Mike Kras takes overall win at Belgian Championship

Amsterdam - The
biggest race in the Belgian Championship series was traditionally
ridden on the national holiday of 15th August. The "Keiheuvel" in Balen,
Belgium got transformed into a spectacular sand track with variation on
the different sections. A lot of international GP stars were present
like Mike Kras who was presenting the Beursfoon Suzuki team in the Mx2
class. Mike was having a good feeling on this sand soiled racetrack as
he proved to be in good shape pushing his Beursfoon Suzuki into pole
position.

Heat 1:

A misjudgement in the start of the first heat brought Mike
only in 15th position, which was not really the place he was looking
for. It would be a tough race for Mike making his way up to the front
trough the pack. As the race went on he built up his and confidence
throughout the bumps and ruts. He landed up in 5th position halfway this
first heat and was catching up real quick to a top-3 listing who were
loosing their pace. He changed his 5th position for 3rd with only one
lap to go and just a 1,5 second gap to second position. He did every
possible thing out there on the track but could not make the pass. A
third position in this first heat for Mike Kras.

Heat 2:

A perfect jump for Mike as the gates for the second heat dropped.
Going into lap two, he overtook the lead of the pack with a free track
to go and a comfortable feeling. Soon he got a proper lead of 8 seconds
so he controlled the further part of this second heat onboard of his
Beursfoon Suzuki. He won the second heat and took the overall win at the
Belgian Championship round of Keiheuvel,

Next Race: 20/08 - World Championship England - Matterly Basin

By:
Michiel Janssens / Beursfoon Suzuki MX Team