HHere and there, they will probably still write somewhere that the opening of the DMOMX was a bullseye. You can say a lot about the Dutch, but I don't even dare make the comparison with Belgium anymore. Congratulations Oldebroek, big thanks to MC Heerde.
And then you get rewarded with a race like this in the 85cc: four riders end up with 40 points. Just try matching that. I am sure Kees DO won't feel like chatting much on the way home tonight after such a breathtaking start.
In the absence of an overall result at Speedhive, we did the calculations ourselves. We ended up with four drivers tied with 40 points. Based on the best result in the final race, we award the victory to Lucas Nierychlo. Also on the podium: Gregor Lootus and Kash Van Hamond. He was left empty-handed this time, but Rainers Grasis could just as easily have become the overall winner.
Haakon Ronning managed the holeshot, but he was passed by Grassis and Iver Emilsen in the first lap. Iver sprinted past Grassis in the fifth lap to take the lead. Almost simultaneously, Ronning in third place was passed by both Lootus and Van Hamond. And Haakon would lose ground even further. Subsequently, there was a status quo between the four leaders. Until Van Hamond – he knows this track inside out – saw an opportunity to snatch third place from Gregor. There was also applause for the fifth man. Harry Dale had started last and made the biggest leap forward. Moreover, he also set the fastest lap time. And to think he experienced a dip along the way.
For series winner Emilsen, the final race started dramatically, as he was completely boxed in at the back of the main peloton. Ronning gave a lesson in starting once again. He headed into the woods ahead of Cohen Jagielski and Xen Temmerman. Again, it took only a moment before Lootus and Van Hamond whizzed past these three in the first lap. Lucas Nierychlo, who started ninth and was only sixth in the first race, cut through the sand like a knife and joined Van Hamond in the third lap. To go right past him. Two laps later, Lootus was also cut short. And from then on, just about everyone lost count. Ultimately, it came down to Nierychlo becoming the series winner. But did he know that he also claimed the day's victory? Because Grassis was also well on his way to becoming the day's winner with his third place. Until he was caught by Van Hamond in the final lap. The rider he had successfully attacked a few laps earlier. The one who shared in the glory in the final heat was Grevenbroich winner Kenzo Jaspers. He, too, managed to race from last to fifth place. Harry Dale became the anti-hero; he dropped out.
85cc race 1
1. Iver Emilsen 22:40.807, 2. Rainers Grasis +0.881, 3. Kash Van Hamond +4.907, 4. Gregor Lootus +15.269, 5. Harry Dale +18.408, 6. Luca Nierychlo +19.551, 7. Kenzo Jaspers +21.558, 8. Haakon Rønning +33.216, 9. Jaggar Townley +35.452, 10. Jett Gardiner +56.373, 11. Patricks Cirulis +58.215, 12. Nixon Coppins +1:01.257, 13. Cohen Jagielski +1:05.167, 14. Martins Cirulis +1:05.952, 15. Kristofer Valk +1:21.628, 16. Liam Gaasbeek +1:23.512, 17. Theo Kolts +1:26.846, 18. Arthur A Ejdbring +1:29.564, 19. Dano Verstraten +1:36.697, 20. Yuel Karnebeek +1:44.052, 21. Nick De Jong +1:44.640, 22. Mike Pijnen +1:46.179, 23. Scott Van Den Boomen +1:50.385, 24. Johann Hansman +1:52.739, 25. Tobe Vandeneynde +2:02.882, 26. Stan Pijpers +2:09.521, 27. Marcio Van Der Laars +2:11.936, 28. Tijn Braakhuis +1 lap, 29. Jessey Van Veen +1 lap, 30. Gustav Bengtsson +1 lap, 31. Xen Temmerman +1 lap, 32. Hidde Fabriek +1 lap, 33. Jack Deasy +1 lap, 34. Stan Van Beek +1 lap, 35. Joost Weijer +1 lap, 36. Loïc Saeys +1 lap, 37. Daan Overveld +1 lap, 38. Luuk Klein Woolthuis +1 lap, 39. Manzo De Meersman +2 laps, DNF. Timotei Cez, DNF. Finn Vaes, DNF. Donny Van Veldhuisen.
85cc race 2
1. Luca Nierychlo 23:27.595, 2. Gregor Lootus +11.385, 3. Kash Van Hamond +15.086, 4. Rainers Grasis +15.693, 5. Kenzo Jaspers +30.648, 6. Haakon Rønning +35.276, 7. Patricks Cirulis +37.491, 8. Cohen Jagielski +45.430, 9. Martins Cirulis +50.659, 10. Iver Emilsen +53.322, 11. Jett Gardiner +54.030, 12. Jaggar Townley +1:03.599, 13. Nixon Coppins +1:15.066, 14. Xen Temmerman +1:31.132, 15. Mike Pijnen +1:31.800, 16. Scott Van Den Boomen +1:39.534, 17. Gustav Bengtsson +1:41.518, 18. Nick De Jong +1:42.594, 19. Theo Kolts +1:42.861, 20. Kristofer Valk +1:46.677, 21. Johann Hansman +1:47.586, 22. Daan Overveld +1:53.796, 23. Dano Verstraten +1:59.443, 24. Tobe Vandeneynde +2:09.314, 25. Yuel Karnebeek +2:32.729, 26. Hidde Fabriek +1 lap, 27. Arthur A Ejdbring +1 lap, 28. Marcio Van Der Laars +1 lap, 29. Stan Pijpers +1 lap, 30. Jack Deasy +1 lap, 31. Jessey Van Veen +1 lap, 32. Tijn Braakhuis +1 lap, 33. Finn Vaes +1 lap, 34. Stan Van Beek +1 lap, 35. Manzo De Meersman +1 lap, 36. Joost Weijer +1 lap, 37. Luuk Klein Woolthuis +1 lap, DNF. Harry Dale, DNF. Liam Gaasbeek, DNF. Loïc Saeys, DNF. Timotei Cez, DNF. Donny Van Veldhuisen.
Final standings 85cc Heerde
1. Luca Nierychlo 40pts, 2. Gregor Lootus 40pts, 3. Kash Van Hamond 40pts, 4. Rainers Grasis 40pts, 5. Iver Emilsen 36pts, 6. Kenzo Jaspers 30pts, 7. Haakon Rønning 28pts, Patricks Patrick 28pts, 24pts. 9. Cohen Jagielski 21pts, 10. Jett Gardiner 21pts, 11. Jaggar Townley 21pts, 12. Martins Cirulis 19pts, 13. Nixon Coppins 17pts, 14. Harry Dale 16pts, 15. Xen Temmerman 7pts, Christopher Valk 16pts. 17. Mike Pijnen 6pts, 18. Theo Kolts 6pts, 19. Scott Van Den Boomen 5pts, 20. Liam Gaasbeek 5pts, 21. Gustav Bengtsson 4pts, 22. Nick De Jong 3pts, 23. Arthur A Ejdbring 3pts, 24pts. 25. Yuel Karnebeek 1pt.
Photos: Vaio Steve
