Victory for Ramon in Wuustwezel
May 9, 2011, 10:05am
Steve Ramon looks to have made a solid recovery to his recent illness as he took a solid victory at the Wuustwezel International this past weekend.
The day started out strong for the ‘Bomb’ as he posted the fastest time in qualification.
Grabbing the hole-shot in Moto 1 Ramon was flying out front whilst Ben Townley chased hard in 2nd. As the moto wore on Ramon continued his control of the pack, leading every lap to take the victory.
Moto 2 was unfortunately not a great start for the Belgian champ, as he rounded lap 1 only just inside the top 10. Within no time Ramon was slicing through the field, lap after lap homing in on the leaders as he posted the fastest lap of the race. At the chequered flag it was a 3rd place for Ramon, a mere 3 seconds off the race winner, De Dycker.
Moto 3 marked another hole-shot for the number 11 Suzuki of Ramon, as he was chased hard by De Dycker. On lap 2 De Dycker got past, but within a few more laps Ramon was back out front and starting to edge away from the pack. Another superb race win handed Ramon the overall victory for the day.
Steve Ramon: “A real positive day. Starting off with the fastest lap time in practice and then a hole-shot and first moto win. Actually for the second moto I was late getting to the grid, so they made me start on the second row, and that made it tough!! I had to ride many different lines to get through the traffic, but I pushed hard and in the end was right with the leaders. The third moto was a good feeling. I got another hole-shot, but a few laps in I slipped out and De Dycker got past, but with a few laps I re-passed him and then managed to ride my own race. I am happy to feel physically better ahead of the USA GP next weekend.”
Overall Results
1. Steve Ramon
2. Ken De Dycker
3. Ben Townley
4. Anthony Boissiere
5. Marvin Van Daele
The day started out strong for the ‘Bomb’ as he posted the fastest time in qualification.
Grabbing the hole-shot in Moto 1 Ramon was flying out front whilst Ben Townley chased hard in 2nd. As the moto wore on Ramon continued his control of the pack, leading every lap to take the victory.
Moto 2 was unfortunately not a great start for the Belgian champ, as he rounded lap 1 only just inside the top 10. Within no time Ramon was slicing through the field, lap after lap homing in on the leaders as he posted the fastest lap of the race. At the chequered flag it was a 3rd place for Ramon, a mere 3 seconds off the race winner, De Dycker.
Moto 3 marked another hole-shot for the number 11 Suzuki of Ramon, as he was chased hard by De Dycker. On lap 2 De Dycker got past, but within a few more laps Ramon was back out front and starting to edge away from the pack. Another superb race win handed Ramon the overall victory for the day.
Steve Ramon: “A real positive day. Starting off with the fastest lap time in practice and then a hole-shot and first moto win. Actually for the second moto I was late getting to the grid, so they made me start on the second row, and that made it tough!! I had to ride many different lines to get through the traffic, but I pushed hard and in the end was right with the leaders. The third moto was a good feeling. I got another hole-shot, but a few laps in I slipped out and De Dycker got past, but with a few laps I re-passed him and then managed to ride my own race. I am happy to feel physically better ahead of the USA GP next weekend.”
Overall Results
1. Steve Ramon
2. Ken De Dycker
3. Ben Townley
4. Anthony Boissiere
5. Marvin Van Daele
