The weekend started well for the ‘Bomb’ as he posted the fastest time in timed practice, over a second faster than anyone. An average start though in the Saturday qualifying race left Ramon fighting for every position as he ultimately crossed the line to qualify in 6^th position.

Sunday morning dawned to light rain, but the sandy circuit soon soaked it up before the sun re-immerging mid morning.

MX1 Moto 1 blasted off, but a poor start left Ramon down in 17^th position with plenty work to do if he wanted to get through. Lap after lap the Belgian star fought hard as he pushed his way through the elite field of riders. In the end the Suzuki rider had to settle for 10^th place.

Moto 2 was yet another tough start for the ‘Bomb’, this time rounding out lap one in 14^th place. With another aggressive ride Ramon clawed through to 7^th place at the chequered flag, giving Ramon 7^th overall for the Grand Prix.

Steve’s comments on the day….

"Tough day! Tough first moto! Out of the start someone elbowed me and that set me back. I made a lot of positions by turning tight but then in the third corner two guys crashed in front of me and I had to pull up and had nowhere to go. A bit further on, Coppins did a front flip over the double into the triple and I was following in the same rut so I jumped on his bike; it was a crazy first lap. I tried to get back to the front but it is really difficult here to make time and ground. If you want to go fast here then you need a good rhythm; if you push too hard, then you are making mistakes. In the second moto the start was not good again and the first laps were a battle. But I did the best that I could to come back and score as many points as possible."

This coming weekend Ramon is due to take place in the German Championship, before the 3^rd round of the MX1 World Championship on the 24/25^th April in Valkenswaard, Holland.

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