ADAC MX Masters Bitche / France vom 30. - 31. August 2025
Rennbericht / Racereport
For the first time, the ADAC MX Masters team visited Bitche, France, last weekend.
The "Circuit du Martinsthal" challenges the riders with numerous challenging forest climbs and descents, some tricky corners, and a special mixed red sand surface. Its hillside location provides spectators with a great view of the race track.
Samuel Flink, Julian Duvier, Junior Bal, Linus Persson, and Matto Vertongen competed for RGS RACING.
Weather: Cloudy / Rain
Surface: Sand
Track: Circuit du Martinsthal
MASTERS:
#306 Julian Duvier / Germany
Practice Group A: P16
Qualifying Group A: P10
Race 1: DNF
Race 2: DNF
Race 3: DNF
Overall: ---
Julian started the weekend with a strong performance in qualifying – 10th place! This secured him a direct spot in the final.
Unfortunately, Julian was unable to finish all three races. Technical problems and crashes prevented him from doing so.
In the third and final race of the weekend, Julian crashed early in the race and fractured the metacarpal bone in his right hand.
#750 Samuel Flink / Sweden
Practice Group A: P17
Qualifying Group B: P19
LQR: P7
Race 1: P25
Race 2: P28
Race 3: P29
Overall : P33
For the first time this season, Samuel qualified for the final races with a 7th place finish in the Last Chance Race.
Samuel finished the three final races and delivered a good performance. A positive weekend for Samuel!
Youngster Cup:
#17 Junior Bal / Belgium
Practice Group B: P5
Qualifying Group A: 9
Race 1: P13
Race 2: P12
Race 3: P10
Overall: P9
Junior delivered a consistent and strong performance.
He finished the weekend in 9th place overall!
#446 Linus Persson – Sweden
Practice Group A: P2
Qualifying Group A: P5
Race 1: P12
Race 2: P11
Race 3: P15
Overall: P12
Linus has been one of the fastest riders in the highly competitive Youngster class all season, but unfortunately he's repeatedly involved in crashes, which cost him better placings.
In the end, he finished a solid 12th overall in Bitche and earned valuable points in the championship!
Junior 85 Cup:
#432 Matto Vertongen / Belgium
Practice: P27
Qualifying: P38
Race 1: P32
Race 2: P32
Race 3: P35
Overall: P37
Matto's third ADAC MX Masters event as a guest rider and his first time on the challenging Bitche race track.
Matto finished all three final races and finished 37th overall.
!!!! A big thank you to our sponsors who support our team – thank you very much!!!!
The OneDrive link to the pictures and videos can be found below and is freely available to our sponsors and supporters!
The big ADAC MX Masters finale in Holzgerlingen, Germany, will take place on September 13-14, 2025.
See you then.
Best regards,
Roland
RGS Racing