Published On: 25 juli 2010

Iideal motocross weather, around 20 degrees and about 12.000 spectators had turned up for the fifth round of the ADAC MX Masters in Tensfeld. Guest rider Steve Ramon (Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1) won the final score for teammate Clément Desalle. Ken Roczen (Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2) finished third and thus further expanded his leading position in the standings. Roczen is 30 points ahead of Desalle and 32 ahead of Czech Filip Neugebauer (Kawasaki Elf Team Pfeil) in the championship respectively. In the ADAC MX2 Youngster Cup, Lars Oldekamp won ahead of Dennis Ullrich and Stefan Olsen. Click here for the full results.

Le Panda and The Bomb distribute series

Clément Desalle and Steve were initially joined by Max Nagl, but he still had to take over the role opposite the Suzuki duo. As is often the case in the ADAC MX Masters, Roczen's start was not going well. Ken crashed and - to the delight of the crowd - started a spectacular pursuit race that he would finish in fourth after Desalle, Ramon and Nagl.

A mistake in the second series cost Desalle the overall victory.

Max Nagl took the holeshot in the second moto but again had to bow his head to Desalle and Ramon. The MX-Panda crashed while in the lead and finished fourth. Ramon won after an exciting series ahead of Roczen and Nagl. The other Belgians, Yentel Martens and Kevin Wouts, also did well in Germany. Martens even finished sixth (7-6) after Arnaud Tonus.

DAY RESULT – ADAC MX MASTERS TENSFELD
1. Ramon, Steve BEL
/ Rockstar Teka SUZUKI World MX1 (22 – 25) 47
2. Desalle, Clément BEL / Rockstar Teka SUZUKI World MX1 (25 – 18) 43
3. Roczen, Ken GER / TEKA SUZUKI EUROPE World MX2 (18 – 22) 40
4. Nagl, Maximilian GER / KTM Kosak Racing (20 – 20) 40
5. Tonus, Arnaud SUI / TEKA SUZUKI EUROPE World MX2 (16 – 16) 32
6. Martens, Yentel CALL / Negaan JM Racing KTM (14 – 15) 29
7. Wouts, Kevin BEL / Sturm Racing Team (15 – 5) 20
8. Neugebauer, Filip CZE / Kawasaki Elf Team Pfeil (12 – 8) 20
9. Schmidinger, Günter AUT / Team MIBAG Schmidinger-Suzuki (6 – 13) 19
10. Schröter, Dennis GER / SILENT SPORT TEAM (13 – 3) 16

INTERMEDIATE STANDINGS ADAC MX MASTERS

1.  Ken Roczen 164 pts
2. Clément Desalle 134 pts
3. Filip Neugebauer 132 pts
4.  Günter Schmidinger 130 pts
5. Cédric Soubeyras 124 pts
6. Angus Heidecke 116 pts
7. Kevin Wouts 112 pts
8. Florent Richier 102 pts
9. Max Nagl 85 pts
10. Nicolai Larsen 84 pts

Post-match reactions

Steve Ramon: “It was a good day today. I enjoyed riding here and my speed was also okay. In the first moto I controlled well and first followed Nagl's line and then passed him. Roczen came up fiercely in the second series, but he could not pass. I am satisfied, I feel good and I am looking forward to the GP in Lommel next week. Tensenfeld was the perfect preparation today. Moreover, it is always fun to come to the ADAC MX Masters.”

Clement Desalle: "I'm not really happy. The first run went really well, but I crashed in the heat because of a small mistake. After that it took a while before I could start the engine again. Still, the race here was a good experience and a nice preparation for Lommel. The duels were great and the track was very demanding."

Ken Roczen: “It was cool today and I really had to work! In terms of speed I was not inferior to Ramon, Desalle and Nagl. I also liked the job. In the first series I was hit by a car, but there was nothing I could do about it. In general I am happy and I know that I can go to Lommel without any worries.”

Photo credit: Steve Bauerschmidt, Ray Archer