Anstie Claims Second Consecutive GP Victory
By TMX Archives on 8th Aug 16
Claiming two impressive race wins at a fast and rutted Swiss track, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racings Max Anstie wrapped up round 15 of the Motocross World Championship with his second consecutive MX2 class victory. He now sits fourth in the MX2 championship standings.
Following his double moto victory last weekend in Belgium, Anstie made light work of the jump filled track at Frauenfeld – Gachnang to keep his winning streak going in Switzerland.
Getting a great start in moto one, the Brit took the lead on lap three and never looked back. Involved in a great battle with Jeremy Seewer in race two, Anstie got the best of the Swiss rider to end the GP in the strongest possible way.
Showing impressive speed around the Swiss track, Anstie's teammate Thomas Covington made a series of mistakes that forced him to settle for an eventual seventh overall in MX2. Suffering from a crash while battling for fourth in moto one, Thomas went on to cross the line in eighth place. Following a poor start in the second moto the American battled his way from the back of the pack to finish 10th.
Conrad Mewse's weekend started on a high note, with the youngster claiming the holeshot and leading the qualifying race for its first two laps before he dropped to 35th. Unable to secure a good gate pick for Sunday's motos Conrad was left with a mountain to climb. Battling hard to overcome two mediocre starts the Brit collected 13/8 results to secure 11th overall at the Swiss GP.
Struggling with a finger injury he picked up during the MXGP qualifying race, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing's Max Nagl was unable to continue his strong run of form in Switzerland. Spending most of the opening moto in ninth position the German lost a place to Tim Gajser two laps before the end to finish 10th. Getting a poor start in moto two Nagl was 13th at the chequered flag for 12th overall.
Max Anstie: "It was an awesome GP and it felt really nice to get my second overall victory. During the last three weeks we've raced in three completely different tracks and to me that makes for a real world championship. We had a great battle with Jeremy in both motos here in Switzerland.
In the opening moto I got the lead early on and managed to open a small gap for the win. In the second race it was just me and Jeremy battling it out all the way to the finish. He pushed extra hard in front of his home crowd, so it was great I ended up getting another moto win. Climbing to fourth in the series standings is also good. My plan is to take each of the remaining races separately to collect as many points as I can before the finish of the series.”
