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Op maandag 10 april 2023 14:36 schreef Faraday01 het volgende:
Herlings technische problemen??

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Motorcrosser Jeffrey Herlings uit Oploo is maandag bij de Grand Prix MXGP van Zwitserland als vierde geëindigd. Succes was er wel voor de MX2-rijders Kay de Wolf uit Veldhoven en Roan van de Moosdijk uit Eindhoven. Na drie van de negentien GP's staan ze in de top vijf van het tussenklassement.

Dit en meer in het nieuwe online programma MX Brabant.

Herlings had in het Zwitserse Frauenfeld graag zijn 101e GP-zege willen boeken, maar hij moest genoegen nemen met een vierde plaats. "Ik was gewoon niet snel genoeg", zei hij na afloop.

Na drie van de negentien GP's is Herlings tweede, met een achterstand van 21 punten op de Spanjaard Jorge Prado.

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HERLINGS niet snel genoeg bij MXGP in Zwitserland | Omroep Brabant

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“I had a good gatepick after Saturday but the break in the schedule didn’t help me much. I felt a bit tight today and although I had a good start in the first moto I had some arm-pump and went backwards. It was a shame. I took the points. It was not a great weekend but not a bad one. I’ll look forward now to Arco next weekend and work from there.”

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Op donderdag 6 april 2023 08:13 schreef Nober het volgende:

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Ondanks zijn populariteit viel Pierre’s aanhoudend succes niet bij alle Amerikaanse rijders en motorcross fans in goede aarde. De invoering van de zogenaamde “Karsmakers Rule” maakte Pierre’s gedrevenheid om de beste te zijn echter alleen maar sterker.

SUCCESVOLLE Brabantse MOTORCROSSER zorgde voor Amerikaanse JALOEZIE| Pierre Karsmakers’ Lifecycle #5

Bij de beruchte laatste wedstrijd om het kampioenschap van 1975 hadden vijf rijders nog kans om de titel te winnen, waaronder Pierre. Deze wedstrijd zou echter een dramatische ontknoping voor hem krijgen. Was het een complot?

DRAMATISCHE ONTKNOPING voor The Flying Dutchman | Pierre Karsmakers' Lifecycle

MOTORCROSSCARRIÈRE stopt voor THE FYLING DUTCHMAN | Pierre Karsmakers’ Lifecycle #7

PARIJS DAKAR nieuwe UITDAGING voor THE FLYING DUTCHMAN | Pierre Karsmakers’ Lifecycle #8

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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing launched into the first of two back-to-back events on the Iberian Peninsula by watching Jeffrey Herlings win his 101st career Grand Prix and his second of the 2023 MXGP series at a sunny Agueda for the Grand Prix of Portugal.

•Jeffrey Herlings makes history by equaling Stefan Everts' hefty 101 GP win total. The Dutchman goes 3-1 at Agueda for the ‘overall’ at round five of the current campaign.
•Andrea Adamo just misses the MX2 podium with 4th place but sits 2nd in the world championship.
•Liam Everts is 15th overall and one place behind rookie Sacha Coenen who makes his MX2 debut with the team.
•MXGP moves a short distance east and to Madrid for round six and the Grand Prix of Spain next week.

The distinctive red soil of Agueda staged the FIM Motocross World Championship once more but provided the riders and teams of the MXGP and MX2 classes with a reversed course and other modifications to the quick, jumpy and relentless layout. Agueda has been a steadfast and consistent date on the MXGP slate for the competition’s most westerly European appointment.



Red Bull KTM wheeled out the KTM 450 SX-F and KTM 250 SX-F factory equipment in Portugal and with both wins and/or podium finishes for all of their currently active rider roster in the four previous rounds. In fact, the squad was back to full strength and happy to welcome Sacha Coenen to Grand Prix duty after the teenage Belgian had recovered sufficiently from his injured shoulder.

Two rounds after Jeffrey Herlings crested the three-figure barrier in the Grand Prix record books, the five-times world champion was back to his attack on the sport’s statistics. A 3rd place in the first moto (finishing two seconds from the winner) despite arm-pump was forgotten with a rampaging performance and victorious run in the second outing. Jeffrey is now one GP triumph away from the outright #1 status in the world championship record books. In the framework of 2023 Herlings is 2nd in the MXGP championship table, staring at a slender 17 point deficit to Jorge Prado with the red plate.

MXGP decamps a short distance and across the border for round six. The Grand Prix of Spain will take place at Intu Xanadu Arroyomolinos next weekend.

Jeffrey Herlings, 3rd and 1st for 1st overall in MXGP: “It’s really great to come and get another win. It’s been a long road and I feel I am getting back to my old self in some ways. A good performance today. The first moto wasn’t that positive and I had some arm-pump again - I really don’t know why - but in the second one I felt like a different rider and could really push. I’m looking forward to Spain. 101 GP wins is pretty special and now just one more for the record.”



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Op dinsdag 18 april 2023 20:22 schreef Nober het volgende:

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Het gevoel van onrechtvaardigheid na het gemiste kampioenschap in New Orleans en de impact daarvan op zijn gezinsleven zorgden voor een keerpunt in Pierre’s geluksbeleving in Amerika. Op zijn 34e moest hij erkennen dat hij ‘de berg aan het afgaan was’.

MOTORCROSSCARRIÈRE stopt voor THE FYLING DUTCHMAN | Pierre Karsmakers’ Lifecycle #7

Na zijn professionele carrière kon Pierre aan een langgekoesterde droom beginnen: de Parijs-Dakar rally. Zijn verwachtingen werden in 1987 overtroffen toen hij als 10e eindigde, maar in 1988 werd een val hem bijna fataal.

PARIJS DAKAR nieuwe UITDAGING voor THE FLYING DUTCHMAN | Pierre Karsmakers’ Lifecycle #8

The Flying Dutchman krijgt plek in AMA HALL OF FAME | Pierre Karsmakers’ Lifecycle #9

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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings has set a new all-time Grand Prix win record with a comprehensive 1-1 moto haul in Madrid, Spain and the sixth round of the 2023 FIM World Championship. Across a rough and rutty hard-packed course south of the capital, Herlings was dominant with his KTM 450 SX-F for his second triumph in a row, his third of the season, a first 1-1 of the year and the 102nd of a career that began in Red Bull KTM colors in 2010.

•Jeffrey Herlings is victorious for the second time in a week and the fourth time on Spanish soil to move to within 6 points of the MXGP world championship lead.
•Seven days after equaling Stefan Everts’ old 101 record the 28-year-old Dutchman sets the new standard with 102, and 192 career moto wins, all achieved with KTM 250 SX-F and KTM 450 SX-F machinery and in 23 different countries and 43 different circuits.
•Andrea Adamo celebrates his fourth MX2 podium from six rounds with 3rd place in Spain.
•After back-to-back Grands Prix on the Iberian Peninsula, MXGP now travels to Villars sous Ecot in the east of France and for the time since 2017.

The purpose-built circuit of Intu Xanadu Arroyomolinos gathered thousands of Spanish motocross fans for what was the fourth MXGP event to take place at the site south of Madrid. A collection of tight corners, a narrow trajectory and some spectacular jumps were formed by hard-packed and rough terrain.

The purpose-built circuit of Intu Xanadu Arroyomolinos gathered thousands of Spanish motocross fans for what was the fourth MXGP event to take place at the site south of Madrid. A collection of tight corners, a narrow trajectory and some spectacular jumps were formed by hard-packed and rough terrain.

The climate for qualification was hot and sunny and the weather remained stable and therefore demanding on Sunday. Jeffrey Herlings came to Spain on the positive momentum of his victory from the Portuguese GP the previous weekend. The win had brought Herlings level with the all-time record of 101 career triumphs, and the Dutchman already boasts the most checkered flags by any rider and well over 7000 career points accumulated. He took 2nd position in the RAM Qualification Heat, missing P1 by just one second. In the first moto he patiently set his pace and moved up from 3rd to 1st by the midway stage. The second outing was similar and he made three positions in typically attacking style to head the pack by the final ten minutes of the moto.

Herlings’ place in motocross history is guaranteed but for the narrative of 2023 he now has three wins from six and five podium appearances. The gap to Jorge Prado and the red plate is just six points.

Andrea Adamo started on the fringe of the MX2 top ten with his teammates Liam Everts and Sacha Coenen in the first moto. The Italian improved his pace to take 5th as Everts completed a lonely race in 7th and Coenen 9th. In the second moto the trio launched further forward and Adamo had a consistent run to 3rd: ensuring his third trophy from the last four Grands Prix. Everts improved to 6th for the same overall ranking while Coenen gained more important race mileage with 11th and 9th overall. Adamo is 2nd in the championship standings, 48 points behind Jago Geerts.

The Grand Prix of France will turn to the steep hillside of Villars sous Ecot for round seven on May 20th-21st.

Jeffrey Herlings, 1st and 1st for 1st overall in MXGP: “I’m super-happy to improve my moto wins total and take the GP win record outright. The rest of the guys have really stepped it up this season – Jorge is riding awesome – and they are really pushing, so I did not expect this would come so soon. It is still anyone’s game on any particular Sunday. To have won three from six until now is something I wouldn’t have imagined. My starts got a bit better, not great though, and top five positions were enough today. In the second moto I could always see a leader in front of me, so I could rely on that, even though it was tough to pass here because there was only really one fast line. In the end I could control the moto. I enjoyed the fans here; they were amazing for their home heroes. I hope I can win a couple more world titles in my career and then I’ll lay on the beach knowing I’ve done enough!”

Andrea Adamo, 5th and 3rd for 3rd overall in MX2: “I was happy to find my way to pass riders to reach 5th in the first moto because my start was not good enough. It was not easy to overtake. You had to wait for some mistakes by the others. The second moto start was better and I made it to 3rd in the first laps but after that, well, Simon was just faster today and made a big gap for the win. We go home with P3, which is a solid result but we need to try and start at the front and see how it can be better. Across a season you need to be fast, smart and consistent. It is not about being fast for a couple of motos. You need to always be ‘there’ and that’s what I am trying to do.”

Liam Everts, 7th and 6th for 6th overall in MX2: “It was a weekend of catching-up because I missed my starts at this GP. I was being too gentle and cautious on the first laps with the other riders and that cost me a better result. The speed was good, especially in the second part of the second moto. I liked the track: deep lines and very technical. It suited me and it was good fun out there but I’m a bit disappointed not to have finished higher.”

Sacha Coenen, 9th and 11th for 9th overall in MX2: “I was feeling better on the track and the bike today. My first start was not great but I worked my way up to 9th and that was OK for the short time I have been back and I’m working for top ten results at the moment. The second race was really good and I was up to 3rd but after twenty minutes I made a few mistakes. I had to re-group and finished 11th. Not amazing but my speed is getting better and I’m finding more flow on the bike. We’ll keep on working and see how it goes in France.”

Results MXGP Spain 2023

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 1-1
2. Mattia Gaudagnini (ITA), GASGAS, 3-3
3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 5-2
4. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 2-5
5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED), Yamaha, 4-6

Standings MXGP 2023 after 6 of 19 rounds

1. Jorge Prado (ESP), GASGAS, 294 points
2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 288
3. Ruben Fernandez (ESP), Honda, 224
4. Romain Febvre (FRA), Kawasaki, 214
5. Maxime Renaux (FRA), Yamaha, 202

Results MX2 Spain 2023

1. Simon Laegenfelder (GER), GASGAS, 1-1
2. Jago Geerts (BEL), Yamaha, 2-2
3. Andrea Adamo (ITA), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 5-3
4. Kay de Wolf (NED), Husqvarna, 4-4
5. Thibault Benistant (FRA) Yamaha 3-5
6. Liam Everts (BEL) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 7-6
9. Sacha Coenen (BEL) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 9-11

Standings MX2 2023 after 6 of 19 rounds

1. Jago Geerts (BEL), Yamaha, 319 points
2. Andrea Adamo (ITA), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 271
3. Kay de Wolf (NED), Husqvarna, 263
4. Simon Laegenfelder (GER), GASGAS, 259
4. Thibault Benistant (FRA), Yamaha, 247
7. Liam Everts (BEL) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 187
18. Sacha Coenen (BEL) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 33

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Herlings pakt NIEUW RECORD in MXGP | Omroep Brabant