Tanel LEOK racing in the heartland of European motocross

Tanel Leok naturally would be a regular feature at Belgian championship motocross events,Being in the employ of a Belgian team,Not that the Estonian needs any special prompting to do so. He enjoys racing in the heartland of European motocross, and even more so when the race is at a classic, spectacular circuit like Kester. As usual, hordes of spectators poured through the gates to see a strong line up battle for honours in the second round of the Belgian Championship series.

With his family and a couple of friends in attendance, Tanel was keen to deliver a goof result, and started the day off by qualifying sixth. He was not quite happy with this result, and this much was clear when he blasted to the front at the start of race 1. He lead for the majority of the race, but as things panned out, unfortunately not for the lap that counted. With the race coming to a close, he noticed a tell-tale hiss on the radiator of his LS Motors Honda, indicating that the cap was serving divorce papers. Tanel tried to effect running repairs on the go, and the lapse of concentration cost him as he took a minor spill. This allowed two riders to move past him. The Estonian Express was now in full battle gear as he tried to regain the lead, but spectacular as it is, the track of Kester is a difficult one to pass on, and he crossed the line in third position, less than three second behind the race winner, teammate Davide Guarneri. A minor consolation was that he posted the fastest lap time of the race during his forward charge.

By comparison, the second race was a bit ho-hum for Tanel. He started in fifth position, and could not really find the rhythm to get him moving forward. Matters did get exciting towards the end of the ride as he battled with three other riders, Shaun Simpson, Jeremy van Horebeek and Ken de Dycker for fourth position, and in the end he finished fifth, a tad behind Simpson. In the end that split second cost him an overall podium position. He ended the day with the same points tally as kevin Strijbos, but the Belgian was classified third by virtue of his better second race result. Tanel collected a shovelful of points for his fourth place, however, and now sits in third position in the championship standings.