Tim Gajser | Photo credits: HRC
It was a splendid weekend for Team HRC in one of the first national motocross races as Tim Gajser took a race win in the Slovenian championship at Semič on board his Honda CRF450RW. The 23-year-old tackled his home race with a stellar performance in front of a good crowd. Gajser, reigning MXGP world champion, surely did not disappoint as he sits in the standings with a comfortable margin of victory.
Right now, the next scheduled world championship event is the Latvian GP on August 9. While that is still quite a long way off, it is still a date that gives Team HRC something to aim. The team looks to begin preparations for restarting the season. With Gajser currently sitting in second place and teammate Mitch Evans eager to return from his shoulder injury, there will be a lot of excitement for when the season does start up once again. However, first up with be another Slovenian round at the old GP circuit in Orehova Vas next weekend.
“It was great to be back at a race track again. Obviously we are all going through a tough period of time, but to finally have a race, with a gate-drop against other riders means things are slowly but surely getting back to normal. I always enjoy doing these Slovenian races because the fans are very supportive and it is just a nice atmosphere at the tracks, and everyone is relaxed and having a good time. I got a nice race win and was happy with my riding on the Honda CRF450RW and it was a useful experience after such a long time without competition.
During this period, I have been keeping up my training, maybe not to the same intensity as I would normally, but to a high standard still, just in case the MXGP season started again quickly. That hasn’t been the case unfortunately but I feel like I can be back at my best very quickly. I have been enjoying the break and doing things I wouldn’t normally be able to do during the season.
It is important to just try to keep busy and active. I ride a few times during the week to make sure I am in bike-shape. But I am definitely missing going racing and being with my Honda teammates. I don’t really know how the 2020 calendar will all work out and how many races I’ll have to prepare for, but I will be ready for whatever situation and I really believe they can figure out a good solution. I hope everyone is staying safe, staying positive, and I will see you at the races soon.”