Breugelmans surges ahead in MX3 championships
KTM MX3 factory rider Sven Breugelmans of the JM Racing team
finished overall fourth in Sunday's MX3 podium in Slovenia's
Orehova Vas but his main rival Christian Beggi finished way
back in the field.
Breugelmans has now established a 23-point lead in the championships
after 10 of 16 rounds.
Sven was unable to repeat his 2007 victory on what is one
of his favourite circuits, but he did benefit from his rival's
off day in what turned out to be a hot day's racing with an
ensuing thunderstorm in the middle of the two heats that transformed
the circuit into a mud pool. JMRacing's second KTM rider Alvaro
Lozano took the holeshot in race one with Sven close behind
and while the Belgian was overtaken by three other riders
and finished in fourth place, Beggi, who had led the championship
crashed in the first corner and scored no points in the opener.
Rain and mud fails to stop Sven
Despite the rain soaked circuit, Sven still managed the holeshot
in race two and to hold onto the lead for most of way. He
crossed the line in third place behind Kragelj and Salvini
but his third place finish gave him overall fourth and many
more points than the luckless Beggi who got stuck in the mud
and finished back in eighteenth position.
Cashing in on points
"During the first race I had a lot of trouble passing
Alvaro although I had better speed. This meant I didn't get
into a good rhythm and it allowed the other riders to catch
up with me. Then Kragelj passed me in the final lap while
I was held up behind one of the back markers following the
only available dry line. This also allowed Salvini to overtake
just before the finish line. Normally I would have taken every
risk to stay ahead of Kragelj and Salvini but I already knew
that Beggi was in trouble again and I just wanted to pick
up as many points as possible rather than crash and finish
with nothing."
Lozano returns
Alvaro Lozano made a solid return after two months of injury
time and finished seventh and sixth in the two races for overall
sixth, which was a worthy comeback to MX3 world championship
racing.
Race 1
POS. RIDER MANUFACT. NAT.
1 323 Alex Salvini Suzuki
2 8 Christophe Martin Husqvarna
3 7 Saso Kragelj Yamaha
4 2 Sven Breugelmans KTM
5 79 Martin Michek Honda
Race 2
POS. RIDER MANUFACT. NAT.
1 7 Saso Kragelj Yamaha
2 323 Alex Salvini Suzuki
3 2 Sven Breugelmans KTM
4 8 Christophe Martin Husqvarna
5 20 Patrick Caps Kawasaki
Standings
POS. RIDER MANUFACT. NAT. POINTS
1 2 Sven Breugelmans KTM 351
2 55 Cristian Beggi Honda 328
3 8 Christophe Martin Husqvarna 289
4 180 Thomas Allier Husqvarna 242
5 4 Kristof Salaets Honda 223
 Teillet
dominates EU MX2
Unlike the troubled conditions of the MX3 races, the circuit
and the weather were perfect for the two EU MX2 races; a chance
that JMRacing's Valentin Teillet seized to dominated the event.
He dominated the first race to win by a margin of 23 seconds
then took the holeshot in race two and led from the start
gate to the chequered flag allowing him to extend his lead
on the overall standings to 60 points.
Result EU MX2
1. Valentin Teillet, France KTM-JMRacing
2. Loic Rombaut, France, Kawasaki
3. Nikolaj Larsen, Denmark, Suzuki
5. Kenny van Dueren, Belgium KTM-JM Junior
Overall EU MX2 Championship classification
1. Teillet, V. FRA 326
2. Larrieu, Loic FRA 266
3. Rombaut, Loic FRA 259
4. Larsen, N. DEN 235
5. Tonus, Arnaud SUI 229
KTM's Max Nagl wins a tough duel with Desalle at ADAC
masters
Red Bull KTM's MX1 factory rider Max Nagl made the ADAC MX
Masters a true nail-biter on Sunday when he fought right to
the bitter end to claim victory from Belgian Clement Desalle
in the fourth round of the series held in Ried im Innkreis
on Sunday.
Races in all three classes were all decided in the final stages
making it a real thriller for the more than 7,000 spectators
who, undeterred by indifferent weather, attended the event.
Nagl on top of his game
Nagl, who is making a strong comeback to elite racing after
a viral infection affected his physical health in the past
month, tackled the course in a mix of rain and cloudy weather
and very mild temperature. In the Masters Class he finished
in front of Desalle and Hungarian rider Kornell Nemeth of
the KTM Sarholz Racing team of Germany. Nagl's Red Bull KTM
MX2 factory rider team-mate Rui Goncalves of Portugal was
fifth.
First race blitz
Nagl got away well in the start of race one and kept the lead
throughout the heat while in race two it was a true battle
between Nagl, Desalle and Nemeth. The German rider relinquished
the lead to Desalle in the twelfth round and Desalle who was
able to hang onto it until the end of the race. "I made
a mistake in the second race and Clement was able to pass
me. I stuck close to him but overtaking the back markers cost
me a lot of time so I wasn't able to retake the lead. If it
wasn't for this I certainly would have tried!" Nagl said
after the race. KTM rider Kornel Nemeth was also satisfied
with his third place finish: "I am really satisfied with
third place. It was a great and successful race weekend for
me."
Rattray a special guest
MX2 championship leader and holder of the coveted red number
plate, Tyla Rattray of the Red Bull KTM Factory Team, was
present at the event as one of a lineup of special celebrity
guests giving dedicated fans the opportunity to get close
up and personal with their MX heroes. Tyla is currently preparing
to race in his native South Africa at the next MX2 GP and
is bound to be riding with a huge wave of support from his
home country fans.
Also contested were the ADAC MX Youngster Cup and the ADAC
MX Junior Cup where Dennis Ullrich (DMSB KTM Kosak MX-Junior-Team)
came home in front of Donny Bastemeijer and Jeffrey Herlings.
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