A cake and a top seat for Max Nagl

Sometimes the gifts you give yourself are the most beautiful. At the international Czech championship, Max Nagl was able to see this for himself.

Loket / Weilheim - It was a special racing weekend for Max Nagl from Weilheim. Last Friday the motocross rider from Weilheim celebrated his 33rd birthday. “Haas Racing” presented a green cake to match the color of his racing team. In the following races for the international Czech championship, Nagl gave himself a gift and defended the lead in the overall ranking of the international Czech championship with second place in Loket. However, he did not only have to endure a moment of shock.

For the German fans, Loket was one of the few opportunities this year to follow their idols live on the track. “Of course, fans on the track still give an extra boost”, Nagl had told the specialist magazine “Speedweek” in the run-up to the weekend. “If a couple of fans came over it would definitely be something very special.” And the 33-year-old was not disappointed. Despite the high summer temperatures, numerous German fans lined the route in the west of the Czech Republic a few kilometers south of Karlsbad.

Max Nagl lays a tailor-made start in Loket and wins the first run

The first race went pretty well for Nagl. After the start, he finished third and took the lead after two laps. He didn't give up his place in the sun until the end. The Weilheim-based KTM rider should fare differently in the second round of the MX1 class. “At the start of the second run, the start gate spring back and hit me on the rear wheel,” he reported. Eighth place after the first lap was the result. But then Nagl drove forward quickly until he only had the leader in front of him. But then the next moment of shock followed: Nagl fell after a driving mistake. “The bike was upside down down the slope, so I lost a lot of time picking up the bike,” he said. As a result, he fell back to eighth place. But the Weilheimer did not give up and started the next race to catch up. Nagl left one driver after the other behind, only he couldn't get past Pascal Rauchenecker. In the end, he won the race and the day's standings with a huge lead of around 20 seconds. In the overall standings, Rauchenecker (153 points) shortened the gap to Nagl, who is still in the lead with 166 points. Third is Václav Kovár with 132 points.

ADAC MX Masters with only two race weekends

There was news last week about the planning of the ADAC MX Masters in Germany. The racing series is to be held as a "short season". Two race weekends are planned, on 19/20. September in Grevenbroich and on 3rd / 4th October in Tensfeld. Due to the special situation due to the corona pandemic, three races are planned per weekend. In addition to the MX Masters, the ADAC MX Youngster Cup, the ADAC MX Junior Cup 125 and the ADAC MX Junior Cup 85 will also be held. Spectators are not allowed on the track at any of these races. A newly offered live stream should compensate for this. A total of 68,000 euros in prize money will be distributed.

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