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LOMMEL (Belgium), 31 July 2016 – Using the European Championship to dip your toes into racing the FIM Motocross World Championship just got voided. Not really, it still is the best way to test MXGP’s waters, but the word ‘dip’ isn’t at all accurate with the ninth round of the premier Amateur series, the EMX250, and the sixth and seventh rounds of European Championships EMX300 and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing, taking place in Lommel, the gnarliest track in the world. It is more like diving in the deep end.
At the conclusion of what was an epic weekend, champions have been crowned in all three classes. Sahkar KTM’s Jago Geerts won the EMX125 Championship Presented by FMF Racing after winning both races this weekend, while Bodo Schmidt Motorsports Thomas Kjer Olsen wrapped up the EMX250 title in Race 1 with five races left to go in the series, although the EMX250 round of Belgium was won by Team Suzuki World MX2’s Bas Vaessen who, like Jago, won both races.
As for the European Championship EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing, it went down to the wire with Mike Kras taking the title by 7-points over the round winner, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Yentel Martens.
Lommel favors the sand specialist and no class made it more obvious than the EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing with nine riders out of the top ten being Belgian and Dutch. Yesterday, in Race 1, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Racing’s Yentel Martens obliterated everyone for his third race win of the season. Wild card entry, Michael Hool was second ahead of the championship leader, Mike Kras, who was third.
It was an early start to the day for the beasty sounding 300cc two-strokes with the gates dropping for their second race of the weekend at 08:30am this morning. When they did, it was Kras who made his intentions clear with a holeshot ahead of Kevin Van Geldorp, Dietger Damiaens and Kay Ebben. The Race 1 winnner, and local star, Yentel Martens was also right there and didn’t waste any time in moving to the front of the pack.
Martens knows the sand of Lommel like the back of his hand, and in all honesty, the way he was riding this weekend he could have won it with one arm tied behind his back. The tall and lanky Belgian totally dominated both races for his first double moto victory of the season.
This weekend was never going to be about winning the battle for the Red Plate holder, Mike Kras; it was all about winning the war, which is what he did. The Dutchman was crowned champion, with two consistent performances for second overall.
Holland’s Michael Hool gave everyone but Martens and Kras a riding lesson today. He tied with fellow Dutchman, Kras, on 42 points but had to settle for third overall since Kras had the better result in the final race. Dietger Damiaens wrapped up his season with his first ever top five finish despite his bike blowing more smoke than a steam train as a result of an issue with the radiator. The Belgian finished fourth in Race 2 ahead of fellow Belgian Mike Vanderstraeten.
It was a less than ideal finish to the championship for GL12 Yamaha’s Brad Anderson who was a massive title contender only two rounds to go. The stocky Brit ended up facedown in the sand a couple of times this weekend, which was reflected in his result. He finished sixth in the race and in the overall for the round of Belgium.
EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Yentel Martens (BEL, Husqvarna), 30:16.134; 2. Michael Hool (NED, KTM), +0:27.964; 3. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), +0:45.526; 4. Stefan Hage (NED, KTM), +0:58.810; 5. Dietger Damiaens (BEL, KTM), +1:07.106; 6. Dani de Vries (NED, Yamaha), +1:19.456; 7. Brad Anderson (GBR, Yamaha), +1:32.067; 8. Patrick Vos (NED, KTM), +1:52.855; 9. Kevin Van Geldorp (NED, Yamaha), +2:10.432; 10. Mathias Plessers (BEL, KTM), -1 lap(s).
EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Yentel Martens (BEL, Husqvarna), 30:20.147; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), +0:17.715; 3. Michael Hool (NED, KTM), +0:34.998; 4. Dietger Damiaens (BEL, KTM), +0:43.100; 5. Mike Vanderstraeten (BEL, TM), +1:00.176; 6. Brad Anderson (GBR, Yamaha), +1:08.852; 7. Stefan Hage (NED, KTM), +1:21.026; 8. Mathias Plessers (BEL, KTM), +1:27.036; 9. Kevin Van Geldorp (NED, Yamaha), +1:41.215; 10. Patrick Vos (NED, KTM), +1:44.701.
EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top Ten: 1. Yentel Martens (BEL, HUS), 50 points; 2. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 42 p.; 3. Michael Hool (NED, KTM), 42 p.; 4. Dietger Damiaens (BEL, KTM), 34 p.; 5. Stefan Hage (NED, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Brad Anderson (GBR, YAM), 29 p.; 7. Mathias Plessers (BEL, KTM), 24 p.; 8. Kevin Van Geldorp (NED, YAM), 24 p.; 9. Patrick Vos (NED, KTM), 24 p.; 10. Dani de Vries (NED, YAM), 19 p.
EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Championship Top Ten: 1. Mike Kras (NED, KTM), 264 points; 2. Yentel Martens (BEL, HUS), 257 p.; 3. Brad Anderson (GBR, YAM), 203 p.; 4. Matthew Moffat (GBR, KTM), 150 p.; 5. Dietger Damiaens (BEL, KTM), 135 p.; 6. Patrick Vos (NED, KTM), 113 p.; 7. Francisco Utrilla Antonio (ESP, YAM), 110 p.; 8. Mathias Plessers (BEL, KTM), 107 p.; 9. Lewis Gregory (GBR, YAM), 104 p.; 10. Joshua van der Linden (NED, YAM), 101 p.
EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 271 points; 2. Husqvarna, 257 p.; 3. Yamaha, 244 p.; 4. TM, 106 p.; 5. Honda, 37 p.; 6. CZ, 15 p.
When the gates dropped it was the Monster Energy Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Darian Sanayei took the holeshot ahead of Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha’s Karlis Sabulis, Bodo Schmidt Motorsports Thomas Kjer Olsen & Team Suzuki World MX2’s Bas Vaessen.
Coming from America he would have had to put in some hard yards to learn to ride sand this deep, as everyone who watched the 2012 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations which took place right here, would know. Within a couple of laps, Sabulis, Kjer Olsen & Vaessen broke away. It was a bit of a brawl in the first two laps until Vaessen got to the front and cut loose.
As we learned at Mantova, Vaessen, who is training under the watchful eye of Stefan Everts, knows a thing or two about riding sand. He won in the shallow sand of Lombardia, and looked to be in his element today as he cruised his way to a massive victory.
Kjer Olsen is a beast. His Husqvarna looked like a 65cc in the deep sand as the tall Dane used his long legs to muscle his bike over the deep holes on his way to second place.
Sanayei got back to third after Sabulis ran out of steam. Speaking of steam Miro Sihvonen put in an epic ride and challenged Sanayei for third before his bike started puffing. Sihvonen nursed his bike to fourth ahead of Belgium’s own Kevin Wouts.
In the second moto, the kiwi kid who finished second place in the EMX125 championship last year, KTM Factory Junior’s Josiah Natzke, got off to a ripper of a start ahead of the usual front runners, Kjer Olsen and Sanayei. Kjer Olsen launched into the lead before the end of lap two and ran away with it.
In the sand, mistakes are costly because of the amount of momentum that is lost. Natzke learned that pretty quickly when a little swapper slowed him down enough for Sanayei, Vaessen and Sihvonen to pass him on the same straight. Speaking of Vaessen, he was outside of the top ten around turn one, but the Dutch youngster has got some serious skills in the sand, and he didn’t waste any time in showing them off on his way to second place.
Vaessen’s win it or bin it riding style saw him bite the dust at the half way mark when he folded the front end on a sweeping turn. The Suzuki star lost a spot but bounced back immediately and within two laps he passed Sihvonen to take back second place.
Sihvonen was no match for Vaessen, so he didn’t have much to worry about with Wouts and Sanayei making up the top five, a further 13 seconds back. Fast forward the race, and with 2 minutes plus two laps to go, Vaessen was right on the new champ. A small mistake by Kjer Olsen and Vaessen pounced.
The Dutchman carried that flow all the way home for his first double moto victory of his career. Kjer Olsen came home in second ahead of Sihvonen, Sanayei and Wouts in that order.
Team Suzuki World MX2’s Bas Vaessen was the clear-cut winner this weekend. Bodo Schmidt Motorsports Thomas Kjer Olsen is yet to finish off of the podium and maintained his streak with second, ahead of KTM Diga Junior Racing’s Miro Sihvonen who landed on the box for the first time this year, in third.
EMX250 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Bas Vaessen (NED, Suzuki), 30:16.450; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:09.823; 3. Darian Sanayei (USA, Kawasaki), +0:13.313; 4. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, KTM), +0:17.885; 5. Kevin Wouts (BEL, KTM), +0:51.260; 6. Josiah Natzke (NZL, KTM), +1:00.468; 7. Anton Gole (SWE, Husqvarna), +1:02.611; 8. Ken Bengtson (SWE, Yamaha), +1:03.186; 9. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +1:07.625; 10. Erki Kahro (EST, KTM), +1:12.075.
EMX250 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Bas Vaessen (NED, Suzuki), 29:45.450; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:01.813; 3. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, KTM), +0:25.929; 4. Darian Sanayei (USA, Kawasaki), +0:27.299; 5. Kevin Wouts (BEL, KTM), +0:30.245; 6. Anton Lundgren (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:40.358; 7. Anton Gole (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:53.688; 8. Ken Bengtson (SWE, Yamaha), +0:57.540; 9. Erki Kahro (EST, KTM), +1:01.894; 10. Josiah Natzke (NZL, KTM), +1:19.178.
EMX250 Overall Top Ten: 1. Bas Vaessen (NED, SUZ), 50 points; 2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 44 p.; 3. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Darian Sanayei (USA, KAW), 38 p.; 5. Kevin Wouts (BEL, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Anton Gole (SWE, HUS), 28 p.; 7. Ken Bengtson (SWE, YAM), 26 p.; 8. Josiah Natzke (NZL, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Erki Kahro (EST, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 18 p.
EMX250 Championship Top Ten: 1. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 404 points; 2. Darian Sanayei (USA, KAW), 323 p.; 3. Bas Vaessen (NED, SUZ), 286 p.; 4. Anton Gole (SWE, HUS), 236 p.; 5. Kevin Wouts (BEL, KTM), 217 p.; 6. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), 210 p.; 7. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, KTM), 201 p.; 8. Nicolas Dercourt (FRA, KTM), 197 p.; 9. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, KAW), 167 p.; 10. Mike Stender (GER, SUZ), 130 p.
EMX250 Manufacturers: 1. Husqvarna, 421 points; 2. Kawasaki, 359 p.; 3. KTM, 340 p.; 4. Suzuki, 312 p.; 5. Yamaha, 233 p.; 6. Honda, 175 p.
Sahkar KTM’s Jago Geerts got off to a blistering hot start to the weekend yesterday afternoon with a massive win in the opening race ahead of IceOne Husqvarna Racing’s Mikkel Haarup and HSF Logistics Motorsports Raivo Dankers.
In Race 2 this morning, KTM De Carli Racing’s Gianluca Facchetti took the holeshot ahead of two of Holland’s hottest young riders Raivo Dankers and DP19 Yamaha’s Roan Van de Moosedijk. Yamaha MJC’s Zachary Pichon was also in the mix and was the first to make a charge when found a nice line and took fourth away from Van de Moosedijk.
The Frenchman hooked a few gears and upped his pace, maybe a little too much as he went hot up the inside of Dankers, who was all over Fachetti and ended up nailing the little Italian. Fachetti stayed up but at the cost of two places, while Pichon hit the deck hard. Dankers and Van de Moosdijk took over second and third while Fachetti struggled to regroup and eventually dropped back to tenth.
The Dutch sensations went bar to bar for second place in the laps that followed while the likes of IceOne Husqvarna’s Mikkel Haarup and Monster Energy Bud Racing’s duo of Brian Moreau and Kim Savaste were on the move from outside the top ten.
Moreau and Savaste soon found themselves scrapping over fourth while Haarup had come from miles back to challenge Dankers for third before throwing it all away with a high side.
With only 2 minutes to go, Van de Moosedijk hit the wall. Dankers, Moreau, Savaste and Haarup all capitalized on it, and with two laps to go the real race was on. It was a nail biting end to the day as Moreau and Savaste ganged up on Dankers who ended up being knocked back to fourth.
On the final lap, Savaste dropped the hammer and passed his teammate for second. Moreau tried to respond, but didn’t come up with the goods. Haarup finished a close fourth while Dankers put in another superb result with fifth.
After a grueling day in the sand Sahkar KTM’s Jago Geerts was in a league of his own and won both races by massive margins for the win here at his home round. Monster Energy Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Kim Savaste and IceOne Husqvarna’s Mikkel Haarup both made the box for the first time in their 125cc racing careers.
EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, KTM), 29:57.690; 2. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:18.406; 3. Raivo Dankers (NED, KTM), +0:34.303; 4. Kim Savaste (FIN, Kawasaki), +0:35.702; 5. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Yamaha), +0:48.515; 6. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:54.739; 7. Zachary Pichon (FRA, Yamaha), +0:59.732; 8. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, KTM), +1:00.771; 9. Szymon Staszkiewicz (POL, KTM), +1:02.261; 10. Sander Agard-Michelsen (NOR, TM), +1:04.975.
EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, KTM), 30:01.114; 2. Kim Savaste (FIN, Kawasaki), +0:24.322; 3. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:27.251; 4. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:27.350; 5. Raivo Dankers (NED, KTM), +0:30.816; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Yamaha), +0:48.948; 7. Sander Agard-Michelsen (NOR, TM), +0:53.795; 8. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KTM), +0:54.182; 9. Szymon Staszkiewicz (POL, KTM), +1:00.421; 10. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, KTM), +1:35.411.
EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top Ten: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, KTM), 50 points; 2. Kim Savaste (FIN, KAW), 40 p.; 3. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, HUS), 40 p.; 4. Raivo Dankers (NED, KTM), 36 p.; 5. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KAW), 35 p.; 6. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, YAM), 31 p.; 7. Sander Agard-Michelsen (NOR, TM), 25 p.; 8. Szymon Staszkiewicz (POL, KTM), 24 p.; 9. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, KTM), 24 p.; 10. Taylor Hammal (GBR, KTM), 17 p.
EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Championship Top Ten: 1. Jago Geerts (BEL, KTM), 307 points; 2. Stephen Rubini (FRA, KTM), 248 p.; 3. Pierre Goupillon (FRA, KTM), 207 p.; 4. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, KTM), 186 p.; 5. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, YAM), 183 p.; 6. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, HUS), 171 p.; 7. Zachary Pichon (FRA, YAM), 149 p.; 8. Kim Savaste (FIN, KAW), 144 p.; 9. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KAW), 144 p.; 10. Szymon Staszkiewicz (POL, KTM), 116 p.
EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 350 points; 2. Yamaha, 241 p.; 3. Kawasaki, 197 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 186 p.; 5. TM, 119 p.
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Fourth place moto for Clement Desalle in Belgium
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Clement Desalle of the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team claimed a fourth placed moto finish in the Belgian round of the FIM World MXGP Motocross Championship at Lommel.
Credits: Stanley Leroux / Pascal Haudiquert
The Belgian already showed his speed during qualifying as he raced to fourth place and he battled relentlessly throughout the first GP moto to pass the defending world champion for fourth place on the final lap. A podium seemed on the cards as he quickly moved to fourth place again and was closing dramatically on third until he made a mistake and crashed. Sadly the front brake was damaged in the incident and the handicap restricted him to tenth at the chequered flag. Eighth overall in the GP, Clement is now ninth in the series standings but he is only four points behind eighth and a further fifteen behind seventh.
Tommy Searle and Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki have made tremendous advances with bike set-up to suit the English rider and, after a solid ninth place in the qualifying race he almost holeshot the first GP moto and ran at the front until issues forced his withdrawal from the race. Tommy battled for leaderboard placings all moto in race two to eventually cross the finish line ninth. He is now twelfth in the championship standings.
A crash at the start of the qualifying race made the weekend difficult for Jordi Tixier, but he persevered to earn thirteenth gate pick, only to suffer more crashes in both GP motos. Jordi was challenging for a top ten position in the first race until a crash pushed him back to twenty-fourth but he continued to battle to recover to twelfth at the finish. Race two was again difficult as he started thirtieth and a further crash restricted him to twentieth at the chequered flag. Jordi is now seventeenth in the series standings.
Clement Desalle: “On Saturday I qualified in fourth position, which was OK for the gate pick here. My start in the first race was not too bad, and I got a good rhythm and was able to take fourth position with a good feeling on this track. My second start was even better, and after a few corners I was fifth; I passed Nagl for fourth position and was close to Van Horebeek when I did a mistake and crashed. My front brake was damaged in the crash and then it was more difficult to keep a good rhythm. For sure I’m disappointed as a podium was possible this weekend, but that’s racing. The track was too bumpy this year, and I didn’t had so much fun riding here.”
Tommy Searle: “I got some good starts this weekend. We made a lot of improvements on the bike; little things make a big difference. Sand is always difficult for me, and due to injuries I didn’t race so much in the sand this season but I came here a few weeks ago and also last week to practice on sandy tracks. My goal was to get top ten results all weekend; unfortunately we had some issues in the first race, but in the second one I managed to finish ninth and overall it was a pretty good weekend except the DNF.”
Jordi Tixier: “I had too many crashes to be happy with my weekend; I spent my time in both races passing other riders. I had the speed to get some good results, but in the MXGP class it’s always tough to come back when you start so far back or if you crash early in the race. My first race was not so bad to come from last to twelfth, but the second one was really difficult with two crashes.”
Tony Cairoli takes third in MXGP at difficult Lommel circuit
Courtesy of KTM Racing
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tony Cairoli delivered a renaissance ride in the second moto of the MXGP of Belgium on Sunday on the deeply rutted and difficult sand circuit of Lommel to finish a strong overall third. The GP victory went to veteran Belgian rider Kevin Strijbos and Max Nagl of Germany finished second.
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Tony Cairoli wrapped up his weekend with a 6-3 result for his podium third after suffering some arm pump in the first moto. He went out fast in the second moto and looked comfortable and confident as he powered his KTM 350 SX-F over the heavily rutted and deep sand of the Belgian circuit. The popular Italian multi-world champion has struggled with injury problems this season but on Sunday he looked in charge and confident, especially in the second moto. With five rounds to go Cairoli remains in second place in the points table behind leader Tim Gajser.
It was also a positive day for KTM-supported rider Shaun Simpson who was second in the opening moto. His 2-12 result put him in overall sixth. The Scottish rider has also been recovering from a recent injury. Cairoli’s factory teammate Glenn Coldenhoff, another competent sand rider picked up an 8-5 score for overall seventh on his KTM 450 SX-F, a season’s best result, while Tanel Leok of Estonia rode his KTM to tenth place.
Cairoli: “My first moto was not one of my best. It should have been a bit better for the podium but this is my first race in the sand for quite a while and you need to get used to it. I struggled all week a bit with the setup then finally we had a good one for the second moto and I managed to finish second. If I would have won I could have won the GP, but Tim (Gajser) was hanging on pretty good and so I held on for second place. The podium is okay but we are not happy. I should be a bit better on this kind of track. Now we work hard for the next GP.”
MX2
Sadly the much-anticipated Lommel weekend was one to forget for the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2 riders. Championship leader Jeffrey Herlings remains at the top of the leader board with a 87-point advantage but he is still healing a broken collarbone and was unable to ride this weekend. Likewise, his teammate Pauls Jonass was also out for this weekend because he is still recovering from the effects of a very hard crash on the Czech circuit at Loket last weekend.
This left the responsibility of the team in the hands of its two young riders Davy Pootjes and Jorge Prado. Prado, who was to make his MX2 debut this weekend was unable to compete after getting a knock on the shoulder in training Friday. Doctor’s confirmed there was no damage but because of the pain, the team decided to rest him this weekend. Meanwhile Pootjes put in a valiant ride in the opening moto to finish sixth at the flag on the KTM 250 SX-F. He was also making inroads into the field in the second moto but pulled into the pits in the second half of the race because of the pain in his injured wrist.
Pootjes: “I know I could do way better if I was fit but it was a tough weekend with a lot of pain. I had to start from gate pick 38 in the first moto because I couldn’t finish on Saturday. I took a bad start but came back from 25th to sixth. Then in the second moto I had no feeling at all in my hand and I had an even worse start. At one point I was ninth but I couldn’t feel my wrist and I had to pull off.” Pootjes is due to have corrective surgery this week and he confirmed he would then concentrate on getting ready for next season.
The hard fought MX2 GP went to Max Anstie, with Jeremy Seewer and Petar Petrov taking the minor podium places. Best finish by a KTM rider was Brian Bogers who was overall fourth with a 5-4 result, while fellow Dutch rider Calvin Vlaanderen finished overall sixth with 7-5.
Although injured, Herlings was in Lommel to greet the fans and admitted it had been difficult to watch because it was one of his favorite tracks. “But that’s Motocross and this can happen and hopefully I’ll be back to racing soon. We’re looking very good, I’m very busy with training and normally we should be back on the bike very soon. I’m still in very good shape and I hope to keep that up until the end of the season.”
EMX250
The title in the EMX250 was settled this weekend after Danish rider Thomas Kjer Olsen wrapped it up one week before the final round. With Prado moving up to MX2 for the rest of the season, this leaves Josiah Natzke as the remaining KTM Factory Junior in the class.
Natzke had a 6-10 result for overall eighth, his best for the season but admitted he is currently lacking a bit of core body strength to ride hard on a track like Lommel. “I was second at the start of the first moto and I got the holeshot in the second. But in the first moto I got some arm pump half way through and dropped my lap times. I picked it up again at the end of the moto. I was really pumped to get the holeshot in the second moto but I just got really tired. I know this is something I have to work on. Overall I’m happy that I’m moving forward and I want to do even better next weekend in Switzerland.”
In Lommel to support the Red Bull KTM factory riders this weekend was their teammate and 2016 Dakar winner Toby Price: “I rode Lommel last weekend and I knew how difficult it was, but to come here and see how much worse the track got, and the speed these guys carry, its unbelievable. It’s pretty mind-blowing to see what they do on the bike and a massive credit to them.” When asked to compare Motocross to Rally, Price added: “It’s a completely different riding style. It’s high intensity and hard word the whole time. For us its more the endurance and staying consistent – these guys are machines and they’ve trained hard and put in the work, just as we do.”
Next Race: August 7, 2016 – Frauenfeld-Gachnang (SUI)
Results MXGP Lommel 2016
1. Kevin Strijbos (BEL), Suzuki (3-3)
2. Max Nagl (GER), Husqvarna (1-7)
3. Tony Cairoli (ITA), KTM (6-2)
4. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL), Yamaha (7-4)
5. Tim Gajser (SLO), Honda (15-1)
Other KTM
6. Shaun Simpson (GBR), KTM (2-12)
7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED), KTM (8-5)
10. Tanel Leok (EST), KTM (9-11)
Standings MXGP 2016 after 13 of 18 rounds
1. Gajser, 607 points
2. Cairoli, 504
3. Nagl, 490
4. Romain Febvre (FRA), Yamaha, 464
5. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS), Honda, 445
Other KTM
8. Coldenhoff, 277
Results MX2 Lommel 2016
1. Max Anstie (GBR), Husqvarna (1-1)
2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI), Suzuki (4-2)
3. Petar Petrov (BUL), Kawasaki (2-6)
4. Brian Bogers (NED), KTM (5-4)
5. Benoit Paturel (FRA), Yamaha (3-7)
Other KTM
6. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED), KTM (7-5)
15. Davy Pootjes (NED), KTM (6-DNF)
DNS Jeffrey Herlings (NED), KTM
DNS Pauls Jonass (LAT), KTM
Standings MX2 2016 after 13 of 18 rounds
1. Herlings, 597 points
2. Seewer, 510
3. Jonass, 403
4. Paturel, 393
5. Ferrandis, 378
Other KTM
10. Bogers, 280
21. Pootjes, 94
Results EMX250 Lommel 2016
1. Bas Vaessen (NED), Suzuki (1-1)
2. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN), Husqvarna (2-2)
3. Miro Sihvonen (FIN), KTM (4-3)
4. Darian Sanayei (USA), Kawasaki (3-4)
5. Kevin Wouts (BEL), KTM (5-5)
Other KTM
8. Josiah Natzke (NZL), KTM (6-10)
9. Erki Kahro (EST), KTM (10-9)
DNS Jorge Prado (ESP), KTM
Standings EMX250 2016
after 9 of 10 rounds
1. Kjer Olsen, 404 points (Champion)
2. Sanayei, 323
3. Vaessen, 286
4. Anton Gole (SWE), Husqvarna, 236
5. Wouts, 217
Other KTM
6. Prado, 210
7. Sihvonen, 201
8. Nicolas Dercourt (FRA), KTM, 197
18. Natzke, 64
Podium for Petar Petrov in Belgium
Courtesy of KRT – Kawasaki Racing Team
Petar Petrov raced to his first podium of the season for the Monster Energy Kawasaki MX2 Racing Team in the Belgian round of the FIM World MX2 Motocross Championship in the sandy wastelands of Lommel.
Credits: Stanley Leroux / Pascal Haudiquert
The Bulgarian, who lives locally and practices almost every week in the deep sand, immediately showed his intentions when he posted third fastest time in both practice sessions and raced to an impressive second place in the qualifying race. After gating fifth he needed just five laps to force his way to the front and looked in command but the pressure of leading a GP moto for the first time took its toll and he had to eventually settle for second place. Unfortunately Petar hurt his shoulder early in race two as the brutal track conditions claimed many victims but he gritted his teeth to finish sixth, sufficient to ensure a third place podium finish in the overall GP result. Petar is now eighth in the championship, just one point behind seventh.
Teammate Dylan Ferrandis was also prominent all weekend but two crashes restricted him to sixth in the qualifying race. In the opening GP moto he took an immediate lead but rode sensibly to avoid exhaustion in the tiring conditions and led for a total of five laps in three stints before the clutch cried enough. Dylan’s second start was not so good, but he persevered to make advances nearly every lap until he had reached third place on lap seven; unfortunately the two leaders were out of sight so he had to settle for this position to the finish, but the first moto difficulties meant that he was only ninth overall in the GP classification. Nevertheless he retains fifth in the championship standings and is now only twenty-five points away from third.
Petar Petrov: “We finally got this podium, but it was a tough day. I felt good all weekend. In the first race I had a good start, pushed really hard and got the lead for two laps; it was great to lead the race but that was also a new experience for me. In the second moto my start was not quite as good, and then I hurt my shoulder; the track was really brutal. In the last few laps I pushed again as Paturel was not far behind me; I knew that if he passed me the podium was gone so I had to push and we manage to get it ! Now I’m focused on the Swiss GP next weekend.”
Dylan Ferrandis: “I raced here in Lommel a couple of times, but it has never been so hard ! We struggled as with so many classes the track was already rough before our first practice session but I did my best on both days. During the qualifying race I crashed twice but got a sixth which was OK for the races; I got the holeshot in the first race and led the race but I never used too much energy as I knew that it would be a long day. I was leading the race but after fifteen minutes I started to have some troubles with the clutch and had to retire. My second start was not so good; I came back to third but Seewer and Anstie were gone.”
Teutschenthal to host the 2017 MXGP of Germany
Courtesy of Youthstream
| LOMMEL (Belgium), 31 July 2016 – During the Fiat Professional MXGP of Belgium, Youthstream President Mr. Giuseppe Luongo and FIM Europe President Dr. Wolfgang Srb had a very productive meeting with the President of Motorsportclub Teutschenthal Mr. Joachim Jahnke and the Deputy President of Motorsportclub Teutschenthal Mr. Günter Scholz.
Youthstream is very delighted to announce that Teutschenthal will host the 2017 MXGP of Germany which will take place on the 14th of May 2017.
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Photo: From left to right: FIM Europe President W.Srb, President of Motorsportclub Teutschenthal J.Jahnke, Youthstream President G.Luongo and Deputy President of Motorsportclub Teutschenthal G.Scholz |
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Darian Sanayei fourth in Belgium EMX250
Courtesy of KRT – Kawasaki Racing Team
Darian Sanayei of Bud Racing Monster Energy Kawasaki retained second place in the FIM European EMX250 Motocross Championship with a solid fourth place in difficult conditions at Lommel in Belgium.
Credits: Stanley Leroux / Pascal Haudiquert
The sandy circuit has long been a rigorous test for young American riders as they never encounter such conditions in their homeland, but the teenager showed great spirit to achieve a commendable result in the circumstances. He already showed his determination to qualify second from his group and the resultant choice of gate enabled him to holeshot the first moto and lead for a couple of laps before the sand experts pushed him back to fourth; he showed great spirit to recover third place again before the finish. Race two saw Darian miss the overall podium on the points tie after crossing the line fourth, just over a second from third. As a result of the points haul from these two results he retains second in the series standings and has a comfortable thirty-seven point advantage over third as they go to the final round in Switzerland next weekend.
Darian Sanayei: “This weekend was a bit tougher for me; we don’t have any track like this one in the USA ! I was second in my qualifying group; that was my first goal to get a good gate pick for the races. In the first race I got the holeshot, and finished the two races in third and fourth position. I’m not happy with the results but it’s not too bad for my first time in Lommel; I salvaged some good points before the final round next weekend, and I want to thanks the whole team and our sponsors for their support.”
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