Ken De Dycker battles to fourth in Sweden‏

Uddevalla
- After
strong results in the Belgian Motocross championship last week in
Tongeren LS Honda Racing riders Ken De Dycker and Shaun Simpson
resumed their GP campaign in Sweden where the eighth round of the
series took place at the scenic Uddevalla track. At a cool and cloudy
Uddevalla circuit, Ken De Dycker showed good speed to claim fourth
overall. The best result of the season so far for the spectacular
Belgian. Team mate Shaun Simpson had an unlucky day, the former
British MX2 champ only managed to score a 16th place in the second
moto.

The
Uddevalla circuit was slippery and littered with small braking bumps.
Several new jumps and slight modifications to the layout provided a
variation to the track that has been an ever-present fixture on the
calendar. De Dycker had already made his marks on Saturday guiding
his CRF450R to an impressive third place in the qualifying race
behind Tony Cairoli and Max Nagl. Shaun Simpson ran as high as 7th at
one stage, but Shaun lost some positions eventually to come home
10th.

Although
De Dycker didn’t have the best of starts -he was held-up in the
second corner by the the crash of Cairoli- the 26-year old turned his
luck around with a magnificent comeback ride. From 13th after the
opening lap Ken pushed on to 10th four laps later. Keeno gained
positions one after the other to cross the finis line only 3,4
seconds behind third-placed Xavier Boog. While Shaun had a similar
mid-pack start he climbed up to a credible 12th spot when he damaged
his water pump cover after colliding with Davide Guarneri. Simpson
saw the engine run dry and stop thus earning no marks for his
efforts.

De
Dycker’s lap times in the second outing not only confirmed his
place among the fastest man on track, but the number 9 LS Honda rider
was a strong rostrum contender running in third behind Frossard and
Cairoli until five laps before the finish. That’s when Ken paid
the price for his extraordinary energy expenditure in the opening
moto. Keeno finished the moto in 6th.

LS
Honda team-mate Shaun Simpson had a better start in the second maoto.
Unfortunately the likeable Scot was lacking the speed to hold on to
the top ten place he was circulating in during the opening laps.

Ken
De Dycker:
“The speed was okay, but I didn’t feel so good in the week before
the GP. Therefore I didn’t have the best preparation or 100%
condition for this race. I was pretty ‘finished’ in the second
moto and I think coming all the way from the back in the first was
too much. Anyway it was a good result, near the podium, and I’m
sure we will be going for it again in Germany.”


Shaun
Simpson: “The
first race wasn’t going too bad and I was on the edge of the top
ten. Guarneri passed me and when I tried to repass him on the inside
down the first hill after the pit-boxes he suddenly cut in and we
went down. My water pump cover was damaged and that was it. I was
unlucky at the start of the second moto because Steve Ramon made a
kamikaze move on the first corner and it caused a bit of mayhem. I
need to get back on top of my riding and I’m missing some
aggression. Today I was a bit off the pace.”

Race
1:
1.
Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 40:31.725; ; 2. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS,
Honda), +0:03.878; 3. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:19.528; 4.
Ken de Dycker (BEL, LS Honda Racing), +0:22.934; 5.
Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:26.510; 6. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki),
+0:28.680; 7. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:31.095; 8. Clement
Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:44.450; 9. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda),
+0:46.533; 10. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:52.804; 11. Anthony
Boissiere (FRA, Yamaha), +0:59.844; 12. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki),
+1:02.229; 13. Marcus Schiffer (GER, Suzuki), +1:10.677; 14. Tanel
Leok (EST, TM), +1:14.519; 15. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha),
+1:21.966; 16. Carlos Campano Jimenez (ESP, Yamaha), +1:50.069; 17.
Loic Leonce (FRA, Aprilia), -1 lap(s); 18. Remi Nyegaard (NOR,
Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 19. Matthias Walkner (AUT, KTM), -1 lap(s); 20.
Ivo Steinbergs (LAT, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 21. Günter Schmidinger
(AUT, Honda), -1 lap(s); 22. Jonathan Dahlgren (SWE, Honda), -1
lap(s); 23. Toni Eriksson (FIN, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 24. Herjan
Brakke (NED, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 25. Yentel Martens (BEL, KTM), -1
lap(s); 26. Alfie Smith (GBR, Aprilia), -2 lap(s); 27.
Shaun Simpson (GBR, LS Honda Racing), -4 lap(s); 

Race
2: 1.
Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 38:56.345; ; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA,
KTM), +0:09.943; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:15.445; 4.
Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:21.117; 5. Steve Ramon (BEL,
Suzuki), +0:23.148; 6.
Ken de Dycker (BEL, LS Honda Racing), +0:25.636;
7. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:27.171; 8. Rui Goncalves (POR,
Honda), +0:30.203; 9. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Kawasaki), +0:32.776;
10. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:33.844; 11. Xavier Boog (FRA,
Kawasaki), +0:34.529; 12. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +1:04.152;
13. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Kawasaki), +1:07.660; 14. Marcus Schiffer
(GER, Suzuki), +1:08.842; 15. Anthony Boissiere (FRA, Yamaha),
+1:14.529; 16.
Shaun Simpson (GBR, LS Honda Racing), +1:23.236;
17. Matthias Walkner (AUT, KTM), +1:49.485; 18. Carlos Campano
Jimenez (ESP, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 19. Kim Lindström (SWE, Yamaha),
-1 lap(s); 20. Loic Leonce (FRA, Aprilia), -1 lap(s);

GP
of Sweden classification: 1.
Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 50 points; 2. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS,
Honda), 40 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 38 p.; 4.
Ken de Dycker (BEL, LS Honda Racing), 33 p.;
5. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 31 p.; 6. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki),
30 p.; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 27 p.; 8. David Philippaerts
(ITA, Yamaha), 26 p.; 9. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 25 p.; 10.
Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 25 p.; 11. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki),
18 p.; 12. Anthony Boissiere (FRA, Yamaha), 16 p.; 13. Marcus
Schiffer (GER, Suzuki), 15 p.; 14. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Kawasaki),
12 p.; 15. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), 11 p.; 16. Davide Guarneri
(ITA, Kawasaki), 8 p.; 17. Carlos Campano Jimenez (ESP, Yamaha), 8
p.; 18. Tanel Leok (EST, TM), 7 p.; 19. Matthias Walkner (AUT, KTM),
6 p.; 20.
Shaun Simpson (GBR, LS Honda Racing), 5 p.;
21. Loic Leonce (FRA, Aprilia), 5 p.; 22. Remi Nyegaard (NOR,
Yamaha), 3 p.; 23. Kim Lindström (SWE, Yamaha), 2 p.; 24. Ivo
Steinbergs (LAT, Kawasaki), 1 p.;

MX1
World Championship standings: 1.
Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 322 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL,
Suzuki), 312 p.; 3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 300 p.; 4.
Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 250 p.; 5. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda),
244 p.; 6. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 225 p.; 7. Rui Goncalves
(POR, Honda), 217 p.; 8. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 191 p.; 9.
Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 180 p.; 10. Jonathan Barragan (ESP,
Kawasaki), 176 p.; 11.
Ken de Dycker (BEL, LS Honda Racing), 170 p.; 12.
Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), 161 p.; 13. Tanel Leok (EST, TM), 140
p.; 14. Anthony Boissiere (FRA, Yamaha), 112 p.; 15. Davide Guarneri
(ITA, Kawasaki), 94 p.; 16.
Shaun Simpson (GBR, LS Honda Racing), 94 p.; 17.
Carlos Campano Jimenez (ESP, Yamaha), 44 p.; 18. Gregory Aranda (FRA,
Kawasaki), 41 p.; 19. Marcus Schiffer (GER, Suzuki), 41 p.; 20. Jason
Dougan (GBR, Yamaha), 26 p.; 21. Marc de Reuver (NED, Yamaha), 23 p.;
22. Christian Craig (USA, Honda), 21 p.; 23. Manuel Monni (ITA,
Honda), 19 p.; 24. Günter Schmidinger (AUT, Honda), 18 p.; 25.
Matthias Walkner (AUT, KTM), 17 p.; 26. Benjamin Townley (NZL,
Kawasaki), 15 p.; 27. Loic Leonce (FRA, Aprilia), 15 p.; 28. Martin
Barr (GBR, KTM), 8 p.; 29. Luis Correia (POR, Yamaha), 7 p.; 30. Ivo
Steinbergs (LAT, Kawasaki), 7 p.; 31. Gert Krestinov (EST, Kawasaki),
6 p.; 32. Antonio Jorge Balbi (BRA, Kawasaki), 6 p.; 33. Herjan
Brakke (NED, Yamaha), 6 p.; 34. Roberto Castro Miranda (CRC, Honda),
5 p.; 35. Remi Nyegaard (NOR, Yamaha), 3 p.; 36. Hugo Basaula (POR,
Kawasaki), 3 p.; 37. Weston Peick (USA, Kawasaki), 3 p.; 38. Jeremy
Delince (BEL, KTM), 2 p.; 39. Yentel Martens (BEL, KTM), 2 p.; 40.
Joao Paulino da Silva (BRA, Honda), 2 p.; 41. Kim Lindström (SWE,
Yamaha), 2 p.; 42. Santtu Tiainen (FIN, Kawasaki), 2 p.; 43. Luis
Correa (ARG, Kawasaki), 1 p.; 44. Alvaro Lozano Rico (ESP, Yamaha), 1
p.; 45. Cedric Lieber (BEL, KTM), 1 p.; 46. Cedric Soubeyras (FRA,
KTM), 1 p.;

NEXT
WEEKEND: Ken
De Dycker and Shaun Simpson will race the 9h round of the MX1 World
Championship in Teutschenthal on Sunday 10 July