For the fifth time this season Sébastien Pourcel stood on the MX1 podium, this time at the 12th round of the series in the Czech Republic. Fifth and second in the races at Loket – home of the Czech round of the series for many years – Sébastien recovered well from a crash during the qualifying session while his teammate Kevin Strijbos made a safe comeback after four months out with his thumb injury. Loket is not the favourite event of the year for many riders as the track is always fast, slippery and pretty dangerous. While the layout is not so technical it often offers nice racing and tough battles and the MX1 races were probably the most exciting ones of the season.
MX2 Red Plate owner Tyla Rattray put down some excellent laps to take victory in Saturday's Qualifying Race One and is all set to further extend his lead in the world championship standings in Sunday's GP of Czech Republic.
Red Bull KTM rider Max Nagl got off to a great start in the MX1 GP of Germany in Teutschenthal on Sunday but technical difficulties denied him the chance of a probable podium. The German factory rider took a confident holeshot in the first moto and was having no problems sticking with the front riders when technical difficulties foiled his chances of raking in points.