Gajser Stretches Points Lead
At MXGP Of Latvia
T
eam HRC's Tim Gajser won
both motos at the MXGP of
Latvia, April 24, to extend his moto
win-streak to five and increase his
points gap at the top of the MXGP
Championship to 66 points.
On what was a miserably wet
day at the Kegums circuit, Gajser
took control of both races in what
were not very easy conditions.
The rain had slowed the track
down, providing more ruts and
bumps to challenge the racers,
but after winning the second
moto in Portugal and both races
in Trentino, Gajser showed he
can handle any conditions.
He swept around the first turn
well inside the top five in moto
one (and two), and by the end of
lap one, was in the top five. With
every rider at their strongest, and
the track at its flattest, the Slove-
nian rider took his time to figure
out where to make his move,
but when he did put the hammer
down, he was into the lead after
passes on two consecutive laps.
Race two went even better
for the Honda rider, as he swept
around the first turn in second
place, once again, putting him-
self in position to make a move.
With the track conditions getting
harder, this came earlier in the
race as others struggled to main-
tain their speed, and he moved
into the lead on lap six. From
there he controlled the race, tak-
ing the win, the overall and further
extending his championship lead,
to give himself more than a two-
moto buffer to those behind.
"I am really happy with how
this weekend went," Gajser
said. "It wasn't easy today as the
track was a lot sketchier due to
the rain, but I stayed patient in
both races and made the passes
when I needed to. I was also able
to get two good starts, which I
IN
THE
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Tim Gajser
extended his points
lead with a double
victory at the MXGP
of Latvia.
