Balmy, warm conditions ensured a good turnout at Loket in the Czech Republic at the weekend as thousands of MX fans poured into the venue to watch the racing action from Round 12 of the 2012 FIM World MX Championship.
In the the European MX Championship Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Mel Pocock of Bike It Cosworth Monster Energy Yamaha took another race win and a 2nd place to keep his dominant form in the EMX class.
MX2
It all seemed too easy for KTM Red Bull's Jeffrey Herlings who breezed to victory in the first MX2 moto of the day, with Raptor Titanium sponsored Brit Tommy Searle of Floride Pro Circuit Monster Energy Kawasaki unable to respond to the hard-pack prowess of the young Dutchman. Herlings team-mate Jeremy Van Horebeek of KTM Red Bull suffered mechanical issues in the first race and so scored a DNF in moto 1, good news for Tommy Searle who extended his points advantage over the Belgian, but unfortunately yielding more points to extend Herlings' lead at the top of the championship.
The second moto was much more action-packed as Herlings went down trying to pass Van Horebeek early in the race, allowing Searle to get right on the Dutchman's back wheel and put some serious pressure on as Van Horebeek extended out a considerable lead, with Searle eventually muscling Herlings out of the way on an uphill corner causing Herlings to hit the dirt. But the KTM Factory rider showed great resilience and strength as he picked himself up and started after Searle, eventually catching back the Brit after four laps and then easily catching Van Horebeek who seemed to slow considerably to allow Herlings past for the win. Van Horebeek then took 2nd in moto 2 behind his team-mate which saw Searle lose even more points, now going 57 points behind with three rounds to go which is looking unassailable at this stage.
It was an excellent day for the Raptor Titanium sponsored Bike It Cosworth Monster Energy Yamaha team as Zach Osborne looks to be recovering well from injury taking overall 3rd at the GP this weekend which looks to be turning the dreadful fortunes of the team this year which has been plagued with bad luck.
It was a shame for the overall MX2 GP winner Joel Roelants, Tommy Searle's Raptor Titanium sponsored team-mate as he came in 8th overall.
It was an excellent outing however for Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Valentin Teillet of Rockstar Bud Racing Kawasaki as he managed to score 6th overall.
MX2 Results
1. Jeffrey Herlings, Netherlands, KTM
2. Tommy Searle, GBR, Kawasaki
3. Zachary Osborne, USA, Yamaha
4. Jake Nicholls, GBR, KTM
5. Romain Febvre, France, KTM
6. Valentin Teillet KAW
7. Max Anstie 5/12 HON
8. Joel Roelants 9/7 KAW
9. Jose Butron KTM
10. Jeremy Van Horebeek 0/2 KTM
MX2 Points
Jeffrey Herlings 528
Tommy Searle 471
Jeremy Van Horebeek 439
Joel Roelants 367
Jake Nicholls 325
Jordi Tixier 319
Max Anstie 263
Jose Butron 241
Dylan Ferrandis 233
Alessandro Lupino 214
MX1
It was a triumphant return to racing for Factory KTM's Max Nagl as he scored an impressive 3-4 overall result, including a storming holeshot in race 2 after months of continuous back surgery following an injury sustained last year. Tony Cairoli stepped back into business-as-usual form after a double win in Russia last week to secure yet another 1-1 result for the Czech GP and bringing up his 50th career GP win to put him with the greats of the sport.
Raptor Titanium's Christophe Pourcel of CP377 Kawasaki chalked up a 2-3 result for the day, dropping points after a crash late in the second moto gifting the 2nd place finish to Clement Desalle, but Pourcel's 2nd to Desalle's 4th in moto 1 secured an overall 2nd for the Frenchman.
Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Xavier Boog of the factory Kawasaki Racing Team secured one of his best results of the season with overall 5th behind Nagl, with his team-mate Gautier Paulin finishing overall 8th.
After a tough year, Raptor Titanium's Greg Aranda of 2B Yamaha scored his best result this year with overall 10th.
Great result for Raptor Titanium's Shaun Simpson who moved into the top ten of the championship points standings with 223 points!
MX1 Results
1. Tony Cairoli 1/1 KTM
2. Christophe Pourcle 2/3 KAW
3. Clement Desalle 4/2 SUZ
4. Max Nagl 3/4 KTM
5. Xavier Boog 6/7 KAW
6. Ken De Dycker 7/8 KTM
7. Rui Goncalves 11/5 HON
8. Gautier Paulin 5/11 KAW
9. Tanel Leok SUZ
10. Greg Aranda YAM
MX1 Points
Tony Cairoli 492
Clement Desalle 462
Christophe Pourcel 435
Gautier Paulin 402
Ken De Dycker 368
Kevin Strijbos 319
Xavier Boog 306
Tanel Leok 277
Rui Goncavles 273
Shaun Simpson 223
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