LS Honda GP of Limburg race report‏

Lommel
- Ken
De Dycker raced his LS Honda CRF450R to 10th in the 2011 MX1 World
Championship round at Lommel, Belgium, hoisting himself up to 8th in
the championship as a result. Team mate Simpson enjoyed one of his
strongest races so far in what is his MX1 rookie season. Braveheart
captured 7th and 11th to finish ninth overall today.

The
fictional ‘Dr. Evil’ character from the Austin Powers movies
wouldn’t blink once to send motocross riders into the Sahara
desert. Back in the real world GP riders only
have to cope with Lommel (where they actually have their own Sahara
nature reserve) which is without a doubt one of the toughest and most
punishing sand tracks in the world! Shaun Simpson and Ken De Dycker
call this gruelling and energy-sapping venue their home race. So the
LS Honda men were clearly looking forward to the GP of Limburg. De
Dycker flew to pole in free practice and confirmed his speed with
third position in pre-qualifying practice. The eventful qualification
race saw Keeno place fifth while Simpson finished 12th only 0.702 of
a second behind France’s Xavier Boog. 


The
opening moto on Sunday was a spirit-crushing experience with both
Simpson and De Dycker stuck in the soft ruts behind the crashed
Bobryshev at the start of the race. To make things worse Ken also
needed to unwind some plastic track bannering before he got going
dead-last. Still Shaun and Ken attacked the treacherous sand hungry
to place just outside the top ten, respectively in 11th and 12th. De
Dycker briefly ran as high as ninth but he crashed twice, leaving him
with a sore neck and shoulders.

In
spite of a bad start Simpson showcased his talent as a sand rider in
the second sprint. The 23-year old Scot rode smoothly, showing off
some great lines. Simpson climbed up from 19th to 7th behind Steven
Frossard. Team mate De Dycker enjoyed a better start now. While the
former British MX1 champ entertained his home crowd battling Clément
Desalle and circulating in fourth by half race distance, Ken couldn’t
maintain his speed and dropped back to capture 8th at the finish
line.

Shaun
Simpson:
“I’m frustrated because looking at the lap-times I had the speed
to run at least in the top five! In the first moto I started well
until Bobryshev crashed in front of me and I hit his bike. In the
second moto I crashed with Boog and went down and was dead-last
again. If I had have got away with the front guys then I feel I could
have run with them. I’ll probably be stiff tomorrow but I loved the
track I am impressed with my fitness and haven’t done much sand
riding since Latvia. I hope I can keep a smile on my face next week!”

Ken
De Dycker:
“It was a bad day. I crashed at the start of the first moto and
went down another two times. In the last one I hurt myself and didn’t
have a good feeling and found it hard to focus for the second race.
In the beginning it was OK, but at the end I lost power in my arms
and was finished pretty quickly. The track was really rough and even
though it was the same for everyone I wasn’t good enough.”

Race
1:
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 39:57.975; ; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL,
Suzuki), +0:09.126; 3. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), +0:29.308; 4.
Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), +0:29.343; 5. Maximilian Nagl (GER,
KTM), +0:32.189; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:51.252; 7.
David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:58.628; 8. Tanel Leok (EST, TM),
+1:07.701; 9. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Kawasaki), +1:20.422; 10.
Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:32.403; 11.
Shaun Simpson (GBR, LS Honda-Racing), +1:33.264; 12. Ken de Dycker
(BEL, LS Honda Racing), +2:21.106; 13.
Anthony Boissiere (FRA, Yamaha), +2:21.701; 14. Marvin Van Daele
(BEL, Honda), +2:29.347; 15. Herjan Brakke (NED, Yamaha), -1 lap(s);
16. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 17. Tom Church (GBR,
KTM), -1 lap(s); 18. Kevin Wouts (BEL, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 19.
Carlos Campano Jimenez (ESP, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 20. Stuwey Reijnders
(NED, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 21. Yentel Martens (BEL, KTM), -1 lap(s);
22. Adrien Van Beveren (FRA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 23. Ivo Steinbergs
(LAT, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 24. Ronnie Van Rooi (NED, Kawasaki), -1
lap(s); 25. Alfie Smith (GBR, Aprilia), -1 lap(s); 26. Santtu Tiainen
(FIN, Kawasaki), -3 lap(s); 27. Milko Potisek (FRA, Kawasaki), -3
lap(s); 28. Matthias Walkner (AUT, KTM), -3 lap(s); 29. Loic Leonce
(FRA, Aprilia), -6 lap(s); 30. Marc de Reuver (NED, Yamaha), -7
lap(s); 31. Kasper Lynggaard (DEN, Kawasaki), -9 lap(s); 32. Remi
Nyegaard (NOR, Yamaha), -9 lap(s); 33. Toni Eriksson (FIN, Kawasaki),
-10 lap(s); 34. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Kawasaki), -11 lap(s); 35.
Günter Schmidinger (AUT, Honda), -11 lap(s); 36. Roy Gijsel (NED,
Suzuki), -12 lap(s); 37. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), -17 lap(s)



Race
2: 1.
Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 42:30.771; ; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER,
KTM), +0:03.509; 3. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:14.535; 4.
Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:45.467; 5. Tanel Leok (EST, TM),
+0:50.827; 6. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), +1:13.243; 7.
Shaun Simpson (GBR, LS Honda Racing), +1:33.494; 8. Ken de Dycker
(BEL, LS Honda Racing), +1:57.676; 9.
David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +1:59.104; 10. Marc de Reuver (NED,
Yamaha), +2:07.387; 11. Marvin Van Daele (BEL, Honda), +2:16.459; 12.
Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +2:42.447; 13. Rui Goncalves (POR,
Honda), -1 lap(s); 14. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s);
15. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 16. Matthias Walkner
(AUT, KTM), -1 lap(s); 17. Herjan Brakke (NED, Yamaha), -1 lap(s);
18. Anthony Boissiere (FRA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 19. Milko Potisek
(FRA, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 20. Santtu Tiainen (FIN, Kawasaki), -1
lap(s); 21. Adrien Van Beveren (FRA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 22. Kasper
Lynggaard (DEN, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 23. Stuwey Reijnders (NED,
Suzuki), -1 lap(s); 24. Ronnie Van Rooi (NED, Kawasaki), -2 lap(s);
25. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Kawasaki), -2 lap(s); 26. Ivo Steinbergs
(LAT, Kawasaki), -2 lap(s); 27. Günter Schmidinger (AUT, Honda), -9
lap(s); 28. Alfie Smith (GBR, Aprilia), -12 lap(s); 29. Remi Nyegaard
(NOR, Yamaha), -12 lap(s); 30. Carlos Campano Jimenez (ESP, Yamaha),
-13 lap(s); 31. Yentel Martens (BEL, KTM), -15 lap(s); 32. Kevin
Wouts (BEL, Kawasaki), -15 lap(s); 33. Tom Church (GBR, KTM), -16
lap(s);


GP
of Limburg classification: .
Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 50 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL,
Suzuki), 40 p.; 3. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Evgeny
Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 35 p.; 5. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 33
p.; 6. Tanel Leok (EST, TM), 29 p.; 7. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 28
p.; 8. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 26 p.; 9.
Shaun Simpson (GBR, LS Honda Racing), 24 p.;
10.
Ken de Dycker (BEL, LS Honda Racing), 22 p.;
11. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 20 p.; 12. Jonathan Barragan (ESP,
Kawasaki), 19 p.; 13. Marvin Van Daele (BEL, Honda), 17 p.; 14. Marc
de Reuver (NED, Yamaha), 11 p.; 15. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), 11
p.; 16. Anthony Boissiere (FRA, Yamaha), 11 p.; 17. Herjan Brakke
(NED, Yamaha), 10 p.; 18. Matthias Walkner (AUT, KTM), 5 p.; 19. Tom
Church (GBR, KTM), 4 p.; 20. Kevin Wouts (BEL, Kawasaki), 3 p.; 21.
Milko Potisek (FRA, Kawasaki), 2 p.; 22. Carlos Campano Jimenez (ESP,
Yamaha), 2 p.; 23. Santtu Tiainen (FIN, Kawasaki), 1 p.; 24. Stuwey
Reijnders (NED, Suzuki), 1 p.;

MX1
World Championship standings:

1.
Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 466 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL,
Suzuki), 414 p.; 3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 403 p.; 4. Evgeny
Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 369 p.; 5. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 349
p.; 6. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 309 p.; 7. David Philippaerts
(ITA, Yamaha), 308 p.; 8.
Ken de Dycker (BEL, LS Honda Racing), 250 p.;
9. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 235 p.; 10. Jonathan Barragan (ESP,
Kawasaki), 233 p.; 11. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 229 p.; 12. Tanel
Leok (EST, TM), 198 p.; 13. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), 176 p.; 14.
Shaun Simpson (GBR, LS Honda Racing), 149 p.; 15.
Anthony Boissiere (FRA, Yamaha), 146 p.; 16. Davide Guarneri (ITA,
Kawasaki), 122 p.; 17. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), 61 p.; 18.
Marc de Reuver (NED, Yamaha), 55 p.; 19. Marcus Schiffer (GER,
Suzuki), 55 p.; 20. Carlos Campano Jimenez (ESP, Yamaha), 54 p.; 21.
Matthias Walkner (AUT, KTM), 32 p.; 22. Jason Dougan (GBR, Yamaha),
26 p.; 23. Günter Schmidinger (AUT, Honda), 22 p.; 24. Christian
Craig (USA, Honda), 21 p.; 25. Manuel Monni (ITA, Honda), 19 p.; 26.
Marvin Van Daele (BEL, Honda), 17 p.; 27. Herjan Brakke (NED,
Yamaha), 16 p.; 28. Benjamin Townley (NZL, Kawasaki), 15 p.; 29. Loic
Leonce (FRA, Aprilia), 15 p.; 30. Brad Anderson (GBR, Honda), 12 p.;
31. Gert Krestinov (EST, Kawasaki), 11 p.; 32. Ivo Steinbergs (LAT,
Kawasaki), 10 p.; 33. Martin Barr (GBR, KTM), 8 p.; 34. Kevin Wouts
(BEL, Kawasaki), 8 p.; 35. Luis Correia (POR, Yamaha), 7 p.; 36.
Antonio Jorge Balbi (BRA, Kawasaki), 6 p.; 37. Roberto Castro Miranda
(CRC, Honda), 5 p.; 38. Tom Church (GBR, KTM), 4 p.; 39. Remi
Nyegaard (NOR, Yamaha), 3 p.; 40. Hugo Basaula (POR, Kawasaki), 3 p.;
41. Weston Peick (USA, Kawasaki), 3 p.; 42. Santtu Tiainen (FIN,
Kawasaki), 3 p.; 43. Jeremy Delince (BEL, KTM), 2 p.; 44. Yentel
Martens (BEL, KTM), 2 p.; 45. Joao Paulino da Silva (BRA, Honda), 2
p.; 46. Milko Potisek (FRA, Kawasaki), 2 p.; 47. Kim Lindström (SWE,
Yamaha), 2 p.; 48. Stuwey Reijnders (NED, Suzuki), 1 p.; 49. Luis
Correa (ARG, Kawasaki), 1 p.; 50. Alvaro Lozano Rico (ESP, Yamaha), 1
p.; 51. Cedric Lieber (BEL, KTM), 1 p.; 52. Cedric Soubeyras (FRA,
KTM), 1 p.

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