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Friday, 4th April 2008

The 2008 MX1 and MX2 Motocross World Championships roar into action this weekend, when the sandy Valkenswaard circuit will host the first of this year's 15 rounds, covering 13 countries and two continents.

This weekend Yamaha Red Bull De Carli will also line up Alessandro Lupino but not Matteo Bonini, as the Italian is still doing rehabilitation work to his left shoulder after surgery.

Valkenswaard's Eurocircuit is a characteristic Dutch sandy circuit located at about 20 kilometres from the closest city Eindhoven. The Eurocircuit begun hosting Motocross races in 1980 and it has always been a popular venue of the FIM series.

After its absence from the 2005 and 2006 calendars, the world championship hampionship was back at Valkenswaard in style last year, welcoming 25,000 spectators. 2007 saw a renewed layout, with a different location of the start grid and the riding direction changed from anti clockwise to clockwise. This year the finish line will be closer to the starting area.

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