Teka Suzuki World MX1’s Ken De Dycker will filter into the start gate in third position for the Grand Prix of Germany at the Talkessel circuit in Teutschenthal tomorrow.
The ninth round of 15 in the 2009 FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship began under cloudy but bright skies and despite the occasional threat of rain, remained dry.
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The Belgian experimented with settings on his RM-Z450 to cope with the hard and fast course located close to the city of Halle. The 24 year old tried a different sprocket, altered engine mapping and also tweaked suspension settings in search of the best configuration.
De Dycker posted the seventh and fourth best times in the two practice sessions and then attacked the opening two laps of the qualification heat race to lead the pack. A few small mistakes and a change of lines in an effort to find more grip did not help the Suzuki pilot and he ended up slipping back two positions to third.
Ken De Dycker:
“Today wasn’t bad. We tried to do some different things during the practice but arrived more or less at the setting we had before. We were trying to find more traction and the suspension set-up we have at the moment still isn’t 100% even though it was better for the Heat. I made a few mistakes in the race and did not want to push too hard because it is Sunday’s motos that really count and third was OK for the gate. We will see how it goes tomorrow because the track will get rougher and bumpier through the day so there will be more lines.”
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MX1 Qualification Heat Result: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 25:29.823; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:04.143; 3. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Teka Suzuki World MX1), +0:12.837; 4. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), +0:13.636; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), +0:15.061; 6. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), +0:31.000; 7. Mickael Pichon (FRA, Honda), +0:31.962; 8. Gregory Aranda (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:40.240; 9. Billy Mackenzie (GBR, Honda), +0:48.643; 10. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:51.418.
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