Past weekend we had Jeremy his home GP in Lommel. The 6th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship is one of the toughest races on the planet. The famous deep sand track “The Heererbergen” is cruel for the rider and bikes.
In time practice Jeremy wasn’t able to find the right feeling on the sandy track with the new factory Beta 450 RX. He closed time practice in 25th position.
Despite his bad startposition (25th) he took a decent start and maneged him to win some position in the race. He gave it all and finished the race in 16th position.
Same start in race two, he even made up 5 position in the first lap, sitting in 20th position he crashed due a rider who stand still behind a jump and felt back to 36th position. Jerre showed his fighting spirit and came back through the pack to a 23th position. Unfortunately he made a second crash what forced him to quit the race. He end the GP in 20th position overall and stay 11th in the world championship standings. Up to round 7 in Latvia next weekend !!
Jeremy Van Horebeek; “The sand tracks are a real struggle at the moment but we know what to do and we keep working and try to improve every day ! thanks @betamotor1905 @sdm_corse_official for the hard work this week and big thanks to my dad for the many hours of work you put into it this week ! Sorry for the bad result but will try to bounce back in a few days in Latvia”
MXGP Race 1: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 34:37.691; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:28.149; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:36.418; 4. Pauls Jonass (LAT, GASGAS), +0:41.724; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:49.914; 6. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:56.529; 7. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:57.895; 8. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +1:00.916; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +1:10.924; 10. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +1:19.128; 11. Brian Bogers (NED, GASGAS), +1:29.092; 12. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +1:40.563; 13. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +1:43.351; 14. Alberto Forato (ITA, GASGAS), +1:46.311; 15. Cyril Genot (BEL, KTM), +1:53.682; 16. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Beta), +1:55.247; 17. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +2:00.475; 18. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Yamaha), +2:01.906; 19. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +2:22.356; 20. Lars van Berkel (NED, Honda), -1 lap(s); 21. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), -1 lap(s); 22. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 23. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 24. Todd Kellett (GBR, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 25. Jeremy Delince (BEL, Honda), -1 lap(s); 26. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, Kawasaki), -1 lap(s); 27. Hardi Roosiorg (EST, KTM), -1 lap(s); 28. Vsevolod Brylyakov (MFR, Honda), -1 lap(s); 29. Sven Van der Mierden (NED, GASGAS), -1 lap(s); 30. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KTM), -1 lap(s); 31. Lorenzo Locurcio (VEN, KTM), -1 lap(s); 32. Rene De Jong (NED, KTM), -1 lap(s); 33. Evgeny Bobryshev (MFR, Husqvarna), -6 lap(s); 34. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, Beta), -6 lap(s); 35. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), -9 lap(s); 36. Dylan Walsh (GBR, Kawasaki), -11 lap(s); 37. Henry Jacobi (GER, Honda), -13 lap(s); 38. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Honda), -13 lap(s); 39. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Yamaha), -15 lap(s);
MXGP Race 2: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), 35:47.024; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, GASGAS), +0:04.339; 3. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:09.748; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:11.213; 5. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:31.247; 6. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:34.905; 7. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:37.604; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:39.296; 9. Ben Watson (GBR, Yamaha), +0:47.333; 10. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +0:49.616; 11. Brian Bogers (NED, GASGAS), +0:50.407; 12. Cyril Genot (BEL, KTM), +1:07.126; 13. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Yamaha), +1:24.122; 14. Alberto Forato (ITA, GASGAS), +1:35.825; 15. Evgeny Bobryshev (MFR, Husqvarna), +1:51.088; 16. Brent Van doninck (BEL, Yamaha), +1:53.497; 17. Lars van Berkel (NED, Honda), +1:54.109; 18. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, Husqvarna), +1:57.406; 19. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), +2:12.629; 20. Todd Kellett (GBR, Yamaha), +2:23.155; 21. Hardi Roosiorg (EST, KTM), -1 lap(s); 22. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), -1 lap(s); 23. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KTM), -1 lap(s); 24. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 25. Vsevolod Brylyakov (MFR, Honda), -1 lap(s); 26. Sven Van der Mierden (NED, GASGAS), -1 lap(s); 27. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Honda), -1 lap(s); 28. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Yamaha), -3 lap(s); 29. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Beta), -4 lap(s); 30. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), -7 lap(s); 31. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), -8 lap(s); 32. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, Beta), -8 lap(s); 33. Jeremy Delince (BEL, Honda), -9 lap(s); 34. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), -10 lap(s); 35. Henry Jacobi (GER, Honda), -11 lap(s); 36. Dylan Walsh (GBR, Kawasaki), -11 lap(s); 37. Lorenzo Locurcio (VEN, KTM), -11 lap(s); 38. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, Kawasaki), -15 lap(s); 39. Rene De Jong (NED, KTM), -15 lap(s);
MXGP Overall: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 47 points; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 41 p.; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, GAS), 40 p.; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 34 p.; 6. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 32 p.; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 29 p.; 8. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 22 p.; 9. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 21 p.; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, GAS), 20 p.; 11. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 20 p.; 12. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 17 p.; 13. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 16 p.; 14. Cyril Genot (BEL, KTM), 15 p.; 15. Alberto Forato (ITA, GAS), 14 p.; 16. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 8 p.; 17. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 8 p.; 18. Evgeny Bobryshev (MFR, HUS), 6 p.; 19. Lars van Berkel (NED, HON), 5 p.; 20. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, BET), 5 p.; 21. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 4 p.; 22. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 2 p.; 23. Todd Kellett (GBR, YAM), 1 p.; 24. Hardi Roosiorg (EST, KTM), 0 p.; 25. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), 0 p.; 26. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KTM), 0 p.; 27. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 0 p.; 28. Vsevolod Brylyakov (MFR, HON), 0 p.; 29. Sven Van der Mierden (NED, GAS), 0 p.; 30. Michele Cervellin (ITA, HON), 0 p.; 31. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, YAM), 0 p.; 32. Alvin Östlund (SWE, YAM), 0 p.; 33. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, BET), 0 p.; 34. Jeremy Delince (BEL, HON), 0 p.; 35. Henry Jacobi (GER, HON), 0 p.; 36. Dylan Walsh (GBR, KAW), 0 p.; 37. Lorenzo Locurcio (VEN, KTM), 0 p.; 38. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KAW), 0 p.; 39. Rene De Jong (NED, KTM), 0 p.;
MXGP World Championship Standings; 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 226 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 221 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 217 p.; 4. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 212 p.; 5. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 184 p.; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 180 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 160 p.; 8. Pauls Jonass (LAT, GAS), 159 p.; 9. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 111 p.; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, KTM), 109 p.; 11. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, BET), 95 p.; 12. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 95 p.; 13. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 88 p.; 14. Brian Bogers (NED, GAS), 63 p.; 15. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 62 p.; 16. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 52 p.; 17. Henry Jacobi (GER, HON), 49 p.; 18. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 48 p.; 19. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, YAM), 47 p.; 20. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KAW), 46 p.; 21. Alvin Östlund (SWE, YAM), 41 p.; 22. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 36 p.; 23. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), 33 p.; 24. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 24 p.; 25. Alberto Forato (ITA, GAS), 21 p.; 26. Lorenzo Locurcio (VEN, KTM), 18 p.; 27. Cyril Genot (BEL, KTM), 15 p.; 28. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 9 p.; 29. Vsevolod Brylyakov (MFR, HON), 7 p.; 30. Evgeny Bobryshev (MFR, HUS), 6 p.; 31. Lars van Berkel (NED, HON), 5 p.; 32. Jimmy Clochet (FRA, BET), 4 p.; 33. Nathan Watson (GBR, HON), 4 p.; 34. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 2 p.; 35. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 1 p.; 36. Anton Gole (SWE, HUS), 1 p.; 37. Todd Kellett (GBR, YAM), 1 p.;
Text & Photocredits Smeys G.