Monday, 10 March 2008

New Zealand Rider Wins TOTAL Motocross 2008 Championship in Cambodia

James Robinson (L) of New Zealand and Pierre Yves-Catry of France take part in the Total International Motocross Championship on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 9, 2008 . REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea


2008-03-09
Xinhua

New Zealand motor rider James Robinson on Sunday won the TOTAL International Motocross 2008 Championship in Cambodia in Class A with the cash prize of 400 U.S. dollars.

Meanwhile, in Class A, Cambodian-French rider Pierre Yves Catry won second place with the cash prize of 250 U.S. dollars, and Siam Tiencharoenphol from Thailand won third place with the award of 150 U.S. dollars.

In addition, Cambodian rider Khan Chove won first place with the cash award of 250 U.S dollars in Class B, while another Cambodian rider Lim Pheng won first place in Class C with the cash prize of 150 U.S. dollars.

TOTAL, the major fuel driller and vendor from France, hosted this motorcycle field race, which was divided into series of Class A, B and C.

Some 20 riders from Cambodia, Indonesia, France, Australia, the U.S., Thailand, Canada and New Zealand joined the race.

TOTAL is one of the main fuel vendors in Cambodia and already hosted two motorcycle field races for the kingdom.

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