The English rider once again suffered bad luck as he was hit by other riders at the first corner of the opening moto on his KX250F before once again surging through from last place to finish second. Another GP victory looked on the cards as he closed down the leaders in race two and the Team Floride Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit rider actually took over the virtual leadership of the GP after an incident in which he made contact with the first race winner.

His rival, unhappy at the incident, later crashed into Searle who, struggling to find his lines by this stage of the race had to settle for third in the moto and second in the GP. The next GP is in England in late August and he will be looking for better fortune on home soil.

Searle's teammate Joel Roelants had a disappointing day as incidents restricted him to ninth and eighth placing in the two motos, but the Belgian has consolidated his fourth place in the series rankings.

Tommy Searle: "The first race just about summed up my luck this season. I got a good start but another rider inside me on the gate never braked at the first corner and I was nearly last. I was second by half distance, but I had used so much energy that I had no chance to catch the leader too. In the second race I went for a pass on Herlings, we touched and he went down. I knew he would think I did it on purpose so I wasn't surprised when he hit me later in the race but I was missing my lines in the heat and just had to settle for third."

In the MX1 category, Christophe Pourcel of Team CP377 Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit maintained his challenge for the FIM World MX1 Motocross title with yet another podium finish at Loket.

The Frenchman was in superb form all weekend and was racing a comfortable second in the opening GP moto, but, as he prepared to challenge for the lead, was badly hindered by backmarkers who were being lapped, lost contact to the leader and had to be content with second place. He battled with the same rider again in race two and their speed took them to the front as the race entered the closing stages but a single slip as the front wheel slipped away on the treacherous surface cost Christophe his shot at the win but could not prevent him taking second overall in the GP.

He now sits 57 points shy of the pace in third position on the championship. Xavier Boog of the Kawasaki Racing Team benefitted from the confidence boost which a podium placing in a minor event had given him since the last GP in Russia to again run top six all day in the Czech
Republic, his two strong finishes giving the Frenchman fifth overall to take him significantly closer to sixth in the series.

Christophe Pourcel: “I enjoyed the track; for sure it was slippery but it was also technical. I was able to take two good starts today, but in the first race I couldn’t pass Cairoli for the win. I got very close a couple of times but lappers got in the way and cost me time, though I have to admit that it would have been difficult to pass Tony anyway as he was riding well.

We had a good battle again in the second race, and he was able to make a pass at the right moment to win. I made a small mistake in a corner when I was second so I had to pass back Nagl to get third position in the race and second overall. But it’s good to be back on the podium!”

Xavier Boog: “I rode two good races today so I can be satisfied with fifth position; that is my best GP result for several weeks. I started the first race in second position but unfortunately I lost several positions during the first lap before I had settled into my rhythm.”

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