Racing race report - Schuurman B.V.

Ricky Tordoff“ I’m obviously a little disappointed at the way things panned out in the last race but I’m still reallyhappy with the way I’ve ridden and it’s been a positive weekend overall. I really enjoyed thecircuit, it’s got lots of jumps and is quite technical so it suits my style of riding. We’ve got a newLeo Vince exhaust which gives bucket loads of low-end power so I got really good drive off theline and took the holeshot in the first race. I comfortably led until about twenty minutes when Imade a small mistake and let Romain through. I was able to close the gap again but just ran out oftime to make a pass. In the last race Joe got a better jump than me, but I was able to move aroundthe outside and once I got out in front I just set a steady pace and pulled away. With a twentysecond lead with ten minutes to go I thought I had it in the bag, but that’s racing for you. Wehaven’t had a puncture all year, but the ruts that the sidecars made exposed some really sharp rocksand I must have clipped one. I was able to ride with the flat thanks to the Douglas beadlocks, butthe chain came off and jammed near the front guard and I couldn’t get it released. I’m reallyhappy with my speed and the way the bike is working, and will now concentrate on the last roundof the British Championship this weekend in Oxford where I’ll be aiming to move up to 2 nd place.”ResultsRace OneWinner – Romain Couprie; 2 nd – Ricky Tordoff; 3 rd – Davy Brems; 4 th – Paul Holmes; 5 th – JanVlaeymans…7 th – Joe MaessenRace TwoWinner – Stefan Schreiber; 2 nd – Joe Maessen; 3 rd – Jan Vlaeymans; 4 th – Paul Holmes; 5 th –Maximillian Freund …15 th – Ricky TordoffOverall1 st – Joe Maessen, 2 nd – Jan Vlaeymans, 3 rd – Paul Holmes…9 th – Ricky Tordoff