Sandy tracks and small houses

On Tuesday it was time to go and see, if the legends about Lommel were true. As we arrived to the pit half an hour before the track opened, it didn't look so bad; there was still plenty of space though more trucks, vans and caravans were arriving all the time. The circuit looked good, it was prepared and watered. It was oddly quiet, as it was forbidden even to start the bikes before the track was officially open. Few minutes before one o'clock the stillness started to crack as the most eager ones started their engines.. and then, at one, the training was on. There were ca. 80 pilots heading to the track simultaneously. After one lap the smooth surface was only a memory, and the legends of Lommel's grooves were reality. As a whole, the track was good, but huge amount of pilots with different skill levels made the experience feel extremely risky. Some hints of the day attached below.

On Wednesday we decided to try Eersel track in Holland, as lot of other Finns were going there too. As most of the tracks on this area, also this was well maintained sandy circuit. The amount of pilots was a lot more tolerable and the Rider got a better training than a day before, when the topmost feeling was get out of the way of faster pilots and pass slower ones. The sand in Eersel was more like in Finnish tracks and the circuit itself was really cool. See the video below.

Thursday was Hondapark's, also known as Olmen track, turn. Once again the pit was overpowered by Finnish and Swedish pilots. The circuit twisted between pine trees and the amount of trees always in front of camera was equal to enduro trails in Finland. Track was a bit too wet at some places and this made it very soft and difficult. Also some climpses of this track in the video below.

In between motocross tracks we have passed many Belgian villages. The funny thing is, that they all look the same. They consist of mainly red bricked houses, which are all very alike and unique to Belgium. Offen the street side facade is very narrow, but then the house can continue who knows how long to opposite direction. The most sympathetic ones have straw or moss roofs.

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