Karsmakers Wins 50+ VET World Championship

Riding a Dicks Racing modified Honda CRF450, Toon Karsmakers takes the title back to Holland.

The drama was so thick you could cut it with a knife. In moto1 an epic battle broke out between Karsmakers and fellow Dicks Racing sponsored rider Chuck Sun.The two riders s

tarted next to each other, with Karsmakers coming off the gate wildly and almost takng Sun out. From there, Sun methodicaly worked his way to the front and looked to have the win in the bag. With only two laps to go, tragedy struck and Sun got a rear flat. This left the door open for Karsmakers, who was in 3rd at the time, to hunt down the Yamaha rider who had inherited the lead from Sun. Rumor has it that Karsmakers put the slam pass on the Yamaha rider taking him down. All of this led to Karsmakers earning the reputation as "The Dutch Assassin"

 The next moto again saw Karsmakers pull the holeshot on the Dicks Racing modified CRF 450. Sun would not start next to "the assassin" this time, prefering to take the safer route. It paid off, he worked his way to the front as Karsmakers went back to 3rd after a tip-over. In the end, Sun won the battle and Karsmakers won the war.

Both bikes were prepared by Dicks Racing.

Chuck Sun's KTM 450xcf featured Dicks HFP fork mods, Shock Revalve, and Carb Mods.

Toon Karsmakers Honda CRF 450 featured:

• Dicks Racing Showa fork mods
• Dicks Racing Showa shock mods
• Dicks Racing carb mods with Dial-a-jet
• R&D power bowl/flex jet
• Scotts steering damper
• BRP triple clamps/chain guide
• QTM oversize front disc
• PG graphics/number plates
• Cycra plastic
• Dunlop tires
• Leo Vince exhaust
• STR shock adjuster and air bleeders
• Fastway footpegs
• Works connection skid plate/engine plugs/clutch perch/rotating clamps/radiator braces

Toon with his Dicks Racing preparred CRF 450.

Chuck and Toon before the start.

Chuck out front in moto 2.

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