KIWI RIDER 05 2018 VOL.2 | Page 12

PROMISING DUTCH DEB T he third round of the Dutch Masters of Motocross took place at Circuit “De Kuilen” in Mill on Monday, May 7. Translated that means “The holes” and true to form the former GP track was rough and littered with bumps and holes. The F4E Racing team had a decent day in Holland with James Scott and Wannes van de Voorde respectively placing eighth and thirteenth. Up and coming Dutchman Kjell Verbruggen was sidelined with a nagging knee injury. Mario Lucas was absent as well. However Mario has been making a splash back home in Spain lately. The Spanish F4E Racing rider rode to victory in Bellpuig two weeks ago and added another win to his tally yesterday at the Spanish 125cc championship in Talavera de la Reina. Forty riders from ten countries lined up for qualifying in the morning in Mill. While both James Scott and Wannes van de Voorde easily made 12 KIWI RIDER the cut, their respective times had been a bit disappointing. Still, Van de Voorde had a good jump from the gate in the opening moto. He circulated around tenth in the opening lap when he couldn’t avoid a fallen rider in front of him. Luckily unharmed ‘Wanny’ continued his race although he struggled to regain his pace and came home 18th. Scott had an equally complicated first moto. A bad start and two crashes limited the Kiwi’s chances of any decent result. Eventually James finished 14th. Things could hardly have started any better for the F4E squad in the second moto. Scott rode his KTM 125SX to the holeshot with Van de Voorde close behind him. Wannes pushed early on but was punished when he hit a patch of soft sand on the outside. Relegated to fifteenth the Belgian champion put in a solid effort to remount to ninth after the 25 minute plus one lap sprint. In his first ever Dutch Masters of Motocross appearance Scott made a name for himself