Wildcard Anderson takes EMX300
By Infront Moto Racing on 26th Jul 15
Throttle control was tested today as the 300cc two stroke racers went to war on the hilly, stoney and super slick track of Loket for the fifth round of the European Championship EMX300series.
There was no surprise whatsoever when Marco Maddii pulled yet another holeshot. Initially the Italian pulled a slight gap, but was eventually reeled in by yesterday's race winner GL12 Yamaha Racing's Brad Anderson. Anderson, a wildcard rider from Great Britain, was head and shoulders above the competition this weekend and smoked everyone in both races for the EMX300 round of Czech Republic overall. "I came out here as a one off thanks to Bob Buchanan and GL12 Yamaha Racing. I really enjoyed it, the track was really good and technical. I didn't get the greatest starts but I came through the pack and put the British flag on top.” Anderson said.
With the championship in mind Maddii sat back for a comfortable second ahead of the local lad Petr Bartos, who was also running a fantastic pace yesterday but binned it big time at the bottom of the circuit when he hit a kicker and went over the ‘bars. South African Damon Strydom rode smooth and solid for fourth while Switzerland's Nicolas Bender rounded out the top five.
All in all, it was a flawless weekend for GL12 Yamaha Racing's Brad Anderson who topped the box on his EMX300 debut. Last years runner-up Marco Maddii was third behind England's Matt Moffat in the first race but wrapped up second place today for second overall. Meanwhile Moffat managed to bounce back from a gnarly crash on lap two today which left him with a chewed up arm, for seventh and third overall.
With the championship red plate holder Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Racing's Yentel Martens out for the season with a broken scaphoid, Marco Maddii has taken over the lead. Martens still holds onto second, two points clear of Matt Moffat in third.
EMX300 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, Yamaha), 30:11.268; 2. Matthew Moffat (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:04.319; 3. Marco Maddii (ITA, KTM), +0:05.141; 4. Dietger Damiaens (BEL, KTM), +0:26.225; 5. Damon Strydom (GBR, KTM), +0:26.603; 6. Nicolas Bender (SUI, Yamaha), +0:27.034; 7. Manuel Beconcini (ITA, KTM), +0:46.271; 8. Dušan Drdaj (CZE, Yamaha), +0:58.665; 9. Miguel Gaboleiro (POR, Yamaha), +1:19.391; 10. Ramon Brucart Sanchez (ESP, Yamaha), +1:21.988.
EMX300 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, Yamaha), 28:58.753; 2. Marco Maddii (ITA, KTM), +0:04.729; 3. Petr Bartos (CZE, KTM), +0:37.820; 4. Damon Strydom (GBR, KTM), +0:42.961; 5. Nicolas Bender (SUI, Yamaha), +0:44.641; 6. Dušan Drdaj (CZE, Yamaha), +0:47.208; 7. Matthew Moffat (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:50.237; 8. Joey Smet (BEL, KTM), +1:16.518; 9. Ramon Brucart Sanchez (ESP, Yamaha), +1:27.065; 10. Mikael Kaipanen (FIN, KTM), +1:28.892.
EMX300 Overall Top Ten: 1. Brad Anderson (GBR, YAM), 50 points; 2. Marco Maddii (ITA, KTM), 42 p.; 3. Matthew Moffat (GBR, HUS), 36 p.; 4. Damon Strydom (GBR, KTM), 34 p.; 5. Nicolas Bender (SUI, YAM), 31 p.; 6. Dušan Drdaj (CZE, YAM), 28 p.; 7. Dietger Damiaens (BEL, KTM), 26 p.; 8. Ramon Brucart Sanchez (ESP, YAM), 23 p.; 9. Joey Smet (BEL, KTM), 21 p.; 10. Petr Bartos (CZE, KTM), 20 p.
EMX300 Championship Top Ten: 1. Marco Maddii (ITA, KTM), 201 points; 2. Yentel Martens (BEL, HUS), 164 p.; 3. Matthew Moffat (GBR, HUS), 162 p.; 4. Damon Strydom (GBR, KTM), 151 p.; 5. Dietger Damiaens (BEL, KTM), 148 p.; 6. Joey Smet (BEL, KTM), 92 p.; 7. Lewis Gregory (GBR, YAM), 86 p.; 8. Nicolas Bender (SUI, YAM), 78 p.; 9. Mikael Kaipanen (FIN, KTM), 76 p.; 10. Patrick Vos (NED, KTM), 76 p.
