Coldenhoff and Van 't Ende double in ONK Rhenen
In the 500cc, MACRO Rhenen was able to put forward a not bad field of participants. Glenn Coldenhoff nevertheless turned out to be out of category. The Red BullKTM driver easily won both heats. Thanks to a second and third place, Yentel Martens took second place in the final standings.
Sven van der Mierden was second in the timed training and continued that trend in the first heat. The Yamaha rider was 'best of the rest' but was followed quite closely by Martens while Jeffrey Dewulf and Lars van Berkel completed the top five.
'The Hoff' also dominated from start to finish in the second race. Van Berkel, on the SKS Racing-Husqvarna, had now started well, but had to tolerate Martens and an excellent returning Jeffrey Dewulf. Sven van der Mierden, who now finished fifth behind Van Berkel, secured the final podium in the province of Utrecht.
Van 't Ende wins spectacular 250cc class
Due to the double MX2 / EMX250 program in Kegums, big names were missing in the quarter-litre class. However, the first round provided pure promotion for motorsport with a lot of battle and a great duel between Yoeri Van 't Ende, Dani de Vries and Joshua van der Linden. Ultimately, Van 't Ende came out ahead of Kay Ebben and Michael Van Wezel.
The second heat was marred by a crash after which the race was flagged off. In the revival, Van 't Ende won again ahead of Ebben. British guest rider James Carpenter was now third, and also third in the daily rankings after the 2-stroke riders.
500cc Race 1
1. Glenn Coldenhoff, 2. Sven Van der Mierden, 3. Yentel Martens, 4. Jeffrey Dewulf, 5. Lars Van Berkel, 6. Dietger Damiaens, 7. Mike Gijsbertsen, 8. Greg Smets, 9. Ian Van der Kolk, 10. Santtu Tiainen, 11. Roy Van Heugten, 12. Davey Janssen, 13. Jarno Derks, 14. Jacky Tausch, 15. René Boer, 16. Dylan Van Veghel, 17. Bram Van den Hoek, 18. Rico Staat, 19 .Nino Dekker, 20. Daan Bruijsten
500cc Race 2
1. Glenn Coldenhoff, 2. Yentel Martens, 3. Jeffrey Dewulf, 4. Lars Van Berkel, 5. Sven Van der Mierden, , 6. Dietger Damiaens, 7. Ian Van der Kolk, 8. Santtu Tiainen, 9. Mike Gijsbertsen , 10. Greg Smets, 11. René Boer, 12. Roy Van Heugten, 13. Jarno Derks, 14. Bram Van den Hoek, 15. Dylan Van Veghel, 16. Daan Bruijsten, 17. Jacky Tausch, 18. Nino Dekker, 19. John Cuppen Rico, 20. Nolan Cordens
Final score 500cc
1. Glenn Coldenhoff 100, 2. Yentel Martens 86, 3. Sven van der Mierden 81, 4. Jefffrey Dewulf 79, 5. Lars van Berkel 74, 6. Dietger Damiaens 70, 7. Ian Van der Kolk 66, 8. Mike Gijsbertsen 66, 9. Santtu Tiainen 64, 10. Greg Smets 64
250cc Race 1
1. Youri Van 't Ende, 2. Kay Ebben, 3. Michael Van Wezel, 4. Tom Meijer, 5. Dani de Vries, 6. James Carpenter, 7. Lars Greek Spoor, 8. Nikolaj Skovgaard Christen, 9. Christopher Mills, 10. Mitchel van den Essenburg, 11. Koen Gouwenberg, 12. Wesley Schepers, 13. Nick Leerkes, 14. Joshua Van der Linden, 15. Twan Van Essen, 16. Greg van der Weide, 17. Ralph Slager, 18. Kevin Buitenhuis, 19. Tallon Verhelst, 20. Damian Wiedage
250cc Race 2
1. Youri Van 't Ende, 2. Kay Ebben, 3. James Carpenter, 4. Tom Meijer, 5. Mitchel van den Essenburg, 6. Michael Van Wezel, 7. Lars Greek Spoor, 8. Joshua Van der Linden, 9. Jeroen Bussink, 10. Thallon Caspermans, 11. Jordan-Lee Van Maaren, 12. Jarni Kooij, 13. Tallon Verhelst, 14. Karl Timmerman, 15. Koen Gouwenberg, 16. Jeffrey Meurs, 17. Nick Leerkes, 18. Damian Bergvoets, 19. Christopher Mills, 20. Wesley Schepers
Final score 250cc
1. Youri Van 't Ende 100, 2. Kay Ebben 90, 3. James Carpenter 76, 4. Tom Meijer 76, 5. Michael Van Wezel 76, 6. Lars Greek Spoor 68, 7. Mitchel van den Essenburg 67, 8. Joshua Van der Linden 60, 9. Koen Gouwenberg 56, 10. Christopher Mills 54, 11. Nick Leerkes 52, 12. Tallon Verhelst 50, 13. Wesley Schepers 50, 14. Thallon Caspermans 48, 15. Jordan-Lee Van Maaren 48, 16. Jeroen Bussink 46, 17. Karl Timmerman 46, 18. Damian Bergvoets 43, 19. Kevin Buitenhuis 42, 20. Greg Van der Weide 38
All results are found here
Door: Steven van Kempen/KEMCO
Photos: Ray Archer
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