Young Dutch rider, Twan van Essen has been concentrating on the EMX250 championships the past few years but injury meant he missed pretty much the entire 2021 season which was a shame.
Van Essen was on the look out for an MX2 GP or EMX250 ride for the 2022 season but hasn’t managed to secure a spot on a team so has decided to start up his own race team – 474 Motorsports GasGas.
The season ahead will also offer the Dutch rider a new challenge as he is going to focus on the French beach races but he will contest selected EMX250 rounds as well.
“I couldn’t get a ride together that I felt like I could show what I’m really capable off so I tried some beach races and CC motorsports reached out to me when I just got injured. I turned that offer down at that time but then I didn’t have a ride, I felt like trying and really like doing those beach race so that’s my main goal for 2022/2023 and maybe beyond. I will stay active on the bike so I have decided to do selected EMX250 round as I still love doing that”, van Essen told GateDrop.com.
“With regards EMX250 rounds I plan on doing Oss if I’m in shape on time as le Touquet got postponed a month and I also plan on racing Riola and Lommel but that it’s for now as after that we will start full on preparing for new sand season. For the EMX250 races I do I just want to have fun and enjoy the time being there but in the beach races, the main goal is a top ten at le Touquet. I want to thank everyone involved, it’s a small group of people but definitely great people I can rely on”. van Essen concluded.
Article: Andy McKinstry
