Tuesday
Sep182018

Jeffrey Herlings - World Champion

 

 

With the Dutch Motocross community behind him at his home round in Assen, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings has made history by taking his first ever MXGP World Championship title with 3 other FIM Motocross World Championship titles to his name in MX2. Herlings first competed in the FIM Motocross World Championship in 2010 during the MXGP of Bulgaria in Sevlievo. Since his first MX2 race in Bulgaria at age 15 the Dutchman has gone on to win 83 World Championship GP’s including the MXGP of the Netherlands in Valkenswaard only 2 weeks after his premier in Bulgaria.

In only his second season in the premier MXGP class Herlings has won 31 of the 38 races held across 16 different countries. 19 rounds into the 20 of the year Herlings has only missed the podium once at a race he didn’t even attend in Ottobiano. In 16 of the podiums achieved Herlings took the top spot and the other 2 marked his worst finishes of the year in 2nd only to Monster Energy Kawasaki Factory Racing’s Clement Desalle and 9 time World Champions from Red Bull KTM Antonio Cairoli.

The “Bullet” from Geldrop, Netherlands, had not only a consistent season but a dominant one, leading 428 laps, Herlings has led 127 laps more than the rest of the field combined. Winning the first 2 rounds of the championship in Argentina and Valkenswaard with fights through the pack and past defending Champion Cairoli the Dutchman showed he was more than ready to fight for his first MXGP title.

The competition from Cairoli however pushed Herlings to be on his game at all times especially after losing to the Italian at round 3 in Spain. Herlings quickly took the fight back to Cairoli his home round, nicknamed the “Lions Den” by Herlings, in Trentino, Italy for round 4 and again in Portugal. The second defeat for Herlings came in Russia to Desalle but unaffected by the loss he went on to win the next 12 rounds he entered via 11 double race wins. Herlings season was not without problems though as he suffered a broken collarbone just prior to the Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia and was forced to sit the weekend out.

Questioned by many if his form and fitness would stay true after the injury Herlings returned to racing at the first of 2 Indonesian rounds and proved that he had barely skipped a beat and even with the pain of a healing fracture was faster than the other competitors. Now crowned the best rider in the World Championship Herlings’ amazing season is still not over with the final round of the MXGP championship at Imola and the Monster FIM Motocross of Nations still to come at RedBud.

The ever popular question of “who can stop the Bullet” is still yet to be answered and by the looks of it will remain a mystery for the unforeseeable future, with a well deserved fourth FIM Motocross World Championship gold plate in his hands at age only 24 Herlings is far from done.

Congratulations to Jeffrey and your whole team at Red Bull KTM Factory Racing on your fourth FIM Motocross World Championship title!

 

Tuesday
Sep182018

Toni Bou Rounds Out 2018 With Another Victory in Italy

 

With seven out of a possible nine wins for Toni Bou, the 2018 TrialGP World Championship has concluded with the Repsol Honda Team rider claiming the final victory at the Italian TrialGP.

 

Monday
Sep172018

TYLER “ONE PUNCH” EVANS DEAD AT 38

REST IN PEACE | TYLER “ONE PUNCH” EVANS DEAD AT 38

 

 

Tyler Evans 

 

The 38 year old Tyler Evans was once a fan favorite in Supercross stadiums. 

Reports on Instrgram started appearing Sunday night, September the 16th that Tyler Evans had died. We are unsure of the details as many of his friends reached out on their Instagram accounts mourning the death of their friend. His friends say that he has been in a dark place lately. Below are some of the Instagram posts from people that knew him.

Tyler raced 10 seasons as a professional racer. In the last five years of his career he raced Supercross only. Tyler had four podium finishes in the 125 class in Supercross and multiple top ten finishes in the 250 Supercross class. He was a fan favorite to many inside the stadiums as he was both a showman and a racer. Rest in peace, Tyler.

 

 

Monday
Sep172018

Equipment Recommendations for Photographing Motocross

by Douglas Turney

 

Let’s talk some more about photographing motocross, and this time, let’s get down to the technical aspect of photographing this great sport. Don’t worry, you don’t need lots of expensive gear to get decent photographs, especially if you are shooting at your local track.

My last article, "Tips on How to Photograph Motocross," addressed the types of images you want to capture at the track, but this article is about the technical aspects of shooting motocross. What technical article would be complete without talking about gear? So, let’s get the gear part of the article out of the way first. You don’t need any fancy gear to get started, but some more expensive gear will make it easier and make your photos look better. Any DSLR or mirrorless camera that permits you to take control of the shutter speed is going to work. Because the speeds of motocross can be rather high at times, having a camera body that lets you control the shutter speed is a must so that you can shoot all the action. Cell phones just aren’t going to cut it for lots of the action. I’ll discuss the typical shutter speeds you need a little later in the article. 

Sticking with the camera body, a body that has continuous shooting capability is a plus but not mandatory. When I was a young kid, I shot numerous races with a Minolta XG-1 with no motor drive. It was single shot action for me. So, if for some reason your camera does not have a continuous shooting mode, don’t worry, you don’t have to have it. If your camera has a continuous shooting mode of 3 to 6 frames a second, that is absolutely fine too. I’m currently shooting with a D500 that gives me 10 frames per second, and I’m finding that more often than not I’m dropping it down to perhaps 7 frames per second. Why? Because at the end of shooting an event all day, I don’t want to view 4,000 shots to pick the 50 I owe my editor. Yes, there are times when I bump it up to 10 frames per second, like at the start and the finish. So, don’t worry if you don’t have continuous shooting or a very high frame rate. Nice to have, but by no means required.

 

Lenses are more important than the camera body, and the lens you pick is going to determine the look you get and the ease of getting the shot. If you are shooting at your local amateur track, a long lens like a 300mm or more is not needed. A 200mm is not required. I’ve shot many local tracks with a 24-70mm. 70mm gives you enough reach so that you don’t have to be right next to the track, which makes it a little safer for you and the riders. I like the 24mm to get those wider angle shoots that capture several riders at the same time or to get those environmental shots of the track. If you have the money, then the next lens I would recommend is something that goes out to about 200mm. At this range, you can zoom in on the riders and get some great, tight images without being too close to the track. I prefer to keep some distance between myself and the riders. If you have it, then something like a 300mm is excellent, but that 300mm, especially the f/2.8, can get heavy quickly. While I know it isn’t exactly the same, I choose to use the D500 crop sensor with a 70-200mm f/2.8. I get very similar results, and it's a lot easier on my body. Another lens I like to use sparingly is my 10mm fisheye. I only use it a couple of times during the race to give a different look. Most of the time, I don’t use the photos, but every once in a while, I will. Notice I didn’t mention too much about the speed of the lens. I shoot with f/2.8 lenses, but this is not a must. f/4 or f/5.6 lenses are excellent also, but the faster f/2.8 will help isolate the rider from background clutter by providing a nice blur. 

That’s it for gear. Nothing too special to start with, and if you want, you can quickly add to the gear as you go. A flash can come in handy for those shots in the pits or at the winner's podium, and again it doesn’t have to be anything special.

Now, let’s get to the camera settings and start with shutter speed since I mentioned it earlier. This is probably the most important setting you need to control. To get lovely, sharp photographs, you are going to need a shutter speed in the neighborhood of 1/1000 s, even for those slow speed turns, since both the rider and the bike are bouncing around. One thing to consider about higher shutter speeds is that you are also going to freeze the rotation of the wheels. This tends to give the photograph a very static look, almost as if the bike and rider aren’t moving. So again, a shutter speed of around a 1/1000 s can give you some wheel blur and dropping even lower will help with the wheels. Or go really slow, like 1/20 s, and grab a panning shot. Remember, some part of the rider needs to be sharp; you can’t have a completely blurry shot and call it a panning shot.

Aperture settings aren’t as crucial, so a less expensive lens that has a low aperture of f/4, f/5.6, or even f/6.3 can be used for daytime races. Get into the evening or under the lights, and the need for a lower aperture is going to be needed. As I mentioned earlier, a smaller aperture is going to give you a beautiful bokeh background. Just because you have that f/2.8 aperture doesn’t mean you should always shoot at f/2.8. Seeing the fans behind the rider with their signs and flags can provide a great background that helps to tell the story.

I shoot raw format, so white balance isn’t a concern for me since I will adjust it in post. But, if you prefer to shoot JPEG, I would recommend using a cloudy day setting to give a bit of warmth to your photos. Of course, this really comes down to personal choice.

 

 

Sunday
Sep162018

Colton Haaker Wins Costa Mesa EnduroCross

 

Colton Haaker Wins Costa Mesa EnduroCross

Husqvarna’s Colton Haaker took a dominating win at round two of the 2018 AMA EnduroCross championship at the Orange County Fairgrounds. For the second race in a row, the seats were packed and the crowd was treated to an exciting night of racing. Trystan Hart rode his SRT-Husqvarna to a second-place finish after passing defending champion Cody Webb on the final lap.

 

FMF KTM’s Webb got the day started by narrowly beating SRT-Husqvarna’s Kyle Redmond for the fastest hot-lap time. Cooper Abbott rode a great lap on his RPM KTM to set the third fastest time. Ty Tremaine set the fourth fastest time on the Alta electric bike and Hart rounded out the top five. Haaker had a big crash that resulted in a 25th place time and second row start in the heat races.

Cody Webb kept the momentum going by winning the first of the two pro class heat races. South American, Benjamin Herrera finished second on a Beta. Hart, Noah Kepple, Abbott and Dustin McCarthy took the remaining direct transfers to the main. In the second heat race, Haaker quickly moved to the front, despite his second row starting position, and easily held on for the win. Tremaine, Redmond, Geoff Aaron, Ryan Wells and Wally Palmer took the other main event qualifying spots.  Webb and Haaker each earned a bonus championship point for their heat race wins. 

The top four from each of the above heat races faced off in head-to-head bracket races. Haaker and Webb worked through the brackets to face off for the bracket win. Haaker won a close race to take the additional bonus point and first gate pick for the main.

Tremaine rocketed to the holeshot on the Alta to take the lead and held that to the end of the first lap. Webb then took over the point position while Haaker, his main rival, found himself in eleventh position after a first lap crash. Haaker quickly sliced through the field and made his way to second by the fifth lap and then closed in on Webb over the next five laps. Haaker made a pass on Webb for the lead at the start of lap eleven of what ended up being a 21-lap main. Haaker looked set to pull away but then fell in a rock corner a few laps later, allowing Webb to close to his rear wheel. But Haaker was on a mission and pulled away again for the remainder of the race to take his first win of the season.

Webb looked set for a second-place finish, but Hart snuck up on him and the two battled wheel to wheel through the rock pile on the last lap with Webb crashing and Hart continuing on to take second. Webb recovered for the final podium spot.

Tremaine continued his strong night with a fourth-place finish, the best ever for an electric powered motorcycle. Cristobal Guerrero traveled all the way from Spain to ride his Yamaha to a fifth-place finish. He is a regular in the FIM Super Enduro series where he finished this season seventh overall.

Herrera rode his Beta to a sixth-place finish in only his second ever EnduroCross. Aaron finished seventh on his GasGas. Redmond was eighth on his Husqvarna. Abbott finished ninth on the RPM KTM and Ty Cullins rounded out the top ten on a Beta.

Colton Haaker

“I started the day off with a full loop out in the hot-lap so that put me on the second for the heat race. So that wasn’t a good start, but I knew I was fast today and somehow, I got into the lead right away in the heat and won that. Then I won the bracket race in a good battle with Cody. In the main, I crashed on the first lap, but I was still calm and worked my way to the front. It was just one of those nights where I knew I could be patient because I had good speed. It’s great to get the win with my daughter here for her first ever race.”

Trystan Hart

“Once again, I got a bad start but then I got by Ty Tremaine to get into third and I could tell I was closing in on Cody, which is easier than having him chasing me. And then on that last lap, we both just sent it into those rocks and either one of us could have crashed but fortunately, I made it and Cody is okay. I am so happy with how I rode.”

Cody Webb

“I had a rough week and am a little beat up right now after a crash this week. I didn’t even know that Trystan was closing on me until he was there and then I crashed on that last lap. So I am not happy with the result but will go get some physio on my shoulder this week to be more ready for Reno next weekend.”

main event results

1. Colton Haaker, Husqvarna
2. Trystan Hart, Husqvarna
3. Cody Webb, KTM
4. Ty Tremaine, Alta
5. Cristobal Guerrero, Yamaha
6. Benjamin Herrera, Beta
7. Geoff Aaron, GasGas
8. Kyle Redmond, Husqvarna
9. Cooper Abbott, KTM
10. Ty Cullins, Beta

 

 

Sunday
Sep162018

Brayton Wins Another SX

Brayton and Wilson emerge victorious at Jimboomba opening

 

Fox and Taylor claim wins in junior categories at round one of AUS Supercross.

 

 

Reigning champion Justin Brayton (Penrite Honda Racing) earned a commanding SX1 main event victory today at Jimboomba’s opening round of the Australian Supercross Championship in Queensland.

The number one plate holder capitalised on early mistakes from his rivals to cross the line a convincing 5.260s ahead of teammate Brett Metcalfe (Penrite Honda Racing).

After overtaking early leader Jace Owen (Complete Parts Kawasaki Racing), Metcalfe stormed into the lead and looked set for victory, however a stall moments later saw him relegated down the field and forced to regain positions.

In a spirited performance, Luke Clout (KTM Motocross Racing Team) closed out the 20-lap encounter in third despite a crash at turn one, displaying incredible form as he negotiated his way through the competitive class.

The top five was rounded out by Dan Reardon (Yamaha) and Owen, while sixth through to 10th was completed by Dylan Long (CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team), Jesse Dobson (KSF Racing Suzuki), Nick Sutherland (Honda), Jesse Madden (KSF Racing Suzuki) and Robbie Marshall (Honda).

Three-time motocross champion Dean Ferris (CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team) suffered a heavy fall during his heat and is currently under going head and chest scans in hospital.

Image: Foremost Media.

In the SX2 category, Yamalube Yamaha Racing’s Jay Wilson reigned supreme with a strong 4.981s advantage ahead of American import Bradley Taft (Penrite Honda Racing).

Fellow American Josh Osby (Raceline Pirelli KTM) initially led the main until he was overcome by a charging Wilson, ultimately settling into third behind Taft at the conclusion of the race.

Hayden Mellross (DPH Motorsport Husqvarna) pushed through for fourth ahead of Jacob Hayes (Serco Yamaha), while the top 10 was fulfilled by Dakota Alix (KTM Motocross Racing Team), Wilson Todd (Serco Yamaha), Richie Evans (Yamalube Yamaha Racing), Dylan Wills (DPH Motorsport Husqvarna) and defending champion Jackson Richardson (CRF Honda Racing).

 

Sunday
Sep162018

Brayton Wins Another

Brayton and Wilson emerge victorious at Jimboomba opening

Fox and Taylor claim wins in junior categories at round one of AUS Supercross.

Image: Foremost Media.

Reigning champion Justin Brayton (Penrite Honda Racing) earned a commanding SX1 main event victory today at Jimboomba’s opening round of the Australian Supercross Championship in Queensland.

The number one plate holder capitalised on early mistakes from his rivals to cross the line a convincing 5.260s ahead of teammate Brett Metcalfe (Penrite Honda Racing).

After overtaking early leader Jace Owen (Complete Parts Kawasaki Racing), Metcalfe stormed into the lead and looked set for victory, however a stall moments later saw him relegated down the field and forced to regain positions.

In a spirited performance, Luke Clout (KTM Motocross Racing Team) closed out the 20-lap encounter in third despite a crash at turn one, displaying incredible form as he negotiated his way through the competitive class.

The top five was rounded out by Dan Reardon (Yamaha) and Owen, while sixth through to 10th was completed by Dylan Long (CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team), Jesse Dobson (KSF Racing Suzuki), Nick Sutherland (Honda), Jesse Madden (KSF Racing Suzuki) and Robbie Marshall (Honda).

Three-time motocross champion Dean Ferris (CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team) suffered a heavy fall during his heat and is currently under going head and chest scans in hospital.

Image: Foremost Media.

In the SX2 category, Yamalube Yamaha Racing’s Jay Wilson reigned supreme with a strong 4.981s advantage ahead of American import Bradley Taft (Penrite Honda Racing).

Fellow American Josh Osby (Raceline Pirelli KTM) initially led the main until he was overcome by a charging Wilson, ultimately settling into third behind Taft at the conclusion of the race.

Hayden Mellross (DPH Motorsport Husqvarna) pushed through for fourth ahead of Jacob Hayes (Serco Yamaha), while the top 10 was fulfilled by Dakota Alix (KTM Motocross Racing Team), Wilson Todd (Serco Yamaha), Richie Evans (Yamalube Yamaha Racing), Dylan Wills (DPH Motorsport Husqvarna) and defending champion Jackson Richardson (CRF Honda Racing).

Sunday
Sep162018

Herlings wins Championship!

 

Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jeffrey Herlings has won his 83rd GP of his career, adding Assen 2018 to his impressive list of wins. It wasn’t easy though as a small crash in the second moto saw him have to catch and pass last years MXGP champion Antonio Cairoli in another great battle between the two.

“We try to never give up. It was awesome, picture perfect first moto and it was hard to concentrate for that second moto, but I came from a first lap crash and around 10th to win it in my own country. I can’t ask for a better day.”

The second MXGP moto saw another MXoN moment as Coldenhoff and Herlings are first and second as they pass the massive MotoGP grandstand, and the Dutch public, usually so passive in their support go crazy. You really have to be here to feel the emotion in this crowd, it is something I am not sure I have experienced at a Dutch GP.

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Herlings goes down, and drops to fifth, and as Coldenhoff continued to lead, the MXGP world champion will be making a charge, which suddenly makes this race exciting.

Eight seconds down in fifth Herlings quickly passed Anstie and closing quickly on Gajser for third place. The champ went past Gajser for third. Cairoli went past Coldenhoff for the lead, and after three laps the top ten was Cairoli, COldenhoff, Herlings, Gajser, Anstie, Simpson, Desalle, Seewer, Lieber and Monticelli.

Herlings all over Coldenhoff and made a nice pass for second place and is just three seconds behind Cairoli. Herlings all over Cairoli on lap six and both Cairoli and Herlings look amazing. Paulin into the top ten as Monticelli drops to 17th place.

Herlings all over Cairoli and these two are pushing to their maximum. Herlings and Cairoli nearly collide as Herlings went for a pass and once again we get a real race. Cairoli isn’t a legend for nothing and is making Herlings work for this GP victory.

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Cairoli going for his 86 GP win and Herlings his 83rd. Cairoli gets baulked by a lapper and Herlings went past. Herlings just blows away from the Italian now. Top ten after 10 laps was Herlings, Cairoli, Coldenhoff, Anstie, Gajser, Simpson, Desalle, Paulin, Seewer and Lieber in 10th.

Herlings just seven seconds ahead of Cairoli with two laps to go, but 40 seconds ahead of third placed Coldenhoff. Herlings lapped up to ninth place, and won the race and the GP.

MXGP - World Championship Classification

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 883 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 782 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 645 p.; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 625 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 544 p.; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 541 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 511 p.; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 445 p.; 9. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 404 p.; 10. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 366 p.; 11. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KAW), 283 p.; 12. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, SUZ), 267 p.; 13. Julien Lieber (BEL, KAW), 257 p.; 14. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), 255 p.; 15. Shaun Simpson (GBR, YAM), 235 p.; 16. Maximilian Nagl (GER, TM), 227 p.; 17. Tommy Searle (GBR, KAW), 183 p.; 18. Tanel Leok (EST, HUS), 131 p.; 19. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HON), 111 p.; 20. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), 97 p.; 21. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 96 p.; 22. Maxime Desprey (FRA, KAW), 89 p.; 23. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, YAM), 70 p.; 24. Todd Waters (AUS, HON), 61 p.; 25. Petar Petrov (BUL, HON), 53 p.; 26. Graeme Irwin (GBR, KTM), 46 p.; 27. Benoit Paturel (FRA, KTM), 40 p.; 28. Harri Kullas (EST, HUS), 18 p.; 29. Jeffrey Dewulf (BEL, KTM), 16 p.; 30. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 15 p.; 31. Lewis Stewart (AUS, HUS), 13 p.; 32. Sven Van der Mierden (NED, YAM), 10 p.; 33. Erki Kahro (EST, KTM), 8 p.; 34. Ander Valentin (ESP, HUS), 8 p.; 35. Aldi Lazaroni (INA, HUS), 6 p.; 36. Rizky Hanif Kusparwanto (INA, HUS), 6 p.; 37. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 5 p.; 38. Jetro Salazar (PER, HON), 5 p.; 39. Brian Bogers (NED, HON), 5 p.; 40. Panagiotis Kouzis (GRE, HON), 5 p.; 41.

Saturday
Sep152018

Assen Qualifing

Saturday
Sep152018

Herlings wins Saturday

 

As expected Jeffrey Herlings of the Red Bull KTM Factory team has won the Saturday qualification race for the MXGP class. Second was Antonio Cairoli and third Glenn Coldenhoff.

“It is a great weekend so far, fastest in both practice, won the qualification race and I just want to win the championship, if we win the championship with the GP, that would be a dream come true.”

Herlings into the lead quickly in the MXGP qualifier, Cairoli second, third was Gajser, then Desalle, Coldenhoff, Anstie, Simpson, Van Horebeek, Searle and Paulin. Van Horebeek down and back in 13th place and returning rider Bogers down in 22nd place.

After five laps Herlings lead was six seconds, with Cairoli second, then Coldenhoff, Anstie, Gajser, Desalle, Simpson, Searle, Paulin, and Lieber 10th.

Simpson was in a great battle with Desalle for sixth spot, but then went down when he clipped the back wheel of the Belgian and dropped back to 10th.

Paulin moved past Searle with two laps to go, and Simpson into ninth place. Herlings won it from Cairoli and Coldenhoff.

MXGP - Qualifying Race - Classification

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 24:10.420; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:17.945; 3. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:20.619; 4. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:26.627; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:30.909; 6. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:47.821; 7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:54.214; 8. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:58.863; 9. Shaun Simpson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:59.670; 10. Julien Lieber (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:12.143; 11. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +1:13.040; 12. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, KTM), +1:33.409; 13. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +1:35.663; 14. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +1:44.944; 15. Filip Bengtsson (SWE, Yamaha), +1:46.062; 16. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 17. Matiss Karro (LAT, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 18. Sven Van der Mierden (NED, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 19. Brian Bogers (NED, Honda), -1 lap(s); 20. Graeme Irwin (GBR, KTM), -1 lap(s); 21. Harri Kullas (EST, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 22. Jeffrey Dewulf (BEL, KTM), -1 lap(s); 23. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), -1 lap(s); 24. Milko Potisek (FRA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 25. Lars van Berkel (NED, Husqvarna), -1 lap(s); 26. Erki Kahro (EST, KTM), -1 lap(s); 27. Maxime Desprey (FRA, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 28. Nino Dekker (NED, KTM), -1 lap(s); 29. Nathan Renkens (BEL, Honda), -1 lap(s); 30. Manolis Kritikos (GRE, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 31. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, Yamaha), -6 lap(s); 32. Petar Petrov (BUL, Honda), -9 lap(s); 33. Todd Waters (AUS, Honda), -9 lap(s); 34. Jonathan Bengtsson (SWE, KTM), -9 lap(s); 35. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Suzuki), -11 lap(s);