Josh Coppins has taken a convincing victory at the second round of the United Telecom Belgian MX champs at the former GP circuit in Kester. The factory Yamaha Monster rider, powered his way to the overall victory with a 3-1-1 score against a top international field.

It has been more than 7 years since the Kiwi has raced on the ‘Kesterheide’ circuit, but Coppins mastered the technical track in a strong performance that has put the 31-year-old in a good mindset for the German GP in Teutschenthal next weekend.

“It’s great to be back in Kester again,” commented the New Zealander “I’m really pumped with how things went today. The bike was awesome and I felt really good in all 3 motos. I’m also pleased for my new sponsor, Hyundai Belgium, as I missed the first round due to injury so this was a great way to introduce them to MX. This victory is for sure going to give me plenty of confidence going into the German GP. The Yamaha Monster team and I have been working hard to gain that extra advantage and it is definitely showing.”

Race results:

Round 2 - Kester
1. Josh Coppins (NZL-Yamaha)
2. Steve Ramon (BEL-Suzuki)
3. Marc Dereuver (NED-Honda)
4. Ken De Dycker (BEL-Suzuki)
5. Manuel Priem (BEL-Kawasaki)
6. Julien Bill (ZWI-Honda)
7. Sven Breugelmans (BEL-KTM)
8. Patrick Caps (BELKawasaki)
9. Danny Theybers (BEL-Suzuki)
10. Scotty Columb (BEL-Suzuki)