HThe strong start to the season for the Reisulis brothers continued today in Heerde during the first round of the Dutch Masters. Karlis Reisulis (1-3) was the most consistent, ahead of Kay Karssemakers (3-2) and reigning Dutch champion Cas Valk (2-4).
The oldest Reisulis He took control of the first heat. Behind him, the GP riders Valk, Karssemakers, Gundersen, and Walvoort were evenly matched. The battle in the top five was therefore fiercely contested.
EMX250 champion Janis Reisulis set things straight in race 2. He led from start to finish ahead of a consistent Karssemakers and his brother Karlis. Jarne Bervoets, DNF in the first heat, now put his sights on the field with a 9th place.
Douwe van Mechgelen (12-11) secured 10th place in the final standings. WMX world champion Lotte Van Drunen finished an impressive 15th in the first heat.
Race 1 Dutch Masters 250cc Heerde
1. Karlis Alberts Reisuli 27:22.170, 2. Cas Valk +11.111, 3. Kay Karssemakers +13.885, 4. Pelle Gundersen +14.876, 5. Jens Walvoort +16.533, 6. Dani Heitink +25.274, Janis Martin Reisuli. +34.567, 8. Roan Tolsma +45.516, 9. Mirco Ten Kate +46.574, 10. Kasimir Hindersson +59.784, 11. Jeroen Bussink +1:21.025, 12. Douwe Van Mechgelen +1:25.51, Arén Sahlst. +1:39.123, 14. Vilho Vehviläinen +1:41.627, 15. Lotte Van Drunen +1:43.149, 16. Guus Oomen +1:43.750, 17. Aron Katona +1:44.694, 18. Wentsislav, Eric Toshev +1:195. Van Helvoirt +1:55.604, 20. Cole McCullough +1:58.997, 21. Sam Taspinar +1:59.524, 22. Freek Van Der Vlist +2:03.970, 23. Gustav Axelsson +2:04.873, 24. Dijk +1 lap, 26. Senna Van Voorst +1 lap, 27. Greg Van Der Weide +1 lap, 28. Jaap Janssen +1 lap, 29. Damian Bergevoet +1 lap, 30. Svenn Borger +1 lap, 31. Jorg Schokker +1 lap, 3 Jan. Krusellaas, +1 lap 33. Jordy Van Orsouw +1 lap, 34. Nonni Lange +2 laps, 35. Maeron Peeters +2 laps, DNF. Mike Visser, DNF. Jelle Bankers, DNF. Noel Zanocz, DNF. Jarne Bervoets, DNF. Jason Van Drunen, DNS. Dan Hofstede, DNS. Mike Verhoef.
Race 2 Dutch Masters 250cc Heerde
1. Janis Martin Reisulis 27:35.571, 2. Kay Karssemakers +7.624, 3. Karlis Alberts Reisulis +10.128, 4. Cas Valk +20.632, 5. Jens Walvoort +27.669, 6. Aron Katona +34.6.6, Roan. 8. Noel Zanocz +36.968, 9. Jarne Bervoets +53.575, 10. Pelle Gundersen +1:08.383, 11. Douwe Van Mechgelen +1:16.370, 12. Kasimir Hindersson +1:17.006, Guus Oomen +1:13.15, 13.36. Vilho Vehviläinen +1:38.383, 15. Ventsislav Toshev +1:40.433, 16. Cole McCullough +1:42.057, 17. Freek Van Der Vlist +1:47.017, 18. Gustav Axelsson +1:49.79, Jeroen Bussink. +1:50.522, 20. Mirco Ten Kate +1 lap, 21. Arttu Sahlsten +1 lap, 22. Lotte Van Drunen +1 lap, 23. Sam Taspinar +1 lap, 24. Senna Van Voorst +1 lap, 25. Sven Dijk +1 lap, Damian Bergeet +1 lap, +1 lap. 27. Jaap Janssen +1 lap, 28. Svenn Borger +1 lap, 29. Jorg Schokker +1 lap, 30. Greg Van Der Weide +1 lap, 31. Klaas Jan Kruisselbrink +1 lap, 32. Jordy Van Orsouw +1 lap, 33. Mike Visser +1 lap, Bryan Nelis +1 lap. 35. Maeron Peeters +1 lap, 36. Nonni Lange +1 lap, DNF. Dani Heitink, DNF. Eric Van Helvoirt, DNF. Jelle Bankers, DNF. Jason Van Drunen, DNS. Dan Hofstede, DNS. Mike Verhoef.
Final Standings Dutch Masters 250cc Heerde
1. Karlis Alberts Reisulis 45pts, 2. Kay Karssemakers 42pts, 3. Cas Valk 40pts, 4. Janis Martin Reisulis 39pts, 5. Jens Walvoort 32pts, 6. Pelle Gundersen 29pts, 7. Roan Tolsma 27pts, 8. Kasimir Hindersson 20pts, 9. Aron Katona 19pts, 10. Douwe Van Mechgelen 19pts, 11. Dani Heitink 15pts, 12. Vilho Vehviläinen 14pts, 13. Noel Zanocz 13pts, 14. Guus Oomen 13pts, 15. Mirco Ten Kate 13pts, 16. Jarne Bervoets 12pts, 17. Jeroen Bussink 12pts, 18. Ventsislav Toshev 9pts, 19. Arttu Sahlstén 9pts, 20. Lotte Van Drunen 7pts, 21. Cole McCullough 6pts, 22. Freek Van Der Vlist 5pts, 23. Gustav Axelsson 4pts, 24. Sem Taspinar 2pts, 25. Senna Van Voorst 2pts, 26. Sven Dijk 2pts, 27. Damian Bergevoet 2pts, 28. Jaap Janssen 2pts, 29. Svenn Borger 2pts, 30. Jorg Schokker 2pts, 31. Greg Van Der Weide 2pts, 32. Klaas Jan Kruisselbrink 2pts, 33. Jordy Van Orsouw 2pts, 34. Bryan Nelis 2pts, 35. Maeron Peeters 2pts, 36. Nonni Lange 2pts, 37. Eric Van Helvoirt 2pts, 38. Mike Visser 1pt.
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