2021 Internazionali D’Italia Motocross Eicma Series - RND #2, Alghero (SS)

At Alghero, second round of the “Internazionali d’Italia MX”, Forato was shy of the podium in the MX2, as he finished in 4^th place. Horgmo shined in the “Supercampione” race as he entered the “top 10” and finished 1^st of the MX2. Bad day for Andrea Adamo.

Another awesome weekend, with sunny and springy weather, welcomed teams and riders in Alghero for the second round of the “Internazionali d’Italia MX”. The circuit named “Lazzaretto”, in Sassari province came back in this 2021 series after its last time in 2016.

With all of its riders in the MX2, Alberto Forato #303, Andrea Adamo #80 and the Norwegian Kevin Horgmo #24, SM Action GasGas Racing Team Yuasa Battery proved once again its competitiveness, but a little bit of bad luck, some mistakes and bad starts penalized the riders throughout the day.
In the morning’s Timed Practice, all the riders found the feeling on the sanded ups and downs of the track. Kevin made the 2^nd fastest lap, Alberto the 4^th, while Andrea was a little further back in 6^th.

In the MX2 race, Andrea made a good start, as he placed himself in 6^th straight away. Alberto, whose start was a bit worse, finished lap 1 in 13^th place, while Kevin made it all wrong and found his place in 29^th position. During the 18 laps of the race, the best performance was made by Forato, as he moved up to 3^rd place with a good progression. With 3 laps to go, though, the rider from Veneto could not defend from the attacks of his opponent and he lost a position, finishing 4^th and losing the podium too. Adamo, instead, made a mistake during lap 2 and he moved out of the “top 10”. In the following laps, the Sicilian moved further back, probably because of the damages made with the crash, and he took his way to the box at lap 8. Horgmo, despite his bad start, showed some good pace and his comeback finished in 12^th position. In the General Classification of the MX2 Championship Alberto is 4^th, Andrea is 12^th and Kevin is 26^th.

Kevin Horgmo was the only rider of the team that took part in the “Supercampione” race. The Norwegian once again was not the fastest man at the start but his comeback was unceasing and worthy; from the initial 19^th place he moved up ten positions and after 18 laps he was 9^th at the checkered flag, resulting as the 1^st rider of the MX2 class. Thanks to his great performance he moved up to the 12^th position in the General Classification.

The last round of the “Internazionali d’Italia Motocross” will take place next weekend, on the 14^th of March, and the teams and riders will confront themselves in a circuit that is also used in the international races: the “Città di Mantua” in Lombardy.

Alberto Forato #303: “In the MX2 I had some issues at the start, as I violently hit my right arm. Despite that, I finished in 4^th place after that I also had to slow down due to the pain. In the Supercampione, I preferred not to start, to avoid making any more damages to my arm. After all, I’m happy with the result and I can’t wait to go back to the track”.

 Source: https://mailchi.mp/7f2547ce6c12/sm-action-gasgas-racing-team-yuasa-battery-press-release?e=7734f3af1b