Reigning champ Brad Anderson finished second to former champ and arch rival Mike Kras in qualifying for the snow-hit Dutch GP EMX300 two-stroke class. The Brit was less than  half a second off the Dutchman’s pace.

Kras’ Gl12 team-mate James Dunn took sixth place with Rob Holyoake 14th and veteran Phil Mercer 23rd. John Robson was 37th, Brad Wheeler 44th and Henry Siddiqui one place behind him.

Two-stroke convert Ashley Wilde wanted to race but couldn’t get an entry.