EL MOLAR (Spain), 18 July 2015 – The fast and flowing track built on the rolling countryside of El Molar, Spain got the ball rolling for the European Open 65cc Championship today.
In stifling hot and extremely dry conditions, the young racers gave it their all on the rock hard clay in bid for the top qualifying positions and early advantage for the main event tomorrow.
It was a surprise start to the weekend for JD19 KTM Racing TE’s Adam Kovacs who had his little 65cc wide open here in El Molar. Kovacs (in the photo by Youthstream) said he struggled with the heat a little bit and couldn’t believe he set the fastest lap time after landing hard off of a jump and breaking his bike. Despite facing a few problems Kovacs set a blistering pace and took pole 1.2 seconds clear of Kay Karrsemakers.
As for Karrsemakers, another Dutch rider who prefers excels on the softer surfaces, he was also looking super fast on the blue groove clay regardless of his roots. The young Dutchman was second in qualifying ahead of Czech Republic’s Radek Vetrovsky who was the fastest in free practice.
Rounding out the top five, a Spaniard, Raul Sanchez Garcia flew the flag for the hosting nation with his fourth place finish while France’s Florian Miot was fifth.
European Open 65cc Qualifying Practice Top Ten: 1. Adam Zsolt Kovacs (HUN, KTM), 2:07.397; 2. Kay Karssemakers (NED, KTM), +0:01.207; 3. Radek Vetrovski (CZE, KTM), +0:01.474; 4. Raul Sanchez (ESP, KTM), +0:01.688; 5. Florian Miot (FRA, KTM), +0:01.922; 6. Martin Venhoda (CZE, KTM), +0:01.978; 7. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), +0:02.891; 8. Zakhar Osmolovskiy (RUS, KTM), +0:03.148; 9. Pablo Gutierrez Solis (ESP, KTM), +0:04.194; 10. Matvey Vopilov (RUS, KTM), +0:04.808.
