The
Grand Prix of Limburg at the Lommel circuit and the 11th round of 15 in
the FIM Motocross World Championship is up next for Suzuki Europe MX2.
The
meeting will take place at something of spiritual home for the team,
thanks to its close links in recent years with the Rockstar Energy World
MX1 factory crew based five minutes from the track - and the many laps
and motos of testing and training done across the Limburg leaps.
Valentin
Teillet approaches the event fresh after a free weekend and extra time
to focus on his set-up and mind-set for the sand after at least four
outings on the terrain in Belgium through the past eight days.
"It
was good to have a free weekend," said Teillet, who has finished 10th,
eighth and seventh with the RM-Z250 in the last three rounds since
coming back from injury. "I was originally going to enter the ADAC round
of the MX Masters but together with the team we decided not to go, and
focus on getting ready for Lommel. I have ridden quite a lot in the last
two weeks; a few times in Lommel before they shut the circuit to
prepare for the GP last Sunday. There - and at Honda Park - were a lot
of GP riders also training and testing, so it was good to get out and
make those motos."
Lommel
will be a tough test for both rider and machine as the
constantly-shifting flat sand is particularly heavy on energy reserves
and engine stress. The RM-Z250 coped admirably 12 months ago in
assisting Ken Roczen to victory at the venue. Lommel has been on the FIM
calendar each year since 2008 and was recently confirmed at the circuit
that will host the 2012 Motocross of Nations.
"I'm
a rider who likes jumps so Lommel can be a bit boring for me, but the
conditions there are quite special," adds Teillet. "I have done a lot of
training in the sand, so I am better than before and I enjoy it now."
The
current weather forecast for the weekend is not fantastic with cloudy
conditions and showers predicted for both Saturday and Sunday.
MX2 World Championship standings (after
10 of 15 rounds): 1. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), 446 points; 2. Jeffrey
Herlings (NED, KTM), 419 p.; 3. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 370 p.; 4.
Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 343 p.; 5. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha),
295 p.; 6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), 274 p.; 7. Max Anstie (GBR,
Kawasaki), 249 p.; 8. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 224 p.; 9. Nicolas
Aubin (FRA, KTM), 207 p.; 10. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), 170 p. 19. Valentin Teillet (FRA, Suzuki Europe MX2), 70 p.
7/27/2011 12:50pm
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