Oltre alle categorie top nella pista di KEGUMS per il GP di RIGA, c’è la TERZA tappa dell’incredibile Campionato Europeo di Motocross 250, i ragazzi iscritti nella Entry List sono tanti e ci sono molti italiani e si sfidano per un altro campionato incredibile, la pista è già messa a dura prova nel sabato per le qualifiche, viene stressata anche dai ragazzi dell’Europeo con la prima e seconda manche del Sabato nella classe EMX250!
Ovviamente sono in aggiornamento, sabato si effettueranno tutte e due le manche come da nuove disposizioni causa COVID-19.
TIMETABLE (ORARI ITALIANI)
SATURDAY: 08:00 EMXOpen Free Practice, 08:30 EMX250 Group 1 Free Practice, 09:00 EMX250 Group 2 Free Practice, 09:35 EMXOpen Qualifying practice, 10:10 EMX250 Group 1 Qualifying practice, 10:45 EMX250 Group 2 Qualifying practice, 12:00 EMX Open Race 1, 12:50 EMX250 Race 1, 14:00 EMXOpen Race 2, 14:50 EMX250 Race 2.
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European Championship EMX250 Race 1 2020 Highlights
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RACE 1 EMX250
2020 European Championship EMX250 Race 2 Highlights
RACE 2 EMX250
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RESULTS OVERALL CLASSIFICATION EMX250
CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATION EMX250
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Benistant victorious in EMX250 in Riga!
KEGUMS (Latvia) 11 August 2020 – Rounds three and two of the EMX250 and the EMX Open Championships have concluded today at the round of Riga, as Thibault Benistant of Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing claimed his second round victory in the 250 class and Karel Kutsar clinched the overall in the EMX Open and became the new championship leader.
It was a perfect day for Thibault Benistant who once again put his Hutten Metaal Yamaha machine at the front of the field going on to claim both race victories, the overall and extend his championship lead to 24 points.
The opening EMX250 race started with drama on the first turn, which saw Jorgen-Matthias Talviku of ASA United Husqvarna getting caught up in that as well. Though at the front of the field it was Tom Guyon who was fastest out of the gate, closely followed by Benistant, Meico Vettik and the second Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing rider Gianluca Facchetti.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory’s Kay de Wolf didn’t have the best opening race with a big crash that saw him finish in 14th position in the race.
Guyon then led the race until lap 10, when Benistant was finally able to find a way past, with Vettik keeping control of the 3rd place position throughout the race.
But before that we saw a nice battle between Facchetti, Maximilian Spies and Tim Edberg, with Edberg eventually finding his past both riders to claim P5, though that’s not where he finished race.
Meanwhile previous round race 2 winner, Husqvarna Junior Racing Maddii rider Mattia Guadagnini was pushing hard, after not the best start the Italian had to may his way through the field from outside the top 10. He eventually finished the race in 4th position which was a great comeback for the rider.
Isak Gifting, previous round podium finisher also had a tough race 1 here in Latvia. After starting outside the top 20, he spent the entire race picking off riders, in order to salvage valuable points. By the end of the race he crossed the line in P12, not where he wanted to be.
In race two, it was Benistant with the holeshot but Bastian Boegh Damm from WZ Racing moved quickly into the lead and even led for a brief 3 laps before being passed by Benistant who was on a mission to add yet another overall victory to his championship tally.
Joel Rizzi of PAR Homes RFX Husqvarna also got a good start and was running in the top 5, all while Guyon had a dramatic fall, flipping his bike before a jump in the second lap, which put him out for the rest of the race.
Boegh Damm then managed to hold on to second for a couple of laps, before being caught by Isak Gifting, who was obviously keen to make a comeback from a poor first race result. Throughout the race Boegh Damm continued to fall down the order, eventually finishing in 8th place.
Gianluca Facchetti also had a good start in the second race, holding on to third for a couple of laps, before eventually making a few mistakes which saw him drop down the order to finish in P12.
It was a bad race for Guadagnini who crossed the line on the opening lap in P34 having to put in a lot of work in order to collect some valuable championship points.
Towards the end of the race Edberg and de Wolf had a nice battle for P4, with the young Dutch rider able to fend off Edberg despite his challenges.
In the end it was Benistant who took another race win in Kegums, with a comfortable 07.259 lead over Gifting in P2 and Hakon Fredriksen of Yamaha SM Action MC Migliori J1 Racing who had a fantastic ride to finish 3rd.
Overall, it was Thibault Benistant who claimed yet another round victory with a perfect score in both races, meanwhile second overall was Meico Vettik, who claimed his first career podium in the EMX class, and last but not least, on the third step of the podium was Isak Gifting who turned things around in the second race for a strong finish.
Thibault Benistant: “I’m really happy with today’s races. I’m really happy about winning the two races and to keep the red plate so big thanks to all my team”
Meico Vettik: “The first race the start was good, and I held the third position. The second race wasn’t so good in the start, but I did good in the end”.
Isak Gifting: “It feels amazing actually. I’ve been struggling all day with my riding. In the first race I got stuck in the first corner and I felt really disappointed, so I had to regroup, physically I felt great, I could push all the race and also I think I got some good lap times, I just tried to with the flow so I’m looking forward to the next one to challenge Benistant”
Main Photo: EMX250 Start
Bottom Photos: 1. Thibault Benistant; EMX250 Podium
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EMX250 – Time Practice – Classification
EMX250 – Free Practice – Classification