#3-4-5: MXGP of Latvia / Riga / Ķegums – August 8 & 9 / 11 & 12 / 15 & 16

Muscle-Milk-KTM wrote:

Wasn’t he the kid that rode a green KTM in EMX125 in 2015?

Sully wrote:

A green KTM? What in the Eurasian hell is that?

Motofinne wrote:

Kim Savaste raced a green BUD Racing SX125 in EMX125. Maybe someone else too? [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/10/442958/s1200_kim_savaste_emx125_sveitsi_emxsveitsi_3.jpg[/img]

Kim Savaste raced a green BUD Racing SX125 in EMX125. Maybe someone else too?

Motofinne wrote:

Still really shitty and selfish from you spoiling the Brno race, no need for it. Fortunately i knew the result already but i'm sure there are...

Still really shitty and selfish from you spoiling the Brno race, no need for it. Fortunately i knew the result already but i'm sure there are people that got the amazing race spoiled by your post.

Finnish_Flash_62 wrote:

Here’s Fernandez on his ”Kawasaki” [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/10/442959/s1200_458F22FB_A846_412E_AEF2_5276C2E3A1A2.jpg[/img] But since you mentioned Savaste, Brian Moreau was his team mate at the time in EMX125, and while Savaste raced...

Here’s Fernandez on his ”Kawasaki”

But since you mentioned Savaste, Brian Moreau was his team mate at the time in EMX125, and while Savaste raced a KTM disguised as a Kawasaki Moreau rode a Yamaha disguised as a Kawi. So two Kawasaki team mates that rode a KTM and a Yamaha.

Motofinne wrote:

Still really shitty and selfish from you spoiling the Brno race, no need for it. Fortunately i knew the result already but i'm sure there are...

Still really shitty and selfish from you spoiling the Brno race, no need for it. Fortunately i knew the result already but i'm sure there are people that got the amazing race spoiled by your post.

Finnish_Flash_62 wrote:

Here’s Fernandez on his ”Kawasaki” [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/10/442959/s1200_458F22FB_A846_412E_AEF2_5276C2E3A1A2.jpg[/img] But since you mentioned Savaste, Brian Moreau was his team mate at the time in EMX125, and while Savaste raced...

Here’s Fernandez on his ”Kawasaki”

But since you mentioned Savaste, Brian Moreau was his team mate at the time in EMX125, and while Savaste raced a KTM disguised as a Kawasaki Moreau rode a Yamaha disguised as a Kawi. So two Kawasaki team mates that rode a KTM and a Yamaha.

Cortami79 wrote:

Are you sure about that? I really thought it was a KTM [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/10/442962/s1200_2B9E00B9_4311_4D0D_A10B_F5CB25E1EB44.jpg[/img]

Are you sure about that? I really thought it was a KTM

Motofinne wrote:

Still really shitty and selfish from you spoiling the Brno race, no need for it. Fortunately i knew the result already but i'm sure there are...

Still really shitty and selfish from you spoiling the Brno race, no need for it. Fortunately i knew the result already but i'm sure there are people that got the amazing race spoiled by your post.

WCRider wrote:

Don't open vital or watch the race before that's it.

Finnish_Flash_62 wrote:

Here’s Fernandez on his ”Kawasaki” [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/10/442959/s1200_458F22FB_A846_412E_AEF2_5276C2E3A1A2.jpg[/img] But since you mentioned Savaste, Brian Moreau was his team mate at the time in EMX125, and while Savaste raced...

Here’s Fernandez on his ”Kawasaki”

But since you mentioned Savaste, Brian Moreau was his team mate at the time in EMX125, and while Savaste raced a KTM disguised as a Kawasaki Moreau rode a Yamaha disguised as a Kawi. So two Kawasaki team mates that rode a KTM and a Yamaha.

Cortami79 wrote:

Are you sure about that? I really thought it was a KTM [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/10/442962/s1200_2B9E00B9_4311_4D0D_A10B_F5CB25E1EB44.jpg[/img]

Are you sure about that? I really thought it was a KTM

Muscle-Milk-KTM wrote:

That’s Brian Moreau.

Cortami79 wrote:

Yeah I was talking about Moreau riding a Yamaha according to Finnish_flash

edge60 wrote:

Looked like the earlier battle with Seewer stopped Herlings momentum for a couple of laps. I agree that he's not himself for a long while now...

Looked like the earlier battle with Seewer stopped Herlings momentum for a couple of laps. I agree that he's not himself for a long while now. It looks he's not comfortable on his bike. Even in Valkenswaard he was not riding 100%. None the less pretty impressive late moto charges from 84 and 222. He had to pass some very difficult guys to pass. Great for Gajser and the championship. Nice 2nd place for the Hoff. What was going on with Desalle?

Finnish_Flash_62 wrote:

Agreed on Herlings not looking like himself. He’s making a lot of small mistakes, and he’s not flowing around like he usually does. It was the...

Agreed on Herlings not looking like himself. He’s making a lot of small mistakes, and he’s not flowing around like he usually does. It was the same thing at Valkenswaard. Now he seemed like he started to get going, and then when Seewer took him wide it messed him up completely, Jasikonis came back by him and it took him almost 15 minutes to catch back up to Seewer. But the competition also makes it a lot harder, when 2 years ago Herlings and Cairoli casually gapped the rest by seconds a lap, now there’s 10 guys that fit in to those seconds which means you don’t get away with a bad start and when you start that late moto charge you have 5 to 7 guys to pass instead of 1 or 2.

cookies wrote:

For Herlings; he had a practice crash 2 weeks ago where he went KO. Good racing today! Notable Performances; - Geerts with a horrible 1st run...

For Herlings; he had a practice crash 2 weeks ago where he went KO.

Good racing today!

Notable Performances;

- Geerts with a horrible 1st run, and a prefect 2nd
- Vialle with a very good showing
- vd Moosdijk who seems to be the best EMX250 transfer.
- Boisrame solid.
- Fernandez with the speed, but not there with his stamina.


- The Hoff with 2 stunning performances
- Sewer with another not-just-yet one
- Febvre solid on the new bike
- Tonus had 2 good motos going, too bad for the get-off
- Cairoli off the pace (but there was a 2nd heat crash, bad recovery tho).
- Covington horrible (31st)

Finnish_Flash_62 wrote:

Here’s Fernandez on his ”Kawasaki” [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/10/442959/s1200_458F22FB_A846_412E_AEF2_5276C2E3A1A2.jpg[/img] But since you mentioned Savaste, Brian Moreau was his team mate at the time in EMX125, and while Savaste raced...

Here’s Fernandez on his ”Kawasaki”

But since you mentioned Savaste, Brian Moreau was his team mate at the time in EMX125, and while Savaste raced a KTM disguised as a Kawasaki Moreau rode a Yamaha disguised as a Kawi. So two Kawasaki team mates that rode a KTM and a Yamaha.

Cortami79 wrote:

Are you sure about that? I really thought it was a KTM [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/10/442962/s1200_2B9E00B9_4311_4D0D_A10B_F5CB25E1EB44.jpg[/img]

Are you sure about that? I really thought it was a KTM

Finnish_Flash_62 wrote:

Here’s Fernandez on his ”Kawasaki” [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/10/442959/s1200_458F22FB_A846_412E_AEF2_5276C2E3A1A2.jpg[/img] But since you mentioned Savaste, Brian Moreau was his team mate at the time in EMX125, and while Savaste raced...

Here’s Fernandez on his ”Kawasaki”

But since you mentioned Savaste, Brian Moreau was his team mate at the time in EMX125, and while Savaste raced a KTM disguised as a Kawasaki Moreau rode a Yamaha disguised as a Kawi. So two Kawasaki team mates that rode a KTM and a Yamaha.

Cortami79 wrote:

Are you sure about that? I really thought it was a KTM [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/10/442962/s1200_2B9E00B9_4311_4D0D_A10B_F5CB25E1EB44.jpg[/img]

Are you sure about that? I really thought it was a KTM

Finnish_Flash_62 wrote:

He rode for two years on the 125 and he changed to the KTM for the 2nd year when he won the championship. Might be that...

He rode for two years on the 125 and he changed to the KTM for the 2nd year when he won the championship. Might be that he changed midway through the first season, but I’m pretty sure they atleast started on different bikes with Savaste even if they were on the same team.

Finnish_Flash_62 wrote:

So here’s the pic. I correct myself that it’s not a full Yamaha but a Yamaha engine fitted in a Kawi frame. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/10/443038/s1200_525D7AC6_8215_467E_B441_EE641EE4F274.jpg[/img]

So here’s the pic. I correct myself that it’s not a full Yamaha but a Yamaha engine fitted in a Kawi frame.

RDX wrote:

That is correct, he rode a green KTM in 2015 at the EMX125. Rubén is well known here in southern Europe. He comes from a motocross...

That is correct, he rode a green KTM in 2015 at the EMX125.

Rubén is well known here in southern Europe. He comes from a motocross humble family from Galicia in the spanish northwest (as well as Prado who was born around 100 miles far from Rubén).

His father is Paco Fernández Rial, one of the motocross pioneers in Spain and Portugal from the 80s and 90s. He was a dedicated and strong-hearted warrior at the track who later introduced his kids to the sport, where they started collecting regional and national championship wins.


Ruben's father


Rubén and family

Ruben started racing the EMX125 and 125 Junior World Championship with the help of F&H in 2015 aboard his KTM with green plastics and he was 4th.


The KTM with green plastics and hubs.

His performance brought the attention of the dutch team who signed him. He left to live in the Netherlands with them and he achieved third at EMX250 in 2017.

2018 was his first full year at MX2 and it was not a good one. He got injuries and illnesses and later in the season broke with the team to get the help of Yamaha to finish the championship.



In 2019 he came back to EMX250 and he was injured during more than a half of the year.

2020 is his year of bouncing back to MX2 and he is showing that he has the speed to be there. If he gets good support and keeps a mature mentality he might become a regular threat for podiums.

Mucktub wrote:

Any update on Simpson?

That track gnarly as fuck, catches them out.

DeStouwer wrote:

First race he pulled out with a broken clutch. Second race he crashed into a bank and pulled out. He was stiff and sore this morning...

First race he pulled out with a broken clutch.
Second race he crashed into a bank and pulled out.

He was stiff and sore this morning and sore from the inside aswell. He returns to Belgium for further checkups, so he's out for the following 2 GP's.

jeffro503 wrote:

Hey you guys , I've been off the moto boards for a while , so I'm kind of out of the loop. Couple questions. 1.) What...

Hey you guys , I've been off the moto boards for a while , so I'm kind of out of the loop. Couple questions.

1.) What was the reason for doing a timed qualifying practice , instead of an actual heat race?

2.) This new EMX open class , isn't that just another 450 class , with a few 250's thrown in?

3.) Why did they get rid of the EMX 250 2 stroke class?

4.) They are still doing the EMX 125 class right?

Edge-Of-Adhesion wrote:

1) Apparently it's so they can have a 1 day format so the riders have more time to recover between multiple back to back races. 2)...

1) Apparently it's so they can have a 1 day format so the riders have more time to recover between multiple back to back races.

2) Yes.

3 & 4) They still have a 2t class and 125. Go to the drop down menu on the MXGP calendar https://www.mxgp.com/calendar and it tells you which classes are running at which events.

DeStouwer wrote:

Kevin Horgmo is out for the following 2 GP's aswell. He dislocated his shoulder in a crash in race 1.