Five minutes with Brian Bogers
The 2017 World Championship season of Brian Bogers (HSF Logistics Motorsport) has been a rollercoaster so far. A difficult start in Qatar, but one series third in Indonesia and then sick to Argentina. If it were up to Brian, we'd have had enough of muddling through. In retrospect it will appear that his victory in the Dutch Masters of Motocross in Oss was a turning point! Mxmag spoke to the Eindhoven driver in the run-up to the Mexican GP.
How did it feel to win in Oss?
Brian Bogers: “Excellent! Especially because the GPs are not actually running that well yet. This is soothing for your self-confidence and your head. Then you know that the speed is good. I was satisfied with those two second places and the victory.”
You've also been unlucky. Due to illness you had to fight hard to score points in Argentina.
Bogers: “Exactly, I got sick after Indonesia. I was in bed for a week and a half with a sinus infection that could only be treated with antibiotics. Fortunately, things are getting better now and I am well on my way to becoming completely fit again.”
The overseas GPs are therefore making serious inroads into it. What about jet lag after the Patagonia GP?
Bogers: “It's not too bad in terms of sleeping, but the journey itself is indeed tough. From leaving home to arriving at the hotel there is just 35 hours of travel. And that really makes a difference! You need to recover from that for a few days.”
Is that job in Argentina really as cool as it looks on TV and in photos?
Bogers: “The surroundings are beautiful of course and the course itself is also very cool. Only this year it was a bit too much of a race track. I thought it was a bit too quick this year. After my illness it was a bit of a shock. Because if you haven't driven for a while, you will see that the speed is so high! I couldn't keep up, especially in terms of fitness, in the second moto. In the first moto I had to bite my tongue and I still managed.”
How were you in terms of speed in the Dutch Masters compared to Jeremy Seewer and Thomas Kjer Olsen, currently the numbers two and four in the MX2 World Championship?
Bogers: “If I look at the second heat against Seewer, it went well in the beginning. In the end I was just a lot faster. I lost something on him in the middle. I was still trying to find my lines and had some problems with my rhythm.”
What else do you need to participate in the GPs?
Bogers: “A good start anyway. If you are there at the start, you can immediately join the run. If you are a little less careful, you will soon see that the head has a hole in it. Then it will be very difficult to close that because the differences are so small.”
Will you be happy when the overseas competitions are soon behind you?
Bogers: “Yes, yes. You never get used to being overseas. Certainly not the time differences because we are always on site for a short time, that will bother you for a long time.”
Good luck in Mexico!
Bogers: “Thanks, it'll be fine!”
Photos: HSF Logistics Motorsport, Huub Munsters
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