The Young Motion powered by Resa GP team is a Dutch motocross racing team that competes in the Motocross World Championship and the Dutch Masters of Motocross in the MX2 class. The team is owned by Young Motion, a video agency from the Netherlands, which aims to help young privateers to make the next step[2]
Base | Haaksbergen, Netherlands[1] |
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Principal | Team ownership
Technical Manager
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Rider(s) | Motocross MX2 |
Motorcycle | KTM and Gas Gas |
Tyres | various |
Founded in 2022 to compete at the Grand Prix level under the name Powered by Young Motion, the team started their first season by supporting Glen Meier in MX2[3] and Jens Walvoort and Meico Vettik[4] in the European championship. Vettik impressed with a podium result and 11th overall after missing 3 races, while Meier scored the first world championship points for the team.[5]
In 2023 the team expanded and set up a partnership with Resa Racing, a Yamaha dealer, to take care of the technical aspects of the team.[6] The teamname was changed to Young Motion powered by Resa to reflect this. Riders were GP veteran Petr Polak[7] and Dutch rookies Raf Meuwissen[8] and Mike Bolink.[9] Meuwissen was replaced during the season by French rider Saad Soulimani.[10] Polak scored 23 points while Mike Bolink finished 10th overall in the Dutch Masters.
For 2024 the team dropped the association with Yamaha while continuing the partnership with Resa Racing. The team signed three Scandinavian riders for the MX2 class in Sampo Rainio,[11] Arvid Lüning[12] and Filip Olsson.[13] They will compete in the majority of the European Grand Prix, the Dutch Masters and the Swedish and Finnish championship. Lüning scored the team's best ever finish with a 14th in MX2 GP of Sardegna early in the season and followed that up with a 16th place finish in Latvia. At this GP Olsson scored his first points of the season.
Riders
editMX2 world championship (2022-2024)
edit- Glen Meier (2022)
- Petr Polák (2023)
- Saad Soulimani (2023)
- Raf Meuwissen (2023)
- Arvid Lüning (2024)
- Sampo Rainio (2024)
- Filip Olsson (2024)
MXGP world championship (2023)
edit- Mike Bolink (2023)
EMX 250 European championship (2022)
edit- Meico Vettik (2022)
- Jens Walvoort (2022)
Complete racing results
editMotocross World Championship
editYear | Pos | Nr | Rider | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Points | |||||||||||||||||||
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2022 | GBR | LOM | ARG | POR | TRE | LAT | ITA | SAR | ESP | FRA | GER | IDN | CZE | FLA | SWE | FIN | CHA | TUR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 192 | Glen Meier | KTM | 20 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 28 | Ret | DNS | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Pos | Nr | Rider | Bike | ARG | SAR | SUI | TRE | POR | ESP | FRA | LAT | GER | SUM | LOM | CZE | FLA | FIN | SWE | NED | TUR | ITA | GBR | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 313 | Petr Polák | Yamaha | 19 | 18 | Ret | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | Ret | 27 | 20 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC | 817 | Raf Meuwissen | Yamaha | 27 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC | 744 | Saad Soulimani | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | Ret | 22 | 22 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC | 822 | Mike Bolink | Yamaha | 31 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Pos | Nr | Rider | Bike | ARG |
EUR |
SAR |
TRE |
POR |
ESP |
FRA |
GER |
LAT |
SUM |
LOM |
CZE |
FLA |
SWE |
NED |
SUI |
TUR |
ITA |
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36 | 42 | Sampo Rainio | KTM | Ret | DNS | 27 | 21 | Ret | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 24 | Ret | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 338 | Filip Olsson | KTM | 22 | Ret | Ret | 27 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | Ret | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 505 | Arvid Lüning | GasGas | 18 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 24 | Ret | 18 | 20 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 47 |
All riders except Mike Bolink raced in the MX2 class
EMX250 European Championship
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Yearedit |
Pos | Rider | Bike | LOM | POR | ITA | SAR | FRA | GER | FLA | SWE | FIN | CHA | Points | ||||||||||
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2022 | 11 | Meico Vettik | KTM | 10 | 2 | 10 | 5 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 130 | ||||||
40 | Jens Walvoort | KTM | 32 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 26 | 21 | 18 |
References
edit- ^ "Young Motion powered by Resa". poweredbyyoungmotion.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "A new Dutch MX team forms for 2022 – will race selected GP's". Gatedrop. 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Interview: Glen Meier on signing with Young Motion Racing". Gatedrop. 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Powered by Young Motion & Meico Vettik starten in der EMX250 auf einem 2-Takter!". Motocross Magazin. 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Succesvol debuut Powered by Young Motion in GP Mantova". MXMag. 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Nog een Nederlands team in de Grand Prix". MXMag. 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Petr Polak tekent bij Nederlands GP team". MXMag. 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Raf Meuwissen inks MX2 GP deal with Young Motion powered by Resa". Gatedrop. 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Bolink op Yamaha voor Young Motion powered by Resa". MotocrossMag. 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Saad Soulimani tekent bij Team Young Motion". MXMag. 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Rainio motocrossin mm-Sarjaan". Xracing. 6 November 2023.
- ^ "VM–kontrakt för Lüning med holländskt team!". Racemagazine. 16 November 2023.
- ^ "YOUNG MOTION POWERED BY RESA VERWELKOMT FILIP OLSSON ALS MX2 GP-RIJDER". Motocrossplanet. 8 December 2023.