After an outstanding MXGP of Indonesia, where Team HRC racer and championship leader Tim Gajser produced two great motos, the world championship series returns to Europe for the next stretch of action that sees them race five times in six weeks.
First up is the hilly Loket track near Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic which has been a fixture on the MXGP calendar for many years.
For Gajser, the aim will be to extend his championship lead even further and win, what would be his first ever Czech GP crown.
It is a strange statistic given that Gajser is known for being such a good hard-pack rider, but victory has always just eluded him, but having just won in Indonesia and won eight of the first 12 rounds so far in 2022, he will head to Loket a strong favourite to add to that figure and increase his points gap at the top of the table even further than its current impressive number of 125.
With the weather forecast looking promising for the weekend, all preparations are full steam ahead for this 13th round of the series with Team HRC looking to assert themselves at the front of this competitive MXGP class once again.
“It’s been good to have these two weekends off, to just recharge the batteries before this next set of rounds which should really provide a bunch of different challenges,” said Gajser.
“First up is Loket, which is a very hard-pack hilly track in the Czech Republic and is always a tough track to find traction on. Usually there are lot of fans from Slovenia who make the trip and I’m looking forward to having them cheer me on around the race track.
“Obviously, Indonesia went really well and I want to thank all those fans who came out and see us there, it was a super-cool experience but I’m excited for these next European rounds and continuing the push for this 2022 world championship.”
Photo courtesy Honda
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