Het Motocross topic #4 Villopoto vs The Euros

<sub>The Motocross World Championship is a worldwide motocross series sanctioned by the F.I.M.. It was inaugurated in 1957 using a 500 cc engine displacement formula. In 1962 a 250cc class was added and in 1975, a 125cc class was introduced. Prior to 1957, the championship was known as the European Championship. In 2002, the F.I.M. changed the displacement formulas to reflect the changes in engine technology and as a move towards environmentally friendlier four-stroke engines. The new MX1 class became the premier class, allowing two-stroke engines of up to 250cc and four-stroke engines of up to 450cc. The MX2 class allowed two-stroke engines of up to 125cc and four-stroke motors of up to 250cc. The MX3 class allowed two-stroke engines of up to 500cc and four stroke engines of up to 650cc.

The AMA Motocross Championship is the major motocross series of the United States, held since 1972. It is sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association and managed by MX Sports Pro Racing. The series began in 1972 with the introduction of two classes based on 500 cc and 250 cc engine formulas. A 125 cc class was added in 1974. As motocross technology developed, 500 cc two-stroke motocross bikes became too powerful for the average rider and, faced with diminishing numbers of competitors, the A.M.A. discontinued the 500 cc class after the 1993 season. A women's national championship series was introduced in 1996. Facing tightening emissions regulations, in 1997, the A.M.A. increased the allowable displacement capacity for four-stroke engines, in an effort to encourage manufacturers to develop environmentally friendlier four-stroke machines. In 2006, the 250 cc division was renamed the MX Class, with an engine formula allowing for 150–250 cc two-stroke or 251–450 cc four-stroke machines. The 125 cc class was renamed the MX Lites Class, allowing 0–125 cc two-stroke or 150–250 cc four-stroke engines. In 2009, the MX class was renamed the 450 Class and the MX Lites class was renamed the 250 Class, to reflect the fact that all the competing manufacturers had adopted four-stroke machinery.

The AMA Supercross Championship was derived from the sport of Motocross. While Motocross and Supercross are similar in many respects, there are significant differences as well. For example, the Supercross races are heavily advertised and televised motorsports events held within major cities. Also supercross tracks are more technical, not as fast as motocross but with a much higher difficulty level, further adding to the injury risk factor. While growing consistently since the '70s, in the early part of the 21st Century Supercross' popularity really took off. In the United States, Supercross races today are the second most popular form of motorsport (behind NASCAR racing). The American Motorcyclist Association awards three Supercross Championship Champs each year. They are Supercross Champion which until 2006 was referred to as 250 class, Supercross Lites East (which was the 125 East) Champion, and Supercross Lites West Champion. World Supercross Champions are named by other racing organizations around the world. Supercross racing classifications were governed by the displacement of the motorcycle's engine until 2006. In the past, Championships have been awarded in 125cc (also known as "MX2"), 250cc ("MX1"), and 500cc displacement levels (also known as "MX3"). The 250cc Champion has always been generally considered to be the most prestigious.</sub>

Merken
Yamaha, KTM, Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, TM, Husqvarna

Nederlandse Wereldkampioenen
2x Pierre Karsmakers - AMA Motocross 500cc 1973, AMA Supercross 250cc 1974
1x Dave Strijbos - 125cc 1986
2x John van den Berk - 125cc 1987, 250cc 1988
1x Pedro Tragter - 125cc 1993
2x Jeffrey Herlings - MX2 2012, 2013
Zijspan
1x Ton van Heugten / Frits Kiggen - 1981
1x Benny Janssen / Tiny Janssen - 1990
2x Eimbert Timmermans / Eric Verhagen - 1991, 1992
10x Daniël Willemsen - 1999, 2003-2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
1x Marcel Willemsen - 1999
1x Gertie Eggink - 2010
1x Kenny van Gaalen - 2012
2x Ben van den Boogaart - 2013, 2014


Records
Meeste Wereldtitels: 10 - Stefan Everts (België) 1991, 1995-1997, 2001-2006

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Meeste GP overwinningen: 101 - Stefan Everts (België) 1989-2006

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Meeste AMA Supercross titels: 9 - Jeremy McGrath (Amerika) 125cc 1991-1992, 250cc 1993-1996, 1998-2000
Meeste AMA Supercross overwinningen: 72 - Jeremy McGrath (Amerika) 1993-2000
Meeste AMA Motocross titels: 10 - Ricky Carmichael (Amerika) 125cc 1997-1999, 250cc 2000-2006
Meeste AMA Motocross overwinningen: 76 - Ricky Carmichael (Amerika) 9-2000, 7-2001, 12-2002, 9-2003, 12-2004, 12-2005, 9-2006, 6-2007

Huidige Nederlandse GP rijders
MXGP
#259 Glenn Coldenhoff
MX2
#10 Calvin Vlaanderen
#46 Davy Pootjes
#84 Jeffrey Herlings

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#189 Brian Bogers
WMX
#85 Nancy van de Ven
#193 Kimberley Braam

Handige websites
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KNMV
MXGP
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Motocrossplanet
MX Large
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Vurb Moto
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_{2015 GP Qatar in Losail.}

Herlings is de jongste tweevoudig wereldkampioen.

[ Bericht 0% gewijzigd door Nober op 03-03-2015 01:52:05 ]

Here are the rider comments from the leading MXGP and MX2 riders from the weekend. More comments later.

Max Nagl: I didn’t expect this really. There was no pressure because everyone was looking at the fight between Antonio and Ryan, so it made it a little easier. I expected both those guys to be on the podium. I have no idea how long ago it was that Husqvarna won a Grand Prix, but it feels good to win this for the team and of course myself.

Jeffrey Herlings: I was emotional, not many people know what I have gone through in the last months. I’ve only been on the bike a couple of weeks and I just had to get that operation to get the pins out because if I crashed again and hurt my leg the bone would have just shattered (with the pins in). I felt maybe 65%. I will go home now and train really hard for Thailand, do a lot of 45 minute motos.

Clement Desalle: “It is a strong result and I am happy with my riding and my feeling with the bike and the new stuff. We try to improve every year and this was a good beginning to the season. My starts can be better; this is something we can work on for the next race. We will fly back now and benefit from the time at home to get ready for Thailand.”

Gautier Paulin: “It’s the first race in the World Championship for me with Team HRC so I’m really happy to start the season like this, and it’s always good to be on the box. We’re not at the top, but the season is long so it’s already good to be in third place. For sure you always want better but it’s been a very smooth first grand prix. I’m really happy to work with my crew. We improve every time I go on the bike so we’re in good shape.”

Evgeny Bobryshev: “It’s been a long time since I’ve raced like this so it’s good to be back for sure. I now have to build it up. We have lots of races so I just want to be consistent, stay positive and build from here now that I’m back. In the beginning it was difficult because I was fighting in the middle and the front group already pulled away so when I got the space I was alone in the middle so it’s difficult to find the right speed. It could be better for sure but I have to be happy. Yesterday I had problems with the stone in the brake so I had last gate pick and was right on the outside of the first corner so to finish 9 and 8 is ok. Overall I’m really happy with the bike, it’s all working really good so thanks to the team who have done a great job.”

Kevin Strijbos: “I had a lot of pain in my wrist all weekend. It was difficult because I had a good winter and I want to do well and go for the podium; at least top five. The first moto was really bad. I had pain in the morning so we tried to strap it…and on top of that I had a bad start. I could not ride the way I wanted to, which meant I tightened up and had arm-pump. I felt better in the second race and the start helped. I went from third to sixth and stayed there all moto. My wrist was not hurting, which was good. I think I made a mistake because I should have taken painkillers before warm-up and repeated the dosage before the motos. At least we know for next week. Overall I can be happy with how things went considering the problems.”

Antonio Cairoli: “For sure it is normal that he’s (Villopoto) getting used to these kinds of tracks. He was struggling a bit but that’s what we do when we’re in America. He will be in front in the next races when he’s adapted a bit.”

Julien Lieber: “The beginning of the weekend was difficult for me. Really bad. I was low down in the practice sessions and managed to recover to seventh for the qualification race but my start was bad! My speed was good in the race; I could come back from some bad starts quite well and gained some important positions. I’m really happy and I want to thank the Standing Construct Yamaha team because they did a really good job in the winter. We didn’t have much time because the race engine and suspension came late and the testing period was short. I’m really surprised with the result today. It would be great to try and do the same next week.”

Pauls Jonass: “For sure I am very satisfied. I got two hole shots and the bike is awesome getting away from the start. Also my riding was pretty good and I have to thank Stefan (Everts). He has helped me to be where I am today. I also beat some of the top guys in the pre-season races but the track here was pretty rough and gnarly and it wasn’t so easy to keep it on two wheels. I’m satisfied with my riding and my speed. Now I just have to bring the intensity to make the top speed for 35 minutes.”

Dylan Ferrandis: “I’m happy and at the same time a little bit disappointed, as I crashed in the second race and could have done better. In the first race I passed Herlings and led the race, but I felt some pressure and made a few mistakes so he passed me back as he was faster. I got the holeshot in the second race, but he surprised me when he made a move at the third corner; I had a good rhythm behind him and I didn’t want to try to pass him so early in the race but I crashed when I didn’t see a big hole after I changed lines. I stalled the engine and lost time but I recovered and finally got on the podium even if I’m far from being 100% as I was sick this week.”

Ryan Villopoto: “I haven’t raced since May last year, and it wasn’t a good day but we scored points and that’s definitively something we have to work on. I never had a schedule like that one for a long time, but I’ve got to get used to that and all the rest, including how the gate drops, how they do everything. We struggled a little bit with the start today, a little me and a little the bike, but we came back and got points. We’ve definitively some work to do, but that’s part of it. We learned a lot this weekend and will be stronger at the next GP; we have to work on setup stuff, which make thinks a little bit easier. For me every time I went on the track this weekend things went better; in the second race I had some issues as my rear brake felt strange; I don’t know if it’s a rock or what, but it’s part of the deal. We can make some stuff this week, even if the team doesn’t go back home, and we will be better next weekend.”

Tyla Rattray: “It was a tough weekend for me, for the team, for Ryan, for everyone. We’re not where we want to be; we did a lot of testing, with suspensions, we thought we had good settings coming here, but the GP tracks are much different than the US tracks and where we’ve been testing in Europe. In this case we return to the drawing board, and do some testing; we return with Ryan to Belgium before going to Thailand, we’ll do some more testing this week and will continue to work hard. Sometimes you have to deal with the circumstances, and do the best that you can, but we’ll be ready for Thailand.”

Ken De Dycker: “I just didn’t have a good feeling. The first moto I got an okay start but then I crashed and I bent the handlebars, so it was difficult. Then in the second moto I got very tired and I just didn’t have the strength. I think maybe I put a bit too much pressure on myself.”

Tommy Searle: “I put in a lot of hard work, as did Claudio (De Carli Team Manager) and the whole team to come into this season 100 percent so to be in this position is hard to take. I tried to race (in the second moto) but with so much pain I just couldn’t manage it.”

Thomas Covington: “It wasn’t a bad weekend for me, a lot better than last year as I rode consistent. I scored a top ten overall even though I crashed in both races, that’s not so bad. In the first race I collided with Tonkov and went off the track, unfortunately I couldn’t find a place to get back on the track and lost a lot of time. I came back to eleventh and then in the second moto I was running in fifth after a decent start, but I crashed before the big double and had to come back again from 19th to 10th. I’m happy with the way I’m riding, the bike was running very good and I never gave up as I wanted a top ten result here.”

Jordi Tixier: “Not so much to say about this first GP, it was not a good one for me and I’m very disappointed tonight. I had a good start in the qualifying race but Herlings pushed me down in the third corner, so I didn’t have a good gate for the races. Today I crashed; I’m not where I want to be after so much training this winter, but I hope next weekend will be a different story in Thailand.”

Jeremy van Horebeek: “It was the first GP and I was not really relaxed and I struggled to find a good setting because the track was really sketchy. I don’t like it at all. The design is very nice but there are many deep, square bumps. I struggled also with the starts and they were the key this weekend. I think I have the speed; it is not like the guys are pulling away from me. I was better in the second moto and the gap to the others stayed the same from the first lap. I could see the others ahead. I think I changed what could have been a bad weekend into a good one because I wasn’t comfortable out there. So, the same as last year and I will be ready to pull the trigger next week.”

Romain Febvre: “It was a pretty good first GP except that my starts were not that great. I was tenth on the first corner of the first race but I made some moves to seventh. I was stuck behind Shaun Simpson and it was really difficult to pass him. He made a mistake with three or four laps to go and I could get by. The result was good because the track was difficult with many sharp bumps. The grip varied and it was difficult to get a feeling with the bike. My start was worse in the second moto and I made a mistake by coming short on a double jump and almost crashed. I was really lucky. I was behind Villopoto for many laps and passed him. I think I used too much energy with Villopoto, which meant that I had nothing left to chase Strijbos. Anyway sixth overall with the new team, new bike, new class is positive and I’m happy.”

David Philippaerts: We had one good moto after a bad start. In the second I had a good lap-time – a 1min 51 – which was one of the best for me today. I passed three riders in one lap but half way through the moto we broke the rear wheel on a jump landing. I had to stop because it was the second wheel we broke this weekend. I’m happy to get into the top ten because I think the level this year is very difficult. My speed was good and I’m faster than last year here…but the wheel was a shame. I think many other riders had the same problem. We have to focus for Thailand and Argentina now and keep that top ten position.”

Max Anstie: “We have worked hard with the team for several weeks, and tonight I’m just disappointed with the way it has turned out. I had a few issues yesterday, but it was the first race for us this season and we needed to know where the bike was. I had a decent first moto with a seventh, the second race was even better; I felt really good and was in fourth when I had a big crash in a difficult section. The good news is that I’m still alive, even if I’ve got some pain in my leg.”

Mel Pocock: “My starts are not so good so far this year as we’re still getting used to the new bike. I have good speed but unfortunately I twisted my left knee halfway through the first race. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to start the second race, but I soon had to retire because another rider’s footrest went in my wheel and broke the spokes.”

Glenn Coldenhoff: “I was struggling all weekend long. I was riding way-too stiff with arm-pump and tired shoulders. I got a great start in the first moto and was fourth and started to drop back. I finally started to find my rhythm in the second moto; like I should be riding and passing a few guys. It was a good way to end the weekend.”

Jeremy Seewer: “A pretty good start to the season. I’m happy and the first moto was very positive. The result was good and my riding was OK also. For a long time it was comfortable to do that pace. I made some mistakes in the second race but the track was tricky. We’ll go again in Thailand.”

http://www.mxlarge.com/2015/03/01/gp-of-qatar-rider-comments-2/

The 2015 Official Guide is now available

LOSAIL (Qatar), 28 February 2015 – The official guide to the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship is now available for download in PDF format. The guide contains all the essential information about the FIM MXGP & MX2 World Championships, which includes: entry lists, track details, rider and team profiles, statistics, TV broadcasters, as well as all of MXGP’s rules and regulations.

The official guide also offers a brief summary of the FIM Motocross World Championship and looks at the history of the FIM Motocross of Nations. It also includes rider profiles of the defending European Champions and the FIM Women’s Motocross World Champion.

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1 maart ONK Lochem

Eerste manche (12 laps)
1 E. Bax/Stupelis (Ned/Let, WSP Zabel) 29:46.886
2 Clohse/Verhagen (Bel/Ned, WSP Zabel) + 34.648
3 Van Werven/Beunk (Ned, WSP Zabel) + 37.583
4 Brown/Chamberlain (VK, WSP Zabel) + 41.433
5 D. Willemsen/R. Bax (Ned, WSP Zabel) + 51.365
6 Keuben/Keuben (Ned, VMC Zabel) + 1:15.700
http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/3383855

Tweede manche (12 laps)
1 E. Bax/Stupelis (Ned/Let, WSP Zabel) 29:38.517
2 Van Werven/Beunk (Ned, WSP Zabel) + 36.041
3 Hermans/Van Gaalen (Ned, WSP Zabel) + 49.917
4 D. Willemsen/R. Bax (Ned, WSP Zabel) + 1:11.486
5 Brown/Chamberlain (VK, WSP Zabel) + 1:36.616
6 Visscher/Visscher (Bel, VMC Zabel) + 1:40.352
http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/3383856

ONK Oss op 8 maart (Zijspan, Quads)
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ONK Gemert op 15 maart (MX1, MX2, 125cc, 85cc)
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GP Thailand

This weekend round two of the FIM Motocross World Championship will take place at the all new track and location in Nakhonchaisri, Thailand, where intense heat and humidity will be a factor in the overall performances of the riders.



SAT 07 MAR, 2015
9:40 MX2 Qualifying-Race
10:30 MXGP Qualifying-Race

SUN 08 MAR, 2015
6:00 - MX2 Race 1
7:00 - MXGP Race 1
9:00 - MX2 Race 2
10:00 - MXGP Race 2

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[ Bericht 2% gewijzigd door Nober op 05-03-2015 21:56:49 ]

Het is even wennen.



Villopoto GoPro.

WMX, eerste manche (12 laps)
1 Fontanesi (Ita, Yamaha) 24:04.783
2 Lancelot (Fra, Kawasaki) + 4.963
3 Rutledge (Aus, Kawasaki) + 6.190
4 Van de Ven (Ned, Yamaha) + 1:02.427
5 Papenmeier (Dui, Suzuki) + 1:09.620
11 Veenstra (Ned, Husqvarna) + 1 lap
12 Braam (Ned, Kawasaki) + 1 lap

MX2, Qualifying-Race (14 laps)
1 Herlings (Ned, KTM) 24:22.323
2 Jonass (Let, KTM) + 15.751
3 Gajser (Slo, Honda) + 17.694
4 Ferrandis (Fra, Kawasaki) + 28.623
5 Tixier (Fra, Kawasaki) + 31.415
6 Seewer (Zwi, Suzuki) + 35.128
10 Bogers (Ned, KTM) + 1:01.487

MXGP, Qualifying-Race (14 laps)
1 Villopoto (VSt, Kawasaki) 23:41.909
2 Desalle (Bel, Suzuki) + 33.419
3 Paulin (Fra, Honda) + 39.764
4 Nagl (Dui, Husqvarna) + 45.150
5 De Dycker (Bel, KTM) + 53.571
6 Rattray (ZA, Kawasaki) + 57.761
28 Coldenhoff (Ned, Suzuki) + 3 laps

MXGP Host Paul Malin catches up with 24MX Honda Racing's Filip Bengtsson and Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube's Julien Lieber at MXGP of Thailand.

The track...

Qualifying...

Herlings loopt verder uit dankzij tweede GP zege

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MX2, eerste manche (20 laps)
1 Herlings (Ned, KTM) 34:58.798
2 Ferrandis (Fra, Kawasaki) + 7.602
3 Gajser (Slo, Honda) + 20.513
4 Jonass (Let, KTM) + 26.923
5 Covington (VS, Kawasaki) + 30.333
6 Guillod (Zwi, Kawasaki) + 46.653
11 Bogers (Ned, KTM) + 1:40.991

MX2, tweede manche (17 laps)
1 Herlings (Ned, KTM) 30:06.023
2 Jonass (Let, KTM) + 10.312
3 Lieber (Bel, Yamaha) + 16.508
4 Ferrandis (Fra, Kawasaki) + 37.006
5 Covington (VS, Kawasaki) + 40.267
6 Guillod (Zwi, Yamaha) + 49.406
11 Bogers (Ned, KTM) + 1 lap

25+2 ronde vanwege de hitte.

Podium
1-1 (50) Herlings
4-2 (40) Jonass
2-4 (40) Ferrandis

Stand
100 Herlings
78 Ferrandis
70 Jonass
62 Lieber
58 Guillod
56 Tonkov

Villopoto pakt eerste GP zege

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MXGP, eerste manche (20 laps)
1 Villopoto (VS, Kawasaki) 34:09.149
2 Desalle (Bel, Suzuki) + 10.536
3 Febvre (Fra, Yamaha) + 23.931
4 Nagl (Dui, Husqvarna) + 28.213
5 Cairoli (Ita, KTM) + 34.893
6 Strijbos (Bel, Suzuki) + 40.874
16 Coldenhoff (Ned, Suzuki) + 1 lap

MXGP, tweede manche (17 laps)
1 Cairoli (Ita, KTM) 29:10.216
2 Desalle (Bel, Suzuki) + 9.756
3 Villopoto (VS, Kawasaki) + 22.788
4 Febvre (Fra, Yamaha) + 51.327
5 Strijbos (Bel, Suzuki) + 59.278
6 Paulin (Fra, Honda) + 1:03.006
13 Coldenhoff (Ned, Suzuki) + 1:44.164

25+2 ronde vanwege de hitte.

Podium
1-3 (45) Villopoto
2-2 (44) Desalle
5-1 (41) Cairoli

Stand
88 Desalle
79 Cairoli
78 Nagl
70 Villopoto
67 Febvre
67 Paulin

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Op zondag 8 maart 2015 17:39 schreef TargaFlorio het volgende:
Herlings, alsof hij niet geblesseerd is geweest.

En hij kan nog twee jaar in de MX2 blijven, denk dat KTM dat ook graag ziet gebeuren. Die kan dus richting de 90 GP zeges voor z'n 23ste.

Maar ik weet niet of KTM dat wil, die hebben Cairoli in de MX1 en ik zie het daardoor niet gebeuren. Kawasaki heeft volgend jaar wel plek aangezien Villopoto aan zijn laatste jaar bezig is. Al snap ik Herlings ook wel weer want dit is makkelijk cashen.

Jeffrey Herlings interview

Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jeffrey Herlings is without question the man of the moment again in the MX2 class. While defending champion Jordi Tixier struggles through the early two rounds, the Dutchman has been dominant, going 1-1-1-1 and holding a handy point’s lead in the series standings.

Herlings had been to hell and back in 2014 and while many see him as being the fastest motocross rider in the world his past six months have put his speed and his championship on hold. Slowing building to return to his place at the top of the world the Flying Dutchman is being smart and consistent, a plan that will no doubt return him to his rightful place.



We caught up with Herlings after his victory yesterday.

Mxlarge: How did you survive out there? The temperatures was impossible for many of the riders.

Herlings: I felt the heat for sure. I was riding and ok, but the last few laps I started feeling sick and started throwing up, but I kept riding, I managed to win the moto and I got off the bike and the heat got me, I pretty much fainted and had a tough time. I got some food in and second moto I was pretty good. Second moto I didn’t have trouble. In the second moto I tried to save my energy because I was worried I would get sick again.

Mxlarge: How do you prepare for that?

Herlings: It was tough to prepare for this race, something we can’t get used to being back at home. We trained between Qatar and Thailand and it was like five degrees and we knew it would be tough. Two long motos but we will did our best. I think for passing the track last year was better, but the track is what is it and we just had to adapt.



Mxlarge: They shortened the races by five minutes, did that help, and was it a good idea to shorten the race?

Herlings: I mean five minutes isn’t that much, I think three laps more doesn’t make that much difference, but if you see the second race there were a lot of guys not racing, guys like Tixier, Gajser, Seewer and more. At one point it starts to get dangerous and if you see how many riders fainted and DNFed, then it was a smart thing to cut the distance of the races.

Mxlarge: Were you surprised by your team-mate Jonass over the weekend?

Herlings: I saw his results from Valence and Italy and I knew he had a good winter training and I am not that surprised. I am really happy for him, he made his first GP podium, and think from here on he keeps on rolling and get more podiums.



Mxlarge: In 2014 you talked about the perfect season and it for sure wasn’t the perfect season for you. This year you talk about taking it easy and being happy with top five or whatever. Is it maybe better to not put so much pressure on yourself?

Herlings: I mean, in 2013 I missed out on two moto wins because I missed two races with injury. Last year I also missed like one or two moto wins, and then the injury came in with a broken femur and it does bring extra pressure. I won 12 out of the 12 last year when I was in good shape, I lost the fights but lost the war, so it’s important to stay healthy and going undefeated isn’t my goal, my goal is to be world champion.

Mxlarge: Did you get a chance to look at the MXGP races over the weekend?

Herlings: Yes I did, and I was surprised about Villopoto’s speed on Saturday and also about Cairoli on Sunday. He put the hammer down in the second moto and just left them. It’s going to be an exciting season for those guys for sure and nobody can know who will win, I know I don’t know. Even Desalle, he seems in better shape and its one surprise after the other.



Mxlarge: In talking about MXGP you must get a little excited at the chance to maybe race them at the end of the season if you can wrap up your title early?

Herlings: You know, it’s a long way to go and we planned stuff last year, race MXGP in Lommel, go to Unadilla, hopefully win there, but everything changed in two seconds. It’s hard to plan stuff like this, but the main goal this year like I said it’s about staying consistent, stay out of trouble and hopefully get a championship back. It’s tough, Dylan is really good this year, Pauls has surprised everyone, it is never easy to win. It’s going to be a long season.

http://www.mxlarge.com/2015/03/09/jeffrey-herlings-interview-16/

Round 10 - Daytona
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Tixier, Gajser en Seewer zijn flauwgevallen na de eerste manche en mochten daardoor niet starten in de tweede manche. Tixier was het daar niet mee eens en schijnt de dokter en ook de FIM official te hebben geslagen.

From Donn Maeda - Transworld MX: Thailand GP Race Report
"The oddest heat casualty of the day came in the form of number-one-plate holder Tixier. The Monster Energy Kawasaki rider hit the dirt early in the race and was never in contention for a top finish, and tragedy struck on the last lap, only a few whoops away from the finish line when he crashed and was unable to restart his bike. Tixier then attempted to push his bike home, Ryan Hughes-style, but the heat proved to be too much as he suddenly dropped his bike and began to strip off his riding gear before passing out on the front straightaway of the track. Later, when he was informed by the track doctor and a FIM official that he would not be allowed to start the second moto, he became violent and struck both of them in the face. Tixier was disqualified from the second moto and slapped with a 5000 euro penalty for his actions."

Seewer in deze video van Suzuki, vanaf 3:34.

"Just before the finish line like 20 meters to go the heat was to hard and I passed away I don't know I can't remember anything it starts to come back now. But yeah, I was in the medical centre for an hour or something but I was not the only guy, Tixier and Gajser as well, so... It was not only my problem. But I think the point for me was I was still not 100% still a little bit sick and because of that I was not allowed to race the second race."

Dirt Shark in Thailand en Atlanta.

ONK Gemert
http://www.mylaps.com/en/events/1114064

125cc (13 laps)
1 Prado Garcia (Spa, KTM) 28:00.048
2 Van Kraaij (Ned, KTM) + 8.297
3 Genot (Bel, Husqvarna) + 8.988
4 Mewse (VK, KTM) + 30.702
5 Meier (Den, KTM) + 41.191

125cc (13 laps)
1 Mewse (VK, KTM) 28:33.650
2 Prado Garcia (Spa, KTM) + 0.782
3 Genot (Bel, Husqvarna) + 26.241
4 Meier (Den, KTM) + 27.611
5 Renaux (Fra, Yamaha) + 55.139

MX2 (16 laps)
1 Tonkov (Rus, Husqvarna) 33:53.645
2 Van Doninck (Bel, Yamaha) + 6.795
3 Bogers (Ned, KTM) + 21.446
4 Justs (Let, KTM) + 37.923
5 Van Berkel (Ned, Kawasaki) + 39.837

MX2 (16 laps)
1 Tonkov (Rus, Husqvarna) 34:14.846
2 Van Doninck (Bel, Yamaha) + 1.513
3 Bogers (Ned, KTM) + 46.195
4 Justs (Let, KTM) + 46.542
5 Van Berkel (Ned, Kawasaki) + 58.484

MX1 (16 laps)
1 Van Horebeek (Bel, Yamaha) 34:27.451
2 De Wulf (Bel, Yamaha) + 35.328
3 Klein Kromhof (Ned, KTM) + 1:04.318
4 Bengtsson (Zwe, Honda) + 1:05.255
5 Saris (Ned, Kawasaki) + 1:24.011

MX1 (15 laps)
1 Van Horebeek (Bel, Yamaha) 33:01.074
2 Bengtsson (Zwe, Honda) + 7.611
3 Ferris (Aus, Husqvarna) + 18.145
4 Klein Kromhof (Ned, KTM) + 37.144
5 Satink (Ned, Husqvarna) + 39.289

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Op maandag 16 maart 2015 18:55 schreef TargaFlorio het volgende:

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Roczen dus geblesseerd.

Ja, twee keer gecrasht een paar weken terug. Hopelijk fit voor de outdoors zodat hij zijn titel kan verdedigen.

Musquin gaat wel winnen normaal gesproken maar die zit nog steeds op een 250.

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Op maandag 16 maart 2015 19:07 schreef TargaFlorio het volgende:

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Musquin heeft afgelopen 2 jaar toch nauwelijks gereden vanwege blessures?

Klopt, het is ook wel een matig veld in de 250 East. Van mij mogen ze er wel een kampioenschap van maken.

Jordi Tixer voor één maand geschorst en mist daardoor de GP van Argentinië.

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FUNCHAL (Portugal), 20 March 2015 - On Sunday 8 March 2015, at the end of the first MX2 race of the Thai Motocross Grand Prix, four riders were taken to the medical centre for examination.

Three of them, #1 Jordi Tixier, #91 Jeremy Seewer and #243 Tim Gajser, were suffering from heat stroke and dehydration. The three riders were declared unfit by the Chief Medical Officer and the FIM Medical Director and forbidden to take part in the second race in accordance with the FIM Medical Code.

While receiving his treatment, Jordi Tixier physically attacked the Chief Medical Officer FIM Medical Director. This is considered unacceptable behaviour and in breach of the FIM Motocross World Championship Regulations.

The Race Direction called for a hearing during which Jordi Tixier admitted the facts.

The decision of the Race Direction was to impose a fine of ¤ 5,000.- as well as a suspension of one month starting from 8 March 2015 on Jordi Tixier, in accordance with the Motocross World Championship Regulations.

No appeal was lodged with the FIM Stewards. The decision of the Race direction is final.

http://www.mxgp.com/news/(...)ision-race-direction

Veel Nederlanders in de EMX125 en EMX250 klasse

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 24 March 2015 - With the entries for the European Championship EMX250 and EMX125 round of Pietramurata, Italy now officially closed, we are more than thrilled to announce that both classes are full. With a 100-rider limit, the EMX250 class has exceeded this number. All riders entered after the 100th entry was accepted will be reserve riders. Should one of the first 100 entries withdraw for any reason, the reserve riders will then automatically be entered.

Meanwhile the EMX125 has impressively received 95 entries, which along with the maxed out EMX250 class and extraordinary depth of talent in both classes, only attests that the European Championship is the ultimate development series for any aspiring professional motocross rider.

EMX125
32 Marcel Conijn
39 Roan van de Moosdijk
51 Sem van Ewijk
136 Noud van Kraaij
170 Jim Kanters
299 Lars Griekspoor

EMX250
4 Eric Leijtens
16 Joel van Mechelen
78 Roy van Heugten
85 Davy Pootjes
88 Frederik van der Vlist
97 Max Engelen
98 Bas Vaessen
107 Lars van Berkel
125 Michael Hool
130 Rene de Jong
179 Jaap Corneth
300 Juan Carlos Benito del Barrio
329 Luca Nijenhuis
644 Nick Kouwenberg

Kalender
19/4 Trentino, Italië
26/4 Valkenswaard, Europa
10/5 Talavera de la Reina, Spanje
24/5 Matterley Basin, Verenigd Koninkrijk
31/5 Villars sous Ecot, Frankrijk (EMX125)
14/6 Maggiora, Italië (EMX125)
21/6 Teutschenthal, Duitsland (EMX250)
5/7 Uddevalla, Zweden (EMX250)
12/7 Kegums, Letland (EMX250)
2/8 Lommel, België
30/8 Assen, Nederland

http://www.mxgp.com/news/(...)opean-championship-0

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Op woensdag 25 maart 2015 16:15 schreef TargaFlorio het volgende:

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Zijn dat allemaal full time Nederlandse entries?

Zal wel niet, sowieso 195 inschrijvingen en de MXGP+MX2 zo'n 65 in totaal.

Marc de Reuver kondigt zijn afscheid aan!
^26-3-2015

Vandaag heeft Marc de Reuver bekend gemaakt niet meer terug te keren in competitie. De 32-jarige crosser kwam eerder deze maand zwaar ten val tijdens een training en daarbij brak hij twee ruggenwervels. Deze zware blessure heeft ‘Calimero’ doen besluiten niet meer terug te keren in competitie.

Er zijn mogelijkheden dat De Reuver een aantal losse wedstrijden zal rijden. Voorlopig gaat hij revalideren en wil hij het geven van trainingen verder uitbreiden. Ook de strandrace van Le Touquet staat nog altijd op het verlanglijstje van de geboren Noord-Hollander.

In 1998 brak De Reuver door in het Open Nederlands Kampioenschap nadat hij al diverse jeugdtitels veroverd had. Een jaar later maakte hij zijn GP-debuut op het circuit van Mill waar hij met een tiende plaats heel goed scoorde. In 2001 wist De Reuver in de kleuren van Yamaha-Theo Eggens Racing het ONK 125cc te winnen, een jaar later was hij opnieuw de beste.

In 2010 en 2014 wist hij de MX1-titel naar zich toe te trekken. In het Wereld Kampioenschap werd 2006 zijn beste seizoen, in het Champ KTM Team werd De Reuver vijfde in de MX2-klasse. Daarnaast werden er vier GP’s gewonnen, de laatste in 2008 in de Hersselse Bossen. Een andere hoogtepunt is zonder twijfel de winst tijdens de Red Bull Knock Out in 2006 op het strand van Scheveningen. En wat te denken van de Motocross of Nations (2004) op het circuit van Lierop. Wat gingen de Oranje leeuwen te keer! Samen met Erik Eggens en Bas Verhoeven werd De Reuver tweede!

125cc GP zege: Teutschenthal 2003 (Duitsland)

MX2
2004: 14de
2005: 20ste
2006: 5de

GP zege: Sevlievo 2006 (Bulgarije)

MX1
2007: 14de
2008: 10de
2009: 24ste
2010: 19de
2011: 23ste
2012: 18de
2013: 25ste

GP zeges (2): Mantova 2008 (Italië), Lierop 2008 (Benelux)

MXGP
2014: 28ste

De Reuver (nummer 154) heeft ook in Amerika gereden (vanaf 3:03)

Weersverwachting:
17°C - Droog op zaterdag.
9°C - Regen tijdens de tweede manches.
http://www.tutiempo.net/villa-la-angostura.html?datos=por-horas

Saturday:
MX2 Qualifying Race 19:10
MXGP Qualifying Race 20:00

Sunday:
MX2 Race 1 17:15
MXGP Race 1 18:15
MX2 Race 2 20:10
MXGP Race 2 21:10

Live op Eurosport 2 en MotorsTV.

MX2 (13 laps)
1 Herlings (Ned, KTM) 25:17.643
2 Jonass (Let, KTM) + 22.021
3 Guillod (Zwi, Yamaha) + 28.166
4 Covington (VS, Kawasaki) + 34.214
5 Ferrandis (Fra, Kawasaki) + 36.473
6 Seewer (Zwi, Suzuki) + 44.430
12 Bogers (Ned, KTM) + 1:08.823

MXGP (13 laps)
1 Cairoli (Ita, KTM) 25:10.966
2 Villopoto (VS, Kawasaki) + 1.596
3 Nagl (Dui, Husqvarna) + 7.567
4 Desalle (Bel, Suzuki) + 16.819
5 Van Horebeek (Bel, Yamaha) + 17.981
6 Febvre (Fra, Yamaha) + 18.994
17 Coldenhoff (Ned, Suzuki) + 1:14.380

Herlings gevallen in de openingsronde even afwachten of hij in de tweede manche meedoet maar denk het wel.

MX2, eerste manche (18 laps)
1 Ferrandis (Fra, Kawasaki) 34:43.016
2 Jonass (Let, KTM) + 7.336
3 Anstie (VK, Kawasaki) + 12.925
4 Lieber (Bel, Yamaha) + 15.607
5 Seewer (Zwi, Suzuki) + 21.082
6 Guillod (Zwi, Yamaha) + 24.902
15 Bogers (Ned, KTM) + 1:15.061
35 Herlings (Ned, KTM) + 18 laps

MX2, tweede manche (18 laps)
1 Herlings (Ned, KTM) 35:11.306
2 Ferrandis (Fra, Kawasaki) + 20.036
3 Jonass (Let, KTM) + 24.396
4 Seewer (Zwi, Suzuki) + 27.742
5 Gajser (Slo, Honda) + 37.316
6 Tonkov (Rus, Husqvarna) + 48.784
7 Covington (VS, Kawasaki) + 55.339
8 Bogers (Ned, KTM) + 56.125

Podium
1-2 (47) Ferrandis
2-3 (42) Jonass
5-4 (34) Seewer

Stand
125 Herlings
125 Ferrandis
112 Jonass

MXGP, eerste manche (18 laps)
1 Desalle (Bel, Suzuki) 34:34.509
2 Cairoli (Ita, KTM) + 10.650
3 Nagl (Dui, Husqvarna) + 11.673
4 Villopoto (VS, Kawasaki) + 20.097
5 Bobryshev (Rus, Honda) + 35.002
6 Paulin (Fra, Honda) + 42.023
30 Coldenhoff (Ned, Suzuki) + 2 laps

MXGP, tweede manche (18 laps)
1 Nagl (Dui, Husqvarna) 35:07.730
2 Cairoli (Ita, KTM) + 2.273
3 Desalle (Bel, Suzuki) + 3.673
4 Villopoto (VS, Kawasaki) + 4.856
5 Van Horebeek (Bel, Yamaha) + 8.700
6 Febvre (Fra, Yamaha) + 10.013
7 Paulin (Fra, Honda) + 32.106
8 Coldenhoff (Ned, Suzuki) + 39.482

Podium
3-1 (45) Nagl
1-3 (45) Desalle
3-2 (42) Cairoli

Stand:
133 Desalle
123 Nagl
123 Cairoli
106 Villopoto
96 Paulin

[ Bericht 40% gewijzigd door Nober op 29-03-2015 21:57:41 ]

AMA Supercross
Round 13: St. Louis
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Roczen doet weer mee in Houston (11 april) en Canard heeft een gebroken arm nadat hij op Jake Weimer landde.


Die zal zich nu wel richten op de outdoors vanaf 16 mei.

Wie heeft er bedacht om een ONK te organiseren tijdens een GP?

http://www.onk-motocross.(...)ijdens-onk-in-halle/
http://www.mylaps.com/en/events/1117964

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Op dinsdag 31 maart 2015 10:41 schreef killerkip69 het volgende:

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whop, whop

Wat 'n bikkels Heb 'n keer van Breskens naar Oostburg 'n Honda 250cc door de polder naar huis gereden. Hele week last van m'n armen Toch eens iets beter volgen deze keer.

Keep us posted Nober.

Heb ik ook wel eens gehad na het karten, maar Villopoto is voorlopig nog niet aan het domineren zoals hij in Amerika regelmatig gedaan heeft. Ben benieuwd hoe het op de Europese circuits zal gaan zeker nu Desalle en Nagl ook goed presteren en Paulin ook nog niet zo ver achter ligt.

Ryan Villopoto over Argentinië:
“This weekend was OK; it’s not exactly what we wanted but we were able to improve in the second moto and to be right up there with those guys was good, but we still need to find a little more, and definitively to improve our starts. It was tough without a good start, I was able to salvage and get up there and come with them in the front, but Max was riding really well, and so were Toni and Clement. To pass all those guys would have been hard but I think that if I had a little more speed I would have been able to make a little more happen. Once again I’d like to stop saying that but I need to get used to the format of the GP, and we’ll do some more work with the team and hopefully be better in Italy.”

Zal hij nog een jaar doorgaan als hij de titel niet pakt?

twitter:

ryan_villopoto2 twitterde op zondag 05-04-2015 om 17:06:08 Happy Easter!! 🐰 That said, check out my website, just posted an update. #team 🇺🇸… https://t.co/lCWfFkvQHS reageer retweet

Three down, fifteen to go!

First off, Happy Easter to everyone and your families. Hope you get to share it with the special ones in your lives!

It’s been a hectic last couple months, but feel like its time to update all of you on what’s been going on. So let’s start from the first race in Qatar: Definitely, didn’t go the way we wanted. Our bike set-up was quite a ways off and therefore I was struggled the entire weekend. To make matters worse, in the second race I somehow got a rock wedged inside the rear brake and you can imagine no brake, no bueno. The Entire second half of moto two was sketchy. The whole weekend was just off, but it’s about learning and moving forward. So it was time to get our test on.

Back to Belgium, we tested for two days and made some good progress. Its tough because our tracks in the states are much different than the tracks here. The speed you can ride is so much different. We can push on our tracks, but on theirs the dirt is very particular and you have to be very aware of when you can and cannot push. Sometimes you have to go slower to go faster, which for me is hard to wrap my head around. The bike settings are much different as well because of the dirt. You have to run a softer fork setting because you don’t have the same load on the suspension. I think we are getting closer each day so we can more or less do some fine-tuning from here on out.

The racing itself over here is just different as well. In America, I like to say, we play checkers. While here, they play chess. There is a lot of strategy involved since the races are stretched out over two days (I am on a big learning curve). On Saturday we do two 20-minute practices and a 25-minute race so that by itself is a lot of riding. Then we do another practice plus two more motos the next day! Talk about seat-time. The Starting gate is much different too because of FIM rules. You are not allowed to go to the line with your mechanic, so I have to pack my own gate. Do I build a ramp? Kick some dirt around? Wide? Tight? Again, learning.

That said, next stop, Thailand. This track was a bit more my style, but man was it hot. Like a nice hot humid day in FL. We went 1-3 for the overall so that was definitely better and a step in the right direction. However, we are looking for a 1-1 so there is still work to be done. While in Thailand we got to do some crazy exploring.

We stayed in Bangkok and the place is just bizarre. But we got to see how people live and conduct business in alleyways. It was all just really weird, but a cool experience nevertheless. Watch Hangover 2 and you’ll get an good understanding of it. For example, you’ll see a little kid standing on the tray of a scooter with his dad driving it, and another kid on the back, no helmets, all three of them just ripping. Unreal…

After that we had two weeks off which we used to our advantage and put more work in. Then off to Patagonia we went.

Didn’t really know what to expect but WOW, Argentina is a beautiful place. I could definitely go back there and do some fly fishing and exploring. It kind of felt like home, or like Mammoth, California. One of the coolest places I have ever been hands down!

The track, which was only built for the race was really similar to Mammoth, too but it had fine pieces of porous volcanic rock. There wasn’t a lot of grip yet it was one of the better tracks we’ve ridden so far because it was a lot bigger, wider. And the fans…. absolutely crazy! Never knew people loved moto so much. I had to have guards everywhere I went. It was just that nuts. But it was cool to see people so pumped.

Also got to spend some time with my buddy Casey Stoner, his wife Adriana and their daughter Ally who flew in from Aussie. Cool having him around as he is pretty good with track stuff and its always helpul to get another perspective. Racing itself was okay with 4-4, but once again not exactly what we had in the plans. Got some decent points and things to make better. Work Time!

That’s about it for now. I’ll check back in with you after the next race in Italy in two weeks. – RV

http://rv2.com/news/

Jeffrey Herlings interview

Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jeffrey Herlings sure knows a little about winning. After six moto’s of the 2015 MX2 championship he has won five of them, and only lost the other because of an accident caused by his team-mate Pauls Jonass.

While the MX2 class might be getting a little less love in 2015 due to the very competitive MXGP class and the arrival of Ryan Villopoto the two time MX2 Champion Herlings isn’t losing any sleep, and despite a less than enjoyable winter and injury riddled 2014, his quest for title number three is on track.

We gave the fastest MX2 rider in the world a call this morning as he was driving to Belgium, putting the hours in to become the best he can be, in a sport that doesn’t take lightly to poor work ethic. Herlings is the king of hard work will pay off.



MXLarge: It seems as though you generally only have bad luck man?

Herlings: Well, that’s true. It is tough with what happened last year, then coming back from a broken femur and then come back and win both moto’s in Qatar and also in Thailand. In Argentina I felt much better because I had spent more time on the bike. I dominated Saturday and then Sunday first moto, first lap my team-mate jumped on me and that wasn’t the plan obviously. I didn’t have eyes in the back of my head. I felt I could have won both moto’s I feel. I had a lot of pain in my bad leg in the second moto, but I still dominated with a 20 second lead and moto win. I am pretty sure I would have won the first moto and have a big lead on second place in the championship.

Mxlarge: The track looks awesome, how was it for you?

Herlings: It was a beautiful track, just like a track should be, wide, some good jumps, waves, a big crowd and some tracks like in Qatar and Thailand you have big rocks. In Argentina you had the sand on the top, good line selection. It was one of the best tracks I have ever raced on.

MXLarge: Dylan Ferrandis has been riding really well, but in the press conferences he often makes statements about running with you if he gets a start. What do you think of that?

Herlings: I mean he has stepped it up a bit and he was a bit lucky he won that moto that I DNFed, so he made up 25 points on me in the championship, but he keeps saying in the press conference whenever he starts up front he will beat me straight up, you know the last three years (smiling). For sure he stepped it up and he is at the moment my biggest title contender.

MXLarge: What about Arco the next round of the championship, do you like that place?

Herlings: I like it, it’s alright, for some reason I always ride well there. It is hard-pack and slippery. I have won there I think the last three years in a row. It isn’t one of my favorites, I mean the next one after Italy is Valkenswaard and I look forward to that more than Arco, but we have to ride it and like I said I have done well there.

Mxlarge: I am guessing you are super happy to have those fly-aways out of the way?

Herlings: I was struggling with time on the bike for those first three rounds, because we did a lot of travelling and it was hard to put hours on the clock. I could barely ride during the week and now we have the European rounds it’s just Friday until Monday and then you got the rest of the week to train. I mean I enjoyed the three fly-aways and we had good rounds winning five out of the six moto’s. We had a good time, but for sure I am happy to be back in Europe and spend more time on the bike. I am sore from the crash in Argentina with my knee and ankle, so we take a week off and then get back into it.



MXLarge: Like many of the National championship races in Europe the Dutch championship seems a little in trouble. Low crowds, not the top guys at the races. What is your opinion of the whole thing?

Herlings: For the moment, as an outsider it looks like a disaster. If I look at videos from Halle the second round of the championship last weekend, it hardly had any crowd, it did look like an amateur race. I think it isn’t the way to go with a National round the same weekend as the Grand Prix. I mean I wanted to race the championship and from the seven rounds three are held on the same weekend as a Grand Prix. Glenn Coldenhoff and I can’t race those three rounds.

Mxlarge: Big names at the National championship races might be a thing of the past in the near future. Desalle doesn’t race his national championship, you missed the first two rounds. Running the Dutch championship without yourself and Glenn seems like a pretty bad idea.

Herlings: My personal opinion is that it’s a bad idea. The clubs need big crowd and everyone wants to race in front of big crowds. People want to see the top guys racing and if you pay 25euro you want to see the best riders possible. I mean last weekend there was a GP live in television in the afternoon or evening, the heavy-hitters were in Argentina and it was bad weather in Holland, so the crowd was really bad. I am just a rider, but I don’t agree with how its run.

MXLarge: I have to ask you again, what is your opinion of the MXGP class after three rounds?

Herlings: I mean, the biggest surprise is Clement Desalle man. I mean you look at guys like Antonio Cairoli and Ryan Villopoto and he is leading those guys in the points race and then you have Max Nagl who has won two GPs, those two guys are really surprising me. Max won two of the three GPs and Clement has a lead by around 10 points in the championship points. I think we all thought maybe Villopoto would do better, he has only won one race from the six moto’s run, but the season is long and Cairoli and Villopoto are champions and at the end of the season I think it will be one of those guys. Sure Villopoto disappointed a bit, but everything is new for the guy, it’s a new culture, new tracks, new competition, everything is different and he needs time to adapt. The season is long and Cairoli is always there and injury free for a while and I think he is the guy to beat.

http://www.mxlarge.com/2015/04/02/jeffrey-herlings-interview-17/

Nieuwe show genaamd Hot Lap van Dirt Shark.


An edgy, comical, yet informative new look into Moto- Coming in hot with Host, Jeremy McGrath, Twitch, Josh Hill and Grant Langston and don’t forget about the Monster Girls in the Jacuzzi.

https://instagram.com/p/1KQXtOxdOS/

Het fenomeen Jeffrey Herlings

Iedereen heeft het momenteel over Max Verstappen, die op 17-jarige leeftijd zo’n geweldige entree heeft gemaakt in de wereld van de Formule 1.

Vijf jaar geleden maakte de toen 15-jarige Jeffrey Herlings een nog overtuigender entree in het wereldkampioenschap MX2. Hij eindigde in zijn eerste GP (verreden in Bulgarije) als zesde en derde. Daarna werd hij zesde en tweede in Italië. En toen toog het wereldkampioenschap naar Valkenswaard. Daar liet Herlings zien dat hem een grote toekomst wachtte door beide manches te winnen. Hij won later dat jaar nog twee manches. Vanwege een schouderblessure miste hij de laatste drie GP’s en eindigde als zesde in het WK. Zonder die blessure was hij minimaal vierde geworden en wellicht zelfs derde. Herlings won in zijn eerste GP-seizoen twee GP’s.

In 2011 moest hij zijn meerdere erkennen in de Duitser Ken Roczen. Herlings reed zich wel nadrukkelijk in de kijker door vijf GP’s te winnen.

In 2012 startte Herlings in vijftien GP’s. Daarvan wist hij er negen te winnen. Hij scoorde meer punten dan zijn concurrenten en dat leverde hem de wereldtitel MX2 op.

In 2013 stak Herlings met kop en schouders boven iedereen uit. Elk van de vijftien GP’s waarin hij aan de start kwam beëindigde hij als winnaar. Van die dertig manches won hij er 28 en was verder eenmaal tweede en eenmaal derde. Over overmacht gesproken. Met deze fantastische prestatie prolongeerde hij zijn wereldtitel.

Afgelopen jaar leek Herlings op weg naar een hattrick, want hij zegevierde twaalf keer in twaalf GP’s. Tot hij bij een dag voor het goede doel (Everts & Friends) ongelukkig ten val kwam en zijn been brak. De periode van iets minder dan twee maanden tussen de beenbreuk en de laatste GP van het jaar in Mexico was te kort om goed te herstellen. Toch kwam doorzetter Herlings in Mexico aan de start, maar scoorde net niet genoeg punten om zijn wereldtitel vast te houden.

Hij had zich moeten forceren, wat zijn genezingsproces niet ten goede kwam. Later dan de concurrenten kon hij deze winter zijn motor training hervatten. Hij was er daarom niet helemaal gerust op dat hij zou kunnen winnen toen het GP-seizoen in Qatar van start ging. Maar hij won wel, beide manches zelfs. Dat deed hij een week later in Thailand nogmaals. Van de tot nu toe verreden zes manches won Herlings er vijf. De eerste manche in Argentinië leverde vanwege een val een nul score op.

In zijn GP-carrière stond Herlings tot en met de GP Argentinië van 29 maart in totaal 74 keer aan de start. Van die 74 GP’s wist hij er maar liefst 45 te winnen, een ongekend hoog winnend percentage van bijna 61%.

Op de lijst van GP-winnaars aller tijden bezet hij op 20-jarige leeftijd al de vijfde plaats achter Stefan Everts (101), Antonio Cairoli (72), Joël Smets (57) en Joël Robert (50). Hierbij moet wel worden aangetekend dat in de tijd dat Everts, Smets en Robert actief waren er maximaal twaalf GP’s per jaar werden verreden, terwijl dat aantal nu hoger ligt.

En wellicht staat aan de vooravond van de Grand Prix van Valkenswaard de teller qua overwinningen al weer één hoger, want in het weekend voor Valkenswaard wordt de Italiaanse GP in Arco di Trento verreden. Uiteraard is ook daar Herlings de torenhoge favoriet.

Vader Peter Herlings, die zelf aan veel 500cc-GP’s heeft deelgenomen, had al vroeg in de gaten dat zijn zoon de mogelijkheden in zich had om tot een topper uit te groeien. Peter: “Ik wist dat ik met hem nooit de fout moest maken die ik vroeger zelf heb gemaakt, te weten in het zand blijven rijden. Hij zou op harde circuits moeten rijden. Ik denk dat het 2004 was dat we met hem naar Slovenië zijn gegaan. Hij had nog nooit op een baan met afhangende bochten gereden en zette meteen de tweede of derde tijd neer. Ik had het met trainingen al eerder gezien en nu wist ik dat hij toch echt wel iets in zich had. Toen hebben we alles op alles gezet om hem de mogelijkheid te geven.”

Herlings senior heeft zijn zoon nooit hoeven pushen, want de kleine Herlings wilde niets liever dan op de motor zitten. Dat deed hij liever dan naar school gaan. Peter Herlings heeft bewondering voor het doorzettingsvermogen van zijn zoon: “Ik was er afgelopen zomer bij toen Jeffrey in België zijn been brak. Voordat hij door de dokter geopereerd zou worden vroeg hij aan de dokter of hij over twee maand in Mexico weer zou kunnen rijden. De dokter kon daar op dat moment niets over zeggen. Toen Jeffrey ’s avonds om elf uur weer bij kennis was, was het eerste wat hij zei - en daaruit blijkt zijn mentaliteit - toen de dokter zijn been kwam voelen ‘dokter, je hebt me open gehad, kan ik in Mexico rijden?’ Zo was hij er mee bezig. Hij wilde alles doen om die titel toch nog te halen. Hij heeft me wel naderhand gezegd dat hij zoiets nooit weer zou doen. Hij is professioneler geworden. We waren onlangs in Lommel. Daar was een groep jeugdrijders aan het rijden. Ik vond het knap van hem dat hij toen zei niet te gaan rijden vanwege het snelheidsverschil. Dat had hij twee jaar geleden niet gezegd.”

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Next week we are launching two special new video series following the exploits of Ryan Villopoto and Jeffrey Herlings in this season's MXGP. Here's a quick teaser to get the juices flowing!

Since we didn’t get to showcase everything in the first edition of Hot Lap…. Check out the Bonus discussion on the 2015 MXGP series and Ryan Villopoto.

MXGP Trentino (Italië), Pietramurata (Arco di Trento)

TIMETABLE
Saturday: EMX150 Free/Timed practice 07:10; EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed practice 07:45; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed practice 08:20; EMX250 Group 1 Free/Timed practice 08:55; EMX250 Group 2 Free/Timed practice 09:30; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; EMX125 Last Chance Qualifying Race 11:50; EMX250 Last Chance Qualifying Race 12:30; EMX150 Race 1 13:20; MX2 Time Practice 14:00; MXGP Time Practice 14:35; EMX125 Race 1 15:20; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying Race 17:00; EMX250 Race 1 17:40.

Sunday: EMX125 Warm-up 08:40; EMX150 Warm-up 08:55; EMX250 Warm-up 09:10; EMX125 Race 2 09:40; EMX150 Race 2 10:30; MX2 Warm up 11:10; MXGP Warm up 11:30;EMX250 Race 2 12:00; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

MX2, Qualifying-Race (14 laps)
1 Herlings (Ned, KTM) 24:59.244
2 Gajser (Slo, Honda) + 14.467
3 Tixier (Fra, Kawasaki) + 20.511
4 Ferrandis (Fra, Kawasaki) + 23.175
5 Guillod (Zwi, Yamaha) + 27.227
6 Tonkov (Rus, Husqvarna) + 28.657
16 Bogers (Ned, KTM) + 1:13.319

MXGP, Qualifying-Race (14 laps)
1 Bobryshev (Rus, Honda) 25:03.328
2 Cairoli (Ita, KTM) + 1.837
3 Paulin (Fra, Honda) + 3.865
4 Villopoto (VS, Kawasaki) + 4.775
5 Febvre (Fra, Yamaha) + 6.154
6 Nagl (Dui, Husqvarna) + 7.060
16 Coldenhoff (Ned, Suzuki) + 44.016

Gajser verslaat Herlings

Het heeft een paar jaar geduurd maar Herlings is verslagen zonder blessures of een crash!

Herlings won de eerste manche en Gajser de tweede. Beide eindigde op 47 punten maar de tweede manche telt.

Desalniettemin loopt Herlings 13 punten uit op Ferrandis in Italië, 172 om 159 met Jonass op 133.

[ Bericht 4% gewijzigd door Nober op 19-04-2015 18:01:26 ]