EMX125 & EMX250 LOMMEL 2018

A terrible start for Race 1 but Dominic battled through to 14^th.  He then crashed out and ended up back in 27^th.  Not to be beaten, he picked himself up and managed to get back to 21^st.  Then another crash and fatigue set in.  It was a tough track to master and Dominic had never ridden at Lommel before, unlike most of the riders in his class.  So a 31^st place finish in Race 1.

EMX250:

Todd got a terrible start, right at the back of the pack.  He was sitting in 28^th position and it was deep sand.  He battled and didn’t give up.  He showed character and determination and managed to pull through to the points and finished 18^th in Race 1 with 2 points towards the championship.

RACE 2:

EMX125:

Dominic had an excellent start to Race 2 and was up there with the top boys, sitting in 11^th place for the first few laps.  The track was tough.  It was deep rutted sand and Dominic struggled.  He soon dropped back as the European boys got the better of him.  Finishing in 31^st, he was the 2^nd Brit home, with only 3 of them having managed to qualify to the main races.

EMX250:

Race 2 didn’t go quite as well for Todd.  His start wasn’t great and although he pulled through a few, he didn’t quite make the points in this 2^nd Race.  So Todd finished 26^th in Moto 2.

OVERALL:

EMX125:

So 31-31 gave Dominic 33^rd overall.  Not ideal.  He has the speed and showed this in his qualification.  However, lack of experience of the popular, well known deep sanded Lommel showed today.  Fatigue set in and more fitness is needed to ride these tough European tracks.

EMX250:

18-26 gave Todd 24^th overall.  Not quite the top 20 but he is gradually getting there.  Today he showed courage and determination and his laps were pretty consistent.  He is now sitting 29^th in the EMX250 Championship.

QUOTE FROM DOMINIC LANCETT:

Saturday was an amazing day.  Qualifying 6^th in my group and 11^th out of all the EMX125’s.  Both races started out great, Race 1 I was in 14^th and Race 2 I was in 11^th.  Crashes and Fatigue meant that I finished outside the top 25 but overall I had a good positive weekend.

QUOTE FROM TODD KELLETT:

Qualified 15^th and straight through to the main races.   It was a tough track to master and my starts weren’t great. I was determined not to give up and kept on battling to score a couple of points.