Jeffrey Herlings has explained the first turn crash that meant no points despite an impressive ride from last to eleventh! But the crash cost the Dutch legend the red plate heading into Sunday’s main races.
Herlings said: “Felt good all day, posting the fastest times in free practice and timed practice, which meant I had inside gate-pick for the qualifying race. Didn’t make it more than 100 metres and hit the inside bank and got ejected. Picked my bike up dead last and just tried to pass as many guys as I could, managing to get all the way up to 11th. Frustrating to not score a point, but at least my speed was good. Just need to avoid that tomorrow and hopefully I’ll be back at the front of the field again.“
