Brent van Doninck takes the win in the Dutch MX Season Opener in Lierop

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Brent van Doninck of JM Racing Honda has won the Dutch MX Season Opener at Lierop. Van Doninck was riding two strong motos and took the overall win with a 1-2 moto score.

After his strong appearance at the international race in Hawkstone Park, Brent was determined to do the same in Lierop. In practice the track was still fast but during the session it became heavier and heavier. Van Doninck did several attempts to put a fast lap together and finally took the pole position with an advantage of more than a second over the second place rider.

In the opening moto he took a good start and came out of the first turn in the leading group. He worked his way up into the lead during the opening lap and despite the pressure from Jorge Prado he kept the lead lap after lap. During the race he started to pull away from the rest of the field and managed to win the race.

Van Doninck had more work to do in the second moto. He took a poor start and was outside of the top ten in the beginning of the race. During the race he passed one rider after another and in the closing stages of the race he had worked himself up into fourth position. He gave everything he had and managed to pass the two riders in front of him and finished the race in second position.

With a 1-2 in the motos he took the overall win in Lierop. The JM Racing Honda team will now travel to Argentina for round 1 of the world championship MXGP.

Overall Dutch MX Season Opener Lierop:
1 Brent van Doninck 47 Pnt
2 Pauls Jonass 41 Pnt
3 Brian Bogers 40 Ont
4 Henry Jacobi 34 Pnt
5 Romain Febvre 34 Pnt

JM Racing Honda successful with Brent van Doninck and Camden McLellan in Hawkstone Park and Lommel

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JM Racing Honda has had a successful weekend. Brent van Doninck finished on the podium in the Hawkstone Park International and Camden McLellan won the Belgian Season Opener at Lommel.

After a poor start in the first moto, Van Doninck came back through the field. He was riding fast lap times and worked his way back up from twelfth position to third place.

In the second moto he had to play catch up as well. Again he had to come back from outside of the top ten and this time he managed to finish the race in fourth position. With a 3-4 score in the motos he took third place overall.

Things were different in the superfinal because this time he took a better start. He worked his way up from third to second and started to put the pressure on the race leader. Van Doninck finished the race in a strong second position and was satisfied with this result.

Camden McLellan managed to win both motos of the Belgian season opener in Lommel. Next weekend both riders will participate in the Dutch MX Season Opener in Lierop.

Hawkstone Park International MX1 Overall:

1. Glenn Coldenhoff, NED, Yamaha
2. Romain Febvre, FRA, Kawasaki
3. Brent Van Donick, BEL, Honda
4. Jeffrey Herlings, NED, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
5. Adam Sterry, GBR, KTM

Belgian season opener MX2 Lommel:
1 Camden McLellan 50 Pnt
2 Boris Blanken 42 Pnt
3 Saad Soulimani 38 Pnt
4 Ihan Heirweg 35 Pnt
5 Magnus Gregersen 32 Pnt

Yentel Martens on the podium in Le Touquet

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Yentel Martens of JM Honda Racing has finished on the podium in the beach race of Le Touquet. Martens was riding a strong race and after three demanding hours he managed to cross the finish line in third position.

After a preparation of months, Yentel started the weekend with a good feeling. Because of set backs in the previous Le Touquet races he was determined to set this right!

Yentel found his rhythm straight away. After a poor start he worked his way up inside of the top five in the beginning of the race. He tried to avoid the collisions with the back markers and was riding in control. He had a good battle with fellow Honda riders Lars van Berkel and Cyril Genot. Despite a mistake in the closing stages of the race, Yentel was able to take over third position and finished on the podium.

Yentel Martens: ‘’It was a hard race not having a good start. Fighting till the finish. It feels good to be on that podium! A big thank you to my team and all the people supporting me.’’

Results Le Touquet:
1 Todd Kellett
2 Cyril Genot
3 Yentel Martens
4 Richard Fura
5 Lars van Berkel