Racing race report - Schuurman B.V.

Overall this has been a good result for the team, team mentor Richard Cole’s obviousdisappointment that Ricky did not get the result that he truly deserved after fantastic performancesin both motos eased somewhat by Joe taking the teams first overall win in the series. The teamhave proved that their overall package is extremely competitive at this level of racing, the potencyof the Filtec GYTR Team Yamaha YFZ450 also shown by the result of satellite rider Tobias Lenz.Working out of the Filtec awning and riding one of the Pro-Prep prepared bikes from Pont DeVaux, Tobias has quickly adapted to the Yamaha YFZ450 and put in a superb performance to posttwo 8 th place finishes and 10 th overall on the day, Tobias comfortably retaining 4 th place in theseries with one round to go. After the race the young German commented, “ after the Estonianround I was left in the unfortunate situation that I no longer had a bike to ride for the last threerounds of the European Championship. Richard was aware of the situation and at Pont De Vauxkindly offered me the loan of one of the Filtec GYTR Team Yamaha bikes that he and Ian fromPro-Prep had built for Pont De Vaux. I’m working out of their awning at the races but I still haveto supply all my own kit and do all the work to the bike between meetings. It’s taking me a littlewhile getting used to the bike and getting it set up the way I want it, but it’s a fantastic bike and Iget more used to it each time I ride. I’m really happy with my result today and am looking forwardto the last round in France on the 28 th of September where I’ll be focused on maintaining my 4 thplace in the series. “Joe Maessen“ I’m really happy with taking the overall win today, but I really feel for Ricky as he deserved towin after the way he rode in both races and it would have been nice to come away with the team onthe top two steps. I’ve never raced here before and I struggled a bit to get in to the track duringpractice and in the first moto, but once I settled down I was able to push hard and had good battlesin both races. It can be difficult to pass here, especially when the track gets really cut up, but thebike worked really well and I was able to move through the field for a better finish. I’m reallylooking forward to the final round in France at the end of the month, I’ve never raced there beforebut have heard about the circuit and feel confident that the Filtec GYTR Team Yamaha YFZ450can once again deliver a winning result.”