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JM Honda Racing’s New Zealand rider Dylan Walsh has impressed again, this time at the second consecutive MXGP championship round at Faenza, in Italy.

Walsh showed flashes of his speed he scored four additional championship points at this seventh round of the world series overnight (NZ time), at the same track south-east of Bologna that had hosted round six on Sunday.

On what was another sunny and hot day, Walsh qualified in exactly the same position – 22nd – as he had done on Sunday. Sadly, Walsh was forced to cope with a terrible first gate drop in the first race.

After his dismal getaway the popular New-Zealander tapped into his trademark speed and rode his CRF450R to P18, advancing 10 places in one lap.  He pushed onto 16th but struggled in the second half to keep his pace and finished 18th.

As bad as Walsh’s first start had been, he definitely turned it up for the final moto. Walsh was sixth into the first corner however a first lap slip-up relegated him to a frustrating 28th spot.

Although the British MX2 champ and New Zealand MX2 No.4 managed to salvage one valuable championship point, he could only ponder on what would have been possible if it was not for the encounter with a fallen rider on the opening lap.

“Not the day I wanted,” said Walsh afterwards.

“I had a very bad start in the first moto. I came through the pack but was not riding my best. My start was really good in the second moto, unfortunately a rider crashed in front of me on the opening lap. Although I remounted from last to 20th I never got into a good rhythm.”

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MXGP Race 1:

1. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), 35:00.143; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:15.681; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:34.451; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:36.731; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:40.143; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GASGAS), +0:46.374; 7. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), +0:48.024; 8. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:49.952; 9. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Honda), +0:50.234; 10. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +1:00.342; 11. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +1:06.314; 12. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +1:10.876; 13. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +1:18.038; 14. Henry Jacobi (GER, Yamaha), +1:24.124; 15. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +1:27.415; 16. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +1:33.276; 17. Pascal Rauchenecker (AUT, KTM), +1:37.967; 18. Dylan Walsh (NZ, Honda), +1:40.785; 19. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +1:43.189; 20. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), +1:44.529; 21. Thomas Covington (USA, Yamaha), +1:46.238; 22. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Husqvarna), +1:47.687; 23. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, Yamaha), +1:48.545; 24. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), +1:53.326; 25. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +2:16.019; 26. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), -1 lap(s); 27. Edoardo Bersanelli (ITA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 28. Artem Guryev (RUS, JM Honda Racing), -1 lap(s); 29. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), -4 lap(s); 30. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, Honda), -5 lap(s); 31. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Yamaha), -6 lap(s); 32. Zachary Pichon (FRA, Honda), -11 lap(s);

MXGP Race 2:

1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 35:30.119; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), +0:04.289; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:05.114; 4. Mitchell Evans (AUS, Honda), +0:07.098; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GASGAS), +0:08.679; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:13.530; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Yamaha), +0:14.697; 8. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:39.999; 9. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:43.128; 10. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:48.777; 11. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Honda), +1:03.589; 12. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Yamaha), +1:10.340; 13. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +1:13.497; 14. Pascal Rauchenecker (AUT, KTM), +1:14.811; 15. Tanel Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +1:36.357; 16. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +1:38.874; 17. Thomas Covington (USA, Yamaha), +1:41.873; 18. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Husqvarna), +1:48.180; 19. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), +1:49.369; 20. Dylan Walsh (NZ, Honda), +1:52.858; 21. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +1:56.082; 22. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, Yamaha), +1:59.394; 23. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, Yamaha), +2:03.954; 24. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), +2:05.521; 25. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), -1 lap(s); 26. Edoardo Bersanelli (ITA, Yamaha), -1 lap(s); 27. Artem Guryev (RUS, Honda), -1 lap(s); 28. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, Honda), -7 lap(s); 29. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), -12 lap(s); 30. Henry Jacobi (GER, Yamaha), -15 lap(s);

MXGP Faenza classification:

1. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 44 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 41 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 39 p.; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 38 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 35 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GAS), 31 p.; 7. Mitchell Evans (AUS, HON), 30 p.; 8. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 24 p.; 9. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 24 p.; 10. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, YAM), 23 p.; 11. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 22 p.; 12. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 18 p.; 13. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 14 p.; 14. Pascal Rauchenecker (AUT, KTM), 11 p.; 15. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 10 p.; 16. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 9 p.; 17. Henry Jacobi (GER, YAM), 7 p.; 18. Tanel Leok (EST, HUS), 6 p.; 19. Thomas Covington (USA, YAM), 4 p.; 20. Dylan Walsh (NZ, HON), 4 p.; 21. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HUS), 3 p.; 22. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), 2 p.; 23. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 2 p.; 24. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), 1 p.; 25. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 0 p.; 26. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, YAM), 0 p.; 27. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 0 p.; 28. Edoardo Bersanelli (ITA, YAM), 0 p.; 29. Artem Guryev (RUS, HON), 0 p.; 30. Davide De Bortoli (ITA, HON), 0 p.; 31. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 0 p.; 32. Zachary Pichon (FRA, HON), 0 p.;

MXGP standings after 7 rounds:

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 263 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 241 p.; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 237 p.; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 217 p.; 5. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 210 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GAS), 204 p.; 7. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 197 p.; 8. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 179 p.; 9. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 172 p.; 10. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 168 p.; 11. Mitchell Evans (AUS, HON), 122 p.; 12. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 122 p.; 13. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 76 p.; 14. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 73 p.; 15. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 71 p.; 16. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 65 p.; 17. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 64 p.; 18. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, GAS), 56 p.; 19. Henry Jacobi (GER, YAM), 55 p.; 20. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, YAM), 47 p.; 21. Benoit Paturel (FRA, HON), 45 p.; 22. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 31 p.; 23. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 26 p.; 24. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HUS), 20 p.; 25. Pascal Rauchenecker (AUT, KTM), 16 p.; 26. Karlis Sabulis (LAT, KTM), 16 p.; 27. Petar Petrov (BUL, KTM), 15 p.; 28. Dylan Walsh (NZ, HON), 13 p.; 29. Tanel Leok (EST, HUS), 12 p.; 30. Harri Kullas (EST, HON), 11 p.; 31. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), 10 p.; 32. Lars van Berkel (NED, HUS), 9 p.; 33. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 9 p.; 34. Thomas Covington (USA, YAM), 7 p.; 35. Brent Van doninck (BEL, HUS), 5 p.; 36. Nicholas Lapucci (ITA, KTM), 5 p.; 37. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, YAM), 2 p.; 38. Anton Gole (SWE, HON), 2 p.; 39. Tom Koch (GER, KTM), 1 p.;