Press Release Quadcross EC in Kivioli (Estonia) On this wonderful multifunctional Arena with Motocross, Hill Climbing, Fun Cars ( soapboxes ) and Ski and Snowboard in winter we saw again Motocross from its best in front of 10000 spectators. The Saturday qualifying practice saw 25 quads fighting for the best positions behind the starting grid. Best time did Edgars Mengelis, Lavia, with 1:53,144 min. Second best was Mike van Grinsven, Netherlands, 1:54,025 and third got Olli Koskela, Finland, 1:54,140. The top 15 were close together, all under 2 min. lap time. In heat 1 holeshot went to Nr. 421, Sten Jupaschevski, local Estonish rider and he was in the lead for more than half distance, than he crashed on a jump near the tent! From the Top favorites no one was in the top 4 in the first lap but they were coming up! After lap 2 van Grinsven was already 4th, Mengelis 5th and Koskela 6th. In lap 5 Mengelis overtook van Grinsven and was already 3rd. After the crash of the leaders, 2nd was up to then Priit Järvloo, Latvian rider Mengelis won the pole position in front of Netherlands van Grinsven and Finnish Koskela. And this order was no more changed until finish. In 4th and 5th position the two Estonian riders Henri Mündi and Kaspar Kangur came in. We saw 21 riders from 25 starters crossing the finish line in a very fast race. Edgars Mengelis had a total average speed of 55,979 km/h and did his fastest lap in 1:54,079 min at best speed of 57,434 km/h. In heat 2 holeshot went to Nr. 95, Edgars Mengelis, Latvia. The heat had to be stopped after problems with the starting grid: One element came up again and blocked the second row rider behind. After approx 30 minutes the 2nd start was perfect, holeshot went again to Mengelis.Mengelis was in the lead for approx 4 laps, then all of a sudden he stopped with dead engine short before finish line. Leader was now van Grinsven, NED, in front of Koskela, FIN, and the 2 best Estonish riders Henri Mündi and Kaspar Kangur and the second Finnish rider Jani Tanhuanpää. And from here on the positions were more or less set until finish. Van Grinsven won, 2nd Koskela, 3 rd Mündi, 4th Kangur, 5th Tanhuanpää, 6th Flatov. That was One from Netherland, two Finnsh and three from Estonia in the top six! The Overall winner of the day was: Mike van Grinsven, 2nd Olli Koskela and 3rd Henri Mündi. Next Event is Kegums, Latvia, next weekend!. Press Release nr 125/2014 FIM EUROPE 03/08/2014 FIM Europe Via Giulio Romano, 18 I-00196 Roma - ITALY Press Office Contacts Tel +39 06 3226746 E-mail: fimeuropepress@gmail.com Facebook: europeanmotorcycling
European Championship Quadcross Result Race 1 Venue: KIVIOLI EMN: 25/2 FMN: EMF Country: Estonia Date: 02./03.08.2014 Pos. St. Nr. Family Name First name Nat FMN Machine Capacity Points 1. 95 MENGELIS EDGARS LAT LaMSF YAMAHA 2. 11 VAN GRINSVEN MIKE NED KNMV HONDA 3. 92 KOSKELA OLLI FIN SML YAMAHA 4. 150 MÜNDI HENRI EST EMF KTM 5. 146 KANGUR KASPAR EST EMF HONDA 6. 53 SETRA RUBEN NOR NMF YAMAHA 7. 303 TANHUANPÄÄ JANI FIN SML YAMAHA 8. 25 DE VRIES MARC NED KNMV YAMAHA 9. 81 STÖHR RADIM CZE ACCR KTM 10. 44 VLASOV DANIIL RUS LaMSF HONDA 11. 29 BERNICS ENDIJS LAT LaMSF KTM 12. 192 NYSTRÖM DANIEL SWE SVEMO KTM 13. 21 THOMSEN NICKLAS SWE SVEMO YAMAHA 14. 130 FILATOV MARTIN EST EMF HONDA 15. 120 TAREND RENE EST EMF YAMAHA 16. 140 ABEL ARGO EST EMF 17. 310 KUIVAMÄKI TUOMAS FIN SML SUZUKI 18. 144 PARTS SANDER EST EMF KTM 19. 148 KOSTELECKY JAKUB CZE ACCR YAMAHA 20. 122 KNUDSEN FREDERIK DEN DMU YAMAHA 450 25 450 22 450 20 450 18 450 16 480 15 450 14 450 13 505 12 450 11 450 10 477,5 9 450 8 450 7 450 6 450 5 450 4 450 3 450 2 450 1
European Championship Quadcross Result Race 2 Venue: KIVIOLI EMN: 25/2 FMN: EMF Country: Estonia Date: 02./03.08.2014 Pos. St. Nr. Family Name First name Nat FMN Machine Capacity Points 1. 11 VAN GRINSVEN MIKE NED KNMV HONDA 2. 92 KOSKELA OLLI FIN SML YAMAHA 3. 150 MÜNDI HENRI EST EMF KTM 4. 146 KANGUR KASPAR EST EMF HONDA 5. 303 TANHUANPÄÄ JANI FIN SML YAMAHA 6. 130 FILATOV MARTIN EST EMF HONDA 7. 44 VLASOV DANIIL RUS LaMSF HONDA 8. 199 ZATLOUKAL MIROSLAV CZE ACCR KTM 9. 21 THOMSEN NICKLAS SWE SVEMO YAMAHA 10. 122 KNUDSEN FREDERIK DEN DMU YAMAHA 11. 29 BERNICS ENDIJS LAT LaMSF KTM 12. 192 NYSTRÖM DANIEL SWE SVEMO KTM 13. 53 SETRA RUBEN NOR NMF YAMAHA 14. 140 ABEL ARGO EST EMF 15. 144 PARTS SANDER EST EMF KTM 16. 120 TAREND RENE EST EMF YAMAHA 17. 25 DE VRIES MARC NED KNMV YAMAHA 18. 310 KUIVAMÄKI TUOMAS FIN SML SUZUKI 19. 81 STÖHR RADIM CZE ACCR KTM 20. 148 KOSTELECKY JAKUB CZE ACCR YAMAHA 450 25 450 22 450 20 450 18 450 16 450 15 450 14 515 13 450 12 450 11 450 10 477,5 9 480 8 450 7 450 6 450 5 450 4 450 3 505 2 450 1
European Championship Quadcross Result - Overall Venue: KIVIOLI EMN:. 25/2 FMN: EMF Country: Estonia Date: 02./03.08.2014 Pos. St. Nr. Family Name First name Nationality FMN Machine Race 1 Race 2 Overall 1. 11 VAN GRINSVEN MIKE NED KNMV HONDA 22 25 47 2. 92 KOSKELA OLLI FIN SML YAMAHA 20 22 42 3. 150 MÜNDI HENRI EST EMF KTM 18 20 38 4. 146 KANGUR KASPAR EST EMF HONDA 16 18 34 5. 303 TANHUANPÄÄ JANI FIN SML YAMAHA 14 16 30 6. 44 VLASOV DANIIL RUS LaMSF HONDA 11 14 25 7. 95 MENGELIS EDGARS LAT LaMSF YAMAHA 25 0 25 8. 53 SETRA RUBEN NOR NMF YAMAHA 15 8 23 9. 130 FILATOV MARTIN EST EMF HONDA 7 15 22 10. 21 THOMSEN NICKLAS SWE SVEMO YAMAHA 8 12 20 11. 29 BERNICS ENDIJS LAT LaMSF KTM 10 10 20 12. 192 NYSTRÖM DANIEL SWE SVEMO KTM 9 9 18 13. 25 DE VRIES MARC NED KNMV YAMAHA 13 4 17 14. 81 STÖHR RADIM CZE ACCR KTM 12 2 14 15. 199 ZATLOUKAL MIROSLAV CZE ACCR KTM 0 13 13 16. 122 KNUDSEN FREDERIK DEN DMU YAMAHA 1 11 12 17. 140 ABEL ARGO EST EMF 5 7 12 18. 120 TAREND RENE EST EMF YAMAHA 6 5 11
19. 144 PARTS SANDER EST EMF KTM 3 6 9 20. 310 KUIVAMÄKI TUOMAS FIN SML SUZUKI 4 3 7 21. 148 KOSTELECKY JAKUB CZE ACCR YAMAHA 2 1 3
Provisional rankings Pos. Nr. Family Name First Name Nat. FMN Machine Total 1 11 VAN GRINSVEN Mike NED KNMV W-TEC 97 2 92 KOSKELA Olli FIN SML YAMAHA 57 3 150 MUNDI Henry EST EMF KTM 53 4 101 MAESSEN Joe NED KNMV SUZUKI 44 5 303 TANHUANPAA Jani FIN SML YAMAHA 44 6 12 DE CUYPER Davy BEL FMB KTM 40 7 72 CESARI Andrea jr. ITA FMI KTM 36 8 146 KANGUR KASPAR EST EMF HONDA 34 9 28 JARVLOO Priit EST EMF KAWASAKI 32 10 25 DE VRIES Marc NED KNMV YAMAHA 32 11 122 KNUDSEN Frederik DEN DMU Yamaha 31 12 151 TEN VREGELAR KNMV NED KNMV YAMAHA 28 14 192 NYSTRÖM Daniel SWE SVEMO KTM 27 13 95 MENGELIS EDGARS LAT LaMSF YAMAHA 25 15 44 VLASOV DANIIL RUS LaMSF HONDA 25 16 53 SETRA RUBEN NOR NMF YAMAHA 23 17 130 FILATOV MARTIN EST EMF HONDA 22 18 162 BORST Bill DEN DMU CAN-AM 21 19 29 BERNICS ENDIJS LAT LaMSF KTM 20 20 21 THOMSEN NICKLAS SWE SVEMO YAMAHA 20 21 63 SETRA Ruben NOR NMF YAMAHA 19 22 9 STALMAN Rene NED KNMV KTM 18 23 141 REINFELDS Ralfs LAT LAMSF YAMAHA 17 24 81 STÖHR RADIM CZE ACCR KTM 14 25 142 NORSKOV Alexander DEN DMU CAN-AM 14 30 199 ZATLOUKAL Miroslav CZE ACCR KTM 14 33 20 DE CREMER Jooeri BEL KNMV CAN-AM 14 34 120 TAREND Rene EST EMF YAMAHA 12 37 140 ABEL ARGO EST EMF 12 38 4 VERBRAEKEN Kelly BEL KNMV KTM 12 39 144 PARTS SANDER EST EMF KTM 9 40 171 HUZINK Roy NED KNMV DMSB 8 41 310 Kuivamäki Tuomas FIN SML 7 42 148 KOSTELECKY JAKUB CZE ACCR YAMAHA 3 43 161 HUZINK Kay NED DMSB YAMAHA 2