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- IDM kick-off in Assen A tailor-made start for Jonas Folger
- Folger wins both runs
- IDM 2020: The other dates
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Start of the IDM Superbike in Assen with Jonas Folger (94) and Ilya Mikhalchik (1).
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A relaxed chat before the award ceremony: BMW driver Florian Alt (left) talks to Jonas Folger.
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Victor Steeman could only win the first race in the IDM Supersport 600. In the second, the Dutch IDM returnees fell.
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Melvin van der Voort is the first league leader of the season in the IDM junior class.
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IDM Sidecar winner Schlosser / Fries ahead of ex-world champions Bennie Streuer and Ilse de Haas.
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IDM Superbike star Jonas Folger got off to a perfect start to the season ahead of Ilya Mikhalchik.
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IDM kick-off in Assen: a tailor-made start for Jonas Folger
IDM kick-off in Assen
A tailor-made start for Jonas Folger
The IDM season got off to a successful start in Assen. The first long-awaited IDM Superbike duel between Jonas Folger and the two-time champion Ilya Mikhalchik was won by the ex-MotoGP rider on a Yamaha.
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With a lead of 2.8 seconds, Folger prevailed against the Ukrainian BMW driver. “It wasn’t child’s play”, reports Folger after his first IDM start. In the second run, Folger repeated his success. He lays the foundation for his success with a rocket launch.
Folger wins both runs
Jonas Folger makes it exciting: In the first run, the pole setter briefly loses the lead against Ilya Mikhalchik after the start. But the defending champion made a mistake in the first round and Folger was able to regain the lead. He extends his lead to over two seconds. “I then tried to keep the lead”, describes the 27-year-old Yamaha rider. The second race, started in reverse order, also wins Folger. However, he is lucky: After crossing the finish line, the gear lever falls off.
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But Folger is full of praise for the runner-up Ilya Mikhalchik: “That was work. He is a strong driver.” Mikhalchik is as happy about the two second places as he is about victories. “It is very important for me to be able to develop myself against such a strong opponent.” In both races, IDM returnees Florian Alt finished third in a BMW. The driver of Benny Wilbers’ team was barely able to test before the first outing in Assen. “Now we have to further reduce the gap to the top”, outputs Alt as the next target.
All information about IDM 2020: idm.de
IDM 2020: The other dates
- September 7th and 8th: IDM Sachsenring
- September 11th to 13th: IDM Lausitzring
- September 25th to 27th: IDM Hockenheimring
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