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1MXUPDATEPaulin - revelationof the season.Paulin was back on the podium in Portugal with second overall in the event, thanksto a moto two win at the rough and rutted Agueda circuit. Team-mate Boog tooksixth in the event. In Belgium, Paulin took fifth overall, but Sweden saw an eventof damage limitation with seventh overall – his worst result of the season barring amechanical non-start in Mexico.Honda World Motocross have not had plain sailing this season. In Mexico, EvengyBobryshev picked up bronchitis, whilst team-mate Rui Goncalves was alreadynursing a tendon injury from a previous round. Both continued to suffer in Brazil,meaning a Latin American excursion the pair would rather forget.Coming back to Europe, Bobryshev had a fall in France, whilst Goncalvesstruggled with arm pump. Portugal looked better, with Goncalves up to fifth in mototwo, before a stall dropped him to sixth, with his team-mate one place behind.Bobryshev’s woes continued however, with a chest injury he would carry to the nextevent in Belgium, one where Goncalves broke a rib.Bobryshev bounced back with a second place in qualifying in Sweden, but wassoon bouncing his arm off a rock, requiring stitches and retirement from the event.Goncalves meanwhile suffered being hit by another rider in qualifying, then fallingprey to mechanical difficulties in the first race before taking seventh in moto two.Dunlop MX race coordinator Eddy Seel sums up the season so far: “The fight isreally exciting this year for the championship title, I’m always ready at the podiumwith the yellow caps in my hand!”It’s been a fast and furious couple of months for Dunlop’s partners in the MX1 WorldChampionship, with events in Mexico, Brazil, France, Portugal, Belgium and Sweden frommid-May to mid-July.Dunlop’s star has been the revelation of the season so far, with Kawasaki Racing riderGautier Paulin, who sits after nine rounds within 33 points of the championship lead. Paulinhas four heat wins and one GP wins to his name in fourth position in the standingsMX1’s visit to Mexico in mid-May didn’t go as smoothly as anyone would have liked, withsafety concerns curtailing riding on the Saturday, before action on Sunday where Paulin’steam-mate Xavier Boog challenged for the lead, before finishing in sixth - his best result todate.From Mexico straight to Brazil, where Boog went better with a debut MX1 race win in thesecond race at the new Beto Carrero track. Paulin’s results saw him just shy of the podiumfor the Grand Prix.Back to Europe, where Paulin celebrated a home podium finish, setting fastest laps on hisway to second place from a tenth starting position in moto one. While in moto two a freakaccident caused by a rock rolling into his path meant he dropped to fifth, before fightingback to third. His results meant he was third in the event – only denied second by tie-breakrulings. Boog meanwhile scored a best fifth overall in the event.See an on-board lap of Evengy Bobryshev in SwedenMX1 GP of Germany – 23 SeptemberAfter further rounds in Latvia the Czech Republic, UK,Netherlands and Italy; the season will come to a thrillingconclusion at Teutschenthal, Germany.MX of Nations – 30 SeptemberJust a week after the conclusion of the World Championship,the MX of Nations event brings the best motocross riderscompeting in the USA to meet the World Championshipriders in Lommel, Belgium.What’sComingNext?