Nagl bounces back to win second moto
KTM riders continued their charge for glory and podium places in the MX1 GP in Uddevala, Sweden on Sunday with KTM rider Jonathan Barragan scoring a 1-2 result in the two motos in rugged and muddy conditions.
"It was a very good weekend for me," said Barragan of the KTM-supported Team Silver Action. It's my second overall GP win of the season and I had a really good feeling in the track. I pushed very hard in the second heat and I was riding for a podium. Max rode very well today and I did not want to take any risks. From now on I want to be on the podium all the time."
Great second moto for Max Nagl
Red Bill KTM's factory rider Max Nagl also had a good day putting in a stunning renaissance performance to snatch victory in race two. "I didn't ride so well in the first heat, I was too slow and the track was very slippery. I had hard mousse in the rear tyre but we changed it to softer mousse for the second race and this was much better for me. "
Nagl on the road to recovery
Nagl, who was last week successfully diagnosed as having a virus has been gaining strength each day with treatment and looked untouchable in the second heat finishing 16 seconds ahead of Barragan.
Riding at the front of the field for the entire race meant he escaped much of the mud and debris thrown up by the other riders on the circuit that was badly cut up after overnight rain that continued through Sunday. It was Nagl's maiden moto victory of the season on a course where he didn't ride last year because of injury. Nagl will train in the sand at Lommel in Belgium next week and plans to compete in the ADAC Masters in Austria next weekend.
Everts satisfied and looking forward to second half of the season
"Max had a good opening to the season and was on the podium in Valkenswaard in the first round but he has had some health problems and so has not been able to deliver what I hoped for. But he was good today and also good last weekend in Germany, even if he did have some bad luck with a DNF in one of the races.
Now I would like him to put together two good results in the weekend and pick up some more podiums. Jonathan is also riding well and has two GP wins so far. I am quite optimistic that he will finish in the top five at the end of the season," KTM team boss and multi world champion Stefan Everts summarised.
Race One
1. Jonathan Barragan, Spain, KTM
2. Marc de Reuver, Netherlands, Honda
3. Steve Ramon, Belgium, Suzuki
4. David Philippaerts, Italy, Yamaha
5. Clement Desalle, Belgium, Suzuki,
12 Max Nagl, Germany, KTM
Race Two
1. Max Nagl, Germany, KTM
2. Jonathan Barragan, Spain, KTM
3. Steve Ramon, Belgium, Suzuki
4. David Philippaerts, Italy, Yamaha
5. Josh Coppins, New Zealand,
Overall Results
1. Jonathan Barragan, Spain, KTM
2. Steve Ramon, Belgium, Suzuki
3. David Philippaerts, Italy, Yamaha
4. Max Nagl, Germany, KTM
5. Billy Mackenzie, Britain, Honda
Championship Standings
1. David Philippaerts, Italy, 302 points
2. Steve Ramon, Belgium, 290
3. Josh Coppins, News Zealand, 286
4. Ken de Dyker, Belgium 266
5. Sebastien Pourcel, France, 241
6. Jonathan Barragan, Spain, KTM, 239
7. Max Nagl, Germany, KTM, 213
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