The third round of the 2009 United Telecom Belgian Motocross Championship saw both Teka Suzuki World MX1 riders circulating at speed for the first time since April and Ken De Dycker and Steve Ramon were able to take their works RM-Z450s to second and third places overall at the Nismes circuit in some changeable weather conditions.
Across the stony, slippery course in the south of the country, De Dycker and Ramon had to play second fiddle to Clement Desalle, but the sight of both Suzuki riders on the podium was a positive outcome for the team in the midst of a summer break and just two weeks before their home Grand Prix at Lommel, Limburg for what will be the 12th round of 15 in the FIM World Championship.
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De Dycker was not able to claim victory for the third time in a row but his scorecard of 2nd, 2nd and 3rd in the three motos was enough to guarantee the second step.
“I’m not too happy really,” he commented. “Things went OK in practice but my arms tensed up in the first moto and I struggled to feel good on the track for the rest of the day. It was really hard and stony with not many ruts, so it wasn’t an easy run.”
Nismes represented the first competitive outing for Ramon since the 2007 World Champion fractured his C7 vertebrae at the Grand Prix of Benelux 10 weeks ago. The 29 year old rode to 3rd, 5th and 2nd positions for an effective and steady comeback.
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“It was a pretty good day and I think it was the right decision to race here, even if I have never been a fan of the track and actually found it pretty dangerous in some places,” he said. “The first moto was ruined a little bit by arm-pump and I had a bad start in the second but the third was the best and after De Dycker had made a mistake I could keep speed with Desalle. The meeting went like I expected and now I will continue getting ready for Lommel.”
Teka Suzuki World MX1 will compete in the next meeting of the ADAC MX Masters German series at Tensfeld this weekend.
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