11-07-2022	ADAC MX-Masters News
A step in the right direction for Scott Smulders at the ADAC Youngster Cup round in Tensfeld

Scott Smulders of the Husqvarna SKS Racing NL team has made a step in the right direction at the ADAC Youngster Cup round in Tensfeld. In the first and second moto he had a set back but he came back strong in the third one. He was riding inside of the top five for almost the entire race but due to a mistake he finally finished in eighth position.

The weekend started positively on Saturday. Scott posted the fifth fastest time in his group in time practice and was less than a second slower as the second fastest rider in his group. He was satisfied with this and started to prepare himself for the first moto.

He took a good start in the first moto but due to a mistake in the first corner he lost a few positions and dropped back to around tenth position. He started a charge through the field but unfortunately he crashed twice in the first lap and dropped all the way back to last position. In the rest of the race he gave everything he had and finally finished the race in eighteenth position.

After a solid fifth time in the warm up session on Sunday morning he was ready to go in the second moto. He took a poor start and had to come back from around 25th position. He worked his way up to a group from the twelfth till the fourteenth placed rider but due to a mistake in the closing stages of the race he lost a few spots again and crossed the finish line in sixteenth position.

In the third and final moto he took a really good start and came out of the first lap in fifth position. He found his rhythm immediately and after a few laps he took over fourth position. He held on to this position till the closing stages of the race but due to arm pump he made several mistakes and finally finished the race in eighth position.

With these results he finished in thirteenth position overall. 

Overall ADAC Youngster Cup Tensfeld:
1 Max Spies 63 Pnt
2 Noah Ludwig 58 Pnt
3 Rasmus Pedersen 58 Pnt
4 Guillem Farres 54 Pnt
5 Camden McLellan 52 Pnt
13 Scott Smulders 21 Pnt

Foto: Huub Munsters