Jens Walvoort of BTS Racing managed to score two points during his return to the MX2 World Championship at the British round in Matterley Basin.

The week before the Grand Prix of Spain, Walvoort suffered a crash during training, resulting in a torn muscle in his upper leg and fractures in two cervical vertebrae (C6 and C7). He took the time to recover properly, but the injury kept him out of competition for around three months. This past weekend, he made his comeback during the twelfth round of the World Championship at Matterley Basin in the UK.

Naturally, Walvoort was lacking race rhythm, but he improved steadily with each session. After setting the 20th fastest time in time practice, he qualified 19th for the races. On Sunday, the track was initially hard and slippery, but conditions improved significantly by race time. In the first moto, Walvoort moved up from 19th to 17th place, but unfortunately crashed with a few laps to go and finished outside the points.

In the second moto, he came out of the first lap in 23rd position and began a charge through the field. By the middle of the race, he was inside the points and managed to hold his ground, finishing the moto in 19th place.

From here, Walvoort will continue to build toward the next Grand Prix. There is now some time to prepare, as the next round is scheduled for the weekend of July 12–13 in Finland.

Photocredits – Niek Fotografie