Race One: It was a superb EMX125 opening race which provided chaos at a very hard pack and technical race track. Zanocz cut across Doensen out of the start straight which saw the Dutch rider outside the top twenty but then something happened Zanocz on the first lap which put him behind Doensen.
Everything was looking great for Mancini at the front but then heartbreak as his bike broke meaning a DNF! Dani Heitink despite being Dutch was riding great in the conditions and took a superb win ahead of Francesco Bellei and rookie, Alvisi in third.
Doensen and Zanocz showed incredible pace to come through to fourth and sixth respectively.
McCullough was twentieth on the first lap but made a number of passes to end up in twelfth. A better ride than it looks with the track being difficult to pass on.
Race Two:Â There was plenty more drama in race two. It was Mannini who held the early race lead and he was looking great on his return to racing. Doensen was able to make a pass but then he crashed out of the lead promoting Mancini to the top spot.
Then it was Mancini’s turn to crash out of the lead which saw Zanocz take over first position and bring home the moto win. It was all about Bellei though who was very consistent as he followed up his second in race one with a third in race two to take his first ever EMX overall win – a happy and emotional Italian.
Heitink had a disaster of a start but rode really well coming from outside the top twenty – he was in eighth and had a podium in the bag but then crashed on the final lap dropping him to tenth and losing the podium. Doensen was able to benefit to take the final step of the podium but Zanocz extends his championship lead.
McCullough was fifteenth around the first corner and quickly moved into twelfth before a crash leaving him last. He could only recover to twenty-sixth after losing a lot of time.
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