LS Honda Racing
Ken De Dycker victorious in Halle

LS Honda Racing star Ken De Dycker delivered another perfect performance at the second round of the Dutch Motocross Championship in Halle. De Dycker rode to pole position in qualifying and scored two dominant moto wins. By the time he crossed the finish line in the opening moto the gap to second placed Bas Verhoeven had built to 49.502 seconds.

Although Keeno’s margin was somewhat smaller at the end of the second race -with a 21.661 advantage again over Verhoeven- this moto proved more satisfying in terms of set-up and overall bike feeling in regards to the first MX1 GP on the 10th of April in Bulgaria. This was Ken’s last race before the season starts.

Ken De Dycker: "It was important to go out and get good results but it is even more important to get a good feeling before the start of the world championship. I really wanted to focus on the last bit of fine-tuning and that was the reason why I chose to race in Holland. With two heats we had some more time to do some testing in a racing situation. So now I’m really happy with the CRF450 and the settings we have. I look forward to carry this feeling into the season ahead.”


YAMAHA VAN BEERS RACING TEAM

Marc de Reuver makes strong comeback at the Dutch Open in Halle
Marc de Reuver of the Yamaha van Beers Racing Team has made a strong comeback after a shoulder injury at the Dutch Open in Halle. Marc finished third and fifth in the motos and finished fourth overall.

Marc set the tenth fastest time in practice. Marc knew that the track was still very fast and that it would be more heavy in the races. In the first moto he took the holeshot and was leading the race in the first lap. In the second lap he dropped back to fourth position but he stayed calm and tried to find his rhythm. In the middle of the race he passed the third place rider and managed to hold on to this position until the chequered flag waved. In the second moto he took a great start again. He was fighting for second position for a long time but in the closing stages of the race he got tired and dropped back to fifth position. With these results he finished fourth overall. Despite the fact that he had missed the first round in Gemert he sits in eleventh position in the Dutch Open Championship Standings.

In the following weeks Marc will prepare himself for the first round of the World Championship Series at Sevlievo in Bulgaria.

Herjan Brakke on the podium at the Dutch Open in Halle
Herjan Brakke of the Yamaha van Beers Racing Team finished on the podium at the second round of the Dutch Open Championship Series at Halle. Brakke finished in fifth and in third position in the motos and these positions gave him third place overall. Marc de Reuver made a strong comeback after a shoulder injury and finished fourth overall. Petar Petrov had to fight has way back trough the field in both motos. In both motos he came back strong and finished twice in sixth position. With these results he finished fifth overall.

Herjan Brakke started the day with a 14th time in time practice. In the first moto he took a decent start and came out of the first corner in tenth position. In the beginning of the race he worked himself up to fifth position but at that moment the fourth place man was already to far gone. Brakke tried everything he could to make up time on the fourth place rider but couldn’t close down the gap and finished the moto in fifth position. In the second moto he took a better start and came out of the first lap in fourth position. During the race he followed his team mate Marc de Reuver and in the closing stages he made a pass stick and took over third position. Herjan was under pressure in the final laps but he kept his head cool and crossed the finish line in third position. With these results he finished third overall and moved up to third position in the standings.

Marc de Reuver set the tenth fastest time in practice. Marc knew that the track was still very fast and that it would be more heavy in the races. In the first moto he took the holeshot and was leading the race in the first lap. In the second lap he dropped back to fourth position but he stayed calm and tried to find his rhythm. In the middle of the race he passed the third place rider and managed to held on to this position till the chequered flag waved. In the second moto he took a great start again. He was fighting for second position for a long time but in the closing stages of the race he got tired and dropped back to fifth position. With these results he finished fourth overall. Despite the fact that he had missed the first round in Gemert he sits in eleventh position in the Dutch Open Championship Standings.

Petar Petrov started the day with a seventh time in time practice. In both motos he took a poor start and had to come back trough the field. In the first moto he came out of the first lap in 22nd position and had a lot of work to do. Before the midway point he was already in ninth position but he wasn’t done yet. He kept pushing and finally finished the race in sixth position. In the second moto he started the race around 20th position. He charged back trough the field and again he finished in sixth position. Petar finished fifth overall and sits in seventh position in the championship standings.

In the following weeks the Yamaha van Beers Racing Team will prepare themselves for the first round of the World Championship Series at Bulgaria on April 10th.