Nagl has run of the Mill
By TMX Archives on 17th Aug 12
The colour, the slick professionalism and sheer spectacle of the Red Bull Pro Nationals was transported to Mill in Holland at the weekend as the series went international for the first time.
And – to put it simply – it went down better than a pint of ice-cold Oranjeboom on a red-hot summer day!
Factory Red Bull KTM rider Max Nagl was the stand-out star of the show and remained unbeaten over the weekend.
After victory in Saturday's pro qualifying race he stormed to a pair of dominant wins the following day, as Elliott Banks-Browne made it a KTM double with a maximum points haul in MX2.
The event was intended to test the waters before a five-round international series is rolled out next year and it certainly made a huge impact at the former GP track.
It was by far the most ambitious event series promoters Events 22 have staged in the three-and-a-half year history of the Red Bull Pro Nationals and without doubt a totally new concept for mainland Europe.
Some of the world's top professionals shared a race programme with the cream of European youth talent, cheered on by fans from Holland, Belgium, Germany and even further afield.
For the European adventure there was a shake-up in the race programme with the riders of the Red Bull Elite Youth Cup classes getting four races over the weekend in the Rookies and three apiece for the BW and SW85s and 65s.
The pros also got to strut their stuff in a qualification race on the Saturday afternoon.
Home heroes Marc de Reuver and Mike Kras drew first blood for the Dutch in Saturday morning's qualification session but when the gate dropped on the afternoon's qualification race it was Nagl who was quickly at the front.
The German looked to have the race in the bag but lost the lead to de Reuver after he crashed in the shifting sands.
FOR FULL REPORT AND PICTURES SEE TMX AUGUST 17
RED BULL PRO INTERNATIONAL MX
Mill, HOLLAND (Events22)
Pro MX1 Class
1 Max Nagl (Red Bull Factory KTM) 25 + 25 = 50
2 Gert Krestinov (Route77 MVRD Honda) 15 + 22 = 37
3 Mike Kras (Beursfoon Suzuki) 18 + 15 = 33
4 Davis Livs (Kawasaki) 14 + 16 = 30
5 Manuel Priem (Leon Sagaert Yamaha) 11 + 18 = 29
6 Yentel Martens (Betemo Kawasaki) 16 + 13 = 29
7 Steve Ramon (Rockstar Suzuki) 7 + 20 = 27
8 Marc De Reuver (Ice1 Kawasaki) 22 + 5 = 27
9 Nicolas Aubin (Buildbase Honda) 20 + 6 = 26
10 Shannon Terreblanche (Dream TeamKTM) 9 + 14 = 23
11 William Saris (Laar Auto Yamaha) 10 + 12 = 22
12 Natahan Watson (Red Bull Honda) 8 + 11 = 19
13 August Just (Honda) 12 + 4 = 16
14 Christian Hofstede (Hofstede Honda) 6 + 9 = 15
15 Jason Dougan (Route77 MVRD Honda) 13 + 2 = 15
Pro MX2 Class
1 Elliott Banks-Browne (HM Plant KTM) 25 + 25 = 50
2 Roberts Just (Honda) 22 + 22 = 44
3 Ceriel Kleincromhof (Klein Kromhof Honda) 20 + 20 = 40
4 Mike Van den Bogaert (???) 16 + 16 = 32
5 Micha Boy De Waal (Beursfoon Suzuki) 18 + 11 = 29
6 Ronnie Van Rooij (Rabbit Kawasaki) 13 + 15 = 28
7 Lars Van Berkel (Jumbo Honda) 14 + 14 = 28
8 Karl Timmerman (Hofstede Honda) 12 + 13 = 25
9 Luca Nijenhuis (Gebben Honda) 15 + 10 = 25
10 Robin Bakens (TM Belgium TM) 11 + 12 = 23
11 James Cottrell (DB Racing Honda) 0 + 18 = 18
Two-stroke 125cc Class
1 Freek Van De Vlist (HvH MX KTM) 22 + 22 + 25 + 22 = 91
2 Lars Van Berkel (Jumbo Yam) 25 + 25 + 20 + 20 = 90
3 Calvin Vlaanderen (???) 16 + 18 + 18 + 25 = 77
4 John Cuppen (JTK KTM) 18 + 16 + 16 + 16 = 66
5 Jaap Corneth (Corneth Transport KTM) 0 + 20 + 22 + 18 = 60
6 Thomas Vermijl (Solarpro KTM) 15 + 13 + 15 + 15 = 58
7 Liam Knight (Maverik KTM) 12 + 11 + 13 + 12 = 48
8 Bjorn De Corts (Galvin KTM) 13 + 12 + 14 + 9 = 48
9 Nicholas Adams (???) 14 + 14 + 0 + 14 = 42
10 Jarno Errens (Suzuki) 11 + 9 + 10 + 11 = 41
11 Mike Te Beest (Jassen KTM) 20 + 15 + 6 + 0 = 41
12 Kieran Banks (NO Shopfitting KTM) 10 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 34
13 Ryan Snaith (Underdog KTM) 9 + 7 + 11 + 7 = 34
14 Gary Schepers (KTM) 0 + 10 + 12 + 10 = 32
15 Loek Albers (Collarbor IT KTM) 0 + 0 + 9 + 6 = 15
Two-stroke Open Class
1 Wesley Pittens (Ee-xparc KTM) 18 + 22 + 25 + 20 = 85
2 Dylan Van Veghel (Laar Yamaha) 25 + 25 + 6 + 25 = 81
3 Davey Janssen (Van De Laar Yam) 22 + 8 + 22 + 22 = 74
4 Stefan Baijens (KTM) 20 + 20 + 16 + 18 = 74
5 Heikki Van De Berg (Galvin Kaw) 15 + 18 + 20 + 15 = 68
6 Jarno Derks (Derks Yamaha) 16 + 16 + 18 + 16 = 66
7 Bart Brouwer (Arjan Brouwer KTM) 13 + 15 + 15 + 13 = 56
8 Ty Kellett (Twisted7 Kawasaki) 12 + 13 + 13 + 14 = 52
9 Richard Van Baaren (CPJ Tech TM) 11 + 14 + 14 + 8 = 47
10 Btyan Kersten (Ee-xparc KTM) 9 + 11 + 11 + 9 = 40
11 Ricardo Beerens (Putoline KTM) 7 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 37
12 Ruud Pijpers (WMX KTM) 6 + 7 + 9 + 12 = 34
13 Steve Martin (WE Precision KTM) 8 + 12 + 12 + 0 = 32
14 Tim Troost (Pouwels Yamaha) 3 + 6 + 7 + 11 = 27
15 Robby Van Hoorn (De Veer KTM) 5 + 9 + 8 + 0 = 22
RED BULL PRO INTERNATIONAL MX
Mill, HOLLAND (Events22)
Rookie Class
1 Ben Watson (PAR Red Bull Honda) 45 + 45 + 45 + 42 = 177
2 Jake Millward (Oakleaf Kawasaki) 42 + 39 + 42 + 45 = 168
3 James Harrison (Lanes Kawasaki) 36 + 22 + 36 + 39 = 133
4 Dan Thornhill (Meredith Suzuki) 39 + 42 + 0 + 36 = 117
5 Jamie Ellis (Rocket Centre Kaw) 24 + 30 + 30 + 33 = 117
6 Ben Putnam (SPH Yam ) 26 + 33 + 28 + 30 = 117
7 Robert Davidson (ANSA Honda) 19 + 36 + 33 + 22 = 110
8 Kay Ebben (Henk Cuppen KTM) 30 + 24 + 26 + 28 = 108
9 Jack Kelly (Malin FloorsHonda) 33 + 26 + 20 + 26 = 105
10 Michael De Groot (De Groot Kaw) 20 + 28 + 24 + 24 = 96
Big-wheel 85cc Class
1 Davy Pootjes (Hannamax KTM) 45 + 45 + 45 = 135
2 Nick Horsten (Paezaerts KTM) 42 + 39 + 39 = 120
3 Gradie Featherstone (Frankie Sys KTM) 36 + 42 + 30 = 108
4 Jorge Prado Garcia (???) 18 + 33 + 42 = 93
5 Kim Savaste (KTM) 15 + 36 + 33 = 84
6 Josh Gilbert (Buildbase Albion Honda) 16 + 30 + 36 = 82
7 Scooter Webster (Vampires Rock KTM) 33 + 19 + 20 = 72
8 Nancy Van de Ven (Ven KTM) 24 + 28 + 19 = 71
9 Lars Griekspoor (Griekspoor KTM) 17 + 22 + 24 = 63
10 Will Keogh (VampiresRock KTM) 39 + 14 + 10 = 63
Small-wheel 85cc Class
1 Jago Geerts (Diga KTM) 39 + 45 + 45 = 129
2 Youri Van't Ende (???) 45 + 33 + 33 = 111
3 Keenen Hird (Craigs KTM) 19 + 42 + 39 = 100
4 Patryk Zdunek (Renault Zdunek Suzuki) 15 + 39 + 42 = 96
5 Taylor Hammal (Pope KTM) 30 + 28 + 36 = 94
6 Jeremy Quirijnen (KTM) 33 + 20 + 28 = 81
7 Alexander Brown (Planet Advance KTM) 42 + 36 + 0 = 78
8 Dexter Douglas (KTM) 24 + 30 + 17 = 71
9 Erik De Bruyn (KTM) 36 + 0 + 30 = 66
10 Bart Klijn (KTM) 16 + 24 + 26 = 66
Junior 65cc Class
1 Loeka Thonies (KTM) 45 + 45 + 42 = 132
2 Stef Karssenmakerrs (Paez KTM) 42 + 42 + 45 = 129
3 Christopher Mills (Powerband KTM) 39 + 39 + 36 = 114
4 Tom Grimshaw (KTM) 28 + 36 + 39 = 103
5 Raivo Dankers (Dankers Beheer KTM) 36 + 28 + 30 = 94
6 Steyn Nooyen (KTM) 33 + 30 + 28 = 91
7 Jaap Janssen (Janssensuerhek KTM) 24 + 33 + 33 = 90
8 Eric Tomas Castillo (BQR KTM) 22 + 26 + 24 = 72
9 Kaiya Brouwer (VD Vegt Kawasaki) 30 + 20 + 18 = 68
10 Kacey Hird (KTM) 20 + 24 + 22 = 66
