2021 Campionato Italiano MX Prestige – RND #2, Mantova (MN)

At Mantua, for the second round of the Italian Championship, SM Action GasGas Racing Team Yuasa Battery conquered again a podium with Horgmo, who finished 2^nd overall in MX2. Performance is improving for Adamo too, who finished 4^th overall.

Teams and riders went to the international circuit of “Città di Mantova”, which is located just outside of the historical city of Lombardy, for the second round of the Italian MX Prestige Championship.

Sunny weather and particularly warm temperatures partnered with the event on both days. The circuit, which was as always well prepared by the organizers, granted a good show in all the races, even though it was deeply rutted by Sunday and it became difficult and selective.

SM Action GasGas Racing Team Yuasa Battery deployed only two riders in MX2, Andrea Adamo #80 and Kevin Horgmo #2. Alberto Forato #303, who suffered a little bruise at his knee during training, preferred to avoid the appointment, in accordance with the team, to allow his knee to recover well and quickly.



The riders in MX2 showed good speed straight away in Free and Timed Practice. They were divided into three groups, and the Norwegian Horgmo gained 1^st place in group 2, while Adamo classified 2^nd in group 3 just behind the author of the Pole Position. At the starting gate, then, Kevin went in 3^rd position while Andrea was in 5^th.

On Sunday in the late morning, all the riders lined up for Race 1. SM Action GasGas Racing Team Yuasa Battery riders made an excellent start. Horgmo took the lead of the race while Andrea, a little bit behind, occupied 7^th place. Before the end of lap 1 Kevin gave up his position, but since then he rode his bike at a regular pace and he did not make any mistakes on a track that was becoming more and more challenging. Andrea, instead, lap by lap, made a solid comeback, as he moved up from the 3^rd place before lap 7 and he kept it until the checkered flag. The riders had a normal race until the end, so Horgmo classified 2^nd and Adamo 3^rd.



In the afternoon, the riders took part in Race 2. Once again Kevin made a perfect start and he moved up to 3^rd place, keeping it until the end of the race. Andrea started a little bit further back and after lap 1 he was 8^th. As it happened in Race 1, Adamo moved up some places straight away, but the surface of the circuit was very rutted and some little mistakes did not allow him to repeat the result of Race 1. At the checkered flag, Andrea was in 4^th position. At the end of the day, Kevin gained his second consecutive podium, with his 2^nd place Overall, repeating the result of Maggiora. Andrea Adamo improved a lot in his race performance and he finished 4^th Overall. In the General Classification, Kevin Horgmo is 2^nd while Andrea Adamo is 4^th.



The third appointment of the Italian MX Prestige Championship is scheduled on the weekend of the 8^th and the 9^th of May, on the circuit of Montevarchi, in the province of Arezzo.

Andrea Adamo # 80: "It was a good race. I had a good pace, unfortunately, I had a small drop in the middle of the heat and that is what we will have to work on, but all in all, we are happy with the result. The important thing is to start well because with modern motocross if you don't start from the front it is very difficult to recover. Now we will prepare for Montevarchi. "

Source: https://mailchi.mp/515c0cad925d/sm-action-gasgas-racing-team-yuasa-battery-press-release?e=7734f3af1b