Kay Karssemakers on the podium in EMX250 in Arnhem

Kay Karssemakers of Husqvarna BT Racing has scored a podium finish at the EMX250 round in Arnhem. Karssemakers had to charge back through the field in the opening moto and finished in fifth position. In the second moto he was fighting in the leading group and finished in third position.

It was the home round for the team so everybody was motivated to do well. The riders are knowing the track very well but for this race it was changed on several spots. Karssemakers was determined to show his potential and took pole position in time practice. Maxime Grau and Wesly Dieudonne were also in the top fifteen with a twelfth and fifteenth time.

The first moto started with a setback because Karssemakers crashed in the opening lap and had to come back through the field. During the race he crashed another time but he kept fighting till the end and finished in fifth position. Dieudonne was riding a strong race as well and scored seven points with a fourteenth place. Unfortunately, Grau finished outside of the points.

Karssemakers started in the leading group in the second moto. He gave everything he had and was riding in second position for a long time. In the closing stages of the race he got passed and had to be satisfied with third position. With this position he finished on the podium with third place overall. Dieudonne and Grau didn’t score points in this moto.

With still two rounds to go, Karssemakers sits in second position in the championship. He is 54 points down on the leader. Grau is in twelfth position in the championship and Dieudonne sits in 27th place. In two weeks time the series continues in Turkey.

Overall EMX250 Arnhem:
1 Andrea Bonacorsi 44 Pnt
2 Cas Valk 38 Pnt
3 Kay Karssemakers 36 Pnt
4 Ferruccio Zanchi 36 Pnt
5 Quentin Prugnieres 34 Pnt
19 Wesley Dieudonne 7 Pnt
25 Maxime Grau 0 Pnt

EMX250 Championship Standings:
1 Andrea Bonacorsi 350 Pnt
2 Kay Karssemakers 296 Pnt
3 Cas Valk 264 Pnt
4 Ferrucio Zanchi 240 Pnt
5 Quentin Prugnieres 215 Pnt
12 Maxime Grau 114 Pnt
27 Wesley Dieudonne 24 Pnt

Kay Karssemakers finishes on the podium in the EMX250 race in Sweden

Kay Karssemakers of Husqvarna BT Racing finished on the podium in round seven of the EMX250 Championship in Uddevalla, Sweden. With a 4-6 in the motos he finished in third position overall. Maxime Grau ended the weekend in tenth and Wesly Dieudonne scored six points with a fifteenth position in the opening moto.

The circumstances were perfect on Saturday. Karssemakers was feeling himself at home on the track in time practice and posted the second fastest time. Grau set the eighth fastest time and Dieudonne ended the session in 21st position.

Grau took a really good start in the opening moto and was riding in second position in the first half of the race. Unfortunately he made a few mistakes and dropped back to tenth position. Karssemakers had to come back from outside of the top five and fought his way back to fourth position. Dieudonne made a few passes during the race and crossed the finish line in fifteenth position and scored six points.

The circumstances were completely different in the second moto. Due to a lot of overnight rain the track was really muddy in the second moto. Karssemakers made the best of it and worked his way up into fifth position. Unfortunately he lost one position near the end and finished in sixth position. This result was enough for third position overall. Grau worked his way up to eighth but made a crash and finally finished the race in twelfth place. Dieudonne worked his way up inside of the points but ran into a problem and had to retire from the race.

Karssemakers finished in third position overall, Grau ended the weekend in tenth and Dieudonne was in 21st position in the overall classification. Karssemakers stays in second position in the championship standings and is 46 points down on the leader. Grau sits in twelfth and Dieudonne is in 26th position in the championship standings. The next round of the championship is in Arnhem, the Netherlands this weekend.

Overall EMX250 Sweden:
1 Cas Valk 50 Pnt
2 Andrea Bonacorsi 44 Pnt
3 Kay Karssemakers 33 Pnt
4 Quentin Prugnieres 33 Pnt
5 Alexis Fueri 32 Pnt
10 Maxime Grau 20 Pnt
21 Wesly Dieudonne 6 Pnt

EMX250 Championship Standings:
1 Andrea Bonacorsi 306 Pnt
2 Kay Karssemakers 260 Pnt
3 Cas Valk 226 Pnt
4 Ferrucio Zanchi 204 Pnt
5 Marc Antoine Rossi 199 Pnt
12 Maxime Grau 114 Pnt
26 Wesly Dieudonne 17 Pnt

Kay Karssemakers wins the ADAC Youngster Cup in Gaildorf

Kay Karssemakers of Husqvarna BT Racing has won the ADAC Youngster Cup round in Gaildorf. Karssemakers came close to the win in the first moto and finished second. In the second moto he managed to win the race, which was enough to take the overall win.

The track circumstances were great on Saturday. Kay was in the second group of qualifying and managed to post the fastest time over both groups. Kay took pole position and was ready to go for the first moto.

Karssemakers took a good start in the first moto and came out of the first lap in second. He was following the leader and managed to take over the lead in the middle of the race. Kay was leading till the closing stages of the race but got passed and finally finished the race in second position.

Due to a lot of overnight rain the track was really muddy on Sunday. Kay took a really good start in the second moto as well and was leading by the end of the first lap. He was in control for the rest of the race and took the moto win. Because the third and final moto was cancelled due to the rain and the poor track circumstances, Kay had scored enough points to take the overall win.

This weekend the Husqvarna BT Racing team will race the EMX250 round in Uddevalla, Sweden.

Overall ADAC Youngster Cup Gaildorf:
1 Kay Karssemakers 47 Pnt
2 Oriol Oliver 41 Pnt
3 Cato Nickel 38 Pnt
4 Peter König 38 Pst
5 Marnique Appelt 33 Pnt