MXGP pre-season, national championships and international races

The YouTube vids of these GP's with the quads are brilliant. The tracks the use are (or at least look) amazing. Well worth a watch

This didnt age well. 

Best British MX round for ages,  Worst MotoGP i have ever seen LOL. 

I watched much of Canada Heights last night.

Pretty Bloody good - even Jeff's Hat Wearing, Ice Cream snaffling co-host, who's name escapes me  ........ 😁

Great Track - I did have a bit of a giggle at the 'Dust Problem'.

And, the Rocks being Roosted into the commentary booth / shack / trailer (?) . 😲

Good Stuff!

Tell me about it, I watched the great footage you & Jeff put out & that 2nd MX2 race was a belter, I really thought Askew was going over the fence where Searle came unstuck in practice. We’ve got some really good young talent in MX2 now with Heyman, Askew, Brookes, Kieth & Mustoe. 

And yes Moto GP was a snooze fest but the AMA was good. 

The track looks so different on TV, it looks smooth but trust me when I say that place gets nasty by the end of the day, plenty of step bumps & hard edges. Ever time I’ve ridden there or watched, a session will always be red flagged as we see yesterday. The track used to be a lot sandier especially near where the lagoon is. 

LOL..  i got stitched up there. 

The dust problem was more that MXGB wanted more water on it so it stayed damp for longer and the club didnt, so we got what we got, but i get that you dont think it was dusty LOL. 

And it was busy, even though it didnt look it, because most people were under the trees keeping cool. 

We try to keep it simple, and with racing like that it certainly helps. 

We were even closer to the track last year, and we had to have all the doors shut, And its a 10x6x6 box trailer, that carries the MXGB mule and a load of other stuff between races. it Isnt a 'broadcast suite'. 

Yesterday was awesome to do, Canada Heights is hard work with all the trees and only having 4 cameras. 

That whole thing was done out of a trailer and a Van, we have a crew of 10, 4 fixed cam's one roaming, one on site producer and 2 offsite producer/directors, and me and Jeff.  We drafted Leah in to try and make use of the roving cam a bit more, but pit lane wasnt in an ideal place for signal apparently, so we didnt get to use it as much as we needed to . 

Crowd looked good to me - Saw quite a few by various (chestnut?) fences, and, a Lot of movement under the trees - understandable with the weather you've had. I'm not one of those wankers who desperately look just for the light on / empty spectators areas, that seem to populate threads - those types always looking to put down 'other' races.

Dust - it's a fine line between controlling it, and, making a bloody swamp. But, it was as of nothing, to an Australian who's put up with it, since childhood.

Coverage was Very Bloody Impressive. 

I'm pretty sure I've seen race footage from Canada Heights - well, so many Brit Tracks, throughout my life. Just seems they've All had many jumps added to them. It's the way it is. 

So, how many Ice Creams did you snaffle, and, how much of it did you drip onto yourself / the 'studio' floor ? 

When they left Leah having to stand there, while they took a Looong (poor Lady) time to go away from her,  it was a chuckle, with either You or  Jeff saying some funny things about said delay.

Well done, even if you are (a couple of)  ' Horrible Pommie Bastards ! '

Leah, seems to be too nice a Lady to be exposed to you two...........

It certainly made our life easier having 6 great races. 

They are pushing each other, Heyman had issues with the heat in race 2, so backed it way down,  but they all wanted that one at the end. 

I hope Duns is as good, it will have to go some to top that though. 

They were just trying to add a bit of humour. 

Ice Cream guys ( and there were a few) had a good day.   

There were tons of families and small kids there, the proximity to London gets a lot of people through the gate, and the club promote well locally . 

I haven't raced there in 20 years now, but it was a brutal track whatever the weather. 

Once again Phil, you, Jeff and the production crew did an excellent job all day. That 2nd MX2 race in particular was as tight and hectic as I've seen in some time. Promising rising stars coming through.

Hopefully those who are entered in to Foxhills this weekend can show what the current crop of GB talent can do on the world stage.

Netherlands final round Halle 

250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Liam Everts 
+17.036 = Karlis Reisulis 
+41.242 = Janis Reisulis 
+47.385 = Dean Gregoire 
+54.156 = Jarne Bervoets 
+1.10.430 = Dani Heitink
+1.15.136 = Ian Ampoorter 
+1.16.268 = Jeroen Bussink
+1.25.453 = Mirco Ten Kate
+1.29.783 = Emile De Baere 

450 moto 1 

+0.000 = Romain Febvre 
+0.303 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+27.229 = Pauls Jonass 
+48.112 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+53.364 = Jeremy Seewer
+56.416 = Jago Geerts 
+59.312 = Rick Elzinga 
+1.18.056 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+1.48.011 = Damian Knuiman
-1 lap = Sven Van Der Mierden 

250 moto 2 

+0.000 = Liam Everts
+9.994 = Karlis Reisulis 
+10.469 = Janis Reisulis 
+24.420 = Kay Karssemakers 
+57.951 = Dean Gregoire 
+1.07.242 = Douwe Van Mechgelen
+1.08.089 = Jeroen Bussink
+1.08.928 = Jarne Bervoets 
+1.22.016 = Mirco Ten Kate
+1.28.209 = Ian Ampoorter 

450 moto 2 

+0.000 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+4.615 = Romain Febvre 
+28.502 = Pauls Jonass 
+51.502 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+55.089 = Jago Geerts 
+1.03.903 = Jeremy Seewer
+1.08.193 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+1.22.138 = Rick Elzinga 
+1.53.656 = Damian Knuiman
-1 lap = Micha-Boy De Waal

Italian Prestige Faenza 

250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Maxime Grau
+12.629 = Simone Mancini 
+26.887 = Nicolo Alvisi 
+33.058 = Riccardo Pini 
+36.704 = Andrea Zanotti
+41.668 = Morgan Bennati
+46.032 = Niccolo Mannini
+50.419 = Alessandro Gaspari
+1.01.409 = Luca Ruffini
+1.06.126 = Maurizio Scollo 

450 moto 1 

+0.000 = Jan Pancar 
+7.154 = Nicholas Lapucci
+12.574 = Isak Gifting 
+17.616 = Alessandro Lupino 
+25.095 = Ivo Monticelli 
+29.057 = Brian Hsu
+52.964 = Cedric Soubeyras 
+54.474 = Filippo Zonta
+59.972 = David Philippaerts 
+1.05.081 = Ismaele Guarise 

250 moto 2 

+0.000 = Valerio Lata
+17.589 = Maxime Grau
+37.408 = Simone Mancini 
+38.387 = Morgan Bennati
+38.663 = Alessandro Gaspari
+47.268 = Niccolo Mannini 
+48.272 = Nicolo Alvisi 
+1.04.068 = Andrea Zanotti
+1.08.526 = Luca Rosati
+1.16.737 = Riccardo Pini 

450 moto 2 

+0.000 = Jan Pancar 
+4.099 = Isak Gifting 
+18.462 = Nicholas Lapucci
+23.563 = Alessandro Lupino 
+24.184 = Ivo Monticelli 
+37.210 = Brian Hsu
+40.333 = Yuri Quarti
+52.536 = Filippo Zonta
+1.10.448 = Cedric Soubeyras 
+1.16.852 = Ismaele Guarise

MXGB Canada Heights 

250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Gyan Doensen
+4.005 = Charlie Heyman
+6.372 = Ollie Colmer
+17.507 = Ben Mustoe
+30.993 = William Askew
+32.072 = Jamie Keith
+49.512 = Glen McCormick
+55.140 = Joe Brooks
+1.01.956 = Joel Rizzi
+1.20.022 = Charlie Richmond 

450 moto 1 

+0.000 = Oriol Oliver 
+1.825 = Conrad Mewse
+39.965 = Tristan Purdon 
+48.349 = Taylor Hammal
+52.536 = Ben Watson 
+1.14.140 = Adam Sterry
+1.23.373 = Tom Grimshaw
+1.26.938 = Jason Meara
+1.28.387 = Bobby Bruce 
+1.32.090 = Ben Edwards 

250 moto 2 

+0.000 = Joe Brooks 
+0.662 = William Askew 
+1.151 = Joel Rizzi
+2.174 = Gyan Doensen 
+23.278 = Ben Mustoe
+25.674 = Ollie Colmer
+37.661 = Jamie Keith
+45.272 = Charlie Richmond
+48.890 = Charlie Heyman
+51.434 = Glen McCormick 

450 moto 2 

+0.000 = Oriol Oliver 
+5.799 = Conrad Mewse 
+50.752 = Adam Sterry 
+58.254 = Tristan Purdon 
+1.15.448 = Taylor Hammal
+1.24.459 = Tom Grimshaw
+1.41.873 = Jamie Carpenter 
+1.51.221 = Ben Edwards
+2.02.711 = Dylan Woodcock
+2.06.967 = Michael Ellis

That second MX2 race was the best race I've seen for quite some time.

French SX championship round 1 Saint-Thibery 

250 heat 1 

+0.000 = Michael Hicks
+4.820 = Kiliann Poll
+5.990 = Mathys Boisrame
+14.379 = Liam Bruneau
+23.173 = Mathis Barthez
+27.269 = Mickael Lamarque
+30.736 = Andrea Bonifacio
+33.791 = Elwan Van De Wouw
+38.364 = Thomas Armandie
+39.776 = Evan Lhommede 

250 heat 2 

+0.000 = Jules Pietre 
+6.745 = Saad Soulimani 
+10.844 = Yannis Lopez 
+13.807 = Julien Lebeau
+15.341 = Cyril Elsener
+17.528 = Paul Bloy
+20.795 = Killian Vincent
+22.695 = Clement Briatte
+24.824 = Maho Simo
+44.559 = Basile Pigois 

450 heat 1 

+0.000 = Gregory Aranda
+2.871 = Jordi Tixier
+16.887 = Lucas Imbert
+19.985 = Jorge Zaragoza
+21.360 = Adrien Escoffier
+23.157 = Joan Cros Cortes
+44.577 = Ander Valentin
+58.407 = Giovanni Meneghello
-1 lap = Irwing Lefebvre
-6 laps = Alexandre Bosc 

450 heat 2 

+0.000 = Maxime Desprey
+12.671 = Brice Maylin
+17.326 = Yannis Irsuti
+20.285 = Charles Lefrançois
+32.599 = Ludovic Macler
+45.508 = Lorenzo Camporese
-1 lap = Guillaume Brun
-1 lap = Kevin Tarallo
-6 laps = Thibaut Legros
-8 laps = Tom Guyon 

250 final 

+0.000 = Michael Hicks
+3.258 = Jules Pietre 
+8.200 = Saad Soulimani 
+17.729 = Mathys Boisrame 
+20.250 = Hugo Manzato
+20.358 = Yannis Lopez
+23.319 = Julien Lebeau
+25.309 = Mickael Lamarque 
+28.948 = Killian Vincent 
+31.277 = Kiliann Poll 

450 final 

+0.000 = Maxime Desprey
+3.090 = Gregory Aranda 
+21.643 = Jordi Tixier 
+25.818 = Brice Maylin 
+26.327 = Adrien Escoffier 
+33.439 = Lucas Imbert
+35.520 = Jorge Zaragoza 
+37.683 = Yannis Irsuti
+39.219 = Charles Lefrançois 
+41.177 = Joan Cros Cortes

I don't think we'll see Renaux, Jonass and Vlaanderen behind the gate...

Some proper racing today in Balen. Herlings, Febvre, Adamo, Renaux, Gajser, de Wolf, Everts, Bonacorsi, Vlaanderen, Jonass, V doninck, Geerts, Cairoli on the 250, Coenen, Reisulis brothers, Coldenhoff 

VitalMX Member Lars van Berkel on a 2 stroke in the 250 class😉

@Cortami79 What happend to Gajser 2nd moto? Running decent in P4 but went missing on live timing..

They are using Rinaldi engines?

Keiheuvel international 

250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Sacha Coenen 
+7.471 = Janis Reisulis 
+7.773 = Liam Everts 
+27.223 = Antonio Cairoli 
+48.175 = Karlis Reisulis 
+59.637 = Jarne Bervoets 
+1.16.071 = Douwe Van Mechgelen 
+1.37.078 = Jaap Jansens 
+1.39.475 = Lars Van Berkel 
+1.45.211 = Brent Van De Walle 

450 moto 1 

+0.000 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+44.247 = Kay De Wolf 
+53.372 = Andrea Adamo 
+55.493 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+57.621 = Tim Gajser 
+1.17.061 = Romain Febvre 
+1.18.626 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
+1.19.994 = Jago Geerts 
+1.21.054 = Brent Van Doninck 
+1.22.280 = Isak Gifting 

250 moto 2 

+0.000 = Sacha Coenen 
+3.556 = Liam Everts 
+8.260 = Janis Reisulis 
+11.008 = Antonio Cairoli 
+47.875 = Jarne Bervoets 
+1.03.716 = Karlis Reisulis 
+1.41.073 = Douwe Van Mechgelen 
+1.46.751 = Wout Van Beysterveldt
+1.55.123 = Lars Van Berkel
-1 lap = Greg Van Der Weide 

450 moto 2 

+0.000 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+21.842 = Kay De Wolf 
+25.311 = Isak Gifting 
+33.342 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
+38.086 = Pauls Jonass 
+46.382 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+55.175 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+1.02.141 = Cyril Genot 
+1.05.858 = Brent Van Doninck 
+1.29.334 = Andrea Adamo

Gifting yes, Gajser not sure

Gajser his bike was smoking, same as Cairoli his bike

Not the easiest track to race a smoker. But that race is so cool! Proper Mx, with lots of spectators and they are almost standing on the track ! 

German championship Gaildorf 

250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
+8.628 = Sebastian Leok
+10.209 = Saku Mansikkamäki 
+10.407 = Valentin Kees
+19.621 = Byron Dennis
+32.029 = Marius Adomatis 
+32.887 = Francesco Bellei 
+37.281 = Luca Diserens
+41.946 = David Widerwill
+43.329 = Remo Schudel 

450 moto 1 

+0.000 = Roan Van De Moosdijk 
+7.163 = Noah Ludwig 
+11.232 = Tom Koch
+20.516 = Maximilian Spies 
+27.865 = Kevin Brumann
+29.691 = Jorgen-Matthias Talviku 
+53.038 = Valentin Guillod
+54.965 = Jere Haavisto 
+56.995 = Markuss Kokins 
+1.01.365 = Vaclav Kovar 

250 moto 2 

+0.000 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
+13.362 = Saku Mansikkamäki 
+16.527 = Sebastian Leok
+18.157 = Byron Dennis
+28.652 = Leon Rudolph
+31.153 = Francesco Bellei 
+38.973 = Maximilian Ernecker 
+40.654 = Vaclav Janout
+43.736 = Bence Pergel
+47.396 = Oskar Romberg 

450 moto 2 

+0.000 = Roan Van De Moosdijk 
+7.163 = Tom Koch
+18.897 = Kevin Brumann
+21.742 = Noah Ludwig 
+45.183 = Maximilian Spies 
+49.557 = Victor Alonso
+51.639 = Paul Harberland
+53.923 = Cato Nickel 
+1.03.318 = Mike Gwerder
+1.06.378 = Mark Scheu 

250 moto 3 

+0.000 = Sebastian Leok
+6.400 = Byron Dennis
+14.436 = Saku Mansikkamäki 
+22.352 = Vaclav Janout
+30.706 = David Widerwill 
+33.526 = Linus Jung
+35.138 = Marius Adomatis 
+39.318 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
+45.185 = Scott Smulders 
+47.783 = Leon Rudolph 

450 moto 3 

+0.000 = Roan Van De Moosdijk 
+8.220 = Tom Koch
+19.734 = Jorgen-Matthias Talviku 
+31.479 = Noah Ludwig 
+35.978 = Kevin Brumann
+36.908 = Mike Gwerder
+49.954 = Victor Alonso
+51.263 = Maximilian Spies 
+52.990 = Tomas Kohut
+55.330 = Cato Nickel

British championship Duns 

250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Joe Brooks 
+5.671 = Charlie Heyman
+10.960 = Gyan Doensen
+12.859 = Tommy Searle
+26.629 = Ollie Colmer
+30.951 = Jamie Keith
+35.379 = Ben Mustoe
+39.089 = William Askew
+41.322 = Joel Rizzi
+43.259 = Freddie Bartlett 

450 moto 1 

+0.000 = Conrad Mewse 
+43.957 = Ben Watson
+54.998 = Oriol Oliver
+56.161 = Tristan Purdon
+56.978 = Josh Gilbert 
+1.03.930 = Adam Sterry
+1.05.956 = Tom Grimshaw
+1.51.449 = Bobby Bruce
+1.52.015 = Jason Meara
+2.03.378 = Lennox Dickinson 

250 moto 2 

+0.000 = Jamie Keith
+1.507 = Gyan Doensen 
+11.330 = Ben Mustoe
+14.198 = Charlie Heyman
+26.812 = Tommy Searle
+28.876 = Joe Brooks
+30.436 = Ollie Colmer
+34.430 = Freddie Bartlett
+49.443 = William Askew
+58.155 = Glen McCormick 

450 moto 2 

+0.000 = Conrad Mewse 
+7.115 = Ben Watson 
+31.624 = Oriol Oliver
+34.910 = Josh Gilbert 
+41.473 = Adam Sterry
+51.097 = Tristan Purdon
+1.00.505 = Tom Grimshaw
+1.06.523 = Bobby Bruce 
+1.36.726 = Ben Edwards
+1.58.922 = Jason Meara

Balen-Mol looks like a nasty sand track. I remember seeing it when I was going to Honda Park years ago, I thought to myself that looks like an old ghost track. It’s right next to a road right?

The track is located right next to an gliding airfield. The distance to the Lommel MXGP track is 6 km as the crow flies, or 8 km by car.