A few weeks ago Liam made a great impression in the Italian dunes of Riola Sardo where he made his World Championship debut in the MX2 class. After that race the focus went back to the EMX250 championship. This championship had still six races to go. We fast forward to the last two Grand Prix races for the EMX250 class in Mantova. Sadly for Liam it all went wrong in time practice. Due to an unlucky crash Liam fell straight onto his shoulder. On first sight it looked like it was only serious muscle pain. But after the on-scene NMRI-photo in the professional MXGP Medical center, there was no other conclusion possible then that the shoulder blade was fractured. The...
Past weekend, Liam Everts made his debut in the MX2 class of the World Championship Motocross. This he did at the MXGP of Sardegna in Riola Sardo, where a brutal sand track throughout the dunes was waiting on the riders.Because of the Fesh-Fesh type of sand, this track has an extra level of difficulty. Finding a good rhythm or the fastest lines isn’t always as easy because lines where always changing and ruts just disappear in this very thin beach sand. Liam was figuring out the track and qualified in twenty-third.In the first heat, Liam’ start wasn’t that great, coming through in fourteenth. In the first part of the race he fought to stay in this fourteenth place, but in...
Upcoming weekend Liam Everts will make a next step in his, still very young, career. The 17 year old Belgian will make his debut in the MX2 World Championship. This 50 years after his grand-dad Harry who made his debut in 1971 (October 3). and 15 years and 2 days after dad Stefan’ last World Championship race of his career (September 17; 2006). For grand-dad Harry the mythical place to start his successful world championship career back in the day was Launsdorf in Austria. Liam will start his at the MXGP of Sardegna in Italy where he will face a brutal sand track, build in the sand dunes of Riola Sardo.In the past month, with no European Championship races on...
Only one week after his home race in Lommel, Liam was present in Latvia to compete in the fourth round of the EMX250 championship, held at the local track of Kegums. Both in free practice as in the official timed qualifying practice, Liam didn’t found a pace high enough to fight for the top spots. Eventually the 17 year old KTM-rider qualified in eleventh. When the gate dropped in the first heat Liam took a decent start. The youngster tells us: “The reaction at the gate wasn’t that great. But I could run a nice line going into the first corner, this first corner is always a little dicey, so coming out in fifth or fourth was great. A few...
Empty, that description comes the closest to how Liam felt after two races on this brutal sand track of Lommel! Before the race a lot of eyes, if not all eyes were on him! The Belgian hope for a podium finish in the EMX250 class! The crowds expectations went only up after a great qualification where he was the fastest in Group2. Being the fastest in his group meant that Liam could pick a starting gate as second!In the first heat Liam reacted a bit late when the gate fell. However the youngster kept the gas wide open till deep in the corner and after three corners he was already around sixth place. Sadly, still in the first lap Liam...
