The ‘Jerre’ endures tough Dutch GP

26/04/2010

The ‘Jerre’ endures tough Dutch GP CLS Pro Circuit Kawasaki racer, Jeremy Van Horebeek, headed into the Grand Prix of the Netherlands with high hopes of a podium in front of thousands of Belgians that made the short trip across the border into Valkenswaard, Holland, this past weekend.
 
Although the ‘Jerre’ was lightning fast all weekend in the deep and rutted sand, lady luck was just not on his side. In the short qualify race a crash left the frustrated young Belgian with a poor gate pick for Sunday after crossing the line down in 19th position. In a class where a good start is crucial the ‘Jerre’ knew he would have to work extra hard in the two GP motos.

The gate dropped for the first MX2 moto on Sunday and as the pack wrestled through the first two turns the ‘Jerre’ could not be seen emerging through the chaos, unfortunately he had been taken down in a small pile up. Van Horebeek was outside the top 30, but undeterred he quickly set off chasing the pack ahead. Lap after lap the number 89 Kawasaki was cutting through, until in the end he crossed the line in an well ridden 11th position. The second race would see a better start for Van Horebeek as he powered down the first section of the demanding circuit in 10th position.

Again with great speed and determination the ‘Jerre’ was able to quickly get some passes in as he clawed his way up to 4th position by the end of the race. Van Horebeek and the CLS Pro Circuit Kawasaki Team will now begin preparations for the GP of Portugal which takes place on the 9th May at the spectacular Agueda circuit.

The ‘Jerre’ talked about his weekend:”I am a little disappointed to come away from a circuit that I really like without a podium, I had high hopes for this race. The season is still long though and lots of other riders are still going to have their bad days! I also look forward to the upcoming GP’s, I like Agueda in Portugal, and then we have Bellpuig in Spain where I won the GP last year, so hopefully I can do it again!”

MX2 Race 1
1 Herlings, Jeffrey NED KTM
2 Roczen, Ken GER Suzuki
3 Simpson, Shaun GBR KTM
4 Frossard, Steven FRA Kawasaki
5 Tonus, Arnaud SUI Suzuki
6 Charlier, Christophe FRA Yamaha
7 Roelants, Joel BEL KTM
8 Musquin, Marvin FRA KTM
9 Kullas, Harri FIN Yamaha
10 Osborne, Zach USA Yamaha
11 van Horebeek, Jeremy BEL Kawasaki
12 Larrieu, Loic FRA Yamaha
13 Verbruggen, Dennis BEL KTM
14 Larsen, Nikolaj DEN Honda
15 Smitka, Petr CZE KTM

MX2 Race 2
1 Herlings, Jeffrey NED KTM
2 Roczen, Ken GER Suzuki
3 Frossard, Steven FRA Kawasaki
4 van Horebeek, Jeremy BEL Kawasaki
5 Musquin, Marvin FRA KTM
6 Roelants, Joel BEL KTM
7 Simpson, Shaun GBR KTM
8 Charlier, Christophe FRA Yamaha
9 Tonus, Arnaud SUI Suzuki
10 Nicholls, Jake GBR KTM
11 Kullas, Harri FIN Yamaha
12 Verbruggen, Dennis BEL KTM
13 Osborne, Zach USA Yamaha
14 Lupino, Alessandro ITA Yamaha
15 Karro, Matiss LAT Suzuki

MX2 GP Overall
1 Herlings, Jeffrey NED KTM 50
2 Roczen, Ken GER Suzuki 44
3 Frossard, Steven FRA Kawasaki 38
4 Simpson, Shaun GBR KTM 34
5 Musquin, Marvin FRA KTM 29
6 Roelants, Joel BEL KTM 29
7 van Horebeek, Jeremy BEL Kawasaki 28
8 Charlier, Christophe FRA Yamaha 28
9 Tonus, Arnaud SUI Suzuki 28
10 Kullas, Harri FIN Yamaha 22
11 Osborne, Zach USA Yamaha 19
12 Verbruggen, Dennis BEL KTM 17
13 Larrieu, Loic FRA Yamaha 14
14 Nicholls, Jake GBR KTM 12
15 Smitka, Petr CZE KTM 9

MX2 World championship standings:
1 Roczen, Ken GER 130
2 Musquin, M. FRA 129
3 Herlings, J. NED 122
4 Frossard, S. FRA 107
5 Tonus, Arnaud SUI 90
6 Simpson, Shaun GBR 87
7 van Horebeek, J. BEL 80
8 Osborne, Zach USA 78
9 Kullas, Harri FIN 61
10 Charlier, C. FRA 60
11 Nicholls, Jake GBR 59
12 Roelants, Joel BEL 54
13 Verbruggen, D. BEL 47
14 Lupino, A. ITA 31
15 Karro, Matiss LAT 22

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