TEKA SUZUKI DOMINATE BALEN INTERNATIONAL
Source: Suzuki
Aug 21, 2008 - 3:50:27 PM
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It was a busy weekend of race action for the Teka Suzuki WMX1 team as they took
in National championship action in both Belgium and Germany.
Friday's
Balen International saw a display of dominance from the factory RM-Z450 mounted
riders as Ken de Dycker won two motos while his team mate Steve Ramon won the
other. Unfortunately crashes suffered by both riders meant that neither rider
took the overall win.
De Dycker was outstanding in the deep sand of Balen
as he won moto one before crashing heavily in the second races when he hit tree
branches as he jumped much higher than previously. After dusting himself down
and regrouping for moto three he won that too ensuring he'd finish second
overall on the day and take the lead in the Belgian National
Championship.
"It was great to get some wins out there today," said De
Dycker. "With my crash in the second race it was another matter of what could
have been or should have been! In the end that's racing and I know I have only
myself to blame - I misjudged a jump, overshot a bit, flew into an overhanging
tree branch and crashed!"
After the first two motos which saw Steve
finish first then second he was in prime position to take his third overall win
at this prestigious international event which meant he'd be able to lay claim to
the Sylvain Geboers Challenge Cup. Unfortunately today would not be his day
after missing the start and charging hard through the pack, Ramon collided with
Jonathan Barragan's fallen bike and crashed hard. Although not injured he was
unable to continue to the finish.
On Sunday De Dycker travelled with the
team to Gaildorf in Germany for a round of the ADAC series. With the slick
hardpack conditions being in complete contrast to Friday's race and De Dycker
feeling slightly sore after his crash the best he could manage was fourth
overall with a 9-4 scorecard.
There's another hectic weekend of racing
ahead for the Teka Suzuki WMX1 team as both riders will race at the Stefan
Everts Charity event on Saturday and then the Munsterbilzen International on
Sunday which should set them up nicely for the exciting finale to the MX1 World
Championship that sees the final three rounds run on consecutive weekends in
Ireland, Holland and Italy.
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