DE DYCKER FASTEST AT GERMAN MX1
 The
timed qualifying session for the eighth round of the FIM World
Motocross Championship held at Teutschental in Germany saw
team Teka Suzuki WMX1 rider Ken De Dycker take pole for tomorrow's
points-paying races.
The twisty Teutschental circuit was in prime condition for
the qualification session and it just got faster and faster
as the period progressed. De Dycker waited until the very
last lap to put in his fastest time after sitting at the sidelines
for the first 10 minutes. Crossing the line with a time of
2:05:014 De Dycker leapfrogged Frenchman Sebastien Pourcel
to take his second pole position of the year.
"They watered the track so much that it wasn't worth
going out at the start of the session," said Ken. "We
had seen all day that the lap times were getting better in
the last few laps so I waited until the track dried for a
while and then went for it. I had a couple of laps where I
made a few mistakes or got caught up with slower riders and
then the last lap was just better. I didn't make any mistakes
and I tried some different lines - I think they made all the
difference.
"Getting pole means I can start from the inside and
from there even if I don't get the best start I can stay tight
and make some places up as they drift wide in the first corner.
I hope I can do well tomorrow. I want to be on the podium
and I want to make up some points in the championship."
Reigning MX1 World Champion Steve Ramon ended the session
ninth, just over one second slower than his team-mate. Fifth
until the last lap of the session, four riders including De
Dycker went even faster while Steve's last chance of a fast
lap was ruined by a crashed rider blocking his lines.
"I was fifth until the last lap and I wanted to try
one more but Barragan crashed in front of me and I lost that
lap," said Ramon. "Four riders went faster than
me and I ended up ninth but that's not so bad because the
times are all quite close. The track is not so easy and I
found it difficult to ride smooth today, it's fast and I didn't
really like it. It's a different day tomorrow, I'll do the
best I can and hopefully I can come out on top."
The weather forecast for tomorrow's races is for strong sunshine
with the temperature expected to be around 26 degrees Celsius.
MX1 Timed Practice: 1 Ken De Dycker (Suzuki
- BEL) 2:05:014, 2 Sebastien Pourcel (Kawasaki - France) 2:05:043,
3 Billy MacKenzie (Honda - GB) 2:05:166, 4 Josh Coppins (Yamaha
- NZL) 2:05:273, 5 Julien Bill (Honda - SUI) 2:05:632, 6 Tanel
Leok (Kawasaki - EST) 2:05:733, 7 David Philippaerts (Yamaha
- ITA) 2:05:751, 8 Marc De Reuver (Honda - NED) 2:05:965,
9 Steve Ramon (Suzuki - BEL) 2:06:211, 10 Max Nagl (KTM -
GER) 2:06:298.
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