the results achived in several Extreme Enduro races leave us confident towards this demandind race.» Paulo Russo aims to finish the Romaniacs, but underlines that: «Navigation is something new and a challenge to overcome. The pace of this race is different from what we usually find in Portugal, but I’ve been working on the body and making some special training with the bike.»
Paulo Russo
Emanuel Costa is also making a specific training program for this event: «I’ve been working with this race in mind for the past four months, both physically and with the bike, and I’ve also used the GPS to get used to it on the mountain. The Lagares Extreme is probably tougher than the Romaniacs in terms of riding technique, but here we have other challenges, like endurance, altitude changes and a specific climate that can create unexpected problems.» AJP team is prepared to start engines on the 14 of July for the prologue and besides this two factory riders, there are two other Portuguese riders racing in the Red Bull Romaniacs with PR4 240 models, Nuno Pereira and Bruno Freitas.
Emanuel Costa
FOR MORE INFORMATIONS, PLEASE CONTACT: Mário Figueiras Phone: +351 255 815 122 Mobile: +351 964 895 044 Email: mariofigueiras@ajpmotos.com
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