- Mike Kras suffers multiple injuries in practice accident woensdag 23 april 2014
- Mike Kras wins Dutch Open MX1 in Mill maandag 24 maart 2014
- Mike Kras second in the Dutch Open in Emmercompascuum maandag 17 maart 2014
- Mike Kras wins supercross in Goes zondag 26 januari 2014
- Mike Kras on the podium in the Dutch Supercross in Zuidbroek zondag 03 november 2013
- Mike Kras in the top five in the Dutch Open in Lichtenvoorde maandag 23 september 2013
- Mike Kras on the podium in the EMX2 round in Lierop maandag 09 september 2013
- Mike Kras on the podium at the EMX2 round in Loket maandag 05 augustus 2013
- Mike Kras wins the Zwarte Cross in Lichtenvoorde maandag 29 juli 2013
- Mike Kras wins EMX2 round in Finland zondag 14 juli 2013
- Strong come back though the field ride brings Mike Kras seventh position in Latvia zondag 07 juli 2013
Motorcycle parts
Mike Kras in the top five in the Dutch Open in Lichtenvoorde
maandag 23 september 2013
Mike Kras of the Beursfoon Rockstar Suzuki Team finished inside of the top five in the final round of the Dutch Open Championship Series in Lichtenvoorde. In the first moto Mike crossed the finish line in fourth position but during the race his bike made to much noise so he got a minute penalty and was classified in seventh position. In the second moto he was riding a consistent race and finished in fourth position which gave him fifth position overall.
Mike started the day positively and was motivated to do well. He found his rhythm straight away in practice but got a little bit of arm pump. Despite this he managed to set his fastest lap time in his tenth lap and ended the session in fourth position.
In the first moto he took a good start and started the race in the leading group. Mike was able to follow the high pace of the leaders in the beginning of the race. He was riding in third position for a long time. In the middle of the race he dropped back to fourth position but when Evgeny Bobryshev crashed, Mike moved up to third position again. In the second part of the race it was Bobryshev who came back strong. Mike tried to keep Bobryshev behind him but finally lost the position and dropped back to fourth position in which he finished. Straight after the finish he heard that he got a penalty of a minute because his bike made to much noise during the race. Mike lost three spots with this and was classified in fourth position.
Mike was motivated to score a better result in the second moto. Again he took a good start and came out of the first corner in fourth position. He was riding close behind the leading trio. In the middle of the race he lost them out of his sights but kept a good pace going and had a nice gap over himself and the fifth place rider. Mike took no unnecessary risks anymore and finished the race in fourth position.
Overall he finished in fifth position and despite the fact that he missed the first two rounds he finished in sixth position in the championship.
Results Dutch Open MX1 in Lichtenvoorde:
First moto:
1 Shaun Simpson GB Yamaha
2 Marc de Reuver NL Honda
3 Evgeny Bobryshev Rus Honda
4 Filip Bengtsson S KTM
5 William Saris NL Yamaha
7 Mike Kras NL Suzuki
Second moto:
1 Evgeny Bobryshev Rus Honda
2 Shaun Simpson GB Yamaha
3 Marc de Reuver NL Honda
4 Mike Kras NL Suzuki
5 Filip Bengtsson S KTM
MX1 Overall:
1 Evgeny Bobryshev Rus Honda 2-1
2 Shaun Simpson GB Yamaha 3-2
3 Marc de Reuver NL Honda 4-4
4 Filip Bengtsson S KTM 7-3
5 Mike Kras NL Suzuki 7-4
Final Dutch Championship Standings:
1 Evgeny Bobryshev Rus Honda 220
2 Shaun Simpson GB TM/Yamaha 183
3 Filip Bengtsson S KTM 183
4 Marc de Reuver NL KTM/Honda 153
5 Augusts Justs Let Honda 149
6 Mike Kras NL Suzuki 142
