#14: MXGP of Flanders - July 27-28

Good win by Prado. Kind of pulling for him, even though Gajser will be tough to make up points on. Surprisingly, Herlings seems to be getting better and stronger each race.

It will be interesting to see how Prado fits on the Kawi. He looks right at home on the GG. The Kawi will be a bigger, possibly heavier bike, so hopefully it doesn't hinder him. The hope is that he can bring some much needed changes to it (slimmer lighter).

Aren't they all at the weight limit anyway?

A bit off race topic, but why is Lommel considered a great track while Pala is usually criticised for being flat with jumps on a piece of flat ground, isn't Lommel the same? To me Lommel looks even more boring, a dirt field within a logistics/industry area? 

(btw, I have only visited Pala, not Lommel so no expert on the subject, just reading Vital) 

the characteristics of the natural terrain makes it special......its not dirt, its sand, bottomless sand

there were other deep sand tracks in that area of europe but got closed.......Lierop and Valkenswaard were much better but Holland closed a lot of tracks, as did Belgium....so i would say that if Lommel is still open is because of being in a industrial zone in which many enterprises are in the motocross business.......this track is the training ground of most mxgp riders, its a stepping stone in becoming a top racer.......

Lierop was the OG sand track. really miss that track on the gp calendar.

That's a respectable ride by Lotte! Interesting to see 30+2 tomorrow and maybe when nerves are a bit settled. 

You may be correct, but earlier in the year Hans Corvers said that Calvin has an option that kicks in if he is top 5 in points

Absolutely insane.
Her best laptime would have put her in the points in EMX250 in terms of laptimes. On a rougher track.

Lotte is not even 17 yet I think, an absolute badass!

Maybe.

Watching ticket prices - last year I booked 24 hours before I flew-  the price dropped 60 percent at the last minute.

Airfare is pricey now because of the Olympics.

Fastest laps of saturday races

EMXOPEN race 1

2.10.297 = Freek Van Der Vlist

2.10.693 = Jakub Teresak

2.11.132 = Guiseppe Tropepe

2.11.561 = Micha-Boy De Waal

2.11.788 = Brent Aerden

2.11.936 = Meico Vettik

2.12.502 = Jere Haavisto

2.13.583 = Gert Krestinov

2.14.220 = Nico Koch

2.14.592 = Sven Van Der Mierden

EMX250 race 1

2.14.032 = Valerio Lata

2.14.541 = Saad Soulimani 

2.15.521 = Mathis Valin

2.15.715 = Francisco Garcia 

2.16.212 = Bradley Mesters 

2.16.419 = Cas Valk

2.16.443 = Maximilian Werner

2.17.129 = Mairis Pumpurs

2.17.277 = Ivano Van Erp

2.17.422 = Cole McCullough 

MX2 qualifying

2.08.818 = Lucas Coenen 

2.08.933 = Kay De Wolf 

2.10.824 = Liam Everts 

2.11.264 = Simon Laengenfelder 

2.11.405 = Rick Elzinga 

2.11.593 = Camden Mc Lellan 

2.12.152 = Mikkel Haarup

2.13.500 = Karlis Reisulis

2.13.709 = Sacha Coenen

2.14.616 = Ferruccio Zanchi 

MXGP qualifying 

2.08.442 = Jeffrey Herlings 

2.08.731 = Jorge Prado Garcia 

2.09.385 = Tim Gajser 

2.10.532 = Calvin Vlaanderen 

2.12.117 = Brian Bogers 

2.12.531 = Kevin Horgmo 

2.12.679 = Conrad Mewse

2.13.132 = Romain Febvre 

2.14.019 = Jeremy Seewer 

2.14.061 = Glenn Coldenhoff 

Thank Rym, that is a interesting piece of info that I wasnt aware of.

Given Calvin's recent results and with Prado moving to the USA I wonder who will get Prado's GasGas ride? 

The team will be back on KTM bikes. So we will have two Factory KTM teams next year. Maybe they will be the MX2 team and the other team MXGP?

Why are they going to KTM? 

Why are they going to KTM? 

Its a Pirer mobility group strategy for reconstruction in marketing and budget cuts. It’s a plan to market the ktm brand more as they are known as an off-road factory and don’t push 3 brands at the same time with basically the same bike.

EMXOPEN overall 

4/2 = Jakub Teresak 
8/1 = Jere Haavisto 
3/4 = Meico Vettik
6/3 = Gert Krestinov 
2/9 = Freek Van Der Vlist 
5/6 = Sven Van Der Mierden 
9/5 = Nico Koch
10/7 = Matteo Puffet
1/33 = Micha-Boy De Waal 
7/12 = Jeremy Knuiman 

Championship 

40 = Jakub Teresak 
38 = Jere Haavisto 
38 = Meico Vettik 
35 = Gert Krestinov 
34 = Freek Van Der Vlist 
31 = Sven Van Der Mierden 
28 = Nico Koch
25 = Matteo Puffet
25 = Micha-Boy De Waal 
21 = Jeremy Knuiman 

EMX250 overall 

2/2 = Valerio Lata
4/1 = Cas Valk
1/4 = Mathis Valin
6/3 = Ivano Van Erp 
3/6 = Bradley Mesters 
5/9 = Saad Soulimani 
10/5 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
7/8 = Francisco Garcia
14/7 = Joel Rizzi
11/10 = Mairis Pumpurs 

Championship 

287 = Mathis Valin 
274 = Cas Valk
269 = Valerio Lata
205 = Ivano Van Erp
171 = Saad Soulimani 
150 = Francisco Garcia 
149 = Karlis Reisulis 
144 = Maxime Grau
125 = Nico Greutmann 
104 = Maximilian Werner

EMX250 stats 

Overall wins 

3 = Valerio Lata
2 = Mathis Valin
2 = Cas Valk 

Overall podiums 

6 = Cas Valk
5 = Mathis Valin 
5 = Valerio Lata
2 = Maxime Grau
1 = Ivano Van Erp
1 = Francisco Garcia 
1 = Karlis Reisulis 

Race wins 

5 = Mathis Valin
5 = Valerio Lata
4 = Cas Valk 

Race top 3 

10 = Valerio Lata 
9 = Cas Valk
7 = Mathis Valin
5 = Karlis Reisulis
3 = Ivano Van Erp
2 = Maxime Grau
2 = Francisco Garcia 
1 = Saad Soulimani 
1 = Gavin Towers
1 = Bradley Mesters 

Laps lead 

61 = Valerio Lata
52 = Mathis Valin
46 = Cas Valk 
23 = Karlis Reisulis 
6 = Ivano Van Erp 
3 = Luca Ruffini
3 = Saad Soulimani 
1 = Nico Greutmann 
1 = Elias Escandell 

Fastest lap of the race 

5 = Valerio Lata
4 = Cas Valk
2 = Mathis Valin 
1 = Ivano Van Erp
1 = Maxime Grau
1 = Karlis Reisulis 

Fastest in practice 

3 = Valerio Lata
2 = Cas Valk
1 = Karlis Reisulis 
1 = Mathis Valin
1 = Maxime Grau

Holy cow prado is flowing. Herlings doesn't look as comfortable as yesterday 

Prado 3-4 seconds a lap faster than anyone for consecutive laps, even Herlings can't hang with him (at the moment)...

Don't count out Herlings yet

gotta love those lappers .. blue flags and simply crossing track in front of herlings 

ah well , when has Herlings ever be lucky 

Herlings fastest lap 2.8.8 Prado 2.8.9

Lappers…

It's on again!!! 

Herlings 2.07.4  ... 

good old Herlings showed up today 

WOW