Langenfelder Wins in Germany
At the second event of the ADAC MX Masters at the weekend, the numerous fans witnessed a thrilling battle between MX2 World Champion Simon Längenfelder (D/Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team), championship leader Max Nagl (D/Dörr Motorsport Triumph Racing) and reigning champion Roan van de Moosdijk (NL/KTM Kosak Racing Team). Längenfelder prevailed after three ranked runs in challenging conditions on the deep sand track ahead of Nagl and van de Moosdijk.
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At his guest start in the ADAC MX Masters, Längenfelder used a 450 cc KTM in a race for the first time. In the first race on Saturday, he fought a duel with Nagl that was worth seeing throughout the race, which remained open until the finish line. But in the end, Längenfelder kept the upper hand in front of Nagl and Maximilian Spies (D/Becker Racing). After the start, Van de Moosdijk worked his way up from midfield to fourth place ahead of Jere Haavisto (FIN/Schmicker Silve Racing).
On Sunday, Nagl took the lead in the second race with the Red Bull Holeshot. But within the first lap, van de Moosdijk took the lead. In the second lap, Längenfelder also passed Nagl. After five laps, Längenfelder was able to take the lead and gain a small lead over van de Moosdijk as the race progressed. At the end of the race, he came under strong pressure from Nagl, but his front wheel slipped off during an attack on the last lap, causing him to crash, but still finished in third place. Spies and Haavisto rounded out the top five.
In the third race, the Red Bull Holeshot went to Noah Ludwig (D/KTM Sarholz Racing Team), but Nagl took the lead after one lap. One lap later, Längenfelder and van de Moosdijk had also passed Ludwig. Nagl quickly gained an advantage over his pursuers. After the first third of the race, van de Moosdijk moved past Längenfelder into second position. A short time later, Spies took fifth place from Nico Koch (D/Becker Racing). At the front, the positions did not change until the finish, which meant that Nagl won ahead of van de Moosdijk, Ludwig and Spies.
In the event ranking, the victory went to Längenfelder ahead of Nagl and van de Moosdijk. Spies and Koch rounded off the top five. In the championship, Nagl extended his lead by five points ahead of van de Moosdijk. Spies took over third place from Koch, Ludwig is in fifth place.
"I didn't know what to expect on the big bike before the weekend and learned from session to session. In the third run, I took a step back and let Max and Roan go. All in all, I'm very satisfied and I had a lot of fun riding in front of so many great fans," said Längenfelder happily.
The podium in Dreetz (from left): Nagl, Längenfelder, van de Moosdijk © Photo: ADAC
"Dreetz is the most demanding track of the year and therefore the whole weekend was very exhausting. In the second run, I was a bit too calm at the beginning to conserve my strength and lost touch with Simon and Roan. In the end, I ran out of time. In the third race, I therefore put pressure on from the beginning and it paid off. The duel with Simon on Saturday was a lot of fun and the fans created a stadium-like atmosphere. It's close between Roan and me in the championship, so I'm happy to have extended a few points lead," Nagl was satisfied.
"On Saturday, I couldn't transfer my speed from qualifying into the race. On Sunday I did much better, and especially in the second run I felt like I am used to. I'll take a lot of positives from this weekend," said van de Moosdijk.
