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
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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