The South African continues to consolidate his position in the series after an injury-riddled start to the campaign and has now finished top eight in each of his last four starts. A disappointing qualification failed to deter Tyla's spirit as he started top seven in each race and only lost one position all day. The 27 point haul has lifted Tyla to tenth on the series standings and he is now looking forward eagerly to further advances in the upcoming rounds.
Xavier Boog took his Bud Racing Kawasaki Monster Energy to his best result of the season with 12-10 moto finishes after a solid fifteenth in qualification. Making periodic appearances in the world series together with his other commitments Xavier was pushing for ninth in the opening moto until a small error cost him two places, but he rebounded later in the day to move forward decisively to tenth place.
Tyla Rattray: “It was a good weekend for me, even if I made a mistake at the gate in the qualifying race so I had a bad gate pick for Sunday. But I managed to get two great starts and finished seventh and eighth; the track was very rough and it was very hot so it was tough racing but I’m happy as I got two solid rides and the top five is right there. We’ll continue to work hard these next two weeks and I'm looking forward to racing in England.”
Xavier Boog: “For the first time this season we had very hot temperatures but I can’t complain; last week for the French Elite series we raced in the mud! I’m happy with the weekend; I have improved my results at each GP as you need to race here regularly to get a good rhythm. In the French series we’re only three or four riders racing for the win, that’s not the same! In the first race I was tenth but when I tried to pass for ninth I crashed in a corner and lost two positions. In the second moto I got some dirt in my goggles and had some troubles to see the track but I was still able to recover from seventeenth to tenth.”