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Van Horebeek luckless at Swedish MXGP.
06/07/2009KTM Factory Junior racer, Jeremy Van Horebeek, experienced a luckless 11th round of the FIM MX world championship in Uddevalla Sweden this past weekend.
The nineteen-year-old, Belgian got off to a great start in the Saturday qualifying race however the advantage was short lived when a rider collided with ‘The Jerre’ as he exited the first turn, sending him to the ground. Frustrated with the incident, Van Horebeek chose not to give up and remounted his mangled machine and gave chase to the long gone pack. Eventually catching the back end of the pack he fought for every position right to the chequered flag ending up 27th.
The nineteen-year-old, Belgian got off to a great start in the Saturday qualifying race however the advantage was short lived when a rider collided with ‘The Jerre’ as he exited the first turn, sending him to the ground. Frustrated with the incident, Van Horebeek chose not to give up and remounted his mangled machine and gave chase to the long gone pack. Eventually catching the back end of the pack he fought for every position right to the chequered flag ending up 27th.
With a wide gate pick for Sunday’s GP, Van Horebeek was left with a mammoth task ahead of him. He was positioned mid-pack after the opening lap and looking for ways past the riders ahead. Moving up the scoreboard Van Horebeek finally worked his way up to 15th position with a last minute charge.
Technical gremlins put an end to Van Horebeek’s second moto before he could even complete one lap. A jammed rear brake lever forced a frustrated Van Horebeek to the sidelines robbing ‘the Jerre’ of valuable championship points.
“I don’t know what to say really” said the disappointed youngster. “It’s tough when I know I can achieve much better results and when I cannot control the bad luck I am having. I’m looking forward to these 3 weeks coming up before Lommel. It will allow me to rest my shoulder a little and to test some settings for the sand. It will be my home GP and Lommel is the place where I got my first podium last year so I want to turn my luck around and keep fighting to get back on track.”
The Belgian GP will take place on the 1-2 August.
Image: Pascal Haudiquert.
Race results:
MX2 Race 1
1 Roczen, Ken GER Suzuki
2 Goncalves, Rui POR KTM
3 Frossard, Steven FRA Kawasaki
4 Monni, Manuel ITA Yamaha
5 Roelants, Joel BEL KTM
6 Guarneri, Davide ITA Yamaha
7 Paulin, Gautier FRA Kawasaki
8 Karro, Matiss LAT Suzuki
9 Nicholls, Jake GBR KTM
10 Triest, Nick BEL KTM
11 Verbruggen, Dennis BEL Honda
12 Schiffer, Marcus GER KTM
13 van Horebeek, Jeremy BEL KTM
14 Bobryshev, Evgeny RUS Yamaha
15 Pocock, Mel GBR Yamaha
1 Roczen, Ken GER Suzuki
2 Goncalves, Rui POR KTM
3 Frossard, Steven FRA Kawasaki
4 Monni, Manuel ITA Yamaha
5 Roelants, Joel BEL KTM
6 Guarneri, Davide ITA Yamaha
7 Paulin, Gautier FRA Kawasaki
8 Karro, Matiss LAT Suzuki
9 Nicholls, Jake GBR KTM
10 Triest, Nick BEL KTM
11 Verbruggen, Dennis BEL Honda
12 Schiffer, Marcus GER KTM
13 van Horebeek, Jeremy BEL KTM
14 Bobryshev, Evgeny RUS Yamaha
15 Pocock, Mel GBR Yamaha
Mx2 Race 2
1 Goncalves, Rui POR KTM
2 Paulin, Gautier FRA Kawasaki
3 Guarneri, Davide ITA Yamaha
4 Roelants, Joel BEL KTM
5 Monni, Manuel ITA Yamaha
6 Bobryshev, Evgeny RUS Yamaha
7 Roczen, Ken GER Suzuki
8 Karro, Matiss LAT Suzuki
9 Schiffer, Marcus GER KTM
10 Nicholls, Jake GBR KTM
11 Verbruggen, Dennis BEL Honda
12 Triest, Nick BEL KTM
13 Teillet, Valentin FRA KTM
14 Boissiere, Anthony FRA KTM
15 Aubin, Nicolas FRA Yamaha
DNF van Horebeek, Jeremy BEL KTM
MX2 GP Overall:
1 Goncalves, Rui POR KTM 47
2 Roczen, Ken GER Suzuki 39
3 Paulin, Gautier FRA Kawasaki 36
4 Guarneri, Davide ITA Yamaha 35
5 Roelants, Joel BEL KTM 34
6 Monni, Manuel ITA Yamaha 34
7 Karro, Matiss LAT Suzuki 26
8 Nicholls, Jake GBR KTM 23
9 Bobryshev, Evgeny RUS Yamaha 22
10 Schiffer, Marcus GER KTM 21
11 Verbruggen, Dennis BEL Honda 20
12 Triest, Nick BEL KTM 20
13 Frossard, Steven FRA Kawasaki 20
14 Teillet, Valentin FRA KTM 12
15 Pocock, Mel GBR Yamaha 10
16 van Horebeek, J BEL KTM 8
MX2 World Championship standings:
1 Musquin, M. FRA 371
2 Paulin, G. FRA 358
3 Goncalves, Rui POR 348
4 Guarneri, D. ITA 331
5 Frossard, S. FRA 284
6 Roczen, Ken GER 239
7 Aubin, Nicolas FRA 203
8 Monni, Manuel ITA 199
9 Boog, Xavier FRA 197
10 Roelants, Joel BEL 180
11 van Horebeek, J. BEL 165
12 Schiffer, M. GER 156
13 Boissiere, A. FRA 129
14 Larrieu, Loic FRA 126
15 Tonus, Arnaud SUI 125
1 Musquin, M. FRA 371
2 Paulin, G. FRA 358
3 Goncalves, Rui POR 348
4 Guarneri, D. ITA 331
5 Frossard, S. FRA 284
6 Roczen, Ken GER 239
7 Aubin, Nicolas FRA 203
8 Monni, Manuel ITA 199
9 Boog, Xavier FRA 197
10 Roelants, Joel BEL 180
11 van Horebeek, J. BEL 165
12 Schiffer, M. GER 156
13 Boissiere, A. FRA 129
14 Larrieu, Loic FRA 126
15 Tonus, Arnaud SUI 125
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