Revo Husqvarna’s Mel Pocock took the overall win in the EMX250 races at Lommel to move within two points of championship leader Mathys Boisrame. And Pocock’s team-mate MArtin Barr was sixth overall as he holds a strong third in the series.
EMX250’s Saturday race was the final event of the day on a rough Lommel circuit. The conditions challenged the riders to stay focused and eliminate mistakes but several fell throughout the 13 lap race including early leader and red plate holder Mathys Boisrame from the Honda Redmoto Assomotor team.
Yamaha SM Action MC Migliori’s Maxime Renaux took his 6th place start to the front of the field and by lap 9 was into the lead. Creymert Racing’s Kevin Horgmo fought for 2nd from start to finish while REVO Husqvarna UK’s Mel Pocock took 3rd.
EMX250 Race 2 was just as brutal as Saturday with only slightly cooler temperatures to aid the riders. Horgmo led nearly every lap of the race but the most important final laps when he crashed out of the race and handed the top spot to Pocock.
The gift was great fully accepted by the Brit who took the race win and overall victory as a result for the first time this season. ASTES4-TESAR Yamaha’s Roan Van de Mosdijk took second in the race with Renaux 3rd. The overall result was mirrored however with Renaux second and Van de Moosdijk 3rd.
EMX250 Race 1 Top 10: 1. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), 30:07.878; 2. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KTM), +0:03.220; 3. Mel Pocock (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:13.232; 4. Jett Lawrence (AUS, Suzuki), +0:15.701; 5. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Yamaha), +0:31.341; 6. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Honda), +0:34.386; 7. Ken Bengtson (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:35.901; 8. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:37.492; 9. Jeremy Sydow (GER, KTM), +0:38.935; 10. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, KTM), +0:40.002.
EMX250 Race 2 Top 10: 1. Mel Pocock (GBR, Husqvarna), 30:11.454; 2. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, Yamaha), +0:02.395; 3. Maxime Renaux (FRA, Yamaha), +0:04.791; 4. Sander Agard-Michelsen (NOR, Yamaha), +0:05.536; 5. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), +0:28.381; 6. Martin Barr (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:40.022; 7. Ken Bengtson (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:43.532; 8. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, Honda), +0:51.366; 9. Alberto Forato (ITA, Honda), +0:52.877; 10. Freek van der Vlist (NED, Honda), +1:03.756.
EMX250 Overall Top 10: 1. Mel Pocock (GBR, HUS), 45 points; 2. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 45 p.; 3. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, YAM), 38 p.; 4. Ken Bengtson (SWE, HUS), 28 p.; 5. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 28 p.; 6. Martin Barr (GBR, HUS), 24 p.; 7. Karel Kutsar (EST, KTM), 23 p.; 8. Sander Agard-Michelsen (NOR, YAM), 22 p.; 9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KTM), 22 p.; 10. Freek van der Vlist (NED, HON), 21 p.
EMX250 Championship Top 10: 1. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, HON), 256 points; 2. Mel Pocock (GBR, HUS), 254 p.; 3. Martin Barr (GBR, HUS), 220 p.; 4. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, YAM), 193 p.; 5. Steven Clarke (GBR, HON), 183 p.; 6. Dylan Walsh (NZL, HUS), 182 p.; 7. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KAW), 173 p.; 8. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 148 p.; 9. Tom Vialle (FRA, HUS), 146 p.; 10. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, HUS), 142 p.
EMX250 Manufacturers: 1. Husqvarna, 345 points; 2. Honda, 327 p.; 3. Yamaha, 281 p.; 4. KTM, 275 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 237 p.; 6. Suzuki, 95 p.
EMX125 presented by FMF Racing was full of epic racing as the riders fought for power in the deep Belgian sand. Saturday’s race 1 was lead early by Maddi Racing Husqvarna’s Mattia Guadagnini but he was eventually passed for the lead and race win by Yamaha Europe EMX125’s Thibault Benistant. Guadagnini held on to take second over Arvid Lüning while early contender Adam Zsolt Kovacs from iFly JK Racing Yamaha crashed and was ran over ending his weekend.
Today’s racing was even more challenging with much of the track left untouched since yesterday’s final race. EMX125 presented by FMF Racing again battled on the track first with Lüning leading the first official lap. 2nd on the first lap but quickly taking over the lead was Guadagnini. Just as impressive was Filip Olsson who came from 8th on the first lap to finish second after passing RD10 racing’s Raivo Dankers.
Guadagnini’s 2-1 gave him the overall with Olsson in 2nd, KTM Silver Action’s Andrea Bonacorsi 3rd with a 4-4, Lüning 4th, and Benistant 5th. The weekend also gives Benistant the championship leader’s red plate after previous points leader Rene Hofer from KTM Junior Racing suffered a season ending injury a week ago.
EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Race 1 Top 10: 1. Thibault Benistant (FRA, Yamaha), 30:57.668; 2. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:00.849; 3. Arvid Lüning (SWE, KTM), +0:08.690; 4. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, KTM), +0:09.490; 5. Filip Olsson (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:09.773; 6. Tom Guyon (FRA, KTM), +0:11.741; 7. Emil Weckman (FIN, KTM), +0:22.166; 8. Raf Meuwissen (NED, KTM), +0:31.962; 9. Emil Jonrup (SWE, KTM), +0:56.236; 10. Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (EST, Yamaha), +0:59.571.
EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Race 2 Top 10: 1. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, Husqvarna), 30:33.060; 2. Filip Olsson (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:07.390; 3. Raivo Dankers (NED, KTM), +0:16.232; 4. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, KTM), +0:20.304; 5. Arvid Lüning (SWE, KTM), +0:24.423; 6. Matheo Miot (FRA, KTM), +0:30.132; 7. Raf Meuwissen (NED, KTM), +0:43.485; 8. Kjell Verbruggen (NED, KTM), +0:45.065; 9. Eddie Wade (GBR, KTM), +0:46.473; 10. James Scott (NZL, KTM), +0:47.517.
EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Overall Top 10: 1. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, HUS), 47 points; 2. Filip Olsson (SWE, HUS), 38 p.; 3. Andrea Bonacorsi (ITA, KTM), 36 p.; 4. Arvid Lüning (SWE, KTM), 36 p.; 5. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 33 p.; 6. Raf Meuwissen (NED, KTM), 27 p.; 7. Emil Jonrup (SWE, KTM), 22 p.; 8. Kjell Verbruggen (NED, KTM), 21 p.; 9. Raivo Dankers (NED, KTM), 20 p.; 10. Matheo Miot (FRA, KTM), 17 p.
EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Championship Top 10: 1. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 205 points; 2. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), 202 p.; 3. Mattia Guadagnini (ITA, HUS), 151 p.; 4. Emil Weckman (FIN, KTM), 150 p.; 5. Petr Polak (CZE, KTM), 145 p.; 6. Raivo Dankers (NED, KTM), 123 p.; 7. Tom Guyon (FRA, KTM), 121 p.; 8. Raf Meuwissen (NED, KTM), 120 p.; 9. Filip Olsson (SWE, HUS), 114 p.; 10. Arvid Lüning (SWE, KTM), 104 p.
EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 278 points; 2. Husqvarna, 230 p.; 3. Yamaha, 205 p.; 4. TM, 15 p.
