Mike Kras of the Beursfoon Rockstar Suzuki Team finished sixth overall in the penultimate round of the Dutch MX1 Series in Markelo. The rider from Fijnaart wasn’t completely fit when he started the day and during both race he had some terrible headache. Despite this he managed to finish in sixth position in both motos and finished in sixth position overall as well.

Before the day started, Mike wasn’t fit at all. He had no energy and had some terrible headache. In practice he took his time to get used to the track but after several laps he tried to put a fast lap together. Mike set the third fastest time in qualifying and this was good for a good gate pick in both motos.

In the first moto he took a really good start and was riding inside of the top three in the beginning of the race. Unfortunately he had to lower the pace after a few laps because he didn’t had any energy. He was riding in fourth position for a long time but in the second part of the race he lost two positions and finally finished the moto in sixth position.

Despite his headache he was determined to make the best of it in the second moto. He took a bad start and came out of the first lap in sixteenth position. Mike had a lot of catching up to do and started a battle with fifth place rider Herjan Brakke in the closing stages of the race. Both riders changed places a few times but in the closing stages of the race he had to lower the pace again and had to be satisfied with sixth position.

Overall he finished in sixth position. Despite the fact that he missed the first two rounds of the series he is in eight position in the championship. Next weekend Mike will participate in the third round of the EMX2 Series in Uddevalla, Sweden.

Results Dutch Open MX1 in Markelo:

First moto:
1 Joel Roelants B Yamaha
2 Evgeny Bobryshev Rus Honda
3 Shaun Simpson GB TM
4 Marc de Reuver NL KTM
5 Herjan Brakke NL Yamaha
6 Mike Kras NL Suzuki
7 Filip Bengtsson S KTM
8 Augusts Justs Let Honda
9 Rick Satink NL Yamaha
10 William Saris NL Yamaha

Second moto:
1 Evgeny Bobryshev Rus Honda
2 Shaun Simpson GB TM
3 Filip Bengtsson S KTM
4 Marc de Reuver NL KTM
5 Herjan Brakke NL Yamaha
6 Mike Kras NL Suzuki
7 William Saris NL Yamaha
8 Kim Lindstrom S KTM
9 Rick Satink NL Yamaha
10 Augusts Justs Let Honda
DNF Joel Roelants B Yamaha

MX1 Overall:
1 Evgeny Bobryshev Rus Honda 2-1
2 Shaun Simpson GB TM 3-2
3 Marc de Reuver NL KTM 4-4
4 Filip Bengtsson S KTM 7-3
5 Herjan Brakke NL Yamaha 5-5
6 Mike Kras NL Suzuki 6-6

Dutch Open Championship Standings:
1 Evgeny Bobryshev Rus Honda 175
2 Filip Bengtsson S KTM 149
3 Shaun Simpson GB TM 136
4 Augusts Justs Let Honda 125
5 Tanel Leok Est Honda 114
7 Mike Kras NL Suzuki 110