Martens took a dominant home win in BK Lommel
In 'his Lommel' there was no solution against Yentel Martens. After the VLM competitions in Haacht and Olmen, the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider scored another double series victory. Dietger Damiaens finished second (3-2) and thus consolidated his leading position in the BK inters 500. An excellent Nathan Renkens finished third on the podium. At the Inters 250, Daymond Martens was the big winner, winning both motos.
During the timed training, Martens was one second faster than Nathan Renkens, while Dietger Damiaens and Roy Sillien had to allow 2,2 and almost 3 seconds respectively. Yentel also showed the same dominance in the series. In both races “Y-Man” was in the lead from start to finish. The battle for the places of honor also seemed to be settled early, but “turbo-diesel” Damiaens had defeated title rival Sillien after six laps and would easily keep up with Renkens. In the end, the KMP-Honda rider still had 1,5 seconds over the fast Limburger.
Dietger would be successful in the second series. Starting fourth, he first passed Sillien and then Renkens to become second overall. In the standings of the Belgian Championship, Damiaens now leads with 7 points ahead of Sillien.
Following the example of Yentel Martens, ex-Le Touquet winner Daymond Martens - no relation by the way - was clearly too strong for the other quarter-liter drivers. The Yamaha two-stroke rider always won with a lead of more than 16 seconds. In the first round, fast starter Mark Boot was “best of the rest”. The two-stroke hero even led the race until halfway. National champion Tim Louis finished third after a mediocre start.
Louis also delivered a fine performance in the revival. The young Anquety FL Racing Husqvarna pilot rode consistently and took a deserved second place ahead of Bryan Engelen and Mark Boot. Finnish guest rider Emile Weckman (KTM Diga Junior Racing) steered his 125cc egg to a fourth place. After 20 minutes and one lap he finished 1,5 seconds behind reigning Belgian MX2 champion Boot. Also Tallon Verhelst and Wannes Van de Voorde now achieved their best result of the day. They finished 6th and 8th overall respectively. Tallon won the 250 Nationals ahead of Van de Voorde.
All results here
Race 1 Inters & Nationals 500
1. Yentel Martens, 2. Nathan Renkens, 3. Dietger Damiaens, 4. Roy Sillien, 5. Jami Numminen, 6. Thomas Vermijl, 7. Nolan Cordens, 8. Kevin Vangenechten, 9. Sam Korneliussen, 10. Victor Brossier
Race 2 Inters & Nationals 500
1. Yentel Martens, 2. Dietger Damiaens, 3. Nathan Renkens, 4. Roy Sillien, 5. Jami Numminen, 6. Thomas Vermijl, 7. Kevin Vangenechten, 8. Nolan Cordens, 9. Jérôme Benonit, 10. Jochem Walckiers
Final score Inters & Nationals 500
1. Yentel Martens 50, 2. Dietger Damiaens, 42 3. Nathan Renkens 42, 4. Roy Sillien 36, 5. Jami Numminen 32, 6. Thomas Vermijl 30, 7. Nolan Cordens 28, 8. Sam Korneliussen 13, 9. Victor Brossier 12
Standings BK Inters 500 after 3 rounds
1. Dietger Damiaens 153, 2. Roy Sillien 144, 3. Clement Desalle 60, 4. Ken De Dycker 54, 5. Nathan Renkens 52, 6. Yentel Martens 50, 7. Kevin Strijbos 50, 8. Gordano Natale 50, 9 Thomas Vermijl 40, 10. Heikki Geens 38
Race 1 Inters & Nationals 250
1. Daymond Martens, 2. Mark Boot, 3. Tim Louis, 4. Bryan Engelen, 5. Jack Bintcliffe, 6. Emil Weckman, 7. Tallon Verhelst, 8. Mathias Plessers, 9. Damian Kojs, 10. Wannes Van de For the
Race 2 Inters & Nationals 250
1. Daymond Martens, 2. Tim Louis, 3. Bryan Engelen, 4. Mark Boot, 5. Emil Weckman, 6. Tallon Verhelst, 7. Mathias Plessers, 8. Wannes Van de Voorde, 9. Jamie Lucas, 10. Tanguy Gabriel
Final score Inters 250
1. Daymond Martens 50, 2. Tim Louis 42, 3. Mark Boot 40, 4. Bryan Engelen 38, 5. Emil Weckman 31, 6. Mathias Plessers 29, 7. Jamie Lucas 25, 8. Rémi Fraikin 25, 9. Damian Kojs 25, 10. Jack Bintcliffe 16
Standings BK Inters 250 after 3 rounds
1. Daymond Martens 174, 2. Mark Boot 154, 3. Tim Louis 148, 4. Bryan Engelen 122, 5. Rémi Fraikin 121, 6. Erik Willems 60, 7. Mathias Plessers 39, 8. Emil Weckman 31, 9. Damian Kojs 25, 10. Jack Bintcliffe 16
Photos: Dieter Jans
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