Toni Bou begins the defense of the outdoor test title in Motegi

Toni Bou (Montesa Honda), will start this weekend in the Japanese town of Motegi, the defense of the world title of the tests outside that he holds.

The 2024 TrialGP World Championship will begin in Motegi, a town in Japan that manages the start of the outdoor trial season where the current World Champion, Toni Bou, who has more than 140 victories in the discipline, will look to retain its title, after closing last season with eight consecutive wins.

In 2024 there will be changes in the regulations of the TrialGP World Championship which we will already see in the first round in Japan, because The ‘non-stop’ modality was abandoned after more than a decade in effectand the old stopping regulation returned, allowing the pilot to stop in the zone, with a maximum time within it.

In addition, the ‘parc ferme’ will cease to exist. which was established last season.

The World Championship calendar will have seven events, because after the double test in Japan, the drivers will compete again in Sant Julià de Lòria (Andorra), Valsassina (Italy), Neunkirchen (Germany), Comblain-au-Pont ( Belgium ), Cahors (France), and the Ripoll test (Spain) will close the season.

“The feeling before the race in Japan is good. We come after making a good start to the season with four victories in four events held at the world indoor championship, which gives us great confidence,” said Toni Bou in his team’s press release.

“It’s always a special race for us because it’s Honda’s home, even though we’ve added pressurebut we will try to approach it as another race, and the return to the stop regulation is positive for our sport, they will be tighter races and small mistakes are what can change,” acknowledged the current world champion. in the same note.

“The goal this season is to revalidate the titletry to be competitive and reach the end of the year in the fight for the championship,” said Bou.