Jed Beaton endured a challenging weekend at the MXGP of Asia, Indonesia with his overall result of seventh not a true reflection of the Australian’s pace.
Placing a strong fourth in the opening MX2 moto behind teammate Thomas Kjer Olsen, in the second race a coming together with a local rider during the opening lap put him down the results where he battled his way back to an eventual 11th place finish.
Jed Beaton: “It’s certainly been a mixed GP for me and the team. I really felt like I could challenge for the podium today, but the second moto put an end to that. The track had some tricky places but generally I felt good and found a nice rhythm. There weren’t so many line choices, so keeping mistakes to a minimum was really important. I got a good start in the first moto and made my way through into fourth behind Thomas. I really wanted to catch him, but I just ran out of laps. But I finished the race feeling good. The second race was frustrating. A local rider fell in front of me on the first lap and I had nowhere to go. I certainly wasn’t able to show what I had after that. Now these two fly-away races are done it’s back to Europe and Loket.”
MX2 – Overall
1. Jorge Prado (KTM) 50 points;
2. Tom Vialle (KTM) 40;
3. Calvin Vlaanderen (Honda) 36…
7. Jed Beaton (Husqvarna) 28;
10. Thomas Kjer Olsen (Husqvarna) 23
MX2 – Race 1
1. Jorge Prado (KTM) 35:45.473 18 laps;
2. Tom Vialle (KTM) 35:56.884;
3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (Husqvarna) 35:59.878…
4. Jed Beaton (Husqvarna) 36:02.342
MX2 – Race 2
1. Jorge Prado (KTM) 34:45.752 17 laps;
2. Maxime Renaux (Yamaha) 34:49.668;
3. Calvin Vlaanderen (Honda) 34:53.639…
11. Jed Beaton (Husqvarna) 35:31.050