SUZUKI MEN DOMINATE GEMERT
 Team
Suzuki's Ken De Dycker and Steve Ramon proved their pre-season
preparation for their onslaught on the MX1 World Championship
is perfectly on track by running 1-2 at the first round of
the Dutch International motocross championship.
A full field of 57 international racers started the two motos,
held in the deep sand going of the 1.765 kilometre Gemert
circuit that's situated in the Dutch province of North Brabant.
Team Suzuki newcomer De Dycker was the most successful rider
on the day starting it in fine fashion by qualifying fastest
by almost three seconds before taking a pair of moto wins
on the factory Suzuki RM-Z450. Working his way to the front
from a fourth placed start in moto one, he waited until the
very last lap before passing Max Nagl to take the win.
Race two saw a much more dominant display from the tall Belgian
as he led every single lap to take the win by just over a
second and a half ahead of team mate Ramon.
Ramon qualified fifth on his electronically fuel-injected
RM-Z450 on the very first lap of the session, setting his
fastest time before the circuit deteriorated too much. Starting
in third place in moto one, Ramon did what he does best and
rode consistently and strongly to finish third after briefly
running second until his team mate De Dycker moved past on
his way to the front.
Moto two saw the two Suzuki team mates run 1-2 throughout
the 35 minute race with De Dycker just edging Ramon out at
the end.
With round one of the MX1 World Championship edging ever
nearer, Team Suzuki's Belgian pairing will next be in action
at the Wuustwezel International in Belgium on March 23rd.
Photo: Jan Boer
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