Simon Längenfelder collects important world championship points in Maggiora
Challenging day with good end for DIGA Procross GASGAS Factory Racing
The third round of the FIM Motocross World Championship took GASGAS Factory Racing to the spectacular hillside circuit of Maggiora in northern Italy. The track’s steep banks, huge jumps and high speeds, not to mention the enthusiastic crowd and the heavy rain that fell during the final MXGP race, all combined to create a memorable GP in more ways than one.
Simon Längenfelder came away with 12th overall, boosted by a strong eighth place finish in race two. For Isak Gifting the day did not go as planned.
· Simon Langenfelder enjoys another solid points haul
· Hard crash in the second moto for Isak Gifting
· GASGAS Factory Racing riders look ahead to round four
It was a difficult opening moto at the MXGP of Italy for both DIGA Procross GASGAS Factory Racing riders in MX2. Frustrated at being unable to make a number of passes stick in race one, Simon Langenfelder brought his MC 250F home in 17th to score more vital championship points.
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For race two, Simon returned to his early season form. Enjoying a great start in the moto, he was then involved in a huge battle for seventh for much of the race before securing his eighth-place finish. With another top-10 result, Simon now lies eighth in the MX2 World Championship
Frustratingly, Isak Gifting had a day to forget in Italy. Rebounding from a race one DNF, the Swede was placed in a strong ninth for much of race two before a crash five laps from home resulted in another DNF for the luckless racer.
Simon Längenfelder: “I couldn’t quite find my flow in race one today. I tried making passes in many places but everyone is a similar speed and many lines came together so it was a tough one. I had a much better start in race two and was able to manage my race a lot better, ride my own lines and I felt great on the bike. I ended up 12th overall so that second race turned a bad day into a much better one.”
Isak Gifting: "Today was definitely not my day. DNF twice is very disappointing for me. Still, I have to take the positive from today and make the best of it. Until Oss it is now 2 weeks, which I will use to find back to old strength."
DIGA Procross GASGAS Factory Racing return to FIM Motocross World Championship in two weeks’ time for the MXGP of The Netherlands, on July 18.
Pictures: Juan Pablo Acevedo
