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marzo 28, 2018 - Yamaha Racing

Touching Base With Tristan Charboneau

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Considering America is a hotbed of motocross, it is surprising that not many Americans make the journey over to Europe to test their skills against the best in the world. It has been more than two-decades since an American won a FIM Motocross World Title - the last was #bobbymoore, who won the 1994 125cc World Championship onboard a #Yamaha YZ125 under the wing of Michele Rinaldi - who now owns and operates the Monster Energy #Yamaha Factory #racing Team. This year, 21-year-old American #tristancharboneau joined the ASTES4-TESAR #Yamaha Official EMX250 Team with high hopes of winning the 2018 EMX250 Championship before stepping up to MX2 next year. #Yamaharacing spoke to the talented kid from Tenino, Washington about his European experience, his GYTR kitted YZ250F, what has attracted him to #racing in Europe, and his recent injury.

How has the experience in Europe been?

TC: "The experience in Europe is always awesome. You see new things every single time. For me, this is the second time I have been here. This time I am living in Italy, near Milan, right next to Malpensa airport which makes it super easy to travel and go places. I love the experience of being over here and going to the races here as well, it's awesome."

How do you compare #racing in Europe to #racing in the USA?

TC: "It would be different if I was #racing MX2 right now, but I am only #racing EMX, and that is more low-key and calm. We only race one race a day, but being able to see the MX2 riders and the work that they put in, I can see it's a lot different to in the states. In the states you go out on the track four times per day. Here the MX2 guys go out three times each day, and I think that is a big difference. I really look forward to moving into the MX2 class and seeing how that all works out."

What made you want to race in Europe rather than in the USA?

TC: "Honestly, it never crossed my mind to race in Europe. I can honestly say it's not something I thought about doing, but after I finished my contract in America, my only other option was to come to Europe. It was really out of the blue, so I had two choices at that point. Go out and race in the US as a privateer, or come to Europe, so I chose to come here. My first season was difficult in the beginning, but at the halfway point I was winning races and enjoying every minute of it."

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