#16: MXGP of The Netherlands

Arnhem is a brutal track almost as heavy as Lommel, and the times Ive been there the crowds have packed the smaller circuit. it's lots of fun to go there on MXGP weekend. 

Only problem is it's mostly flat and viewing is not that great unless you are in one of the towers.   

It would be cool if something like this happened, it would get a bunch of American eyeballs on the series.  But, I have to imagine the odds are very close to zero.  I think he would be a title contender though, its really Herlings out there by himself right now.  

Good to see Sacha back up to speed last week, hopefully he can continue to close the gap this weekend and make the last 3 rounds really interesting.  The 450 races have frankly been pretty boring at the front of the field since Lucas went down.  Crazy how much Herlings has on the rest of the field right now.  

Gajsers bike looks so bad, sometimes it looks like he is running on bald enduro tires.  At Sweden he nearly crashed 3 or 4 times in 1 lap, right before he did in fact take a dirt sample, in race 1 I think?  At Lommel he looked completely out of control, like he was riding a bucking bronco on parts of the track.  Its very strange.  I really like Tim, he goes out there and gives it 100% every time, but he truly looks handicapped by the bike this year.  How can the GP Yamaha be this bad? 

I think he was riding a Husqvarna that day at least, he was fearless jumping. Neil Hudson won the O/A. I was with the Serval Marketing guys and I remember Pete Mathia needed a front mudguard for his RM for the 2nd moto but we only had blue so he had to ride with it. It looked so goofy.

Tim507 : " I destroyed my Schlüsselbein!! "

Not the Schlusselbein! 🥵

I don't think they so casually plated them then (or, if they actually did plating then) so, perhaps you might have a Z shape to your Schlusselbbein! I've few mates of our 'vintage' that have bizarrely shaped ones. Not me, I just destroyed my bloody AC joints. 

WMX time practice 

1.51.237 = Lotte Van Drunen 
1.52.815 = Daniela Guillen
1.53.650 = Shana Van Der Vlist 
1.56.251 = Lucy Barker 
1.56.594 = Kiara Fontanesi 
1.57.503 = Malou Jakobsen 
1.57.738 = Courtney Duncan 
1.58.042 = Danee Gelissen 
1.58.386 = Nellie Fransson 
1.58.439 = April Franzoni

Quite encouraging for Lucas, 4th in free practice ain't too bad at all.

Let’s see how he is once the track gets rougher. 

Townley doing well in time practice
Mancini and Goyer didn’t qualify

EMX250 group A 

1.46.611 = Francisco Garcia 
1.47.000 = Tom Brunet 
1.47.126 = Mads Fredsoe 
1.48.011 = Joe Brooks 
1.48.077 = Jarne Bervoets 
1.48.186 = Mano Faure
1.48.348 = Jekabs Kubulins 
1.48.502 = Byron Dennis
1.49.560 = Manuel Carreras
1.50.108 = Jake Cannon 

EMX250 group B 

1.46.432 = Gyan Doensen 
1.46.528 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
1.47.124 = Sebastian Leok 
1.47.807 = Dani Heitink
1.48.214 = William Askew
1.48.385 = Francesco Bellei 
1.48.532 = Nicolo Alvisi 
1.48.793 = Levi Townley 
1.49.191 = Andrea Roberti
1.49.677 = Lyonel Reichl

MX2 Practice starting!

Man what is Coenen doing out there, his leg or just a mistake?

Great... exactly what Lucas needed... just caught sachanitis it seems.

Hard hit bit at least he got up looking relatively ok but he did do the cutting of the throat motion, not sure what that actually meant. 

MX2 

1.42.865 = Janis Reisulis 
1.43.178 = Camden Mc Lellan 
1.43.345 = Sacha Coenen 
1.44.038 = Simon Längenfelder 
1.44.392 = Liam Everts 
1.44.988 = Karlis Reisulis 
1.45.199 = Valerio Lata 
1.45.240 = Kay Karssemakers 
1.45.373 = Guillem Farres 
1.45.966 = Pelle Gundersen 

MXGP 

1.40.703 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1.41.300 = Tim Gajser 
1.42.369 = Kay De Wolf 
1.42.642 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
1.43.274 = Andrea Adamo 
1.43.771 = Pauls Jonass 
1.43.803 = Ruben Fernandez 
1.44.139 = Roan Van De Moosdijk 
1.44.348 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
1.44.373 = Ben Watson

Such a bummer for Lucas!

Well, Lucas had that prang on his first lap of timed practice! Bit of a 'hit', too.

Didn't come back out. 

I'm pretty sure he can still ride the qualifying Race,  having done other practice, but will he?

Farres was back in, I think, 9th in MX2 - maybe a bit 'off' after last weeks 'head bashing ?

WMX moto 1 

+0.000 = Lotte Van Drunen 
+28.498 = Daniela Guillen 
+29.565 = Shana Van Der Vlist 
+49.120 = Kiara Fontanesi 
+50.263 = Courtney Duncan 
+1.01.841 = Lucy Barker 
+1.23.881 = Malou Jakobsen 
+1.32.424 = Amandine Verstappen 
+1.46.235 = Nellie Fransson 
-1 lap = Jenitty Van Der Beek

It is my right Schlüsselbein and it is a very irregularly shaped knot for sure!! No plating - no wiring - just a figure 8 strap and out the door. Took a long time to heal. Braapppp

EMX250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
+9.041 = Francisco Garcia 
+10.796 = Tom Brunet
+21.759 = Byron Dennis
+32.652 = Mads Fredsoe 
+34.733 = William Askew
+37.339 = Jake Cannon 
+39.069 = Sebastian Leok 
+51.200 = Francesco Bellei 
+54.094 = Gyan Doensen

He had to throw away his goggles. Came from way back, the kid is a warrior

Skovbjerg rode amazing. Dude is really fit

Brunet is seriously improving those last few weeks...

Herlings was , as usual, Impressive.

But Kay, coming from near last after that prang, well, that's pretty bloody awesome.

And The Hoff - hope he goes out of his last GP with a Great result!

MX2 qualifying 

+0.000 = Liam Everts 
+1.144 = Camden Mc Lellan 
+10.969 = Guillem Farres 
+12.956 = Sacha Coenen 
+16.248 = Janis Reisulis 
+25.010 = Simon Längenfelder 
+50.669 = Valerio Lata 
+1.00.261 = Karlis Reisulis 
+1.17.202 = Julius Mikula 
+1.30.669 = Scott Smulders 

MXGP qualifying 

+0.000 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+37.904 = Kay De Wolf 
+39.981 = Andrea Adamo 
+40.955 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+44.749 = Romain Febvre 
+46.589 = Ruben Fernandez 
+50.552 = Tom Vialle 
+53.679 = Tim Gajser 
+1.05.346 = Ben Watson 
+1.17.199 = Andrea Bonacorsi

Fastest laps of saturday motos 

WMX moto 1 

1.59.573 = Lotte Van Drunen 
2.00.826 = Daniela Guillen 
2.01.845 = Shana Van Der Vlist 
2.02.551 = Courtney Duncan 
2.03.664 = Lucy Barker 
2.03.732 = Kiara Fontanesi 
2.04.589 = Danee Gelissen 
2.05.114 = Nellie Fransson
2.06.186 = Malou Jakobsen 
2.06.565 = Amandine Verstappen 

EMX250 moto 1 

1.50.120 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
1.50.758 = Francisco Garcia 
1.51.110 = Tom Brunet
1.52.475 = Joe Brooks
1.52.854 = Jarne Bervoets 
1.53.110 = William Askew
1.53.212 = Byron Dennis
1.53.246 = Mads Fredsoe 
1.53.397 = Gyan Doensen 
1.53.805 = Jekabs Kubulins 

MX2 qualifying 

1.48.118 = Camden Mc Lellan 
1.48.131 = Sacha Coenen 
1.48.162 = Liam Everts 
1.48.410 = Guillem Farres 
1.49.309 = Janis Reisulis 
1.49.558 = Simon Längenfelder 
1.50.848 = Valerio Lata
1.51.408 = Kay Karssemakers 
1.51.450 = Karlis Reisulis 
1.52.736 = Julius Mikula 

MXGP qualifying 

1.45.240 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1.46.149 = Kay De Wolf 
1.47.413 = Andrea Adamo 
1.47.586 = Tim Gajser 
1.48.337 = Romain Febvre 
1.48.741 = Maximilian Spies
1.48.841 = Ruben Fernandez 
1.48.899 = Roan Van De Moosdijk 
1.49.009 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
1.49.202 = Ben Watson

Like to see what De Wolf can do with a good start