Hawkstone International

Ben Watson was at Mantova. 

Italian team, so it is not a surprise...

Fastest laps of all the races 

250 moto 1 

2.19.537 = Mathis Valin
2.23.918 = Ben Mustoe
2.24.625 = David Braceras
2.26.121 = Bradley Mesters
2.29.107 = Shaun Mahoney
2.29.726 = Glenn McCormick 
2.30.023 = Billy Askew
2.30.402 = Kasimir Hindersson 
2.30.740 = Gavin Stevenson
2.31.334 = Calum Mitchell 

450 moto 1 

2.19.424 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
2.19.716 = Romain Febvre 
2.21.663 = Maxime Renaux
2.21.671 = Pauls Jonass
2.22.418 = Jago Geerts 
2.22.858 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
2.23.838 = Brian Bogers
2.24.381 = Roan Van De Moosdijk 
2.28.757 = Adam Sterry
2.28.946 = Josh Gilbert 

250 moto 2 

2.23.575 = Mathis Valin
2.27.507 = David Braceras 
2.27.775 = Bradley Mesters 
2.32.202 =  Ben Mustoe 
2.32.892 = Maximilian Werner 
2.33.017 = Billy Askew
2.33.552 = Calum Mitchell
2.33.612 = Joel Rizzi
2.33.784 = Gyan Doensen
2.34.048 = Shaun Mahoney 

450 moto 2 

2.19.838 = Romain Febvre 
2.20.395 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
2.20.555 = Maxime Renaux
2.22.708 = Pauls Jonass
2.24.306 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
2.25.285 = Jago Geerts 
2.25.955 = Brian Bogers 
2.26.847 = Cornelius Toendel 
2.27.705 = Roan Van De Moosdijk 
2.30.172 = Brent Van Doninck 

Final 

2.22.185 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
2.23.713 = Romain Febvre 
2.23.917 = Pauls Jonass 
2.24.624 = Mathis Valin
2.25.347 = Maxime Renaux 
2.26.358 = Brian Bogers 
2.26.996 = Roan Van De Moosdijk 
2.27.806 = Jago Geerts 
2.28.624 = David Braceras 
2.29.049 = Calvin Vlaanderen

Fastest laps of the races italian championship 

250 moto 1 

2.15.886 = Sacha Coenen 
2.17.788 = Ferruccio Zanchi 
2.17.836 = Andrea Adamo 
2.18.723 = Valerio Lata
2.18.784 = Simon Laengenfelder 
2.21.063 = Cas Valk
2.22.550 = Quentin-Marc Prugnieres 
2.23.332 = Karlis Reisulis 
2.26.350 = Julius Mikula
2.27.187 = Brando Rispoli 

450 moto 1 

2.15.179 = Tim Gajser 
2.17.051 = Lucas Coenen
2.21.040 = Ruben Fernandez 
2.21.075 = Jeremy Seewer
2.21.832 = Isak Gifting 
2.22.022 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
2.24.946 = Noel Zanocz
2.25.327 = Guiseppe Tropepe
2.25.627 = Jan Pancar 
2.25.946 = Ben Watson 

250 moto 2 

2.18.566 = Simon Laengenfelder 
2.18.580 = Cas Valk
2.19.078 = Ferruccio Zanchi 
2.21.004 = Valerio Lata
2.21.275 = Sacha Coenen 
2.22.041 = Andrea Adamo 
2.22.191 = Quentin-Marc Prugnieres 
2.22.392 = Julius Mikula
2.26.295 = Karlis Reisulis 
2.28.500 = Simone Mancini 

450 moto 2 

2.15.189 = Tim Gajser 
2.19.429 = Lucas Coenen 
2.19.731 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
2.22.468 = Jeremy Seewer
2.23.301 = Mattia Guadagnini 
2.24.788 = Ben Watson 
2.25.457 = Isak Gifting 
2.25.699 = Jan Pancar 
2.25.958 = Maximilian Spies
2.28.084 = Kevin Brumann

I don't see anyone competing for wins in GPs in the next couple of years. Bust i must say in '24 Brookes, Collmer and Askew showed some results and speed in EMX250 that suggested to me they have the speed to turn into a Jan Pancar or Oriol Oliver type of MX2 career.

Mikula on factory TM? Is it a good bike?

Track held up well. The Yamahas seemed more free revving compared to the low end power sound of the Kawasaki's. Love eyeballing the factory bikes.

The fastest rider in Britain at the moment, Mewse, was racing the Arenacross in Scotland. As was Searle and others. So we didn't get to see the best we have to offer.

Valin was brilliant to watch all day, never saw a mistake out of him.

Collmer raced at my local club at some point last year & got beat by a 50 year old ex gp rider. 

ok that may be i dont know. I saw him at Lommel in EMX and Arnhem last year, did not know who he was just a tall guy and he actually had some nice speed in timed practice. I think he was inside top 10 or close in emx250 in Lommel and he was the same speed in MX2 in Arnhem as Oriol, Karssemakers, Weckmann. 

I also believe you have to wait to see how Harry Dale will develop, he’s exceptional.

These pre-season races get me excited for the regular season. Hawkstone looks like a badass course! Also, shoutout to Jaume Soler Movies posting raw footage from the fence line; he's got an MX1 & MX2 video and the 125 class.

One thing i did notice while walking round the paddock at Hawkstone was a lead that was connected to the foot brake which goes into or under the engine. Was on most factory bikes. Anyone know what that is?

Most likely a brake snake to keep the brake pedal from getting bent too far. 

Makes mostly Enduro vids I think, but always awesome.

French championship is starting this week-end in Lacapelle-Marival, it is gonna be one of the biggest pre-season races this year. Entry list for the 450 and 250 classes below.

450 

10 - Calvin Vlaanderen 
24 - Kevin Horgmo
31 - Adrien Malaval
34 - Bogdan Krajewski
49 - Tom Guyon
53 - Romain Pape
93 - Jago Geerts 
103 - Romain Febvre
105 - Enzo Gapaix
109 - Loic Rombaut
141 - Maxime Desprey
166 - Loan Bourroumana
169 - Victor Krompholtz
222 - Enzo Da-Re
303 - Alberto Forato
338 - David Herbreteau 
354 - Johan Marillier
414 - Pauls Jonass
576 - Dorian Martinez
630 - Romain Martin
640 - Jules Almayrac
646 - Florian Pirard
758 - Raffael Blond 
817 - Jason Clermont
898 - Alexis Laurent
940 - Antoine Cosse
959 - Maxime Renaux
971 - Tino Basso 

250 

3 - Jake Cannon
9 - Thibault Benistant 
11 - Calvin Fonvieille 
14 - Arnaud Aubin
17 - Tom Brunet
22 - Mickael Lamarque
26 - Kylian Maallem
29 - Francisco Garcia 
41 - Nicolas Duhamel 
47 - Karlis Reisulis 
55 - Mathis Barthez
88 - Jean-Lino Broussolle 
95 - Enzo Casat
101 - Liam Bruneau
107 - Arnaud Colson
125 - Guillaume Haudebault 
172 - Mathys Boisrame 
187 - Tom Bertolotto
188 - Ilyes Ortiz
205 - Evan Lhommede 
211 - Kevin Vandeleene
240 - Johan Briand
268 - Thibault Maupin 
288 - Noam Jayal
317 - Mathis Valin
348 - Maxim Sonnerat
368 - Tom Hipolito
371 - Paolo Maschio
389 - Jules Pietre
432 - Ivano Van Erp 
446 - Adrien Petit
471 - Elwan Van De Wouw 
494 - Ruben Gestas
520 - Jimmy Clochet
574 - Gyan Doensen
575 - Kevan Schillinger
606 - Killian Vincent
639 - Andrea Deldossi
712 - Pierrick Castan
744 - Saad Soulimani 
772 - Janis Reisulis
838 - Raphael Dauphinot
857 - Hugo Vauthier
891 - Jeremy Gritti