#2: MXGP of Lombardia - March 5-6

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3/2/2022 4:34am Edited Date/Time 3/8/2022 11:57am
A quick return to the track of Mantova after the MXoN at the end of September and the final two GP's of the 2021 season early November.

Additional classes are EMX250 and WMX, who will start their championships.

Timetable: https://docs2.mxgp.com/docs/2022_MXGP_of_Lombardia_Timetable.pdf

MXGP
7 Arminas Jasikonis LTU LMSF Yamaha Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing
10 Calvin Vlaanderen NED KNMV Yamaha Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing
14 Jed Beaton AUS MA Kawasaki F&H Kawasaki Racing Team
18 Vsevolod Brylyakov RUS MFR Honda JWR Honda Racing
19 Thomas Kjær Olsen DEN DMU KTM DIGA-Procross KTM Racing
29 Henry Jacobi GER DMSB Honda JM Honda Racing
32 Brent Van Doninck BEL FMB Yamaha Riley Racing
41 Pauls Jonass LAT LaMSF Husqvarna Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing Team
43 Mitchell Evans AUS MA Honda Team HRC
46 Davy Pootjes NED KNMV Honda JWR Honda Racing
61 Jorge Prado ESP RFME GasGas Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing
70 Rubén Fernández ESP RFME Honda Honda 114 Motorsports
75 Hardi Roosiorg EST EMF KTM Sahkar Racing
77 Alessandro Lupino ITA FMI Beta Beta SDM Corse MX Team
89 Jeremy Van Horebeek BEL FMB Beta Beta SDM Corse MX Team
91 Jeremy Seewer SUI FMS Yamaha Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team
99 Jorge Zaragoza ESP RFME Honda KMP Honda Racing
161 Alvin Östlund SWE SVEMO Yamaha JK Racing Yamaha
183 Lorenzo Locurcio VEN FMV KTM JD Gunnex KTM Racing Team
189 Brian Bogers NED KNMV Husqvarna Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing Team
200 Filippo Zonta ITA FMI GasGas FZ Motorsport
211 Nicholas Lapucci ITA FMI Fantic Fantic Factory Team Maddii
225 Charles Lefrançois FRA FFM Honda MB Team
226 Tom Koch GER DMSB KTM KTM Kosak Team
243 Tim Gajser SLO AMZS Honda Team HRC
259 Glenn Coldenhoff NED KNMV Yamaha Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team
303 Alberto Forato ITA FMI GasGas SM Action GasGas Racing Team Yuasa Battery
644 Ismaele Guarise ITA FMI KTM Dreams Racing
747 Michele Cervellin ITA FMI KTM Marchetti Racing Team KTM
911 Jordi Tixier FRA FFM KTM JT911 KTM Racing
919 Ben Watson GBR ACU Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP
959 Maxime Renaux FRA FFM Yamaha Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team

MXGP standings
1. Tim Gajser 47
2. Jorge Prado 43
3. Jeremy Seewer 40
4. Maxime Renaux 35
5. Glenn Coldenhoff 32
6. Jed Beaton 30
7. Alberto Forato 28
8. Thomas Kjær Olsen 24
9. Jeremy Van Horebeek 23
10. Brian Bogers 23

MX2
11 Mikkel Haarup DEN DMU Kawasaki Big Van World MTX Kawasaki
22 Gianluca Facchetti ITA FMI KTM KTM Beddini MX2
24 Kevin Horgmo NOR NMF Kawasaki F&H Kawasaki Racing Team
26 Tim Edberg SWE SVEMO Yamaha Riley Racing
28 Tom Vialle FRA FFM KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
33 Kay Karssemakers NED KNMV KTM Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee
38 Stephen Rubini FRA FFM Honda Team Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz
39 Roan van de Moosdijk NED KNMV Husqvarna Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing
74 Kay de Wolf NED KNMV Husqvarna Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing
80 Andrea Adamo ITA FMI GasGas SM Action GasGas Racing Team Yuasa Battery
87 Kevin Brumann SUI FMS Yamaha iXS MXGP Team
93 Jago Geerts BEL FMB Yamaha Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team
101 Mattia Guadagnini ITA FMI GasGas Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing
104 Jeremy Sydow GER DMSB KTM Raths Motorsports
125 Emil Weckman FIN SML Honda Team Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz
181 Julian Vander Auwera BEL FMB Kawasaki Everest Racing Team
192 Glen Meier DEN DMU KTM EasyMX powered by Young Motion
224 Jakub Terešák CZE ACCR KTM JD Gunnex KTM Racing Team
253 Jan Pancar SLO AMZS KTM Team JP 253
300 Noah Ludwig GER DMSB KTM Becker Racing / Team Theiner
313 Petr Polák CZE ACCR Honda JM Honda Racing
338 Filip Olsson SWE SVEMO Husqvarna Power by JJ Racing Team
368 Samuel Nilsson ESP RFME KTM KTM Racestore MX2
426 Conrad Mewse GBR ACU KTM 426 Motorsports
427 Håkon Fredriksen NOR NMF Honda Honda 114 Motorsports
491 Paul Haberland GER DMSB Honda KMP Honda Racing
516 Simon Längenfelder GER DMSB GasGas Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing
517 Isak Gifting SWE SVEMO KTM Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee
771 Kristóf Jakob HUN MAMS Husqvarna MX-Handel Racing

MX2 standings
1. Simon Längenfelder 50
2. Tom Vialle 42
3. Jago Geerts 40
4. Kay de Wolf 36
5. Roan van de Moosdijk 33
6. Mikkel Haarup 27
7. Stephen Rubini 27
8. Kevin Horgmo 26
9. Isak Gifting 22
10. Andrea Adamo 22

EMX250
3 Federico Tuani ITA FMI GasGas SM Action GasGas Racing Team Yuasa Battery
4 Gerard Congost ESP RFME KTM Jezyk Racing
7 Maximilian Spies GER DMSB KTM Schmicker Racing
10 Oriol Oliver ESP RFME KTM WZ Racing
19 Sacha Coenen BEL FMB Husqvarna BT Racing Team
21 Rauls Blūmfelds LAT LaMSF KTM
23 Tommaso Sarasso ITA FMI KTM
24 David Braceras ESP RFME KTM Team VRT KTM Veritise
26 Miguel de Waal RSA KNMV KTM
27 Christopher Mills GBR ACU KTM KTM SB Racing
28 Andrea Viano ITA FMI Husqvarna
29 Sander Agard-Michelsen NOR NMF Yamaha
32 Marcel Conijn NED KNMV KTM
35 Andrea Bonacorsi ITA FMI Yamaha Hutten Metaal Yamaha
38 William Voxen Kleemann DEN DMU Yamaha Riley Racing
40 Martin Michelis EST EMF KTM
42 Sampo Rainio FIN SML Honda
44 Rick Elzinga NED KNMV Yamaha Hutten Metaal Yamaha
49 Mattia Dusi ITA FMI Yamaha Ceres 71 Yamaha Team
50 Paolo Lugana ITA FMI KTM
52 Albin Gerhardsson SWE SVEMO Husqvarna
53 Valerio Lata ITA FMI KTM Marchetti Racing Team KTM
60 Mairis Pumpurs LAT LaMSF Yamaha SHR Motorsports
64 Lorenzo Ciabatti ITA FMI KTM
70 Valentin Kees GER DMSB KTM KTM Kosak Team
71 Morgan Bennati ITA FMI Husqvarna
78 Axel Louis FRA FFM GasGas 737 Performance GasGas Oxmoto
90 Justin Trache GER DMSB Yamaha Sturm STC Racing Team
93 Lucas Coenen BEL FMB Husqvarna BT Racing Team
117 Giacomo Bosi ITA FMI Husqvarna
122 Camden McLellan RSA KNMV KTM TBS Conversions Racing Team
131 Cato Nickel GER DMSB KTM WZ Racing
145 Pascal Jungmann GER DMSB Honda KMP Honda Racing
153 Riccardo Bindi ITA FMI Kawasaki
155 Tom Schröder GER DMSB Honda
171 Fynn-Niklas Tornau GER DMSB Husqvarna
180 Leopold Ambjörnson SWE SVEMO Husqvarna
202 Adam Maj CZE ACCR KTM
214 Bence Pergel HUN MAMS KTM
217 Eddie Jay Wade GBR ACU Kawasaki 9MM Energy Drink BUD Racing Kawasaki
228 Emilio Scuteri ITA FMI TM Team Steels Dr. Jack Fly Over
235 Mirko Valsecchi ITA FMI GasGas MX Fonta Racing Syneco
252 Raúl Sánchez ESP RFME Fantic Ghidinelli Racing Fantic
261 Jörgen-Matthias Talviku EST EMF KTM Sahkar Racing
270 Eugenio Barbaglia ITA FMI KTM Maggiora Park Racing Team
302 Cornelius Tøndel NOR NMF Fantic Fantic Factory Team Maddii
312 Håkon Østerhagen NOR NMF Fantic Fantic Factory Team Maddii
319 Quentin Prugnières FRA FFM Kawasaki 9MM Energy Drink BUD Racing Kawasaki
401 Marcel Stauffer AUT AMF KTM Sturm STC Racing Team
408 Scott Smulders NED KNMV Husqvarna Husqvarna SKS Racing Team
411 Kjeld Stuurman NED KNMV GasGas
420 Andrea Rossi ITA FMI Husqvarna
424 Nikita Kucherov RUS KNMV KTM
437 Martin Venhoda CZE ACCR Husqvarna
440 Marnique Appelt GER DMSB KTM Raths Motorsports
470 Peter König GER DMSB KTM KTM Sarholz Racing Team
484 Dave Kooiker NED KNMV Yamaha Hutten Metaal Yamaha
489 Jens Walvoort NED KNMV KTM Motor2000 KTM Racing Team
499 Emanuele Alberio ITA FMI Husqvarna
505 Arvid Lüning SWE SVEMO GasGas
521 Boris Blanken NED KNMV GasGas
532 Constantin Piller GER DMSB KTM KTM Kosak Team
563 Wesly Dieudonné BEL FMB KTM
568 Max Palsson SWE SVEMO KTM Schmicker Racing
601 Kelton Gwyther GBR KNMV KTM Motor2000 KTM Racing Team
626 Joel Elsener SUI FMS KTM
651 Meico Vettik EST EMF KTM KTM Racing Estonia
669 Luca Ruffini ITA FMI GasGas SM Action GasGas Racing Team Yuasa Battery
696 Mike Gwerder SUI FMS KTM WZ Racing
744 Saad Soulimani FRA FFM KTM Team VHR KTM Racing
817 Raf Meuwissen NED KNMV KTM Raths Motorsports
839 Victor Voxen Kleemann DEN DMU Honda KMP Honda Racing
912 Joel Rizzi GBR ACU Yamaha Riley Racing
959 Mike Lauritsen NED KNMV KTM
991 Szymon Staszkiewicz POL PZM KTM

WMX
1 Courtney Duncan NZL MNZ Kawasaki Big Van World MTX Kawasaki
4 Gaia Franchi ITA FMI Husqvarna Millionaire Racing Team
5 Britt Jans-Beken NED KNMV KTM Lakerveld Racing
7 Giorgia Montini ITA FMI Husqvarna M.B.T. Motorbike Racing Team
9 Virginie Germond SUI FMS KTM Team Dragon Moto
11 Mia Ribić CRO HMS GasGas
26 Aneta Čepeláková CZE ACCR Yamaha Yamaha Čepelák Racing Team
28 Elisa Galvagno ITA FMI Husqvarna Millionaire Racing Team
47 Gaia Oddo ITA FMI Honda Team RC Racing
51 Jenitty van de Beek NED KNMV KTM Beurspro
55 Kim Irmgartz GER DMSB Honda Motorrad Waldmann
71 Demi Verploegh NED KNMV KTM
85 Nancy van de Ven NED KNMV Yamaha Ceres 71 Yamaha Team
90 Sandra Keller SUI FMS Yamaha SK Racing Team
94 Priska Busatto ITA FMI GasGas MX Fonta Racing Syneco
111 Anne Borchers GER DMSB Suzuki
124 Alina Barthel AUT AMF KTM
125 Amber Simons NED KNMV KTM
136 Chantal Pavoni ITA FMI Husqvarna
172 Lynn Valk NED KNMV Yamaha JK Racing Yamaha
174 Giorgia Giudici ITA FMI Husqvarna MCR Racing Team
188 Shana van der Vlist NED KNMV KTM KTM Brouwer Motors
255 Daniela Guillén ESP RFME KTM RFME WMX Team
274 Amandine Verstappen BEL FMB Kawasaki 9MM Energy Drink BUD Racing Kawasaki
299 Karolina Jasińska POL PZM Yamaha
325 Sara Andersen DEN DMU KTM Flex-Box Racing
412 Matilde Stilo ITA FMI GasGas Team Made Of GasGas
423 Larissa Papenmeier GER DMSB Yamaha Yamaha Racing 423
511 Martine Hughes NOR NMF Honda Honda 114 Motorsports
512 Julia Blatter GER DMSB GasGas Chase Racing MX Team
612 Mathea Selebø NOR NMF Yamaha
625 Tahlia Jade O'Hare AUS FFM Honda Honda 114 Motorsports
644 Laura Raunkjær DEN DMU Yamaha
705 Malou Jakobsen DEN DMU KTM KTM Scandinavia
717 Danée Gelissen NED KNMV KTM
912 Giorgia Blasigh ITA FMI Yamaha Ceres 71 Yamaha Team
969 Fiona Hoppe GER DMSB GasGas BvZ Racing Team
974 Janina Lehmann GER DMSB Honda KMP Honda Racing
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3/2/2022 12:21pm
EMX250 sacha coenen look out for that kid.
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3/2/2022 11:42pm
Unless my eyes deceive me, no Bobby Bruce?
So it seems. I expected him aswell. Also no Farres, Johnston, Martínez or Quarti. Maxime Grau is out with Epstein-Barr.
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Interesting to see who steps up in EMX250 and challenges Elzinga. He was 3rd overall last year, moved to a better team and most out of the top 10 from last year are not present.
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3/3/2022 6:48am
roninho wrote:
Interesting to see who steps up in EMX250 and challenges Elzinga. He was 3rd overall last year, moved to a better team and most out of...
Interesting to see who steps up in EMX250 and challenges Elzinga. He was 3rd overall last year, moved to a better team and most out of the top 10 from last year are not present.
Tøndel and Bonacorsi probably, maybe Talviku. Then you never know with the 125 guys that step up. I’m a bit scared to see how Sasha Coenen does, I mean he’s probably quick but atleast last year he was pretty small and couldn’t keep the 125 on two wheels and had some massive crashes.
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3/3/2022 7:55am
Is Bonacorsi riding after his crash last weekend?
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3/3/2022 10:44am
roninho wrote:
Is Bonacorsi riding after his crash last weekend?
Yes.
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3/3/2022 11:08am
roninho wrote:
Interesting to see who steps up in EMX250 and challenges Elzinga. He was 3rd overall last year, moved to a better team and most out of...
Interesting to see who steps up in EMX250 and challenges Elzinga. He was 3rd overall last year, moved to a better team and most out of the top 10 from last year are not present.
Tøndel and Bonacorsi probably, maybe Talviku. Then you never know with the 125 guys that step up. I’m a bit scared to see how Sasha Coenen...
Tøndel and Bonacorsi probably, maybe Talviku. Then you never know with the 125 guys that step up. I’m a bit scared to see how Sasha Coenen does, I mean he’s probably quick but atleast last year he was pretty small and couldn’t keep the 125 on two wheels and had some massive crashes.
Coenen brothers were pretty solid at Spanish championship races but nothing special and couple crashes.
I think it will take season to get ahead of competition like he was 125.
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A sunny but rather chilly weekend predicted: around 10°C (about 50° F) by day and some light frost during the night. Should be good!
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Changes to the first corner... A big wall around the whole lane

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Unless my eyes deceive me, no Bobby Bruce?
No he's out - had surgery to fix ACL and MCL from a crash a few weeks ago.
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ayearinmx wrote:
Changes to the first corner... A big wall around the whole lane [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/03/04/536451/s1200_IMG_20220304_114457.jpg[/img]
Changes to the first corner... A big wall around the whole lane

Wall was there but Gajser did run over it when cutting track. They should put fence on service road to block cutting back to next corner.
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ayearinmx wrote:
Changes to the first corner... A big wall around the whole lane [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/03/04/536451/s1200_IMG_20220304_114457.jpg[/img]
Changes to the first corner... A big wall around the whole lane

Didn't they have a wall (perhaps not a full one - it was a combination of wall and banners / signage?) there at the GPs and MXDN?

With that corner, you'll still have riders being punted over that 'wall'. There's a couple of 1st turns in MXGP I'd like to see sorted, a bit better, that seem to be tailor made for disaster. There at Mantova, and Arco Di Trentino come to mind, straight away.

You're there - have they widened the track at that point, where riders got punted out / went out? That would be a help - it does look a bit roomier from your picture.

There needs to be open section (without that 'wall') on that 2nd straight, but well towards the 2nd corner, for regaining the track. Riders who've been punted off / gone off the track, need a legit , safe way back onto the track. A wall / wall and signage all the way to the 2nd corner, makes it bloody difficult for track re-entry. And, the gap after the 2nd corner through to the jump on the 3rd straight, should be thoroughly closed off; that was a part of last years controversies.
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Inshall´ah Horgmo doesn´t throw it away this weekend. He could have made the podium if only he could stay on the bike. Fredriksen should be around where Horgmo finished last weekend: between 5-10th for now.
Østerhagen has been pretty good at the track before, unsure of Tøndel. Thought he was a hardcpacked rider.

I´m so excited for this season. We never have good riders, and all of a sudden we have several up and comers. Norwegian tracks are utter garbage, so our riders tend to crash and/or injure themselves a lot when racing on the international level. But I think these 4 grew up racing on the continent a lot more than previous generations.
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tek14 wrote:
Wall was there but Gajser did run over it when cutting track. They should put fence on service road to block cutting back to next corner.
What they had there before when Gajser was hit off the track was an angled bank, this is a vertical wall.
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Bearuno wrote:
Didn't they have a wall (perhaps not a full one - it was a combination of wall and banners / signage?) there at the GPs and...
Didn't they have a wall (perhaps not a full one - it was a combination of wall and banners / signage?) there at the GPs and MXDN?

With that corner, you'll still have riders being punted over that 'wall'. There's a couple of 1st turns in MXGP I'd like to see sorted, a bit better, that seem to be tailor made for disaster. There at Mantova, and Arco Di Trentino come to mind, straight away.

You're there - have they widened the track at that point, where riders got punted out / went out? That would be a help - it does look a bit roomier from your picture.

There needs to be open section (without that 'wall') on that 2nd straight, but well towards the 2nd corner, for regaining the track. Riders who've been punted off / gone off the track, need a legit , safe way back onto the track. A wall / wall and signage all the way to the 2nd corner, makes it bloody difficult for track re-entry. And, the gap after the 2nd corner through to the jump on the 3rd straight, should be thoroughly closed off; that was a part of last years controversies.
I agree. With this 'wall', should riders lock bars and not make the turn, it's not going to end well. All that was needed was something to block the gap between turn two and the next jump.
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3/4/2022 6:29am Edited Date/Time 3/4/2022 6:30am
Sunhouse wrote:
Inshall´ah Horgmo doesn´t throw it away this weekend. He could have made the podium if only he could stay on the bike. Fredriksen should be around...
Inshall´ah Horgmo doesn´t throw it away this weekend. He could have made the podium if only he could stay on the bike. Fredriksen should be around where Horgmo finished last weekend: between 5-10th for now.
Østerhagen has been pretty good at the track before, unsure of Tøndel. Thought he was a hardcpacked rider.

I´m so excited for this season. We never have good riders, and all of a sudden we have several up and comers. Norwegian tracks are utter garbage, so our riders tend to crash and/or injure themselves a lot when racing on the international level. But I think these 4 grew up racing on the continent a lot more than previous generations.
I really really want to see Horgmo put it together, one good weekend could set him up for the whole season.
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Here's the wall and the gap that is available should they somehow get over the wall


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I really really want to see Horgmo put it together, one good weekend could set him up for the whole season.
I agree, one good race will set his confidence for the remainder of the season, barring injuries. And it seems like his good performances have trickled down to the others too. Fredriksen seemed to pick things up when he saw Horgmo was doing good last year.
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Well Lupino is on a Beta, Enduro roots, he should be able to hit that wall Grinning
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Just compare the laptimes of MX2 with EMX250 and tell me what’s wrong…



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Cortami79 wrote:
Just compare the laptimes of MX2 with EMX250 and tell me what’s wrong… [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/03/05/536568/s1200_43E2DDF4_FCD0_4CA1_ACE7_2DD99F01C023.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/03/05/536569/s1200_6FE3AC7D_E3CF_4B74_A44A_B8998082D15D.jpg[/img]
Just compare the laptimes of MX2 with EMX250 and tell me what’s wrong…



How Infront look at both classes and think it’s fine is absolutely beyond me. The MX2 is an absolutely woeful spectacle this year. At Matterley there was barely enough in MX2 to give all the points out by the time the Sunday motos rolled around. There aren’t a great deal more in Mantova, but 70 250 guys showed up to have a go at qualifying for EMX250.

In the morning free practice sessions there were 38 riders in EMX250 who were faster than the 20th guy in MX2. In the MX2 qualifying race Filip Olsson was 15th, his fastest lap of the race was a 2:01. There were 27 riders in the first EMX250 race who did a 2:01 or better as their fastest lap. I know track conditions change, but those races were on one after the other, it’s as close a comparison as you can get. It’s absolutely brain dead that we’re barely filling half the gate in MX2 whilst 20-30 other 250 riders race in a different class with exactly the same rules. The problem is clear as day
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How Infront look at both classes and think it’s fine is absolutely beyond me. The MX2 is an absolutely woeful spectacle this year. At Matterley there...
How Infront look at both classes and think it’s fine is absolutely beyond me. The MX2 is an absolutely woeful spectacle this year. At Matterley there was barely enough in MX2 to give all the points out by the time the Sunday motos rolled around. There aren’t a great deal more in Mantova, but 70 250 guys showed up to have a go at qualifying for EMX250.

In the morning free practice sessions there were 38 riders in EMX250 who were faster than the 20th guy in MX2. In the MX2 qualifying race Filip Olsson was 15th, his fastest lap of the race was a 2:01. There were 27 riders in the first EMX250 race who did a 2:01 or better as their fastest lap. I know track conditions change, but those races were on one after the other, it’s as close a comparison as you can get. It’s absolutely brain dead that we’re barely filling half the gate in MX2 whilst 20-30 other 250 riders race in a different class with exactly the same rules. The problem is clear as day
Exactly my thoughts.. some awesome talent (in both classes) but money is the real issue here
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RG1 wrote:
How Infront look at both classes and think it’s fine is absolutely beyond me. The MX2 is an absolutely woeful spectacle this year. At Matterley there...
How Infront look at both classes and think it’s fine is absolutely beyond me. The MX2 is an absolutely woeful spectacle this year. At Matterley there was barely enough in MX2 to give all the points out by the time the Sunday motos rolled around. There aren’t a great deal more in Mantova, but 70 250 guys showed up to have a go at qualifying for EMX250.

In the morning free practice sessions there were 38 riders in EMX250 who were faster than the 20th guy in MX2. In the MX2 qualifying race Filip Olsson was 15th, his fastest lap of the race was a 2:01. There were 27 riders in the first EMX250 race who did a 2:01 or better as their fastest lap. I know track conditions change, but those races were on one after the other, it’s as close a comparison as you can get. It’s absolutely brain dead that we’re barely filling half the gate in MX2 whilst 20-30 other 250 riders race in a different class with exactly the same rules. The problem is clear as day
Cortami79 wrote:
Exactly my thoughts.. some awesome talent (in both classes) but money is the real issue here
The MX2 class needs to drop to down to the level of accessibility that EMX250 has. Reduce the entry fee to the same as the European. Have 80 guys turn up and try and qualify to race the Grand Prix. Seed the Top 10 in the championship each week and run qualifying for the last 30 spots. Looking at MX2 this year it’s embarrassing to call it a world championship
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RG1 wrote:
The MX2 class needs to drop to down to the level of accessibility that EMX250 has. Reduce the entry fee to the same as the European...
The MX2 class needs to drop to down to the level of accessibility that EMX250 has. Reduce the entry fee to the same as the European. Have 80 guys turn up and try and qualify to race the Grand Prix. Seed the Top 10 in the championship each week and run qualifying for the last 30 spots. Looking at MX2 this year it’s embarrassing to call it a world championship
Or just quit the age limit in mx2. You easily fill out the mx2 grid with guys who scored top 15s but are to old for mx2 but dont have a spot in mxgp.
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RG1 wrote:
The MX2 class needs to drop to down to the level of accessibility that EMX250 has. Reduce the entry fee to the same as the European...
The MX2 class needs to drop to down to the level of accessibility that EMX250 has. Reduce the entry fee to the same as the European. Have 80 guys turn up and try and qualify to race the Grand Prix. Seed the Top 10 in the championship each week and run qualifying for the last 30 spots. Looking at MX2 this year it’s embarrassing to call it a world championship
roninho wrote:
Or just quit the age limit in mx2. You easily fill out the mx2 grid with guys who scored top 15s but are to old for...
Or just quit the age limit in mx2. You easily fill out the mx2 grid with guys who scored top 15s but are to old for mx2 but dont have a spot in mxgp.
I think it needs both to be honest, even if you get rid of the age limit there is still a financial barrier to racing MX2. The privateer is basically dead in Europe. They need to allow riders to turn up and have a go without being on the official teams list
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3/5/2022 10:58am
ayearinmx wrote:
Here's the wall and the gap that is available should they somehow get over the wall [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/03/04/536461/s1200_IMG_20220304_155033.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/03/04/536462/s1200_IMG_20220304_155100.jpg[/img]
Here's the wall and the gap that is available should they somehow get over the wall


Words cannot describe just how fucking dumb that is.

Who passes these tracks off, anyone highsiding in to that is going to be in a very, very bad way.


Whoever the riders rep is should be hanging their heads in shame.
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