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Results International Motocross Emmen, Netherlands
30th March 2008
by Steven van Kempen/KEMCO
MX2:
Heat 1:
1 Erik Eggens NL Suzuki
2 Rui Goncalves Por KTM
3 Mike Kras NL Honda
4 Tyla Rattray Z-A KTM
5 Xavier Boog F Suzuki
6 Joachim Rodrigues Por KTM
7 Gautier Paulin F Kawasaki
8 Lars Oldekamp D KTM
9 Rinus van de Ven NL KTM
10 Evgeny Bobrishev Rus Yamaha
Heat 2:
1 Tyla Rattray Z-A KTM
2 Erik Eggens NL Suzuki
3 Rui Goncalves Por KTM
4 Xavier Boog F Suzuki
5 Rob van Vijfeijken NL Yamaha
6 Rinus van de Ven NL KTM
7 Kjetl Gundersen Nor Yamaha
8 Evgeny Bobrishev Rus Yamaha
9 Lars Oldekamp D KTM
10 Gautier Paulin F Kawasaki
MX2 Overall:
1 Erik Eggens NL Suzuki 47
2 Tyla Rattray Z-A KTM 43
3 Rui Goncalves Por KTM 42
4 Xavier Boog F Suzuki 34
5 Rinus van de Ven NL KTM 27
MX1:
Heat 1:
1 Maxi Nagl D KTM
2 Marc de Reuver NL Honda
3 Aigar Leok Est Yamaha
4 Bas Verhoeven NL Kawasaki
5 Patrick Roos NL KTM
6 William Saris NL Yamaha
7 Julien Bill CH Honda
8 Dennis Schroter B KTM
9 Marcus Schiffer D KTM
10 Antti Pyrhonen SF Suzuki
Heat 2:
1 Marc de Reuver NL Yamaha
2 Maxi Nagl D KTM
3 Aigar Leok Est Yamaha
4 Bas Verhoeven NL Kawasaki
5 Dennis Schroter B KTM
6 Lauris Freibergs Let Yamaha
7 Patrick Roos NL KTM
8 Yentl Martens B KTM
9 William Saris NL Yamaha
10 Robert Carlsson S Yamaha
MX1 Overall:
1 Marc de Reuver NL Yamaha 47
2 Maxi Nagl D KTM 47
3 Aigar Leok Est Yamaha 40
4 Bas Verhoeven NL Kawasaki 36
5 Patrick Roos NL KTM 30
KTM Racing
Rattray and Goncalves on podium at Emmen
In another signal about the strength of the KTM MX2 Factory Team, Tyla Rattray and Rui Goncalves occupied first and second place on the podium at the pre-season International Motocross event at Emmen, The Netherlands on Sunday.
Rattray was in a form that drew praise from team boss Stefan Everts who said he was "in a class on his own" while Goncalves underlined that his training on good starts was beginning to pay off. He took the holeshot in both races.
But in the heat of the battle Rattray did have a minor crash in the first race. In pursuit of team-mate Rui in the early stages of the race he took a different line then slipped off the foot peg and came unstuck on one of the tabletops. The South African made up for the error by winning the second race to finish overall second for the day. He now plans to prepare for the start of the world championship season proper with some light training, some testing and physical training.
Goncalves, who is in his first year as a factory rider with the Red Bull KTM team started well in the first race but got tangled in the pack of lapped riders and had to settle for second place. He again took the holeshot in the second race but was overtaken by Rattray. He then crashed after choosing the wrong line and finished in third place. "Rui is doing well and he has his confidence back," Everts said later. "We still have a few things to work on but we are going in the right direction."
Max Nagl second at International Motocross Emmen
Max Nagl, new this season to the Red Bull KTM MX1 Factory Team put in a sold performance at the International Motocross Event in Emmen, The Netherlands on Sunday to finish in second place. Nagl won the first moto and was second in the second race.
"He took the holeshot and had a lead of some seven seconds, but ran up against the lapped riders and lost his rhythm," said KTM team boss Stefan Everts. Multi-world champion Everts said the German rider was learning a lot in his first year and like team newcomer in the Red Bull KTM MX2 team, Rui Goncalves, he now needed to keep up the pressure and gather mental strength.
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