On his return to action, Brian Bogers joined his Fantic Factory Racing MXGP teammate Glenn Coldenhoff in the top 10 at round 13 of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Loket.
Fantic was back to full force on the historic, hard-pack layout of Loket, as Brian Bogers joined Glenn Coldenhoff on a special mission in their stellar one-off livery to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Moon landing.
Three weeks after suffering a shoulder injury in Indonesia, Brian Bogers scored a solid twelfth place in the qualifying race, with his teammate Glenn Coldenhoff working his way up to P8 after a tougher start.
In race 1 on Sunday, Glenn Coldenhoff struggled off the gate once again and had to charge hard through the field to reach ninth place. On the other hand, Brian Bogers was off to a fast start in sixth place. He managed to hold his position for several laps but couldn’t quite keep the fast pace for the full distance on his first race back, eventually finishing in tenth place.
Bogers managed another strong start in race 2 and placed himself in the top 5. Unfortunately, a crash dropped him down the order, and he had to settle for twelfth place. Coldenhoff did not have a brilliant start in the second race either, but he put on another encouraging performance on his Fantic XXF 450, steadily climbing his way up to finish in seventh place. In the overall standings of the day, Coldenhoff was seventh with Bogers in tenth place.
Glenn Coldenhoff:
“It was another tough weekend. Actually, my riding wasn’t bad at all, but my starts were just not the best. I was far behind in every moto. I think we can be happy with the progress we made with the bike, but we definitely need to work on those starts. If we get them right, I believe we can be in the top 6 or top 5, and that is where we should be. We keep working and we will try to be ready for Lommel, which is one of my favorite races.”
Brian Bogers:
“The starts were good, and this is the positive this weekend. On the other hand, it was a tough one for me. The riding was a little bit too stiff; I struggled with a track that cost me a lot of energy. The shoulder felt really good, though, and that is reassuring because we won’t have to think about it anymore. The bike felt good as well, so I am really looking forward to Lommel and hopefully getting some good points there.”
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