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Saw the news on MxVice, watched some footage from the Dutch masters series at the circuit and it looks to have some good character as a track, maybe a bit tight?
https://mxvice.com/new-track-2021-mxgp-of-nl/?fbclid=IwAR1ZvST8NqUtTILw…
https://youtu.be/CU5p_kfGJhA
https://mxvice.com/new-track-2021-mxgp-of-nl/?fbclid=IwAR1ZvST8NqUtTILw…
https://youtu.be/CU5p_kfGJhA
Hope they water the track enough during the GP because with the dutch races they seem to forget that quite often.
But apart from that very surprised and cool to see this track back on the calender after +-25 years!
The Shop
It is currently my last GP.
Looking forward to going to a new track.
Any track.
Herlings had been and gone before anyone else even came into sight.
And Simpson beat Cairoli in his prime.
Good times
You can search for it on youtube. Shame they didn’t show him much during the moto. The atmosphere was insane. The Dutch crowd didn’t have any hopes for a Dutch world title since De Reuver crashing out on 125’s. So a few dedicated fans were standing there almost in tears seeing that performance, amazing day
My first ever GP was Valkenswaard. The place is very special to me. I hope it's not getting bulldozed.
The reason Valkenswaard is dropped is because there are massive issues with the permits. Afaik there hasnt been any activity since basically the GP, and i think the last non GP race was in 2019, but i could be mistaken.
For an outsider who went to the GP at Valkenswaard as long ago as in 1986 it's hard to understand why that track shouldn't be allowed to be raced at. I can fully understand why people are not happy when a track is build nearby (just like i don't like the idea of a highway or windmill back in my yard), but mx has been at Valkenswaard for ages.
For the guy saying there are to many trees has never been to Netherland. Some tracks around here are running through a forrest like Lierop or Bezuidenhout.
Deep deep sandtrack in the woods, almost no 180 degree turns so it's all about keeping momentum! Sometimes a pole sitter can be 7-8 seconds faster than 2nd place!! The track is 75% in the woods and 25% made on a grass field. Everybody in the openfield watches the TV screen to wait until the leaders come out of the woods. Everybody in the woods just listens carefully to the speaker the first lap to see the riders do their first lap. The feeling and build up to that moment is so cool!
Either the moment you wait for 40 riders jump as a waterfall out of the woods, or when you wait carefully in the woods to see the riders come by in madness is undecribable. Everybody who has witnessed that will agree i think!
I have seen the Lierop track with mountain biking but never have seen a race there.
Bezuidenhout in Boekel i have seen many races and when they come out of the woods is just amazing.
After the start the ride into the woods 4 corners later they jump out of the woods to disappear again and they come back only a few corners before the finish.
Pit Row
It's very cool.
The layouts really build a lot of excitement all on their own
If Lierop comes back, its a must see race.
But I'm looking forward to going to Oss... sounds like quite a good track. See ya there! Hopefully not too many Covid restrictions in the 2021 MXGP season.
Any of you locals know if Valkenswaard will still be open to practice on? On our annual riding trip we always go there.
Current Status of the track in Valkenswaard...
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