Osterhagen and Werner close Dutch Masters of Motocross on a positive note

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Hakon Osterhagen and Max Werner of the JM Racing Honda team managed to close the Dutch Masters of Motocross Championship on a positive note.

During practice the circuit was still wet and muddy due to the rain. Both riders remained positive and were doing several attempts to put a fast lap on the clock. This went well as Werner finished the session in seventh and Osterhagen was just behind him with an eighth fastest time.

At the start of the first heat, Werner was in a very good position and was able to start the race in third place. During the race he lost two positions but managed to hold his position in fifth place for the rest of the race. For Werner this was his best result in a Dutch Masters round this year. Osterhagen crashed in the early stages of the first moto but then came back strong. By continuing to fight until the checkered flag, he managed to finish seventh.

In the second moto, Osterhagen took the holeshot and led the field in the first few laps. Then he was passed by Thibault Benistant and Rick Elzinga and fell to third place. Later in the heat, Cas Valk also passed by, meaning Osterhagen crossed the finish line in a good fourth place. Werner didn’t get off to a good start in this moto, but managed to gain several places in the first few laps. He then was riding in eighth place for the rest of the moto and this was also the position in which he finished.

In the overall standings, Osterhagen finished in fifth place and Werner beame seventh. In the final standings of the Dutch Masters of Motocross, Werner finished fifth and Osterhagen took tenth place. Both riders will now prepare themselves for the next Grand Prix of the season, which will be held in Portugal on the weekend of May 4 and 5.

Brent van Doninck’s recovery is going well. Van Doninck must return to the hospital next week for a check-up of his foot. His upper leg is improving and he can bear more and more weight. Van Doninck is under good control and is working hard to return as fit as possible.

Overall Dutch Masters 250 Markelo:
1 Rick Elzinga 47 Pnt
2 Thibault Benistant 45 Pnt
3 Cas Valk 42 Pnt
4 Sander Agard Michelsen 33 Pnt
5 Hakon Osterhagen 32 Pnt
7 Max Werner 29 Pnt

Final Standings Dutch Masters of Motocross 250:
1 Rick Elzinga 129 Pnt
2 Cas Valk 128 Pnt
3 Thibault Benistant 95 Pnt
4 Sander Agard Michelsen 81 Pnt
5 Max Werner 76 Pnt
10 Hakon Osterhagen 40 Pnt

Ups and downs for JM Racing Honda in MXGP of Trentino

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JM Honda Racing has had ups and downs during the fourth round of the world championship in Trentino. Tim Edberg managed to take two points in the MXGP class. In the MX2 class, Hakon Osterhagen finished twentieth and unfortunately Delvintor Alfarizi didn’t score points. Max Werner competed in the EMX250 class. Everything looked promising until he crashed hard in the first moto. Werner came back for the second moto and managed to finish thirteenth on character.

A week after the Grand Prix in Sardinia, the MXGP of Trentino was held in Pietramurata last weekend. Another race in Italy and after last week’s sand track it was now a hard track.

Tim Edberg had a good feeling after the warm-up on Sunday morning and was ready for the first moto. After a good start, Tim started the race in the top five and rode a high pace. After a few laps, he dropped back to a place just inside the top 15. Unfortunately, a crash threw a spanner in the works, leaving him with a 22nd place just outside the points. In the second moto the start was less and he started the race around tenth place. In the beginning, Edberg was able to keep up well until he got tired and had to slow down a bit. This in itself is not surprising because Edberg has only just entered the MXGP class and has to grow every race. He fought until the finish flag and managed to take two points with a nineteenth place.

In the MX2 class, Hakon Osterhagen had mixed feelings after a weekend where he alternated speed and crashes. In the first moto, the Norwegian was constantly just outside the top twenty, after which he managed to make up some places in the final phase and crossed the finish line in seventeenth place. In the second moto the race went the other way around and Osterhagen had to settle for 26th place after a mistake in the final stages.

Delvintor Alfarizi was pleased with his riding in front of all the Italian fans. Unfortunately, he was not able to convert the good feeling on the bike into World Championship points. With a 27th place in the first and a 24th place in the second moto, Delvintor finished 26th in the day’s results.

Maximilian Werner got off to a good start in the first moto and rode a good moto until he crashed heavily on the triple jump and had to leave the race dizzy. On Sunday, after the sighting lap, the German decided to start in the second moto and managed to fight his way to a thirteenth place. “I didn’t knew if I could ride on Sunday morning, because I couldn’t see the lines clearly. Still, I decided to start and that’s why I’m very happy with my thirteenth place. Now I’m resting and recovering from my concussion.”

The next round of the world championship will be held on the weekend of the 5th of May when the MXGP of Portugal will be held in Agueda.

Difficult Sardinian Grand Prix for JM Racing Honda

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The JM Racing Honda team has had a difficult third round of the MXGP World Championship. On the Riola Sardo sand circuit, the team failed to score with Hakon Osterhagen and Tim Edberg despite the effort.

Tim Edberg felt more at home on the bike in every session. In free practice he was sixteenth, followed by a twentieth time in time practice. This was also his position in the qualifying heat. He could have finished a bit higher if Edberg hadn’t crashed in the closing stages.

In the hot and humid conditions, it was tough for Edberg. He currently lacks the race rhythm and the physical condition to be able to go flat out in a Grand Prix like this and that’s why he didn’t make it to the finish in the first moto. In the second moto he was able to follow the high pace for about six laps but then had to drop the pace and finished outside the points. Edberg takes the positives from this Grand Prix and the goal is to get better in every race.

Hakon Osterhagen struggled with arm pump on Saturday and therefore the riding did not go well. As a result, he did not get further than a twenty-first place in the qualifying heat.

Also in the motos on Sunday, Osterhagen could not find the right flow on the track and therefore did not score. Osterhagen looks back on this race with disappointment and is motivated to do better in the coming races.

The next Grand Prix for JM Honda Racing is the Trentino Grand Prix, which is scheduled for this weekend.