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The German starters delivered solid performances in the pre-season race in Lierop, Netherlands. Sarholz-KTM starter Henry Jacobi came fourth in the daily ranking and Noah Ludwig also showed his potential.

“The conditions were brutal,” explained KTM Sarholz rider Henry Jacobi, who turned into the first corner as the leader in the first run of the season preparation race in Lierop. KMP Honda rider Max Nagl then took the reins before Red Bull KTM factory rider Jeffrey Herlings took the lead on the third lap and won comfortably in the end.

“It was definitely a challenge,” explained Jacobi, “the sand was brutally deep and rutted.”

In the second race, Yamaha factory rider Jago Geerts initially took the lead before ‘The Bullet’ applied pressure again and ultimately achieved an unchallenged one-two victory. In the first race, Herlings lapped into the top 8, and in the second race even into the top 6.

“For a semi-professional like me, this 4-4 result wasn’t so bad,” said Jacobi after the race. His Sarholz teammate Noah Ludwig also struck a conciliatory tone at the end: “Unfortunately I had a few problems in the first run, but I was quite happy with the second run. The starts are now correct. Now I just have to concentrate on racing and then it will be good.”

Next weekend Ludwig will compete in the winter motocross in Frankenbach.

Result MX Lierop MXGP:

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NL), KTM, 1-1
2. Calvin Vlaanderen (NL), Yamaha, 3-3
3. Jago Geerts (B), Yamaha, 6-2
4. Henry Jacobi (D), KTM, 4-4
5. Brent van Doninck (B), Honda, 2-11
6. Tom Koch (D), KTM, 7-5
7. Jeremy Knuiman (NL), GRASS, 8-6
8. Max Nagl (D), Honda, 5-10
9. Micha-Boy de Waal (NL), GASGAS, 9-8
10. Lukas Platt (D), KTM, 10-9
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16. Tim Koch (D), Husqvarna, 22-14
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21. Mark Scheu (D), Husqvarna, 25-21
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24. Noah Ludwig (D), KTM, DNF-7

2024-03-04 20:48:40
#Lierop #Henry #Jacobi #KTMP4 #video

It has long been officially known that Ducati is working on an off-road model series. Now Ducati is releasing a video on this topic, the production costs of which they could have saved.

SPEEDWEEK readers of course already know that nine-time motocross world champion Tony Cairoli is joining Ducati as a motocross test rider to advance the motocross project that we first reported on several years ago. Ducati has been working specifically on developing an off-road model series for two years. In 2024, entry into the 450cc class of the Italian Motocross Championship has been announced with the Madii team, which is highly respected in this sector. Eight-time Italian champion Alessandro Lupino has already been hired as a driver.

Later, the 450 motocrosser will be turned into a model series with motocross and enduro machines. Ducati has already revealed that the valves on the four-stroke off-road machines are also controlled desmodromically. For those with less technical knowledge: In this design, the valves in the cylinder head are opened mechanically by cams (as usual), they are not closed as usual with springs, but mechanically with closing cams controlled by the camshaft(s). With this special valve control, Ducati announces a usable speed range that is wider than that of the competition.

With the off-road model series, Ducati wants to expand its customer segment to include off-road riders, the only segment that Ducati does not currently serve. Like Ducati, the British manufacturer Triumph has also announced its entry into the off-road segment in 2024 and every now and then treats us to a film about the state of things. Ducati, on the other hand, has recently managed to show us what is probably the weakest teaser video in motorcycle history on this topic.

2023-10-24 23:06:01
#Ducati #Motocross #Meaningless #teaser #video