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Noppennieuws 2 was published on Friday April 5, and in it you can read, among other things, the first test of the new Triumph TF250-X, with which we were able to race for a day in America on the eve of the Daytona Supercross on the Gatorback Park circuit at the American Gainesville. And as is evident from the good results in the MX2 GPs and AMA 250 supercross, the machine also surprised us with its good performance and nice handling.
We also rode the new enduros from Fantic in Italy, the XE300 two-stroke with its own block equipped with injection, and the XEF310 four-stroke. Fantic won no fewer than five enduro world titles in 2023, so the brand has become a very serious player in a short time! We also went out with the latest Ducati. Not yet their 450 crosser – which is still in the development phase – but with the DesertX Rally, a very cool allroad. With a nod to KTM's 'Ready to Race', the credo of the new Ducati is: Ready to Compete! That gives a good indication of what Ducati plans to do with studs.
Of course we also pay attention to the opening of the motocross season, with reports from the Dutch Masters and the AMA supercross, plus the first two GPs in Argentina and Spain. In MX2, our compatriot Kay de Wolf rode both GPs very strongly and won both opening GPs! But in the MXGP, Jeffrey Herlings, Glenn Coldenhoff and Calvin Vlaanderen have a harder time catching up with the fast Spaniard Jorge Prado. However, the season is still very long, so the tide can certainly turn. In Noppennieuws 2 they all speak very candidly about their chances in the 2024 World Cup.
The EMX250 and WMX also rode their first race, which we report on. And in Italy we attended the opening race of the European Enduro Championship, which is also a qualifier for the six-day enduro event that will be held in Northern Spain in October. Furthermore, the ONK trial and the ONK sidecar and quad cross started in the Netherlands, and the Benecup supermoto in Mettet, Belgium.
In his extensive column, columnist Lars van Berkel delves deeper into the beach race in Le Touquet, and into his Argentinian adventure in the Enduro del Verano and the first MXGP, which he also attended fully dressed in a special Messi outfit.
We also interviewed Nancy van der Ven, who, as the reigning WMX champion, broke her leg at the beginning of 2023 and was forced to retire. In the Dakar Rally she made her debut as a TV reporter and a new world opened up for her. We also spoke with Gerrit Jan Vierhuizen about the motocross circuit in Heerde, and we looked back with Gerrit Wolsink, who has just turned 77, on his debut on the then super fast and light Suzuki crossers in the GPs.
Finally, in Noppennieuws 2 we bring you a great episode of 'Men of Steel' with sidecar cross rider Hans van Goch, who, together with Sies Hurkmans, finally became Dutch champion after four second places in 1988.
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