After Wilson Todd aged out of the MX2 World Championship at the end of last year, Steve Dixon decided to sign up Mikkel Haarup and it’s been a good start to the season for the DRT Kawasaki outfit with the Dane.
After three rounds, Haarup sits fourth in the World Championship standings and secured a podium in Argentina which saw DRT get back on the box – it’s been a while!
Dixon is enjoying working with the young Dane and will be hoping for more podium results as the season progresses.
“This weekend is what we have worked for – racing against full factory bikes gives us a high task, but we are getting there. At the same time Mikkel is an unbelievable signing, his whole work ethic, and enthusiasm together with a family that is behind his goals make the task so much easier. Right from the start, I could feel this and I am so happy for Mikkel that he has this podium after only 3 races with Big Van World MTX Kawasaki. It is also a joy to show our sponsors and Kawasaki what can be achieved. The hard work everyone has put in especially his training mechanic Mas from Denmark and Jordan his race mechanic showed in this race. We will continue to work to climb from 4th in the Championship and we look forward to Portugal where we will also see Courtney back on track and hopefully back upfront”, Dixon stated in a press release.