Jeremy Van Horebeek has experienced mixed results at the 14th round of the MX2 FIM World championships held in Lierop over the weekend.  Good weather conditions and a strong turnout of spectators (18.000 over the weekend)  set the scene for a some exciting racing.

Nursing a mechanical problem in his qualifying race, ‘the Jerre’ still managed to salvage 4th position after chasing championship contenders Musquin and Goncalves in the opening laps. 

Positioned on the inside for the first MX2 moto, Van Horebeek got a reasonable jump but tried to avoid hitting another rider in the first turn and went over the bars when he connected a hay bale. Battling to restart his machine and winded from the crash  Van Horebeek opted to conserve energy for the second moto after the pack had long disappeared into the forest section.

Grabbing a good start in moto 2, ‘Jerre’ quickly moved into fourth spot but lost time to the leading trio who were setting a faster race pace.  By the half way point, Van Horebeek finally settled into a steady race rhythm and looked relaxed on the demanding circuit. He slowly edged away at the gap in front and with a last lap push he closed down a tiring Goncalves to finish fourth.

“I expected a better result in front of my fans” explained Van Horebeek.  “I know I have the speed, I just need a little more luck and to put two strong motos together.   I was losing time to the leaders in the second moto so I tried to relax and found some good lines and then I could put in good lap times and felt strong towards the end of the moto.  Lierop is a difficult track but I enjoy the technical aspects about it. I’m looking forward to coming back here next year.”

The final round of the MX2 world championship will take place in Canelinha, Brazil in two weeks time.

Race results:

MX2 Race 1
1 Goncalves, Rui POR KTM
2 Musquin, Marvin FRA KTM
3 Roelants, Joel BEL KTM
4 Roczen, Ken GER Suzuki
5 Kras, Mike NED KTM
6 Verbruggen, Dennis BEL Honda
7 Guarneri, Davide ITA Yamaha
8 Klein Kromhof, Ceriel NED KTM
9 Larrieu, Loic FRA Yamaha
10 Larsen, Nikolai DEN Suzuki
11 Triest, Nick BEL KTM
12 Monni, Manuel ITA Yamaha
13 Karro, Matiss LAT Suzuki
14 Teillet, Valentin FRA KTM
15 Tonus, Arnaud SUI KTM
DNF van Horebeek, Jeremy BEL KTM

MX2 Race 2
1 Musquin, Marvin FRA KTM
2 Roczen, Ken GER Suzuki
3 Goncalves, Rui POR KTM
4 van Horebeek, Jeremy BEL KTM
5 Roelants, Joel BEL KTM
6 Simpson, Shaun GBR KTM
7 Boog, Xavier FRA Suzuki
8 Kras, Mike NED KTM
9 Verbruggen, Dennis BEL Honda
10 Aubin, Nicolas FRA Yamaha
11 Teillet, Valentin FRA KTM
12 Monni, Manuel ITA Yamaha
13 Klein Kromhof, Ceriel NED KTM
14 Paulin, Gautier FRA Kawasaki
15 Bobryshev, Evgeny RUS Yamaha

GP Overall:
1 Musquin, Marvin FRA KTM 47
2 Goncalves, Rui POR KTM 45
3 Roczen, Ken GER Suzuki 40
4 Roelants, Joel BEL KTM 36
5 Kras, Mike NED KTM 29
6 Verbruggen, Dennis BEL Honda 27
7 Klein Kromhof, Ceriel NED KTM 21
8 van Horebeek, Jeremy BEL KTM 18
9 Boog, Xavier FRA Suzuki 18
10 Monni, Manuel ITA Yamaha 18
11 Teillet, Valentin FRA KTM 17
12 Larsen, Nikolai DEN Suzuki 16
13 Simpson, Shaun GBR KTM 15
14 Guarneri, Davide ITA Yamaha 14
15 Larrieu, Loic FRA Yamaha 12

MX2 Championship standings:
1 Musquin, M. FRA 490
2 Goncalves, Rui POR 468
3 Paulin, G. FRA 422
4 Guarneri, D. ITA 387
5 Roczen, Ken GER 346
6 Frossard, S. FRA 294
7 Roelants, Joel BEL 284
8 Monni, Manuel ITA 263
9 Aubin, Nicolas FRA 256
10 Boog, Xavier FRA 253
11 van Horebeek, J. BEL 227
12 Schiffer, M. GER 172
13 Verbruggen, D. BEL 170
14 Tonus, Arnaud SUI 165