Camden McLellan seventh in the Dutch Grand Prix

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Camden McLellan of the JM Racing Honda team finished seventh overall in the Dutch Grand Prix at Arnhem. McLellan was showing a great speed during the weekend and finished seventh in both motos. Delvintor Alfarizi had his difficulties in the tough conditions and finished in 25th and 24th position in the motos.

Arnhem was a new venue on the calendar. The weekend started promising on Saturday. McLellan set the eighth fastest time in time practice and this was his best result in time practice this season. In the qualifying heat he was doing a great job as well. Unfortunately he got a small problem with his rear brake. He managed to keep the pace high but with two laps to go he had a nasty get off and finally finished the race in thirteenth position. Alfarizi had a good rhythm in the first half of the race but after that he started to make some mistakes and was struggling to keep the pace high. He finally crossed the finish line in 27th position.

Both riders were going for more in the motos on Sunday. McLellan took a good start in the opening moto and had a nice rhythm. After a few laps he started to lower the pace to safe some energy but due to this he started to make some mistakes. McLellan kept fighting and finished the race in seventh position. Alfarizi crashed twice in the opening moto and finally finished the race in 25th position.

McLellan took a less good start in the second moto but started to make passes immediately. Unfortunately he wasn’t able to pass two riders in front of him and this cost him his rhythm a bit. McLellan made a small crash in the middle of the race but came back strong after that and finally finished the race in seventh place. Things were going better for Alfarizi in the first half of the race but the heavy track circumstances were taking its toll and due to this he had to be satisfied with 24th position.

McLellan finished in seventh position in the overall classification while Alfarizi ended the weekend in 28th position. With still three races to go, McLellan sits in 15th position in the championship and Alfarizi is in 31st place. In two weeks from now the series continues in Turkey.

Overall Grand Prix Arnhem:
1 Liam Everts 42 Pnt
2 Lucas Coenen 40 Pnt
3 Simon Laengenfelder 40 Pnt
4 Jago Geerts 38 Pnt
5 Andrea Adamo 38 Pnt
7 Camden McLellan 28 Pnt
28 Delvintor Alfarizi 0 Pnt

World Championship Standings MX2:
1 Andrea Adamo 705 Pnt
2 Liam Everts 633 Pnt
3 Jago Geerts 603 Pnt
4 Simon Laengenfelder 595 Pnt
5 Lucas Coenen 511 Pnt
15 Camden McLellan 209 Pnt
31 Delvintor Alfarizi 28 Pnt

Camden McLellan finishes inside of the top five at the Grand Prix of Sweden

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Camden McLellan of JM Honda Racing finished inside of the top five at the Grand Prix MX2 in Sweden. McLellan was riding two strong motos and with a 9-4 in the motos he took fifth position overall. Delvintor Alfarizi scored six points in Sweden.

The circumstances were perfect on Saturday. McLellan posted the tenth fastest time in time practice but had arm pump in the qualifying heat. Despite this he finished in tenth and was motivated for the races on Sunday. Alfarizi was riding a strong qualifying heat but while he was riding in fourteenth position he got a problem which his silencer and was forced to retire from the race.

The circumstances were completely different on Sunday. Due to overnight rain, the track was really muddy. McLellan took a good start in the first moto. Despite the fact that he crashed twice during the race he finished the moto in ninth place. Alfarizi was fighting for sixteenth but with still ten minutes to go he lost his rhythm and finally finished the race in eighteenth place.

The circumstances were much better in the second moto. McLellan took a good start again and came out of the first lap in sixth position. He had a good rhythm and moved up into fifth position in the middle of the race. In the closing stages he won another position and finished in fourth position. Alfarizi finished in eighteenth place again and scored three world championship points.

McLellan finished in fifth position overall and Alfarizi ended the weekend in nineteenth place. Next weekend the series continues in Arnhem, The Netherlands.

Overall Grand Prix MX2 Sweden:
1 Simon Laengenfelder 47 Pnt
2 Liam Everts 42 Pnt
3 Andrea Adamo 36 Pnt
4 Rick Elzinga 36 Pnt
5 Camden McLellan 30 Pnt
19 Delvintor Alfarizi 6 Pnt

Camden McLellan back in the top ten at the Grand Prix of Finland

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Camden McLellan of the JM Racing Honda team has scored a top ten moto finish at round fourteen of the World Championship MX2 in Vantaa, Finland. McLellan finished in tenth position in the first moto. In the second moto he was riding inside of the top ten as well but unfortunately he ran into a mechanical problem and had to lower the pace. Due to this he finished the race in sixteenth position. Delvintor Alfarizi scored his first world championship points in an European Grand Prix by finishing in nineteenth position in the first moto.

The weekend started on a dry, well prepared track on Saturday but after time practice it started to rain and this changed the track dramatically. Both riders were feeling themselves well in these muddy circumstances. McLellan qualified himself in eighth place. Alfarizi took a good start but lost a few positions in the beginning of the race. When he came into a good rhythm he managed to pass a few riders and finished the heat in nineteenth place.

The track circumstances were much better on Sunday. McLellan took a good start in the opening moto but lost a few positions in the beginning of the race. During the race his riding started to go better and he finished the moto in tenth position. In the second moto he worked his way up to eighth place till he got a small mechanical problem. McLellan had to lower the pace and finished the race in sixteenth position.

Alfarizi took a decent start in the opening moto and had a nice rhythm going on the track. With a nineteenth position he scored his first points in an European Grand Prix. In the second moto he was struggling to find his rhythm and crossed the finish line in 22nd position.

After the two motos it was McLellan who finished in twelfth position overall. Alfarizi ended the weekend in 21st position overall. In two weeks time the series continues in Uddevalla, Sweden.

Overall Grand Prix MX2 Finland:
1 Andrea Adamo 50 Pnt
2 Simon Laengenfelder 44 Pnt
3 Liam Everts 38 Pnt
4 Lucas Coenen 36 Pnt
5 Kevin Horgmo 32 Pnt
12 Camden McLellan 16 Pnt
21 Delvintor Alfarizi 2 Pnt

World Championship Standings MX2:
1 Andrea Adamo 619 Pnt
2 Jago Geerts 559 Pnt
3 Liam Everts 532 Pnt
4 Kay de Wolf 501 Pnt
5 Simon Laengenfelder 492 Pnt
17 Camden McLellan 150 Pnt
34 Delvintor Alfarizi 22 Pnt